Tonai Bousho

Tonai Bousho (都内某所, Somewhere in Tokyo, stylized as TONAi BOUSHO) was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed through the reality survival show Monster Love which featured on TBS Television's variety show Wednesday's Downtown in 2022. They debuted with the single, "Cookie", on December 15, 2022.^[1] They ceased activities as Tonai Bousho in January 2024 after merging with Mameshiba no Taigun to form Mameshiba no Taigun Tonai Bousho a.k.a. MonsterIdol.

Tonai Bousho
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2022–2024
Labels	WACK Cutting Edge
Spinoffs	Mameshiba no Taigun Tonai Bousho a.k.a. MonsterIdol
Past members	Richi Mina Chihiro Kino Izuki Miku
Website	avex.jp/tonaibousho/

History

Tonai Bousho was formed on December 14, 2022, through the final of TBS's reality survival show Monster Love. The group's debut single, "Cookie", was released on December 15.^[1] On December 21, it was announced that Richi had decided to date Kuro-chan of Wednesday's Downtown and would therefore withdraw from the group on December 31. Auditions for new members were opened on the same day.^[2]

On February 15, 2023, Kino, Izuki and Chihiro joined the group.^[3] They released the digital single, "Have a Nice Day", on February 26.^[4] On April 3, Mina and Chihiro withdrew from the group.^[5] They released a second digital single, "Tonai Girl's", on May 1.^[6] On May 26, Miku went on hiatus due to a worsening chronic health condition.^[7] A third digital single, "Like or Love", was released on June 5,^[8] followed by a fourth digital single, "Cotton Candy Story", on July 23,^[9] and a fifth digital single, "Ice Cream no Hoshi", on August 17. Their first album, Where Are You Going?, was released on September 27.^[10] On October 1, Kino graduated from the group and Miku resumed activities.^[11] Izuki graduated from the group on December 2.^[12]

On January 6, 2024, Tonai Bousho and Mameshiba no Taigun merged to form Mameshiba no Taigun Tonai Bousho a.k.a. MonsterIdol.^[13]

Members

Former

• Richi (リチ)
• Mina (ミナ)
• Chihiro (チヒロ)
• Kino (キノ)
• Izuki (イズキ)
• Miku (ミク)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		Oricon [14]	Billboard [15]
Where Are You Going?	Released: September 27, 2023 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD, digital download	—	47

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		Oricon[14]
"Cookie" (クッキー)	2022	25	Where Are You Going?
"Have a Nice Day" (ハバナイスデーイ)	2023	—
"Tonai Girl's"		—
"Like or Love"		—
"Cotton Candy Story"		—
"Ice Cream no Hoshi" (アイスクリームの星)		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

1. "『水ダウ』企画「モンスターラブ」発の3人組アイドル・グループ "都内某所"、「クッキー」でメジャー・デビュー". CD Journal. December 15, 2022.
2. "都内某所・リチ「大好きなクロちゃんとお付き合いさせていただくことになりました!」 『水ダウ』カップル成立後にSNS更新". Oricon. December 22, 2022.
3. "都内某所に新メンバー3名加入、豆柴の大群とのフリーライブ「MONSTERS FES」でお披露目". Natalie. February 15, 2023.
4. "都内某所、新体制初シングル「ハバナイスデーイ」MV公開". Barks. February 27, 2023.
5. "都内某所ミナ&チヒロがグループ脱退&WACK退所「話し合いの結果」 グループは3人で活動". Oricon. April 3, 2023.
6. "都内某所、1stアルバムリリース決定". Barks. April 26, 2023.
7. "「水ダウ」発WACKアイドル・都内某所、ミク活動休止で2人体制に". Natalie. May 27, 2023.
8. "都内某所、新曲「LiKE OR LOVE」6/5先行配信決定". Ototoy. June 4, 2023.
9. "都内某所、新曲 「COTTON CANDY STORY」を今夜配信。ティザー映像公開". Barks. July 22, 2023.
10. "豆柴の大群 × 都内某所ツーマンツアーファイナル。新情報も解禁". Barks. August 16, 2023.
11. "都内某所・キノ、10・1のワンマン公演をもってグループ脱退&WACK退所". Oricon. September 29, 2023.
12. "『水ダウ』発のアイドルグループ・都内某所、イズキがグループ脱退&WACK退所でメンバーが1人に 発表からわずか2日後にラストイベント". Oricon. November 30, 2023.
13. "『水ダウ』発、豆柴の大群と都内某所が合併 5人組新グループで活動". Oricon. December 25, 2023.
14. "Tonai Bousho | Oricon Style". Oricon. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
15. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

    • "Where Are You Going?".