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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Diva
Group · Japan · formed 2011
Japanese band
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Also known as 디바
Timeline
25 events+ Member joins 11− Member leaves 11◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
2010s
· Member joins
増田有華 joins the band
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source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
宮澤佐江 joins the band
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· Member joins
梅田彩佳 joins the band
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source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
秋元才加 joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: 月の裏側
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
二見夕貴 joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
井上結菜 joins the band
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· Member joins
古川温子 joins the band
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· Member joins
山上綾加 joins the band
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· Member joins
福野来夢 joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
粕谷聡子 joins the band
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· Member leaves
増田有華 leaves the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
増田有華 joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
宮澤佐江 leaves the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
梅田彩佳 leaves the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
秋元才加 leaves the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
二見夕貴 leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
井上結菜 leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
古川温子 leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
山上綾加 leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
福野来夢 leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
粕谷聡子 leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
増田有華 leaves the band
original
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography368 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1373692818
Biography
Diva (stylized as "DiVA" and "DIVA") was a sub-unit of Japanese idol girl group AKB48 that was active from 2011 to 2014. Its members are: Sayaka Akimoto, Sae Miyazawa, Ayaka Umeda, and Yuka Masuda. The group has released four singles that have peaked in Oricon's top 10.
History
The formation of Diva was revealed to Sayaka Akimoto and Sae Miyazawa on January 10, 2011, and disclosed to public by the all Diva members at the AKB48 Theater on February 27, 2011. The initial four-member unit consisted of Sayaka Akimoto, Sae Miyazawa, Ayaka Umeda, and Yuka Masuda. All four members are signed by the entertainment agency Flave Entertainment, formerly known as Office48. The concept of the unit is "The first-ever Dance & Vocal unit from AKB48". They were originally scheduled to release their debut single on April 27, 2011, but on April 1, it was announced that the release date had been postponed to May 18 due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The A-side song, "Tsuki no Ura gawa" (月の裏側, Reverse side of the Moon), was written by Yasushi Akimoto (no relation to Sayaka), as well as some B-side songs including AKB48 Team-K's theater-performed song "Blue Rose", and one of the songs recorded on Type-B CD, "Information" (インフォメーション), was written by Tetsuya Komuro. They performed publicly at the Kobe Collection in Shanghai on April 16, 2011.
It was announced on the official Diva blog that Akimoto would continue her activities in Diva even after leaving AKB48 on August 22, 2013 at AKB48's Tokyo Dome Concert while her last stage performance was to be on August 28. In March 2014, Diva released a cover version of "Wow War Tonight" by H Jungle with t. The song was only available for download from SoftBank's mobile phone application, and did not feature Masuda. In August 2014, it was announced that the group would be reuniting before the end of 2014 for the last time to release their final single, their first album, and a farewell concert. Former AKB48 member Masuda's participation was also confirmed. This final single named "Discovery
DISCOVERYSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11DISCOVERY5:022Believe in myself4:543DISCOVERY (Instrumental)5:024Believe in myself (Instrumental)4:53Disc 21DISCOVERY (Music Video)2WOW WAR TONIGHT ～時には起こせよムーヴメント～ (Music Video)", was released on October 8, 2014, and was sold in four different versions.
Singles
- RIAJ Digital Tracks established April 2009.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 25 | 95.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2014 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 16 tracks · 50:18
Disc 11月の裏側4:242Cry4:203Lost the way4:104DISCOVERY5:015DIVA!4:356大スキ+大キライ=大好き!3:517WOW WAR TONIGHT ～時には起こせよムーヴメント～5:298一人想い4:169You should know it...4:0810妄想シンデレラ5:1411For tenderness4:50Disc 21月の裏側 (Music Video)2Cry (Music Video)3Lost the way (Music Video)4WOW WAR TONIGHT ～時には起こせよムーヴメント～ (Music Video)5DISCOVERY (Music Video)
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 月の裏側Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 17:44Disc 1 1月の裏側4:27 2Blue rose –DiVA ver.–4:26 3月の裏側 (Instrumental)4:27 4Blue rose –DiVA ver.– (Instrumental)4:24 Disc 21月の裏側（Video Clip） 2AKB48メンバーからDiVAへのメッセージ映像（仮） | 18 May 2011 | ||
| 2011 | CrySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 19:16Disc 1 1Cry4:22 2No way out5:17 3Cry (Instrumental)4:22 4No way out (Instrumental)5:15 Disc 21Cry (Video Clip) 2Cry Making Movie | 10 August 2011 | ||
| 2012 | Lost the waySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 9:42Disc 1 1Lost the way4:11 2悲しみのMirage5:31 3Lost the way (Instrumental) 4悲しみのMirage (Instrumental) Disc 21Lost the way (Music Video) 2History of New Member | 21 March 2012 | ||
| 2014 | DISCOVERYSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 19:51Disc 1 1DISCOVERY5:02 2Believe in myself4:54 3DISCOVERY (Instrumental)5:02 4Believe in myself (Instrumental)4:53 Disc 21DISCOVERY (Music Video) 2WOW WAR TONIGHT ～時には起こせよムーヴメント～ (Music Video) | 8 October 2014 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Diva head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 25 | 95.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 3 | 15.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 増田有華 | 10 January 2011 | 7 January 2013 | original |
| 宮澤佐江 | 10 January 2011 | 30 November 2014 | original |
| 梅田彩佳 | 10 January 2011 | 30 November 2014 | original |
| 秋元才加 | 10 January 2011 | 30 November 2014 | original |
| 二見夕貴 | 20 December 2011 | 30 November 2014 | |
| 井上結菜 | 20 December 2011 | 30 November 2014 | |
| 古川温子 | 20 December 2011 | 30 November 2014 | |
| 山上綾加 | 20 December 2011 | 30 November 2014 | |
| 福野来夢 | 20 December 2011 | 30 November 2014 | |
| 粕谷聡子 | 20 December 2011 | 30 November 2014 | |
| 増田有華 | August 2014 | 30 November 2014 | original |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/32d52606-5d93-4668-b7a8-1f9580f1984cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/32d52606-5d93-4668-b7a8-1f9580f1984ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q614974genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q614974seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_%28Japanese_band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_%28Japanese_band%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of J-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q614974 · MusicBrainz: 32d52606-5d93-4668-b7a8-1f9580f1984c
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