Tachibana Riko (橘 莉子) is a Japanese producer, pop singer, and stage actress. She was member of the third major group Shine Fine Movement. She is a former member and leader of SeeDream.
She is member of the group charm*charm under Nippon Columbia. They debuted in early fall of 2019. On August 16, 2020 charm*charm disbanded.
As of September 2020, Tachibana is the manager of an idol-maid themed cafe and is producing an idol group.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Tachibana was born on December 15, 1997 in Tokyo, Japan.
2016[]
In the summer of 2016 Tachibana auditioned for Columbia Idol Audition 2016 in hopes of joining Label The Garden. On September 28 it was announced that Tachibana successfully passed along with Asahina Ruu, Itabashi Kana, and Katagiri Miho.
2017[]
On January 1, it was announced that Tachibana was the new leader of seeDream.
On February 23, Tachibana appeared in a video promoting the phone game Last Period.[1]
On February 26, Tachibana and her sister Tachibana Nao appeared in the Line Live Sashimeshi Bito. They appeared in the mini corner of the program.[2]
On April 6, Tachibana was a guest on Kawaiian TV Nijigen Doukou-kai episode #7, the topic of the episode was about the anime Attack on Titan.[3]
On June 6, Tachibana became a regular on Kawaiian TV Gekkan Ani Mederu TV! , which was formerly known as Nijigen Doukou-kai.[4]
From May 27 to June 3rd, Tachibana was part of the in the You-keys showcase fourth play Gekiatsu.[5]
On September 15, Tachibana was announced that she would debut in the the third major group Shine Fine Movement. Along with Tachibana Nao, Asahina Ruu, Tachibana Saki, and Habuka Mei.[6]
On December 3, Tachibana will celebrate her birthday with a concert titled Seven Seeds Vol.24 ～Tachibana Riko Birthday Party at Space emo Ikebukuro.
2018[]
On March 30, Tachibana, Tachibana Nao, and Tachibana Saki will participate in TOKYO IDOL Haru no Tairyoku Sokutei. It will be live broadcasted on niconico Live.[7]
On June 8 and 9, Tachibana appeared at Asia Comic Con in Bangkok, Thailand. She also held an in-store event at Animate Bangkok to promote her Kawaiian TV program Gekkan Ani Mederu TV!. She will be joined by her other regular cast members.[8][9]
On July 21, Tachibana performed her first solo song "Starlight" during Shine Fine Movement's first one man live Shine Fine Movement 1st One Man Live 〜Watashi ha Luminous〜.
On December 16, Tachibana celebrated her birthday with a birthday concert titled Seven Seeds Vol.57 ~Tachibana Riko Birthday Party~.
On December 25, Tachibana would perform in the Anime Deru TV! live.[10]
2019[]
On March 1, it was announced that Tachibana would take a break from idol activities from March 5 until future notice.[11][12] She went to the hospital and the doctors told her to halt all idol activities, so that she could recuperate. It is unknown what is the physical cause of her ailment was.
On April 18, it was announced Tachibana would return to her idol activities on May 2 during Shine Fine Movement's Seven Seeds Vol.71 concert.[13]
On May 25, it was announced that Shine Fine Movement, the group Tachibana is part of, would disband on June 30. She plans on continue to be an idol after the disbandment.[14][15]
From June 6 to June 7, Tachibana will participate in the 6th Hideki Sonoda engeki-sai impromptu show OvOb Impro Live, along with her sisters Tachibana Nao and Tachibana Saki.[16]
On June 30 it was announced during the Shine Fine Movement 4th One Man Live ~Final Movement~, that Tachibana would be a member in the Nippon Columbia idol group charm*charm, along with her two sisters Tachibana Nao and Tachibana Saki. They started activities in the fall of 2019.
On July 13, Tachibana performed at Shutchou! Ishinomaki Entame-sai! In Sendai ~Soroi ni Sorotta Solo Special~.[17]
On July 19, it was announced that Tachibana participated in TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL's gravure event, TOKYO GRAVURE IDOL FESTIVAL, along with Tachibana Nao and Tachibana Saki.[18]
2020[]
On July 31, it was announced that charm*charm would disband on August 16. The group's final concert is set to broadcast live via Thumva. The sister's decided that with the global pandemic it was difficult to realize the activities they should aim for with charm*charm. Thus, they decided to disband.[19][20] Tachibana new plans are to be a stage actress and stop being an idol.
On September 1, it was announced that on Tachibana's twitter that she would be opening and producing a maid theme café called Nijiiro Spectrum. The café opened on October 3, 2020.[21]
On October 27, it was announced through Tachibana's twitter that she would be producing an idol group under the management group Nijiiro Project (kari). It was announced that the new group would hold an unveiling talk event on December 5, 2020.[22][23]
On November 11, it was announced that Tachibana is the manager and producer for the new voice actor Kanazaki Towa.[24]
Personal Life[]
She is the older sister of Tachibana Saki and Tachibana Nao and a younger brother[25].
When Tachibana joined Label The Graden she had already graduated from high school.
- Ihara Kanami: She is good friends with Clef Leaf member Ihara Kanami.
Tachibana's given name, "Riko," means Jasmine (莉;ri) combined with child (子;ko).
Profile[]
- Name: Tachibana Riko (橘 莉子)
- Nickname: Riichan (りぃちゃん?)
