ROMANS
ROMANS (pronounced "romance") was a one-shot Hello! Project group that released one single.
ROMANS was formed in August of 2003. The group was based on the Hello! Project TV show Sexy Onna Jyuku and had a sexy, more mature theme. Its members were Yaguchi Mari and Ishikawa Rika from Morning Musume, Kimura Ayaka from Coconuts Musume, Satoda Mai from Country Musume, and Saito Hitomi from Melon Kinenbi. 18-year-old Rika was the group's youngest member.
ROMANS was an R&B-influenced group and had singing and rapping sections, much like 7AIR. The singers of the group were Mari, Rika, and Mai, and the rappers were Ayaka and Hitomi.
ROMANS released one single in August of 2003. The A-side, "SEXY NIGHT～忘れられない彼～" ("SEXY NIGHT ~Wasurerarenai Kare~"), also appears on the Petit Best 4 compilation CD (2003), while the PV appears on its companion DVD (2004).
Contents
Members
From Morning Musume:
- Yaguchi Mari (矢口真里, leader)
- Ishikawa Rika (石川梨華)
From Coconuts Musume:
- Kimura Ayaka (木村絢香)
From Country Musume:
- Satoda Mai (里田まい)
From Melon Kinenbi:
- Saito Hitomi (斉藤瞳)
Discography
Single
| # | Title | Release date | First week sales | Total sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SEXY NIGHT～忘れられない彼～ (SEXY NIGHT ~Wasurerarenai Kare~) |
2003-08-20 | 19,413 | 25,749 |
External links
- Japanese Wikipedia: ROMANS
- projecthello.com lyrics: "SEXY NIGHT～忘れられない彼～", "Roman"
- Review at Channel-Ai Community Blog
