Rainbow×2 (pronounced Rainbow Rainbow) is Hello Pro Kenshuusei's second indies album. It was pre-released on May 6, 2018 at the Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~[1] and was released for general sale on July 11, 2018.[2]
Tracklist[]
- Rainbow - Horie Kizuki, Maeda Kokoro, Kanatsu Mizuki, Nishida Shiori, Shimakura Rika
- Yacchae! GO! GO! (やっちゃえ！GO！GO！; Let's Do It! GO! GO!) - Horie Kizuki, Maeda Kokoro, Ono Kotomi, Nishida Shiori, Shimakura Rika, Nakayama Natsume, Tamenaga Shion, Kubota Nanami, Shutto Anna, Kanemitsu Ruru, Matsubara Yulia
- 43do (43度; 43 Degrees) - Inoue Hikaru, Yonemura Kirara, Yamazaki Yuhane, Doi Rena, Okamura Minami, Matsunaga Riai
- Tadashii Seishun tte Nan Darou (正しい青春ってなんだろう; What Are Honest Youth?) - Inoue Hikaru, Kanatsu Mizuki, Ono Kotomi, Nishida Shiori, Shimakura Rika, Yamada Ichigo, Nakayama Natsume, Tamenaga Shion, Kubota Nanami, Shutto Anna, Kanemitsu Ruru, Matsubara Yulia
- Medatte Do Dance (目立ってDo Dance; Stand Out Do Dance) - Noguchi Kurumi, Kodama Sakiko, Yonemura Kirara, Hashisako Rin, Hibi Marina, Eguchi Saya, Okamura Minami
- Arigatameiwaku Monogatari - Inoue Hikaru, Horie Kizuki, Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane, Nishida Shiori
- Hello! Massara no Jibun - Ono Mizuho, Ichioka Reina, Horie Kizuki, Maeda Kokoro
- Gobaku ~We Can't Go Back~ - Kawamura Ayano, Dambara Ruru, Ichioka Reina, Takase Kurumi, Kiyono Momohime
- Isshakudama de Buppanase! - Kaga Kaede, Ono Mizuho, Ichioka Reina, Horie Kizuki, Maeda Kokoro, Kanatsu Mizuki
- Mirai e Tsunagu Yakusoku (未来へ繋ぐ約束; A Promise Connecting to the Future) - Inoue Hikaru, Noguchi Kurumi, Kodama Sakiko, Yonemura Kirara, Hashisako Rin, Hibi Marina, Eguchi Saya, Doi Rena, Okamura Minami, Matsunaga Riai, Yamada Ichigo, Nakayama Natsume, Tamenaga Shion
- Real☆Little☆Girl - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
Featured Members[]
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei
- 19th Gen: Inoue Hikaru
- 22nd Gen: Horie Kizuki
- 24th Gen: Maeda Kokoro, Kanatsu Mizuki
- 25th Gen: Noguchi Kurumi, Ono Kotomi, Kodama Sakiko, Yonemura Kirara
- 26th Gen: Yamazaki Yuhane, Nishida Shiori, Hashisako Rin
- 27th Gen: Shimakura Rika, Hibi Marina, Eguchi Saya, Doi Rena, Okamura Minami, Matsunaga Riai, Yamada Ichigo, Nakayama Natsume
- 28th Gen: Tamenaga Shion, Kubota Nanami, Shutto Anna, Kanemitsu Ruru, Matsubara Yulia
- Morning Musume
- 13th Gen: Kaga Kaede
- ANGERME
- 6th Gen: Kawamura Ayano
- Juice=Juice
- Tsubaki Factory
- Ichioka Reina
- Takase Kurumi
- Kiyono Momohime
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
Album Information[]
- Lyrics: KOUGA (#1); Nakatani Nobuyuki (#2); Fukuda Kanon (#3-4); Kodama Ameko (#5); Tsunku (#6); Miura Yoshiko (#7); Hoshibe Sho (#8); Mori Chiyoko (#9); Mikage Masahide (#10); Shotaro (#11)
- Compositions: KOUGA (#1); Nakamura Yoshinori (#1); Nakatani Nobuyuki (#2); Kujime Shingo (#3); Furukawa Takahiro (#4); Jean Luc Ponpon (#5); Hoshibe Sho (#5, #8, #11); Suzuki Akinori (#5); Tsunku (#6); Shifo (#7); Pieru (#9); Mikage Masahide (#10)
- Arrangements: Nakamura Yoshinori (#1); KOUGA (#1); Nakatani Nobuyuki (#2); Suzuki Shunsuke (#3); Furukawa Takahiro (#4); Jean Luc Ponpon (#5); Hirata Shoichiro (#6); Hamada Pierre Yusuke (#7); AKIRA (#8); Pieru (#9); Uesugi Hiroshi (#10); Takahashi Yuichi (#11)
- Chorus: M!ho (#1, #5, #7, #9); Shiobara Namiko (#2, #5, 11), Yamao Masato (#3, #8, #9); Fukuda Kanon (#4); Kubota Kaoru (#6); Taisei (#9); Takahashi Yuichi (#11)
- Guitar: Kamata Koji (#6); Takahashi Yuichi (#11)
- Recording Director: Yamao Masato (#1-#5, #7-#10); Kamata Koji [TNX] (#6); Hashimoto Shin (#11)
- Recording Coordination: Kobayashi Shinnosuke [TNX]
- Mixing Engineer: Niitsu Tomoyuki (#1-#5, #7, #8, #10); Matsui Kazumi (#6, #9); Takasaki Akira (#11)
- Assistant Engineer: Hiratsuka Kazuya
- Mastering Engineer: Akihiro Shiba
- Dance Choreography: YOSHIKO (#9, #10[3])
Performances[]
Concert Performances[]
- Rainbow
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 9gatsu ~Momiji~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.7 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2019 WINTER ~YOU & I~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido, BEYOOOOONDS
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 6gatsu COLOR ~Shikisai~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2024 9gatsu "Hototogisu"
- Yacchae! GO! GO!
