Maison Book Girl

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Maison Book Girl
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2014–2021
Labels
Past members
  • Kaori Sōmoto
  • Megumi Koshōji
  • Aoi Yagawa
  • Yui Inoue
  • Rin Wada
Website www.maisonbookgirl.com

Maison Book Girl (stylized as Maison book girl) was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed in 2014. [1] They released their debut album, Bath Room, on September 23, 2015. [2] They disbanded on May 30, 2021. [3]

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History

At Bis' final concert on July 8, 2014, Megumi Koshōji announced that she would form a new idol group. On November 5, the final line-up was revealed. [1] They released their debut singles, "White" and "Black", exclusively at their live shows from March 14, 2015. On March 27, Kaori Sōmoto left the group and Rin Wada joined. [4] The group released their debut studio album, Bath Room, on September 23. [2] On April 30, 2016, they released the EP Summer Continue, [5] followed by the single "River (Cloudy Irony)" on November 30, which would be their first release under Tokuma Shoten. [6] Their second album, Image, was released on April 5, 2017. [7] The single "412" was released on July 19, 2017, [8] followed by "Cotoeri" on December 13, [9] In early 2018, the group signed with UK label, Read The Air Records. [10] They released the single "Elude" on June 20, 2018, which would be their first release under Pony Canyon. [11] Their third studio album, Yume, was released on November 21. [12] The single "Soup" was released on April 3, 2019, [13] followed by "Umbla" on July 31. [14] Their fourth studio album, Umi to Uchu no Kodomotachi, was released on December 18, 2019. [15] Their first compilation album, Fiction, which was due to be released April 29, 2020, was postponed to June 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16] On May 30, 2021, after Maison book girl's Solitude Hotel concert at Maihama Amphitheater it was announced that the group had disbanded and that a Blu-ray of the concert would be released on August 18. [3]

Members

Final line-up

Former

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
positions
JPN
Oricon
[17] 		JPN
Billboard
[18]
Bath Room84—
Image2648
Yume
  • Released: November 21, 2018
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2751
Umi to Uchu no Kodomotachi (海と宇宙の子供たち)
  • Released: December 18, 2019
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3849
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
positions
JPN
Oricon
[17] 		JPN
Billboard
[18]
Fiction
  • Released: June 24, 2020
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2929

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
positions
JPN
Oricon
[17]
Summer Continue
  • Released: March 30, 2016
  • Label: Ekoms
  • Formats: CD, digital download
43

Singles

TitleYearPeak
positions		Album
JPN
Oricon
[17] 		JPN
Billboard
[19]
"River (Cloudy Irony)"20163086Non-album singles
"412"201733—
"Cotoeri"2677Yume
"Elude"201827—
"Soup"201917—Umi to Uchu no Kodomotachi
"Umbla"19—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Blu-rays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
positions
JPN
Oricon
[17]
Solitude Hotel 2F+Faithlessness
  • Released: February 15, 2017
  • Label: Tokuma Japan Communications
  • Formats: Blu-ray
16
Solitude Hotel
  • Released: August 18, 2021
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Blu-ray
25
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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