Danceroid

Danceroid

Danceroid at J-Pop Summit Festival 2011
Background information
Origin Japan
Genres Pop, dance
Years active 2009 (2009) – 2014 (2014)
Labels HEARTFULL ENTERTAINMENT
T-INFINITY ENTERTAINMENT
Website danceroid.jp
Members Ikura (leader)
Yuzuki
Maam
Motomiya Marie
Yakko
Manako
Satsuki
Past members Minka Lee
Coco
Kozue Aikawa

Danceroid (stylized as DANCEROID) was a Japanese female net idol dance group affiliated with Beautiful Group talent agency. They were formed in October 2009 when they posted a video of themselves dancing to a Vocaloid song on the Nico Nico Community Group.[1] On July 26, 2014, DANCEROID disbanded as per the wishes of the current members. This was announced on the front page of their official website, as the contracts for all the members will lapse on this date.[2][3]

Members

Current

Former

History

Danceroid started in 2009 with Ikura, Kozue Aikawa and Minka Lee. On December 29 of that year, they released their self-titled debut DVD. In 2010, after Minka left the group, Coco, Maam and Yuzuki won auditions to become new members. After Coco left the group in 2011, Danceroid continued to perform as a quartet.

In 2012, Aikawa starred as the clumsy café maid Kozu Kozu in the Super Sentai parody series Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger. Ikura and the other members have also appeared in some episodes of the series.

On June 3, 2012, Aikawa announced that she would leave Danceroid at the end of August, due to her physical condition making it hard to participate in Danceroid activities.[12][13] Aikawa officially graduated from Danceroid at a live performance at Nicofarre in Roppongi, Tokyo, on September 1, 2012, broadcast online on Nico Nico Douga.[14]

With Aikawa's graduation, Ikura is the only remaining founding member still active in Danceroid. After Aikawa's graduation, 3rd generation auditions were held, which the current three members participated in. Fans voted for several days, Ikura, Maam, and Yuzuki were able to keep their places as members and on November 17, 2012 Motomiya Marie, Yakko, Manako, and Satsuki won auditions to become 3rd generation members. They left Heartfull Entertainment and joined T-INFINITY ENTERTAINMENT and released "DANCEROID LIVE DVD～Girls Be Ambitious!～".

On April 27, 2013, they released their first single "Dancing Day, Dancing Night" internationally on the iTunes Store.

On July 26, 2014 they decided to disband.

On October 24, 2014, Ikura, Yuzuki, Maam, Yakko and Manako started a new idol group called Q'ulle.[15]

Choreographers

Discography

Danceroid performing at Anime Expo 2011

DVD

CD

Single

Compilation

Appearances

TV

References

  1. ↑ Anime News Network - New People Welcomes Zaneeds and DANCEROID as Guests of Honor to Showcase Vocaloid Music Phenomenon at J-Pop Summit
  2. ↑ http://danceroid.jp/
  3. ↑ http://www.jpop-idols.com/en/danceroid-disband/
  4. ↑ Ikura's official blog at Ameba
  5. ↑ Maam's official blog at Ameba
  6. ↑ Yuzukingdom - Yuzu's official blog at Ameba
  7. ↑ - Marie's official blog at Ameba
  8. ↑ - Yakko's official blog at Ameba
  9. ↑ - Manako's official blog at Ameba
  10. ↑ - Satsuki's official blog at Ameba
  11. ↑ Kozue Aikawa's official blog at Ameba
  12. ↑ 愛川こずえDANCEROID卒業に関するお知らせ。
  13. ↑ Announcement: Aikawa Kozue DANCEROID Graduation
  14. ↑ DANCEROIDワンマンライブ「DR革命」～愛川こずえ卒業～in ニコファーレ
  15. ↑ YouTube video

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