Vanilla Beans
The group performing at the Toulouse Game Show in France in December 2012
The group performing at the Toulouse Game Show in France in December 2012[1][3]
Background information
Also known asVanibe
Origin Japan
Genres
Years active2007 – 2018
Labels
MembersRena (2007-2018)
Lisa (2008-2018)
Past membersRika (2007-2008)
Websitewww.flowerlabel.jp/vanillabeans/

Vanilla Beans (バニラビーンズ), also known as Vanibe, was a Japanese idol girl duo formed in 2007, under the indie label FLOWER LABEL, a sub-label of Tokuma Japan Communications.[4]

Vanilla Beans has had the same line-up since March 2008, when Rika left and Risa joined. In June 2011 they joined the newly formed idol label T-Palette Records, to which they and Negicco were the first artists signed.[5][6]

After four years under T-Palette Records, the band made its major debut in August 2015 signing a new contract with the popular avex trax label.

Rena, the original member, is a Japanese idol fan. She presents the show "Can't Stop Loving Idols!" (アイドル好きが止まらない!) posted on the Kawaii Girl Japan website. She conducts interviews and reports on other bands.

History

2007-2009 : The debut under Flower Label

Managed by the talent agency LesPros Entertainment, the band formed in mid-2007 by Rika and Rena, later a member of the group Idoling! Under the independent label Flower Label, a sub-label of Tokuma Japan Communications, and describes itself as a "next generation idol" group. But before recording songs, the group visits on July 4, 2007 in Denmark, at the Embassy of Japan, to come forward and present its concept and art projects to the Danes attending this event.[7]

The group released their first single entitled "U ♡ Me" (reads "You love me") in two editions (regular and limited) on October 3, 2007 in Japan ; the first steps to reach the top of the charts are difficult and the single only reached the 189th place on Oricon weekly Singles Chart and remained there only for a week.[8][9] This is the only disc released by the original formation of the idol group.

In March 2008, Rika left this group after the first single, and soon after, the female group Idoling!!!, to devote herself to her studies. After an audition, another girl, Lisa (or Risa) joined the band and it recorded its second single "nicola" in one edition, released on May 21, 2008 ; but sales of the single also failed and it is the 198th class Oricon.[10]

The band no longer recorded discs until the end of 2008 but was very present on the net publishing several singles in digital format.

The band released a third single "Sakasaka Circus" in an edition on January 28, 2009 but not be included on any ranking.[11] On 25 February 2009 the eponymous debut studio album, "Vanilla Beans", was released ; it contains the first three physical singles under Flower Label but will not ranked on Oricon chart.[12] After these commercial failures, the group begins to work better; the fourth single "LOVE & HATE", whose music is then produced by a foreign artist (a European), was released on September 9, 2009 in two versions: "Love Version" and "Hate Version"; it ranked the 79th place on Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[13][14]

2010-2011 : "Vanilla Beans II" and new contract with T-Palette Records

In 2010, the group recorded a mini-album "Def & Def", released in May and ranked the 79th place at Oricon Weekly Album Chart as the fourth single; it has sold at 1 155 copies during the first week.[15] Furthermore, the first song of this EP, "D & D", is used in a commercial TV spot for deodorant brand of the same name D & D, with the lyrics of the song changed. The members of the group appear in the promotional video.

For the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa, the song "Re-Sepp-Ten" was re-recorded by the Japanese pop band Vanilla Beans known for their avid support of the Danish national team. The pop duo sang a slightly abbreviated version of the song in Danish language but with an unmistakable Japanese accent.[16] and this despite the fact that Denmark and Japan were to meet in the final pool match to the finals.[17] The release retitled "Re-Sepp-ten: Vi er røde, vi er hvide". A music video was made with then sitting Danish ambassador to Japan Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin, playing the part of Preben Elkjær in the video. The music video was produced and directed by Emil Langballe.

At the end of the year, is for sale a compilation called "VaniBest" in September 2010, which ranked 160th place of Oricon and which is sold 887 copies during the first week of sale. "VaniBest" is the last album recorded under Flower Label Group ; the band signed the following year, together with the idol group Negicco a new contract with the idol label T-Palette Records in June 2011, newly founded by Ikuo Minewaki (President of Tower Records Japan).[18][19] Soon after, Vanilla Beans impressed his fans with a single, considered as unofficial single, entitled "Tengoku e no Kaidan", released June 29, 2011, a cover song of "Stairway to Heaven" of the British band Led Zeppelin and marks the beginnings of the group under the label T-Palette Records; this single is the first disc to be released under this label and ranked 82nd at Oricon.[20] The song is also a promotion, the only single from the band's second album "Vanilla Beans II" which comes out July 20, 2011 but the album does not succeed to reach the best rankings during the first week since the album was ranked 110th on Oricon chart and remains classified only for a week.[21] It is the first album released respectively by T-Palette Records.

