The Coinlockers ザ・コインロッカーズ | |
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Genres | J-pop |
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Labels | Warner Music Japan |
The Coinlockers ( Japanese: ザ・コインロッカーズ, Hepburn: Za Koinrokkāzu) were an all-girl Japanese idol band formed on December 23, 2018. The band had a total of 38 members, all of whom played an instrument, and was produced by Yasushi Akimoto. [1] In 2020, the group was reorganized to only include 13 members, with three members leaving by 2021. [2] That same year, the band announced that they would be disbanding on their third anniversary of their formation, disbanding on December 23, 2021. [3]
In September 2018, Warner Music Japan and producer Yasushi Akimoto announced that they would have auditions for the start of a "national girl band", using system for selecting members based on songs that some of the members would be participating in. [4] They ultimately chose 39 members from the auditions, but added two more members by the time of their debut. [5] In December 2018, Akimoto unveiled the 41 members of the new band and the name of The Coinlockers during a press conference. [1] They released their debut single "Yuuutsu na Sora ga Sukinanda" on June 19, 2019, which was used as a theme song for the drama Ore no Sukāto, Dokoyatta? [6] [7] The band also announced their first nationwide tour that took place in May. [8]
In May 2020, the band reorganized to only include 13 members and released their second single "Boku wa Shiawase Nanoka?" [9] From July 31 to August 14, they released the album Gunjō Mirāju on TikTok, uploading one song a day consecutively. [10] In November 2021, the band announced that they would disband at the end of the year, the third anniversary of their debut, after a final performance at Zepp Haneda Tokyo. [11]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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Gunjō Mirāju |
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Seishun to Band wa Tanoshiku de Mendokusai |
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18 | 82 |
Sutēji |
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12 | 11 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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Oricon | Billboard | |||
"Yuuutsu na Sora ga Sukinanda" | 2019 | 16 | 16 | Seishun to Band wa Tanoshiku de Mendokusai |
"Boku wa Shiawase Nanoka?" | 2020 | 8 | 89 | |
"Yumenai Boku ga Yume wo Minda da" | – | – | ||
"Kebyō" | – | – | ||
"Aisu Chōdai" | 2021 | – | – | Sutēji |
"Kimi Oshi!" | – | – |