Iris (group)

Japanese idol group

Iris

Iris in 2024

Background information
Origin| Japan
Genres|

* J-pop
* anime song

Years active| 2012 (2012)–present
Labels| Avex
Members|

* Saki Yamakita
* Yū Serizawa
* Himika Akaneya
* Yūki Wakai
* Miyu Kubota

Past members| Azuki Shibuya
Website| iris.dive2ent.com

Iris (stylized as i☆Ris) is a Japanese idol girl group,[1][2] formed in 2012 by Avex. The group currently consists of five members: Saki Yamakita, Yū Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yūki Wakai, and Miyu Kubota.[2] The leader is Saki Yamakita.[3] In addition to their music career, all members are also active as voice actresses,[2] most notably in the video game and anime series PriPara.[4] The group has also performed themes for the anime series Wise Man's Grandchild, Magical Girl Site, Magical Sempai, and Twin Star Exorcists.

## History

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Animated depictions of Iris from Iris the Movie: Full Energy!!.

The group was formed as a result of the Anison Vocal Audition (アニソン・ボーカルオーディション, Anison Bōkaru Ōdishon) that was held in 2012 (of the six successful candidates).[3] On November 7, 2012, the group debuted with its first single titled "Color" (on the label Avex).[1] Their third single "Rainbow" was released on August 21, 2013.[3][5]

On January 21, 2021, it was announced that Azuki Shibuya would graduate from the group on March 31.[6]

On November 7, 2022, during the "Iris 10th Anniversary Live~a Live~" concert, an anime film titled Iris the Movie: Full Energy!! was announced and premiered in Japanese theaters on May 17, 2024.[7][8]

## Members

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### Current members

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* Saki Yamakita (山北早紀) \- Leader
* Yū Serizawa (芹澤優)
* Himika Akaneya (茜屋日海夏)
* Yūki Wakai (若井友希)
* Miyu Kubota (久保田未夢)

### Former members

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* Azuki Shibuya (澁谷梓希)

## Timeline

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## Discography

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### Singles

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No.  | Title  | Release date  | Standard Item Number  | Charts  | Album

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CD+BD  | CD+DVD  | CD  | JPN
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1  | "Color"  | November 7, 2012  |  | AVCA-49961/B  | AVCA-49962  | 100  | We are Iris!!!
2  | "Ichizu" (イチズ) | May 22, 2013  | AVCA-62112/B (TYPE-A)
AVCA-62113/B (TYPE-B)  | AVCA-62114 (TYPE-C)  | 62  | 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜
3  | "Rainbow"  | August 21, 2013  | AVCA-62579/B (TYPE-A)
AVCA-62580/B (TYPE-B)  | AVCA-62581 (TYPE-C)  | 37  | We are Iris!!!
4  | "Wonderland"  | November 20, 2013  | AVCA-62983/B (TYPE-A)
AVCA-62984/B (TYPE-B)  | AVCA-62985 (TYPE-C)  | 28
5  | "Itazura Taiyō" (徒太陽) | June 18, 2014  | AVCA-74447/B  | AVCA-74448  | 27  | 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜
6  | "Make it!"  | August 20, 2014  | AVCA-74515/B  | AVCA-74516  | 26  | We are Iris!!!
7  | "Miracle Paradise" (ミラクル☆パラダイス) | November 12, 2014  | EYCA-10117/B  | EYCA-10118  | 19  | 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜
8  | "Realize!"  | February 18, 2015  | EYCA-10263/B  | EYCA-10264  | 22  | We are Iris!!!
9  | "Dream Parade" (ドリームパレード) | July 8, 2015  | EYCA-10503/B  | EYCA-10504  | 8  | Th!s !s i☆Ris!!
10  | "Bright Fantasy" (ブライトファンタジー) | October 28, 2015  | EYCA-10617/B  | EYCA-10618  | 21
11  | "Goin' on"  | February 7, 2016  | EYCA-10798/B  | EYCA-10799  | 8
12  | "Ready Smile!!"  | June 1, 2016  | EYCA-10998/B  | EYCA-10999  | 9  | Wonderful Palette
13  | "Re:Call"  | August 3, 2016  | EYCA-11059/B  | EYCA-11060  | 11
14  | "Shining Star"  | March 8, 2017  | EYCA-11306/B  | EYCA-11307  | 10
15  | "Memorial"  | February 21, 2018  | EYCA-11850/B  | EYCA-11851  | 18  | Shall we☆Carnival
16  | "Changing point"  | May 9, 2018  | EYCA-11869/B  | EYCA-11870  | 8
17  | "Endless Notes"  | February 13, 2019  | EYCA-12282/B  | EYCA-12281
EYCA-12283  | 12
18  | "Ultimate☆Magic"  | May 22, 2019  | EYCA-12510/B  | EYCA-12509
EYCA-12511  | 8
19  | "Fantastic Illusion"  | August 28, 2019  | EYCA-12608/B  | EYCA-12609
EYCA-12607  | 13
20  | "Summer Dude"  | August 18, 2021  | EYCA-13464/B  | EYCA-13463/B  | EYCA-13465  | 14  | 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜
21  | "12gatsu no Snowry" (12月のSnowry) / "Heartbeat Kyujōsho" (ハートビート急上昇) | December 8, 2021  | EYCA-13547/B  | EYCA-13546/B  | EYCA-13548  | 15
22  | "Queens Bluff"  | August 3, 2022  | EYCA-13824/B  | EYCA-13823/B  | EYCA-13825  | 11
23  | "Let you know! / Appare! Bakasawagi" (あっぱれ! 馬鹿騒ぎ") | August 23, 2023  | EYCA-14161/B  | EYCA-14160/B  | EYCA-14162  | 9  |

