Girlz 12

One of the Girlz.

Girlz 12 (G12 for short) is a satirical spoof of girl groups created by a Filipina with too much free time on her hands in 2016. It stars 12 female characters from varying franchises, with the exception of a Sailor Moon ripoff that nobody pays attention to. They're apparently supposed to be "a boy band with girl members," because girl group songs sound completely different from boy band songs (Compare the Spice Girls' "Say You'll Be There" with the Backstreet Boys' "As Long As You Love Me." Hear the difference?) Even though it was created by a Filipina, the group's management has been taken over by an American, since the Filipina completely forgot they existed.

The origin of the group

Minami Kousaka, who was 21 at the time, formed a girl group called Girl Bomb with her friends Princess Bubblegum, Leopard/Doronjo, and Harley Quinn. Performing at their local pizza place, they were discovered by Ayumi Oda, a producer at Korean label Responsible Recordz, who recruited them for a music video. The girls agreed, and found out Oda was combining them along with two other groups, Girlz with Mouthz (Erin Esurance, Zone-Tan, Hotaru Shidare, Yori Mishakuji, and Totoko Yowai) and Girl Jam (Junko Enoshima, Isuke Inukai, and Twilight Sparkle), to make a supergroup called Girlz 12, or G12 for short.

The Girlz

Harley Quinn

G1 and "tons of fun," Harley Quinn is the excitable bisexual of the group. She serves as the rapper on G12's songs. When she's not singing, she's making out with Poison Ivy or stalking Cyborg. She occasionally goes on hiatus to appear in new DCEU movies, at which she is replaced by Punchline.

Erin Esurance

A Sydney Bristow ripoff unnecessarily sexualized for her former commercials' timeslots, Erin Esurance is G2 and wants to "get with you." She is known for having the least lines in G12's songs. When she's not singing, she is contemplating her feelings for Space Ghost, who she shares a love of sci-fi with. She prefers Star Wars over Star Trek.

Leopard/Doronjo

Doronjo is a 9-year-old superhero and G3. Not knowing what G12's songs are really about, she believes she's singing in the Powerpuff Girls' band from the end of the "Mime for a Change" episode. Of course, this move was solely so most idol singer fans could flock to G12. When she's not singing, she's seeing a therapist. Since Turquoise isn't run by the kind of people who would sexualize a character like that, Doronjo's addition is actually an allegory for how the music industry sexualizes minors, with Doronjo off-camera acting like a normal kid her age, and the rest of G12 hating "The Big Guys" (who even Ayumi Oda fears) for trying to do such a thing to her.

Zone-Tan

Zone-Tan, best known as a hypersexual talk show host, is also G4 in Girlz 12. According to their hit debut single "Boy, You Need A Shot of G12," she will "make you come" and is "watching you fap." Clearly, the parents who buy G12 CDs for their 11-year-old daughters have no idea what goes on thru their children's minds when they listen to them. Whenever Zone-Tan starts having thoughts about minors, it's up to either Twilight or PB to speak some sense into her. Nevertheless, Zone-Tan would never harm a child. When she's not singing, she's masturbating like she's Pee-wee Herman in an adult movie theater.

Hotaru Shidare

G5, Hotaru Shidare describes herself as "Lady Wonka," as she owns a candy store and looks pretty gothic, but IS NOT into inflation like ol' Willy. Even though she is spastic and hammy, on the inside, she has a hidden love of emo music, which Totoko calls "Vampire music." She'll "make you feel so good," a clear example of the Satanism that plagues today's music. When she's not singing, she's making herself fat until she turns into that one guy from the Yoshi's Island commercial.

Minami Kousaka

G6 who can "see the Ending," Minami Kousaka is a self-insert Mary-Sue character created by a Filipina we hardly even know, as well as the technical lead singer. Looking like Sailor Moon and fellow bandmate Zone-Tan hooked up, Minami boasts that "she can sing," clearly unaware of everyone else's talents, even the 9-year-old's. When she's not singing, she's drawing pervy manga.

Princess Bubblegum

The princess of the Candy Kingdom, Princess Bubblegum (or "PB" for short) is G7 in the group and will "be your Princess." Those who choose to screw her claim she "tastes like candy," which validates her claim of being "So sweet!" When she's not singing, she's fighting Princess Peach over popularity.

Junko Enoshima

Junko Enoshima, a fashion designer obsessed with despair, is G8. She serves as the hype woman in G12's songs. She's even more big-headed than Minami, screaming that she is "HOT" and boasting that she's "the Girlfriend of Despair." In reality, she is just another video game character created by NIS America for their franchise Danganronpa. When she's not singing, she's aggressively posing like she's in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Yori Mishakuji

A ninja, Yori Mishakuji is G9, who thinks "Onii-sama loves my brothers more than me..." Yes, that's right, she is the sister of the Mishakuji brothers from K Project (No, not THAT one, Swayzak!) She is also known for getting little to no lines. When she's not singing, she's slaying the Yakuza.

