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 group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax

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. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006.

History

In the 2002 Avex auditions, 5 girls aged 12–13 were selected out of a group of hopefuls to form a new group called SweetS. After a year of training, they finally debuted on 27 August 2003 with a single titled LolitA ☆ Strawberry in summer. They were voted number 1 in the popular J-Music magazine CD-DATA in November 2004.

They released 11 singles, 1 full album, 2 mini-albums, 3 DVDs, 2 photobooks and participated in various collaborations and compilations.

Singles

#	Title	Single information
1	LolitA☆Strawberry in Summer	Release date: (27 August 2003) Oricon ranking position: 23 Main Vocalist: Aya Minor Vocalist: Aki, Haruna (Monkey Typhoon Monkey Typhoon is a Japanese manga written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Romu Aoi. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 2001 and 2002....  4th ED)
2	Love★Raspberry Juice	Release date: (19 November 2003) Oricon ranking position: 26 Main Vocalist: Aya Minor Vocalist: Haruna
3	Love Like Candy Floss	Release date: (11 February 2004) Oricon ranking position: 28 Main Vocalist: Aya, Haruna Minor Vocalist: Aki, Mai, Miori
4	Grow Into Shinin' Stars	Release date: (16 June 2004) Oricon ranking position: 19 Main Vocalist: Aya, Haruna Minor Vocalist: None
5	Sky	Release date: (3 November 2004) Oricon ranking position: 37 Main Vocalist: Aya, Haruna Minor Vocalist: Aki, Mai, Miori (Justirisers 1st ED)
6	Countdown / oursong ~別れの詩~ (Countdown / oursong ~wakare no uta~)	Release date: (2 February 2005) Oricon ranking position: 48 Main Vocalist: Aya, Haruna Minor Vocalist: Aki, Mai, Miori
7	ミエナイツバサ (Mienai Tsubasa)	Release date: (1 June 2005) Oricon ranking position: 39 Main Vocalist: Aya, Haruna Minor Vocalist: Aki, Mai, Miori
8	Earthship ~宇宙船地球号~ (Earthship ~Uchuusen Chikyuu Gou~)	Release date: (10 August 2005) Oricon ranking position: 42 Main Vocalist: Aya, Haruna Minor Vocalist: Aki, Mai, Miori (The Law of Ueki The Law of Ueki is a Japanese manga series by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was first serialised in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 2002 and ended in 2005. Sixteen tankōbon volumes was compiled and published by Shogakukan. An anime adaptation was first broadcast on TV Tokyo on April 4, 2005, ended with 51...  2nd ED)
9	on the way ~約束の場所へ~ (on the way ~Yakusoku no Basho e~)	Release date: (2 November 2005) Oricon ranking position: 62 Main Vocalist: Haruna Minor Vocalist: Mai, Miori Aki and Aya were absent from this single due to school commitments
10	Bitter sweets	Release date: (23 March 2006) Oricon ranking position: 44 Main Vocalist: Aya, Haruna Minor Vocalist: Aki, Mai, Miori
11	Color of tears	Release date: (7 June 2006) Oricon ranking position: 60 Main Vocalist: Aya, Haruna Minor Vocalist: Aki, Mai, Miori

Mini-albums

#	Title	Release Date
1	SweetS	(3 March 2004)
2	keep on movin'	(23 February 2005)

Full-Length albums

#	Title	Release Date
1	5 elementS	(5 October 2005)
2	Delicious - Complete Best	(2 August 2006)

Collaborations

#	Title	Single information
1	1st X'mas	(10 December 2003) Collaborative Christmas single with dream and Fruits Punch
2	2nd X'mas	(1 December 2004) Collaboration with dream and Aiko Kayo Aiko Kayo is a popular idol singer. She has released 12 singles and 2 albums on the Avex Trax label in Japan. She has also performed with the musical units and a☆girls.-About:Aiko Kayō was born on December 11, 1985 in Kanagawa Prefecture.... SweetS did a cover of the single titled 'oursong ~別れの詩~'
2	3rd X'mas	(16 November 2005) Collaboration with dream, Nao Nagasawa Nao Nagasawa is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She is currently active as a model and also as one of the leaders of girl'sBOX activities along with Kayo Aiko and DRM member Hasebe Yu. The three formed a pop group known as Kingyo in July 2007. She has since released a best album and girlsBOX-related... , Nanase Hoshii, Aiko Kayo Aiko Kayo is a popular idol singer. She has released 12 singles and 2 albums on the Avex Trax label in Japan. She has also performed with the musical units and a☆girls.-About:Aiko Kayō was born on December 11, 1985 in Kanagawa Prefecture.... , PARADISE GO!! GO!! and Michi Saito

DVDs

#	Title	Release Date
1	LolitA☆Strawberry in summer	(10 September 2003)
2	Wings of my heart	(20 July 2005)
3	SweetS 1st LIVETOUR Earthship ～宇宙船地球号～	(7 December 2005)
3	Precious Memories	(6 June 2006)

Photobooks

#	Title	Release Date
1	SweetS #1	(27 August 2005)
2	Hi Ma'am	(7 June 2006) SweetS Graduation Photo Album