Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu Explained

Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu
Origin:Tokyo, Japan
Years Active:2015–present
Current Members:Kanami Tsujino
Julia An
Hitoka Sakai
Haruka Koizumi
Aki Suda
Hiyori Yoshikawa
Past Members:Mako Nagasaka
Sala Odaka
Bambi Fujimoto

is a Japanese idol girl group, belonging to Section 3 of the talent agency Stardust Promotion,[1] and its abbreviation is "Tokisen (とき宣)". Along with, and other groups in Stardust Promotion, they are part of a section in the company called "STARDUST PLANET.”

The group was formed as on April 11, 2015, and changed its name to "Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu" on April 1, 2020. Currently, the group has 6 members.

Their Fans are called or "publicity club members", and the color of "sendenbuin" is orange. The group’s official character was created on November 20, 2018, with its name,, having been chosen from suggestions sent in by the public.

Members

NameNicknameColorBirth date and ageNotes
Kanamin (かなみん) Cho Tokimeki Blue2 June 1999Leader, Oldest Member
Juli (ジュリ) Cho Tokimeki Purple15 January 2004Joined October 14, 2018
Hito-chan (ひとちゃん) Cho Tokimeki Red25 July 2001
Oharu (おはる) Cho Tokimeki Pink5 January 2001
Aki-chan (あきちゃん) Cho Tokimeki Lemon20 December 2004Joined April 1, 2020
Youngest Member
Hiyorin (ひよりん) Cho Tokimeki Green12 August 2001

Former

NameNicknameColorBirth date and ageNotes
Mako-chan (まこちゃん) Tokimeki Yellow 11 February 2002April 11, 2015 - March 20, 2017, She retired from the entertainment world.
Salala (サララ) Tokimeki Purple18 November 2003June 18, 2017 - October 7, 2018, She is an actress in Stardust Promotion now.
Bambi (ばんび) Tokimeki Lemon5 June 2004June 18, 2017 - March 31, 2020, She is an actress in Stardust Promotion now.

Timeline

History

Until their first album release

Tokimeki Sendenbu was formed as a limited-time group of 5 members on April 11, and their first single was released on June 24. On December 27, their first solo concert was held, and all the members expressed their intention to continue group activities.

They released a major debut single on November 9.

At the end of the event on March 20, Mako Nagasaka withdrew from the group and retired from the entertainment world. On April 7, the radio program "Hare Tokidoki Tokimeki Sendenbu" started broadcasting. On June 18, Bambi Fujimoto and Sala Odaka appeared as new members, and they officially joined the concert on July 22.

They released first album on April 11.

Pre-renaming

At the end of the event on October 7, Sala Odaka withdrew from the group. On October 14, An Julia joined as "2nd generation Tokimeki Purple".

On April 10, they released the first double-A-side single after transferring to avex trax. At the solo concert on December 21, they achieved the goal of filling Nakano Sunplaza.

On February 10, it was announced that Fujimoto Bambi would withdraw from the group. Due to the epidemic of the COVID-19, the last concert with no audience was live-streamed on March 29, and officially withdrawn on March 31.

Post-renaming

On April 1, the name was changed from Tokimeki Sendenbu to Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu, and Aki Suda joined as "Cho Tokimeki Lemon". The Zepp tour was scheduled at four venues nationwide in May, but was canceled due to a state of emergency due to the epidemic of the COVID-19. The first live performance for Aki Suda was performed on July 18 at Zepp Haneda with no audience, and it was live-streamed on YouTube for free.

On August 26, the first single since the change of member, "Tomorrow's Saikyousetu!!" was released, and on December 23, the first album since the transfer to avex trax and the group name change, "Tokimeki ga Subete" was released.

