Canary Club
Canary Club (キャナァーリ倶楽部, Kyanāri Kurabu) is a Japanese girl group, founded by Tsunku in 2007 within his Nice Girl Project!.[1][2]
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2007 | –2012
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The group debuted in 2007 with the single "SWEET & TOUGHNESS" as a nine-member group. After two albums, six singles and various line-up changes between 2007 and 2011, Canary Club was transferred to Space Craft Group in 2011 with all members transferring except for Chihira Mochida, who remained a member of the group under TNX until her departure from the label in January 2015.. Since transferring, Canary Club have released songs for the games Rhythm Heaven and Rhythm Heaven Fever in 2008 and 2011 respectively.
In a blog post discussing her departure, Chihara Mochida revealed that Canary Club went on hiatus in May 2012 to focus on individual activities.
Members
Can's (subunit)
- Mana Ogawa (小川真奈, nickname: Ogamana), born July 2, 1993
- Ayumi Takada (高田あゆみ, nickname: Ayubee), born October 20, 1984
Aries (subunit)
- Mikiho Niwa (丹羽未来帆, nickname: Mikki), born September 27, 1989
- Ikuko Ōura (大浦育子, nickname: Ikucchi), born September 22, 1989
Former members
- Can's
- Riho Sugiura (杉浦里穂, nickname: Rippon), born February 3, 1992 — left in January 2009
- Erina Hashiguchi (橋口恵莉奈, nickname: Eri~na), born November 18, 1996 — left in June 2009
- Aries
- Yuma Uchida (内田由麻, nickname: Ucchi), born November 7, 1994 — left in March 2010
- Reiko Okada (岡田怜子, nickname: Okkyan), born June 19, 1993 — left in May 2011
- Yurie Matsui (松井友里絵, nickname: Macchan), born April 6, 1988 — left in May 2011
- Subunit unknown
- Chihira Mochida (持田千妃来, nickname: Chiichan), born October 12, 1997 — joined in late 2009, left in January 2015
Discography
Singles
No. | Title | Release date | Charts | Album |
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1 | "Sweet & Toughness" (SWEET&TOUGHNESS) | May 3, 2007 | 89 | 1 Kanari Canary |
2 | "Seishun Banzai!" (青春万歳!) | July 25, 2007 | 63 | |
3 | "Faith!" (FAITH!) | January 1, 2008 | 50 | 2 Eejanaika |
4 | "Nishiki Kazare" (ニシキカザレ) | April 9, 2008 | 28 | |
5 | "Hitomi ga Kirakirara" (瞳がキラキララ) | July 16, 2008 | 22 | |
6 | "Daisukki!" (ダイスッキ!) | August 4, 2010 | 50 | — |
- DVD singles
Albums
No. | Album details | Charts |
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1 | 1 Kanari Canary (①かなりキャナァーリ)
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2 | 2 Eejanaika (②エエジャナイカ)
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References
- "つんく♂、芸能事務所4社合同でNICE GIRL プロジェクト!を発足" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "キャナァーリ倶楽部、夢はドームツアーに海外公演" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "キャナァーリ倶楽部のシングル売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- "キャナァーリ倶楽部のアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
External links
- Official website
- Official blog Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Canary Club "Ishin-denshin" No. 37 on TBS Radio