chelmico

chelmico (チェルミコ cherumiko) is a female rap duo from Japan composed of Rachel Watashiga and Mamiko Suzuki, known professionally as Rachel and Mamiko, respectively. 'chelmico' is a portmanteau of the duo's names.

chelmico
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresHip hop, J-rap, J-pop, Electropop
Years active2014-
LabelsTREKKIE TRAX
Cupcake ATM
unBORDE
Websitechelmico.com
MembersRachel
Mamiko

Career

chelmico formed in 2014 after Rachel Watashiga and Mamiko Suzuki met through a mutual friend at a McDonald's in Arakawa, in Tokyo, Japan.[1] The two bonded over a love of music, particularly over Japanese hip-hop group Rip Slyme, and soon became regular friends. At the time, Watashiga did some modeling work and appeared in the background of music videos for Ōmori Seiko. When one of her friends offered her 10 minutes during a music event they were organizing in spring of 2014, Watashiga invited Suzuki to rap with her.

The next step came a year later, when they were given another offer to perform at another show for fifteen minutes. The two reached out to rapper PAGE, then known as Holly Page, to provide a track while they wrote lyrics. The end result was Labyrinth '97, their first single. Their first self-titled album was released in October 2016 under the Cupcake ATM label. In 2018, they released their album POWER under unBORDE, a division of Warner Music Japan, who they have been with since then.

Their single, Easy Breezy, (released January 17, 2020) was used as the opening theme song for the anime adaptation of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Later that year, they appeared on the m-flo single RUN AWAYS.[2]

chelmico's third album, maze, is set to be released on August 26, 2020.[3]

Members

Rachel
  • Name: Rachel Watashiga (渡賀レイチェル)
  • Birth date: (1993-07-04) July 4, 1993 [4]
  • Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture

Mamiko
  • Name: Mamiko Suzuki (鈴木真海子)
  • Birth date: (1996-06-26) June 26, 1996 [4]
  • Birthplace: Tokyo

Discography

Albums
  • chelmico (2016)
  • POWER (2018)[5]
  • Fishing (2019)[6]

Mini-albums
  • Love Is Over (2016)[7]
  • EP (2017)

Singles
  • ラビリンス'97 (2015)[8]
  • JUNEJULY (2015)[9]
  • Oh, Baby! (2015)[10]
  • ラビリンス'97 (Night Of Garage Remix) (2016)[11]
  • Summer Holiday (2016)[12]
  • Labyrinth'97 / Night Camel feat. FBI (2017)
  • Marmalade Boy / Love Is Over (2017)
  • OK, Cheers! (2018)[13]
  • BANANA (2018)[13]
  • 爽健美茶のラップ (2019)[14]
  • switch (2019)[15]
  • Easy Breezy (2020)[16]
  • Limit (2020)[17]

Additional music work
  • TREKKIE TRAX THE BEST 2016-2017 (2018)[18]
    • 1. Love Is Over
    • 19. Love Is Over (Tomggg Remix)
  • ONIGAWARA「チョコレイトをちょうだい」 (2015)[19]
    • 2. YOU×3
  • Ken Hirai「half of me」 (2018)[20]
    • 2. HOLIC
  • Back Street Girls『IDOL Kills』 (2019)[21]
    • 8. Why
  • m-flo 「RUN AWAYS」 (2020) (as m-flo♡chelmico)

Cast

Radio

References
  1. "Chelmico Charts Their Own Path | Music | Metropolis Magazine Japan". Metropolis Magazine. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. "m-flo and chelmico Join Forces for "RUN AWAYS"". ARAMA! JAPAN. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "chelmico 3rd アルバム「maze」 – チェルミコのオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  4. "超マイペースな2人組♡ '90s生まれのラップデュオ、chelmicoがいま気になる (1/5)". Elle Girl. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  5. "INTERVIEW / chelmico". Spincoaster. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  6. "chelmicoが海の家で大盛り上がり、ツアー追加公演を発表". 音楽ナタリー. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  7. "chelmico - Love is Over by TREKKIE TRAX". SoundCloud. 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  8. "ラビリンス'97 by chelmico". SoundCloud. 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  9. "JUNEJULY by chelmico". SoundCloud. 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  10. "Oh, Baby! by chelmico". SoundCloud. 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  11. "ラビリンス'97 (Night Of Garage Remix) by chelmico". SoundCloud. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  12. "chelmico - SUMMER HOLIDAY (Prod. Mikeneko Homeless) by Mikeneko Homeless". SoundCloud. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  13. "chelmico、新曲「OK, Cheers!」&「BANANA」配信リリース". リアルサウンド. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  14. "chelmicoが出演・テーマソングを歌う「爽健美茶」テレビCMが本日より放映開始". Qetic. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  15. "chelmico、たこ焼きパーティーやリムジンパーティーで盛り上がるMV「switch」公開". Rolling Stone Japan. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  16. "アニメ「映像研には手を出すな！」OPテーマはchelmico、EDテーマは神僕が担当". 音楽ナタリー. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  17. "helmico × JOYFIT コラボソング「Limit」". Youtube. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  18. "TREKKIE TRAX THE BEST 2016-2017". Bandcamp. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  19. "ONIGAWARA チョコレイトをちょうだい". Lastrum. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  20. "平井堅、新シングル表題曲「half of me」 MV公開 "半分に遮られた世界"を表現". リアルサウンド. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  21. "ゴクドルズのデビュー盤にHAN-KUN、最上もが、chelmico、YUC'eも楽曲提供". 音楽ナタリー. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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