is a Japanese girl group formed in 2016. They made their debut with the single, "Qumali Depart 1", in April 2017.
History Qumali Depart was formed on March 27, 2016. The group's starting line-up consisted of three members: Risako Pai, Niko Sao and Nako Yuu. They released their debut single, "Qumali Depart 1", on April 26, 2017.
They released their debut EP, Qumari Depart 2 , on April 11, 2018. On May 3, Risako Pai graduated from the group and three new members: Ayane Oda, Fuuka Kaede, and Mitsuba Hina, joined the group. On June 8, Mitsuba Hina left the group. On September 25, they released their second single, "Are? Romantic".
Their third single, "Shada Ikun", was released on January 22, 2019. They released their debut album, Kokodepa!, on May 28. Their fourth single, "Goku Love Jodo", was released on November 5.
They released their fifth single, "Sakura ni Nacchau yo!", on March 3, 2020. On February 28, two new members: Mana Nanase and Mei Yamano, joined the group. They made their live debut on July 23. Their sixth single, "Sun-byaku-6-ju Go! Nichicchi", was released on August 18.
On February 9, 2021, they released their second album, Sekadepa!. Their first double A-side single, "Genkai Mugendai Ken% / Furniture Girl" , was released on July 6.
They released three singles in 2022, the double A-side "Amida Fortune / Korekara", on January 18, "Shiawase Hasshin! From Kitchen" on May 31, and "Tomaranai! To Mannayo!" on October 25.
On January 31, 2023, they released their third album, Cosmo Depart. They released their third double A-side single, "Natsu e no Tobira / Budō Grape For You", on March 7, followed by "Mahō Shōjo Q" on June 27. Their second EP, Mini Depa 1, was released on November 21.
Mei Yamano graduated from the group on April 6, 2024. On April 27, two new members: Kanna Minami and Rikou Momosa, joined the group. They released the single, "Blue Survivor", on July 9.
Rikou Momosa left the group on January 21, 2025. They released their fourth album, Kanadepa!, on May 27. Niko Sao and Nako Yuu graduated from the group on July 2. On July 7, Kanna Minami graduated from the group. On July 20, three new members: Mizuki Aoi, Shion Momo, and Rin Suzune, joined the group.
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Timeline
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Oricon BillboardStudio albums
Extended plays Released: May 28, 2019 Label: Music@Note Formats: CD, digital download 39 91 Released: February 9, 2021 Label: Music@Note Formats: CD, digital download 11 17 Released: January 31, 2023 Label: Music@Note Formats: CD, digital download 23 25 Released: May 27, 2025 Label: Depart Records Formats: CD, digital download 19 —
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Oricon Billboard Released: April 11, 2018 Label: Ekoms Formats: CD, digital download — — Released: November 21, 2023 Label: Qumali Depart Formats: CD, digital download 14 16
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumOricon 2017 — Kokodepa! 2018 50 2019 28 23 Sekadepa! 2020 32 13 2021 9 Cosmo Depart 2022 11 13 12 2023 23 Kanadepa! 17 2024 11 2026 8 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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