Meme Tokyo (ミームトーキョー) is a Japanese girl group formed by Dear Stage in 2019. They debuted with the single, "Melancholic Circus", on December 25, 2019.[1]
Meme Tokyo | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels | Dear Stage Toy's Factory |
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History
editOn July 31, 2019, Meme Tokyo was introduced as Dempagumi.inc's junior group. The debut line-up consisted of Asuka, Koromo, Rito, Soli, and Mew who is a former member of the second generation of Bis.[2] On October 5, 2019, Soli went on hiatus to focus on her education and Dempagumi.inc's Rin Kaname joined the group as a support member under the name Pero.[3] The group released their debut single, "Melancholic Circus", on December 25.[1]
On March 18, 2020, their second single, "Retro Future", was released.[4] On June 2, Soli resumed activities and Pero's support period ended.[5] On July 29, the group released their third single, "Moratorium Aquarium".[6] On December 14, Asuka withdrew from the group.[7]
On January 29, 2021, new member Sae joined the group.[8] On February 16, Rito became a concurrent member of Dempagumi.inc.[9] On April 5, Koromo went on hiatus due to health problems.[10] The group released their fourth single, "Antisuggest", on April 21.[11] On June 12, Koromo graduated from the group.[10] On July 16, new members Mitsuki and Nene joined the group.[12] They released their fifth single, "The Struggle is Real", as their major label debut through Toy's Factory on August 25, 2021.[13]
On April 13, 2022, the group's sixth single, Animore, was released.[14]
On February 8, 2023, Meme Tokyo's debut album, Meme Tokyo., was released.[15] Their first EP, Memetic Infection, was released on June 7.[16]
Their second EP, Memetic World, was released on June 26, 2024.[17]
Members
editCurrent
edit- Mew
- Rito
- Soli
- Sae
- Mitsuki
- Nene
Former
edit- Pero (support member)
- Asuka
- Koromo
Timeline
edit
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon[18] | Billboard[19] | ||
| Meme Tokyo. |
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31 | 58 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| Oricon[18] | Billboard[19] | ||
| Memetic Infection |
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40 | 67 |
| Memetic World |
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— | 88 |
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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| Oricon[18] | |||||
| "Melancholic Circus" (メランコリックサーカス) | 2019 | — | Meme Tokyo. | ||
| "Retro Future" (レトロフューチャー) | 2020 | — | |||
| "Moratorium Aquarium" (モラトリアムアクアリウム) | — | ||||
| "Anti Suggest" (アンチサジェスト) | 2021 | 46 | |||
| "The Struggle is Real" | 31 | ||||
| "Animore" (アニモア) | 2022 | 17 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "meme tokyo.が鹿目凛加えた新体制での初のオリジナル曲リリース、初ワンマンも決定". Natalie. December 7, 2019.
- ^ "DEARSTAGE新人ユニットは3組、BiSやAISの元メンバーも参加". Natalie. July 31, 2019.
- ^ "でんぱ組.inc鹿目凛、ジュニアユニットmeme tokyo.に期間限定加入". Natalie. October 5, 2019.
- ^ "meme tokyo.が未来を歌う新曲、c/wに「でんぱれーどJAPAN」カバー＆松隈ケンタ作詞曲". Natalie. February 22, 2022.
- ^ "meme tokyo.ニューシングルでSOLIが復帰、鹿目凛はサポート活動終了". Natalie. June 3, 2020.
- ^ "meme tokyo. シングル『モラトリアムアクアリウム』発売 SOLI参加、メンバー作詞含むオリジナル曲収録". Real Sound. June 3, 2020.
- ^ "meme tokyo. 2020年12月14日付でASUKAが脱退". Idol Report. December 14, 2020.
- ^ "meme tokyo.に新メンバーSAE加入". Natalie. January 29, 2021.
- ^ "でんぱ組.inc、えいたそを送り出して新体制に移行！新メンバー5人迎えて総勢10人組に". Natalie. February 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "meme tokyo.のKOROMO、6月で卒業". Natalie. May 26, 2021.
- ^ "結成2周年へ驀進中──新体制のmeme tokyo.が「アンチサジェスト」で目指す景色とは". Ototoy. April 21, 2021.
- ^ "ミームトーキョーに新メンバー加入で6人編成に、新体制ビジュアルとメジャーデビューシングルの詳細発表". Natalie. July 16, 2021.
- ^ "meme tokyo.が新生ミームトーキョーとしてメジャーデビュー、7月に新体制お披露目ライブ". Natalie. June 27, 2021.
- ^ "ミームトーキョー、「アニモア」新アーティスト写真公開". Spice. March 10, 2022.
- ^ "ミームトーキョーの1stアルバム発売決定、新曲2曲やインディーズ時代の楽曲含むベスト盤的内容に". Natalie. November 23, 2022.
- ^ "ミームトーキョー新作EP発売決定、中学生シンガーソングライターだてぃが提供曲やソロ＆ユニット曲収録". Natalie. February 22, 2023.
- ^ "ミームトーキョー、新EP『MEMETIC WORLD』リリース決定 6月よりワンマンツアー『物語』開催も". Real Sound. March 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Meme Tokyo. | Oricon Style". Oricon. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 2, 2019.