Growth



Growth (グロース Gurōsu) is a four-member idol unit under the management of TSUKINO TALENT PRODUCTION. They are part of the ALIVE series alongside SOARA, they are managed by Mochiduki Minato.

When the unit debuted there were only three members, Koki, Kensuke, and Ryota; and Koki, the leader of the unit, did not agree with the musical direction the producers wanted them to go in. Koki then encountered Mamoru, a jobless and homeless young man with a unique outlook on life and a talent for song-writing, who was quickly welcomed into the unit by the others.

Growth also have a rival unit, ZIX, from Sun promotion entertainment. Previously, their rivalry was somewhat bitter and bad-natured, but in more recent years the members of both units have mellowed and have now come to see each other as friendly rivals.

Unlike the other units in ALIVE/SQ their leader, Koki, does not also double as their composer; instead, Fujimura Mamoru is responsible for their music.

"Come on, Let's start the music."


 * Their catch phrase from their debut up until 2021 was "Let us go singing as far as we go; the road will be less tedious." For the 2021-2022 period their phrase was "We are Growth!".
 * They share their current catch phrase with SOARA; similar to how Six Gravity & Procellarum share a phrase, and SolidS & QUELL share one as well.
 * Growth's number during the TSUKIPRO audition was 2, right after SOARA.