I started listening regularly to J-Pop around 2019 when I came upon my first group, アフィリア・サーガ , the second group I started listening to was でんぱ組.inc , and this is a group I absolutely adore! Not only is their music perfect for my tastes, all the girls are super cute! The group went through many iterations, but my favorite one must be, if you permit me to be a 'basic bitch', the 2012-2017 one, made up of Mirin-chan, Risachii, Nemukyun, Eitaso, Moga-chan and Pinky.
If you are an anime watcher, you might recognize the group from its songs “PUNCH LINE!”, a collaboration song with 中川 翔子 , and the opening song of the anime “Punch Line”; “Ψです I LIKE YOU”, Ψ発見伝! , and “最Ψ最好調!” which were all used in the anime "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K".
The group will cease activities at the beginning of January 2025, ending their 16 years run. As there isn't much time until our ears can no longer be graced by their music, I figured that creating a little shrine dedicated to them would be fitting.
Nickname: Mirin-chan (みりんちゃん)
Active: December 2008 - Present
Birthday: September 19, 1986
Height: 165 cm
Color: Red
She is one of the founder members of the group, and she is still active in it to this day, at the age of 38 (as of October 2024) as the center of the group. Before でんぱ組.inc, she was a member of the Mizutama Online (水玉おんらいん) group alongside Eitaso.
She got married to Shuuichi Asou, the mangaka that created “The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.” and has a 3-year-old son.
Nickname: None
Active: December 2008 - July 2010
Birthday: November 20
Height: 170 cm
Color: None
Despite being the other founder member of the group, there isn't much to talk about her. She was part of the group for less than 2 years, and her discography is only comprised of the songs “Mirror Magic?”, which was the group's first song, and Kiss+Kiss de Owaranai.
She has been living a private life since her graduation in 2010. She does have an X account, but it is restricted to only approved followers.
Nickname: Risachii (りさちー)
Active: June 2009 - Present
Birthday: August 2
Height: 159 cm
Color: White
The oldest still active member after Mirin-chan, and the current leader of the group. She had a solo singing career that she pursued at the same time as her idol activities between 2009 and 2012, and she used to be a member of STAR☆ANIS and AIKATSU☆ANIS.
Today she is also a member of the duo group LAVILITH alongside Sakurano Usa and a fashion designer for her own clothing brand.
Nickname: Nemukyun (ねむきゅん)
Active: June 2009 - January 2019
Birthday: July 14
Height: 170 cm
Color: Mint Green
The eternal aspiring magical girl!
She voices the Vocaloid character Yumemi Nemu, which was based on her, she was a participant in the first season of Sakidol Ace SURVIVAL and is creating her own original mascot, Tanukyun. After she retired, she opened a book store and wrote a cooking book titled Yumemi-ken no Ryouri (夢眠軒の料理).
She got married to entertainer Masuno Hidetomo, announcing the news just a month after catching the bouquet at Mirin-chan's wedding.
Nickname: Eitaso (えいたそ)
Active: June 2010 - February 2021
Birthday: February 16
Height: 160 cm
Color: Yellow
The girl with the cutest ever smile on her face. She is a former member of the Mizutama Online (水玉おんらいん) alongside Mirin-chan. She dreamt of becoming a mangaka ever since kindergarten, but after high school, when she joined an art academy, she realized that she has no artistic talent. After that, she became a hikikomori until she got a part-time job at a maid café. From there, the opportunity for her to became an idol presented itself, and the rest is history.
On top of her idol career, she also had voice acting roles in some anime, including Aikatsu, Hugtto! PreCure and Star Twinkle PreCure. She is also the producer for her clothing brand BABYUUN.
Nickname: None
Active: June 2010 - December 2011
Birthday: March 2, 1990
Height: 162 cm
Color: Pink
She has the shortest history with the group, her discography is only composed of 3 songs. One of those songs being Future Diver, which is my favorite でんぱ組.inc song. So, despite her short run with the group, she is one of the most important members in it's history, at least to me.
Since graduating, she has been working as an office lady, though she is still active on X.
Nickname: Moga-chan (もがちゃん)
Active: December 25, 2011 - August 6, 2017
Birthday: February 25, 1989
Height: 162 cm
Color: Purple
On top of her idol activities, she has also worked as a gravure model and continues to work as an actress to this day. She played in TV Dramas such as Kai-soku Shōjo, Ultraman Ginga S and Magic x Warrior Magi Majo Pures! as well as on films such as Kurogarasu parts 1 and 2.
She is openly bisexual and has a daughter who she is raising as a single mother.
Nickname: Pinky (ピンキー)
Active: December 25, 2011 - Present
Birthday: December 7, 1995
Height: 157 cm
Color: Blue
Her career started with her making dance covers on YouTube and Nico Nico before being added in the group. Besides でんぱ組.inc, she is also part of it's sub-unit チャペの泉 (Chape no Izumi) together with Kozukozu and Riapi, though they have been inactive since Kozukozu graduated.
She is also a former founding member of the idol units NiaPin and Pinky! Noora & Petra, they are all currently inactive.
Nickname: Perorin (ぺろりん)
Active: December 30, 2017 - Present
Birthday: September 21, 1996
Height: 160 cm
Color: Egg Yellow
She is a former founding member of the group Beboga! and a former member of でんぱ組.inc's junior unit Meme Tokyo. She is also part of the sub-unit Nemopero from Dempagumi.inc alongside Nemo, though it has been inactive since Nemo graduated.
On X, she occasionally posts 4-koma manga strips about the interactions between idols and fans.
Nickname: Nemo (ねも)
Active: December 30, 2017 - Graduated April 30, 2022
Birthday: March 15, 1999
Height: 150 cm
Color: Mint Green
She is a former member of the Mito Gotouchi Idol (Kari) group, a former founding member of Niji no Conquistado and of the sub-unit Nemopero from Dempagumi.inc. Even after graduating from でんぱ組.inc, she remained with her agency as an illustrator and costume designer.
Today, she is a Vtuber and a member of the Kiyoshi Ryujin 25 idol group under the name Kiyoshi Nagi (清凪).
Nickname: Kozukozu (こずこず)
Active: February 16, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Birthday: October 25, 1991
Height: 151 cm
Color: Light Green
Similarly to Pinky, her career started by uploading dance cover videos on Nico Nico that went viral and led to a career as a dancer. In middle school, she failed an audition for joining the group Morning Musume. Later on, she was the leader of PRINCESS AT HOME, and a member in DANCEROID, ENGAG.ING, Dempagumi.inc, and it's subunit Chape no Izumi.
Nickname: Rito (りと)
Active: February 16, 2021 - Present
Birthday: July 19, 2000
Height: 165 cm
Color: Navy Blue
Nickname: Riapi (りあぴ)
Active: February 16, 2021 - Present
Birthday: April 4
Height: 150 cm
Color: Powder Pink
Active: February 16, 2021 - January 8, 2024
Birthday: October 16, 1996
Height: 162 cm
Color: Sky Blue
She is a former founding member of The Nyantokanyaru's and ARCANA PROJECT and a former member of Vienolossi. One thing I want to mention is that while at ARCANA PROJECT she sang “Yume de Sekai wo Kaeru nara” which is the ending theme of the anime Redo of Healer, which is an anime that I love!
Nickname: Hina-chan (ひなちゃん)
Active: February 16, 2021 - Present
Birthday: November 24, 2006
Height: 155 cm
Color: Orange