Tacoyaki Rainbow

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Tacoyaki Rainbow

| image =

| landscape = yes

| alt =

| caption =

| alias = Takoniji

| origin = Japan

| genre = J-pop, EDM

| years_active = 2012–2022

| label = SDR (2013-2015)
Avex Trax (2016–2022)

| associated_acts = Momoiro Clover Z
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
Team Shachi
Bullet Train
Dish
Tokimeki Sendenbu
Batten Showjo Tai
B.O.L.T
Iginari Tohoku San
Ukka
Hachimitsu Rocket
Amefurasshi
Crown Pop
3B junior

| website = {{URL|tacoyaki-rainbow.jp}}

| current_members =

| past_members = Kurumi Hori
Karen Negishi
Mai Haruna
Sakura Ayaki
Saki Kiyoi
Maria Arai
Yuka Koike
Towa Narasaki

}}

{{nihongo|Tacoyaki Rainbow|たこやきレインボー|Takoyaki Reinbō}} was a Japanese female idol group under the management of Stardust Promotion.{{cite news|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/97464|title=絶対甲子園出場！スタダ新アイドルはたこやきレインボー|publisher=Natalie|date=2013-08-18}} They come from the Kansai region.{{cite news|url=http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2014/08/19/110/|title=ももクロZの妹分たこやきレインボー、夢は「甲子園で単独ライブを!」|publisher=My Navi|date=2014-08-19}} On April 18, 2021, Tacoyaki Rainbow announced that their members will "graduate" from the group on May 9 the same year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tacoyaki-rainbow.jp/information/index.html#210418|title = たこやきレインボー}} The group was supposed to go on a reboot after that, but due to various problems, on March 31, 2022, it was announced that it would disband instead.{{Cite tweet|number=1509455472855638018|user=taco_staff|title=【大切なご報告】|author=Tacoyaki Rainbow|date=2022-03-31|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331145702/https://twitter.com/taco_staff/status/1509455472855638018|archive-date=2022-03-31|url-status=live|trans-title=Important Announcement}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=元「たこやきレインボー」新プロジェクト立ち上げ断念全員卒業から1年、今後は全員ソロ活動（オリコン） |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b76012b4e8f8d0b2f156aec5978501ac0cf55507 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Oricon thru Yahoo! Japan News |language=ja}} The group's last-ever activity was on May 4, 2022, at the Asia and Pacific Trade Center.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-08 |title=ex.たこやきレインボーラストフリーイベント開催のお知らせ |url=http://www.tacoyaki-rainbow.jp/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Tacoyaki Rainbow |language=ja}}

Members

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Name ! Birth date{{cite web\|url=http://www.star3b.jp/tacoyaki-rainbow/profile/index.html\|script-title=ja:たこやきレインボー｜プロフィール\|publisher=Stardust Promotion\|access-date=2013-04-03\|language=ja\|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111002357/http://www.star3b.jp/tacoyaki-rainbow/profile/index.html\|archive-date=2014-01-11}} ! Image color
{{nihongo\|Kurumi Hori\|堀くるみ}} \|align="right"\| {{birth date and age\|1999\|12\|18}} \| {{color\|purple\|Purple}} -Leader
{{nihongo\|Karen Negishi\|根岸可蓮}} \|align="right"\| {{birth date and age\|2000\|11\|18}} \| {{color\|green\|Green}}
{{nihongo\|Mai Haruna\|春名真依}} \|align="right"\| {{birth date and age\|2001\|1\|5}} \| {{color\|blue\|Blue}}
{{nihongo\|Sakura Ayaki\|彩木咲良}} \|align="right"\| {{birth date and age\|2002\|3\|26}} \| {{color\|#ff69b4\|Pink}}
{{nihongo\|Saki Kiyoi\|清井咲希}} \|align="right"\| {{birth date and age\|1999\|8\|5}} \|{{color\|yellow\|Yellow}} -Center
{{nihongo\|Towa Narasaki\|奈良崎とわ}} \|align="right"\| {{birth date and age\|2000\|2\|21}} \| {{color\|red\|Red}} -Former Leader{{Cite web\|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/118473\|title = たこ虹、涙の奈良崎ラストライブ＆堀くるみがリーダー就任}}
{{nihongo\|Maria Arai\|新井まりあ}} \|align="right"\| {{birth date and age\|2000\|7\|21}} \| {{color\|yellow\|Yellow}}
{{nihongo\|Yuka Koike\|小池優花}} \|align="right"\| {{birth date and age\|1998\|12\|31}} \| {{color\|orange\|Orange}}

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Name

! Birth date{{cite web|url=http://www.star3b.jp/tacoyaki-rainbow/profile/index.html|script-title=ja:たこやきレインボー｜プロフィール|publisher=Stardust Promotion|access-date=2013-04-03|language=ja|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111002357/http://www.star3b.jp/tacoyaki-rainbow/profile/index.html|archive-date=2014-01-11}}

