was a Japanese three-member girl group formed in 2008 by the

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talent agency. The group performed songs for the anime ''

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'' for the duration of the show.

History

Karen Girl's was formed from elementary school children as a result of an audition. It was represented by the

talent agency, and released its records on the Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan record label. The group was introduced as "a little sister" to the girl trio

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. Karen Girl's sang several theme songs for the anime ''

'', and became inactive after the series ended. In 2010, Ayami and Suzuka became founding members of

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, an

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group formed by the same agency. Yuika became a member of the idol group Maboroshi Love. Suzuka became a founding member of the

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band

Babymetal (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrume ...

, taking the stage name Su-metal. With her new band, she performed a cover of the band's debut single "Over the Future", rearranged as a heavy metal

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subtitled "Rising Force ver.", at the show Legend "D" Su-metal Seitansai at

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on 20 December 2012, the same day as her fifteenth birthday.

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Notes

References

External links

Karen Girl's on the Amuse website
(Archived from th
original
on 29 April 2009)
Karen Girl's profile on the Natalie website

Article about Karen Girl's "Over the Future"
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