lol (Japanese group)

lol (エルオーエル, Eru Ō Eru, pronounced El-oh-el) are a singing and dancing group under Avex Trax.[1]

lol エルオーエル
Years active	2014 -present
Labels	Avex Trax
Associated acts	ARCUS LCM+ aLoval Boys West
Website	http://avex.jp/lol/
Members	Yusuke Naoto Hibiki Honoka Moca

They debuted on August 12, 2015, with the song "fire!".

History

Debut

The group was formed on September 2014 by Avex Trax. Their name comes from the slang word "lol" meaning to "laugh out loud", thus producing their concept of wanting to be a group that makes people smile and can impress people as well.[2]

Their song "Heartbeat" was used as the opening song for the anime "Tribe Cool Crew". Their song "Power of the Dream" was used as the 23rd opening song for the anime "Fairy Tail". Their single, "hikari" is used as the ending theme of Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider.

Their fan name is "lol family".

2019: New single with collab

On June 5, 2019, lol announced the single "Brave Up!!", which was released on July 31, 2019, along with collab of DJ Koo.[3]

Members

Each member of "lol" was a trainee under "Avex Artist Academy".

Naoto Komiyama (小見山直人) was born on September 18, 1994, in Osaka. He was a member of the boy group "aLoval Boys WEST". He is the eldest of the group.

Yusuke Satou (佐藤友祐) was born on June 11, 1996 in Sapporo. He won the Actor Category in "Avex Audition MAX 2013".[4]

Hibiki Kouketsu (纐纈響) (Stage name: Hibiki) was born on August 3, 1997, in Nagoya. She was a contestant as an artist on "Tokyo Girls Audition"[5] 2014.

Honoka Aoki (青木ほのか) (Stage name: Honoka) was born on August 26, 1996, in Kyoto. She was a member of another co-ed group ARCUS.

Moka Asada (浅田萌花) (Stage name: Moca) was born on February 13, 2001, in Osaka. She was a member of the group LCM+ (ルミック). She was also a model for "Roni Girls Osaka". She is the youngest member with 7 years age gap to Naoto.

Discography

Anime tracks

No.	Title	Release date	Note
1.	Heartbeat	October 8, 2014	Used as the opening theme for the anime "Tribe Cool Crew". Short version of the song was released on the same day of the release.
2.	Sync	December 14, 2016	Used as the 3rd opening theme of the anime "Twin Star Exorcists" or "Sousei no Onmyouji".
3.	Power of the Dream	October 5, 2018 October 21, 2018	Used as the 23rd opening (first opening for the final series) of "Fairy Tail". Released in "power of the dream / Endless Harmony feat. LOREN" It was later released in their digital album "lml".

Singles

No.	Title	Release date	B-side track(s)	Note
1.	Fire!	August 12, 2015	Shake Shake	Fire was used as the opening theme for Japanese TV series "Buzz Rhythm[6]"
2.	Ladi Dadi	January 27, 2016	Follow Me	Ladi Dadi was used as the ending theme for Japanese TV series "Buzz Rhythm[6]"
3.	Spank!!	June 29, 2016	Girl is Mine Brand New Story	Spank!! was used as the opening theme for Japanese TV series "Buzz Rhythm[6]"
4.	Bye Bye	December 14, 2016	Sync Gimme Gimme	The track Sync was used as the third opening for Japanese anime series "Sousei no Onmyouji" (Twin star exorcists)
5.	Boyfriend / Girlfriend	April 19, 2017	Party Up!!	"Boyfriend" and "Girlfriend" are two different songs with separate MVs.
6.	Aitai Kimochi / nanana	December 6, 2017	Think of You
7.	Ice Cream / Wasurenai	March 21, 2018	Color of Love Hello	"Ice Cream" and "Wasurenai" are two different songs with separate MVs.
8.	love & smile	July 11, 2018	Playback Starlight
9.	Sayonara no Kisetsu / lolli-lolli	March 20, 2019	Special love trigger	"Sayonara no Kisetsu" and "lolli-lolli" are two different songs.
10.	brave up!!	July 31, 2019	like that!! bring back	like that!! will be used as the opening song for "Kakafukaka". bring back will be used as the opening song "Pochitto Hatsumei Pikachin Kitto"

Digital singles

No.	Title	Release Date	Note
1.	Xmas Kiss	December 14, 2016	Christmas song for lovers who can't meet at Christmas.[7]
2.	Party Up!!	February 14, 2017	Theme of the song is "Girls Talk"[7] Was used as the CM song for ad "Housing Information Centre"[8]

Digital album

No.	Title	Release date	B-side track(s)	Note
1.	love & smile	June 20, 2018	Playback Starlight Melody
2.	90s & NEW REVIVAL[9]	August 15, 2018	EZ DO DANCE／lol-エルオーエル- CANDY GIRL／加治ひとみ feat. FEMM FACES PLACES／Beverly 恋心／Yup’in Feelin' Good～It's PARADISE／FAKY EZ DO DANCE／TRF CANDY GIRL／hitomi FACES PLACES／globe 恋心／相川七瀬 Feelin' Good～It's PARADISE／DA PUMP	Avex Hit Songs EZ DO DANCE - lol cover - track 1
3.	lml[10]	October 21, 2018	ice cream trigger nanana power of the dream just go!! aitai kimochi melody love & smile 3 pieces playback yume no mukou wasurenai xmas kiss with u

Album

No.	Title	Release date	Tracks	Notes
1.	lolol[11]	August 2, 2017	the wave (intro) perfect summer boyfriend party up!! shhh... girl is mine fire! ladi dadi catch the wave (interlude) hanauta girlfriend blue ocean spank!! hikari brand new story bye bye

References

1. "lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE". lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
2. "ヴォーカルコース | ボイストレーニング・ダンススクールならエイベックス・アーティストアカデミー". aaa.avex.jp. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
3. "動画配信サイトで話題沸騰中のダンス＆ヴォーカルグループlol（エルオーエル）、新曲に新メンバーが加入！". エイベックス・ポータル - avex portal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-05.
4. http://www.mible.jp/. "エイベックス・オーディション - 夢をつかむためのオーディション情報サイト". avex-audition.jp. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
5. "TOKYO GIRLS AUDITION Powered by Ameba". tgaudition.ameba.jp. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
6. "バズリズム". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-08.
7. "lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE". lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-08.
8. "住宅情報館（旧城南建設）｜東京・神奈川・埼玉・千葉・愛知・岐阜・宮城の一戸建て・土地・不動産". www.jutakujohokan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-08.
9. "lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE". lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-02-22.
10. "lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE". lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-10-06.
11. "lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE". lol(エルオーエル) OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-06.