noun
A katakana word for a group of friends, often with a casual, playful, pop-culture, or name-like feel. For ordinary everyday speech, 友達 is usually the more natural Japanese word.
フレンズのみんな、今日は来てくれてありがとう。
Friends, thank you all for coming today.
ファン同士が互いをフレンズと呼んでいる。
The fans call each other friends.