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April 2023 (WHERE ARE YOU GOiNG?)
February 2023 (Have a Nice Day)
Founding Lineup, December 2022
TONAi BOUSHO (都内某所; Somewhere in Tokyo) was a WACK (and Kuro-chan) unit made up of finalists from the televised MONSTER LOVE competition active from 2022 to 2024.
They were formed in December 2022, and were the second collaborative unit between WACK, Kuro-chan and television series Suiyobi no Downtown, the first group being TONAi BOUSHO's rivals, MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN. However, following turbulent line-up changes, they ultimately ceased activities after just a year of activity, merging with MAMESHiBA to form MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN TONAi BOUSHO a.k.a. MONSTERIDOL.
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2022[]
TONAi BOUSHO's formation was announced in the final episode of MONSTER LOVE, aired on December 14th, 2022. While the programme initially followed the narrative of a Bachelor-esque dating show, in the penultimate episode, Watanabe Junnosuke appeared and the surprise announcement was made that the remaining finalists, Miku, Mina and Richi, were to form a new unit produced by Kuro-chan, the "bachelor" they had been attempting to romance over the course of the series. In the same episode, the group's name, "TONAi BOUSHO" was revealed, as well as the music video for their first song, COOKiE. The music video quickly made its way to the top of YouTube's Trending page in Japan.
The very next day, COOKiE was released as TONAi BOUSHO's debut single.
The final episode of MONSTER LOVE aired on December 21st, where Richi was revealed as the overall winner of the show, and Kuro-chan's girlfriend. Upon Richi's decision to date Kuro-chan, it was announced that she would withdraw from the group on December 31st, and auditions for additional members were opened the same day. Unlike past WACK auditions, there was no age limit for applicants.
2023[]
Richi graduated from TONAi BOUSHO on January 1st, but chose to stay in WACK as a solo talent.
With one third of the group now gone, TONAi BOUSHO's activities were limited while new member auditions took place. However, starting February 8th, an additional MONSTER LOVE segment covering the audition process aired on Suiyobi no Downtown.
During the following weeks Suiyobi no Downtown episode, airing February 15th, the new members of TONAi BOUSHO were revealed to be Kino, Izuki and Chihiro. The following week, they performed live for the first time, in a joint live with sister group MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN, titled MONSTER FES. They released their first digital single, Have a Nice Day, soon after.
On April 3rd, Mina and Chihiro suddenly withdrew from TONAi BOUSHO. As such, they were removed from MONSTERS TOUR and the group continued as a 3-piece.
TONAi BOUSHO's second digital single, TONAi GiRL'S, was released on May 1st.
On May 26th, TONAi BOUSHO announced that Miku would go on hiatus due to a worsening chronic health problem.
On June 5th, TONAi BOUSHO released the digital single, LiKE OR LOVE. It was followed by COTTON CANDY STORY on July 23rd, and ICE CREAM NO HOSHi on August 17th.
TONAi BOUSHO's first and only album, WHERE ARE YOU GOiNG?, was released on September 27th. Just two days later, Kino announced her graduation.
Kino graduated from TONAi BOUSHO and WACK on October 1st, with Miku returning from her hiatus the same day.
On November 30th, Izuki announced that she would leave TONAi BOUSHO in two days.
Izuki left TONAi BOUSHO and WACK on December 2nd. With her departure, Miku became the only member.
On December 24th, Miku appeared at MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN's last live, Ra:Start, where it was announced that MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN and TONAi BOUSHO would merge to form MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN TONAi BOUSHO a.k.a. MONSTERIDOL, with activities starting on January 6th, 2024. This ultimately meant the end of TONAi BOUSHO's activities for the foreseeable future, though MONSTERIDOL would still perform their songs.
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- [2022.11.09 - 2022.12.21] MONSTER LOVE