! Image color

|align="right"| {{birth date and age|1999|12|18}}

| {{color|purple|Purple}} -Leader

|align="right"| {{birth date and age|2000|11|18}}

| {{color|green|Green}}

|align="right"| {{birth date and age|2001|1|5}}

| {{color|blue|Blue}}

|align="right"| {{birth date and age|2002|3|26}}

| {{color|#ff69b4|Pink}}

|align="right"| {{birth date and age|1999|8|5}}

|{{color|yellow|Yellow}} -Center

|align="right"| {{birth date and age|2000|2|21}}

| {{color|red|Red}} -Former Leader{{Cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/118473|title = たこ虹、涙の奈良崎ラストライブ＆堀くるみがリーダー就任}}

|align="right"| {{birth date and age|2000|7|21}}

| {{color|yellow|Yellow}}

|align="right"| {{birth date and age|1998|12|31}}

| {{color|orange|Orange}}

Timeline

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Discography

= Indie Singles =

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! Title

! Release date

! Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/600204/|title=たこやきレインボー │ オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|publisher=Oricon|access-date=2014-02-26|language=ja}}

!Sales

align="center"| 1

|align="left"| {{nihongo|"Over the Tacoyaki Rainbow"
|オーバー･ザ･たこやきレインボー}}

|align="left"| September 17, 2013

| align="center"| 31

|2,376

align="center"| 2

| {{nihongo|"Naniwa no Haniwa"|なにわのはにわ}}{{cite news|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/108539|title=たこやきレインボー、前山田作「なにわのはにわ」PV公開|publisher=Natalie|date=2014-01-26|access-date=2014-02-26}}

| March 19, 2014

| align="center"| 10

align="center"| 3

| {{nihongo|"Zesshō! Naniwa de Umareta Shōjotachi"
|絶唱！なにわで生まれた少女たち}}

| September 3, 2014

| align="center"| 13

|11,729

align="center"| 4

| {{nihongo|"Genki Uri no Shōjo ~Naniwa Meika Gojussen~"
|元気売りの少女〜浪花名歌五十選〜}}

| May 20, 2015

| align="center"| 8

|12,481

align="center"| 5

| {{nihongo|"Kuri Bocchi ONE DAY!!"
|クリぼっちONE DAY!!}}

| December 16, 2015

| align="center"| 11

|14,890

= Major-label singles =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"

! No.

! Title

! Release date

! Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart

!Sales

align="center"| 1

| {{nihongo|"Nanairo Dance"
|ナナイロダンス}}

| April 13, 2016

| align="center"| 7

|14,212

align="center"| 2

|{{nihongo|"Dot jp Japan!"
|どっとjpジャパーン!}}

| August 24, 2016

| align="center"| 10

|14,622

align="center"| 3

|{{nihongo|"RAINBOW～Watashi wa Watashi Yanen Kara～"
|RAINBOW～私は私やねんから～}}

| May 10, 2017

| align="center"| 7

|13,379

align="center"| 4

|{{nihongo|"Money!! Money!? Money!!"
|まねー!!マネー!?Money!!}}

| September 20, 2017

| align="center"| 4

|14,274

align="center"| 5

|{{nihongo|"Motto Motto Motto Hanasou Yo - Digital Native Generation"
|もっともっともっと話そうよ-Digital Native Generation-}}

| October 23, 2019

| align="center"| 4

|19,224{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2019-11-04/|title=オリコン週間シングルランキング 2019年10月21日～2019年10月27日|publisher=Oricon|access-date=October 30, 2019}}

align="center"| 6

|{{nihongo|"Koi no Dungeon UME"
|恋のダンジョンUME}}

| July 8, 2020

| align="center"| 20

|945

=Albums=

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! No.

! Title

! Release date

! Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart

!Sales

align="center"| 1

| {{nihongo|"Maido! Ookini!"
|まいど!おおきに! }}

| December 21, 2016

| align="center"| 18

|7,170

align="center"| 2

|{{nihongo|"Double Rainbow"
|ダブルレインボー }}

| February 21, 2018

| align="center"| 8

|6,499

align="center"| 3

| {{nihongo|"Nantaiteki na Voyage"
|軟体的なボヤージュ }}

| February 27, 2019

| align="center"| 13

|10,997{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-03-11/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年03月11日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on March 11, 2019|work=Oricon News|access-date=March 6, 2019|language=ja}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://tacoyaki-rainbow.jp/}}
{{Official website|http://www.stardustrecords.jp/artist/takoyaki/}}
[http://ameblo.jp/tacoyaki-rainbow/ Tacoyaki Rainbow's official Ameblo blog]

Category:Japanese girl groups

Category:Japanese idol groups

Category:Japanese pop music groups

Category:Musical groups established in 2012

Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2022

Category:2012 establishments in Japan

Category:2022 disestablishments in Japan

Category:Child musical groups

Category:Warner Music Japan artists

Category:Stardust Promotion artists