LinQ

LinQ
Origin	Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2011-current
Labels	T-Palette Records (2011-2013) Warner Music Japan (2013 -)
Website	www.loveinq.com

LinQ is a Japanese idol girl group. Their name stands for "Love in Qshu", in reference to their hometown of Fukuoka, on the island of Kyushu.

Current members

LinQ are divided into 2 groups, LinQ Lady & LinQ Qty. LinQ Lady are made up of members aged 18 and above, while LinQ Qty are mostly members aged 18 and below. LinQ leader Amano Natsu is a member of both Lady and Qty, the only member of the group to do so.

Group	Name
L	Akiyama Alice
L	Amano Natsu
L	Ichinose Miku
Q	Oishi Mei
L	Kishida Mayu
Q	Sakai Asaka
Q	Sakura Manami
Q	Shirosaki Haruna
Q	Takaki Yuumi
Q	Himesaki Ami
L	Momosaki Mayu
L	Yoshikawa Chiaki
L	Sugimoto Yusa
L	Matsumura Kurumi
L	Hara Naoko
L	Fukase Chisei
L	Ooba Ayaka
Q	Shiira Fuuko
Q	Yamaki Ayano
Q	Itoh Maki
Q	Kitayama Mao
L	Kimura Saki
L	Yuji Narumi
Q	Fukuyama Kana
L	Maikawa Aya
Q	Hoshino Mai
Q	Araki Sakura
Q	MYU
Q	Araki Kokoro
L	Kaizuki Rana
L	Seto Kaede
L	Kohinata Maina
Q	Iwamoto Kotone

Discography

Singles

#	Release Date	Title	Chart Position (Oricon)
LinQ Records（Indie Label）
1st	9-28-2011	Hajimemashite / for you / Nau	-
T-Palette Records（Indie Label）
2nd	11-9-2011	Calorie Nante / Kimochi / Te wo tsunaide	22
3rd	2-29-2012	Sakura Kajitsu/ Sakura Monogatari	15
4th	7-18-2012	Shiawase no Energy/ Matsuri no Yoru 〜 Kimi o Suki ni Natta hi 〜	6
5th	1-30-2013	CHIKU-TAKU/ Going My Way!	5
Warner Music Japan（Major Label）
6th	4-17-2013	Chime ga Owareba	3
7th	8-7-2013	HANABI!!	12
8th	1-22-2014	Colorful Days[1]	2
9th	7-30-2014	Natsu Koi	8
10th	9-24-2014	Uessai! Gassai!	6
11th	4-29-2015	Hare Hare Parade	8
12th	9-21-2015	LinQuest 〜 Yagate Densetsu he...	8
LinQ Records（Indie Label）
13th	3-28-2016	Supreme	6

Albums

#	Release Date	Title	Chart Position (Oricon)
T-Palette Records（Indie Label）
1st	4-25-2012	Love in Qushu 〜LinQ Daiichi Gakushō〜	37
Warner Music Japan（Major Label）
2nd	3-26-2014	AWAKE 〜LinQ Daini Gakushō〜	64
3rd	11-25-2015	FRONTIER 〜LinQ Daisan Gakushō〜	57

Other album appearances

Release Date	Title	Label
7-18-2012	LOCAL IDOL BEST! (Hajimemashite)	Toy's Factory
3-12-2014	Mirrorball Flare + Royal Mirrorball Discothèque (BlueFilm(Himesaki Ami))	avex trax

DVD's

Release Date	Title
LinQ Records（Indie Label）
4-10-2013	LinQ 1st Anniversary Live@Zepp Fukuoka 2012.4.17 ＜豚骨革命!濃すぎたらごめんたい!＞
Warner Music Japan（Major Label）
4-10-2013	LinQ ZERO 〜LinQ・LinK Vol.0〜
5-8-2013	LinQ 新春特別公演 〜楽詣〜（たのしもうで） あけましておめでとうございマ・シ・テ

References

1. "2014年01月20日～2014年01月26日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年02月03日付）". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• LinQ on Oricon (Japanese)