Dorothy Little Happy (ドロシーリトルハッピー) is a solo unit originated in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. The unit belongs to the model talent agency Stepone, headquartered in Sendai as well, under the label Otodama Records.[2]

Dorothy Little Happy
ドロシーリトルハッピー
OriginSendai, Miyagi, Japan[1]
GenresPop
Years active2010 (2010)–present
LabelsAvex Trax, Space Shower Music
MembersMari Takahashi
Past membersMichiyo Suzuki
Ruuna Akimoto
Mimori Tominaga
Koumi Hayasaka
Kana Shirato
Websitedorothylittlehappy.com

After Kana Shirato graduated, the group became the solo project of Mari Takahashi. Mari graduated in December 2018 and the group has since been restarted with new members in 2019.[3]

Members

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Current members

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  • Fūka Kurimura (栗村風香)[3]
  • Akina Katō (加藤亜希菜)[3]
  • Kiri Kurokawa (黒川季里)[3]
  • Nana Takeuchi (竹内菜々)[3]

Past members

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  • Michiyo Suzuki (鈴木 美知代)
  • Ruuna Akimoto (秋元 瑠海) (left in July 2015)[4]
  • Mimori Tominaga (富永 美杜) (left in July 2015)[4]
  • Kōmi Hayasaka (早坂 香美) (left in July 2015)[4]
  • Kana Shirato (白戸 佳奈) (graduated June 2017)[5]
  • Mari Takahashi (高橋 麻里) (graduated December 2018)[5]

Discography

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Albums

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# Title Release date Oricon peak
position
1 Demo Sayonara (デモサヨナラ) March 16, 2011 -
2 Demo Sayonara 2012 (デモサヨナラ2012) January 11, 2012 153[6]
3 Life goes on February 20, 2013 30[7]
4 Starting Over March 10, 2014 9[8]
5 Circle of the world January 1, 2015 18[9]
6 The Best of Dorothy Little Happy (2010-2015) April 13, 2015 30[10]

Singles

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# Title Release date Oricon peak
position
1 "Jump!" (ジャンプ!) August 4, 2010 -
2 "Fuyu no Sakura ~winter flower~" (冬の桜~winter flower~) December 1, 2010 -
3 HAPPY DAYS! January 11, 2012 48[11]
4 "Tobidase! summertime" (飛び出せ!サマータイム) July 11, 2012 26[12]
5 "Kaze yo Hayaku" (風よはやく) December 5, 2012 17[13]
6 Colorful life June 12, 2013 8[14]
7 ASIAN Stone October 16, 2013 7[15]
8 Sky traveler July 16, 2014 10[16]
9 Tell me tell me!! May 20, 2015 64[17]
10 Restart December 16, 2015 13[18]
11 Bicolor no Koigokoro (バイカラーの恋心) May 25, 2016 16[19]
12 For You / Demo Sayonara (2017 ver.) June 12, 2017 16[20]

DVDs

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  • Journey to Oz Vol.01 [released April 30, 2011]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ドロシーリトルハッピー" [Dorothy Little Happy] (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Dorothy Little Happyニューシングル、OTODAMA RECORDSより5月に" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "メンバーの活動について (ご報告)" (in Japanese). Dorothy Little Happy Official Website. October 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "ドロシー、一挙3人卒業発表 白戸&高橋2人で活動継続" (in Japanese). Oricon. 29 April 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Dorothy Little Happy白戸佳奈が芸能界引退「自分に自信がなくなって」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "デモサヨナラ2012" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  7. ^ "Life goes on" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  8. ^ "STARTING OVER" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  9. ^ "Circle of the world" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  10. ^ "The best of Dorothy Little Happy 2010-2015(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  11. ^ "HAPPY DAYS!" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  12. ^ "飛び出せ!サマータイム" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  13. ^ "風よはやく" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  14. ^ "Colorful life" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  15. ^ "ASIAN Stone" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  16. ^ "Sky traveler" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  17. ^ "Tell me tell me!!" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  18. ^ "Restart" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  19. ^ "バイカラーの恋心(青盤 Type-A)" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  20. ^ "FOR YOU/デモサヨナラ(2017 ver.)【通常盤A】" (in Japanese). Oricon.
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