On February 15, their paid official fan club was founded. The first fan club event was held at Sanrio Puroland on April 24. On May 29 and 30, the first arena solo live performances will be held at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi. From August 21 to September 5, Zepp tour was held at 5 locations (Sapporo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Tokyo and Osaka) nationwide. On December 26, Avex Pictures hosts the world-wide live stream of Cho Tokimeki ♡ Sendenbu's Doki Doki ♡ Christmas Party 2021.[2]

The song "Suki!" became a boom on TikTok, and the mini-album "Suki Suki Suki Suki Suki Suki!", Which includes the re-recorded and rearranged version, "Suki! ~Cho ver~", was released on September 29. On December 17, they performed on TikTokMusicNight 2021Rewind.[3]

On March 9, the number of subscribers to the official YouTube channel exceeded 100,000. From July 10 to September 30, Zepp tour was held at 6 locations nationwide with Sanrio Characters. The biggest live ever in the history of the group is scheduled for October 22 at Makuhari Messe.

On February 14, The YouTube video "Suki! ~Cho ver~ Live Edit ver" exceeded 10 million times. On July 29, they appeared at an event held in Indonesia, and this was the current members' first overseas performance.

On January 27 and 28, they will hold live show for 2 days at Yokohama Arena, a venue that can hold over 10,000 people.

Discography

Singles

No.TitleSongsRelease dateCharts
JPN
Oricon

[4]
Sales
Indie singles (SDR)
1

June 24, 2015137,317
2


December 2, 2015811,503
3


June 1, 2016421,850
Major-label singles (Universal Sigma)
1


November 9, 20161310,236
2



June 7, 2017713,105
3



November 22, 2017518,521
Major-label singles (Avex)
4



April 10, 2019338,550[5]
5



October 9, 20192 27,380
6


August 26, 2020714,079
7

November 11, 2022518,302
8


May 10, 2023430,207[6]
9


September 27, 2023333,183
10


May 29, 2024449,032[7]

Albums

No.TitleSongsRelease dateCharts
JPN
Oricon

Sales
Major-label singles (Universal Sigma)
1













April 11, 201898,568
Major-label singles (Avex)
2










December 23, 2020264,871
3









January 24, 2024129,580[8]

EPs

No.! rowspan="2"
TitleSongsRelease dateCharts
JPN
Oricon

Sales
Major-label singles (Avex)
1




September 29, 2021165,077
2




June 22, 2022512,813

Solo singles

No.TitleRelease dateMemberInformation
NameColor
1December 31, 2016Kanami Tsujino Tokimeki BlueDistributed exclusively on iTunes.
2December 24, 2017Hitoka Sakai Tokimeki Red
3December 24, 2018Hitoka Sakai Tokimeki Red

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: プロフィール - ときめき♡宣伝部. 28 October 2015. Stardust Promotion. 2016-12-11. Japanese.
  2. Avex Pictures proudly hosts the world-wide live stream of Cho Tokimeki ♡ Sendenbu's Doki Doki ♡ Christmas Party 2021 scheduled on 12/26. 2021-12-17. 1470679963712077825. AVEXpictures_.
  3. https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktokmusicnight/video/7041867719377014017 @tiktokmusicnight TikTok
  4. Web site: ときめき■宣伝部のシングル売上ランキング. Oricon. 2024-06-05. ja.
  5. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年04月22日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for April 22, 2019. Oricon Style. April 17, 2019. Japanese.
  6. Web site: オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2023年05月08日~2023年05月14日. Oricon. May 17, 2023. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20230517024718/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2023-05-22/. May 17, 2023. dead.
  7. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2024-06-10/. ja:オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2024年05月27日~2024年06月02日. Oricon Weekly Single Ranking May 27, 2024 – June 2, 2024. Oricon. ja. June 5, 2024. June 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240605043831/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2024-06-10/. dead.
  8. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-02-05/. ja:オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年01月22日~2024年01月28日. Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 22, 2024 – January 28, 2024. Oricon. ja. January 31, 2024. January 31, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240131022247/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-02-05/. dead.