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chelmico

{{Short description|Japanese rap duo}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = chelmico

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| origin = Tokyo, Japan

| genre = Hip hop, J-rap, J-pop, Electropop

| years_active = 2014-present

| label = TREKKIE TRAX
Cupcake ATM
unBORDE

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| website = {{URL|chelmico.com}}

| current_members = Rachel
Mamiko

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chelmico (チェルミコ cherumiko) is a rap duo from Japan composed of Rachel Watashiga and Mamiko Suzuki, known professionally as Rachel and Mamiko, respectively. 'chelmico' is a portmanteau of the duo's names.

Career

chelmico formed in 2014 after Rachel Watashiga and Mamiko Suzuki met through a mutual friend at a McDonald's in Arakawa, in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://metropolisjapan.com/chelmico-charts-their-own-path/|title=Chelmico Charts Their Own Path {{!}} Music {{!}} Metropolis Magazine Japan|date=2017-11-10|website=Metropolis Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-20}} The two bonded over a love of music, particularly over Japanese hip-hop group Rip Slyme, and soon became regular friends. At the time, Watashiga did some modeling work and appeared in the background of music videos for Ōmori Seiko. When one of her friends offered her 10 minutes during a music event they were organizing in spring of 2014, Watashiga invited Suzuki to rap with her.

The next step came a year later, when they were given another offer to perform at another show for fifteen minutes. The two reached out to rapper PAGE, then known as Holly Page, to provide a track while they wrote lyrics. The end result was Labyrinth '97, their first single. Their first self-titled album was released in October 2016 under the Cupcake ATM label. In 2018, they released their album POWER under unBORDE, a division of Warner Music Japan, who they have been with since then.

Their single, Easy Breezy, (released January 17, 2020) was used as the opening theme song for the anime adaptation of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Later that year, they appeared on the m-flo single RUN AWAYS.{{cite news |title=m-flo and chelmico Join Forces for "RUN AWAYS" |url=https://aramajapan.com/news/newrelease/m-flo-and-chelmico-join-froces-for-run-aways/107032/ |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=ARAMA! JAPAN |date=13 June 2020}}

Two singles, milk and Disco (Bad dance doesn't matter), were released in July and August (respectively) preempting their third album, maze. The album released on August 26, 2020.{{Cite web|title=chelmico 3rd アルバム「maze」 – チェルミコのオフィシャルサイト|url=http://chelmico.com/special_maze/|access-date=2020-07-08|language=ja}}

On March 14, 2021, Rachel announced she would take a hiatus from performing due to her marriage and pregnancy. She expressed a hope to return to music by the end of the year.{{cite news |title=Rap Duo chelmico's Rachel Takes Break Due to Marriage, Pregnancy |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-17/rap-duo-chelmico-rachel-takes-break-due-to-marriage-pregnancy/.170732 |access-date=18 March 2021 |work=Anime News Network |language=en}} Rachel announced she gave birth to her first child on June 7, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-06-07/rap-duo-chelmico-rachel-announces-healthy-birth-of-her-child/.173656|title = Rap Duo chelmico's Rachel Announces Healthy Birth of Her Child}}

The duo released their third EP, 'COZY' on April 16, 2021, following the release of their single of the same name earlier that month.{{Cite web|title=COZY - chelmico official site |url=http://chelmico.com/discography/cozy |access-date=15 May 2021|language=ja}}

On November 19, 2021, the duo released a single entitled '300 Million Yen'. This was followed by another single on March 17, 2022, titled 'Meidaimae'.{{Cite web|title=chelmico - Meidaimae [Lyric Video] / track by tofubeats |website = YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1OgZCk4mAU |access-date=17 March 2022|language=ja}} Both of these would feature in their next studio album, 'Gokigen', which released on June 1, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Soo |first=J. X. |date=2022-06-01 |title=Hear Japanese hip hop duo Chelmico's fun-loving new album, 'Gokigen' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/japanese-hip-hop-duo-chelmico-fun-new-album-gokigen-3237820 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=NME |language=en}}

