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Team Shachi (stylized as TEAM SHACHI), formerly Team Syachihoko (チームしゃちほこ), is a Japanese female idol group consisting of four girls from the city of Nagoya.[1]
TEAM SHACHI | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Team Syachihoko |
| Origin | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Unborde (Warner Music Japan) (2012–present) |
| Members | Honoka Akimoto Haruna Sakamoto Nao Sakura Yuzuki Ōguro |
| Past members | Yuzu Andō Chiyuri Ito |
| Website | Official website |
Team Syachihoko is a sister group of two other girl groups managed by the Stardust Promotion talent agency, Momoiro Clover Z and Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku[1][2] and, having been formed in 2011, is the "youngest sister" of the three.[2][3]
The group was created of six girls from Aichi Prefecture. As of 2012, all members lived in Nagoya, the capital of the prefecture, and were junior high school students.[2] In April 2013, five of them started high school,[4] and Haruna Sakamoto is the only one who is still in junior high.[5]
From April 5, 2013, Team Syachihoko has its own regular TV show, broadcast on Nagoya TV.[6]
Team Syachihoko was formed in 2011 by 3B Junior, the third section of Stardust Promotion.[2] In April 2012, the group debuted live on the streets of Nagoya (on the Nishinomaru Square), and continued with more events in the Nagoya area.[2]
In the summer of 2012, Team Syachihoko participated in a nationwide concert series titled "HMV Idol Gakuen presents Nihon Jyūdan Idol Ranbu 2012", appearing at two concerts: on August 10 in Nagoya and on August 23 in Tokyo.[2] During the August 10 performance, the group announced that it would soon release its first major-label single, on October 31 on the Warner Music Japan record label. The single was labeled the "Nagoya major-debut single"[7] and was supported by a concert tour across the city of Nagoya.[8] On September 2, at the first concert of the tour, the group appeared in stage costumes looking like bowling uniforms and unveiled the title song of the upcoming single, titled "The Stardust Bowling".[7] The song, written and composed by Takashi Asano, who had already authored two indie songs for the band,[7] told a story of a bowling ball that, after being thrown, overcame various difficulties on its way along the lane and finished with a strike.[9] The Japanese edition of Rolling Stone called the song "cute and humorous", with a "dramatic melody", "brilliantly following the style of Momoiro Clover and Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku".[10] The single reached 17th place in the weekly Oricon charts.[11]
During the Nagoya tour, which took place from September 2 to November 4, the girls faced various challenges presented by the band's manager, such as "Yuzu and Yuzuki don't eat sweets in the dressing room while on tour", "1000 sumultaneous viewers on the Ustream broadcast", etc. Each won challenge equalled one "crown" (point). The group had to collect 10 crowns to be granted a first solo concert and a nationwide major-label debut. The band won 13 crowns and received the right to hold a solo concert on December 30 at Nagoya's Club Quattro, but the release of the promised single was delayed for three months with the reason stated by Team Syachihoko's manager Hasegawa to be that the 13 crowns were more than the target number of 10.[12] All the 500 tickets for the concert were sold out.[13] The performance was released as the group's first live DVD on April 24, 2013.[14]
On December 24, 2012, and on April 7, 2013, Team Syachihoko released two limitedly distributed singles, sold at the band's live events.[15][16] The first single was titled "Otome Juken Sensō" ("Girls' Entrance Exam War") and was issued in a total of 7,777 serial-numbered copies.[15] By February 13, it had been sold out.[17] The follow-up, called "Otome Juken Sensō: Another War", was printed in 8,888 copies.[16]
The group released its next single on June 19, 2013.[18][19] It was titled "Shuto Iten Keikaku" ("Plan for the Relocation of the Capital") and was marketed as their "pre-nationwide-major-debut single" (日本先行メジャーデビューシングル).[20]
On October 30, 2013, the group's fifth single "Ai no Chikyūsai" ("Charity Earth Festival") was released.[21]
On November 18, 2015, it was announced that Yuzu Ando would go on temporary hiatus due to being diagnosed with vertigo.[22] By February 10, 2016, the status of Ando's hiatus changed from temporary to indefinite due to her ongoing health issues.[23][24] On September 29, 2016, Yuzu Ando graduated from the group[25] and Team Syachihoko continued activities as a five-person idol group.
