Onyanko Club

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Onyanko Club ( Japanese お ニ ャ ン 子 ク ラ ブ , Onyanko Kurabu , Eng. "Kitten Club ") was a Japanese J-Pop band that existed between 1985 and 1987. It consisted entirely of female students. At the beginning of the week, new members were elected to the band through a casting.

Members

There were a total of 52 official and 3 unofficial members:

  1. Mika Okuda (Officially released on April 25, 1985 for the Shūkan-Bunshun smoking incident)
  2. Michiko Enokida (Officially released on April 25, 1985 for the Shūkan-Bunshun smoking incident)
  3. Kayoko Yoshino (Officially released on April 25, 1985 for the Shūkan-Bunshun smoking incident)
  4. Eri Nitta (retired in autumn 1986)
  5. Miharu Nakajima (left the group in spring 1986)
  6. Aki Kihara (in early 1987 she and four other Onyanko Club left)
  7. Mamiko Tomoda (Officially released on April 25, 1985 for the Shūkan-Bunshun smoking incident)
  8. Sayuri Kokushō (in early 1987 she and four other Onyanko Club left)
  9. Mika Nagoya (retired in autumn 1986)
  10. Mayumi Satō (Officially released on April 25, 1985 for the Shūkan-Bunshun smoking incident)
  11. Satomi Fukunaga (retired in autumn 1986)
  12. Sonoko Kawai (left the group in spring 1986)
  13. Kazuko Utsumi (in early 1987 she and four other Onyanko Club left)
  14. Harumi Tomikawa (was with the band from joining until they split up in September 1987; overall she was the longest in the band)
  15. Rika Tatsumi (she and four others left the Onyanko Club in early 1987)
  16. Mamiko Takai (at the beginning of 1987 she and four other Onyanko Club left. Marriage to Yasushi Akimoto )
  17. Sanae Jōnouchi (Was there from her entry until she was dissolved in September 1987)
  18. Ruriko Nagata (Has been with us from her entry until she was dissolved in September 1987)
  19. Yukiko Iwai (Has been with us from her entry until she was dissolved in September 1987)
  20. Yōko Teramoto (Had to leave the band in September 1985 because they quit school because of the band.)
  21. Tamaki Gomioka
  22. Mako Shiraishi (Was there from the time she joined the company until it was dissolved in September 1987)
  23. Kaori Hayashi
  24. Fumio Mita
  25. Akie Yoshizawa (Retired in the fall of 1986.)
  26. Yoshie Akasaka (Had to leave the band on October 4, 1985 because the school did not give permission.)
  27. Aki Matsumoto (Had to leave the band on October 25, 1985 because the school did not give permission.)
  28. Mutsumi Yokota (Was there from the time she joined the company until it was dissolved in September 1987)
  29. Minayo Watanabe (Was there from her entry until she was dissolved in September 1987)
  30. Chiaki Mikami
  31. Yūko Yajima
  32. Susan Kumiko Yamamoto (Retired in the fall of 1986.)
  33. Tomoko Fukawa (Was there from the time she joined the company until it was dissolved in September 1987)
  34. Mami Yumioka
  35. Takako Okamoto
  36. Marina Watanabe (Was there from her entry until she was dissolved in September 1987)
  37. Kaori Ōnuki (Had to leave the band as the school did not give permission.)
  38. Shizuka Kudō (Was there from her entry until she was dissolved in September 1987. Married in 2000 to Takuya Kimura )
  39. Maki Takabatake
  40. Akiko Ikuina (Was there from the time she joined the company until it was dissolved in September 1987)
  41. Noriko Kaise (Was there from the time she joined the company until it was dissolved in September 1987)
  42. Makiko Saitō (Was there from her entry until she was dissolved in September 1987)
  43. Toshie Moriya
  44. Naoko Takada
  45. Yumiko Yoshida
  46. Sanae Nakajima
  47. Yuriko Yamamori (Was there from the time she joined the company until it was dissolved in September 1987)
  48. Kayo Agazuma (Was with us from her entry until she was dissolved in September 1987)
  49. Mitsuko Yoshimi
  50. Miyuki Sugiura
  51. Kumiko Miyano
  52. Wakako Suzuki (Was there from the time she joined the company until it was dissolved in September 1987)

