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

Former members

Former secondary members

Sub-groups

Discography

Singles TPD

Albums

Solo albums

Laserdiscs

DVDs

References

  1. . Yomuri http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/music/mnews/20130621-OYT8T00613.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "BRAND NEW STORY". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. "DREAM TRIGGER". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

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