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Nyangilas (ニャンギラス, Nyangirasu) is a Japanese idol Jpop band created in 1986 as a four-member sub-group Onyanko Club.
During November and December 1985, on Yūyake Nyan Nyan("Sunset Meow Meow") (夕やけニャンニャン), a Fuji TV program featuring Onyanko Club, discussions about the record debut of three unorthodox members, Rika Tatsumi(立見里歌, Tatsumi Rika), Aki Kihara(樹原亜紀, Kihara Aki), and Mika Nagoya(名越美香, Nagoya Mika), with opinions from the audience, took place under the name "Onyanko AID: Love Saves Onyanko!".
These three members were considered more comical characters than idols. Yasushi Akimoto, a lyricist and broadcast writer at the time, expressed his approval of their debut. It was then decided that a subgroup called Nyangilas would be formed with the addition of Mako Shiraishi(白石麻子, Shiraishi Mako). In April 1986, they debuted with a novelty song called Watashi wa Rika-chan (私は里歌ちゃん), which became the number one on the Oricon chart in its first appearance.
In June 1986, their second single, Jibunde Iunomo Nandesukedo (自分で言うのもなんですけど), was released, which also went to number one. in August 1986, their album, Saisho de Saigo (最初で最後), was released.
In September 1986, Nagoya graduated from Onyanko Club, and Nyangilas also disbanded. They have continued to communicate with each other after Onyanko Club disbanded in September 1987, and in May 2013, they all gathered at the Tower Records Shibuya store for a special talk show.
Aki Kihara (樹原亜紀, Kihara Aki, born March 30, 1969, in Kanagawa, Japan)
Kihara, then a freshman at Nakanobu Gakuen High School (中延学園高校), appeared on All Night Fuji High School Girl Special, which aired twice in February and March 1985. She then was selected as a member of Onyanko Club for some reason, and she made regular appearances on the TV program Yūyake Nyan Nyan featuring Onyanko Club, which launched on April 1, 1985.
However, about two weeks after the program started, a major scandal occurred. She and five other members, Mika Okuda (奥田美香, Okuda Mika), Michiko Enokida (榎田道子, Enokida Michiko), Kayoko Yoshino (吉野佳代子, Yoshino Kayoko), Mamiko Tomoda (友田麻美子, Tomoda Mamiko), and Mayumi Sato (佐藤真由美, Sato Mayumi), were photographed smoking in a coffee shop by a man from the weekly magazine Shūkan Bunshun. Although the published photograph only showed Mika Okuda smoking, the other members also admitted to smoking. On the contrary, Kihara stubbornly denied it. As a result, the five members who admitted smoking were dismissed from Onyanko Club, but Kihara was only suspended for two weeks. Since these five were considered core members of the group, the scandal changed the form and fate of Onyanko Club. On the other hand, no official explanation was ever given by the program's officials as to why she was the only one who was able to escape dismissal. They mentioned the scandal several times, but never about Kihara. The truth is still a mystery as to whether or not her repudiation had any effect on her avoiding dismissal.
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Nyangilas
Nyangilas (ニャンギラス, Nyangirasu) is a Japanese idol Jpop band created in 1986 as a four-member sub-group Onyanko Club.
During November and December 1985, on Yūyake Nyan Nyan("Sunset Meow Meow") (夕やけニャンニャン), a Fuji TV program featuring Onyanko Club, discussions about the record debut of three unorthodox members, Rika Tatsumi(立見里歌, Tatsumi Rika), Aki Kihara(樹原亜紀, Kihara Aki), and Mika Nagoya(名越美香, Nagoya Mika), with opinions from the audience, took place under the name "Onyanko AID: Love Saves Onyanko!".
These three members were considered more comical characters than idols. Yasushi Akimoto, a lyricist and broadcast writer at the time, expressed his approval of their debut. It was then decided that a subgroup called Nyangilas would be formed with the addition of Mako Shiraishi(白石麻子, Shiraishi Mako). In April 1986, they debuted with a novelty song called Watashi wa Rika-chan (私は里歌ちゃん), which became the number one on the Oricon chart in its first appearance.
In June 1986, their second single, Jibunde Iunomo Nandesukedo (自分で言うのもなんですけど), was released, which also went to number one. in August 1986, their album, Saisho de Saigo (最初で最後), was released.
In September 1986, Nagoya graduated from Onyanko Club, and Nyangilas also disbanded. They have continued to communicate with each other after Onyanko Club disbanded in September 1987, and in May 2013, they all gathered at the Tower Records Shibuya store for a special talk show.
Aki Kihara (樹原亜紀, Kihara Aki, born March 30, 1969, in Kanagawa, Japan)
Kihara, then a freshman at Nakanobu Gakuen High School (中延学園高校), appeared on All Night Fuji High School Girl Special, which aired twice in February and March 1985. She then was selected as a member of Onyanko Club for some reason, and she made regular appearances on the TV program Yūyake Nyan Nyan featuring Onyanko Club, which launched on April 1, 1985.
However, about two weeks after the program started, a major scandal occurred. She and five other members, Mika Okuda (奥田美香, Okuda Mika), Michiko Enokida (榎田道子, Enokida Michiko), Kayoko Yoshino (吉野佳代子, Yoshino Kayoko), Mamiko Tomoda (友田麻美子, Tomoda Mamiko), and Mayumi Sato (佐藤真由美, Sato Mayumi), were photographed smoking in a coffee shop by a man from the weekly magazine Shūkan Bunshun. Although the published photograph only showed Mika Okuda smoking, the other members also admitted to smoking. On the contrary, Kihara stubbornly denied it. As a result, the five members who admitted smoking were dismissed from Onyanko Club, but Kihara was only suspended for two weeks. Since these five were considered core members of the group, the scandal changed the form and fate of Onyanko Club. On the other hand, no official explanation was ever given by the program's officials as to why she was the only one who was able to escape dismissal. They mentioned the scandal several times, but never about Kihara. The truth is still a mystery as to whether or not her repudiation had any effect on her avoiding dismissal.