iris (Japanese band)

i☆Ris
Origin Japan
Genres J-pop
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels Avex
Associated acts Prizmmy☆
Website iris.dive2ent.com
Members Saki Yamakita (leader)
Yū Serizawa
Himika Akaneya
Yūki Wakai
Miyu Kubota
Azuki Shibuya

i☆Ris (pronounced Iris, as in English) is a Japanese voice acting and singing female idol group,[1][2] formed in 2012 by Avex.

It consists of six members: Saki Yamakita, Yū Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yūki Wakai, Miyu Kubota, and Azuki Shibuya.[2] The leader is Saki Yamakita.[3] It is a so-called "hybrid group", because in addition to performing as singing idols, they together work as anime voice actors.[2] They provide the voices for main characters in the arcade game and anime franchise PriPara.

History

The group was formed as a result of the Anison Vocal Audition (アニソン・ボーカルオーディション) that was held in 2012 (of the six successful candidates).[3] On November 7, 2012, the group debuted with its first single titled "Color" (on the label Avex).[1] Their third single "§Rainbow" was released on August 21, 2013.[3][4]

Members

Name Birth date and age Prefecture
of origin		    Height    Color   Official
  Nickname		 Notes
Saki Yamakita (山北早紀) February 28, 1991 Hokkaido 163cm      Green Saki-sama Leader
Yū Serizawa (芹澤優) December 3, 1994 Tokyo 163cm      Blue Seriko
Himika Akaneya (茜屋日海夏) July 16, 1994 Akita 160cm      Purple Himitasu
Yūki Wakai (若井友希) October 30, 1995 Gifu 145cm      Red Yuuki
Miyu Kubota (久保田未夢) January 31, 1995 Saitama 156cm      Orange Miyu-tan
Azuki Shibuya (澁谷梓希) August 11, 1993 Saitama 165cm      Yellow Zucchan

Discography

Singles

No. Title Release date Standard Item Number Charts Album
CD+DVD CD JPN
[4]
1 "Color" November 7, 2012 AVCA-49961/B AVCA-49962 100 We are i☆Ris!!!
2 "Ichizu" (イチズ) May 22, 2013 AVCA-62112/B (TYPE-A)

AVCA-62113/B (TYPE-B)

 AVCA-62114 (TYPE-C) 62
3 "§Rainbow" August 21, 2013 AVCA-62579/B (TYPE-A)

AVCA-62580/B (TYPE-B)

 AVCA-62581 (TYPE-C) 37
4 "Wonderland" (WONDERLAND) November 20, 2013 AVCA-62983/B (TYPE-A)

AVCA-62984/B (TYPE-B)

 AVCA-62985 (TYPE-C) 28
5 "Itazura Taiyō" (徒太陽) June 18, 2014 AVCA-74447/B AVCA-74448 27
6 "Make It!!" (Make it!) August 20, 2014 AVCA-74515/B AVCA-74516 26
7 "Miracle Paradise" (ミラクル☆パラダイス) November 12, 2014 EYCA-10117/B EYCA-10118 19
8 "Realize!" February 18, 2015 EYCA-10263/B EYCA-10264 22
9 "Dream Parade" (ドリームパレード) July 8, 2015 EYCA-10503/B EYCA-10504 8 Th!s !s i☆Ris!!
10 "Bright Fantasy" (ブライトファンタジー) October 28, 2015 EYCA-10617/B EYCA-10618 21
11 "Goin' On" (Goin'on) February 7, 2016 EYCA-10798/B EYCA-10799 8
12 "Ready Smile!!" June 1, 2016 EYCA-10998/B EYCA-10999 9 Wonderful Palette
13 "Re:Call" August 3, 2016 EYCA-11059/B EYCA-11060 11
14 "Shining Star" March 8, 2017 EYCA-11306/B EYCA-11307 10

Albums

No. Album details Standard Item Number Charts
CD+Blu-ray CD+DVD CD JPN
[5]
— Cover☆Ris (カバ☆リス, Kabarisu) AVCA-62271/B 200
1 We are i☆Ris!!!
  • Released: April 8, 2015
 EYCA-10433/B（TYPE-A）

EYCA-10434/B（TYPE-B）

 EYCA-10435（TYPE-C） 13
2 Th!s !s i☆Ris!!
  • Released: April 20, 2016
 EYCA-10800/B EYCA-10801/B EYCA-10802 16
3 Wonderful Palette
  • Released: November 1, 2017
 EYCA-11758/B EYCA-11757/B EYCA-11759 16

DVDs / Blu-ray Discs

No. Title Charts
JPN
DVD
[6]
1 i☆Ris 1st Anniversary Live: Thank You All
  (i☆Ris 1ST ANNIVERSARY LIVE-THANK YOU ALL-)
  • デビュー1周年記念ライブのDVD
  • Released: March 26, 2014
  • Format(s): DVD
 71

Drama CDs

Album details
Dai 38-ki Aimoto Joshi Kōtō Gakkōsei Tokai Katsudō Nisshi Aipon Drama
  (CD第38期藍本女子高等学校生徒会活動日誌 あいぽん ドラマCD)
  • Not for sale; distributed among attendees of the concert titled "i☆Ris 2nd Anniversary Live: Dream Evolution"
  • Released: November 23, 2014
  • Formar(s): CD

Music videos

NOTE: Short version only. Avex doesn't release full version music videos on YouTube.

Year Title
2012 "Color"
2013
"We Are!" (ウィーアー!)
"Ichizu" (イチズ)
"Gensōkyoku Wonderland" (幻想曲WONDERLAND)
2014 "Itazura Taiyō" (徒太陽)
"Make It"
"Miracle Paradise" (ミラクル☆パラダイス)
"Realize!"
2015 "Dream Parade" (ドリームパレード)
"Bright Fantasy" (ブライトファンタジー)
2016 "Goin'on"
"Ready Smile!!"
"Re:Call!!"
2017 "Shining Star"

References

  1. 1 2 "声優アイドルユニットの卵、i☆Risがエイベックスからデビュー" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. 1 2 3 "i☆Ris、"夢アド"に刺激受ける「見習いたい」" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "i☆Ris『萌え系から天然まで、メンバーのキャラクターは？！』" [iRis Special Interview] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  4. 1 2 "i☆Risのシングル売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  5. ↑ "i☆Risのアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  6. ↑ "i☆RisのDVD売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
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