AQUA5
Encyclopedia
Aqua5 is a J-pop
group affiliated with the Takarazuka Revue
. When the group was formed, all five members were otokoyaku (performers of male roles) in the Revue's Snow Troupe. They made their debut on August 25, 2007, at the opening ceremony of the IAAF World Championships in Osaka
, Japan
.
The group has officially disbanded since April 2010 and their last appearance together was on the show Tokyo Friend Park 2 in 5 April 2010. It was noted on the show itself that it was to be their final appearance as a group. It was also mentioned in the Takarazuka Graph April 2010 issue in an interview with the five member that the article would be AQUA5's last job.
The group's name is based on part of Natsuki Mizu
's name (水夏希), which translates to "water".
On June 9, 2009, the group had their first live concert, performing for 1300 fans in Akasaka, Tokyo
. However, only four of the members participated, as Kaname Ouki had been recently injured in rehearsals.
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
group affiliated with the Takarazuka Revue
Takarazuka Revue
The Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shōjo manga and Japanese folktales. The troupe takes its name...
. When the group was formed, all five members were otokoyaku (performers of male roles) in the Revue's Snow Troupe. They made their debut on August 25, 2007, at the opening ceremony of the IAAF World Championships in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The group has officially disbanded since April 2010 and their last appearance together was on the show Tokyo Friend Park 2 in 5 April 2010. It was noted on the show itself that it was to be their final appearance as a group. It was also mentioned in the Takarazuka Graph April 2010 issue in an interview with the five member that the article would be AQUA5's last job.
The group's name is based on part of Natsuki Mizu
Natsuki Mizu
Natsuki Mizu is the former top star for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from 12/24/06 to 09/12/10. She joined the company in 1993 and became the top star in December 2006 upon the resignation of Hikaru Asami...
's name (水夏希), which translates to "water".
On June 9, 2009, the group had their first live concert, performing for 1300 fans in Akasaka, Tokyo
Akasaka, Tokyo
is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....
. However, only four of the members participated, as Kaname Ouki had been recently injured in rehearsals.
Members
- Natsuki MizuNatsuki MizuNatsuki Mizu is the former top star for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from 12/24/06 to 09/12/10. She joined the company in 1993 and became the top star in December 2006 upon the resignation of Hikaru Asami...
(lead) - Mao Ayabuki
- Kei Otozuki
- Oto Ayana
- Kaname Ouki
Singles
| # | Title | Release Date | Highest Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time to Love | November 21, 2007 |
40 |
| 2 | Aqua Feel Aqua Soul | August 27, 2008 |
35 |
| 3 | December 17, 2008 |
37 | |
Albums
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqua5 | March 18, 2009 |
DVDs
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Aqua5: Document Movie Since 2007 | March 25, 2009 |
| Aqua5 Concert | September 5, 2009 |
Television Appearances
- NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
Kayo Concert - December 4, 2007 - UtabanUtabanwas a long running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of , meaning "music program"...
- December 12, 2007; December 11, 2008 - Tokyo Friend Park 2Tokyo Friend Park 2Tokyo Friendly Park 2 is a Japanese game show that premiered in April 1994 on the Tokyo Broadcasting Station...
- February 23, 2009; April 5, 2010
External links
- Official AQUA5 website (Japanese)
- Artist profile on oricon.co.jp (Japanese)