Maison Book Girl (stylized as Maison book girl) was a Japanesealternative idolgirl group formed in 2014.[1] They released their debut album, Bath Room, on September 23, 2015.[2] They disbanded on May 30, 2021.[3]
History
At Bis' final concert on July 8, 2014, Megumi Koshōji announced that she would form a new idol group. On November 5, the final line-up was revealed.[1] They released their debut singles, "White" and "Black", exclusively at their live shows from March 14, 2015. On March 27, Kaori Sōmoto left the group and Rin Wada joined.[4] The group released their debut studio album, Bath Room, on September 23.[2] On April 30, 2016, they released the EP Summer Continue,[5] followed by the single "River (Cloudy Irony)" on November 30, which would be their first release under Tokuma Shoten.[6] Their second album, Image, was released on April 5, 2017.[7] The single "412" was released on July 19, 2017,[8] followed by "Cotoeri" on December 13,[9] In early 2018, the group signed with UK label, Read The Air Records.[10] They released the single "Elude" on June 20, 2018, which would be their first release under Pony Canyon.[11] Their third studio album, Yume, was released on November 21.[12] The single "Soup" was released on April 3, 2019,[13] followed by "Umbla" on July 31.[14] Their fourth studio album, Umi to Uchu no Kodomotachi, was released on December 18, 2019.[15] Their first compilation album, Fiction, which was due to be released April 29, 2020, was postponed to June 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] On May 30, 2021, after Maison book girl's Solitude Hotel concert at Maihama Amphitheater it was announced that the group had disbanded and that a Blu-ray of the concert would be released on August 18.[3]
