Color-code (band)

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Origin	Japan
Genres	Japanese Pop, Dance
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Nippon Columbia (2014-2017) ; Dreamusic (2018-present)
Members	Tsujikawa Nanami ; Yasukawa Marisa ; Moriyasu Mako
Website	color-code.jp/

Color-code (stylized as color-code) is an all-female Japanese pop group formed by Italian-Japanese fashion director and editor, Nicola Formichetti.

History

In 2013, Nicola Formichetti, a frequent collaborator with singer-songwriter Lady Gaga,^[1] teamed up with Nippon Columbia to hold the POP ICON PROJECT TOKYO. Auditions "to discover a Japanese version of Lady Gaga"^[2] were held and three members were selected, Tsujikawa Nanami and Moriyasu Mako, both from Osaka, and Yasukawa Marisa from Chiba.

They released their debut single "I Like Dat" on September 17, 2014.^[3] Follow up single, "Hands UP!" was released on May 20, 2015.^[4]

In 2018, color-code signed with a new label, Dreamusic, and released single "if ~kono-goe ga todokunara~".^[5] In 2020, they released their debut album "Re∂l" ^[6]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album Details
Re∂l	Release: September 15, 2020 Label: Dreamusic Inc. Formats: CD

Singles

Release	Title	Chart positions			Album
Release	Title	Oricon Singles Charts	Billboard Japan Hot 100	RIAJ digital tracks*	Album
2014	I Like Dat				Non-album single
2015	Hands UP!
2017	Sakura ame
	Re start				Re∂l
	Parallel World				Re∂l
	Better Days				Non-album single
	keep it one love				Re∂l
	this city				Re∂l
2018	if ~kono-goe ga todokunara~				Non-album single
2018	Fuyu koi hanabi / SCRAP & BUILD				Non-album single
2019	KAGEROU				Re∂l
2020	THE MARCH				Re∂l

References

^ Lord Gaga: The Man Behind the Meat Dress
^ "color-code Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
^ NICOLA FORMICHETTI’S GIRL GROUP ‘COLOR-CODE’ WILL DEBUT WITH ‘I LIKE DAT’
^ 2nd シングル「Hands UP！」5月20日リリース決定！！ (Japanese)
^ Color-Code - If -Kono Koe Ga Todokunara- (CD)
^ Official website: Re∂l Archived 2020-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (Japanese)

External links

color-code Official Site Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine

[LordGaga-1] Lord Gaga: The Man Behind the Meat Dress

[2] "color-code Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-04-23.

[3] NICOLA FORMICHETTI’S GIRL GROUP ‘COLOR-CODE’ WILL DEBUT WITH ‘I LIKE DAT’

[4] 2nd シングル「Hands UP！」5月20日リリース決定！！ (Japanese)

[5] Color-Code - If -Kono Koe Ga Todokunara- (CD)

[6] Official website: Re∂l Archived 2020-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (Japanese)

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