South² Members Profile and Facts
South² (サウスサウス) was a Japanese girl group created for the anime/drama GaruGaku. The line-up consists of Kurea Masuda, Kira Yamaguchi, Misaki Tsuruya and Youka Ogawa. Their name was used due to all members’ hometowns being in the south of Japan. Kurea and Youka are from Miyazaki, Misaki is from Fukuoka and Kira is from Nagasaki.
South² Members:
Kurea Masuda
Member Colour: Blue
Birth Name: Masuda Kurea (増田來亜)
Birthday: August 19, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Miyazaki, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 157.2 cm (5’1″)
Instagram: girls2_kurea_official
Kurea Masuda Facts:
– She has a little sister.
– Her MBTI type is INFJ.
– Her favourite songs are “Sincerely” by TRUE, “irony” by ClariS, “Call of Silence” by Hiroyuki Sawano and “if” by Kana Nishino.
– Her favourite sports are volleyball and basketball.
– She dislikes insects.
– She likes K-Pop.
– Kurea is dexterous.
– She taught herself Korean.
– Her hobbies are watching anime, watching movies, reading, and watching TikTok videos.
– Her skills are getting along with dogs and cats and doing hair arrangement.
– She used to be an E-girls Bunnies member before it was dissolved into EXPG Lab.
– She was also a part of the trainee unit KIZZY.
– She is childhood friends with Youka Ogawa.
– Her favourite magical girl anime shows are Magical Princess Minky Momo and Sailor Moon.
– Her favourite anime in general, however, is Seraph of the End.
– She wants to visit Guam one day.
– She looks up to Minami Hamabe.
Kira Yamaguchi
Member Colour: Sky Blue
Birth Name: Yamaguchi Kira (山口綺羅)
Birthday: January 20, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nagasaki, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 156.5cm (5’1″)
Instagram: girls2_kira_official
Kira Yamaguchi Facts:
– She has a little brother and a little sister. Her little sister is Ririka Kayamoto, who is a child actress.
– Her favourite songs are “Let’s Go See the Stars” by Kotato Namioka, “Alright and Happy Happy” by Kana Nishino, “TOKYO 4AM” by Chanmina, “CHERRY” by KAHOH, “I Love You Niha I Love You” by Ohashi Chippoke and “Dry Flower” by Yuuri.
– Her favourite sport is basketball.
– She is afraid of dark places.
– Her skills are taking photos, dancing, and doing makeup.
– Her hobbies are playing with little kids, shopping, watching movies and eating at cafés.
– She started dancing when she was 6 years old.
– She can do gymnastics.
– Kira is good at cooking, especially omelette rice.
– Kira and Misaki Tsuruya were friends before the formation of Girls² as they went to the same EXPG school.
– She and Ran Ishii choreographed “Ashita wo Tsukurou”.
– She looks up to Harumi Sato.
– She wants to visit America.
– Kira has visited South Korea before.
Misaki Tsuruya
Member Colour: Pink
Birth Name: Tsuruya Misaki (鶴屋美咲)
Birthday: April 18, 2003
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fukuoka, Japan
Blood Type: B
Height: 160 cm (5’2″)
Instagram: girls2_misaki_official
Misaki Tsuruya Facts:
– She has an older brother.
– She has 2 pet dogs named Lilly and Kyosuke.
– Her favourite idols are XG, BLACKPINK, ITZY, Huh Yunjin, JINI, Momo Hirai and Mina Myoi.
– Her favourite songs are “Let It Be” by The Beatles, “I Like It” by DeBarge, “After The Love Has Gone” by Earth, “Wind & Fire” and “BREAK MY SOUL” by Beyoncé and any R&B song.
– She is afraid of heights.
– She doesn’t like sports.
– She started dancing when she was 3 years old, and was mainly inspired by E-Girls.
– Her skills are drawing, her penmanship, playing the piano, and studying Chinese. However, she stated in a blog that she quit her Chinese lessons over the summer of 2019.
– Her hobbies are looking for delicious coffee, listening to the radio, listening to music, reading manga, watching anime, and playing games.
Youka Ogawa
Member Colour: Green
Birth Name: Ogawa Youka (小川桜花)
Birthday: April 2, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Miyazaki, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 170 cm (5’5″)
Instagram: girls2_yoka_official
Youka Ogawa Facts:
– Her MBTI type is ENFP.
– She has 3 little sisters and 2 little brothers.
– Her favourite songs are J-Pop songs, band songs, western music, songs with a solid bead, and up-tempo songs.
– Her favourite idols are BLACKPINK, NiziU and Jang Wonyoung.
– Her favourite season is winter.
– Her special skills are doing makeup, playing sports, texting quickly on her phone, and singing while playing the guitar.
– Her hobbies are listening to music, doing fashion research, taking pictures, and watching sports matches.
– She is learning to play the guitar.
– She is good at English, but isn’t fluent.
– Youka used to be a child model.
– She was a part of the EXPG Lab unit KIZZY.
– She has travelled to Hawaii, Singapore, France, Italy and South Korea before.
– She and Kurea Masuda were friends before the formation of Girls².
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