Billie Idle (stylized as BILLIE IDLE®) was a Japanese alternative idol girl group founded in 2015. They debuted on April 1, 2015, with the album, Idle Gossip. They disbanded at the end of 2019.
History On July 8, 2014, during the disbandment concert of BiS, First Summer Uika and Hirano Nozomi announced their plans to form a new group and intention to hold auditions. In January 2015 Momose Momo and Yasui Yuuhi joined the group. The group made their debut as Billie Idle in March 2015, with the releases of "Anarchy in the music scene". Their debut album, Idle Gossip, was released in April, followed by their second album, Rock "N" Roll Idle in September.
In Summer 2016, Yasui Yuuhi quit the group due to health issues, and Momose Momo's sister joined as Akira in September of the same year. In October, their third album, Bi Bi Bi Bi Bi, was released.
In April 2017, the group released a compilation album, Billied Idle, and a live album, Launching Out. Their single "My Way" was released in August. The group's fourth album, Last Album was released in November.
In March 2018, they released "P.S.R.I.P". In May, former BiS member Pour Lui was announced to be joining as a new member from June 6, 2018. The group's second compilation album, Billied Idle 2.0, was released in July. Their fifth album, Not Idol, was released in November.
In February 2019, the group released the single, "Soshite, mata..", followed by "Bokura Mada Chippoke na Koro no Hanashi" in May, and finally "Last Orgy" in October. That same month, it was announced that the group would dissolve in December after their one-man tour titled "Billie Idle Tour Last Orgy". According to their producer Nigo, the reason for their disbandment were difficulties within the company and insufficient commercial success. Billie Idle's last performance on December 28 was broadcast live on AbemaTV.
Members First Summer Uika (2015–2019) Hirano Nozomi (2015–2019) Momose Momo (2015–2019) Yasui Yuuhi (2015–2016) Akira (2016–2019) Pour Lui (2018–2019)
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOriconBillboard Idle GossipReleased: April 1, 2015 Label: Otsumo Record Formats: CD, digital download 118 — Rock "N" Roll IdleReleased: September 16, 2015 Label: Otsumo Record Formats: CD, digital download 96 — Bi Bi Bi Bi BiReleased: October 26, 2016 Label: Otsumo Record Formats: CD, digital download 113 — Last AlbumReleased: November 22, 2017 Label: Otsumo Record Formats: CD, digital download 40 52 Not IdolReleased: November 7, 2018 Label: Otsumo Record Formats: CD, digital download 12 14 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOriconBillboard Billied IdleReleased: April 26, 2017 Label: Otsumo Record Formats: CD, digital download 183 — Billied Idle 2.0Released: July 4, 2018 Label: Otsumo Record Formats: CD, digital download 20 30 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Peak positionsJPNOricon Launching OutReleased: April 26, 2017 Label: Otsumo Record Formats: CD, digital download 237
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumJPNOriconBillboard "My Way" 2017 25 — Last Album "P.S.R.I.P" 2018 29 — Billied Idle 2.0 2019 8 19 rowspan="3" 3 27 "Last Orgy" 9 34 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
References
External links Official website