UP-FRONT esports club

UP-FRONT esports club (sometimes spelled as e-sports with a hyphen)https://twitter.com/arai_manami_ao/status/950314793264603137 is an eSports club for talent that was formed in December 2017 and made its competitive debut in January 2018."芸能界“最強ゲームチーム”を決定する「第1回 eスポーツ スターバトル チャンピオンシップ」開催決定" (in Japanese). GAME Watch. 2017-12-20. The club has been inactive since late 2018. 
==Members==
*Yaguchi Mari (矢口真里) Supervisor"☆UP-FRONT e-sports club☆" (in Japanese). Yaguchi Mari Official Blog. 2018-01-08.
*Furukawa Konatsu (古川小夏)
*Arai Manami (新井愛瞳)
*Yokoyama Reina (横山玲奈)
* (鍛治島彩)
===Former Members===
* (宮澤茉凛) (2017-2019)
==History==
On December 20, 2017, the club was initially announced under the name "UP-FRONT Team" with former Morning Musume member Yaguchi Mari, Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari) members Furukawa Konatsu and Arai Manami, and LoVendoЯ guitarist as the four founding members.
The UP-FRONT esports club made its competitive debut on January 8, 2018 at the Dai Ichi Kai eSports Star Battle Championship,"ｅスポーツバトルチャンピオンシップ#1" (in Japanese). eSports Star League. which was streamed live on the official eSports Star League Twitch channel.https://twitter.com/konatsufurukawa/status/950166273647820801
On July 27, 2018, Morning Musume '18 member Yokoyama Reina and member joined the club."eスポーツスターリーグ バトルチャンピオンシップ#2" (in Japanese). eSports Star League. 2018-07-27.
On August 6, 2018, the club competed in the Dai Ni Kai eSports Star Battle Championship, which was held on the Special Stage of the TV Asahi・Roppongi Hills Natsu Matsuri SUMMER STATION and streamed live on AbemaTV's Ultra Games Channel."芸能人チームによるeスポーツ大会「スターバトル チャンピオンシップ」第2回が8月6日に開催決定" (in Japanese). GAME Watch. 2018-07-09."SUMMER STATIONスペシャル ステージ" (in Japanese). TV Asahi.
On June 28, 2019, it was announced that Miyazawa Marin will leave and subsequently the UP-FRONT esports club at the end of July following the expiration of her exclusive management contract with the agency."LoVendoЯに関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). LoVendoR Official Website. 2019-06-28.
==Competitions Participated In==
*[2018.01.08] Dai Ichi Kai eSports Star Battle Championship (第一回eスポーツスターバトルチャンピオンシップ)
*[2018.08.06] Dai Ni Kai eSports Star Battle Championship (第二回eスポーツスターバトルチャンピオンシップ)
==Trivia==
*Yaguchi Mari said that she loves gaming, but admits that she is not good at it.
*Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari) created a YouTube gaming channel named Up Up Girls (YouTuber) in September 2017,"アップアップガールズ（YouTuber）始動！！ #アプガ" (in Japanese). Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari) News Official Blog. 2017-07-23. which Arai Manami is the most frequent member on the channel followed by Sekine Azusa and .
* is a fan of Pokémon, Monster Hunter, Dynasty Warriors, and Samurai Warriors games."モー娘。田中れいな来春卒業「新しいステージに旅立ちます」" (in Japanese). natalie. 2012-11-18.Miyazawa Marin. "Sorry" (in Japanese). LoVendoЯ Official Blog. 2013-03-30.
*Yaguchi Mari has attended the Tokyo Game Shows in 2016 and 2017 as an official supporter of the Japan eSports League and eSports Communications."日本ｅスポーツリーグ オフィシャルサポーター☆" (in Japanese). Yaguchi Mari Official Blog. 2016-09-16."TOKYO GAME SHOW 2017☆" (in Japanese). Yaguchi Mari Official Blog. 2017-09-21. Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari) attended in 2017, where they played mobile games on the Exvision. Stage."【TOKYO GAME SHOW 2017】アプガがTGSに初参戦！グダグダモンストガチャ！？顔ダンスで放送事故！？大盛り上がりのステージの模様をお届けします！ " (in Japanese). Up Up Girls (YouTuber) (via YouTube). 2017-09-27.
*Kajishima Aya live streams on her SHOWROOM channel while she plays video games such as Mario Kart and Splatoon 2.https://twitter.com/uug2_kajishima/status/948087096274698241https://twitter.com/uug2_kajishima/status/984211855882072064
==References==
Category:2017 Units
Category:UP-FRONT esports club
Category:13th Generation Morning Musume
Category:Up Up Girls
Category:LoVendoR
Category:Up-Front Group
Category:2nd Generation Morning Musume
Category:2019 Disbanded