Members

Current members
Former member
  • Rika (リカ) (born on August 14, 1988) ; left the group in March 2008.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak
JPN
[22]
Vanilla Beans[23]
(バニラビーンズ)
Tracklisting
  1. "Opening" (Instrumental)
  2. "Sakasaka Circus"
  3. "U Love Me" (Rena & Risa Ver.)
  4. "Happy Merry-Go-Round"
  5. "Kimagure na Palette Type"
  6. "Winter Has Gone"
  7. "Ashita wa Ashita no Natsu ga Kuru" (Album Ver.)
  8. "Afternoon a Go-Go" (Album Ver.)
  9. "Shopping Kirari" (Album Ver.)
  10. "Nicola"
  11. "Vanillardo"
  12. "Ending (Instrumental)"
  13. "Encore (Afternoon a Go-Go / We Love You Mix)" (Remastering Ver.)
  14. "Shopping Kirari (Okite Porsche + Dr. Usui Waterfront Mix)" (Remastering Ver.)
  15. "Ashita wa Ashita no Natsu ga Kuru (Okite Porsche + Dr. Usui Death Techno Mix)" (Remastering Ver.)
 —
Vanilla Beans II
(バニラビーンズII)
Tracklisting
  1. "VanillaBeans"
  2. "Erusukadi"
  3. "Nakaji Time"
  4. "Doctor, Onegai"
  5. "Summer Vacation"
  6. "?"
  7. "Oosumi Time"
  8. "Musunde Hiraite"
  9. "CHa-san no Uta"
  10. "Oppai"
  11. "Takami Time"
  12. "Sodermalm"
  13. "Yumemiru Shippo"
  14. "Oyasumi"
  15. "Tengoku e no Kaidan"
 110
Vanilla Beans III
(バニラビーンズIII)
  • Released: November 19, 2012
  • Label: T-Palette Records
  • Formats: CD
Tracklisting
  1. "Sukōne no Hana ga Saiteiru"
  2. "Sub Cal Girl Madoka"
  3. "Killer Queen"
  4. "Next Step Up"
  5. "Choco Mint Flavor Time" (Album Ver.)
  6. "Mōsō Cafeteria"
  7. "Non-Section" (Album Ver.)
  8. "Very Very Blueberry"
  9. "Toki no Kakera" (Album Ver.)
  10. "Sekai no Owari"
 46
Vanilla Beans IV
(バニラビーンズIV)
  • Released: February 3, 2015
  • Label: T-Palette Records
  • Formats: CD
Tracklisting
  1. "Booby Boy Near Pin Girl"
  2. "Mada yo Boyfriend"
  3. "Muscat Slope Love"
  4. "Fōgeru o Vindo"
  5. "Tasogare High-ball"
  6. "Watashi... Fukō guse"
  7. "Ai no Sei"
  8. "Please Me Darling"
  9. "Happy Day!!"
  10. "Kitto Ii Basho"
  11. "Uchōten Girl"
  12. "Funny Little Frog"
 50
Vanilla Beans V
(バビーンズV)
  • Released: February 3, 2016
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD
Tracklisting
  1. "Say Goodbye"
  2. "Onna wa Sore o Gaman shinai"
  3. "Night and Fly"
  4. "Dare feat. Ram Rider"
  5. "Brand New Twilight"
  6. "Lady Survivor"
  7. "Boyz & Girlz"
  8. "Jōnetsu Violence"
  9. "Beanias"
  10. "Style and Council"
  11. "Lonesome X"
  12. "Now & Forever"
 43
Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak
JPN
[24]
Vani Best (ja)
  • Released: September 22, 2010
  • Label: Flower Label
  • Formats: CD
Tracklisting
  1. "Kids"
  2. "100-man-kai no SMK"
  3. "D & D"
  4. "Tokyo wa Yoru no Shichiji"
  5. "Love & Hate"
  6. "Koi no Theory"
  7. "Sakasaka Circus"
  8. "Nicola"
  9. "A Little Crying" (Rena & Risa Ver.)
  10. "U Love Me" (Rena & Risa Ver.)
  11. "Gamurasutan (All We Want To Do Is Rock)"
  12. "Hyakunin Isshu" (Kimi no Tame Ver.)
  13. "Hyakunin Isshu" (Imaki Muto Ver.)
  14. "Hyakunin Isshu" (Hisakata no Ver.)
  15. "Hyakunin Isshu" (Ariake no Ver.)
 160
Vani Best II
  • Released: December 18, 2017
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD
Tracklisting
  1. "Tokei Jikake no Wonderland"
  2. "U Love Me"
  3. "Nicola"
  4. "Sakasaka Circus"
  5. "Love & Hate"
  6. "Toki no Kakera"
  7. "Choco Mint Flavor Time"
  8. "Non-Section"
  9. "Muscat Slope Love"
  10. "Please Me Darling"
  11. "Koppu no Fuchi ko Kōshiki Song Kitto Ii Basho"
  12. "Uchōten Girl"
  13. "Onna wa Sore o Gaman shinai"
  14. "Beanias"
  15. "Lonesome X"
  16. "Tōkyo wa Yoru no Shichiji (Yasuharu Konishi Remix)
  17. "Nii! Saiken! Yodaredori!! (Bonus Track)
 77

