Maison Book Girl
Maison Book Girl (stylized as Maison book girl) was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed in 2014.[1] They released their debut album, Bath Room, on September 23, 2015.[2] They disbanded on May 30, 2021.[3]
Maison Book Girl | |
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Origin | Japan |
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Years active | 2014–2021 |
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Website | www |
History
At Bis' final concert on July 8, 2014, Megumi Koshōji announced that she would form a new idol group. On November 5, the final line-up was revealed.[1] They released their debut singles, "White" and "Black", exclusively at their live shows from March 14, 2015. On March 27, Kaori Sōmoto left the group and Rin Wada joined.[4] The group released their debut studio album, Bath Room, on September 23.[2] On April 30, 2016, they released the EP Summer Continue,[5] followed by the single "River (Cloudy Irony)" on November 30, which would be their first release under Tokuma Shoten.[6] Their second album, Image, was released on April 5, 2017.[7] The single "412" was released on July 19, 2017,[8] followed by "Cotoeri" on December 13,[9] In early 2018, the group signed with UK label, Read The Air Records.[10] They released the single "Elude" on June 20, 2018, which would be their first release under Pony Canyon.[11] Their third studio album, Yume, was released on November 21.[12] The single "Soup" was released on April 3, 2019,[13] followed by "Umbla" on July 31.[14] Their fourth studio album, Umi to Uchu no Kodomotachi, was released on December 18, 2019.[15] Their first compilation album, Fiction, which was due to be released April 29, 2020, was postponed to June 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] On May 30, 2021, after Maison book girl's Solitude Hotel concert at Maihama Amphitheater it was announced that the group had disbanded and that a Blu-ray of the concert would be released on August 18.[3]
Members
Final line-up
- Megumi Koshōji (コショージ メグミ)
- Aoi Yagawa (矢川葵)
- Yui Inoue (井上唯)
- Rin Wada (和田輪)
Former
- Kaori Sōmoto (宗本花音里)
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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JPN Oricon [17] |
JPN Billboard [18] | ||
Bath Room |
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84 | — |
Image |
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26 | 48 |
Yume |
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27 | 51 |
Umi to Uchu no Kodomotachi (海と宇宙の子供たち) |
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38 | 49 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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JPN Oricon [17] |
JPN Billboard [18] | ||
Fiction |
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29 | 29 |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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JPN Oricon [17] | ||
Summer Continue |
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43 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak positions |
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JPN Oricon [17] |
JPN Billboard [19] | |||
"River (Cloudy Irony)" | 2016 | 30 | 86 | Non-album singles |
"412" | 2017 | 33 | — | |
"Cotoeri" | 26 | 77 | Yume | |
"Elude" | 2018 | 27 | — | |
"Soup" | 2019 | 17 | — | Umi to Uchu no Kodomotachi |
"Umbla" | 19 | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Filmography
Blu-rays
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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JPN Oricon [17] | ||
Solitude Hotel 2F+Faithlessness |
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16 |
Solitude Hotel |
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25 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- "元BiS・コショージが新グループMaison Book Girlとして再始動 サクライケンタがプロデュース手掛ける". Real Sound. November 5, 2014.
- "Maison book girl、1stアルバム発売決定 完売シングルの4曲もリマスタリング収録へ". Real Sound. August 24, 2015.
- "Maison book girl活動終了". Natalie. May 30, 2021.
- "Maison book girl、宗本花音里が脱退を発表「どうしても活動を続けることが困難に」". Real Sound. March 8, 2015.
- "Maison book girlが新シングル発売、Hachi手がける新衣装も公開". Natalie. March 4, 2016.
- "Maison book girl、11月リリースシングルでメジャーデビュー 2ndワンマンライブも開催へ". Real Sound. August 30, 2016.
- "Maison book girl『image』 長尺インスト曲やポエトリー・リーディングなど盛り込み〈ブクガらしさ〉深めた新作を語る". Mikiki. April 5, 2017.
- "Maison book girl「412」に新録&新ポエトリー、アー写は全員顔隠す". Natalie. June 12, 2017.
- "Maison book girl、人工知能とサクライケンタ共同制作の新曲「言選り」MV公開". Real Sound. November 13, 2017.
- "Alcopop Records launches J-pop imprint, signs Maison Book Girl". CMU. February 1, 2018.
- "Maison book girlの今、移籍第1弾は不思議な「elude」の物語". Music Voice. June 28, 2018.
- "Maison book girl、2ndフルアルバム『yume』発売 『Solitude HOTEL 6F』昼夜開催も". Real Sound. September 18, 2018.
- "Maison book girl、4/3リリースのニュー・シングル『SOUP』より「鯨工場」MV公開". Skream!. March 16, 2019.
- "Maison book girl、明日7/31リリースのニュー・シングル『umbla』より「闇色の朝」MV公開。アニメーション作家 藍にいな手掛ける初全編アニメーション". Skream!. July 30, 2019.
- "Maison book girl、12月18日発売アルバム「海と宇宙の子供たち」より「海辺にて」のミュージックビデオ公開". Pony Canyon News. December 18, 2019.
- "Maison book girl、ベスト・アルバム『Fiction』詳細発表。新ヴィジュアル、特設サイトも公開". Skream!. April 30, 2020.
- "Maison book girl | Oricon Style". Oricon. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 19, 2020.