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 WINTER ~PERFECT SCORE~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 3gatsu ~Sakura~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.6 ~ Summer Special! - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido, Inaba Manaka, CHICA#TETSU, Ame no Mori Kawa Umi
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.7 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 3gatsu ~SUN~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Haru ~BEST WISHES!~ (opening act)
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2024 9gatsu "Hototogisu"
- 43do
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.7 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 12gatsu ~Mikan~ - Ota Haruka, Ono Kotomi, Kodama Sakiko, Yonemura Kirara, Hashisako Rin, Matsunaga Riai, Yamada Ichigo, Nakayama Natsume, Kubota Nanami, Shutto Anna, Kanemitsu Ruru, Matsubara Yulia
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 9gatsu ~Cosmos~ - Matsubara Yulia, Onoda Karin, Hirayama Yuki, Kitahara Momo
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 12gatsu Snowflake ~Kesshou~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, OCHA NORMA
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2022 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Tadashii Seishun tte Nan Darou
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 3gatsu ~Sakura~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 6gatsu ~Niji~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.6 ~ Summer Special! - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido, Inaba Manaka, CHICA#TETSU, Ame no Mori Kawa Umi
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.7 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 12gatsu ~Mikan~ - Ota Haruka, Ono Kotomi, Kodama Sakiko, Yamada Ichigo, Nakayama Natsume, Kubota Nanami, Kanemitsu Ruru, Matsubara Yulia
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2020 9gatsu ~Cosmos~ - Hashida Honoka, Nishizaki Miku, Ebata Kisaki, Murakoshi Ayana
- Medatte Do Dance
- Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER ~HELLO! GATHERING~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 9gatsu ~Go NEXT!~
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.4 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido Teiki Kouen Vol.5 - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2017 12gatsu ~Conti→New!~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2017 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2018 9gatsu ~Momiji~
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2019
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2022 6gatsu COLOR ~Shikisai~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, OCHA NORMA
- Mirai e Tsunagu Yakusoku
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 3gatsu ~SUN~ - Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido, BEYOOOOONDS
Event Performances[]
- Rainbow
- [2021.09.03] Tsubaki Factory Asakura Kiki Birthday Event 2021 - Asakura Kiki
- Tadashii Seishun tte Nan Darou
- [2023.02.09] ANGERME Tamenaga Shion Birthday Event 2023 - Tamenaga Shion
- [2024.04.24] BEYOOOOONDS Nishida Shiori & Yamazaki Yuhane FC Event 2024 ~Futari wa Yuhashio~ - Nishida Shiori, Yamazaki Yuhane
- [2024.07.23] Juice=Juice Arisawa Ichika・Irie Risa・Ebata Kisaki FC Event 2024 - Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa, Ebata Kisaki
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 635 |
Total Reported Sales: 635*
Trivia[]
- Inoue Hikaru is the only Hello Pro Kenshuusei member to be featured in both this album and its predecessor, ① Let's say "Hello!". Several others from the first album are still present in this album, but were no longer Kenshuusei at the time of its release.
References[]
- ↑ "ハロプロ研修生 2ndアルバム CD「Rainbow×2」会場先行販売のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2018-04-28.
- ↑ "ハロプロ研修生/Rainbow×2" (in Japanese). TOWER RECORDS ONLINE.
- ↑ https://ameblo.jp/yoshiko-445-yoshiko/entry-12692666214.html
External Links[]
- Official Announcement
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Lyrics: Rainbow, Yacchae! GO! GO!, 43do, Tadashii Seishun tte Nan Darou, Medatte Do Dance, Arigatameiwaku Monogatari, Hello! Massara no Jibun, Gobaku ~We Can't Go Back~, Isshakudama de Buppanase!, Mirai e Tsunagu Yakusoku, Real☆Little☆Girl