Girls' Fantasy: Japan (ガールズファンタジー; also known as Girl's Fantasy: The Fantasy DreamLand in Japan) is a Japanese large-scale survival-reality show based on the South Korean survival show Girls' Fantasy. It's premise is to create Japan's next big girl group that would break the charts. It premiered on TokiToki on November 10, 2023.
A second season featuring male trainees, DreamLand: Season 2, is set to premiere sometime in 2024 or 2025.
Concept[]
In Japan, a new island has popped up called the Fantasy Land where girls all over japan and overseas who dream to become superstars are invited. In Fantasy Land the girls will showcase their talents to where the Fantasians (fans) will vote for their favorite contestants to become part of the ultimate line-up for the fantasy girl group.
History[]
Before airing of the Girls' Fantasy, TokiToki went to announce that they've secured the rights for the show to create a spin-off whereas the group who would be created would join the Japanese market. And are in the process of recruiting trainees under a working title "Sparkle Land Audition Project" that would be revealed sometime soon.
On April 28, 2023, TokiToki dropped their first teaser of Girls' Fantasy: Japan.
On August 3, 2023, TokiToki announced that the presenters of the show would be Pu1se member Minami and famous actor Kenzo Keita who would also be narrating the storyline for the show. It was also revealed that a total of 50 trainees would participate on the show, trainees which have been carefully selected and are targeted to make it big.
On September 1, 2023, TokiToki revealed the first 25 contestants, The rest of the 25 contestants were revealed on September 4, 2023. Their profiles were released respectfully on the website tokitoki.girlsfantasy.jp.
On October 2, 2023, the signal song 'Ready, Set! GO!~ (位置について, 用意!ドン!~)' was released with a performance on Girls' Fantasy: Japan official YouTube channel with Hatarimura Mae as the center. At the end of the video it was revealed that the show would be premiering on November 10, 2023.
On February 2, 2024, TokiToki revealed that the show is being renewed for a second season under a new name. The show would be called DreamLand: Season 2. It is unknown to when the show will begin airing since they're working on bettering the production and will announce auditions in the second quarter of 2024.
Contestants[]
Region | Name | Age (Entry) | Notes |
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Osaka | Yamamura Mako | 23 | Older sister of Yamamura Sei. |
Tokyo | Mamehara Yuna | 15 | trainee under MAKE Japan. |
Tokyo | Ada Sumire | 20 | N/A |
Okinawa | Miyagi Riria | 19 | Former trainee of YORI Entertainment. |
Nagoya | Tanaka Kikuri | 17 | N/A |
Tokyo | Imai Juria | 18 | former MyWorld Japan trainee. |
Tokyo | Oyama Rinna | 19 | pre-debut member of 1Y. |
Tokyo | Ito Furata | 22 | former IOE Entertainment trainee. |
Kyoto | Inoue Hinata | 18 | former UNTea member. |
Osaka | Yaguchi Manami | 22 | contestant on Become Idol!, Soloist, former IMAGE member. |
Tokyo | Itadaki Miharu | 20 | N/A |
US | Hidaka Amber | 19 | former LUV Entertainment trainee. |
Fukuoka | Sato Ninara | 16 | Individual trainee. |
Yokohama | Igarashi Haruka | 20 | former trainee under Prime Labels. |
Hiroshima | Tanaka Moka | 20 | Professional Dancer. |
Osaka | Miyamoto Shiori | 19 | former SSOO Entertainment trainee. |
Nagoya | Nakano Mayumi | 21 | former contestant on HEARBEAT Project: +, finalist ranked 10th. |
Tokyo | Hayase Riku | 18 | N/A |
Nagoya | Kubota Anne | 19 | N/A |
Tokyo | Oyama Rie | 20 | N/A |
Tokyo | Niishi Emika | 18 | former PERSONA Entertainment trainee. |
