Editing Lovelys

{{Unit Infobox
|logo		= Lovelys-logo.png
|name		= Lovelys
|jpname		= 
|image		= Lovelys-2ndSingle.jpg
|caption	= Lovelys promoting "[[Kidoku Mushi Keisatsu]]"
|former		= Lovelys!!!! <small>(2013-2016)</small>
|origin		= Osaka, Japan
|genre		= Japanese Pop
|years		= 2013–2023
|label		= UPG Record (2015-2016)<br />UFGK (2016-2023)
|agency		= [[UP-FRONT KANSAI]]
|current	= [[Miyazaki Rio]] (2013-2023)<br />[[Yagi Saki]] (2014-2023)
|formermen	= [[Kokoro]] (2013-2016)<br />[[Sayaka]] (2013-2016)
|associated	= [[Yes Happy!]], {{hp|UP-FRONT GROUP Telework Gasshou}}
}}'''Lovelys''' (pronounced as ラブリーズ), formerly stylized as '''Lovelys!!!!''', was a Japanese pop duo managed by [[UP-FRONT KANSAI]]. They were originally formed in 2013, but rebranded in 2016 as a duo. The duo disbanded in March 2023. 

==Members==
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MiyazakiRio-2ndSingle.jpg|[[Miyazaki Rio]]|link=Miyazaki Rio
YagiSaki-2ndSingle.jpg|[[Yagi Saki]]|link=Yagi Saki
Upagi.jpg|Upagi|link=https://twitter.com/upagi
</gallery>
;Current Members
*[[Miyazaki Rio]] (宮崎梨緒; {{color box|#FF90CF}} Pink<ref>[http://up-front-kansai.com/talent/ UP-FRONT KANSAI TALENT] (in Japanese).</ref>) <small>'''Leader'''</small>
*[[Yagi Saki]] (八木沙季; {{color box|#00bbff}} Light Blue<ref name="memberintroduction-video">"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ9uKNpeSqA Lovelys!!!!メンバー紹介]" (in Japanese). UP-FRONT KANSAI Channel (via ''YouTube''). 2015-09-05.</ref>)
*[https://twitter.com/upagi Upagi] (うぱぎ) <small>'''Mascot'''</small>

;Former Members
*[[Kokoro]] (こころ; {{color box|#FF90CF}} Pink<ref name="memberintroduction-video" />) <small>(Graduated September 25, 2016)</small>
*[[Sayaka]] (さやか; {{color box|#ff8c00}} Orange<ref name="memberintroduction-video" />) <small>(Graduated September 25, 2016)</small>

==History==
===2013===
In 2013, as a result of their joint lives together, [[UP-FRONT KANSAI]] formed Lovelys!!!! with soloist [[Miyazaki Rio]] and [[Yes Happy!]] members [[Kokoro]] and [[Sayaka]].<ref name="yeshappy-grad" /> While in the group, Kokoro and Sayaka continued their Yes Happy! activities, and Miyazaki also continued her solo activities.

===2014===
On June 17, during the group's Ustream program ''Lovelys!!!!TV'', it was announced that [[Yagi Saki]] had been added to the group as a fourth member after she had successfully passed the [[UP-FRONT KANSAI]] audition.<ref>"[http://ameblo.jp/miyazaki-rio/entry-11885052907.html Lovelys!!!!]" (in Japanese). Miyazaki Rio Official Blog. 2014-06-27.</ref>

On December 31, Lovelys!!!! performed as the opening act for both parts of the {{hp|Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~}} in Osaka.<ref>https://twitter.com/UFK_lovelys/status/543398505520181249</ref>

===2015===
On April 22, Lovelys!!!! released a full album, titled [[Hello!girls!! -Maido Lovelys!!!! Desse-]].

===2016===
On April 20, it was announced that [[Kokoro]] would take a break from Lovelys!!!! due to her poor health and would solely concentrate on [[Yes Happy!]] activities. From May onwards, Lovelys!!!! would continue as three members.<ref>"[http://ameblo.jp/iehapi/entry-12151869289.html Lovelys!!!!メンバーこころに関するお知らせ]" (in Japanese). Yes Happy! Official Blog. 2016-04-20.</ref>

On July 24, Lovelys!!!! performed as the opening act for the {{hp|Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER|Hello! Project 2016 SUMMER ~Rainbow Carnival~}} concert in Osaka.<ref>https://twitter.com/UFK_lovelys/status/755606857570324480</ref>

On August 5, they performed in the TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2016.<ref>"[http://www.idolfes.com/2016/lineup.html LINE UP]" (in Japanese). TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2016.</ref>

On August 9, Kokoro resumed Lovelys!!!! activities. However, she and [[Sayaka]] announced their graduation from the group on September 25 to focus on Yes Happy! activities, which Lovelys!!!! would then become a duo.<ref name="yeshappy-grad">"[http://ameblo.jp/iehapi/entry-12188741842.html Lovelys!!!!に関する大事なお知らせ]" (in Japanese). Yes Happy! Official Blog. 2016-08-09.</ref>

On October 22, Lovelys!!!! held their first live as only two members.<ref>"[http://ameblo.jp/miyazaki-rio/entry-12212274592.html ミュージックJパーク]" (in Japanese). Miyazaki Rio Offical Blog. 2016-10-22.</ref> The live was joint with {{hp|Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari)}} and also had Yes Happy! as the MCs.

