E.G.family is the name given to the collective of artists and groups under Japanese entertainment company LDH related to

E-girls E-girls (sometimes stylized as E-Girls or e-girls; stands for Exile Girls) was a Japanese collective girl group created and managed by LDH while signed to music label Rhythm Zone from Avex. As of 2017, the band consisted of 11 members; 8 of wh ...

. The project was announced on June 5, 2017 and it effectively started on July 17, 2017. E.G.family was previously a joint project of the groups

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and

Flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

which was named ''E-girls''. With the evolution of the project, E-girls formally became a group and the brand ''E-girls'' became E.G.family. E.G.family is also the female counterpart of

EXILE TRIBE Exile Tribe (Japanese: エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as EXILE TRIBE) is the name given to the collective of artists under LDH which are related to the agency's main group, Exile. In 2012, these artists formed a supergroup together, incl ...

History

2017-2018: Formation, Shuuka's retirement and Dance Earth Party's hiatus

On June 2, 2017, LDH announced that

, an entertainment project founded in April 2011, would evolve into E.G.family. This project would include 7 artists:

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, ShuuKaRen,

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and

Dance Earth Party Dance Earth Party (Japanese: ダンス・アース・パーティー, also stylized as DANCE EARTH PARTY or known by their acronym DEP) is a Japanese Dance-pop coed group created and managed by LDH since 2013. They are a dance-vocal unit which is ...

. E-girls themselves would continue as an 11-member group. Dream Aya would take on the role of chief creative manager of E.G.family and also become a photographer and graphic designer for other artists. With this announcement the previous pyramid structure of E-girls discontinued and the support members from Bunnies and Rabbits became students at EXPG Lab. During the live event ''E-girls LIVE 2017 ～E.G.EVOLUTION～'' at

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on July 16, 2017, E.G.family was officially introduced as the new E-girls system. The title "E.G.EVOLUTION" was used to represent this change and the event included performances from all E.G.family members. On December 31, 2017,

Shuuka Fujii is a former Japanese dancer, fashion model, actress, and singer. She performed as a member of the music groups E-girls, Flower, and ShuuKaRen, and was a former exclusive model for '' JJ'' and ''Love Berry''. Fujii announced her retirement from t ...

graduated from Flower and ShuuKaRen and retired from the entertainment industry due to worsening symptoms of the cervical

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she was diagnosed with in October of that year. It was also announced that with her departure, ShuuKaRen would end their activities as a unit as the group would only have

Karen Fujii is a Japanese singer, dancer, model and actress. She is a member of J-Pop group Happiness, and a former member E-girls, and ShuuKaRen, and an exclusive model for the magazines '' JJ'' and '' Nicola''. Karen is represented by LDH. Early life Ka ...

as remaining member. ShuuKaRen was removed from the E.G.family line-up on January 1, 2018. On December 4, 2018 the group Dance Earth Party announced their indefinite hiatus. The members revealed that they would go on with their own activities. With the announcement, Dream Shizuka would start her solo career in E.G.family.

2019-present: ''E.G.POWER 2019 ~POWER to the DOME~'', Flower's and E-girls' disbandment

On December 4, 2018, E.G.family's first tour titled ''E.G.POWER 2019 ~POWER to the DOME~'' was announced. The tour included all members of the E.G.family line-up, went from February 22 to May 25 and included 33 concerts in 26 cities nationwide.
On September 20, it was announced that

member Mio Nakajima is pregnant, would marry soccer player Cayman Togashi (

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) and thus would retire from the entertainment industry within the year. After talks between the Flower members and the staff of LDH in light of Mio's retirement, it was decided that the group would disband at the end of the same month. The other former Flower members would start their solo careers managed by LDH. On December 22, 2019,

announced that the ''E-girls PERFECT LIVE 2011▶2020'' tour would be their final activity together and that the group will dissolve at the end of 2020. Every member will stay with their original company LDH and follow different career paths. While

Harumi Sato is a Japanese dancer, model and actress. She is a former member of J-Pop group E-girls and Flower and exclusive model for the Japanese fashion magazine ''Ray''. Sato is represented with LDH. Early life Harumi Sato was born on June 8, 1995 i ...

, Nozomi Bando,

Anna Ishii is a Japanese dancer, actress and model. She is a former member of E-girls and represented by LDH. Early life Ishii was born on July 11, 1998, in Tokyo, Japan. She has an elder brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister named Chino Ishii ...

and

Nonoka Yamaguchi Nonoka Yamaguchi (山口乃々華, ''Yamaguchi Nonoka'', born March 8, 1998) is a Japanese dancer, actress and model. She is a former member of J-Pop group E-girls and represented with LDH. Early life Yamaguchi was born on March 8, 1998 in Sai ...

will focus on their work as actresses and models, Yuzuna Takebe will form a new unit with the contestants that passed

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's LDH Europe audition,

Reina Washio Reina Washio (鷲尾伶菜; ''Washio Reina'', born January 20, 1994) is a Japanese singer, performer and model. She is a former member of J-pop, J-Pop group E-girls and former member of Flower (Japanese group), Flower. For her solo activities she ...

will debut as a solo artist and

will work with

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for global expansion. On January 1, 2020, Dream Aya announced that she would be individually active independent from LDH starting that year. She will continue to work on photography and design, and produce fan club newsletters as before.

Members

Current

* Dream Shizuka *

Rei Rei or REI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Rei, a story arc of the anime ''Higurashi When They Cry'' *Rei, a shapeshifting godlike dragon in the Australian webcomic series ''Vainglorious'' *Rei I, II and III, episodes of ''Neon Genesis Eva ...

* Sweet Revenge

Former

* ShuuKaRen *

* Dream Aya (chief creative manager)

Discography

Video releases

References

External links

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