Kolme (group)

Kolme (コールミー), formerly known as Callme, is a Japanese idol girl group consisting of former Dorothy Little Happy members. They released their debut single, "To shine", in March 2015.

Kolme
Also known as	Callme
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Avex Trax
Spinoff of	Dorothy Little Happy
Members	Ruuna Mimori Koumi
Website	avex.jp/kolme/

History

The formation of Callme was announced on December 30, 2014, at the final performance of Dorothy Little Happy's 2014 Winter Tour.^[1] Their first single, "To shine", was released on March 4, 2015.^[2] On July 12, all three members of Callme graduated from Dorothy Little Happy to focus on Callme activities.^[3] They released their first album, Who is callme? on October 28. ^[4] Their second single, "Can not change nothing", was released on April 6, 2016,^[5] followed by their third single, "Confession", on June 29.^[6] They released their second album, This is callme, on September 28.^[7] Their fourth single, "Bring you happiness", was released on March 22, 2017,^[8] followed by their fifth single, "One time", on August 9.^[9] Their sixth single, "Hello No Buddy", was released on March 7, 2018.^[10] On September 29, Callme changed their name to Kolme.^[11] They released their third album, Hello Kolme, on January 30, 2019.^[12] Their fourth album, Do you know kolme?, was released on November 20, 2019.^[13] On January 26, 2022, they released their first EP, Hajimete No Mini Album.^[14]

Members

• Ruuna Akimoto (秋元瑠海)
• Mimori Tominaga (富永美杜)
• Koumi Hayasaka (早坂香美)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		Oricon[15]	Hot[16]
Who is callme?	Released: October 28, 2015 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	72	—
This is callme	Released: September 28, 2016 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	30	86
Hello kolme	Released: January 30, 2019 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	39	93
Do you know kolme?	Released: November 20, 2019 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	93	—

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		Oricon[15]
"To shine"	2015	10	Non-album single
"Can not change nothing"	2016	12	This is callme
"Confession"		12
"Bring you happiness"	2017	20	Non-album single
"One time"		28	Hello kolme
"Hello No Buddy"	2018	42

References

1. "Dorothy Little Happy、ツアーファイナル公演で新ユニット「callme」の結成などを発表". Excite. December 31, 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
2. "高3トリオ「callme」が"自己プロデュース"デビュー Dorothy Little Happy選抜ユニット". Oricon. March 5, 2015.
3. "ドロシー、一挙3人卒業発表 白戸&高橋2人で活動継続". Oricon. April 29, 2015.
4. "callme、全曲セルフプロデュースのアルバムを10月発売". Natalie. July 14, 2015.
5. "「THE LIVE」でこぶし、春夏秋冬、callmeら7組熱狂ライブ". Natalie. April 3, 2016.
6. "callme、新曲「Confession」のビジュアル＆MV公開。「テーマに赤いハイヒールが浮かんだ」". Barks. May 28, 2016.
7. "callmeが2ndアルバム発売、リミックス盤付き2枚組仕様も". Natalie. September 28, 2016.
8. "callme、9カ月ぶりシングルリリース". Natalie. January 4, 2017.
9. "callmeが8月に新シングル「One time」リリース、"青"テーマの表題曲MV公開". Natalie. July 12, 2017.
10. "callmeが等身大の恋歌うちょっぴり切ない冬ソング、まずは配信で". Natalie. December 20, 2017.
11. "callmeがkolmeに前向きな改名、年明けには3rdアルバムリリース". Natalie. September 30, 2018.
12. "kolmeの音楽的探求心が生む、固定概念に捉われない作品「3人のグルーヴ感を忘れずにいたい」". Real Sound. February 4, 2019.
13. "kolme、新アルバムにDECO*27とのコラボ曲「I live in hope」を収録決定！". Entameclip. October 18, 2019.
14. "結成7周年の3人組ガールズユニットに聞いた「初めて」にまつわるエピソード". Encount. April 5, 2022.
15. "Callme | Oricon Style". Oricon. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
16. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

    • "This is callme charting".
    • "Hello kolme charting".

External links

• Official website