On November 3, the duo announced at an event they would be renamed as "Lovelys" without the exclamation marks.<ref>"[http://ameblo.jp/miyazaki-rio/entry-12217776141.html 11/3 Lovelys!!!!→Lovelys]" (in Japanese). Miyazaki Rio Official Blog. 2016-11-03.</ref>

Lovelys performed as the opening act for the {{hp|Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~}} on November 23 and for the {{hp|℃-ute Concert Tour 2016 Aki ~℃OMPASS~}} on November 26.<ref>https://twitter.com/UFK_lovelys/status/798543489201905664</ref>

On December 31, Lovelys performed "[[Hello!girls!! -Maido Lovelys!!!! Desse-|OH YEAH]]" in the second part of the {{hp|Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2016 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~}}.<ref>https://twitter.com/UFK_lovelys/status/806341722519183360</ref>

===2017===
On February 18 and 19, Lovelys performed as the opening act for the {{hp|Hello! Project 2017 WINTER|Hello! Project 2017 WINTER ~Kaleidoscope~}} concerts.<ref>"[http://www.helloproject.com/news/6344/ Hello! Project 2017 WINTER オープニングアクトのお知らせ]" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-01-25.</ref>

On July 15 and 16, they performed as the opening act for the {{hp|Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER}} concerts in Osaka.<ref>https://twitter.com/UFK_lovelys/status/884368013771784192</ref>

On September 14, it was announced that they would host their own show on Radio Kansai, titled ''Dore Dore♡Lovelys''.<ref>https://twitter.com/drdr_lovelys/status/909718661505589248</ref> The first episode aired on October 4.

On September 25, Lovelys released their first album, titled [[RioSaki]].<ref>https://twitter.com/UFK_lovelys/status/908898865339711488</ref>

On October 7 and November 18, they will perform as the opening act for the {{hp|Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2017 Aki ~We are MORNING MUSUME~}}.<ref>"[http://helloproject.com/news/7611/ 「モーニング娘。誕生20周年記念コンサートツアー2017秋」大阪公演オープニングアクトのお知らせ]" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2017-09-21.</ref>

===2019===
On November 20, Lovelys released their first single, [[Tatakau Otona / Ippatsu Gyakuten / Loneliness Road]].<ref>https://twitter.com/UFK_lovelys/status/1185841578729857024</ref>

===2020===
On March 28, the ''Dore Dore♡Lovelys'' radio show came to an end and had its last broadcast through Radio Kansai.<ref>https://twitter.com/ufk_lovelys/status/1243838600648646662?s=21</ref>

On April 1, Lovelys announced that they would be hosting their own daily radio show titled ''Lovelys Cup Men Radio 🍥'' (Lovelysカップ麺ラジオ🍥) through Radiotalk. Each broadcast is archived on their Radiotalk page.<ref>https://twitter.com/ufk_lovelys/status/1245291408581259265?s=21</ref>

===2021===
On July 1, Lovelys announced that they would be hosting their own podcast called ''Lovelys no Love Topi'' (Lovelysのラブトピ), which will be available for free every Saturday at 22:00 JST starting on July 10 through podcast services such as Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more.<ref>https://twitter.com/ufk_lovelys/status/1410541187925123073?s=21</ref>

On November 7, Lovelys announced at their 5th anniversary event that they would be releasing their second single, [[Kidoku Mushi Keisatsu]].<ref>https://twitter.com/ufk_lovelys/status/1457311383989542917?s=21</ref> On December 15, the release date was revealed to be January 8, 2022.<ref>https://twitter.com/ufk_lovelys/status/1471063079794675716?s=21</ref>

===2022===
On March 31, Lovelys opened their official website.<ref>https://twitter.com/ufk_lovelys/status/1509549030317379586?s=21</ref>

On November 12, it was announced that Lovelys would be disbanding and leaving UP-FRONT KANSAI effective after their solo live on March 27, 2023. Miyazaki Rio plans on retiring from the entertainment industry, while Yagi Saki intends on continuing as a solo artist.<ref>"[https://www.lovelys.jp/posts/39035311/ Lovelysに関するお知らせ]" (in Japanese). Lovelys Official Site. 2022-11-12.</ref>

===2023===
On March 13, Lovelys released one last digital single titled "[[Ima, Kimi ni Okuru Uta]]".<ref>"[https://www.lovelys.jp/posts/42093141/ 新曲配信リリース決定]" (in Japanese). Lovelys Official Site. 2023-03-12.</ref>

