Last Idol | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2017–2022 |
Labels | Universal Japan |
Past members | See former members |
Website | https://lastidol.com/ (dead) |
Last Idol (ラストアイドル, Rasutoaidoru) was a Japanese idol girl group that formed in 2017 through a music competition show of the same name and disbanded in 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In July 2017, Yasushi Akimoto started planning and recruiting participants for an audition program in order to form a new idol group.[1] The show began airing on TV Asahi from August 13.[2] On December 20, Last Idol's debut single, "Bandwagon", was released.[3]
On February 14, 2018, Last Idol held their first concert.[4] They released their second single, "Kimi no Achoo!", on April 18.[5] Yako Koga, Aya Yoshizaki, and Orin graduated from the group on June 30.[6] Their third single, "Suki de Suki de Shōganai", was released on August 1.[7] Their fourth single, "Everything Will Be All Right", was released on October 24.[8] They released their fifth single, "Ai Shika Buki ga Nai", on December 5.[9]
On April 17, 2019, the group released their sixth single, "Otona Survivor".[10] Natsumi Ishikawa, Asami Enmei, Minori Odanaka, and Honoka Nagai graduated from the group on July 28.[citation needed] Mayu Takahashi graduated from the group on August 6.[11] Their seventh single, "Seishun Train", was released on September 11.[12] Moe Shinoda graduated from the group on September 29.[13] Juria Honjo graduated from the group on December 8.[citation needed] Rio Kiyohara graduated from the group on December 26.[14]
Yuna Tanaka and Natsumi Oishi graduated from the group on March 31, 2020.[citation needed] On April 5, the group released their eighth single, "Ai o Shiru".[15] Himari Kato and Mahiro Yamada graduated from the group on April 5.[citation needed] Reia Inoko graduated from the group on June 30.[citation needed] Their ninth single, "Nanbito mo", was released on November 4.[16] Kana Asahi and Shuri Nakamura graduated from the group on December 31.[17][18]
Misaki Kimura graduated from the group on February 28, 2021.[19] On April 28, the group released their tenth single, "Kimi wa Nan Carat?".[20] Midori Nagatsuki and Hinako Iwama graduated from the group on July 31.[21] Moe Suto graduated from the group on August 4.[22] Their eleventh single, "Break a Leg!" on December 8.[23] Mana Mizuno graduated from the group on December 31.[22]
Honoka Machida graduated from the group on January 31, 2022.[24] On March 9, it was announced that Last Idol would disband on May 31 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] On April 27, the group released the only studio album, Last Album.[26][27]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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JPN [28] |
JPN Hot [29] | |||
Last Album |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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JPN Hot [32] | ||||
"Bandwagon" (バンドワゴン) | 2017 | 4 | 6 | Last Album | |
"Kimi no Achoo!" (君のAchoo!) | 2018 | 2 | 5 | ||
"Suki de Suki de Shōganai" (好きで好きでしょうがない) | 8 | 15 | |||
"Everything Will Be All Right" | 4 | 9 | |||
"Ai Shika Buki ga Nai" (愛しか武器がない) | 5 | 14 | |||
"Otona Survivor" (大人サバイバー) | 2019 | 1 | 1 | ||
"Seishun Train" (青春トレイン) | 3 | 4 |
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"Ai o Shiru" (愛を知る) | 2020 | 1 | 3 | ||
"Nanbito mo" (何人も) | 3 | 4 |
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"Kimi wa Nan Carat?" (君は何キャラット?) | 2021 | 2 | 12 | ||
"Break a Leg!" | 3 | 9 |
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