Rainy (singer)

Rainy
Also known asRuca
Born
Ruca Sharon Pike

(2008-06-28) June 28, 2008 (age 17)
Fukuoka, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2018–present
LabelB Zone (2022–present)
Websiterainy.bzone.co.jp
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2022–present
Subscribers8.09 thousand
Views2.68 million
Last updated: March 17, 2024[needs update]

Ruca Sharon Pike (パイク琉華シャロン, Paiku Ruka Sharon; born June 28, 2008), known professionally as Rainy (stylized as Rainy。), is a Japanese-Australian former model and singer-songwriter who debuted on 5 May 2022 and is currently signed under the B-Zone label, a subsidiary of B Zone.[1] She is half Australian and half Japanese.[2]

Career

Between 2018 and 2021, under the stage name Ruca (Lucia), she was an image model and child singer in the second generation of the Studio fluke model agency's group Team KSC.[3] In 2019, Rainy won the Grand Prix at "Kyushu Teen's Audition 2019" held by the Being Group.[4][5] In 2020, she made an appearance on the music television program Ongaku Champ 2020 Haru Special broadcast on TV Asahi, performing Chris Hearts's I love you.[6]

Between January and March 2022, Rainy uploaded English cover songs on her YouTube channel. During the recording sessions, her face had not yet been revealed and was shown in silhouette. On 4 May, she made her major debut with the debut single "Find the Truth" as an artist of B Zone Group and its eponymous recording label.[7] The song served as an ending theme to the anime television series Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time.[8]

In 2023, her third digital single Kizunaen was used as a theme song to the console game Fire Emblem Engage.[9] On her 15th birthday on 28 June, she released her first full-length album Rainy Universe.[2][10] In August, she released her first physical single ...and Rescue me, which served as an ending theme to the television series Case Closed. The song debuted at number 36 on the Weekly Charts and charted for 5 weeks.

Discography

As of the 2023, she has released 5 digital singles, 1 physical single and one original album.

Singles

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[11]
...and Rescue me
  • Released: 23 August 2023
  • Label: B Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 36

Collaboration singles

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[12]
Find the Truth/Shooting Star
  • Released: 13 April 2022
  • Label: B Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 16

Digital singles

Year Single Reference
2022 "Find the Truth"
 [13]
"All or Nothing"
 [13]
2023 "Kizunaen"
(絆炎) 		[13]
"Teenager"
 [13]
"Rainbow Christmas"
 [13]
2024 "Shine"
 [13]
"Gemini"
 [13]
"Find the truth -English ver.-"
 [13]
"All or Nothing -English ver.-"
 [13]
"Riff/Rain"
 [13]
"Fight Song"
 [13]
2025 "But No Love"
(But ノーラヴ) 		[13]

Albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[11]
Rainy Universe
  • Released: 28 June 2023
  • Label: B Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 -

References

  1. ^ ビーイング系アーティスト (in Japanese). uta-net. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  2. ^ a b "Rainy。「Rainy。UNIVERSE」インタビュー｜2008年生まれ、若き歌姫のバイオグラフィ". 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  3. ^ "Artist-model actor-Lucia 元KSCイメージモデル2期生(OG)". studifluke.jp. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  4. ^ "Report-九州 Teen's オーディション 2021". beinggiza.com. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ^ "九州エリアから10代の才能を発掘「九州Teen'sオーディション2021」グランプリは福岡県出身の17歳・平田みさきさん". cs-music.jp. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  6. ^ "音楽チャンプ2020春SP - 準優勝 パイク琉華シャロン". tv-asahi.co.jp. 2021-09-30. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  7. ^ "アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』、オープニング曲はRAKURA、エンディング曲はRainy。が担当". barks. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  8. ^ "アニメ『名探偵コナン ゼロの日常』OPはRAKURA、EDはRainy。に 2曲を収録したシングル『ゼロの日常盤』リリースも". realsound.jp. 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  9. ^ "Fire Emblem Engage Special Vocal Edition Soundtrack Arrives in March". 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  10. ^ "Rainy。、自身の誕生日に1stアルバム『Rainy。UNIVERSE』リリース". 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  11. ^ a b "Rainyの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Rainy/Rakuraの作品売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "-Rainyの作品" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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