Guardians 4

Guardians 4 (ガーディアンズ4, Gādianzu Fō) was a Japanese idol project group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2009 and associated with Hello! Project. The group was created to perform music for the Shugo Chara! anime series. The members consist of Aika Mitsui from Morning Musume, Yurina Kumai and Risako Sugaya from Berryz Kobo, and Saki Nakajima from Cute.

Guardians 4
ガーディアンズ4
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2009–2010
LabelsPony Canyon
Associated acts
Websiteguardians4.com
Past members

History

In April 2009, Hello! Project announced a new subgroup to perform music for the second season of the Shugo Chara! anime series, titled Shugo Chara!! Doki.[1] The group features Aika Mitsui from Morning Musume, Yurina Kumai and Risako Sugaya from Berryz Kobo, and Saki Nakajima from Cute.[1] Their debut single, "Omakase Guardian", was first broadcast as Shugo Chara!! Doki's opening theme song on April 4, 2009, beginning with episode 77.[1] The song was released as a single on May 27, 2009,[1] along with a cover version by Shugo Chara Egg! and "Summer Has Come!" as B-side songs.[2] The video single was released on June 10, 2009.[3]

Guardians 4 released their second single, "School Days", as the second opening theme song of Shugo Chara!! Doki on September 2, 2009.[4] The single contained a cover version of the song by Shugo Chara Egg! and "Itsuka Koko de" as B-side songs.[4] The video single was released on September 16, 2009.[5] After the song was featured for two months, Guardians 4 released the song "Party Time" as the first opening song to Shugo Chara!'s third season, Shugo Chara! Party!, which began broadcast in October 2009.[6] "Party Time" was released on November 18, 2009, as a double A-side single with "Watashi no Tamago", the series' ending theme song, by Shugo Chara Egg![6][7] The video single was released on December 2, 2009.[8]

Guardians 4 released their final single as a group, "Going On!", as the final opening theme song for Shugo Chara! Party! on January 20, 2010, which contained the B-side "Arigatō (Ōkiku Kansha)" (ありがとう～大きくカンシャ!～) by Shugo Chara Egg![9][10] The video single was released on February 3, 2010.[11] On March 10, 2010, a compilation album was released featuring songs by Guardians 4, Buono!, and Shugo Chara Egg!, titled Shugo Chara! Song Best. The DVD compilation featuring their music videos, titled Shugo Chara! Clip Best, was released on March 17, 2010.[12] After the final episode of Shugo Chara! Party aired March 27, 2010, activities for the group ended.

Members

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN JPN
Hot
"Omakase Guardian" (おまかせ♪ガーディアン) 2009 18[2] — — Shugo Chara! Song Best
"School Days" 8[4] 98[13] —
"Party Time / Watashi no Tamago (わたしのたまご)"[lower-alpha 1] 14[7] — —
"Going On!" 2010 8[10] — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Video singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN
"Omakase Guardian" (おまかせ♪ガーディアン) 2009 23[3] — Shugo Chara! Clip Best
"School Days" 41[5] —
"Party Time" 65[8] —
"Going On!" 2010 44[11] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes
  1. "Party Time" is Guardian 4's 3rd single. The second A-side song, "Watashi no Tamago", is performed by Shugo Chara Egg![7]

References
  1. "ハロプロ新ユニット、ガーディアンズ4におまかせ" [Leave it to Guardians 4, Hello Pro new unit]. Natalie (in Japanese). April 6, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. "おまかせ♪ガーディアン". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. "シングルV「おまかせ♪ガーディアン」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. "School Days". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. "シングルV「School Days」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. "ガーディアンズ4新作にしゅごキャラエッグ！新曲収録" [Guardians 4's new song to be released with Shugo Chara Egg!]. Natalie (in Japanese). October 14, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. "PARTY TIME/わたしのたまご". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  8. "シングルV「PARTY TIME」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. "ガーディアンズ4、2010年第1弾は「Going On!」" [Guardians 4 to release "Going On!" as first single in 2010]. Natalie (in Japanese). January 7, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  10. "Going On!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  11. "シングルV「Going On!」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  12. "アニメ「しゅごキャラ！」オープニング曲満載のCD＆DVD". Natalie (in Japanese). March 2, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  13. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (December 28, 2008)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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