Folder 5 (フォルダファイヴ Forudafaivu) was a five-girl Japan

Japan

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ese pop

Pop music

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 idol

Japanese idol

In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...

 group on the avex trax

Avex Trax

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 label. The group, consisting of Okinawa-natives, was known for singing Eurobeat

Eurobeat

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-style music.

History of Folder 5

Folder 5 was a spinoff group from another J-pop group, Folder, also signed to Avex. Along with the five girls, Folder also had two male members, Daichi

Daichi Miura

is a Japanese singer and dancer.He belongs to Vision Factory and signed a record contract with Avex. -Career:...

 and Joe. When Daichi and Joe left the group due to puberty, Folder became Folder 5. In 2000 they released their first single, "Supergirl". Their third single, "Believe", was used as the second opening theme for the popular anime One Piece

One Piece

is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...

. The song "Ready!" from their fourth single "Stay..." was used as the theme song in the short "Jango's Dance Carnival" that was shown with One Piece

One Piece

is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...

's second movie, "Clockwork Island Adventure". They also made frequent appearances on the show Yoru mo Hippare. Their song "Magical Eyes" was also used as the opening theme for the Xbox game Nezumix, also known in North America and Europe as Sneakers, though it was removed in all English releases. After the release of their 8th single, "MY MIRACLE," in May 2002, they have, as of 2005, released no more singles. Furthermore, their final album to date was a best album. Thus, it appears as though they have disbanded, although no official announcement was ever made. Additionally, some members of Folder 5 moved on to solo careers.

Post-Folder 5

AKINA began her career as a solo artist in 2002. To date, she has released three singles. HIKARI

Hikari Mitsushima

is a Japanese film actress, born on 30 November 1985, in Okinawa, Japan. She began her career in 1997 as a teenage idol singer in the J-pop groups Folder and Folder 5. She made her acting debut in Rebirth of Mothra II in 1997, but did not start acting regularly until 2005...

 signed on with the talent agency Paretto to become a TV personality. ARISA will soon begin her solo career on the indies scene, with an album scheduled for release in early 2006.

Singles

• "Supergirl" [released May 10, 2000]
• "Amazing Love" [released August 23, 2000]
• "Believe" [released November 29, 2000]
• "Stay..." [released March 14, 2001]
• "Final Fun-Boy" [released June 13, 2001]
• "Go Ahead!!" [released November 14, 2001]
• "Magical Eyes" [released March 6, 2002]
• "My Miracle" [released May 29, 2002]

Albums

• Hyper Groove 1 [released July 25, 2001]
• Five Girls [released July 17, 2002]
• Hyper Groove Party
  HYPER GROOVE PARTY
  HYPER GROOVE PARTY is a Folder 5 album released on January 22, 2003. It is a collection of mixed, shortened versions of their songs.-Track listing:#"Ready!"#"AMAZING LOVE"#"GEMINI"#"Follow me"#"Final Fun"-Boy#"BE MY LOVE"#"CATENACCIO"#"SUPERGIRL"...
  
  [released January 22, 2003]
• Folder+Folder5 Complete Box [released June 25, 2003]

DVDs

• Hyper Groove Clips [released December 12, 2001]
• Hyper Groove Clips 2 [released March 19, 2003]
• Folder+Folder5 Complete Box [released June 25, 2003]