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak
JPN
[25]
Def & Def[26] (ja)
  • Released: March 19, 2010
  • Label: Flower Label
  • Formats: CD
Tracklisting
  1. "D & D"
  2. "Danzen! Futari wa PreCure Ver. Max Heart"
  3. "Happy Material"
  4. "Fushigi-iro Happiness"
  5. "Lalala (Kuchibiru ni Onegai o Komete)"
 79

Singles

Physical singles
# Title Release date Charts Track listing
Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
Physical singles
1 U Love Me
(U ♡ Me)		 October 3, 2007 189 U ♡ Me
a little criying
U ♡ Me (instrumental)
a little criying (instrumental)
2 nicola
(ニコラ)		 May 21, 2008 198 nicola
Nostalgia
nicola (instrumental)
Nostalgia (instrumental)
3 Sakasaka Circus
(サカサカサーカス)		 January 28, 2009 not ranked Sakasaka Circus
Tic Tac
Sakasaka Circus (Instrumental)
Tic Tac (Instrumental)
4 LOVE & HATE
(LOVE & HATE)		 September 9, 2009 79 LOVE & HATE
Gamla stan
Koi no Theory
Gamla stan (Rena Solo Ver.) (Love version)
Gamla stan (Risa Solo Ver.) (Hate version)
LOVE & HATE (Instrumental)
Gamla stan (Instrumental)
Koi no Theory (Instrumental)
ー Tengoku e no Kaidan
(天国への階段)		 June 29, 2011 89 Tengoku e no Kaidan
Baby Portable Rock
nicola
a little criying
5 Toki no Kakera
(トキノカケラ)		 January 18, 2012 34 Toki no Kakera
Yes? No?
Stop Rock'n'Roll (Rena ver.)
Hoshi ni Natta Uso (Risa ver.)
Toki no Kakera (instrumental)
Yes? No? (instrumental)
6 Choco Mint Flavor Time
(チョコミントフレーバータイム)		 April 11, 2012 26[27][28] Choco Mint Flavor Time
Hitotsu no Uta
Choco Mint Flavor Time (Instrumental)
Hitotsu no Uta (instrumental)
7 Non-Section
(ノンセクション)		 July 4, 2012 31 Non-Section
Himitsu
Kimi ga Boku wo Shitteru
Non-Section (Instrumental)
Himitsu (instrumental)
8 Muscats Slope Love
(マスカット・スロープ・ラブ)		 May 8, 2013 32 Muscats Slope Love
Jewel Memories
Muscats Slope Love (instrumental)
Jewel Memories (instrumental)
9 Please Me, Darling
(プリーズミー・ダーリン)		 October 16, 2013 37 Please Me, Darling
Night on the Earth
Please Me, Darling (instrumental)
Night on the Earth (instrumental)
10 Watashi… Fukō Guse
(ワタシ・・・不幸グセ)		 April 23, 2014 55 Watashi… Fukō Guse
Koi no Snipper 007
Watashi… Fukō Guse (instrumental)
Koi no Snipper 007 (instrumental)
11 Kitto Ii Basho (Fuchi) / Zettai Panty Line
(きっといい場所（フチ） / 絶対パンティーライン)		 June 18, 2014 23 Kitto Ii Basho (Fuchi)
Zettai Panty Line
Kitto Ii Basho (Fuchi) (instrumental)
Zettai Panty Line (instrumental)
12 Uchōten Girl
(有頂天ガール)		 November 11, 2014 40 Uchōten Girl
Kiss wa Me ni Shite Bao!
Uchōten Girl (instrumental)
Kiss wa Me ni Shite Bao! (instrumental)
13 Onna wa Sore wo Gaman Shinai / Bi-nius / Lonesome X
(女はそれを我慢しない / ビーニアス / lonesome X)		 November 18, 2015 25 Onna wa Sore wo Gaman Shinai
Bi-nius
lonesome X
Onna wa Sore wo Gaman Shinai (instrumental)
Bi-nius (instrumental)
lonesome X (instrumental)
Digital singles
# Title Release date Album Notes
1 Afternoon a Go-Go August 27, 2008 Vanilla Beans
2 Afternoon a Go-Go ~We Love You MIX~ September 24, 2008 no album
3 Shopping☆Kirari October 29, 2008 Vanilla Beans
4 Shopping☆Kirari ~Okite Porsche + Dr.USUI Waterfront Mix~ November 25, 2008 no album
5 Ashita wa Ashita no Natsu ga Kuru
(あしたはあしたの夏がくる)		 December 24, 2008 Vanilla Beans
6 Ashita wa Ashita no Natsu ga Kuru ~Dr.USUI Death Techno Mix~
(あしたはあしたの夏がくる)		 January 28, 2009 no album
7 Koi no Theory
(恋のセオリー)		 April 9, 2009 VaniBest

