Especia was a Japanese idol group formed in June 2012. Originally starting off as a 10-member Horie local idol group, Especia went through various lineup changes, eventually making their major debut from VERSIONMUSIC in 2014 with five members, releasing the mini-album "Primera". In order to achieve greater success, they moved to Tokyo from their hometown of Horie, Osaka in 2016, which resulted in the graduation of three members. The Japanese-Brazilian Mia Nascimento joined as a new third member with the release of "Mirage".