Tacoyaki Rainbow

Tacoyaki Rainbow
Tacoyaki Rainbow
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.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 25)	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 24)	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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "たこやきレインボー".
^ Tacoyaki Rainbow [@taco_staff] (2022-03-31). "【大切なご報告】" [Important Announcement] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-31 – via Twitter.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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".
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.

External links

[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] (2022-03-31). "【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.

[officialprofile-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".

[たこやきレインボー_│_オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON_STYLE-9] Jump up to: ^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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