Okinawa | Jo Kei | 20 | N/A |
Kobe | Hidaka Doi | 21 | former IOE Entertainment trainee. |
Kitakyushu | Yamada Harumi | 19 | trainee under A PLUS Media. |
Kyoto | Abe Masami | 16 | N/A |
Australia | Julianne | 20 | trainee under A PLUS Media. |
Tokyo | Murakami Misa | 19 | sister of actor Murakami Sanji. |
Osaka | Aoki Momo | 17 | trainee under JUICE JAPAN. |
Hiroshima | Yotsuya Aeri | 19 | trainee under SSOO Entertainment. |
Nagoya | Tamura Naoko | 19 | trainee under UMSIX Entertainment. |
Osaka | Takeuchi Sumire | 20 | Actress |
Tokyo | Uchida Taki | 18 | N/A |
Okinawa | Ueno Tomoe | 18 | trainee under MAKE Japan. |
Osaka | Nakamura Himena | 17 | Trainee under ADRB. |
Yokohama | Watanabe Ayara | 18 | N/A |
Tokyo | Hirata Yuna | 21 | former trainee of Prime Labels and The Entertainment CORE. |
Kyoto | Uehara Nina | 16 | former AMOR trainee. |
Kitakyushu | Yokoya Mina | 17 | former KLASS C Entertainment trainee. |
Fukuoka | Sato Juna | 18 | N/A |
Hong Kong | Suzuki Mina | 17 | Hong Kongese-Japanese trainee under UTOPIA Japan. |
Hamamatsu | Tomodaki Hina | 19 | N/A |
Tokyo | Anri Chihiro | 21 | N/A |
South Korea | Kazaki Yoonah Kim | 19 | Japanese-Korean trainee. |
Tokyo | Takei Yuki | 18 | N/A |
Osaka | Junji Aiki | 19 | former members of COLORiX. |
Osaka | Imade Koko | 18 | |
Fukuoka | Arataki Yuha | 20 | Songwriter, composer, trainee under A PLUS Media. |
Kitakyushu | Hatarimura Mae | 22 | former contestant on HEARTBEAT Project: +. Ranked 14 in finale |
Tokyo | Onda Shika | 15 | N/A |
Kyoto | Ueno Jiara | 18 | N/A |
Top 10[]
Rank | Pre-Show | Ep.1 | Ep.2 | Ep.4 | Ep.6 | Ep.8 | Ep.9 |
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1 | Nakano Mayumi | Yotsuya Aeri 🡱 | Yotsuya Aeri — | Nakano Mayumi 🡱 | Yotsuya Aeri 🡱 | Yotsuya Aeri — | Hatarimura Mae 🡱 |
2 | Yotsuya Aeri | Hatarimura Mae 🡱 | Nakano Mayumi 🡱 | Hatarimura Mae 🡱 | Nakano Mayumi 🡳 | Hatarimura Mae 🡳 | Nakano Mayumi 🡱 |
3 | Hatarimura Mae | Nakano Mayumi 🡳 | Hatarimura Mae 🡳 | Yotsuya Aeri 🡳 | Ito Furata 🡱 | Takeuchi Sumire 🡱 | Yotsuya Aeri 🡳 |
4 | Suzuki Mina | Ito Furata 🡱 | Ito Furata — | Watanabe Ayara 🡱 | Hatarimura Mae 🡳 | Ito Furata 🡱 | Takeuchi Sumire 🡱 |
5 | Ito Furata | Takeuchi Sumire 🡱 | Suzuki Mina 🡱 | Uehara Nina 🡱 | Watanabe Ayara 🡳 | Nakano Mayumi 🡳 | Watanabe Ayara 🡱 |
6 | Yamamura Mako | Aoki Momo 🡱 | Takeuchi Sumire 🡱 | Ito Furata 🡱 | Yaguchi Manami 🡱 | Aoki Momo 🡱 | Uehara Nina 🡱 |
7 | Aoki Momo | Suzuki Mina 🡳 | Watanabe Ayara 🡱 | Aoki Momo 🡱 | Uehara Nina 🡳 | Watanabe Ayara 🡳 | Tamura Naoko 🡱 |
8 | Kazaki Yoonah Kim | Sato Juna 🡱 | Aoki Momo 🡳 | Yaguchi Manami 🡱 | Suzuki Mina 🡳 | Uehara Nina 🡳 | Suzuki Mina 🡱 |
9 | Ueno Tomoe | Kazaki Yoonah Kim 🡳 | Kazaki Yoonah Kim — | Suzuki Mina 🡳 | Aoki Momo 🡱 | Tamura Naoko 🡱 | Aoki Momo 🡳 |
10 | Imade Koko | Yamamura Mako 🡳 | Sato Juna 🡱 | Hidaka Amber 🡱 | Tamura Naoko 🡱 | Suzuki Mina 🡳 | Ito Furata 🡳 |
Final Results[]
# | Name | Votes |
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1 | Yotsuya Aeri | 903,405 |
2 | Hatarimura Mae | 894,929 |
3 | Watanabe Ayara | 841,204 |
4 | Nakano Mayumi | 798,847 |
5 | Ito Furata | 774,613 |
6 | Uehara Nina | 753,135 |
7 | Aoki Momo | 711,941 |
8 | Takeuchi Sumire | 698,666 |
9 | Yokoya Mina | 625,912 |
10 | Nakamura Himena | 599,012 |
Eliminated | ||
11 | Tamura Naoko | 595,778 |
12 | Suzuki Mina | 578,194 |
13 | Ueno Tomoe | 561,275 |
14 | Yaguchi Manami | 511,111 |
15 | Sato Ninara | 491,203 |
16 | Imade Koko | 490,991 |
17 | Hidaka Amber | 468,743 |
18 | Kazaki Yoonah Kim | 451,024 |
19 | Oyama Rinna | 399,201 |
20 | Hidaka Doi | 345,410 |
Final Top 10 will be debuting as IO.
