Side:Girls Beat!!

Girls Beat!! (ガールズビート!!) is a unit founded in 2014 by former Morning Musume member Kago Ai. In 2013, auditions were held to find other members, and in 2014 their official name was announced.

2013-2014
On October 7, 2013, Kago Ai announced on her blog that she would be forming a girl group and holding auditions for other members. The group would be crowd-sourced using lyrics, music, and costume ideas submitted by fans, as well as online voting. The winner of the auditions was Kita Remi (formerly of AKIHABARA Backstage pass), and the runner-up, Himeno Ryona, was given training before becoming a member.

In June 2014, the unit's name, Girls Beat!!, was officially announced, as well as their first single, Sekai Seifuku, to be released on July 22, 2014.

On September 10, 2014 Girls Beat!!, will release their second single Mada, Yareru.

Members

 * Kago Ai
 * Kita Remi
 * Himeno Ryona

Singles

 * [2014.07.22] Sekai Seifuku
 * [2014.09.10] Mada, Yareru

Trivia

 * Each of the members has a different talent. Kago Ai is the "tap dancer", Kita Remi the "baton twirler", and Himeno Ryona the "human beatboxer".
 * Each member has her own image character.