Niji no Conquistador

Niji no Conquistador
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2014–present[1]
LabelsKing Records, JPU Records
Members
  • Akari Nakamura
  • Moe Tsurumi
  • Ao Yamato
  • Nana Yamasaki
  • Ayame Okada
  • Riko Shimizu
  • Airi Hiruta
  • Marina Kumamoto
  • Arisa Ishihara
  • Juna Kanda
Past members
  • Asuka Miyako
  • Kaneko Mizuki
  • Azusa Iwakura
  • Nanami Nishi
  • Hiyori Kinoshita
  • Yuka Ito
  • Minari Nagata
  • Marino Kai
  • Yuka Shigematsu
  • Mia Ishihara
  • Miyu Otsuka
  • Sayaka Arai
  • Emiri Suyama
  • Nonoka Okumura
  • Miyu Kataoka
  • Rio Yamamoto
  • Nagi Nemoto
  • Karin Matoba
Website2zicon.tokyo

Niji no Conquistador (虹のコンキスタドール, Niji no Konkisutadōru, "Rainbow Conquistador") is a Japanese girl group formed in 2014.[2] The group's themes are illustration, cosplay, and voice acting.[3] It was originally managed by the illustration website Pixiv as a part of the Tsukudol! Project (つくドル！プロジェクト, Tsukudoru! Purojekuto) before passing to Dear Stage.[4]

Members

Akagumi (Red Team)

  • Akari Nakamura (中村 朱里, Nakamura Akari)
  • Moe Tsurumi (鶴見 萌, Tsurumi Moe)
  • Ao Yamato (大和 明桜, Yamato Ao)
  • Miyu Otsuka (大塚 望結, Otsuka Miyu)

Aogumi (Blue Team)

  • Nana Yamasaki (山崎 夏菜, Yamasaki Nana)
  • Ayame Okada (岡田 彩夢, Okada Ayame)
  • Riko Shimizu (清水 理子, Shimizu Riko)
  • Airi Hiruta (蛭田 愛梨, Hiruta Airi)
  • Marina Kumamoto (隈本 茉莉奈, Kumamoto Marina)
  • Miyu Kirino (桐乃 みゆ, Kirino Miyu)

Former members

  • Asuka Miyako (宮古 あすか), Miyako Asuka)
  • Mizuki Kaneko (金子 みずき, Kaneko Mizuki)
  • Azusa Iwakura (岩倉 あずさ, Iwakura Azusa)
  • Nanami Nishi (西 七海, Nishi Nanami)
  • Hiyori Kinoshita (木下 ひより, Kinoshita Hiyori)
  • Yuka Ito (伊藤 有香, Itō Yuka)
  • Minari Nagata (長田 美成, Nagata Minari)
  • Marino Kai (甲 斐莉乃, Kai Marino)
  • Yuka Shigematsu (重松 佑佳, Shigematsu Yuka)
  • Mia Ishihara (石原 深愛, Ishihara Mia)
  • Sayaka Arai (荒井 紗也香, Arai Sayaka)
  • Emiri Suyama (陶山 恵実里, Suyama Emiri)
  • Nonoka Okumura (奥村 野乃花, Okumura Nonoka)
  • Miyu Kataoka (片岡 未優, Kataoka Miyu)
  • Rio Yamamoto (山本 莉唯, Yamamoto Rio)
  • Nagi Nemoto (根本 凪, Nemoto Nagi) (left on January 11, 2022)[5]
  • Karin Matoba (的場 華鈴, Matoba Karin)

Timeline

  • Blue (vertical) = Digital singles
  • Red (vertical) = Major singles
  • Green (vertical) = Studio albums

Discography

Albums

# Title Release date Oricon peak position[6]
1 Rainbow Spectrum November 16, 2015 8
2 Rainbow Eclipse December 26, 2016 12
3 Rainbow Phenomenon January 10, 2018 -
4 The Best of Rainbow December 12, 2018 9
5 Rainbow Gravity June 17, 2020 4
6 Rainbow Summer Shower July 14, 2021 16
7 Over the Rainbow: Niji no Ue ni mo 7-nen (Over the Rainbow ～虹の上にも7年～, 7 Years Over the Rainbow) April 13, 2022 27

Singles

# Title Release date Oricon peak position[7]
1 "Nijiiro Philosophy" (にじいろフィロソフィー, Nijiiro Firosofī, Rainbow-colored Philosophy) December 17, 2014 20
2 "Yarukkyanai! 2015" (やるっきゃない！２０１５, I Don't Have to Do It For 2015!)/Brand New Happy Days April 8, 2015 11
3 "The Uchōten Summer!!" (THE☆有頂天サマー！！, The Uchōten Samā!!, The Ecstatic Summer!!) August 25, 2015 3
4 "Kagirinaku Bōken ni Chikai Summer" (限りなく冒険に近いサマー, Kagirinaku Bōken ni Chikai Samā, A Summer as Close as to a Limitless Adventure) September 20, 2016 9
5 "Kimi wa Mujaki na Natsu no Jo'ō: This Summer Girl Is an Innocent Mistress" (キミは無邪気な夏の女王 ～This Summer Girl Is an Innocent Mistress～, You're the Innocent Summer Queen: This Summer Girl Is an Innocent Mistress) September 5, 2017 4
6 "Zutto Summer de Koishiteru" (ずっとサマーで恋してる, Zutto Samā de Koishiteru, I Will Fall in Love With Summer Forever) September 12, 2018 5
7 "Ai o Kokoro ni Summer to Oshieyo" (愛を心にサマーと数えよ, Ai o Kokoro Samā to Oshieyo, Count Summer in Your Heart With Love) August 10, 2019 3
8 "Snowing Love" January 22, 2020 13
9 "Bokura no Turn" (ぼくらのターン, Bokura no Tān, Our Turn) January 22, 2020 10
10 "Hibike! Fanfare" (響け！ファンファーレ, Hibike! Fanfāre, Sound! Fanfare) January 22, 2020 9
11 "Koi Whiteout" (恋・ホワイトアウト, Koi Howaitoauto, Love Whiteout) January 13, 2021 16

References

  1. ^ "Niji no Conquistador" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  2. ^ "アイドル界の美大?"ピクシブ発のアイドル"って何?" (in Japanese). July 31, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "虹コン、夏全開グラビアでビキニ姿披露 ビーチやプールで大はしゃぎ". Oricon (in Japanese). August 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "虹のコンキスタドール、初単独公演で本格始動" (in Japanese). Natalie. September 8, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "でんぱ組&虹コン・根本凪、卒業を発表 昨年10月より体調不良で休養" [Dempagumi and Niji no Conquistador member Nagi Nemoto announces graduation due to poor health issues]. Oricon (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon, Inc. January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "虹のコンキスタドールの作品" [Niji no Conquistador's Discography]. Oricon (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon, Inc.
  7. ^ "Niji no Conquistador singles" [Niji no Conquistador's Singles]. Oricon (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon, Inc.