Batten Girls

Batten Girls
OriginFukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
Colourful Records
Websitebut-show.com

Batten Girls (ばってん少女隊, Batten Shōjo Tai, stylized in English as BATTEN GIRLS) is a Japanese girl idol group, formed by Stardust Promotion in June 2015.[1]

The group is based in Fukuoka Prefecture and is managed by Stardust Promotion's regional Fukuoka office.[1]

Members

Name Color Birth date and age Notes
Ai Kiyama (希山 愛)   Green (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 24)
Riko Ueda (上田 理子)   Red (2000-11-26) November 26, 2000 (age 24) Leader
Kiina Haruno (春乃 きいな)   Yellow (2001-07-18) July 18, 2001 (age 23) Sub-leader.[2] Returns on April 1, 2020 after 7 months of hiatus[3]
Rirua Aoi (蒼井りるあ)   Pink (2006-12-10) December 10, 2006 (age 18) Joined April 2, 2021
Miyu Yanagi (柳美舞)   Blue (2007-05-10) May 10, 2007 (age 17)

Former Members

Name Color Birth date and age Notes
Arisa Nishigaki (西垣 有彩)   Pink (2002-07-21) July 21, 2002 (age 22) Graduated on April 29, 2020 to continue School.[4]
Sora Hoshino (星野 蒼良)   Blue (2003-11-14) November 14, 2003 (age 21) Graduated on March 28, 2021 to continue School.
Sakura Seta (瀬田 さくら)   Purple (2002-02-02) February 2, 2002 (age 22) Graduated on December 7, 2024[5]

Timeline

Discography

Singles

No. Title Release date Format Charts
JPN
Oricon
[6]
Indie (STARDUST)
1 "Batten Shōjo." (ばってん少女。) September 30, 2015 CD 19
Major-label (Colourful Records)
2 "Osshoi!" (おっしょい！) April 20, 2016 CD 10
3 "Yoka Yoka Dance" (よかよかダンス) September 14, 2016 CD 10
4 "Special Day" (すぺしゃるでい) February 15, 2017 CD 5
5 "MEGRRY GO ROUND" December 6, 2017 CD 10
6 "Muteki no Venus" (無敵のビーナス) May 9, 2018 CD 6
7 "BDM" November 21, 2018 CD 7
8 "6STARS" March 13, 2019 DL -
Indie (Batten Records)
9 "Arigato-to" (ありがとーと) June 21, 2020 DL -
10 "Distance" (でぃすたんす) July 1, 2020 DL -
11 "Over" July 8, 2020 DL -
12 "Dance in the night" July 15, 2020 DL -
13 "MILLION SUMMERS" July 22, 2020 DL -
14 "Barikata Pride" (ばりかたプライド) May 21, 2021 DL, Music Card -
15 "FREE na Nami ni Notte" (FREEな波に乗って) July 4, 2021 DL, Music Card -
16 "Watashi, Koi Hajimetatteyo!" (わたし、恋始めたってよ！) November 10, 2021 DL, Music Card -
17 "OiSa -2021 ver.-" December 4, 2021 CD, DL -
18 "YOIMIYA" March 18, 2022 DL, Music Card -
19 "Kouno Minato" June 29, 2022 DL, Music Card -
20 "Antagatadokosa ~Amakuchi Shoyu Jitate~"
(あんたがたどこさ〜甘口しょうゆ仕立て〜) 		July 28, 2023 DL, Music Card -
21 "Hinata Bell" (ヒナタベル) December 7, 2023 DL, Music Card -
22 "ureshiino" March 22, 2024 DL, Music Card -

Albums

No. Title Release date Charts
JPN Oricon
Major-label (Colourful Records)
1 "Must Buy" (ますとばい) June 21, 2017 15
2 "BGM" June 19, 2019 8
[7]
Indie (Batten Records)
3 "Fun" (ふぁん) October 28, 2020 -
4 "CUE-SAI" (九祭) October 19, 2022 9

References

  1. ^ a b "ばってん少女隊 - Profile".
  2. ^ ばってん少女隊. Music Lounge (in Japanese). 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  3. ^ "About Haruno Kiina resuming activities". Official website.
  4. ^ "To all fans". Official website.
  5. ^ "ばってん少女隊・瀬田さくら、卒業を発表 新メンバーオーディションを開催へ". ORICON NEWS. 株式会社oricon ME. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  6. ^ "Batten Shōjo": "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年09月28日～2015年10月04日 11～20位" (in Japanese). オリコン. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
    "ばってん少女隊の売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  7. ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年07月01日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on July 1, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved June 26, 2019.


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