Sora tob sakana

Sora tob sakana
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2014–2020
Labels
Members
  • Natsuka Teraguchi
  • Fuka Kanzaki
  • Mana Yamazaki
Past members
  • Yuiko Konishi
  • Mio Satō
  • Ray Malaika Kazama
Websitesoratobsakana.tokyo

Sora tob sakana was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed in 2014.[1] They released their debut single, "Yozora o Zenbu", on October 27, 2015.[2]

History

Sora tob sakana formed in July 2014 as the second act in the Frappe Idol Project after Siam & Poptune.[1] They debuted in October 2015 with the single, "Yozora o Zenbu".[2] Their second single, "Mahō no Kotoba", was released in February 2016.[3] The group released their eponymous first studio album in July 2016.[4] In April 2017, they released their first EP, Cocoon,[5] followed by the group's first major label release: their second EP, Alight, in May 2018.[6] Their third single, "New Stranger" was released in July 2018 and was featured in Hi Score Girl as the opening theme.[7] They released their second studio album, World Fragment Tour, in March 2019.[8] Their fourth single, "Sasayakana Shukusai", which was released in July 2019, was featured in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II as the ending theme.[9] Their fifth single, "Flash", which was released in November 2019 was featured in Hi Score Girl II as the opening theme. On May 22, 2020, the group announced that they would disband on September 6.[10] They released their third and final studio album, Deep blue, on August 5, 2020.[11]

Members

Final

  • Natsuka Teraguchi (寺口夏花, Teraguchi Natsuka)
  • Fuka Kanzaki (神﨑風花, Kanzaki Fuuka)
  • Mana Yamazaki (山崎愛, Yamazaki Mana)

Former

  • Yuiko Konishi (小西結子, Konishi Yuiko)
  • Mio Satō (佐藤美緒, Satō Mio)
  • Ray Malaika Kazama (風間玲マライカ, Kazama Rei Maraika)

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon[12] Hot[13]
Sora tob sakana 110 —
World Fragment Tour 31 47
Deep blue 20 34

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon[12] Hot[13]
Cocoon
  • Released: April 11, 2017
  • Label: Fujiyama Project Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 35 63
Alight
  • Released: May 16, 2018
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 29 41

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
Oricon[12]
"Yozora o Zenbu" (夜空を全部) 2015 108 Sora tob sakana
"Mahō no Kotoba" (魔法の言葉) 2016 40
"New Stranger" 2018 43 Deep blue
"Sasayakana Shukusai" (ささやかな祝祭) 2019 45 Non-album singles
"Flash" 2019 40

References

  1. ^ a b "SiAM＆POPTUNeの新曲がウィークリー20位達成！ 妹分ユニット sora tob sakanaにも注目せよ！". Ameba News. August 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "ハイスイノナサ照井順政が楽曲プロデュース、sora tob sakana初のシングル". Natalie. September 8, 2015. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "sora tob sakana、2ndシングル「魔法の言葉」リリース決定". Natalie. January 27, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "sora tob sakana初アルバムにハイスイメンバー、plenty中村一太ら参加". Natalie. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "sora tob sakana、4月に新作「cocoon ep」リリース決定". Natalie. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "sora tob sakana、『ハイスコアガール』OPテーマ含む新シングル『New Stranger』発売". Real Sound. May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "sora tob sakana、TVアニメ「ハイスコアガール」オープニングテーマ「New Stranger」のMUSIC VIDEOをフルサイズで公開". Barks. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "sora tob sakana、メジャー1stフル・アルバム『World Fragment Tour』来年3/13リリース決定。配信限定シングル「アルファルド」MV公開も". Skream!. December 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "sora tob sakana、TVアニメ"ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうかII" EDテーマ「ささやかな祝祭」MV公開". Skream!. July 7, 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "sora tob sakana、9/6日本青年館ホールでのライヴをもって解散。6月から最後のライヴ・ツアー幕開け". Skream!. May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "sora tob sakana、ラスト・アルバム『deep blue』ジャケット写真公開。インストゥルメンタル盤リリースも決定". Skream!. June 27, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "Sora tob sakana | Oricon Style". Oricon. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2020.