Sora tob sakana

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Sora tob sakana
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2014–2020
Labels
Members
  • Natsuka Teraguchi
  • Fuka Kanzaki
  • Mana Yamazaki
Past members
  • Yuiko Konishi
  • Mio Satō
  • Ray Malaika Kazama
Website soratobsakana.tokyo

Sora tob sakana was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed in 2014. [1] They released their debut single, "Yozora o Zenbu", on October 27, 2015. [2]

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History

Sora tob sakana formed in July 2014 as the second act in the Frappe Idol Project after Siam & Poptune. [1] They debuted in October 2015 with the single, "Yozora o Zenbu". [2] Their second single, "Mahō no Kotoba", was released in February 2016. [3] The group released their eponymous first studio album in July 2016. [4] In April 2017, they released their first EP, Cocoon, [5] followed by the group's first major label release: their second EP, Alight, in May 2018. [6] Their third single, "New Stranger" was released in July 2018 and was featured in Hi Score Girl as the opening theme. [7] They released their second studio album, World Fragment Tour, in March 2019. [8] Their fourth single, "Sasayakana Shukusai", which was released in July 2019, was featured in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II as the ending theme. [9] Their fifth single, "Flash", which was released in November 2019 was featured in Hi Score Girl II as the opening theme. On May 22, 2020, the group announced that they would disband on September 6. [10] They released their third and final studio album, Deep blue, on August 5, 2020. [11]

Members

Final

Former

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon [12] Hot [13]
Sora tob sakana110—
World Fragment Tour3147
Deep blue2034

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon [12] Hot [13]
Cocoon
  • Released: April 11, 2017
  • Label: Fujiyama Project Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3563
Alight
  • Released: May 16, 2018
  • Label: Warner Music Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2941

Singles

TitleYearPeak
chart
positions		Album
Oricon [12]
"Yozora o Zenbu" (夜空を全部)2015108Sora tob sakana
"Mahō no Kotoba" (魔法の言葉)201640
"New Stranger"201843Deep blue
"Sasayakana Shukusai" (ささやかな祝祭)201945Non-album singles
"Flash"201940

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