Discography[]
Digital Singles[]
- "Ready, Set! GO!~ (位置について, 用意!ドン!~)" (2023)
Extended Plays[]
- 30 Girls, 5 Concepts (2024) (Trainees in Bold are the center for the respective song)
- "Day Dream" by Night-WalkerZ (Featuring: Uehara Nina, Takeuchi Sumire, Anri Chihiro, Yokoya Mina, Ada Sumire)
- "Gossip" by WhispEAR (Featuring: Yotsuya Aeri, Ito Furata, Nakamura Himena, Tamura Naoko and Hidaka Doi)
- "Ideal" by Perfect F5ive (Featuring: Suzuki Mina , Nakano Miyumi, Hatarimura Mae, Sato Ninara, Aoki Momo)
- "Yummy Tummy" by CUTiEme (Featuring: Yaguchi Manami, Oyama Rinna, Imade Koko, Mamehara Yuna, and Uchida Taki)
- "C'mon" by SONATA V (Featuring: Ueno Tomoe, Arataki Yuha, Yamada Harumi, Sato Juna and Takei Yuki)
- Girls' Fantasy: Japan, The Finale (2024) (Trainees in Bold are the center for the respective song)
- "Goddess Awaken" (Featuring: Suzuki Mina, Uehara Nina, Yokoya Mina, Yotsuya Aeri, Nakamura Himena, Hatarimura Mae, Ueno Tomoe, Imade Koko, Ada Sumire and Kazaki Yoonah Kim)
- "Mermaid" (Featuring: Oyama Rinna, Hidaka Doi, Watanabe Ayara, Ito Furata, Yaguchi Manami, Sato Ninara, Takeuchi Sumire, Hidaka Amber, Aoki Momo and Tamura Naoko)
- "ALL-MINE" (Featuring all 20 trainees)
- "Ready, Set! GO!~ (位置について, 用意!ドン!~) (Final 20 ver.)" (Featuring all 20 trainees)
Trainee Table[]
- Color key
Final members of debut group.
Contestants eliminated in the final episode.
Contestants eliminated in the third elimination round.
Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round.
Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round.
50 Trainees | ||||
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Yotsuya Aeri | Hatarimura Mae | Watanabe Ayara | Nakano Miyumi | Ito Furata |
Uehara Nina | Aoki Momo | Takeuchi Sumire | Yokoya Mina | Nakamura Himena |
Tamura Naoko | Suzuki Mina | Ueno Tomoe | Yaguchi Manami | Sato Ninara |
Imade Koko | Hidaka Amber | Kazaki Yoonah Kim | Oyama Rinna | Hidaka Doi |
Ueno Jiara | Anri Chihiro | Yamada Harumi | Ada Sumire | Takei Yuki |
Mamehara Yuna | Arataki Yuha | Sato Juna | Yamamura Mako | Uchida Taki |
Junji Aiki | Abe Masami | Itadaki Miharu | Jo Kei | Oyama Rie |
Tanaka Moka | Miyagi Riria | Tomodaki Hina | Niishi Emika | Julianne |
Inoue Hinata | Igarashi Haruka | Kubota Anne | Miyamoto Shiori | Imai Juria |
Hayase Riku | Hirata Yuna | Murakami Misa | Uchida Taki | Onda Shika |