On August 3, 2018, Team Syachihoko announced on LINE LIVE that Chiyuri Itō would perform her final live concert with the group on October 22 and graduate.[26] On October 22, 2018, the group announced its renaming to Team Shachi (stylized as TEAM SHACHI) effective 23 October.
| Name | Birth date[27] | Age | Image color*[27] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoka Akimoto (秋本帆華) | November 15, 1997 | 26 | Nagoya red -Leader |
| Haruna Sakamoto (坂本遥奈) | February 2, 1999 | 25 | Tebasaki kimidori |
| Nao Sakura (咲良菜緒) | September 10, 1997 | 27 | Dragons blue -Sub-Leader |
| Yuzuki Ōguro (大黒柚姫) | July 18, 1997 | 27 | Murasaki purple (subject to change) |
* All color values are approximate.
Former members
Timeline
- Black (vertical) = Hiatus
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [28] |
JPN Hot Albums [29][upper-alpha 1] | ||
| Himatsubushi (ひまつぶし, "Killing Time") |
|
3 | —[upper-alpha 2] |
| Owari to Hajimari (おわりとはじまり, "The End and the Beginning") |
|
10 | |
| Syachi Best 2012–2017 |
|
6 | |
| Team |
|
6 | 8 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Team Syachihoko Nyūmonhen (チームしゃちほこ入門編, "Team Syachihoko Introductory Compilation") |
|
| Team Syachihoko Jitsuyōhen (チームしゃちほこ入門編, "Team Syachihoko Practical Compilation") |
|
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [28][36] |
JPN Hot Albums [29][upper-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
| Tokijikake no Unit-tachi Vol. 1 (時計じかけのユニットたちvol.1, "Clockwork Units: Vol. 1") |
|
— | — | ||||||||
| Tokijikake no Unit-tachi Vol. 2 (時計じかけのユニットたちvol.1, "Clockwork Units: Vol. 2") |
|
— | — | ||||||||
| Ii ja Nai ka (いいじゃないか, "Isn't It Okay?") |
|
6 | 9 | ||||||||
| Ee ja Nai ka (ええじゃないか, "Isn't It Okay?") |
|
3 | 4 | ||||||||
| Team Shachi |
|
5 | 5 | ||||||||
| Mai no Chouten o Kiwameshi Toki, Watashitachi wa Ikanaru Konnan o Mo Uchiyaburu (舞いの頂点を極めし時、私達は如何なる困難をも打ち破る, When We Reach the Peak of Our Dance, We Will Overcome Any Difficulties) |
|
6 | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items which did not chart, or items that were ineligible to chart because no physical CD edition was produced. | |||||||||||
Singles
As lead artists
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [28] |
JPN Hot 100 [40][upper-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| "Koibito wa Sniper" (恋人はスナイパー, "My Lover Is a Sniper") | 2012 | — | — | Non-album singles[upper-alpha 4] | |||||||
| "Goburei! Syachihoko Deluxe" (ごぶれい!しゃちほこでらックス, "Rude! Syachihoko Deluxe") | — | ||||||||||
| "Triple Seven" (トリプルセブン, Toripuru Sebun) | — | — | |||||||||
| "The Stardust Bowling" (ザ・スターダストボウリング, Za Sutādasuto Bōringu) | 17 | —[upper-alpha 5] | |||||||||
| "Otome Juken Sensō" (乙女受験戦争, "Girl Exam War")[upper-alpha 6] | — | — | Himatsubushi | ||||||||
| "Shuto Iten Keikaku" (首都移転計画, "Capital Relocation Project") | 2013 | 11 | 24 | ||||||||
| "Ai no Chikyūsai" (愛の地球祭, "Earth Festival of Love") | 5 | 46 | |||||||||
| "Ii Kurashi" (いいくらし, "Good Living") | 2014 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||
| "Shampoo Hat" (シャンプーハット, Shampū Hatto) | 4 | 22 | Owari To Hajimari | ||||||||
| "Tensai Bakabon" (天才バカボン)[upper-alpha 7] | 2015 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||
| "Kaijū Tottoto" (怪獣トットト, "Monster Tottoto") | 37 | —[upper-alpha 8] | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Jirijiri Natsukatsu Iinkai" (じりじり夏活委員会, "Running Out of Time Summer Club") (featuring Shimajirō) | |||||||||||
