Empire (Japanese band)

, stylized as EMPiRE, is a Japanese idol group formed between WACK and Avex Trax in 2017.
History.
2017–present: Formation and debut as Empire.
On April 2, 2017, WACK announced a joint project with Avex Entertainment. On August 23, The group name was announced as Empire. By September 28, all members of the group had been revealed. The group's first song "Empire is Coming" was released on October 6, the song was later featured on "WACK & Scrambles Works". Empire's first album, "The Empire Strikes Start!!" was released on April 11, 2018. The group held their first concert named after their debut album on May 1. That same day the group's first member, Yuina Empire transferred to Bis and new members Maho Empire and Mikina Empire joined the group. The Empire Next Edition Tour was held from July to September of the same year. On September 5, Empire released their first EP, "Empire Originals".
On January 29, 2019, Yuka Empire left Empire to focus on academic work. On February 27, Empire's first single, "Pierce", was released. On March 30, Now Empire was added as the group's new member. Empire embarked on their second concert tour, the New Empire Tour, from April to June. On July 17, Empire's second single, "Success Story", was released. On October 16, Empire's third single "Right Now", was released. Empire embarked on their third concert tour, Empire's Great Escape Tour, from November to December. Empire's second album, "The Great Journey Album" was released on December 18.
The group was scheduled to hold their Super Feeling Good Tour from May to June 2020, however it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They released their second EP, "Super Cool EP", on August 5, 2020. They held the Empire Error Error Error Tour from November to December 2020.