Three Girls Revitalizing Asia 興亜三人娘 | |
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 1940 Japanese propaganda poster depicting Three Girls Revitalizing Asia | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Musical nationalism |
| Years active | 1940–1941 |
| Labels | Nippon Columbia |
| Past members | |
Three Girls Revitalizing Asia (Japanese: 興亜三人娘, romanized: Koa sannin musume), known simply as Three Girls, was a transnational girl group that was active briefly in the 1940s.[1] The trio was part of Japan's cultural propaganda efforts during the Second World War, aimed at promoting the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere—a concept that sought to create a bloc of Asian nations ruled by Japan, ostensibly free from Western imperialism due to being controlled by the Japanese colonial empire.[1]
- ^ a b Nan, Mei Mingxue (2023). "Imperial Media Mix: Japan's Failed Attempt at Asia's First Transnational Girl Group". Mechademia. 16 (1): 79–97. ISSN 2152-6648. Archived from the original on 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-28.