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Also known as | Smileage |
Origin | Japan |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Website | www |
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! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg (Hello! Project trainees) members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of Hello! Project. In 2010, they won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist. In 2011, five new girls were added to the group as part of the second generation, with two being former Egg members and three new girls. In 2014, three new members joined the group as third generation members.
Since the formation of Angerme, there have been eleven generations and fourteen departures. As of 20 June 2024, the total number of members of the group stands at ten members.