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. They formed in middle of February 2012, and released their first single on May 23, 2012.

Members

History

2008: Before Abcho

Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa were in another duo called

2012-present: Formation and debut single

In February 2012, Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa announced that would form a new unit called Abcho. Abcho's first single was released on May 23, 2012. This was used as the opening theme song for ''

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Discography

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control Japanese girl groups Musical groups established in 2012 Japanese pop music groups Universal Music Japan artists 2012 establishments in Japan Musical groups from Tokyo Japanese musical duos Pop music duos