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Momokuro ─ new "rangers" in Japanese girl pop groups
In Japan, girl pop groups, such as AKB48, have been popular for quite a while. And now, Momokuro, or Momoiro Clover Z, with their skyrocketing popularity, are also in the spotlight. Momokuro was formed in 2008, and currently has five members aged from 16 to 19.
Since most of the members are still in high school, they perform mainly on weekends and call themselves "weekend heroines." Each member has their own color ─ red, yellow, pink, green and purple ─ and wears costumes in that color accordingly. This makes them look a little like Power Rangers heroes, not just ordinary female pop singers.
Girl pop singers are called idoru in Japanese, and the typical image of an idoru has long been feminine, elegant, pure and innocent. But the word that describes Momokuro most accurately is probably "powerful." Their dances are very dynamic and acrobatic, as if their stage is a gymnastics contest and not a concert. They also adopt martial arts moves in their dancing, which makes their image far from a typical "feminine" type of girl pop group.
Sometimes, members of a girl pop group have to face intense competition to become most popular within the group. However, Momokuro doesn't seem to have a competitive atmosphere and the members seem to cooperate with each other, so a lot of their fans say they like this friendly character of the group. At the end of 2012, Momokuro were invited to be one of the performers at the country’s most prestigious annual year-end music show for the first time. Now, with the beginning of a new year, many of their fans are waiting to see Momokuro give even more brilliant performances.
Momokuro ─ new "rangers" in Japanese girl pop groups
In Japan, girl pop groups, such as AKB48, have been popular for quite a while. And now, Momokuro, or Momoiro Clover Z, with their skyrocketing popularity, are also in the spotlight. Momokuro was formed in 2008, and currently has five members aged from 16 to 19.
Since most of the members are still in high school, they perform mainly on weekends and call themselves "weekend heroines." Each member has their own color ─ red, yellow, pink, green and purple ─ and wears costumes in that color accordingly. This makes them look a little like Power Rangers heroes, not just ordinary female pop singers.
Girl pop singers are called idoru in Japanese, and the typical image of an idoru has long been feminine, elegant, pure and innocent. But the word that describes Momokuro most accurately is probably "powerful." Their dances are very dynamic and acrobatic, as if their stage is a gymnastics contest and not a concert. They also adopt martial arts moves in their dancing, which makes their image far from a typical "feminine" type of girl pop group.
Sometimes, members of a girl pop group have to face intense competition to become most popular within the group. However, Momokuro doesn't seem to have a competitive atmosphere and the members seem to cooperate with each other, so a lot of their fans say they like this friendly character of the group. At the end of 2012, Momokuro were invited to be one of the performers at the country’s most prestigious annual year-end music show for the first time. Now, with the beginning of a new year, many of their fans are waiting to see Momokuro give even more brilliant performances.
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