Guardians 4


Guardians 4 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.

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. The group features Aika Mitsui from Morning Musume, Yurina Kumai and Risako Sugaya from Berryz Kobo, and Saki Nakajima from Cute. Their debut single, "Omakase Guardian", was first broadcast as Shugo Chara!! Dokis opening theme song on April 4, 2009, beginning with episode 77. The song was released as a single on May 27, 2009, along with a cover version by Shugo Chara Egg! and "Summer Has Come!" as B-side songs. The video single was released on June 10, 2009.
Guardians 4 released their second single, "School Days", as the second opening theme song of Shugo Chara!! Doki on September 2, 2009. The single contained a cover version of the song by Shugo Chara Egg! and "Itsuka Koko de" as B-side songs. The video single was released on September 16, 2009. 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. "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! The video single was released on December 2, 2009.
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 " by Shugo Chara Egg! The video single was released on February 3, 2010. 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. After the final episode of Shugo Chara! Party aired March 27, 2010, activities for the group ended.

Members

Singles

Video singles