Ladybaby

Ladybaby
Origin Japan
Genres Kawaii metal[1]
Years active 2013–present
Website www.clearstone.co.jp/ladybaby/
Members Rie Kaneko
Rei Kuromiya
Past members Ladybeard

Ladybaby is a Japanese kawaii metal[1] musical duo consisting of aspiring photographic models Rie Kaneko and Rei Kuromiya,[1][2][3][4][5][6] with previous member Ladybeard, the bearded crossdressing persona of Australian male professional wrestler Rick Magarey.[7][8][9] The trio has released three singles thus far. On August 1, 2016, the group rebranded itself after Ladybeard's withdrawal from the group, now going by "The Idol Formerly Known as LADYBABY".[10]

History

Wrestler Richard Magarey, originally from Adelaide, moved to China in 2006 to kickstart his martial arts stunt career in films, later becoming a hit in Hong Kong as a cross-dressing pro wrestler, and in October 2013 he moved to Tokyo in Japan to attempt a similar career there.[11] He later formed the band with singers Rie Kaneko and Rei Kuromiya and released their first track and music video titled 'Nippon Manju' ('Japanese Bun', in English) which is a song that covers all the things they love about Japan.[11] Released in July 2015, the music video went viral on YouTube, at one point gathering 1 million views in 2 days.[12] Ladybeard has dubbed the band as 'Kawaiicore'.[11]

Their second single, released in Japan on 13 January 2016, debuted at number 15 in the daily Oricon charts.[13] On August 1, 2016, the group re branded by changing the group's name to "The Idol Formerly Known as LADYBABY". The remaining members will have a live on September 16, 2016 under the new branding.[10]

Members

Former members

Discography

Singles

No. Title Release date (YouTube upload date) Charts
JP
[14]
1 "Nippon Manju"[n 1] (c/w "Ultra Lucky"[n 2])[15] 29 July 2015 (4 July 2015) 109
2 "Age-Age Money"[n 3] (c/w "Beard-chan Robot"[n 4])[16] 13 January 2016 (12 December 2015) 31
3 "Renge Chance"[n 5] (c/w "C'est Si Bon Kibun"[n 6])[17] 13 April 2016 (14 March 2016) 32

Notes

  1. ↑ Nippon Manju (ニッポン饅頭 nippon manjū, lit. "Japan Manjū")
  2. ↑ Ultra☆Lucky! (ｳﾙﾄﾗ☆ﾗｯｷ urutora ☆ rakki, lit. "Ultra Lucky")
  3. ↑ Age-Age Money ~Ochingin Daisakusen~ (アゲアゲマネー ～おちんぎん大作戦～ ageagemanē ～ ochin gin dai sakusen ～, lit. "Age age money ~Hideo silver blitz~")
  4. ↑ Beard-chan Robot (ビアちゃんロボット bia chan robotto, lit. "Beard-chan Robot")
  5. ↑ Renge Chance ! (蓮華チャンス！ renge chansu!, lit. "Lotus chance!")
  6. ↑ C'est si bon Kibun (セシボン・キブン Seshibon.kibun, lit. "C'est si bon mood" ("C'est si bon" is French for "It's so good"))

References

  1. 1 2 3 "From Ladybeard to Ladybaby: the pro wrestling heavy metal singer taking Japan by storm". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Up Close And Personal With Japan's Ladybaby For Their US Debut". Forbes. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  3. ↑ Colin McQuistan (2015-12-16). "Ladybaby - This Was Never Intended to Be Heard Outside Japan". Blog at HuffPost Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  4. ↑ "Look Out World, Here Comes Ladybaby!". Loudwire. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  5. ↑ "Japan's Hairiest Metal Entertainer Invites You To 'Enjoy And Taste Many Japanese Products'". Forbes. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  6. ↑ "Japan's Biggest Metal Band Features Two Underaged Girls and a Bearded, Cross-Dressing Singer". Vice. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  7. ↑ "Meet Ladybeard, the Bearded Crossdressing Australian Man Taking Japan by Storm". Oddity Central. July 16, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Carney, Josh (July 16, 2015). "Sing, dance, DESTROY!!! Meet the Aussie wrestler named Ladybeard who is taking Japan (and the Internet) by storm by dressing in pigtails, polka-dot miniskirts and knee-high socks to sing death-metal versions of pop songs". Daily Mail. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ Iannella, Antimo (July 15, 2015). "J-pop sensation LadyBeard, aka Adelaide's Richard Magarey, goes viral". Adelaide Now. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "LADYBABYからレディビアード脱退、れい＆理江は改名して再始動". natalie. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  11. 1 2 3 "Cross-dressing, Australian pro wrestler stars in J-pop band". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  12. ↑ "Интернет взорвал клип группы Ladybaby с бородатым солистом в платье: Буквально за два дня количество просмотров этого клипа увеличилось на миллион" (in Russian). Metro International. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  13. ↑ "オリコンデイリー CDシングルランキング 2016年01月12日付 11～20位". Oricon. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  14. ↑ "LADYBABY". ORICON STYLE. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  15. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/album/nippon-man-tou-single/id1020167516
  16. ↑ http://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/ladybaby-ladybeard-kawaii-LA-show-amine
  17. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lian-huachansu!-single/id1092102901?app=itunes
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