SweetS

Kashiwagi Akiko (born 1990.8.24), Yoshimura Ayaka (born 1990.9.22), Takewa Haruna (born 1991.4.23), Iwasaki Mai (born 1991.10.16) & Takimoto Miori (born 1991.10.1) are five young girls who were chosen during the 2002/2003 Avex Audition. They competed against several thousand participants for the chance to be in a dance & vocal performance unit.

After several months of training, they debuted on August 8th, 2003 with their 1st single: LolitA☆Strawberry in summer. After 2 mini-albums, 8 singles, 1 photobook, 2 DVDs & 1 live tour, leader Aki and lead vocalist Aya began a 6-month break in order to prepare for their entrance into high school.

The three member SweetS have released 1 single on the way ~Yakusoku no Basho e~ (on the way ～約束の場所へ～). Aki & Aya came back in March 2006 for the new single "Bitter Sweets" after having gotten into their top choice high schools after exams. SweetS disbanded after their final single (Color of tears), photobook (Hi!MA'AM), and image DVD (Precious Memories) were released on June 7th. Their final album (Delicious ～Complete Best～) was released on August 2nd, 2006.