LDH Female Groups

As a continuation to the previous post, this post is dedicated to the female groups in LDH which I've heard. But I guess this post might be kinda sad considering most of them have disbanded. Without further ado, here are the groups:

1. Happiness

This is the first female group which is debuted under LDH. Their concept was originally upbeat and cheerful, but not as cheerful and cute as the orthodox Japanese idol groups. Probably a bit similar to the current concept of Girls². As time goes by and the members went from cheerful teenagers to fierce women, their concept turned into a more mature upbeat songs with badass/swag/sexy themes here and there.

I have no problems liking their songs when they still had MAYU as one of their vocalists. Although MAYU's voice is naturally (slightly) high pitched, I like the way she sings. On the contrary, Ruri has deep sultry voice and she also sings really well. Karen, their only original vocalist, also raps in few of their songs. As for the Performers, SAYAKA is their dancing queen while their leader MIYUU also created some of their choreography. I think I forget to mention that another thing I like from LDH groups is that sometimes the members created their own choreography, aside from their signature freestyle. This group is also confirmed to join 88rising for the sake of their international debut. I'm counting on it, cause these talented ladies deserve it.

2. SudannaYuzuYully

This group is a Hip-Hop group consisting of two Performers from Happiness/E-girls and a Vocalist from E-girls, where the Performers rap in their songs. The name also derived from the members' names (Anna Suda, Yuzuna Takebe, and YURINO).

I don't really like their initial releases until I heard Look At Me Now. That song is seriously dope. They also have several good songs in their first album SYY. I like the way Anna Suda raps. Yuzu definitely has nice vocals and techniques. Sadly, I'm not sure about their future since the news of E-girls disbanding also stated that Yuzu will join a group project with Afrojack in LDH Europe while the other members are most likely gonna focus as Happiness members.

3. E-girls (disbanding at the end of 2020)

I'm still sad about the fact that they're disbanding at the end of this year. Totally, really sad. But they already decided their own future, and it's no use to blame the agency for their disbandment.

I think I've already mentioned the initial purpose of this group's formation in another post, so let's skip to my opinion about them. They're no doubt very talented. I like their releases when they still had plenty of members with E.G. Pyramid system, as well as when they become a solid group with 11 members. Back then, the main vocalists were Shizuka and Ami from Dream, Reina from Flower, and Karen from Happiness. I think the only original E-girls vocalist is Yuzuna, although she was demoted to Rabbits once and managed to get back to E-girls after she successfully completed her training period in Rabbits. Ruri was also initially a vocalist for E-girls before she joined Happiness. Same goes with Anna Suda; her initial position was just an E-girls Performer before having her concurrent position with Happiness.

4. Flower (disbanded)

I'm also pretty much saddened by their disbandment, but I guess it can't be helped. Theirs songs are the perfect combination of ballad with beats. I kinda sucks at explaining genres, so please bear with me.

They had two main vocalists and another Performer who also sings sometimes. After Chiharu Muto left, Kyoka Ichiki became one of their vocalists (thus revoking her position as their Performer) along with Reina. After she left, Reina became the only vocalist until their disbandment. Some performers also left with their own reasons. With that, the remaining members who have concurrent position with E-girls automatically become E-girls members up until their disbandment. After that, the Performers will pursue their careers as actresses and/or models, while Reina already debuted as a soloist under the name Rei with her first solo song Call Me Sick.

5. Dream (disbanded)

This group was originally an idol group under avex. They also had several members leaving (not sure if they also had members joining). Eventually, they joined LDH and changed their concept to a more mature one. Sometimes later, more and more members (including the original members) left until there are only four of them left: Ami, Shizuka, Aya, and Erie. If I'm not mistaken, the four members formation were still solid although Aya and Erie weren't having the same spotlight with Ami and Shizuka as E-girls members. Their concept as four members group was also not as fierce as when the group just joined LDH. They gradually became an upbeat and colorful group until their concept turned into slowbeat ballad with Only You, Darling, and their last single Blanket Snow.

This was also the only female group in LDH where everyone sing and dance; no such thing as Vocalists and Performers. Even so, they also decided the main vocalists which suited the songs (before they became a four members group). Like in Perfect Girls, the main vocalists were those whose voices are fierce and suited with EDM music. After their disbandment, Ami continued being a soloist. She naturally has high pitched voice, but I like the technique in her vocals. Shizuka has debuted as a soloist, but I haven't heard her solo song. Aya is still in LDH, while Erie left the agency and becomes a DJ.

So, those are the groups which I've listened to. I'm still truly saddened with the disbandment of Flower and E-girls, but I can only hope for the best for their decision.I'm not sure if I'm gonna listen to Girls², but let's see about that. The next post will be the soloist in the agency that I've listened to.