Members

= Rachel =

  • Name: {{nihongo|Rachel Watashiga|渡賀レイチェル|}}
  • Birth date: {{Birth date and age|1993|7|4|mf=y}} {{cite web|url=http://ellegirl.jp/article/e_feat_chelmico_interview_17_0906/01/|title=超マイペースな2人組♡ '90s生まれのラップデュオ、chelmicoがいま気になる (1/5)|work=Elle Girl|date=2017-08-21|access-date=2018-06-12}}
  • Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture

= Mamiko =

  • Name: {{nihongo|Mamiko Suzuki|鈴木真海子|}}
  • Birth date: {{Birth date and age|1996|6|26|mf=y}}
  • Birthplace: Tokyo

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details

! colspan="2" |Peak positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | Hot 100
Peaks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums:

  • Gokigen: {{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=06&day=13|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/06/08 公開|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=June 8, 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | Oricon
{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/683315/products/|title=chelmicoの作品|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=June 8, 2022}}

scope="row" | chelmico

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  • Released: October 19, 2016 (CD), March 7, 2018 (LP)
  • Label: Cupcake ATM
  • Formats: CD, LP

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| 117

scope="row" | Power

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  • Released: August 8, 2018
  • Label: Warner Music Japan, unBORDE
  • Formats: CD

| 41

| 55

scope="row" |Fishing

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  • Released: August 21, 2019
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: CD

| 27

| 49

scope="row" | Maze

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  • Released: August 26, 2020
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: CD

| 40

| 40

scope="row" | Gokigen

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  • Released: June 1, 2022
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: CD

| 41

| 36

colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart

=Mini-albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of mini-albums, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Album details

! colspan="2" |Peak positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | Hot 100

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | Oricon

scope="row" | Love Is Over{{cite web|date=2016-06-06|title=chelmico - Love is Over by TREKKIE TRAX|url=http://soundcloud.com/trekkie-trax/sets/chelmico-love-is-over|access-date=2018-03-21|work=SoundCloud}}

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  • Released: June 8, 2016
  • Label: Trekkie Trax
  • Formats: FLAC

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scope="row" | EP

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  • Released: August 18, 2017
  • Label: Cupcake ATM
  • Formats: CD, LP

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| 90

scope="row" | Cozy

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  • Released: April 16, 2021
  • Label: Warner Music Japan, unBORDE
  • Formats: FLAC

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colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" |Year

! colspan="2" |Peak positions

! rowspan="2" |Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | Hot 100

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | Oricon

scope="row" |"ラビリンス'97"{{cite web|date=2015-05-17|title=ラビリンス'97 by chelmico|url=http://soundcloud.com/chelmico/97a|access-date=2018-03-21|work=SoundCloud}}

| rowspan="3" |2015

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| rowspan="7" |chelmico

scope="row" | "JuneJuly"{{cite web|date=2015-08-26|title=JUNEJULY by chelmico|url=http://soundcloud.com/chelmico/junejuly|access-date=2018-03-21|work=SoundCloud}}

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scope="row" |"Oh, Baby!"{{cite web|date=2015-10-25|title=Oh, Baby! by chelmico|url=http://soundcloud.com/chelmico/ohbaby|access-date=2018-03-21|work=SoundCloud}}

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scope="row" | "ラビリンス'97" (Night of Garage Remix){{cite web|date=2016-02-17|title=ラビリンス'97 (Night Of Garage Remix) by chelmico|url=http://soundcloud.com/chelmico/97-night-of-garage-remix|access-date=2018-03-21|work=SoundCloud}}

| rowspan="2" |2016

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scope="row" | "Summer Holiday"{{cite web|date=2016-07-07|title=chelmico - SUMMER HOLIDAY (Prod. Mikeneko Homeless) by Mikeneko Homeless|url=http://soundcloud.com/mikeneko-homeless/chelmico-summer-holiday-prod-mikeneko-homeless|access-date=2018-03-21|work=SoundCloud}}

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scope="row" |"Labyrinth'97" / "Night Camel" feat. FBI

| rowspan="2" |2017

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scope="row" | "ママレードボーイ" / "Love Is Over"

