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]
Tacoyaki Rainbow | |
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Also known as | Takoniji |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop, EDM |
Years active | 2012–2022 |
Labels | SDR (2013-2015) Avex Trax (2016–2022) |
Past members | Kurumi Hori Karen Negishi Mai Haruna Sakura Ayaki Saki Kiyoi Maria Arai Yuka Koike Towa Narasaki |
Website | tacoyaki-rainbow |
Name | Birth date[7] | Image color |
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Kurumi Hori (堀くるみ) | (1999-12-18) December 18, 1999 (age 22) | Purple -Leader |
Karen Negishi (根岸 可蓮) | (2000-11-18) November 18, 2000 (age 21) | Green |
Mai Haruna (春名 真依) | (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001 (age 21) | Blue |
Sakura Ayaki (彩木 咲良) | (2002-03-26) March 26, 2002 (age 20) | Pink |
Saki Kiyoi (清井 咲希) | (1999-08-05) August 5, 1999 (age 23) | Yellow -Center |
Towa Narasaki (奈良崎 とわ) | (2000-02-21) February 21, 2000 (age 22) | Red -Former Leader[8] |
Maria Arai (新井まりあ) | (2000-07-21) July 21, 2000 (age 22) | Yellow |
Yuka Koike (小池優花) | (1998-12-31) December 31, 1998 (age 23) | Orange |
No. | Title | Release date | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart [9] |
Sales |
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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 |
No. | Title | Release date | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart [9] |
Sales |
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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 |
No. | Title | Release date | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart [9] |
Sales |
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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] |
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