References

  1. ↑ "Interview avec Vanilla Beans au Toulouse Game Show" (in French). Jame World. December 27, 2012.
  2. "Interview avec le groupe" (in French). Global Idols News Network. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Interview avec le groupe" (in French). Global Idols News Network. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Vanilla Beans mini-biography on the J-Pop Asia website". J-Pop Asia.
  5. ↑ "New Idol Company : Tower Records held a press conference on June 3 at their Shibuya location to announce their new Idol Company T-Palette Records!". Pure Idol Heart. June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tower Records to launch their own idol label with Vanilla Beans + Negicco". Drama News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vanilla Beans j-pop duo in Embassy of Japan in Denmark : Text et photos of the group in Denmark, with its Danes fans, while debut". July 4, 2007.
  8. ↑ First single regular edition profile on Oricon (in Japanese)
  9. ↑ First single limited edition profile on Oricon (in Japanese)
  10. ↑ Second single profile on l'Oricon (in Japanese)
  11. ↑ Third single profile on Oricon (in Japanese)
  12. ↑ First studio album's profile on Oricon (in Japanese)
  13. ↑ Fourth single profile on Oricon (Love version) (in Japanese)
  14. ↑ Fourth single profile on Oricon (Hate version) (in Japanese)
  15. ↑ First extended play on Oricon website (in Japanese)
  16. ↑ Extra Bladet: Hør japansk udgave af 'Re-Sepp-Ten' (in Danish)
  17. ↑ Jyllands Posten: Derfor havnede "Re-Sepp-Ten" i Japan (in Danish)
  18. ↑ Pure Idol Heart, ed. (June 6, 2011). "New Idol Company : Tower Records held a press conference on June 3 at their Shibuya location to announce their new Idol Company T-Palette Records!". Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  19. ↑ Drama News Network (ed.). "Tower Records to launch their own idol label with Vanilla Beans + Negicco". Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  20. ↑ Single cover profile on Oricon (in Japanese)
  21. ↑ Second studio album's profile on Oricon (in Japanese)
  22. ↑ "Vanilla Beans album ranking" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Vanilla Beans" (in Japanese). Tokuma Japan Communications. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  24. ↑ Sources for chart positions are as follows:
  25. ↑ "Def & Def" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Def & Def" (in Japanese). Tokuma Japan Communications. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  27. ↑ Sixth single regular edition profile on Oricon (in Japanese)
  28. ↑ Sixth single limited edition profile on Oricon (in Japanese)
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