Color-code (band)
{{Short description|Japanese pop group}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = color-code
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| origin = Japan
| genre = Japanese Pop, Dance
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = Nippon Columbia (2014-2017)
Dreamusic (2018-present)
| website = [https://color-code.jp/ color-code.jp/]
| current_members = Tsujikawa Nanami
Yasukawa Marisa
Moriyasu Mako
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Color-code (stylized as color-code) is an all-female Japanese pop group formed by Italian-Japanese fashion director and editor, Nicola Formichetti.
History
In 2013, Nicola Formichetti, a frequent collaborator with singer-songwriter Lady Gaga,[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703559604576174822344379878 Lord Gaga: The Man Behind the Meat Dress] teamed up with Nippon Columbia to hold the POP ICON PROJECT TOKYO. Auditions "to discover a Japanese version of Lady Gaga"{{Cite web |url=https://color-code.jp/biography |title=color-code Profile |access-date=2015-04-23 |archive-date=2015-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502073955/http://color-code.jp/biography |url-status=dead }} were held and three members were selected, Tsujikawa Nanami and Moriyasu Mako, both from Osaka, and Yasukawa Marisa from Chiba.
They released their debut single "I Like Dat" on September 17, 2014.[http://aramajapan.com/news/nicola-formichettis-girl-group-color-code-will-debut-with-i-like-dat/3838/ NICOLA FORMICHETTI’S GIRL GROUP ‘COLOR-CODE’ WILL DEBUT WITH ‘I LIKE DAT’] Follow up single, "Hands UP!" was released on May 20, 2015.[https://archive.today/20150423120054/https://color-code.jp/news/35383 2nd シングル「Hands UP！」5月20日リリース決定！！] (Japanese)
In 2018, color-code signed with a new label, Dreamusic, and released single "if ~kono-goe ga todokunara~".[https://www.musicjapanet.com/Music/Product/Color-Code-If--Kono-Koe-Ga-Tod-CD-4582114163889?tukacd=01 Color-Code - If -Kono Koe Ga Todokunara- (CD)] In 2020, they released their debut album "Re∂l" [https://color-code.jp/music/329625 Official website: Re∂l] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017213354/https://color-code.jp/music/329625 |date=2020-10-17 }} (Japanese)
Discography
= Albums =
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! rowspan="2"| Release ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="3"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album | |
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| | 2014
| style="text-align:left;"| I Like Dat | | | |rowspan="3" | Non-album single | |
| | 2015
| style="text-align:left;"| Hands UP! | | | | |
| rowspan="6" | 2017
| style="text-align:left;"| Sakura ame | | | | |
| style="text-align:left;"| Re start
| | | |rowspan="2" | Re∂l | |
| style="text-align:left;"| Parallel World
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| style="text-align:left;"| Better Days
| | | | Non-album single |
| style="text-align:left;"| keep it one love
| | | |rowspan="2" | Re∂l | |
| style="text-align:left;"| this city
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| rowspan="2" | 2018
| style="text-align:left;"| if ~kono-goe ga todokunara~ | | | |rowspan="2" | Non-album single | |
| style="text-align:left;"| Fuyu koi hanabi / SCRAP & BUILD
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| | 2019
| style="text-align:left;"| KAGEROU | | | |rowspan="2" | Re∂l | |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| style="text-align:left;"| THE MARCH | | | |
References
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External links
- [https://color-code.jp/ color-code Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502073732/http://color-code.jp/ |date=2015-05-02 }}
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Category:Japanese pop music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2013