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scope="row" |"OK, Cheers!"{{cite web|date=2018-05-02|title=chelmico、新曲「OK, Cheers!」&「BANANA」配信リリース|url=http://realsound.jp/2018/05/post-189949.html|access-date=2018-05-25|work=リアルサウンド}}

| rowspan="2" |2018

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| rowspan="2" |Power

scope="row" | "Banana"

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scope="row" |"爽健美茶のラップ"{{cite web|date=2019-02-12|title=chelmicoが出演・テーマソングを歌う「爽健美茶」テレビCMが本日より放映開始|url=https://qetic.jp/art-culture/chelmico-sokenbicha-190212/308519/|access-date=2019-02-15|work=Qetic}}

| rowspan="2" |2019

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| rowspan="2" |Fishing

scope="row" | "Switch"{{cite web|date=2019-05-17|title=chelmico、たこ焼きパーティーやリムジンパーティーで盛り上がるMV「switch」公開|url=https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/30886|access-date=2019-06-09|work=Rolling Stone Japan}}

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scope="row" | "Easy Breezy"{{cite web|date=2019-11-26|title=アニメ「映像研には手を出すな！」OPテーマはchelmico、EDテーマは神僕が担当|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/356939|access-date=2019-11-26|work=音楽ナタリー}}

| rowspan="4" |2020

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| rowspan="4" |Maze

scope="row" |"Limit"{{cite web|date=2020-02-27|title=chelmico × JOYFIT コラボソング「Limit」|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOVvxG1g28o&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2020-02-27|work=Youtube}}

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scope="row" | "Milk"{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 17, 2020|title=chelmico「milk」【Official Music Video】|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6g06rpgH80|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720211935/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6g06rpgH80 |archive-date=2020-07-20 |access-date=August 24, 2020|website=YouTube}}

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scope="row" | "Disco (Bad Dance Doesn't Matter)"{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 6, 2020|title=chelmico「Disco (Bad dance doesn't matter)」【Official Music Video】|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gQ0ALMOkBs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806210347/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gQ0ALMOkBs |archive-date=2020-08-06 |access-date=August 24, 2020|website=YouTube}}

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colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart

= Additional music work =

  • Trekkie Trax The Best 2016–2017 (2018){{cite web|url=http://trekkietrax.bandcamp.com/album/trekkie-trax-the-best-2016-2017|title=TREKKIE TRAX THE BEST 2016-2017|date=2018-01-17|work=Bandcamp|access-date=2018-06-12}}
  • 1. "Love Is Over"
  • 19. "Love Is Over" (Tomggg Remix)
  • Onigawara – チョコレイトをちょうだい (2015){{cite web|url=http://www.lastrum.co.jp/labelproducts/9102/|title=ONIGAWARA チョコレイトをちょうだい|work=Lastrum|access-date=2018-06-12}}
  • 2. "YOU×3"
  • Ken Hirai – Half of Me (2018){{cite web|url=https://realsound.jp/2018/10/post-265264.html|title=平井堅、新シングル表題曲「half of me」 MV公開 "半分に遮られた世界"を表現|date=2018-10-18|work=リアルサウンド|access-date=2019-06-09}}
  • 2. "Holic"
  • Back Street Girls – Idol Kills (2019){{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/318460|title=ゴクドルズのデビュー盤にHAN-KUN、最上もが、chelmico、YUC'eも楽曲提供|date=2019-02-01|work=音楽ナタリー|access-date=2019-02-15}}
  • 8. Why
  • m-flo – "Run Aways" (2020) (as m-flo♡chelmico)
  • Stamp – "HIDE YOU feat.chelmico" (2021)
  • Pasocom Music Club – FINE LINE (2023)
  • 2. "PUMP! feat.chelmico"

Cast

= Radio =

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{Official website|chelmico.com}}
  • [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fbKSFZar4fvmBhN1hkEww YouTube channel]
  • [https://twitter.com/chelmico_offi Twitter account]
  • [https://www.instagram.com/chelmico/ Instagram account]

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Category:Musical groups established in 2014

Category:2014 establishments in Japan

Category:Musical groups from Tokyo

Category:Japanese musical duos

Category:Hip-hop duos