Tacoyaki Rainbow
Also known asTakoniji
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop, EDM
Years active2012–2022
LabelsSDR (2013-2015)
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) December 18, 1999 Purple -Leader
Karen Negishi (根岸 可蓮) November 18, 2000 Green
Mai Haruna (春名 真依) January 5, 2001 Blue
Sakura Ayaki (彩木 咲良) March 26, 2002 Pink
Saki Kiyoi (清井 咲希) August 5, 1999 Yellow -Center
Towa Narasaki (奈良崎 とわ) February 21, 2000 Red -Former Leader[8]
Maria Arai (新井まりあ) July 21, 2000 Yellow
Yuka Koike (小池優花) December 31, 1998 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. 1 2 3 "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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