Lovendor

Lovendor (ラベンダー, Rabendā, stylized as LoVendoЯ) is a Japanese all-female band.^[1]

Lovendor
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop pop rock pop rock
Years active	2012–2019 (hiatus)
Labels	Up-Front Works Zetima (2015–2019)
Members	Reina Tanaka
Past members	Yuki Uozumi Marina Okada Marin Miyazawa
Website	lovendor.jp

History

The band was formed in 2012 around Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka. Originally there were four members: Reina Tanaka (vocals), Marina Okada (vocals), Yuki Uozumi (guitar), Marin Miyazawa (guitar).

In July 2016 it was announced that Yuki Uozumi was to leave the band on September 16.

On February 27, 2019, it was announced that Marina Okada would graduate from the band at the end of March and that her contract with Upfront Create would also be terminated.^[2]

Following the graduation of Okada, in June 2019 it was announced that Lovendor would be going on hiatus and that Miyazawa's contract would be expiring in July.

Members

• Reina Tanaka (田中 れいな) — vocals (leader)

Former members

• Yuki Uozumi (魚住 有希) — guitar (left on September 16, 2016)
• Marina Okada (岡田 万里奈) — vocals (left at the end of March 2019)
• Marin Miyazawa (宮澤 茉凛) — guitar (left at end of July 2019)

Discography

Mini-albums

Title	Album details	Charts
		JPN Oricon CD [3]	JPN Oricon DVD [4]
Lovendor Cover the Rock   (ラベンダーカバー The ROCK)	Cover mini-album Released: 22 May 2013 (2013-05-22) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: CD	67	—
Bukiyō (不器用)	DVD mini-album Released: 23 April 2014 (2014-04-23) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: CD+DVD	—	29[5]
Ikujinashi (イクジナシ)	Mini-album Released: 5 November 2014 (2014-11-05) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: CD (+ bonus DVD)	41	—
Яe:Start (リスタート)	Mini-album Released: 6 September 2017 (2017-09-06) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: CD (+ bonus DVD)	33	—
N/A  denotes items ineligible for the chart, due to a lack of either a CD or a DVD release in Japan.

Singles

No.	Title	Release date	Charts
			JPN Oricon [6]
1	"Ii n' ja Nai? / Futsū no Watashi Ganbare!"   (いいんじゃない？／普通の私 ガンバレ！)	July 1, 2015	7
2	"Takaramono / Itsuwari" (宝物／イツワリ)	February 24, 2016	13

Video Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN[7]
		DVD	Blu-ray
LoVendoЯ Archives 2013	Released: December 6, 2013 Label: Up-Front Indies Formats: DVD	—	—
M-line club Live Event at STB139 ~Hinamatsuri ni Kansha wo Komete~ (M-line clubライブイベント2014年3月at STB139～ひな祭りに感謝を込めて～)	Collaboration with Yuko Nakazawa, Kaori Iida, Kei Yasuda, Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Ai Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa Released: April 28, 2014 (JPN) Label: Up-Front International Formats: DVD	—	—
M-line Memory Vol.17	Collaboration with Rika Ishikawa Released: April 27, 2015 (JPN) Label: Up-Front International Formats: DVD	—	—
LoVendoЯ LIVE 2016 ~CHALLENGEЯ!~	Released: January 18, 2017 (JPN) Label: Up-Front Indies Formats: DVD	—	—

References

1. "イクジナシ - LoVendoЯ". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
2. Inc, Natasha. "LoVendoЯ岡田万里奈、釣りに専念するため3月末でバンド卒業". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. "LoVendoЯのアルバム売上ランキング". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
4. "LoVendoЯのDVD売上ランキング". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
5. 29th place on the Oricon DVD General chart
   11th place on the Oricon DVD Music chart
6. "LoVendoЯのシングル売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
7. "LoVendoЯ | Oricon Style". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 1, 2023.

External links

• Official website