Batten Girls
OriginFukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
Colourful Records
Websitebut-show.com

Batten Girls (ばってん少女隊, Batten Shōjo Tai, stylized in English as BATTEN GIRLS) is a Japanese girl idol group, formed by Stardust Promotion in June 2015.[1]

The group is based in Fukuoka Prefecture and is managed by Stardust Promotion's regional Fukuoka office.[1]

As of 2016, it is the latest sister group of Momoiro Clover Z (based in Tokyo), Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (Tokyo), Team Syachihoko (Nagoya), and Tacoyaki Rainbow (Osaka).

Members

Name Color Birth date and age Notes
Ai Kiyama (希山 愛)   Green (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 24)
Riko Ueda (上田 理子)   Red (2000-11-26) November 26, 2000 (age 23) Leader
Kiina Haruno (春乃 きいな)   Yellow (2001-07-18) July 18, 2001 (age 22) Sub-leader.[2] Returns on April 1, 2020 after 7 months of hiatus[3]
Sakura Seta (瀬田 さくら)   Purple (2002-02-02) February 2, 2002 (age 22)
Rirua Aoi (蒼井りるあ)   Pink (2006-12-10) December 10, 2006 (age 17) Joined the group on April 2, 2021
Miyu Yanagi (柳美舞)   Blue (2007-05-10) May 10, 2007 (age 16) Joined the group on April 2, 2021

Former Members

Name Color Birth date and age Notes
Arisa Nishigaki (西垣 有彩)   Pink (2002-07-21) July 21, 2002 (age 21) Departing the group on April 29, 2020 to continue School.[4]
Sora Hoshino (星野 蒼良)   Blue (2003-11-14) November 14, 2003 (age 20) Departing the group on March 28, 2021 to continue School.

Timeline

Discography

Singles

No. Title Release date Charts
JPN
Oricon
[5]
Indie singles
1 "Batten Shōjo." (ばってん少女。) September 30, 2015 19
Major-label singles (Colourful Records)
1 "Osshoi!" (おっしょい！) April 20, 2016 10
2 "Yoka Yoka Dance" (よかよかダンス) September 14, 2016 10
3 "Special Day" (すぺしゃるでい) February 15, 2017 5
4 "MEGRRY GO ROUND" (MEGRRY GO ROUND) December 6, 2017 10
5 "Muteki no Venus" (無敵のビーナス) May 9, 2018 6
6 "BDM" (ビーデｲーエ厶) November 21, 2018 7

Albums

No. Title Release date Charts
JPN Oricon
1 "Must buy" (ますとばい) June 21, 2017 15
2 "BGM" (ビージーエム) June 19, 2019 8
[6]
3 "Fan" (ふぁん) October 28, 2020 -
4 "Nine Festivals" (九祭) October 19, 2022 9

References

  1. ^ a b "ばってん少女隊 - Profile".
  2. ^ ばってん少女隊. Music Lounge (in Japanese). 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  3. ^ "About Haruno Kiina resuming activities". Official website.
  4. ^ "To all fans". Official website.
  5. ^ "Batten Shōjo": "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年09月28日～2015年10月04日 11～20位" (in Japanese). オリコン. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
    "ばってん少女隊の売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  6. ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年07月01日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on July 1, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved June 26, 2019.

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