Dancing Dolls

Dancing Dolls
Also known as Dandol
Origin Osaka, Japan
Genres J-pop, pop
Years active 2012–present
Labels Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Website dancingdolls.jp
Members Hono
Mii
Misaki
Miu
Kanon
Past members Asuka
Kyoka

Dancing Dolls are a Japanese female vocal and dance group.[1] The group originally consisted of five childhood friends from Osaka: Hono (Honoka Kadomoto - 門元穂果), Mii (Misaki Nakajima - 中島弥咲), Misaki (Misaki Sakurada - 桜田美咲), and twins Asuka (Asuka Nagayama - 永山飛鳥) and Kyoka (Kyouka Nagayama - 永山杏佳).

History

The group was formed in Osaka by childhood friends. They started performing in the street in Osaka Castle Park, which is a local haven for street performances. The girls wrote and composed their own songs; Misaki choreographed the dances. Dancing Dolls also began uploading dance covers to video sharing websites Nico Nico Douga and YouTube and achieved some notability there. Their videos became popular, and totaled over 10 million views by the time of their professional debut in 2012.[2]

Dancing Dolls were signed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and on September 12, 2012, released their debut single, titled "Touch -A.S.A.P.- / Shanghai Darling".[3][4] At the time, the group's average age was 16.[2] The single reached the 38th place in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Also, the CD single was preceded by "Shanghai Darling", which was released on August 1 for digital download and peaked at the 8th spot in the daily Recochoku chart.[2] The song "Touch -A.S.A.P-" is a cover of a theme song from the anime Touch,[5] originally sung by Yoshimi Iwasaki and released as a single in 1985. They too made a cover of ECHO , a single by Circrush who is sung by Megpoid English , what is the English version of Megpoid.

In May 2014, the twin sisters Kyoka and Asuka left the group and Dancing Dolls became inactive for several months.

At the end of January 2015, Miu and Kanon were recruited as new Dancing Dolls members. Both girls have started dance practice and song recording. The staff of the idol group published a picture of the new members and a video in which their faces are hidden in order to keep the identities of the new members a mystery until February 14. They were officially introduced and made their debut during Dancing Dolls’ live performance on February 14 in Tokyo.[6] At the same time, they revealed that their new single My Way / Love Me, Love Me is planned to be released on March 25, 2015. This is the group's first album in 10 months with new members Miu and Kanon. The next Dancing Dolls’ single features a cover of the song Melo Melo Bakkyun sung by Miu and Kanon.

Members

Name Birth date[7] Age Position[7]
Hono June 30, 1997 21 Vocal, dance
Mii April 6, 1996 22 Main vocal, dance
Misaki July 24, 1995 23 Vocal, rap, dance, choreography
Past members
Asuka August 31, 1995 23 Dance, chorus
Kyoka August 31, 1995 23 Dance, chorus

Discography

Singles

# Title Release date Charts Track listing Catalog nr.
Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart[8]		 Billboard
Japan
Hot
100
1 "Touch -A.S.A.P.- / Shanghai Darling"
  (タッチ-A.S.A.P.-/上海ダーリン)		 September 12, 2012 38 37 Touch -A.S.A.P.-
Shanghai Darling
Melomelo Bakkyun
Touch -A.S.A.P.- (Instrumental)		 SRCL-8100/1 (Limited Edition)
SRCL-8102 (Regular Edition)
2 "Wangan Wonder Darling / Raspberry Love"
  (湾岸ワンダーダーリン/ラズベリーラブ)		 January 30, 2013 32 Wangan Wonder Darling
Raspberry Love
Kyōhan no Melody
Hello		 SRCL-8174/5 (Limited Edition)
SRCL-8176 (Regular Edition)
3 "DD Jump"
  (DD JUMP)		 July 24, 2013 39 DD Jump
Sunshine
Oneway Love
Friends		 SRCL-8312/3 (Limited Edition)
SRCL-8314 (Regular Edition)
4 "Ring Dong" November 13, 2013 58 SRCL-8391/2 (Limited Edition)
SRCL-8393 (Regular Edition)
5 "Monochrome"
  (monochrome)		 May 21, 2014 41 86 monochrome
XX
Mirai Star Road
monochrome (Instrumental)		 SRCL-8544/5 (Limited Edition)
SRCL-8543 (Regular Edition)
6 "My Way / Love Me, Love Me" March 25, 2015
7 "Michi no Sekai e / Odoru Kokoro"
  (ミチノセカイヘ / オドルココロ)		 August 26, 2015 Michi no Sekai e
Odoru Kokoro
Koi no Memory		 SRCL-8868/9 (Limited Edition)
SRCL-8870 (Regular Edition)

Videography

Music videos

Single # Title Official YouTube link
1 "Touch -A.S.A.P.-" Video on YouTube (The video is available only in Japan.)
"Shanghai Darling" Video on YouTube (The video is available only in Japan.)

References

  1. ↑ "振り付けは「竹の子族」 「Dancing Dolls」" (in Japanese). Chunichi Sports. 2012-09-17. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  2. 1 2 3 "大阪出身の5人組ダンスヴォーカルユニット"Dancing Dolls"がデビュー。MVにはダチョウ倶楽部・上島竜兵が出演" (in Japanese). De View (Oricon). 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  3. ↑ "Dancing Dolls、原宿で竹の子族風ダンスをレクチャー". Natalie. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  4. ↑ "竹の子族風"原宿ダンス"も披露！大阪出身ダンスユニット・Dancing Dollsが原宿でクレープ屋さんに体験入店". De View (Oricon). 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  5. ↑ "【FULL】Dancing Dolls 『タッチ-A.S.A.P.- (Music Video)』". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Dancing Dolls、新メンバーはMiuとKanon" (in Japanese). Barks. January 24, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "BIOGRAPHY" (in Japanese). Dancing Dolls Official Site. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  8. ↑ "Dancing DollsのCDシングルランキング、Dancing Dollsのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典" (in Japanese). オリコン. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
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