Wasuta

Wasuta (わーすた, Wāsuta, short for The World Standard) is a Japanese girl group formed by Avex Trax in 2015.

[19] In September, they were appointed as official supporters for the 20th anniversary of the Tokyo Game Show,[20] and released the song "Gu Choki Pants no Seigi San" as the opening theme for the anime series Heybot!

[21][22] In October, the group began the radio program "World Standard Nippon", broadcasting weekly through March 2017,[23] and released their first CD single, "Kanzen naru Idol".

The same month, Wasuta released the single "Yuumei ni, Nyaritai" and performed at Japan Expo Thailand 2017.

[31] In October 2017, Wasuta had same-day triple-release which included the album Paradox World, the CD single "Saijoukyuu Paradox" (a new opening theme for Idol Time PriPara), and the digital live album The World Standard ~Yume ga arukara tsuite kite ne~ @ Zepp DiverCity (Tokyo) 22.Apr.

[36] In June 2018, Wasuta released the mini-album Jumping Summer, which featured collaborations with vocaloid producer Mikito P ("Platonic Girl"),[37] Da-iCE's Taiki Kudo, and Shirose of White Jam ("Tapioca Milk Tea").

[38][39] That same month, Wasuta was appointed official "Kawaii Ambassador" for the Rage Summer 2018 esports tournament,[40] was featured in a promotion campaign for the Ise Egg company,[41][42] and performed at Asia Comic Con in Bangkok, Thailand.

[44] In August 2018, they collaborated with the Spanish duo Adexe & Nau on a Japanese/Spanish remix of the single "Yo Quiero Vivir".

[55] In February 2019, the members of Wasuta were featured as models in a promotion campaign for the Jamie Ank spring fashion collection.

[56] In March 2019, Wasuta returned as "Kawaii Ambassador" for the Rage Spring 2019 esports tournament[57] and performed at @JAMxTALE 2019 in Hong Kong.

[58][59] Also in March, Wasuta released their third full album Cat'ch the World, which ranked number 17 on the Oricon chart.

[6] Also in February, Japan's Hawaiian Pancake Factory created a limited-time "Wasuta Cafe" with special menu items designed by the group members and decorations in the Shinjuku restaurant.

[65][66] On March 28, 2020, Wasuta performed a no-audience livestream concert at Line Cube Shibuya for their 5th Anniversary after the original event had been cancelled by COVID-19 restrictions.

On June 8, 2021, Sakamoto announced that she would graduate from Wasuta, leave show business and retire from public life on December 31 in hopes of joining the workforce.

Wasuta in 2016