24  | "White Lyrical Kingdom / Kisekino-Filament" (キセキ-ノ-フィラメント) | January 24, 2024  | EYCA-14264/B  | EYCA-14263/B  | EYCA-14265  | 10
25  | "Ai for you! (愛 for you!) / "Kibou no Hana wo" (希望の花を) | June 12, 2024  | EYCA-14362/B  | EYCA-14361/B  | EYCA-14363  |

### Albums

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No.  | Album details  | Standard Item Number  | Charts

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CD+Blu-ray  | CD+DVD  | CD  | JPN
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—  | Cover☆Ris (カバ☆リス, Kabarisu)

* Anison cover mini-album
* Released: April 3, 2013

|  | AVCA-62271/B  |  | 200
1  | We are i☆Ris!!!

* Released: April 8, 2015

| EYCA-10433/B（TYPE-A）

EYCA-10434/B（TYPE-B）

| EYCA-10435（TYPE-C）  | 13
2  | Th!s !s i☆Ris!!

* Released: April 20, 2016

| EYCA-10800/B  | EYCA-10801/B  | EYCA-10802  | 16
3  | Wonderful Palette

* Released: November 1, 2017

| EYCA-11758/B  | EYCA-11757/B  | EYCA-11759  | 16
4  | Shall we☆Carnival

* Released: March 13, 2020

| EYCA-12849/B  |  | EYCA-12850  | 10
Best  | 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜

* Released: November 7, 2022

| EYCA-13872〜4/B〜C (3CD+2BD)
EYCA-13875〜6/B (2CD+BD)  |  | EYCA-13877/8 (2CD)  | 12
Best  | i☆Ris Coupling Best

* Released: March 20, 2024

|  |  | EYCA-14279～80 (2CD)  | 25
5  | Viva Idol

* Released: April 30, 2025

|  |  |  | 21

### DVDs / Blu-ray Discs

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No.  | Title  | Charts

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JPN
DVD
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1  | "i☆Ris 1st ANNIVERSARY LIVE -THANK YOU ALL-"

* Format(s): DVD

| 71
2  | "i☆Ris 1st Live Tour 2015 ~We are i☆Ris!! @ZEPP TOKYO"

* Released: September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

| 26 (Blu-Ray)
116 (DVD)
3  | "i☆Ris Formation 4th Anniversary Live"

* Released: October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

4  | "i☆Ris 4th Anniversary Live ~418~ @NIPPON BUDOKAN"

* Released: April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

5  | "i☆Ris 5th Anniversary Live ～Go～"

* Released: August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

6  | "i☆Ris 6th Anniversary Live ～Lock on♡ 無理なんて言わせないっ!～"

* Released: March 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

7  | " i☆Ris 5th Live Tour 2019 ～FEVER～"

* Released: October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

8  | "i☆Ris 7th Anniversary Live 〜七福万来〜"

* Released: April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

9  | "i☆Ris 8th Anniversary Live 〜88888888〜"

* Released: February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

10  | "i☆Ris LIVE 2021 〜storiez〜"

* Released: July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

| 18 (Blu-ray)
19 (DVD)
11  | "i☆Ris Music Video Collection 2012-2020"

* Released: July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

12  | "i☆Ris 6th Live Tour 2021 ～Carnival～"

* Released: October 27, 2021 (2021-10-27)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

13  | "i☆Ris 9th Anniversary Live 〜Queen's Message〜"

* Released: March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

14  | "i☆Ris 7th Live Tour 2022 ～Traveling～"

* Released: January 25, 2023 (2023-01-25)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

15  | "i☆Ris 10th Anniversary Live 〜a Live〜"

* Released: July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)
* Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray

| 19 (Blu-ray)
20 (DVD)

## References

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1. ^ a b "声優アイドルユニットの卵、i☆Risがエイベックスからデビュー" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
2. ^ a b c "i☆Ris、"夢アド"に刺激受ける「見習いたい」" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
3. ^ a b c "i☆Ris『萌え系から天然まで、メンバーのキャラクターは？！』" [iRis Special Interview] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
4. ^ "i☆Ris - Interview (2018)". J-Generation. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
5. ^ a b "i☆Risのシングル売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
6. ^ "Azuki Shibuya Graduates From i☆Ris Idol Group on March 31". Anime News Network. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
7. ^ Loo, Egan (November 7, 2022). "i☆Ris Voice Actress Idol Group Gets Anime Film in 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
8. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (February 15, 2024). "i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- Anime Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Staff, May 17 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
9. ^ "i☆Risのアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
10. ^ "i☆RisのDVD売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

## External links

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* Official website
* Profile on the Oricon website

* v
* t
* e

Pretty Rhythm

Series|

* Characters
* Manga
* Aurora Dream
* episodes
* Dear My Future
* episodes
* Rainbow Live
* episodes
* All Star Selection

Spin-offs|

| PriPara|

| Series|

* Episodes
* Idol Time PriPara
* episodes

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Films|

* PriPara Minna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari

King of Prism|

* King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm
* Pride the Hero
* Shiny Seven Stars

Other|

* Kiratto Pri Chan
* episodes
* Waccha PriMagi!
* episodes
* Himitsu no AiPri

Songs|

* "Boy Meets Girl"
* "EZ Do Dance"
* "Crazy Gonna Crazy"

Related articles|

* Lisp
* Prizmmy
* Puretty
* Iris
* TRF

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