Vanilla Beans (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin |
 Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, dance, idol, shibuya-kei |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Labels |
Flower Label (2007-2010) T-Palette Records (2011-present) |
| Associated acts |
Perfume AKB48 LinQ Idoling!!! Up Up Girls |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Rena (2007-present) Lisa (2008-present) |
| Past members | Rika (2007-2008) |
Vanilla Beans (バニラビーンズ), also known as Vanibe, is a Japanese idol girl duo formed in 2007, under the indie label FLOWER LABEL, a sub-label of Tokuma Japan Communications.[3]
Vanilla Beans has had the same line-up since March 2008, when Rika left and Risa joined. In June 2011 they joined the newly formed idol label T-Palette Records, to which they and Negicco were the first artists signed.[4][5]
Rena, the original member, is a Japanese idols fan. She presents the show "Can't Stop Loving Idols!" (アイドル好きが止まらない!) posted on the Kawaii Girl Japan website. She conducts interviews and reports on other bands.
Members
- Current members
- Rena (レナ) (born in Shiga Prefecture)
- Lisa (リサ, or Risa) (born in Tokyo)
- Former member
- Rika (リカ) (born on August 14, 1988) ; left the group in March 2008.
Discography
Albums
- Studio albums
| # | Title | Release date | Charts | Label |
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| Oricon Weekly Chart | ||||
| 1 | Vanilla Beans (バニラビーンズ) |
February 25, 2009 | not ranked [6] | Flower Label (sublabel of Tokuma Japan Communications) |
| 2 | Vanilla Beans II (バニラビーンズⅡ) |
July 20, 2011 | 110[7] | T-Palette Records |
| 3 | Vanilla Beans III (バニラビーンズⅢ) |
November 7, 2012 | 46[8] | |
| 4 | Vanilla Beans IV (バニラビーンズⅣ) |
February 3, 2015 | 50[9] |
- Mini-album
| # | Title | Release date | Charts | Label |
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| Oricon Weekly Chart | ||||
| 1 | Def & Def | May 19, 2010 | 79[10] | Flower Label (sublabel of Tokuma Japan Communications) |
- Best of
| # | Title | Release date | Charts | Label |
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| Oricon Weekly Chart | ||||
| 1 | VaniBest | September 22, 2010 | 160[11] | Flower Label (sublabel of Tokuma Japan Communications) |
Singles
- Physical singles
| # | Title | Release date | Charts | Track listing | ||||||||
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| Physical singles | ||||||||||||
| 1 | U Love Me (U ♡ Me) |
October 3, 2007 | 189[12][13] | U ♡ Me a little criying U ♡ Me (instrumental) a little criying (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 2 | nicola (ニコラ) |
May 21, 2008 | 198[14] | nicola Nostalgia nicola (instrumental) Nostalgia (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 3 | Sakasaka Circus (サカサカサーカス) |
January 28, 2009 | not ranked [15] | Sakasaka Circus Tic Tac Sakasaka Circus (Instrumental) Tic Tac (Instrumental) | ||||||||
| 4 | LOVE & HATE (LOVE & HATE) |
September 9, 2009 | 79[16][17] | LOVE & HATE Gamla stan Koi no Theory Gamla stan (Rena Solo Ver.) (Love version) Gamla stan (Risa Solo Ver.) (Hate version) LOVE & HATE (Instrumental) Gamla stan (Instrumental) Koi no Theory (Instrumental) | ||||||||
| ー | Tengoku e no Kaidan (天国への階段) |
June 29, 2011 | 89[18] | Tengoku e no Kaidan Baby Portable Rock nicola a little criying | ||||||||
| 5 | Toki no Kakera (トキノカケラ) |
January 18, 2012 | 34 | Toki no Kakera Yes? No? Stop Rock'n'Roll (Rena ver.) Hoshi ni Natta Uso (Risa ver.) Toki no Kakera (instrumental) Yes? No? (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 6 | Choco Mint Flavor Time (チョコミントフレーバータイム) |
April 11, 2012 | 26[19][20] | Choco Mint Flavor Time Hitotsu no Uta Choco Mint Flavor Time (Instrumental) Hitotsu no Uta (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 7 | Non-Section (ノンセクション) |
