Rainy (singer)

Rainy
Birth name	Ruca Sharon Pike
Also known as	Ruca
Born	(2008-06-28) June 28, 2008 (age 16) Fukuoka, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2018–
Labels	B Zone (2022–)
Website	rainy.bzone.co.jp

Rainy。
YouTube information
Channel	Rainy
Years active	2022–present
Subscribers	8.09 thousand[1]
Total views	2,681,307 million[1]
Last updated: March 17, 2024

Rainy, stylized as Rainy。, (birth name Ruca Sharon Pike (パイク琉華シャロン, Paiku Ruka Sharon) born June 28, 2008, is a Japanese-Australian former model and singer-songwriter, who debuted on 5 May 2022 and is currently signed under B Zone label, subsidiaries of B Zone.^[2] She is half Australian and half Japanese.^[3]

Career

Between 2018 and 2021, under the stage name Ruca (Lucia), she was 2nd generation of image model and child singer under the Studio fluke model agency's group Team KSC.^[4] In 2019, Rainy won the Grand Prix at "Kyushu Teen's Audition 2019" held by the B Zone Group.^[5][6] In 2020, she made appearance on the music television program Ongaku Champ 2020 Haru Special broadcast on TV Asahi, performed Chris Hearts's I love you.^[7]

Between January and March 2022, Rainy uploaded English cover songs on her YouTube channel. During the recording sessions, her face has not been revealed at the time and has been masked by shadow silhouette. On 4 May, she made her major debut with the debut single "Find the Truth" as the artist of B Zone Group and its same-named recording label.^[8] The song served as an ending theme to the anime television series Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time.^[9]

In 2023, her third digital single Kizunaen has been used as a theme song to the console game Fire Emblem Engage.^[10] On her 15th birthday on 28 June, she released her first full-length album Rainy Universe.^[3][11] In August, she released her first physical single ...and Rescue me, the single served as an ending theme to the television series Case Closed. The single debut at number 36 on the Weekly Charts and topped for 5 weeks.

Discography

As of the 2023, she has released 5 digital singles, 1 physical single and one original album.

Singles

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon [12]
...and Rescue me	Released: 23 August 2023 Label: B Zone Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	36

Collaboration singles

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon [13]
Find the Truth/Shooting Star	Released: 13 April 2022 Label: B Zone Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	16

Digital singles

Year	Single	Reference
2022	"Find the Truth"	[14]
	"All or Nothing"	[14]
2023	"Kizunaen" (絆炎)	[14]
	"Teenager"	[14]
	"Rainbow Christmas"	[14]
2024	"Shine"	[14]
	"Gemini"	[14]
	"Find the truth -English ver.-"	[14]
	"All or Nothing -English ver.-"	[14]
	"Riff/Rain"	[14]
	"Fight Song"	[14]

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon [12]
Rainy Universe	Released: 28 June 2023 Label: B Zone Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	-

References

1. "About Rainy". YouTube.
2. ビーイング系アーティスト (in Japanese). uta-net. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
3. "Rainy。「Rainy。UNIVERSE」インタビュー｜2008年生まれ、若き歌姫のバイオグラフィ". 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
4. "Artist-model actor-Lucia 元KSCイメージモデル2期生(OG)". studifluke.jp. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
5. "Report-九州 Teen's オーディション 2021". beinggiza.com. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
6. "九州エリアから10代の才能を発掘「九州Teen'sオーディション2021」グランプリは福岡県出身の17歳・平田みさきさん". cs-music.jp. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
7. "音楽チャンプ2020春SP - 準優勝 パイク琉華シャロン". tv-asahi.co.jp. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
8. "アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』、オープニング曲はRAKURA、エンディング曲はRainy。が担当". barks. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
9. "アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』OPはRAKURA、EDはRainy。に 2曲を収録したシングル『ゼロの日常盤』リリースも". realsound.jp. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
10. "Fire Emblem Engage Special Vocal Edition Soundtrack Arrives in March". 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
11. "Rainy。、自身の誕生日に1stアルバム『Rainy。UNIVERSE』リリース". 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
12. "Rainyの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
13. "Rainy/Rakuraの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
14. "-Rainyの作品" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Rainy at Anime News Network's encyclopedia