Dancing Dolls
{{Short description|Japanese female idol group}}
{{Update|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dancing Dolls
| alias = Dandol
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = Sony Music Entertainment Japan
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://dancingdolls.jp}}
| current_members = Hono
Mii
Misaki
Miu
Kanon
| past_members = Asuka
Kyoka
}}
Dancing Dolls are a Japanese female idol group.{{cite web |url=http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/article/entertainment/news/CK2012091702000142.html |title=振り付けは「竹の子族」 「Dancing Dolls」 |publisher=Chunichi Sports |date=2012-09-17 |accessdate=2012-10-14 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920055617/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/article/entertainment/news/CK2012091702000142.html |archivedate=2012-09-20 }} The group originally consisted of five childhood friends from Osaka: Hono (Honoka Kadomoto - 門元穂果), Mii (Misaki Nakajima - 中島弥咲), Misaki (Misaki Sakurada - 桜田美咲), and twins Asuka (Asuka Nagayama - 永山飛鳥) and Kyoka (Kyouka Nagayama - 永山杏佳).
History
The group was formed in Osaka by childhood friends. They started performing in the street in Osaka Castle Park, which is a local haven for street performances. The girls wrote and composed their own songs; Misaki choreographed the dances. Dancing Dolls also began uploading dance covers to video sharing websites Nico Nico Douga and YouTube and achieved some notability there. Their videos became popular, and totaled over 10 million views by the time of their professional debut in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/deview/2015419/|title=大阪出身の5人組ダンスヴォーカルユニット"Dancing Dolls"がデビュー。MVにはダチョウ倶楽部・上島竜兵が出演|publisher=De View (Oricon)|date=2012-08-08|accessdate=2012-10-13|language=Japanese}}
Dancing Dolls were signed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and on September 12, 2012, released their debut single, titled "Touch -A.S.A.P.- / Shanghai Darling".{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/76767|title=Dancing Dolls、原宿で竹の子族風ダンスをレクチャー|publisher=Natalie|date=2012-09-19|accessdate=2012-10-13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/deview/2016920/|title=竹の子族風"原宿ダンス"も披露！大阪出身ダンスユニット・Dancing Dollsが原宿でクレープ屋さんに体験入店|publisher=De View (Oricon)|date=2012-09-21|accessdate=2012-10-13}} At the time, the group's average age was 16. The single reached the 38th place in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Also, the CD single was preceded by "Shanghai Darling", which was released on August 1 for digital download and peaked at the 8th spot in the daily Recochoku chart. The song "Touch -A.S.A.P-" is a cover of a theme song from the anime Touch,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKGxH7KyTc|title=【FULL】Dancing Dolls 『タッチ-A.S.A.P.- (Music Video)』|date=22 August 2012 |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|accessdate=2012-10-14}} originally sung by Yoshimi Iwasaki and released as a single in 1985. They too made a cover of ECHO, a single by Circrush who is sung by Megpoid English, what is the English version of Megpoid.
In May 2014, the twin sisters Kyoka and Asuka left the group and Dancing Dolls became inactive for several months.
At the end of January 2015, Miu and Kanon were recruited as new Dancing Dolls members. Both girls have started dance practice and song recording. The staff of the idol group published a picture of the new members and a video in which their faces are hidden in order to keep the identities of the new members a mystery until February 14. They were officially introduced and made their debut during Dancing Dolls’ live performance on February 14 in Tokyo.{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000112037|title= Dancing Dolls、新メンバーはMiuとKanon|publisher=Barks|date=January 24, 2015|accessdate=February 10, 2015|language=japanese}} At the same time, they revealed that their new single My Way / Love Me, Love Me is planned to be released on March 25, 2015. This is the group's first album in 10 months with new members Miu and Kanon. The next Dancing Dolls’ single features a cover of the song Melo Melo Bakkyun sung by Miu and Kanon.
They haven't officially disbanded, but haven't been active since 2015 and members have focused on pursuing other activities.
Members
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-right:0px;" |
| style="white-space:nowrap;"
! Name ! Age |
| align="center"| Hono
|align="right"| {{birth date|1997|6|30}} |align="center"| {{age|1997|6|30}} | Vocal, dance |
| align="center"| Mii
|align="right"| {{birth date|1996|4|6}} |align="center"| {{age|1996|4|6}} | Main vocal, dance |
| align="center"| Misaki
|align="right"| {{birth date|1995|7|24}} |align="center"| {{age|1995|7|24}} | Vocal, rap, dance, choreography |
| colspan="4"| Past members |
|---|
| align="center"| Asuka
|align="right"| {{birth date|1995|8|31}} |align="center"| {{age|1995|8|31}} | Dance, chorus |
| align="center"| Kyoka
|align="right"| {{birth date|1995|8|31}} |align="center"| {{age|1995|8|31}} | Dance, chorus |
Discography
= Singles =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:;"
!rowspan="2"| # !rowspan="2"| Title !rowspan="2"| Release date !colspan="2"| Charts !rowspan="2"| Track listing !rowspan="2"| Catalog nr. |
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/572426/ranking/cd_single/|title=Dancing DollsのCDシングルランキング、Dancing Dollsのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典|publisher=オリコン|accessdate=2012-10-14|language=Japanese}} ! Billboard |
|---|
| align="center"| 1
| {{nihongo|"Touch -A.S.A.P.- / Shanghai Darling" |align="right"| {{start date|2012|9|12}} |align="center" width="45"| 38 |align="center" width="45"| 37 | Touch -A.S.A.P.- | SRCL-8100/1 (Limited Edition) |
| align="center"| 2
| {{nihongo|"Wangan Wonder Darling / Raspberry Love" |align="right"| {{start date|2013|1|30}} |align="center" width="45"| 32 |align="center" width="45"| | Wangan Wonder Darling | SRCL-8174/5 (Limited Edition) |
| align="center"| 3
| {{nihongo|"DD Jump" |align="right"| {{start date|2013|7|24}} |align="center" width="45"| 39 |align="center" width="45"| | DD Jump | SRCL-8312/3 (Limited Edition) |
| align="center"| 4
| "Ring Dong" |align="right"| {{start date|2013|11|13}} |align="center" width="45"| 58 |align="center" width="45"| | | SRCL-8391/2 (Limited Edition) |
| align="center"| 5
| {{nihongo|"Monochrome" |align="right"| {{start date|2014|5|21}} |align="center"| 41 |align="center"| 86 | monochrome | SRCL-8544/5 (Limited Edition) |
| align="center"| 6
| "My Way / Love Me, Love Me" |align="right"| {{start date|2015|3|25}} |align="center"| |align="center"| | | |
| align="center"| 7
| {{nihongo|"Michi no Sekai e / Odoru Kokoro" |align="right"| {{start date|2015|8|26}} | | | Michi no Sekai e | SRCL-8868/9 (Limited Edition) |
Videography
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable" |
| Single #
! Title ! Official YouTube link |
|---|
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1
| "Touch -A.S.A.P.-" | align="center"| {{YouTube|vjKGxH7KyTc}} (The video is available only in Japan.) |
| "Shanghai Darling"
| align="center"| {{YouTube|Ln3-9iuSQrk}} (The video is available only in Japan.) |
References
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External links
- [http://dancingdolls.jp Dancing Dolls' official site]
- [https://www.youtube.com/dancingdollsSMEJ Dancing Dolls' channel] on YouTube (The channel is available in Japan only.)
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Category:Japanese pop music groups
Category:Japanese-language singers
Category:Musical groups established in 2012
Category:Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists