TEMPURA KIDZ
Tempura Kidz (stylized as TEMPURA KIDZ) was a Japanese pop dance and vocal group formed by four girls and one boy managed by Asobi System and signed with the Sony Music Japan label. They started their career as back-up dancers for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, and have toured with her since late 2011. Their songs are produced by Ram Rider. The group debuted on November 13, 2012, with the music video for their first song "Cider Cider", which was produced by Ram Rider. In January 2013, they released their first digital single "Strobe", used as ending theme song for the anime Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter. Two months later, on March 6, Tempura Kidz made their physical debut with the release of their first single "One Step" produced by Nishi-ken. On March 26, 2018, member Nanaho graduated from Tempura Kidz. Tempura Kidz continued to perform as a four-person group until the graduation of Yu-ka, P→★ and Ao in March 2021.
The group is supervised by Maiko, a dancer and choreographer for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.
The band provided a song "Tabechaitaino" for the Japanese dub of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and voices a Marshmellow.
Their single "LOLLiPOP" is featured in the 2024 film Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The original music video for this song in 2015 featured pro wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura a year before he moved to WWE in 2016, becoming a Royal Rumble winner and 3-time United States champion.
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