Billie Idle
Billie Idle (stylized as BILLIE IDLE®) was a Japanese alternative idol girl group founded in 2015. They debuted on April 1, 2015, with the album, Idle Gossip. They disbanded at the end of 2019.
Billie Idle | |
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Origin | Japan |
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Years active | 2015–2019 |
Labels | Otsumo Record |
Past members |
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History
On July 8, 2014, during the disbandment concert of BiS, First Summer Uika and Hirano Nozomi announced their plans to form a new group and intention to hold auditions.[1] In January 2015 Momose Momo and Yasui Yuuhi joined the group. The group made their debut as Billie Idle in March 2015, with the releases of "Anarchy in the music scene".[2] Their debut album, Idle Gossip, was released in April,[3] followed by their second album, Rock "N" Roll Idle in September.[4]
In Summer 2016, Yasui Yuuhi quit the group due to health issues, and Momose Momo's sister joined as Akira in September of the same year.[5] In October, their third album, Bi Bi Bi Bi Bi, was released.[6]
In April 2017, the group released a compilation album, Billied Idle, and a live album, Launching Out.[7] Their single "My Way" was released in August. The group's fourth album, Last Album was released in November.[8]
In March 2018, they released "P.S.R.I.P".[9] In May, former BiS member Pour Lui was announced to be joining as a new member from June 6, 2018.[10] The group's second compilation album, Billied Idle 2.0, was released in July.[11] Their fifth album, Not Idol, was released in November.[12]
In February 2019, the group released the single, "Soshite, mata..",[13] followed by "Bokura Mada Chippoke na Koro no Hanashi" in May,[14] and finally "Last Orgy" in October.[15] That same month, it was announced that the group would dissolve in December after their one-man tour titled "Billie Idle Tour Last Orgy". According to their producer Nigo, the reason for their disbandment were difficulties within the company and insufficient commercial success.[16] Billie Idle's last performance on December 28 was broadcast live on AbemaTV.[17][18]
Members
- First Summer Uika (2015–2019)
- Hirano Nozomi (2015–2019)
- Momose Momo (2015–2019)
- Yasui Yuuhi (2015–2016)
- Akira (2016–2019)
- Pour Lui (2018–2019)
Discography
Billie Idle discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Singles | 5 |
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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JPN | |||
Oricon [19] |
Billboard [20] | ||
Idle Gossip |
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118 | — |
Rock "N" Roll Idle |
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96 | — |
Bi Bi Bi Bi Bi |
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113 | — |
Last Album |
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40 | 52 |
Not Idol |
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12 | 14 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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JPN | |||
Oricon [19] |
Billboard [20] | ||
Billied Idle |
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183 | — |
Billied Idle 2.0 |
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20 | 30 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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JPN | ||
Oricon [19] | ||
Launching Out |
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237 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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JPN | ||||
Oricon [19] |
Billboard [21] | |||
"My Way" | 2017 | 25 | — | Last Album |
"P.S.R.I.P" | 2018 | 29 | — | Billied Idle 2.0 |
"Soshite, mata.." (そして、また、、) | 2019 | 8 | 19 | Non-album singles |
"Bokura Mada Chippoke na Koro no Hanashi" (僕らまだちっぽけな頃の話) | 3 | 27 | ||
"Last Orgy" | 9 | 34 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- "【ライブレポート】BiS、3時間半歌い続けての解散。横浜アリーナ総エヴィゾリ". Barks. 8 July 2014.
- "NIGO&渡辺淳之介プロデュースのBILLIE IDLE、アー写公開&デビュー盤続報". Cinra.net.
- "BILLIE IDLE、1stアルバムよりリード曲ビデオクリップ公開". Natalie.
- "BILLIE IDLE(R)タワレコ<NO MUSIC, NO IDOL?>ポスター掲出&初のインストアイベント開催決定". Billboard Japan.
- "BILLIE IDLEからヤスイ勇退&新メンバー加入、新編成でのアルバム発売も決定". Natalie.
- "BILLIE IDLE、モモセモモ作詞のアルバムリード曲MV公開". Natalie.
- "BILLIE IDLE、ベスト盤より有頂天「BYE-BYE」カバーMV公開". Natalie.
- "BILLIE IDLE「さよならロマンティック」を先行配信&MV公開". Natalie.
- "BILLIE IDLEがアニメ化された「P.S.R.I.P.」MV". Natalie.
- "BILLIE IDLEに元BiSプー・ルイ電撃加入!新体制で赤坂ワンマン決定". Spice.
- "BILLIE IDLE®『BILLIed IDLE 2.0』 プー・ルイを加えてアップデートした5人が語る、新しい物語の始まり". Mikiki.
- "BILLIE IDLE®『NOT IDOL』 5人それぞれのポテンシャルを開放した、現体制で初のオリジナル・アルバムを語る!". Mikiki.
- "BILLIE IDLE「そして、また、、」昭和の歌番組風MVに一瞬だけWACK勢". Natalie.
- "BILLIE IDLE、新シングルに爆風スランプ「大きな玉ねぎの下で」カバー収録". Natalie.
- "BILLIE IDLE、ニュー・シングル詳細&リリイベ開催を発表 | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- Inc, Natasha. "BILLIE IDLEプロデューサー・NIGOが語るグループ解散の理由 - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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has generic name (help) - Inc, Natasha. "BILLIE IDLEが明日解散、ツアー「LAST ORGY」ファイナル赤坂公演を生中継". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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has generic name (help) - Inc, Natasha. "【ライブレポート】BILLIE IDLE、ラストライブ駆け抜け笑顔で解散「幸せでした!」(写真57枚)". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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has generic name (help) - "Billie Idle | Oricon Style". Oricon. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 2, 2019.