Tokyo Performance Doll
| Tokyo Performance Doll | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 1990–1996, 2013–present |
Tokyo Performance Doll a.k.a. TPD (東京パフォーマンスドール) is a J-pop idol girl group that existed from 1990 to 1996 and was revived in 2013. Inspired by Onyanko Club, it had seven main members and several other "trainees" for live performances, a formula later followed by Morning Musume, Hello! Project and AKB48. TPD was based in Tokyo, and launched sister-bands in other cities: Osaka Performance Doll in 1993 and Shanghai Performance Dolls in 1996. TPD had numerous sub-groups that issued their own singles, while albums were issued collectively. Among TPD's main members were Ryoko Shinohara and East End X Yuri's Yuri Ichii. Trainee members included Yoko Kamon and Yuko Fueki (Yoo Min). In June 2013, it was announced that after 17 years, the group was being revived with an all new line up.[1]
Revived Line-up
- Nana Takashima (高嶋菜七)
- Seira Jonishi (上西星来)
- Saki Sakurai (櫻井紗季)
- Kaho Hamasaki (浜崎香帆)
- Akari Waki (脇あかり)
- Sakurako Iida (飯田桜子)
- Saki Jingu (神宮沙紀)
- Anyu Kobayashi (小林晏夕)
- Futaba Tachibana (橘二葉)
- Sana Minami (美波沙南)(Graduated in 2013)
Former members
- Ryoko Shinohara (篠原涼子)
- Satomi Kihara (木原さとみ)
- Miho Yonemitsu (米光美保)
- Chisa Kawamura (川村知砂)
- Yuri Ichii (市井由理)
- Yuko Anai (穴井夕子)
- Mai Yagita (八木田麻衣)
Former secondary members
- Natsuko Kifuse(木伏夏子)
- Kanako Hitsuwari (櫃割香奈子)
- Shiho Shimazu (島津志穂)
- Hiromi Seki (関ひろみ)
- Masako Nakagawa (中川雅子)
- Misako Iwana (岩名美紗子)
- Saori Fujimoto (藤本佐織)
- Aya Shinohara (篠原礼)
- Miho Natori (名取美穂)
- Fumi Otoh (大藤史)
- Asami Azuma (東亜佐美)
- Masashi Arai (新井雅)
- Miho Hirano (平野美保)
Sub-groups
- Golbies (ゴルビーズ) : Ryoko Shinohara, Chisa Kawamura, Satomi Kihara
- Harajuku Jennu (原宿ジェンヌ) : Ryoko Shinohara Chisa Kawamura,
- UL-SAYS : Ryoko Shinohara, Miho Yonemitsu
- ViVA! : Mai Yagita, Yuko Anai, Yuri Ichii
- TWO TOPS : Kanako Hitsuwari, Natsuko Kifuse
- Les,TPD : Chisa Kawamura, Kanako Hitsuwari, Natsuko Kifuse, Hiromi Seki
- Fire Dolls (ファイヤードールズ) : Kanako Hitsuwari, Natsuko Kifuse, Hiromi Seki, Shiho Shimazu
- Yonemitsu Club (米光倶楽部) : Miho Yonemitsu ...
- TPD DASH!! : Natsuko Kifuse, Kanako Hitsuwari, Shiho Shimazu, Hiromi Seki, Masako Nakagawa, Fumi Otoh, Miho Natori, Aya Shinohara, Asami Azuma
Discography
Singles TPD
- 1991.07.01 : WAKE ME UP!!
- 1992.04.08 : Yume wo (夢を)
- 1992.06.21 : Houkago ha Itsumo Party (放課後はいつもパーティー)
- 1992.10.21 : CATCH!!
- 1992.11.21 : Juudai ni Tsumi wa Nai (十代に罪はない)
- 1993.05.21 : Kiss wa Shounen wo Rouhi Suru (キスは少年を浪費する)
- 1993.11.10 : Diamond wa Kizutsuka Nai (ダイヤモンドは傷つかない)
- 1994.07.01 : Konya wa Never Stop (今夜はネヴァーストップ) (Radio Edit)
- 2013.11.26 : BRAND NEW STORY (Reached the 8th place on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.)[2]
- 2014.11.26 : DREAM TRIGGER (Reached the 4th place on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.)[3]
Albums
- 1990.11.21 : Cha-DANCE Party Vol.1
- 1991.07.25 : Cha-DANCE Party Vol.2
- 1991.11.02 : Cha-DANCE Party Vol.3
- 1992.07.08 : Tokyo Romance - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.4
- 1992.12.02 : CATCH YOUR BEAT!! - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.5
- 1993.06.23 : MAKE IT TRUE - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.6
- 1993.11.10 : SEVEN ON SEVEN - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.7
- 1993.11.10 : TPD DASH !!: DASH!! - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.7.5 (mini-album)
- 1994.05.01 : TPD DASH !!: JUST FINE - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.8
- 1994.08.01 : NEVER STOP - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.9
- 1995.03.08 : TPD COLLECTION from The Early Cha-DANCE Party - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.10 (best of)
- 1995.03.08 : TPD The Remix - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.11
- 1995.08.02 : check my heart - Cha-DANCE Party Vol.12
Solo albums
- 1993.01.15 : SATOMI from Tokyo Performance Doll
- 1993.01.15 : MIHO from Tokyo Performance Doll
- 1993.01.15 : RYOKO from Tokyo Performance Doll
- 1993.01.15 : CHISA from Tokyo Performance Doll
- 1993.01.15 : YURI from Tokyo Performance Doll
- 1993.01.15 : YUKO from Tokyo Performance Doll
- 1993.01.15 : MAI from Tokyo Performance Doll
- 1994.12.01 : Yuko Anai - SIN
Laserdiscs
- 1991.02.01 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.0
- 1991.03.21 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.1
- 1991.03.21 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.2
- 1991.06.21 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.3
- 1991.06.21 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.4
- 1991.10.01 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.5
- 1991.10.01 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.6
- 1993.07.21 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.7 LIVE AT Tokyo Kouseinen Kinkaikan
- 1993.07.21 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.8 LIVE AT Tokyo Kouseinen Kinkaikan
- 1993.12.01 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.9: That's the REVUE 1 Live at Nihon Budoukan
- 1993.12.01 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.10: That's the REVUE 2 Live at Nihon Budoukan
- 1994.11.21 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.11: That's the REVUE 1994 PART1 Live at YOKOHAMA ARENA
- 1994.11.21 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.12: That's the REVUE 1994 PART2 Live at YOKOHAMA ARENA
- 1995.12.01 : VIDEO Cha-DANCE Vol.13: SPEED PER HOUR 270 km
DVDs
- 2003.12.03 : That's the REVUE
References
- ↑ . Yomuri http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/music/mnews/20130621-OYT8T00613.htm. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "BRAND NEW STORY". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ↑ "DREAM TRIGGER". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2014.