Earphones (イヤホンズ, Iyahonzu) is a Japanese idol group formed in 2015. The members of the group are Rie Takahashi, Yuki Nagaku, and Marika Kouno under Evil Line Records label.[1] Originally, a fictitious idol group consisting of three main characters from the anime Seiyu's Life!, Earphones soon became a real idol group, its three members the voice actresses responsible for their respective characters in the anime.

Earphones
イヤホンズ
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Labels
MembersMarika Kouno
Rie Takahashi
Yuki Nagaku
Websiteearphones-official.com

Members

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Name Nickname Color Birth date Position Agency
Marika Kouno Marinka   Blue February 22 Noise Beauty Aoni Production
Rie Takahashi Rieri   Yellow February 27 Sister Leader 81 Produce
Yuki Nagaku Gakkyu   Pink April 8 Strawberry Princess Aoni Production

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions
Oricon
Weekly
Billboard
Japan
2015 Miracle Mystery Tour
  • Released: November 21, 2015
  • Label: Evil Line Records (KICS-93325, KICS-3325)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
55[2]
2018 Some Dreams
  • Released: March 14, 2018
  • Label: Evil Line Records (KICS-93684, KICS-3684, NKZC-20~21)
  • Format: CD, 2CD, CD+BD
22[3] 48[4]
2020 Theory of evolution
  • Released: July 22, 2020
  • Label: Evil Line Records (KICS-93923, KICS-3923, ECB-997)
  • Format: CD, 2CD, 2CD+DVD
16[5] 27[6]
2024 Tegami

Extended plays

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Year Album details
2021 identity
  • Released: September 22, 2021
  • Label: Evil Line Records (KIZX-499, NKZX-5)
  • Format: CD+Blu-ray

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart position Release date Album
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[7] Billboard Japan
2015 "Mimi no Naka e" (耳の中へ, Into Your Ears) 29 June 18, 2015 Miracle Mystery Tour
"Sore ga Seiyuu!" (それが声優!, That is a Voice Actor!) 36 85 July 22, 2015
"Hikari no Saki e" (光の先へ, Beyond the Light) 34 September 30, 2015
2016 "Arakajime Ushinawareta Bokura no Ballad" (予め失われた僕らのバラッド, Our Lost Ballads) 29 October 5, 2016 Some Dreams
2017 "Ikken Rakuchaku Goyoujin" (一件落着ゴ用心, Case Closed, Be Careful) 33 84 February 15, 2017
2019 "Churata Churaha" (チュラタ チュラハ) 27 July 3, 2019 Theory of evolution

Videos

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Video albums

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Year Video details Peak chart positions
Oricon
DVD
Oricon
Blu-ray
2016 Earphones vs Aice5 -Sore ga Unit!- NHK hōru kōen
  • Release date: 23 March 2016
  • Format: DVD (KIBM-571~2), Blu-ray (KIXM-232)
182 34
Tokyo Seiyu Asayake Monogatari Live
  • Release date: 21 December 2016
  • Format: DVD (KIBM-616), Blu-ray (KIXM-90261)
214

Music videos

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Year Title Director(s)
2015 "Sore ga Seiyuu!"
"Seichō! Zenryoku Cinderella"
2016 "Genshō no Blade"
"Arakajime Ushinawareta Bokura no Ballad" Pink ja Nakutemo
"Yummy Yummy Party"
"Yorokobi no Uta (lyrics video)"
2017 "Ikken Rakuchaku Goyoujin"
2018 "Shinjigen Kouro"
"Atashi no Naka no Monogatari (lyrics video)"
"Wagamama Allegory"
2019 "Churata Churaha"
2020 "Kioku"

References

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  1. ^ ジャパンミュージックネットワーク株式会社 (2015-05-18). "声優アイドルユニット"イヤホンズ"がシングル「耳の中へ」でデビュー|イヤホンズ|BARKS音楽ニュース". Retrieved 2015-07-30.(in Japanese)
  2. ^ "MIRACLE MYSTERY TOUR(初回限定盤)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Some Dreams" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT ALBUM 2018/03/26" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Theory of evolution" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT ALBUM 2020/08/03" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "イヤホンズ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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