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Sakura Gakuin (さくら学院, lit. "Cherry Blossom Academy") is a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2010 by the Amuse talent agency.

Concept

Sakura Gakuin employs a line-up changing system with members joining and leaving. Since the group is conceived as consisting of girls up to junior high school, when a member graduates from junior high, she "graduates" from Sakura Gakuin too (i.e. leaves the group).

History

2010

The group Sakura Gakuin was created in April 2010 by the talent agency Amuse. In August, the group participated in the Tokyo Idol Festival 2010. This was the year when the event was held for the first time. In October 2010, a unit called Twinklestars, consisting of seven girls, was formed. In November, Twinklestars released their first single "Dear Mr.Socrates", which was sold only at live venues. Sakura Gakuin held its first solo event on November 28, 2010. On December 12, 2010, the group released its major debut single "Yume ni Mukatte / Hello! Ivy".

2011

Sakura Gakuin's first album, Sakura Gakuin 2010 Nendo: Message, was set to appear on March 23, 2011, but it was postponed until April 27 due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. On May 30 came the announcement that Twinklestars were to have a new single, titled "Please! Please! Please!", out on the 6th of July. In August, Sakura Gakuin took part in the Tokyo Idol Festival for the second consecutive time. On October 23, 2011, at an event held in Tokyo, it was announced that the group's second single would be called "Verishuvi" and it would be released on December 21 through Universal Music. The new song was performed for the first time exactly one month later, on November 23.

2012

Sakura Gakuin's third single, "Tabidachi no Hi ni", was released on February 15, 2012, debuting at number 6 in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart for February 14. Three of the members, Ayami, Ayaka, and Airi, graduated from Sakura Gakuin in April 2012, and three new members - Yunano, Saki and Mariri were transferred into the group on May, 2012. On August, 2012, TIF has uploaded the timetables for both days (August 4, 2012 / August 5, 2012) and it was told that a new Sakura Gakuin unit would be performing at the Sky Stage on the 4th. And on the following day, Sakura Gakuin then released a news of the new unit. The new unit will be a Tennis Club which consist of 4 members (Nene, Marina, Hana & Yunano) with Nene being the leader of the unit. 25 days after the Tennis Club's official debut, there were rumors that there will be a new sub unit - Science Club (科学部) and it consists of 3 members. On September 1, 2012, it is officially revealed the Science Club will be the newest unit and the members of the Science Club are Marina, Hinata and Rinon. On October 1, 2012, it was officially announced on Sakura Gakuin homepage that The Science Club (Kagaku Kyumei Kiko Logica?) will be releasing their first single, "Science Girl Silence Boy" (サイエンスガール▽サイレンスボーイ), on November 21, 2012. On October 6, 2012, it was announced that Babymetal would be releasing their first major single, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" on January 9, 2013. It was released in four different versions: three limited versions, "I" ,"D", and "Z", and a regular version.

2013

Sakura Gakuin released their fifth single, "My Graduation Toss", on February 27, 2013, and 2012 Nendo on March 13, 2013. The group held the 2012 Graduation Concert "The Road to Graduation Final ～ さくら学院 2012年度 卒業～" for fellow member Suzuka at Tokyo International Forum on March 31, 2013. After sending fellow members Suzuka and Mariri, the group started their new school semester on May 5, 2013 at Shibuya Cultural Center Owada with 2 new members and their new uniform. The group later released their 1st single in 2013 Ganbare!! which ranked 6th in Oricon Weekly Chart.

2014

Sakura Gakuin later released their seventh single, "Jump Up: Chiisana Yuki", and fourth DVD, "Sakura Gakuin Festival 2013: Live Edition" on February 12, 2014. "The Road to Graduation 2013 Final ～ さくら学院 2012年度 卒業～" was held at Shibuya Public Hall, where fellow members Marina, Raura, Nene and Hinata gave their farewells to the fans and remaining members. The group later welcomed two new members, Sara Kurashima and Megumi Okada, in May 2014, and this was the first time for Sakura Gakuin to be a ten-member group after three years.

Members

Member timeline

Subgroups

Discography

Sakura Gakuin

Singles

Albums

Twinklestars

Singles

• "Dear Mr.Socrates" (November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28)) (sold only at live venues and online)
• "Please! Please! Please!" (プリーズ!プリーズ!プリーズ!) (July 6, 2011 (2011-07-06), goflag/Avex Marketing)

DVD singles

• "Dear Mr.Socrates" (January 26, 2011 (2011-01-26)) (sold only at live venues and online)

Babymetal

Singles

DVD singles

• "Doki Doki Morning" (ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング) (October 22, 2011 (2011-10-22), Juonbu Records (Toy's Factory))

Kagaku Kyumei Kiko Logica?

Singles

• "Science Girl Silence Boy" (サイエンスガール▽サイレンスボーイ) (November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21), Universal Music Japan)

Music videos

Filmography

Film

Drama

References

1. Distefano, Alex (24 May 2014). "What the hell is Babymetal". Westword. Denver, Colorado, USA. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
2. "[Sakura Gakuin] "Tabidachi no Hi ni (On the departure day)", the last single by the current members is to be released on February 15! We've heard best memories of 3 graduating members at Sakura Gakuin and new resolutions of every member. (2012-02-13)". Kawaii girl Japan. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
3. ^ ""新・なっちゃん"三吉彩花所属のアイドルユニット・さくら学院が熱いバレンタイン・ライブ". De View. Oricon. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-02-19. Cite error: The named reference "oricon20110214" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
4. "ガールズユニット「さくら学院」が初の単独イベントを開催". De View. Oricon. 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
5. ドリーム モーニング娘。明日「笑っていいとも！」に初登場 (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
6. "Oricon CD Single Weekly Ranking - ORICON STYLE Ranking (2012-02-14)" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
7. "Tokyo Idol Festival TIME TABLE (2012.08.04)" (in Japanese). 2012 TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL. 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
8. さくら学院、2012年度卒業式は東京国際フォーラムで実施 (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
9. さくら学院新生徒会長に堀内まり菜が就任、転入生2名加入 (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
10. "さくら学院のCDシングルランキング、さくら学院のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
11. CDシングル 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング
12. CDシングル 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング
13. CDシングル 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング
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15. "さくら学院のCDアルバムランキング、さくら学院のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
16. "ＢＡＢＹＭＥＴＡＬのCDシングルランキング、ＢＡＢＹＭＥＴＡＬのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
17. "ＢＡＢＹＭＥＴＡＬ×キバオブアキバ ＢＡＢＹＭＥＴＡＬ×キバオブアキバのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
18. "Oricon Weekly Singles Chart (2012-03-19)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-03-15.

External links

• Official website Template:Ja icon
• Amuse agency profile Template:Ja icon
• Official Nico Nico Video channel Template:Ja icon
• Official blog Template:Ja icon
• Sakura Gakuin on Twitter Template:Ja icon

• Sakura Gakuin
• Japanese pop music groups
• All-female bands
• Japanese girl groups
• Japanese idol groups
• Japanese-language singers
• Musical groups established in 2010
• 2010 establishments in Japan
• Universal Music Japan artists
• Child musical groups
• Musical groups from Tokyo