Originally known as Up Front Girls (tentative), they revealed at their Ustream show atJune 27th that they change their name to Up Up Girls (tentative).
As the name implies, the group is still in its 'tentative' stage, including their name, activities, and probably other things as well like member line-up and group size.
Saho Akari wasn't part of the original line-up. At the end of Up Front Girls' FC Event, May 3rd 2011, to everyone's surprise, Saho Akari made an appearance and announced herself as new member of UFGirls.
Video of Akari announcement.
More info below. ↓
TV Show
They have a TV show "Up-Front Girls" started April in Sky Perfect Channel.
http://bangumi.skype...am:アップフロントガールズ/
Episode 1 (posted by Saeba Ryo)
Also available as paid content at PigooHD (posted by zam)
http://pigoo.jp/upfront/
Weekly stage performance
The electronics store Sofmap will collaborate with the digital TV channel PigooHD to open up an idol theater in Akihabara on mid-July called MAP Theater.
The theater will feature special performances during the weekend with five regular groups performing each weekday:
Monday: Tokyo Girls’ Style
Tuesday: Nakano Fujo Sisters & Fudanjuku
Wednesday: Tokyo Cheer Party
Thursday: Up Up Girls
Friday: Idol Street
MAP theater website
http://sayunii.wordp...at-map-theater/
http://twitter.com/#...765604870176768【イベント情報!!】秋葉原ソフマップ8Fに間もなく完成する“マップ劇場”にてアップアップガールズ(仮)が定期公演を行うことが決定しました!!公演日は「毎週木曜日」となっております!!今年の夏の木曜日は秋葉原へ集合です!! #uugirl
http://ameblo.jp/upf...0940583027.html
Ustream channel
Streamed live every Monday evening.
http://www.ustream.t...l/アップフロントガールズ-仮 (posted by gooztrie)
Nico Nico Douga channel
http://ch.nicovideo..../up_front_girls
Blogs
Group blog
http://ameblo.jp/upfront-girls/ (posted by SaebaRyo)
News blog
http://ameblo.jp/upfront-girls-news/
UFGirls staff's Twitter account
http://twitter.com/ufgirlstaff
S/mileage's manager (http://twitter.com/smileagestaff) also often post news and picture of UFG and UFZS activities.
[email protected]
(changed from [email protected] after the group change their name)
About UFZS
In the beginning, apart of Sengoku (and Akari), the remaining five formed a dance group called UFZS, produced by Josei Jishin. The group were called 'original K-Pop dance cover group' by its producer.
The group was initially planned to debut in a K-Pop dance cover event "DREAM ON! vol.2". But following the big earthquake in Japan, the event was canceled. Despite that, they are still looking for a chance to show their training result somewhere.
At UpFront Girls FC Event at 5/1 and 5/3 2011, the group finally had a chance to show their training to the audience. They perform 4Minutes's Hot Issue.
At May 16th 2011, Josei Jishin released a video on their YouTube official account in which they revealed that Minami and Akari have joined the dance group.
Another project for some of them. (One which hopefully forms into something else, as I really have no interest in dance cover groups.)
Satou Ayano, Arai Manami, Sekine Azusa, Furukawa Konatsu, and Mori Saki will be forming a kpop dance cover group called "UFZS", representing Up Front. They will make their debut at an event called "DREAM ON! vol.2" that will take place at Shibuya O-East on 3/31 (other groups will be doing dance covers of kpop songs as well).
http://twitter.com/D...080998884446208
Photos
(from smileagestaff twitpic)
http://twitpic.com/466f2b
http://twitpic.com/466zov
http://twitpic.com/467oal
http://twitpic.com/467ui5
http://twitpic.com/46itzh
Youtube videos
(from Josei Jishin youtube channel)
Introduction
Rehearsal day 1
Rehearsal day 2 (part1) (part2) (part3)
Scans
Posted by ampedechoz @ JPM, scans of a page from some magazine/publication..
DREAM ON! vol.2 Cancellation
DREAM ON! Vol.2 cancelled.
東北地方太平洋沖地震の影響の為、ギリギリまで状況を見つつ協議を重ねた結果、非常に残念ですが、3/31(木)、4/5(火)のDREAM ON!公演を中止する事になりました。開催を期待し応援して頂いていた方々には本当に申し訳ありません。
http://shibuya-o.com.../01/dream-on-2/
http://twitter.com/#...838493982765056
Even though the 3/31 event has been canceled, they believe they will have the opportunity to show their (training) result somewhere. They ask us to check Josei Jishin website, probably there will be a video like last time.練習はまもなく終了です。お披露目予定の3月31日のイベントは中止になってしまいましたが必ずどこかでお披露目する機会を作れればと思っております。女性自身WEBもご覧になってください!