Two weeks after her debut appearance on the show Yūyake Nyan-Nyan ( 夕 や け ニ ャ ン ニ ャ ン , literally: "Miau-Miau in the dusk"), the magazine Shūkan Bunshun published photos of Mika Okuda, Michiko Enokida, Kayoko Yoshino and Miau Kihara, Aki Satō how they smoked in a café and thus triggered the Shūkan-Bunshun smoking incident ( 週刊 文 春 喫 煙 事件 , Shūkan Bunshun kitsuen jiken ). Since minors (i.e. younger than 20 years old) are not allowed to smoke under Japanese law, they had to leave the band on April 25, 1985. However, Kihara was resumed a few days later.

Discography

Singles:

  1. July 5, 1985: Sērāfuku o Nugasanai de / Haya Sugiru Sedai ( セ ー ラ ー 服 を 脱 が さ な い で / 早 す ぎ る 世代 ); # 5, 17 weeks
  2. October 21, 1985: Oyoshi ni Natte Teacher / Teddy Bear no Goro - Shōjo no Kaori ( お よ し に な っ て ね TEACHER / テ デ ィ ベ ア の 頃 - 少女 の 香 り - ); # 2, 15 weeks
  3. February 21, 1986: Jā ne / Arerere ( じ ゃ あ ね / ア レ レ レ ); # 1, 9 weeks
  4. April 21, 1986: Otto Chikan! / Omoide Bijin ( お っ と CHIKAN! / 思 い 出 美人 ); # 1, 8 weeks
  5. July 21, 1986: Osaki ni Shitsure / Print no Natsu ( お 先 に 失礼 / プ リ ン ト の 夏 ); # 1, 9 weeks
  6. November 1, 1986: Koi wa Kuesuchon / Anmitsu Taisakusen ( 恋 は く え す ち ょ ん / あ ん み つ 大作 戦 ); # 1, 7 weeks
  7. January 21, 1987: No More Ren'ai Gokko / Anata Dake Oyasumi Nasai ( NO MORE 恋愛 ご っ こ / あ な た だ け お や す み な さ い ); # 1, 6 weeks
  8. May 21, 1987: Katatsumuri Samba / Meshibe to Oshibe ( か た つ む り サ ン バ / め し べ と お し べ ); # 1, 5 weeks
  9. August 21, 1987: Wedding Dress / Watashi o Yososhiku ( ウ ェ デ ィ ン グ ド レ ス / 私 を よ ろ し く ); # 2, 7 weeks
  10. November 20, 2002: Shōmikigen / Dōkyūsei ( シ ョ ー ミ キ ゲ ン / 同級生 ); # 48, 5 weeks

Studio albums:

  1. September 21, 1985: Kick Off ; # 2
  2. March 10, 1986: Yume Catalog ( 夢 カ タ ロ グ ); #1
  3. July 10, 1986: Panic The World ; # 3
  4. February 21, 1987: Side Line ; #1
  5. Aug. 5, 1987: Circle ; # 2

There are also 20 best-of albums.

Subgroups

Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi

Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi ( う し ろ ゆ び さ さ れ 組 ) was the first subgroup with Mamiko Takai and Yukiko Iwai (aka "Yuyu"). From 1985 to 1987 they released 6 singles and 3 albums.

Nyangilas

Nyangilas ( ニ ャ ン ギ ラ ス , Nyangirasu ) was the second of three offshoot groups within Onyanko Club. Nyangilas only existed for a short time, 2 singles and an album were released. It consisted of the members Aki Kihara (6), Mika Nagoya (9), Rika Tatsumi (15), and Mako Shiraishi (22).

Ushirogami Hikaretai

Ushirogami Hikaretai ( う し ろ 髪 ひ か れ 隊 ) consisted of the members Akiko Ikuina, Shizuka Kudo and Makiko Saito. 5 singles and 2 studio albums and one live album were released in 1987 and 1988.

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