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June 2021 (Dogenzaka43)
December 2020 (MAMEJOR!)
August 2020 (AAA)
April 2020 (Start)
January 2020 (Daijoubu Sunrise)
2016 (SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits)
2016 (Street-sei)
Kaedephoenix (カエデフェニックス), real name Tanigaki Kaede (谷垣楓), is a Japanese former idol. She was part of WACK from December 2019 to December 2022, as a member of MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN.
Prior to joining WACK, she was a member of iDOL STREET's trainee units, Street-sei and SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits under her real name.
Biography[]
2015[]
On July 12th, Tanigaki Kaede became an 8th generation member of Street-sei, a trainee unit under the iDOL STREET label.
On August 1st, she also became a member of street-sei's Sapporo-based subgroup, SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits.
2016[]
Kaede graduated from SAPPORO Snow Loveits and street-sei on June 30th.
2019[]
In early 2019, Kaede applied for the 2019 WACK audition but was rejected before reaching the boot camp stage. She auditioned for WACK again the following Summer and was selected as a participant for the reality series MONSTER IDOL.
Despite remaining on the show for its entire duration, Kaede was not chosen to join MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN in the final episode. However, at their debut live on December 25th, Watanabe Junnosuke announced that he had decided to let Kaede join the group after all.
2020[]
On January 1st, Kaede's full stage name was revealed as Kaedephoenix.
Kaedephoenix's first two singles, Daijoubu Sunrise and Rocketstart, were released consecutively on February 13th.
Kaedephoenix's debut album with MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN, Start, was released on June 10th.
2021[]
In mid-June, Kaedephoenix, along with every other active WACK member at the time, joined the shuffle unit, Dogenzaka43. Her only single as part of the group, Kyouniku Jakushoku ~Tsuyoi Yatsura wo Kucchimae~, was released on June 16th.
Later in June, Kaedephoenix appeared on the front cover of the magazine, IDOL FILE, modelling for their wedding dress edition. The following month, she also appeared in a gravure photoshoot for Weekly Playboy.
2022[]
In late July, Kaedephoenix became infected with Covid-19, along with other members of MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN. This resulted in the group pulling out of the first date of their BE AMBiTiOUS and GiRLS ONLY PARTY joint tours with BiS and GANG PARADE.
Kaedephoenix announced her graduation from MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN on November 25th.
Kaedephoenix graduated from MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN and WACK at the finale of the WE MUST CHANGE TOUR, on December 17th. After her graduation, all of her social media was deleted.
Personal Life[]
Kaede was a university student when she joined WACK. On September 23rd, 2021, she announced that she had successfully graduated[1].
Profile[]
- Real Name: Tanigaki Kaede (谷垣楓)
- Stage Name: Kaedephoenix (カエデフェニックス)
- Other Names: Kaede (カエデ)
- Birth Date: October 4, 1998 (age 26)
- Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan
- Bloodtype: AB
- Height: 163cm
- Western Zodiac:
Aries - Eastern Zodiac: Tiger
- WACK status:
- 2019.12.18: Joined MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN
- 2022.12.17: Graduated MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN and WACK
- MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN Colour: Purple
- SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits Colour: Light Blue
- WACK Groups:
- MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN (2019-2022)
- Dogenzaka43 (2021)
- Other Groups:
- Overall Time in WACK: 2 Years, 11 Months, 22 Days
Discography Featured In[]
Publications[]
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Filmography[]
Television[]
- [2019.11.06 - 2019.12.18] MONSTER IDOL
Live Video[]
- [2022.03.09] MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN No Shissou
Games Featured In[]
Smartphone Game[]
- [2022] WACK ROCKiN' PARTY
Card Game[]
- [2020.07.01] Soredemo, Ongaku wa, Shinenai.
Lyricist Credits[]
Trivia[]
- Was a member of street-sei and SAPPORO Snow♥Loveits at the same time as Nao.
- Her hobby is watching movies.
- Became an idol fan after watching SUPER☆GiRLS on television in 6th grade.
- Claims her charm point is her soft cheeks.
- Her favourite idol group is Cheeky Parade.
- She was the oldest member of MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN during her time in the group, but as she joined a week after everyone else, she was also the lowest in seniority.
- Is the first full-time member of MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN to graduate.
- Announced her graduation just one day after WACK announced that all remaining WAgg members at the time of disbandment had left the company, arguably making the period of November 24th to 25th 2022 the most depressing two days in WACK history that didn't occur at an audition camp.