| "Cherie!" | 2016 | 2 | — | Owari to Hajimari | |||||||
| "Ultra Chou Miracle Super Very Power Ball" (Ultra 超 Miracle Super Very Power Ball) | 8 | — | |||||||||
| "Jump Man" | 2018 | 8 | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| "Burning Festival" (with Radio Fish) | 3 | — | |||||||||
| "Rocket Queen" | 2019 | 3 | — | Team | |||||||
| "SURVIVOR SURVIVOR / MAMA" | 2020 | — | — | ||||||||
| "JIBUNGOTO" | — | — | |||||||||
| "HONEY / AWAKE" | 2021 | — | — | ||||||||
| "HORIZON" | 2022 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Buchopa" (舞頂破) | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items which did not chart, or items that were ineligible to chart because the single did not receive a release outside of concerts. | |||||||||||
As featured artists
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Hot 100 [upper-alpha 3] | |||
| "Back 2 the Wild (Japanese version)" (with Basement Jaxx) |
2015 | — | Non-album single |
| "Feel" (among Unborde All Stars) |
2016 | 53 | Feel + Unborde Greatest Hits |
Video albums
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN DVD [28] |
JPN Blu-ray [28] | ||
| Hatsu One-man Man Live: Kimi e no Omoi Jiki Shōsō (初ワンマンライブ（決）～君への想い時期尚早～) |
|
136 | 61 |
| ZeppZeppHep World Premium Japan Tour 2013: Mikirihassha wa Mitsu no Aji (ZeppZeppHep World Premium Japan Tour 2013~見切り発車は蜜の味) |
|
74 | 14 |
| Team Syachihoko Summer Festival 2013: Ryaku shite "Syachi-sama♪" (チームしゃちほこサマーフェスティバル２０１３～略して“しゃちサマ♪”) |
|
86 | 14 |
| 3B Junior Live Final: Ore no Fujii (3Bjunior LIVE FINAL 俺の藤井 2014) |
|
28 | 8 |
| Team Syachihoko Ai no Chikyū Matsuri 2013 in Aichi-ken Taiikukan (チームしゃちほこ愛の地球祭り 2013 in 愛知県体育館) |
|
34 | 29 |
| Syachi Summer 2014: Kamigami no Matsuri at Nippon Budokan (しゃちサマ2014～神々の祭り～at 日本武道館) |
|
62 | 25 |
| Syachi Mōde 2015 at Aichi-ken Taiikukan (鯱詣2015 at 愛知県体育館) |
|
39 | 26 |
| Syachi Summer 2015: JK Saigo no Natsuyasumi (しゃちサマ 2015 ～JK最後の夏休み～) |
|
31 | 21 |
| Syachi Summer 2015: JK Saigo no Natsuyasumi (しゃちサマ 2015 ～JK最後の夏休み～) |
|
31 | 21 |
Variety releases
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN DVD [28] | ||
| Team Syachihoko's "Yuru Syachi" Vol. 1 (チームしゃちほこの『ゆるしゃち』 Vol.1) |
|
48 |
| Team Syachihoko's "Yuru Syachi" Vol. 2 (チームしゃちほこの『ゆるしゃち』 Vol.2) |
|
57 |
| Team Syachihoko's "Yuru Syachi" Vol. 3 (チームしゃちほこの『ゆるしゃち』 Vol.3) |
|
61 |
| Team Syachihoko's "Yuru Syachi" Vol. 4 (チームしゃちほこの『ゆるしゃち』 Vol.4) |
|
29 |
| Team Syachihoko's "Yuru Syachi" Vol. 5 (チームしゃちほこの『ゆるしゃち』 Vol.5) |
|
30 |
| Team Syachihoko's "Yuru Syachi" Vol. 6 (チームしゃちほこの『ゆるしゃち』 Vol.6) |
|
25 |
| Team Syachihoko's "Yuru Syachi" Vol. 7 (チームしゃちほこの『ゆるしゃち』 Vol.7) |
|
27 |
| Team Syachihoko's "Syachi-tabi Chūgoku Dalian-hen (チームしゃちほこの『鯱旅～中国・大連編～』) |
|
25 |
| Yurusyachi SP: Ketta de Iko Mai! (ゆるしゃちSP『ケッタで行こまい!』) |
|
23 |
- Charted at number 3 on the Top Albums chart, which exclusively tracks physical sales.[33]
- "Koibito wa Sniper", "Goburei! Syachihoko Deluxe", "Triple Seven" and "The Stardust Bowling" were compiled onto the group's digital compilation album Team Syachihoko Nyūmonhen. Warner Music Japan re-released "Koibito wa Sniper" / "Goburei! Syachihoko Deluxe" and "Triple Seven" on August 24, 2012.[47]
- Charted at number 28 on the Top Single Sales chart, which exclusively tracks physical sales.[48]
- Cover of the 1971 Tensai Bakabon theme song, originally performed by Idol Four.
- Charted at number 40 on the Top Single Sales chart, which exclusively tracks physical sales.[49]
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