Dorothy Little Happy

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Dorothy Little Happy
ドロシーリトルハッピー
OriginSendai, Miyagi, Japan[1]
GenresPop
Years active2010 (2010)–present
LabelsAvex Trax, Space Shower Music
MembersMari Takahashi
Past membersMichiyo Suzuki
Ruuna Akimoto
Mimori Tominaga
Koumi Hayasaka
Kana Shirato
Websitedorothylittlehappy.com

Dorothy Little Happy (ドロシーリトルハッピー) is a solo unit originated in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. The unit belongs to the model talent agency Stepone, headquartered in Sendai as well, under the label Otodama Records.[2]

After Kana Shirato graduated, the group became the solo project of Mari Takahashi. Mari graduated in December 2018 and the group has since been restarted with new members in 2019.[3]

Members[edit]

Current members[edit]

  • Fūka Kurimura (栗村風香)[3]
  • Akina Katō (加藤亜希菜)[3]
  • Kiri Kurokawa (黒川季里)[3]
  • Nana Takeuchi (竹内菜々)[3]

Past members[edit]

  • Michiyo Suzuki (鈴木 美知代)
  • Ruuna Akimoto (秋元 瑠海) (left in July 2015)[4]
  • Mimori Tominaga (富永 美杜) (left in July 2015)[4]
  • Kōmi Hayasaka (早坂 香美) (left in July 2015)[4]
  • Kana Shirato (白戸 佳奈) (graduated June 2017)[5]
  • Mari Takahashi (高橋 麻里) (graduated December 2018)[5]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

# Title Release date Oricon peak
position
1 Demo Sayonara (デモサヨナラ) March 16, 2011 -
2 Demo Sayonara 2012 (デモサヨナラ2012) January 11, 2012 153[6]
3 Life goes on February 20, 2013 30[7]
4 Starting Over March 10, 2014 9[8]
5 Circle of the world January 1, 2015 18[9]
6 The Best of Dorothy Little Happy (2010-2015) April 13, 2015 30[10]

Singles[edit]

# Title Release date Oricon peak
position
1 "Jump!" (ジャンプ!) August 4, 2010 -
2 "Fuyu no Sakura ~winter flower~" (冬の桜~winter flower~) December 1, 2010 -
3 HAPPY DAYS! January 11, 2012 48[11]
4 "Tobidase! summertime" (飛び出せ!サマータイム) July 11, 2012 26[12]
5 "Kaze yo Hayaku" (風よはやく) December 5, 2012 17[13]
6 Colorful life June 12, 2013 8[14]
7 ASIAN Stone October 16, 2013 7[15]
8 Sky traveler July 16, 2014 10[16]
9 Tell me tell me!! May 20, 2015 64[17]
10 Restart December 16, 2015 13[18]
11 Bicolor no Koigokoro (バイカラーの恋心) May 25, 2016 16[19]
12 For You / Demo Sayonara (2017 ver.) June 12, 2017 16[20]

DVDs[edit]

  • Journey to Oz Vol.01 [released April 30, 2011]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ドロシーリトルハッピー" [Dorothy Little Happy] (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Dorothy Little Happyニューシングル、OTODAMA RECORDSより5月に" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "メンバーの活動について (ご報告)" (in Japanese). Dorothy Little Happy Official Website. October 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "ドロシー、一挙3人卒業発表 白戸&高橋2人で活動継続" (in Japanese). Oricon. 29 April 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Dorothy Little Happy白戸佳奈が芸能界引退「自分に自信がなくなって」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "デモサヨナラ2012" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  7. ^ "Life goes on" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  8. ^ "STARTING OVER" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  9. ^ "Circle of the world" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  10. ^ "The best of Dorothy Little Happy 2010-2015(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  11. ^ "HAPPY DAYS!" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  12. ^ "飛び出せ!サマータイム" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  13. ^ "風よはやく" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  14. ^ "Colorful life" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  15. ^ "ASIAN Stone" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  16. ^ "Sky traveler" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  17. ^ "Tell me tell me!!" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  18. ^ "Restart" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  19. ^ "バイカラーの恋心(青盤 Type-A)" (in Japanese). Oricon.
  20. ^ "FOR YOU/デモサヨナラ(2017 ver.)【通常盤A】" (in Japanese). Oricon.

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