Tacoyaki Rainbow

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
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

Members

Name	Birth date[7]	Image color
Kurumi Hori (堀くるみ)	(1999-12-18) December 18, 1999 (age 25)	Purple -Leader
Karen Negishi (根岸 可蓮)	(2000-11-18) November 18, 2000 (age 24)	Green
Mai Haruna (春名 真依)	(2001-01-05) January 5, 2001 (age 24)	Blue
Sakura Ayaki (彩木 咲良)	(2002-03-26) March 26, 2002 (age 23)	Pink
Saki Kiyoi (清井 咲希)	(1999-08-05) August 5, 1999 (age 26)	Yellow -Center
Towa Narasaki (奈良崎 とわ)	(2000-02-21) February 21, 2000 (age 25)	Red -Former Leader[8]
Maria Arai (新井まりあ)	(2000-07-21) July 21, 2000 (age 25)	Yellow
Yuka Koike (小池優花)	(1998-12-31) December 31, 1998 (age 26)	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]