Totoko Yowai

G10 and "a bitch," Totoko Yowai "remembers when..." but doesn't specify it. She is almost the female version of Chris-chan, judging by her psychopathic "womanchild" attitude and entitledness. When she's not singing, she steals fish from her local aquarium and pepper sprays the staff when they try to stop her.

Isuke Inukai

An assassin, Isuke Inukai is G11 in the group. She's in love with G6, but lies that she likes men as well, with the excuse that she prefers them over 40. However, this excuse was MythBusted when she was presented with Solid Snake, who as far as we know, is supposed to be 44. She is the Deadpan Snarker/Posh Spice of the group. When she's not singing, she's fighting in high-heel things.

Twilight Sparkle

G12, Twilight Sparkle is actually a magical horse from another dimension, which explains her purple skin. She loves books. When she's not singing, she's studying to be a lawyer, so she can sue the creators of the sad knockoff My Little Penis.

G13??

For years it has been speculated that Responsible Recordz (the label that publishes Girlz 12) will add a thirteenth girl. Here are some rumoured candidates.

Akane Owari

Junko Enoshima's athletic friend Akane Owari tried out for the part of G8, but was replaced by our favourite freaky fashionista at the last minute. Even though Akane fills in for Junko whenever she's out, rumours have spread that she will get her own spot in Girlz 13.

Ahsoka Tano

An associate of Turquoise Productions thought that Anakin Skywalker's good friend Ahsoka Tano would be perfect for a 13th girl. Not much has been said about this, afterwards, though; however, it's known Minami prefers Sabine Wren, since she has purple hair.

Yuuki Takemoto

Since an OC is already one of the Girlz, why can't Turquoise's own OC be a member, too? Truth is, Minami and Yuuki would fight over everything and anything, ending with Minami saying "God, what a bitch."

Punchline

Punchline, the rival of Harley Quinn, already stands in for the clown princess of crime whenever she's starring in another Snyder-less DCEU flop. However, it's been rumoured that she might get her own spot on the Girlz' roster, but it's highly unlikely, considering that she shares so many of the same characteristics as her frenemy.

Alex Casoy

Turquoise/Responsible have been looking for a black girl to join the group, in attempt to create more diversity. Of course, how much more sexy can you get than a black girl from a show literally driven by fetishes? Alex Casoy (NOT Heung) is just that, and she's ready to assert her dominance all over the Girlz' asses.

Reimu Hakurei

Even though Gensokyo is rather out-of-date, shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei has access to the Internet and has expressed her interest in Girlz 12's music. Responsible scouts are eyeing her for the next Girl in the Girlz.

Azula

Since there are girls from Cartoon Network and Disney shows in G12 already, why don't we have a Nickelodeon girl?? Plus, she's voiced by Grey DeLisle.

G12: The Show

The girls have a show that's aimed at young females of 12-17. Here, they teach things like "it's okay to be scared of sex," "interracial romances are fine as long as you don't fetishize them," "pedophilia is dumb" (which explains Doronjo), and "don't be ashamed of having fetishes because a certain site that rhymes with Peewee Harms is wrong." You also get to hear their Crowning Music of Awesome.

A typical episode reflects the things their creator (not the Filipina, the American)'s mental state thinks at the moment. For example, one episode focuses on the Girlz trying to make a Show Within a Show called Wake Up with the Girlz, but being ruined by Erin introducing Doronjo to Star Wars and the nearing-puberty girl's nascent crush on Jango Fett. Another episode revolves round the Girlz' workout video, Dance! Work Out with Girlz 12 in which Hotaru gets down like Duane of Vinesauce lore.

Swayzak occasionally appears on this show, due to one of Princess Bubblegum's friends being Sara, his love interest. TOM also appears, but he can't keep a lover.

Lawsuits

The Girlz have gotten into alot of lawsuits over the years, over their steals from the boy bands that "inspired" them.

Turquoise Productions v. Fuzzy Door Productions

In 2022, Turquoise Productions (the company that owns the rights to Girlz 12) was sued by Seth MacFarlane's production company Fuzzy Door Productions for ripping off "Boyz 12," a spoof of boy bands that was featured on an episode of American Dad! ten years before. Turquoise avoided the lawsuit by claiming the group's creation was directly inspired by the Boyz, and that it was intended as a parody at the time. Turquoise sent a picture of Junko Enoshima watching Madagascar in her Hummer and merging without looking as a treaty. Now, every time Girlz 12 comes out with a new song, Turquoise Productions has to pay royalties to Seth McFarlane.

Turquoise Productions v. Big Idea Productions

In 2022, Turquoise was sued by VeggieTales creator Big Idea Productions over the use of the instrumental for their boy band spoof Boyz in the Sink's "Belly Button" in the Girlz' "Apart." Not wanting to face the music, Turquoise credited Kurt Heineke as composer for "Apart," and released a video of the Girlz rating/reacting to all the songs in the Boyz in the Sink album. On the matter, Totoko Yowai said, "We're not giving in to groups we can literally eat!!"

See also

• Amy, Sally, and Mina - Another girl group by Turquoise
• K-pop