On March 27, Lovelys officially disbanded at the final stop of the Lovelys LIVE TOUR 2023 ~Itsumo Koko de Matteru yo~, which ran for four shows in total: February 3 at Osaka RUIDO in Osaka, February 19 at Imaike GROW in Aichi, March 5 at Aoyama RizM in Tokyo, and March 27 at Namba Hatch in Osaka.<ref>"[https://www.lovelys.jp/posts/40967188 「LIVE TOUR 2023」ご案内とお願い]" (in Japanese). Lovelys Official Site]. 2023-02-01.</ref><ref>"[https://www.lovelys.jp/posts/40686846 「LIVE TOUR 2023」なんばHatch公演詳細決定]" (in Japanese). Lovelys Official Site]. 2023-01-15.</ref> The March 27 final was broadcast live through TwitCasting Premier.<ref>https://twitter.com/ufk_lovelys/status/1639935249173073922</ref> The members continued posting on social media until March 31, when they officially ended activities. Afterwards, Miyazaki Rio retired from the entertainment industry,<ref>"[https://ameblo.jp/miyazaki-rio/entry-12796306123.html 大好きなみんなへ]" (in Japanese). Miyazaki Rio Official Blog. 2023-03-31.</ref> while Yagi Saki moved to Tokyo and transferred agencies to YU-M Entertainment.<ref>"[https://ameblo.jp/yagi-saki/entry-12796439742.html ご報告！]" (in Japanese). Yagi Saki Official Blog. 2023-04-01.</ref>

==Discography==
<tabber>Albums=
;Studio Albums
#[2017.09.25] [[RioSaki]]

;Full Albums
*[2015.04.22] [[Hello!girls!! -Maido Lovelys!!!! Desse-]]

|-|Singles=
;Singles
#[2019.11.20] [[Tatakau Otona / Ippatsu Gyakuten / Loneliness Road]]
#[2022.01.08] [[Kidoku Mushi Keisatsu]]

;Digital Singles
#[2023.03.13] [[Ima, Kimi ni Okuru Uta]]
</tabber>

==Works==
===Radio===
*[2017-2020] Dore Dore♡Lovelys (ドレドレ♡Lovelys)
*[2020-2023] Lovelys Cup Men Radio 🍥 (Lovelysカップ麺ラジオ🍥) 
===Podcast===
*[2021-2023] Lovelys no Love Topi (Lovelysのラブトピ)

==Trivia==
*The group's mascot is a plush animal named Upagi (うぱぎ) belonging to [[Yagi Saki]]. Upagi is described as "the child of an axolotl father and a rabbit mother" and its birthday is June 11, 1993. Upagi also has its own [https://twitter.com/upagi Twitter] and its own [https://instagram.com/upagi_official Instagram]. A solo song by Yagi Saki from Upagi's perspective was included on the group's [[Hello!girls!! -Maido Lovelys!!!! Desse-|first album]].
*Former member [[Sayaka]] coined their group name "Lovelys!!!!". "Lovely" is derived from the group's former manager as a 4-member unit, Aino Masumi, while the number of exclamation marks correlated with the number of members at the time.<ref>https://ameblo.jp/iehapi/entry-11571107499.html</ref>
*Lovelys actually celebrates the anniversary of when they rebranded from Lovelys!!!! to Lovelys in November 2016 as opposed to celebrating the anniversary of when Lovelys was first formed as Lovelys!!!! in 2013, or the anniversary of when they became a duo act in May 2016.
*In 2019, Lovelys revealed that in order to save costs, Yagi Saki is in charge of video editing and Miyazaki Rio is in charge of audio editing for their content. The duo self-produces their lives, costumes, goods, and more.<ref>https://jocr.jp/raditopi/2019/11/26/6560/</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
Lovelys-2ndSingle.jpg|[[Kidoku Mushi Keisatsu|January 2022<br /><small>(Kidoku Mushi Keisatsu)</small>]]
Lovelys-TatakauOtona-promo2.jpg|[[Tatakau Otona / Ippatsu Gyakuten / Loneliness Road|November 2019<br /><small>(Tatakau Otona)</small>]]
Lovelys-TatakauOtona-promo.png|[[Tatakau Otona / Ippatsu Gyakuten / Loneliness Road|November 2019<br /><small>(Tatakau Otona)</small>]]
Lovelys-RioSakiAlbum2.jpg|[[RioSaki|September 2017<br /><small>(RioSaki)</small>]]
Lovelys-RioSakiAlbum.jpg|[[RioSaki|September 2017<br /><small>(RioSaki)</small>]]
UPK-Lovelys-Oct2016.jpg|October 2016
Lovelys-May2016.jpg|May 2016
UPK-Lovelys-Jan2015.jpg|January 2015
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://up-front-kansai.com/talent/ UP-FRONT KANSAI Profile]
*[https://www.lovelys.jp/ Lovelys Official Site]
*[https://ameblo.jp/lovelys-official/ Lovelys Official Blog]
*Social Media Pages: [https://twitter.com/UFK_lovelys Twitter], [https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelys_ufg TikTok], [https://www.showroom-live.com/r/ufgklovelys Showroom], [https://twitcasting.tv/ufk_lovelys TwitCasting], [https://radiotalk.jp/program/19497 Radiotalk]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@lovelys5606 Lovelys Official YouTube Channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@user-jf6bk8zd7e UP-FRONT KANSAI Official YouTube Channel]
*Wikipedia: {{wikij|Lovelys|Japanese}}
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