Secret Girls (Japanese: シークレットガールズ, Hepburn: Shīkuretto Gāruzu) is a Japanese direct-to-video and streaming television series produced in cooperation with Fuji TV, Bandai, and Dentsu. The series stars Idoling!!! members Yūna Itō , Kaede Hashimoto , and Nao Asahi, as well as Nanami Mitsuhashi and Mayu Tomita. The series is centered on the fictional girl group of the same name, who lead a double life as normal middle school students and must hide the fact that they are idol singers in their daily lives.
Secret Girls | |
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Kanji | シークレットガールズ |
Genre | Drama[1] |
Created by | Tōru Ōta |
Written by | Uiko Miura |
Directed by |
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Starring | |
Opening theme | "Change the World" by Secret Girls |
Ending theme | "Change the World" by Secret Girls |
Composer | Agehasprings |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Takeshi Moriya |
Producer | Teruhisa Ukon |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Atmovie |
Original release | |
Network | Fuji TV |
Release | July 2, 2011 April 3, 2013 | –
Secret Girls ran for a total of two seasons, with 19 episodes released between 2011 and 2013. Each episode was distributed on the Ciao Ciao TV! DVD discs that were included as a bonus in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Ciao, with the episode later made available on Fuji TV's online streaming service, Misanga , in the same month.
Secret Girls launched a brief singing career for the cast, who performed as their characters at music events. In addition, manga and light novel adaptations were published, along with a merchandise toy line.
Synopsis
editThird-year middle school students Rio Shibaski and Maya Aramaki are fans of Secrets, an idol girl group whose personal lives and identities remain private. Rio and Maya later find out that the members of Secrets are their classmates, and they are recruited into the group. The five girls begin performing under the name Secret Girls and must continue to keep their double lives separate and a secret from others.
Cast
edit- Yūna Itō as Rio Shibasaki (
柴崎 リオ), known under the stage name Liz[2] - Kaede Hashimoto as Maya Aramaki (
荒木 まや), known under the stage name Bee[2] - Nao Asahi as Miki Morikawa (
森川 未 紀 ), known under the stage name Morm[2] - Nanami Mitsuhashi as Asako Yamamoto (
山本 麻子 ), known under the stage name Yah[2] - Mayu Tomita as Ai Takano (
高野 愛 ), known under the stage name Eye[2]
Episodes
editEach episode of Secret Girls was released monthly through the Ciao Ciao TV! DVD discs that were included as a bonus in the shōjo manga magazine Ciao,[3] with the episode later made available on Fuji TV's online streaming service, Misanga in the same month.[2] Throughout the show's broadcast, Secret Girls was used in commercials for Curl C Girl, a hairpiece line by Bandai.[4]
A second season was serialized monthly beginning with the August 2012 issue of Ciao, which released on July 3, 2012.[1] The digital broadcast of the series was also made available on iTunes.[1]
Season 1 (2011)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "The Birth of Secret Girls!!" Transliteration: "Shīkuretto Gāruzu Tanjō!!" (Japanese: シークレットガールズ | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | July 2, 2011 |
2 | 2 | "A Harsh Distance to Becoming an Idol" Transliteration: "Aidoru e no Kewashii Michinori" (Japanese: アイドルへの | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | August 3, 2011 |
3 | 3 | "A Summer Secret with My Mom" Transliteration: "Natsu no Himitsu to Watashi no Mama to" (Japanese: | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | August 3, 2011 |
4 | 4 | "Even Though I'm an Idol, I Must Study!" Transliteration: "Aidoru Datte Benkyō Suru!" (Japanese: アイドルだって | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | September 3, 2011 |
5 | 5 | "Love School Festival" Transliteration: "Koi Suru Gakuen-sai" (Japanese: | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | October 3, 2011 |
6 | 6 | "Asako's Secret" Transliteration: "Asako no Shīkuretto" (Japanese: | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | November 2, 2011 |
7 | 7 | "Always Next to Your Heart......" Transliteration: "Itsumo Kokoro no Soba ni......" (Japanese: いつも | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | December 1, 2011 |
8 | 8 | "Even Though I'm an Idol, I Have Worries!" Transliteration: "Aidoru Datte Nayamu no da!" (Japanese: アイドルだって | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | December 28, 2011 |
