Angerme (アンジュルム, Anjurumu), formerly Smileage (スマイレージ, Sumairēji, stylized as S/mileage, from 2009–2015), is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello!
On April 4, Japanese music producer Tsunku announced on his blog that a new girl group consisting of Hello!
[3] The group made their official event debut in Nagoya on March 19, with their fourth single "Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii!!!
[4] The result of the campaign was announced during the joint Smileage and Erina Mano concert on April 3.
Pro Egg, Akari Takeuchi and Rina Katsuta were added, and three other girls: Kana Nakanishi, Fuyuka Kosuga, and Meimi Tamura also joined.
[12] On September 9, one of Smileage's newest additions, Fuyuka Kosuga, was diagnosed with anaemia, after missing a concert due to illness.
On October 16, at Smileage's "Tachiagirl" event, producer Tsunku announced all four sub-members had become full members.
[14] On October 4, 2014, the group welcomed three new members: Mizuki Murota, Maho Aikawa and Rikako Sasaki.
[15] On December 17, 2014, it was announced that Smileage would change their name to Angerme, a name proposed by Kana Nakanishi which comes from a combination of the French words for angel (ange) and tear (larme).
On November 11, 2015, Angerme released their twentieth single, "Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi."
Project announced the hiatus of Maho Aikawa until further notice, due to being diagnosed with panic disorder.
[24] On November 3, seventh generation members Layla Ise and Haruka Oota joined the group.
Project in the Hello Pro Premium Angerme Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final Wada Ayaka Sotsugyou Special Rinnetenshou ~Aru Toki Umareta Ai no Teishou~ at Nippon Budokan, becoming the longest-serving member and longest-serving leader of the group.
[35] On February 28, it was announced that Haruka Oota has been suspended from all activities for an indeterminate amount of time due to rule violations.
[37] On April 21, it was announced that Musubu Funaki's graduation would be postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 21, it was announced that Musubu Funaki's and Juice=Juice member Karin Miyamoto's graduations set for June 2020 would be postponed to a later date due to the government's declaration of emergency following the spread of COVID-19 getting worse.
[40] On October 23, it was announced that Funaki's graduation concert was rescheduled for December 9 at Nippon Budokan.
[41] On November 2, three new members were announced as part of ANGERME's ninth generation: Wakana Matsumoto and Rin Kawana, winners of the ANGERME ONLY ONE Audition ~Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi~, and Shion Tamenaga from Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
The new line-up would make their first performance at the ANGERME Concert 2020 ~Kishotenketsu~ Funaki Musubu Sotsugyou Special on December 9.
campaign promoting the Ora2 Me line of toothbrushes from November 28 to December 25, during which a lottery to win polaroids of each member was held through Twitter.
[45] On June 23, the group released their 29th single, "Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B?
The song is a tie-up for their second collaboration campaign with oral beauty care brand Ora2 promoting the Ora2 Me line of toothbrushes, running from July 12 to August 31.
On September 13, it was announced that Momona Kasahara's graduation concert was scheduled for November 15 at Nippon Budokan.
[51] On March 22, the group released their fourth studio album, BIG LOVE.
On May 23, it was announced that Hello Pro Kenshuusei members Hana Goto and Yukiho Shimoitani would join ANGERME as part of its 11th generation.
They were formally introduced to the public at the group's concert as part of the Sayonara Nakano Sunplaza Ongakusai festival on June 11.
[55] On June 21, the group held their first arena concert at Yokohama Arena titled ANGERME CONCERT 2023 BIG LOVE Takeuchi Akari FINAL LIVE "ANGERME Yori Ai wo Komete", which was also Akari Takeuchi's graduation concert and Akari Takeuchi also left the group.
Project at the end of the group's upcoming autumn concert tour and retire from the entertainment industry afterwards.