Tempura Kidz (stylized as TEMPURA KIDZ) was a

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. 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

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Members

* Karin (KARIN), born

Former Members

*Nanaho (NaNaHo), born — Nanaho graduated from Tempura Kidz on March 26, 2018 at age 20, she was 14 when the group started * Yu-ka (YU-KA), born — former leader of the group * Ao (AO), born — former member of J Dee'Z and

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's backing dancer *P→★ (P-chan), born — the only boy among members

Discography

Singles

Albums

Music videos

: ^{/sup> As a dance group named .
: ^{/sup> As backing dancers.
: ^{/sup> Only P→★ as backing dancer.
: ^{/sup> Only Ao as japanese teacher.
: ^{/sup> Special participation.

References

External links

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Tempura Kidz' official blog

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Japanese dance groups
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