Starmarie

Starmarie (スターマリー, stylized as STARMARIE) are a Japanese Idol Group consisting of Nozomi Kishita, Shino Takamori, Monya Nakane, Hiroka Matsuzaki and Kaede Watanabe.^[6] Formed in July 2008 as a three-member idol group under M-SMILE, they have since become a five-member group. The group is famous for performing theme music for anime such as Cardfight!! Vanguard G and Onigiri.^[7]

STARMARIE
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2008 (2008)–present
Labels	SHIKISAI Records
Members	Nozomi Kishita[1] Shino Takamori[2] Monya Nakane[3] Hiroka Matsuzaki[4]
Past members	Kaori Arai Saya Sekine Shiori Aoki Kaede Watanabe[5]
Website	www.starmarie.com

History

Starmarie was formed in July 2008 as a three-member group with Kaori Arai, Saya Sekine and Shiori Aoki as the original members. Nozomi Kishita joined as the fourth member in August of the same year while Shino Takamori joined after the graduation of Kaori Arai.

In February 2009, they released their first single, Time Machine Love (タイムマシーン・ラブ).

In March 2014, the group performed as part of the Japan Nite event at SXSW.^[8] In June 2014, three new members, Motoko Nakane, Hiroka Matsuzaki, and Kaede Watanabe joined the group.^[9] Their song "Mekurumeku Yūki" was used as the fourth ending theme to the anime series Cardfight!! Vanguard G.^[10]

On December 4, 2016, the group, with AKB48's Team 8, performed on the 60 Years of Philippines-Japan Friendship celebration at the Market! Market! Activity Center in Taguig City, Philippines.^[11]

During their Asia Tour held at TSUTAYA O-EAST held on June 22, 2015, Nozomi Kishita declared their goal of performing in Budokan which has a seating capacity of 14,471, making this a big challenge for the group. In December 2016, August 2017, and February 2018, Starmarie held concerts in Nakano Sunplaza, which has a seating capacity of 2,222. Their song "Natsuninare!" is used as the fourth ending theme to the anime series Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT.^[12]

On September 3, 2020, Nozomi Kishita tested positive for COVID-19.^[13] She recovered on September 18.^[14]

On October 12, 2020, Kaede Watanabe announced her graduation.^[15]

Members

Current

Name	Japanese	Nickname	Birthdate	Date Joined
Nozomi Kishita	木下望	Nonchan (のんちゃん)	May 21	August 16, 2008
Shino Takamori	紫乃	Shinohamu (しのはむ)	July 19	November 1, 2009
Hiroka Matsuzaki	博香	Hiichan (ひぃちゃん)	October 4	June 22, 2014
Monya Nakane	中根もにゃ	Monya (もにゃ)	October 9	June 22, 2014

Former

Name	Japanese	Date Left
Kaori Arai	荒井香里	November 2009
Saya Sekine	関根沙亜耶	August 2010
Shiori Aoki	青木栞	April 2014
Kaede Watanabe	渡辺楓	October 2020

Discography

Albums

#	Title	Japanese Title	Release date	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
1	FANTASY WORLD	ファンタジーワールド	February 23, 2011
2	FANTASY WORLD 2	ファンタジーワールド2	January 9, 2013
3	FANTASY WORLD 3	ファンタジーワールド3	April 16, 2014
4	FANTASY THEATER	-	April 4, 2017

Mini albums

#	Title	Japanese Title	Release date	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
1	Fantasy Novel	-	February 19, 2016
2	Spell of the HALLOWEEN[16]	-	October 1, 2016

Best-of Albums

#	Title	Japanese Title	Release date	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
1	THE FANTASY WORLD	-	June 22, 2015

Singles

#	Title	Japanese Title	Release date	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
1	Time Machine Love	タイムマシーン・ラブ	February 11, 2009	154
2	Mahō Tsukai Lulu	魔法使いルル	May 20, 2009	176
3	Andromeda Propose	アンドロメダ・プロポーズ	February 24, 2010	148
4	Monomane Shi Nero	モノマネ師ネロ	December 15, 2010	84
5	Namida no Pan Kōjō 「Consel Kamata」 ~Single Version~	涙のパン工場「コンセル・カマタ」〜SINGLE VERSION〜	April 27, 2011	130
6	Mitsuboshi Restaurant Paul kara no Shōtaijō	三ツ星レストラン・ポールからの招待状	July 25, 2012	115
7	Hagane no Yūki	ハガネの勇気	October 10, 2012	-
8	Circus wo Koroshita no wa Dare da	サーカスを殺したのは誰だ	December 3, 2014	58
9	Net Auction Babies	ネット・オークション・ベイビーズ	May 27, 2015	58
10	Mekurumeku Yūki	メクルメク勇気！	August 19, 2015	25
11	Hime wa Rankiryū Goikkō-sama	姫は乱気流☆御一行様	April 20, 2016	22[17]
12	Natsu ni Nare!	ナツニナレ!	July 4, 2017	27[18]