Rainy (singer)
{{Short description|Japanese pop singer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rainy
| birth_name = Ruca Sharon Pike
| background = musician
| alias = Ruca
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2008|06|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Fukuoka, Japan
| genre = J-pop
| years_active = 2018–present
| label = B Zone (2022–present)
| website = {{URL|https://rainy.bzone.co.jp/}}
}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Rainy
| channel_handle = @rainy_official_jp
| channel_display_name = Rainy
| years_active = 2022–present
| subscribers = 8.09 thousand
| views = 2.68 million
| stats_update = March 17, 2024
}}
{{nihongo|Ruca Sharon Pike|パイク琉華シャロン|Paiku Ruka Sharon|born June 28, 2008}}, known professionally as Rainy (stylized as Rainy。), is a Japanese-Australian former model and singer-songwriter, who debuted on 5 May 2022 and is currently signed under B Zone label, subsidiaries of B Zone.{{cite web|url=http://www.uta-net.com/user/jake_uta/being/being.html|script-title=ja:ビーイング系アーティスト|publisher=uta-net|access-date=2008-12-14|language = ja}} She is half Australian and half Japanese.
Career
Between 2018 and 2021, under the stage name Ruca (Lucia), she was 2nd generation of image model and child singer under the Studio fluke model agency's group Team KSC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.studiofluke.com/artist/|title=Artist-model actor-Lucia 元KSCイメージモデル2期生(OG)|date= 2021-09-30 |accessdate= 2021-08-04 |website=studifluke.jp}} In 2019, Rainy won the Grand Prix at "Kyushu Teen's Audition 2019" held by the Being Group.{{Cite web|url=https://beinggiza.com/audition/qteens/report/2019.html|title=Report-九州 Teen's オーディション 2021|date= 2021-09-30 |accessdate= 2021-08-04 |website=beinggiza.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/2910727|title=九州エリアから10代の才能を発掘「九州Teen'sオーディション2021」グランプリは福岡県出身の17歳・平田みさきさん|date= 2021-09-30 |accessdate= 2021-08-04 |website=cs-music.jp}} In 2020, she made appearance on the music television program Ongaku Champ 2020 Haru Special broadcast on TV Asahi, performed Chris Hearts's I love you.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ongakuchamp/|title=音楽チャンプ2020春SP - 準優勝 パイク琉華シャロン |date= 2021-09-30 |accessdate= 2021-08-04 |website=tv-asahi.co.jp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101060746/https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ongakuchamp/ |archive-date=1 November 2020 }}
Between January and March 2022, Rainy uploaded English cover songs on her YouTube channel. During the recording sessions, her face has not been revealed at the time and has been masked by shadow silhouette. On 4 May, she made her major debut with the debut single "Find the Truth" as the artist of B Zone Group and its same-named recording label.{{Cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000215564|title=アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』、オープニング曲はRAKURA、エンディング曲はRainy。が担当|publisher=barks|date=2022-04-30|accessdate=2022-05-09}} The song served as an ending theme to the anime television series Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time.{{Cite web |url=https://realsound.jp/2022/02/post-974954.html|title=アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』OPはRAKURA、EDはRainy。に 2曲を収録したシングル『ゼロの日常盤』リリースも|publisher=realsound.jp|date=2022-04-30|accessdate=2022-05-09}}
In 2023, her third digital single Kizunaen has been used as a theme song to the console game Fire Emblem Engage.{{Cite web|title=Fire Emblem Engage Special Vocal Edition Soundtrack Arrives in March|url=https://www.siliconera.com/fire-emblem-engage-special-vocal-edition-soundtrack-arrives-in-march/|date=2022-11-22 |accessdate=2023-01-17}} On her 15th birthday on 28 June, she released her first full-length album Rainy Universe.{{Cite web|title=Rainy。「Rainy。UNIVERSE」インタビュー｜2008年生まれ、若き歌姫のバイオグラフィ|url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/rainy|date=2022-11-22 |accessdate=2023-01-17}}{{Cite web|title=Rainy。、自身の誕生日に1stアルバム『Rainy。UNIVERSE』リリース|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/127091|date=2022-11-22 |accessdate=2023-01-17}} In August, she released her first physical single ...and Rescue me, the single served as an ending theme to the television series Case Closed. The single debut at number 36 on the Weekly Charts and topped for 5 weeks.
Discography
As of the 2023, she has released 5 digital singles, 1 physical single and one original album.
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPN Oricon {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/888703/products/|title=Rainyの作品売上ランキング|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=11 November 2023}} |
| scope="row" | ...and Rescue me |
| 36 |
=Collaboration singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPN Oricon {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/888700/products/|title=Rainy/Rakuraの作品売上ランキング|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=11 November 2023}} |
| scope="row" | Find the Truth/Shooting Star |
| 16 |
=Digital singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Single ! scope="col"| Reference |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2022
|style="text-align:left;"|"Find the Truth" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"All or Nothing" |
| rowspan="3"|2023
|style="text-align:left;"|"Kizunaen" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Teenager" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Rainbow Christmas" |
| rowspan="6"|2024
|style="text-align:left;"|"Shine" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Gemini" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Find the truth -English ver.-" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"All or Nothing -English ver.-" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Riff/Rain" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Fight Song" |
| rowspan="6"|2025
|style="text-align:left;"|"But No Love" |
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPN Oricon |
| scope="row" | Rainy Universe
|
| - |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://rainy.bzone.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{anime News Network|people|221568}}
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Category:21st-century Japanese singers
Category:21st-century Japanese women singers
Category:Japanese female models