9 | 9 | "Dangerous Valentine" Transliteration: "Kiken na Barentain" (Japanese: | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | February 3, 2012 |
10 | 10 | "In a Pinch! A Spring of Total Annihilation" Transliteration: "Pinchi! Zettai Zetsumei no Haru" (Japanese: ピンチ! | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | March 3, 2012 |
11 | 11 | "The Secret of Secret Girls" Transliteration: "Shīkuretto Gāruzu no Shīkuretto" (Japanese: シークレットガールズのシークレット) | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | April 3, 2012 |
— | SP | "Secret Girls Harajuku Girls Detective Club" Transliteration: "シークレットガールズの | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | December 2012 |
Season 2 (2012)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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12 | 1 | "Rivals Appear?!" Transliteration: "Raibaru Tōjō?!" (Japanese: ライバル | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | July 3, 2012 |
13 | 2 | "Asako's Prince" Transliteration: "Asako no Ōji-sama" (Japanese: | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | July 3, 2012 |
14 | 3 | "Even Though I'm an Idol, I Love Idols!" Transliteration: "Aidoru datte, Aidoru ga Suki!" (Japanese: アイドルだって、アイドルが | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | August 3, 2012 |
15 | 4 | "Idolizing a Super Model" Transliteration: "Sūpā Moderu ni Akogarete" (Japanese: スーパーモデルに | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | September 3, 2012 |
16 | 5 | "Giving My All in Love and Exams" Transliteration: "Koi mo Juken mo Zenryoku Tōkyū" (Japanese: | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | October 3, 2012 |
17 | 6 | "Below the One Roof" Transliteration: "Hitotsu Yane no Shita" (Japanese: | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | November 2, 2012 |
18 | 7 | "Feelings I Want to Convey" Transliteration: "Tsutaetai Kimochi" (Japanese: | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | December 1, 2012 |
19 | 8 | "Goodbye, Secret Girls" Transliteration: "Sayonara, Shīkuretto Gāruzu" (Japanese: さよなら、シークレットガールズ) | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | December 28, 2012 |
— | SP | "Secret Girls Harajuku Fashion Detective Club" Transliteration: "Shīkuretto Gāruzu no Harajuku Fasshon Tantei-dan" (Japanese: シークレットガールズの | Koto Nagata Tadaaki Hōrai | Uiko Miura | October 3, 2012 |
Discography
editSecret Girls briefly launched a singing career for the main cast of the show, where they released music under the group name Secret Girls and performed as their characters at live events. They held their first live concert in July 2011.[2] They also performed at the Tokyo Idol Festival 2011 Eco & Smile event on April 6, 2012.[5]
On March 21, 2012, they released the single "Secret Girls."[6] The single contained the songs "Go! My Way!", "A Little Star", and "Change the World", which were featured in the show.[6] The limited edition contained a DVD disc containing footage of their 2011 concert, a choreography lesson, and behind-the-scenes footage for their music videos.[6]
Singles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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JPN [7] | ||||
"Secret Girls" | 2012 | 22 | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Other media
editManga
editA manga adaptation by Pochi Kashiwa titled Secret Girls: Naisho no Idol (シークレットガールズ~ナイショのアイドル~) was serialized in the monthly magazine Ciao beginning with the September 2011 issue released on August 3, 2011 to the May 2013 issue released on April 3, 2013.[3] The chapters were later released in 2 bound volumes by Shogakukan under the Ciao Comics imprint.
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | June 29, 2012[8] | 978-4-0913-4623-0 |
2 | April 30, 2013[9] | 978-4-0913-5273-6 |
Light novels
editA light novel adaptation of Secret Girls is written by Uiko Miura , the show's screenwriter, with illustrations provided by Pochi Kashiwa, the author of the manga adaptation.[10][11] The light novel series is published by Shogakukan under the Shogakukan Junior Bunko imprint.[10][11]
No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | Secret Girls: Birth of an Idol!! Shīkuretto Gāruzu: Aidoru Tanjō!! (シークレットガールズ アイドル | January 1, 2012[10] | 978-4-0923-0621-9 |
2 | Secret Girls: Idol Close Call!! Shīkuretto Gāruzu: Aidoru Kiki Ippatsu!! (シークレットガールズ アイドル | April 2012[11] | 978-4-0923-0726-1 |
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