Magnolia Factory
| Kobushi Factory | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Up-Front Works |
| Website | helloproject |
| Members | Rio Fujii Ayaka Hirose Minami Nomura Rena Ogawa Ayano Hamaura Natsumi Taguchi Sakurako Wada Rei Inoue |
Kobushi Factory (こぶしファクトリー?, lit. "Magnolia Factory") is a Japanese girl idol group, formed by Up Front Group under the umbrella of Hello! Project in January 2015. The group is composed of eight girls who were members of Hello Pro Kenshusei.
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History
Formation and pre-debut
On January 2, 2015, during the first stage of the Hello! Project 2015 Winter concert series, it was announce that the new unit consisting of Rio Fujii, Ayaka Hirose, Minami Nomura, Reina Ogawa, Ayano Hamaura, Natsumi Taguchi, Sakurako Wada, and Rei Inoue, was formed.[1] Up Front Group announce that the name for the new unit was determined as Kobushi Factory on February 25.[2] On March 8, it was announced that the leader and the sub-leader of the unit were determined as Ayaka Hirose and Rio Fujii respectively.[3]
After member colors were announced through the episode #120 of YouTube program Hello! Project Station (ハロ!ステ Haro! sute?) on June 3,[4] their debut from a major label in Fall 2015, and the titles for their debut singles were announced during the first stage of the Roku-gatsu no nama-tamago Show! concert series on June 14.[5] The date for their debut from a major label was announced as September 2 through the episode #125 of Hello! Project Stationon July 8.[6]
Members
Their member color was announced through the episode #120 of Hello! Project Station, as well as Tsubaki Factory members.[4]
| Name | Nicknames | Birth date and age | Prefecture of origin |
Member color | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Fujii (藤井 梨央?) | Riorio Fujidon |
March 4, 1999 | Aichi | Mustard | Sub-leader |
| Ayaka Hirose (広瀬 彩海?) | Ayapan | August 4, 1999 | Kanagawa | Turquoise | Leader, ex-member of Nice Girl Project! |
| Minami Nomura (野村 みな美?) | Minamina | February 10, 2000 | Tokyo | Royal blue | |
| Rena Ogawa (小川 麗奈?) | Renako | March 27, 2000 | Tochigi | Red | |
| Ayano Hamaura (浜浦 彩乃?) | Hamachan | April 26, 2000 | Saitama | Pink | |
| Natsumi Taguchi (田口 夏実?) | Tagucchi | July 21, 2000 | Saitama | Orange | |
| Sakurako Wada (和田 桜子?) | Wadasaku Sako |
March 8, 2001 | Aichi | Green | |
| Rei Inoue (井上 玲音?) | Reirei | July 17, 2001 | Tokyo | Purple | Ex-member of Nice Girl Project! |
Discography
Singles
| # | Title | Peak rank | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dosukoi! kenkyo ni daitan / Ramen daisuki koizumi-san no uta / Nen ni wa nen (Nen-iri Ver.) (ドスコイ！ケンキョにダイタン/ラーメン大好き小泉さんの唄/念には念(念入りVer.)?) |
3 |
September 2, 2015 |
| 2 | Sakura Night Fever / Chotto Guchoku ni! Chototsu Moushin / Osu! Kobushi Tamashii (桜ナイトフィーバー/チョット愚直に！猪突猛進/押忍！こぶし魂?) |
1 [7] |
February 17, 2016 |
DVD singles
| # | Title | Peak rank | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nen ni wa nen / Survivor (念には念/サバイバー?) |
N/A |
March 26, 2015 |
Awards
Japan Record Awards
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The Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the Japan Composer's Association.
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Magnolia Factory | New Artist Award[8] | Won |
| Best New Artist Award[8] | Won |
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External links
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- Hello! Project
- Hello! Project groups
- Musical groups established in 2015
- 2015 establishments in Japan
- Musical groups from Tokyo
- Japanese pop music groups
- Japanese girl groups
- Japanese idol groups
