Folder 5 (also spelled Folder5) (フォルダファイヴ ''Forudafaivu'') were a five-girl

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group on the Avex Trax music label. The group's music was known for its

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style. The band's music was produced by Takashi Kimura.

Band History

Folder 5 was a spinoff group from another J-pop group Folder, also signed to

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. Along with the five girls, Folder also had two male members, Daichi and

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. Daichi and Joe left the band due to puberty. Folder then became Folder 5. In 2000 they released their first single, "SUPERGIRL". Their third single, "Believe", was used as the second opening theme for the popular anime ''

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''. The song "Ready!" from their fourth single "Stay..." was used as the theme song in the short "Jango's Dance Carnival" that was shown with ''

's'' second movie, "

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. Their song "Magical Eyes" was also used as the opening theme for the Xbox game ''Nezmix'', also known in North America and Europe as ''

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'', though it was removed in all English releases. After the release of their 8th single, "MY MIRACLE," in May 2002, they have, as of 2005, released no more singles. It appears as though they have disbanded, although no official announcements were ever made. On March 21, 2012, "BEST COLLECTION ALBUM" was released and included all of their singles and coupling songs. It also included all of their music videos.

Post-Breakup

Akina began her career as a solo artist in 2002. To date, she has released three singles.

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signed on with the talent agency Paretto to become a TV personality. Arisa began her solo career on the indies scene in 2006, which lasted until her retirement 2009 after getting married.

Members

*Akina Miyazato *Arisa Nakama *

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*Natsu Aka *Moe Ishihara

Discography

Singles

* "Supergirl" eleased May 10, 2000* "Amazing Love" eleased August 23, 2000* "Believe" eleased November 29, 2000* "Stay..." eleased March 14, 2001* "Final Fun-Boy" eleased June 13, 2001* "Go Ahead!!" eleased November 14, 2001* "Magical Eyes" eleased March 6, 2002* "My Miracle" eleased May 29, 2002

Albums

* ''Hyper Groove 1'' eleased July 25, 2001* ''Five Girls'' eleased July 17, 2002* ''

Hyper Groove Party ''Hyper Groove Party'' is a Folder 5 album released on January 22, 2003. It is a collection of mixed, shortened versions of their songs. ''Hyper Groove Party'' is the first remix album A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rere ...

'' eleased January 22, 2003* ''Folder+Folder5 Complete Box'' eleased June 25, 2003

DVDs

* ''Hyper Groove Clips'' eleased December 12, 2001* ''Hyper Groove Clips 2'' eleased March 19, 2003* ''Folder+Folder5 Complete Box'' eleased June 25, 2003

References

External links

Folder 5 official page
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