^Well to be fair, some 'popular girl groups' best talent aren't all that popular with fans so they get stuck in the back never to be heard over the mediocrity.
avex sucks ass at managing Idol groups (ex. Dream, SweetS) but they DO know how to fill them with a ton of talent. TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE and Fairies are easily two of the best J-girl groups (if not THE best) performance wise right now.
I haven't been able to get into Fairies as much as TGS though because I haven't absolutely loved a single by them since their first. Kind of wish they had stuck to that sound. Also it turned out that I was right to assume when this group first came out that avex was going to once again OD with the single releases which is why I've only purchased one to this point... sigh. I'm still looking forward to the eventual album though, it's going to be pretty diverse and interesting for sure.
Also: MThree is lovely but WHY DID THEY HAVE TO GO AND USE THAT NAME? IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NAME OF MY DREAM HKT48 UNIT NOW IF THAT UNIT EVER GETS MADE THEY CAN'T CALL THEMSELVES 3M BECAUSE IT SOUNDS TO SIMILAR. DAMMIT. LOL