July 4, 2012 | 31 | Non-Section Himitsu Kimi ga Boku wo Shitteru Non-Section (Instrumental) Himitsu (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 8 | Muscats Slope Love (マスカット・スロープ・ラブ) |
May 8, 2013 | 32 | Muscats Slope Love Jewel Memories Muscats Slope Love (instrumental) Jewel Memories (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 9 | Please Me, Darling (プリーズミー・ダーリン) |
October 16, 2013 | 37 | Please Me, Darling Night on the Earth Please Me, Darling (instrumental) Night on the Earth (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 10 | Watashi… Fukō Guse (ワタシ・・・不幸グセ) |
April 23, 2014 | 55 | Watashi… Fukō Guse Koi no Snipper 007 Watashi… Fukō Guse (instrumental) Koi no Snipper 007 (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 11 | Kitto Ii Basho (Fuchi) / Zettai Panty Line (きっといい場所（フチ） / 絶対パンティーライン) |
June 18, 2014 | 23 | Kitto Ii Basho (Fuchi) Zettai Panty Line Kitto Ii Basho (Fuchi) (instrumental) Zettai Panty Line (instrumental) | ||||||||
| 12 | Uchōten Girl (有頂天ガール) |
November 11, 2014 | Uchōten Girl Kiss wa Me ni Shite Bao! Uchōten Girl (instrumental) Kiss wa Me ni Shite Bao! (instrumental) | |||||||||
| Digital singles | ||||||||||||
| # | Title | Release date | Album | Notes | ||||||||
| 1 | Afternoon a Go-Go | August 27, 2008 | Vanilla Beans | |||||||||
| 2 | Afternoon a Go-Go ~We Love You MIX~ | September 24, 2008 | no album | |||||||||
| 3 | Shopping☆Kirari | October 29, 2008 | Vanilla Beans | |||||||||
| 4 | Shopping☆Kirari ~Okite Porsche + Dr.USUI Waterfront Mix~ | November 25, 2008 | no album | |||||||||
| 5 | Ashita wa Ashita no Natsu ga Kuru (あしたはあしたの夏がくる) |
December 24, 2008 | Vanilla Beans | |||||||||
| 6 | Ashita wa Ashita no Natsu ga Kuru ~Dr.USUI Death Techno Mix~ (あしたはあしたの夏がくる) |
January 28, 2009 | no album | |||||||||
| 7 | Koi no Theory (恋のセオリー) |
April 9, 2009 | VaniBest | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Interview avec Vanilla Beans au Toulouse Game Show" (in French). Jame World. December 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Interview avec le groupe" (in French). Global Idols News Network. February 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Vanilla Beans mini-biography on the J-Pop Asia wabsite". J-Pop Asia.
- ↑ "New Idol Company : Tower Records held a press conference on June 3 at their Shibuya location to announce their new Idol Company T-Palette Records!". Pure Idol Heart. June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Tower Records to launch their own idol label with Vanilla Beans + Negicco". Drama News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ (Japanese) First studio album's profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) Second studio album's profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) Third studio album's profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) Fourth studio album's profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) First extended play on Oricon website
- ↑ (Japanese) First compilation on Oricon website
- ↑ (Japanese) First single regular edition profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) First single limited edition profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) Second single profile on l'Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) Third single profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) Fourth single profile on Oricon (Love version)
- ↑ (Japanese) Fourth single profile on Oricon (Hate version)
- ↑ (Japanese) Single cover profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) Sixth single regular edition profile on Oricon
- ↑ (Japanese) Sixth single limited edition profile on Oricon
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