Tacoyaki Rainbow

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Tacoyaki Rainbow
Also known asTakoniji
OriginJapan
Genres
Avex Trax (2016–2022)
Past membersKurumi Hori
Karen Negishi
Mai Haruna
Sakura Ayaki
Saki Kiyoi
Maria Arai
Yuka Koike
Towa Narasaki
Websitetacoyaki-rainbow.jp

Tacoyaki Rainbow (たこやきレインボー, Takoyaki Reinbō) was a Japanese female idol group under the management of Stardust Promotion.[1] They come from the Kansai region.[2] On April 18, 2021, Tacoyaki Rainbow announced that their members will "graduate" from the group on May 9 the same year.[3] The group was supposed to go on a reboot after that, but due to various problems, on March 31, 2022, it was announced that it would disband instead.[4][5] The group's last-ever activity was on May 4, 2022, at the Asia and Pacific Trade Center.[6]

Members

Name Birth date[7] Image color
Kurumi Hori (堀くるみ) (1999-12-18) December 18, 1999 (age 24) Purple -Leader
Karen Negishi (根岸 可蓮) (2000-11-18) November 18, 2000 (age 23) Green
Mai Haruna (春名 真依) (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001 (age 23) Blue
Sakura Ayaki (彩木 咲良) (2002-03-26) March 26, 2002 (age 22) Pink
Saki Kiyoi (清井 咲希) (1999-08-05) August 5, 1999 (age 24) Yellow -Center
Towa Narasaki (奈良崎 とわ) (2000-02-21) February 21, 2000 (age 24) Red -Former Leader[8]
Maria Arai (新井まりあ) (2000-07-21) July 21, 2000 (age 23) Yellow
Yuka Koike (小池優花) (1998-12-31) December 31, 1998 (age 25) Orange

Timeline

Discography

Indie Singles

No. Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
[9] 		Sales
1 "Over the Tacoyaki Rainbow"
(オーバー･ザ･たこやきレインボー) 		September 17, 2013 31 2,376
2 "Naniwa no Haniwa" (なにわのはにわ)[10] March 19, 2014 10
3 "Zesshō! Naniwa de Umareta Shōjotachi"
  (絶唱！なにわで生まれた少女たち) 		September 3, 2014 13 11,729
4 "Genki Uri no Shōjo ~Naniwa Meika Gojussen~"
  (元気売りの少女〜浪花名歌五十選〜) 		May 20, 2015 8 12,481
5 "Kuri Bocchi ONE DAY!!"
  (クリぼっちONE DAY!!) 		December 16, 2015 11 14,890

Major-label singles

No. Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
[9] 		Sales
1 "Nanairo Dance"
  (ナナイロダンス) 		April 13, 2016 7 14,212
2 "Dot jp Japan!"
  (どっとjpジャパーン!) 		August 24, 2016 10 14,622
3 "RAINBOW～Watashi wa Watashi Yanen Kara～"
  (RAINBOW～私は私やねんから～) 		May 10, 2017 7 13,379
4 "Money!! Money!? Money!!"
  (まねー!!マネー!?Money!!) 		September 20, 2017 4 14,274
5 "Motto Motto Motto Hanasou Yo - Digital Native Generation"
  (もっともっともっと話そうよ-Digital Native Generation-) 		October 23, 2019 4 19,224[11]
6 "Koi no Dungeon UME"
  (恋のダンジョンUME) 		July 8, 2020 20 945

Albums

No. Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
[9] 		Sales
1 "Maido! Ookini!"
  (まいど!おおきに!) 		December 21, 2016 18 7,170
2 "Double Rainbow"
  (ダブルレインボー) 		February 21, 2018 8 6,499
3 "Nantaiteki na Voyage"
  (軟体的なボヤージュ) 		February 27, 2019 13 10,997[12]

References

  1. ^ "絶対甲子園出場！スタダ新アイドルはたこやきレインボー". Natalie. 2013-08-18.
  2. ^ "ももクロZの妹分たこやきレインボー、夢は「甲子園で単独ライブを!」". My Navi. 2014-08-19.
  3. ^ "たこやきレインボー".
  4. ^ Tacoyaki Rainbow [@taco_staff] (March 31, 2022). "【大切なご報告】" [Important Announcement] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-31 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "元「たこやきレインボー」新プロジェクト立ち上げ断念 全員卒業から1年、今後は全員ソロ活動（オリコン）". Oricon thru Yahoo! Japan News (in Japanese). 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. ^ "ex.たこやきレインボー ラストフリーイベント開催のお知らせ". Tacoyaki Rainbow (in Japanese). 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  7. ^ たこやきレインボー｜プロフィール (in Japanese). Stardust Promotion. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  8. ^ "たこ虹、涙の奈良崎ラストライブ＆堀くるみがリーダー就任".
  9. ^ a b c "たこやきレインボー │ オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  10. ^ "たこやきレインボー、前山田作「なにわのはにわ」PV公開". Natalie. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  11. ^ "オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2019年10月21日～2019年10月27日". Oricon. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  12. ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年03月11日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on March 11, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.

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