Billie Idle
| Company type | Music group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Defunct | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo , Japan |
| Products | Music albums, singles |
Billie Idle (styled as BILLIE IDLE®) was a Japanese alternative idol girl group established in 2015. Their initial release was the album Idle Gossip on April 1, 2015, and the group officially disbanded at the close of 2019.
History
During BiS's farewell concert on July 8, 2014, First Summer Uika and Hirano Nozomi revealed intentions to create a new ensemble and announced auditions. By January 2015, Momose Momo and Yasui Yuuhi had become members. The group made their debut as Billie Idle in March 2015 with the single "Anarchy in the music scene". Their first album, Idle Gossip, was launched in April, followed by their sophomore album, Rock "N" Roll Idle, in September.
In the summer of 2016, Yasui Yuuhi departed due to health complications, and Momose Momo's sister joined the lineup under the name Akira that September. October saw the release of their third album, Bi Bi Bi Bi Bi.
April 2017 brought a compilation album titled Billied Idle alongside a live album called Launching Out. The single "My Way" was issued in August, with their fourth studio album, Last Album, arriving in November.
March 2018 featured the release of "P.S.R.I.P". On June 6, former BiS member Pour Lui became part of the group. Their second compilation, Billied Idle 2.0, was released in July, followed by their fifth album, Not Idol, in November.
Throughout 2019, singles including "Soshite, mata..", "Bokura Mada Chippoke na Koro no Hanashi", and "Last Orgy" were unveiled between February and October. It was announced later that year that the group would dissolve in December after completing their solo tour "Billie Idle Tour Last Orgy". Producer Nigo attributed the disbandment to company challenges and lackluster commercial performance. Their concluding concert on December 28 was streamed live via 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)
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon | Billboard | ||
| Idle Gossip | *Released: April 1, 2015
|
118 | — |
| Rock "N" Roll Idle | *Released: September 16, 2015
|
96 | — |
| Bi Bi Bi Bi Bi | *Released: October 26, 2016
|
113 | — |
| Last Album | *Released: November 22, 2017
|
40 | 52 |
| Not Idol | *Released: November 7, 2018
|
12 | 14 |
"—" indicates releases that did not chart or were unavailable in that market.
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon | Billboard | ||
| Billied Idle | *Released: April 26, 2017
|
183 | — |
| Billied Idle 2.0 | *Released: July 4, 2018
|
20 | 30 |
"—" indicates releases that did not chart or were unavailable in that market.
Live albums
| Album Title | Details | Highest Chart Position |
|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||
| Oricon | ||
| Launching Out |
|
237 |
Singles
| Single Title | Release Year | Highest Chart Rankings |
Associated Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| Oricon | Billboard | |||
| "My Way" | 2017 | 25 | — | Last Album |
| "P.S.R.I.P" | 2018 | 29 | — | Billied Idle 2.0 |
| "Soshite, mata.." (そして、また、、) | 2019 | 8 | 19 | rowspan="3" Template:N/A |
| "Bokura Mada Chippoke na Koro no Hanashi" (僕らまだちっぽけな頃の話) | 3 | 27 | ||
| "Last Orgy" | 9 | 34 | ||
| "—" indicates a track that either did not chart or was not issued in the specified region. | ||||