SWEET VEIL

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Art by @hazel0217, @moonmistix, and @moonsolw

Sweet Veil, is a four member Pokemon Performing Music Group, founded by Haruka Himasaki and Touko Yin. The group consists of the two co-founders, Hikari Yukimura, and Serena Gabena. Their main Pokemon members are their respective partners: Blaziken, Empoleon, Emboar, and Greninja. The group formed around the summer of 2018 and debuted on an episode of "Dancing With Touko Yin" the two year anniversary of the show. Soon after the musical success of Sweet Veil, Touko Yin began their own entertainment label for artists, actors, models, and other kinds of performers in 2020. Dawn signed with the label as a recording artist, while May signed on as a performer, and Serena left her old modelling agency to sign with BW Entertainment as both a model and performer.

Haruka Himasaki, better mononymously known as May, has been a ground-breaking Coordinator in Hoenn for several years. As one of the co-founders of the group, May was the one with the idea of forming a "Pokemon Idol" group, hoping to create a concept of Pokemon Coordinating that involved trainers performing music with their partner Pokemon, combining the musical aspect of a singer and the appeal aspect of Pokemon contests together. She shared this bold idea with Touko, and the two sought out other members they felt were the perfect candidate for this type of project.

May is noted for her enthusiasm, amazing expressions during her performances when she dances, and the ability to hit high notes flawlessly.

Dawn Berlitz, also known formerly as Hikari Yukimura, is a long time participant in the world of the performing arts since the age of ten. She is a well loved Coordinator and Musical Theater Actress in Sinnoh and Unova. She also has song writing credits and contributing vocals to a lot of Touko's song on the very first EP they put out. Dawn was the third member to join the group, as May and Touko mutually agreed she was a good candidate due to the years of her life she gave to music and the performing arts.

She is noted for her poetic song writing skills, soprano vocals, whistle notes, and is the primary stylist for the group.

Touko is another co-founder of the group, and was the one with the pre-existing resources to make the idea come to life, due to their experiences with releasing albums and performing in Pokemon Musicals. They added to May's initial concept, that Pokemon wouldn't only just perform with their trainer, but also be a part of the music creation process, create their own choreographies, and have musical credits on albums. Touko wanted Pokemon to have just as much of a say as the artists.

Touko is noted for their wide range in vocal ability, having choreography that Pokemon can be a part of, and their rapping and song writing skills. Their Pokemon, Reuniclus, is credited as a producer on multiple Sweet Veil tracks.

All around the world, Serena Gabena is known for her stunning visuals and ability to walk as a model. However, a skill that only her massive amount of friends know, is that she is well-versed in the skill of ballet and contemporary dance. Serena has an excellent resume in the performing arts world, having been in many dance competitions in high school, and was the primary choreographer on her dance team. She is the last member to be scouted into the group, and was the one to come up with the name Sweet Veil.

She is credited for coming up with several of the groups choreography. Her voice and singing ability has been noted from music critics as "soft, yet powerful" and she performs a lot of the adlibs in their songs.