i☆Ris is a Japanese idol girl group, formed in 2012 by Avex and 81 Produce. The group currently consists of five members: , Yū Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yuki Wakai, and Miyu Kubota. The leader is Saki Yamakita. In addition to their music career, all members are also active as voice actresses, most notably in the video game and anime series PriPara. The group has also performed themes for the anime series Wise Man's Grandchild, Magical Girl Site, Magical Sempai, and Twin Star Exorcists.
History
The group was formed as a result of the that was held in 2012 (of the six successful candidates). On November 7, 2012, the group debuted with its first single titled "Color" (on the label Avex). Their third single "Rainbow" was released on August 21, 2013.
On January 21, 2021, it was announced that Azuki Shibuya would graduate from the group on March 31.
On November 7, 2022, during the "i☆Ris 10th Anniversary Live 〜a Live〜" concert, an anime film titled Iris the Movie: Full Energy!! was announced and premiered in Japanese theaters on May 17, 2024.
Members Current members - Leader
Former members
Timeline
Discography
Singles No. Title Release dateStandard Item Number Charts Album CD+BD CD+DVD CD JPN 1 "Color" November 7, 2012 AVCA-49961/BAVCA-49962 100We are Iris!!! 2 May 22, 2013AVCA-62112/B (TYPE-A)AVCA-62113/B (TYPE-B)AVCA-62114 (TYPE-C) 62 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜 3 "Rainbow" August 21, 2013AVCA-62579/B (TYPE-A)AVCA-62580/B (TYPE-B)AVCA-62581 (TYPE-C) 37 We are Iris!!! 4 "Wonderland" November 20, 2013AVCA-62983/B (TYPE-A)AVCA-62984/B (TYPE-B)AVCA-62985 (TYPE-C) 28 5 June 18, 2014AVCA-74447/BAVCA-74448 27 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜 6 "Make it!" August 20, 2014AVCA-74515/BAVCA-74516 26We are Iris!!! 7 November 12, 2014EYCA-10117/BEYCA-10118 19 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜 8 "Realize!" February 18, 2015EYCA-10263/BEYCA-10264 22We are Iris!!! 9 July 8, 2015EYCA-10503/BEYCA-10504 8 Th!s !s i☆Ris!! 10 October 28, 2015EYCA-10617/BEYCA-10618 21 11 "Goin' on" February 7, 2016EYCA-10798/BEYCA-10799 8 12 "Ready Smile!!" June 1, 2016EYCA-10998/BEYCA-10999 9Wonderful Palette 13 "Re:Call" August 3, 2016EYCA-11059/BEYCA-11060 11 14 "Shining Star" March 8, 2017EYCA-11306/BEYCA-11307 10 15 "Memorial" February 21, 2018EYCA-11850/BEYCA-11851 18Shall we☆Carnival 16 "Changing point" May 9, 2018EYCA-11869/BEYCA-11870 8 17 "Endless Notes" February 13, 2019EYCA-12282/BEYCA-12281EYCA-12283 12 18 "Ultimate☆Magic" May 22, 2019EYCA-12510/BEYCA-12509EYCA-12511 8 19 "Fantastic Illusion" August 28, 2019EYCA-12608/BEYCA-12609EYCA-12607 13 20 "Summer Dude" August 18, 2021EYCA-13464/BEYCA-13463/BEYCA-13465 14 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜 21 / December 8, 2021EYCA-13547/BEYCA-13546/BEYCA-13548 15 22 "Queens Bluff" August 3, 2022EYCA-13824/BEYCA-13823/BEYCA-13825 11 23 "Let you know! / August 23, 2023EYCA-14161/BEYCA-14160/BEYCA-14162 9 24 "White Lyrical Kingdom / January 24, 2024 EYCA-14264/B EYCA-14263/B EYCA-14265 10 25 / June 12, 2024 EYCA-14362/B EYCA-14361/B EYCA-14363 13 26 November 19, 2025 6 27 July 15, 2026 10
Albums No. Album detailsStandard Item Number ChartsCD+Blu-rayCD+DVDCD JPN — Anison cover mini-album Released: April 3, 2013AVCA-62271/B 200 1 We are i☆Ris!!! Released: April 8, 2015EYCA-10433/B（TYPE-A） EYCA-10434/B（TYPE-B）EYCA-10435（TYPE-C） 132 Th!s !s i☆Ris!! Released: April 20, 2016EYCA-10800/BEYCA-10801/BEYCA-10802 163 Wonderful Palette Released: November 1, 2017EYCA-11758/BEYCA-11757/BEYCA-11759 164 Shall we☆Carnival Released: March 13, 2020EYCA-12849/BEYCA-12850 10Best 10th Anniversary Best Album 〜Best i☆Rist〜 Released: November 7, 2022EYCA-13872〜4/B〜C (3CD+2BD)EYCA-13875〜6/B (2CD+BD) EYCA-13877/8 (2CD) 12Best i☆Ris Coupling Best Released: March 20, 2024 EYCA-14279～80 (2CD) 255 Viva Idol Released: April 30, 2025 21
DVDs / Blu-ray Discs No. Title Charts JPNDVD 1 "i☆Ris 1st ANNIVERSARY LIVE -THANK YOU ALL-" Format(s): DVD 71 2 "i☆Ris 1st Live Tour 2015 ~We are i☆Ris!! @ZEPP TOKYO" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 26 (Blu-Ray)116 (DVD) 3 "i☆Ris Formation 4th Anniversary Live" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 4 "i☆Ris 4th Anniversary Live ~418~ @NIPPON BUDOKAN" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 5 "i☆Ris 5th Anniversary Live ～Go～" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 6 "i☆Ris 6th Anniversary Live ～Lock on♡ 無理なんて言わせないっ!～" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 7 " i☆Ris 5th Live Tour 2019 ～FEVER～" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 8 "i☆Ris 7th Anniversary Live 〜七福万来〜" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 9 "i☆Ris 8th Anniversary Live 〜88888888〜" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 10 "i☆Ris LIVE 2021 〜storiez〜" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 18 (Blu-ray)19 (DVD) 11 "i☆Ris Music Video Collection 2012–2020" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 12 "i☆Ris 6th Live Tour 2021 ～Carnival～" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 13 "i☆Ris 9th Anniversary Live 〜Queen's Message〜" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 14 "i☆Ris 7th Live Tour 2022 ～Traveling～" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 15 "i☆Ris 10th Anniversary Live 〜a Live〜" Released: Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray 19 (Blu-ray)20 (DVD)
References
External links
Profile on the Oricon website