- Birthday: December 15, 1997
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
- Height: 156cm
- Blood Type: A
- Label The Garden Status:
- 2016.09.28 Join Label The Garden
- 2016.09.28: seeDream Member
- 2017.09.15: Shine Fine Movement member
- 2019.06.30 Graduated
- charm*charm Color: Pink (2019-2020)
- Hikari Color: Yellow (2017-2019)
- LTG Groups:
- SeeDream (2017-)
- Shine Fine Movement (2017-2019)
- Other Groups:
- charm charm (2019-2020)
Discography[]
Original Songs[]
- [2018] Starlight
Works[]
TV[]
- [2017.06.06-] Gekkan Anime Deru TV!
- [2017] Nijigen Doukou-kai
Stage[]
- [2017] Gekiatsu
Trivia[]
- Before Tachibana became an idol she wanted to become a police officer. As part of that she trained in kendo.[26]
- Tachibana has won a prize for writing a mystery novel prize.
- One of Tachibana dreams is to be a screenwriter idol.[27]
- Her character overview on Gekkan Ani Mederu TV! is half angel half demon.[28]
See Also[]
- Gallery:Tachibana Riko
- List:Tachibana Riko Discography Featured in
- List:Tachibana Riko Concert & Event Appearances
Honorary Titles[]
| Honorary titles | ||
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Leader of SeeDream |
Succeeded by |
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Oldest Member of seeDream |
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Oldest Member of Shine Fine Movement |
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Preceded by |
Oldest Member of charm*charm |
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References[]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/LabelTheGarden/status/835034489021616128] (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2017-02-23.
- ↑ [1] (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2017-02-25
- ↑ [2] (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2017-04-06
- ↑ "#seeDream🌱橘莉子出演！" (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2017-06-06
- ↑ [3] (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2017-04-24
- ↑ [https://twitter.com/LabelTheGarden/status/908646835295678464 "#ShineFineMovement LTG第三弾メジャーデビュー決定☀️"] (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2017-09-15
- ↑ "橘莉子・咲希・南桜の3姉妹出演！" (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2018-03-30.
- ↑ "#ShineFineMovement☀️橘莉子" (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "#ShineFineMovement☀️橘莉子" (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "橘莉子 出演ライブ！" (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2018-12-24.
- ↑ "おまめ、ちょーっと休むね。" (in Japanese). Tachibana Riko Line Blog. 2018-03-01.
- ↑ [4] (in Japanese). SFM Twitter. 2018-03-01.
- ↑ "お知らせ" (In Japanese). Label The Garden Official Twitter. 2018-12-24.
- ↑ [5] (In Japanese). Shine Fine Movement Official Twitter. 2019-05-25.
- ↑ [6] (In Japanese). Tachibana Riko Official Twitter. 2019-05-26.
- ↑ [7] (In Japanese). Shine Fine Movement Official Twitter. 2019-05-11.
- ↑ "橘 莉子 ソロ出演決定！" (In Japanese). charm*charm Official Twitter. 2019-07-01.
- ↑ [8] (in Japanese). Tachibana Riko Twitter. 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "charm*charmより大切なお知らせ" (in Japanese). charm*charm HP. 2020-07-31
- ↑ "【charm*charmより大切なお知らせ】" (in Japanese). charm*charm Twitter. 2020-07-31
- ↑ "橘莉子プロデュース！！Rabbit face" (in Japanese). Tachibana Twitter. 2020-09-01.
- ↑ [9] (in Japanese). Tachibana Riko Twitter. 2020-10-27.
- ↑ [10] (in Japanese). Nijiiro Project Twitter. 2020-11-08.
- ↑ [11] (in Japanese). Tachibana Riko Twitter. 2020-11-11.
- ↑ "僕を食べないでね！" (In Japanese). Tachibana Riko Official Blog. 2017-01-30.
- ↑ "質問返しという名の自己紹介" (in Japanese). Tachibana Riko Official Blog. 2017-03-15.
- ↑ "そう、私は自由に。" (in Japanese). Tachibana Riko Official Blog. 2017-03-24.
- ↑ "月刊_アニ愛でるTV!" (in Japanese). Gekkan Ani Mederu TV! Japanese Wikipedia. 2017-11-08.
External Links[]
| SeeDream | |
|---|---|
| Members | |
| Members at Time of Disbandment | Katagiri Miho|Katou Marin|Nishioka Rena | Hayama Yuzu |
| Former Members | Left seeDream: Nakajima Ayaka | Tsugawa Arika | Kawase Miko | Nagasawa Wakana | Nagasawa Nanako | Watanabe Haruna Joined Flower Notes: Kimura Saya | Takahashi Mio | Minato Honami | Hazuki Kotomi | Nagasawa Yoshiho | Fuji Aine Joined Clef Leaf: Kamiya Izumi | Yukishige Nana | Ueno Tsuyuha Joined Shine Fine Movement:Tachibana Nao | Tachibana Riko | Asahina Ruu |
| Discography
| |
| Singles | Digital: 1. Seed of Dream |
| Concerts & Events
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| SeeDream Concerts | 2016: Seven Seeds Vol.1 2018: LTG Showcase Live ～seeDream～ | |
| Other Concerts & Events
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| Label The Garden | Seven Seeds: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 Harvest: Vol.1 (2017) | Vol.2 (2017) | Vol.3 (2018) LTG Blooming Session: Spring (2017) | Autumn (2017) | Christmas (2017) | LTG Blooming Days (2018) | LTG Blooming Session ～May～ (2018) | LTG Blooming Session 〜June〜 (2018) | LTG Blooming Session 〜July〜 (2018) | LTG Blooming Session in November Steps (2018) |
| Units & Others | |
| Associated Acts | Flower Notes | Clef Leaf | Shine Fine Movement | Fragrant Drive |