dotstokyo (stylized as ・・・・・・・・・) was a Japanese idol group active from 2016 to 2019.

Name and members

three members of dotstokyo

There is no official pronunciation of the name – which consists of nine interpuncts originally representing the nine founding members, although the actual number of members varied over the history of the group and ten performers have been in the group in total, albeit not at the same time – but the group has referred to themselves in interviews and online variously as dots, dotstokyo, dotsnine, tenten (a colloquial term for kana voicing marks which are dot-shaped), tenkyu (indicating that there are nine dots but also a pun off "thank you"), and so on.[1]

Background

A group members were selected at the Let's Create Tokyo for Girls!! Project Idol Audition held in April 2016.[2][3]

All members are often given nicknames (identification symbols). "・(dot) is a new type of idol that can be in any form. It can become sound, light, smell, taste, vibration, symbols, words, 2D or 3D, inorganic or living things. Sometimes it takes the shape of a girl, and this state (the condition of a girl who actually meets at the scene with some kind of sunglasses and her face is hidden) is・(dot) chan. "[4]

The song follows shoegaze and underground punk, and features performances using technology. Live shows are called observation and fans are called observers or dotchers (dot + watchers).

Live activities ended with the solo show Tokyo in Natural Machine on March 24th, 2019.[5] In terms of the concept, there is no definition of graduation or disbandment, and it is described as returning to the city without taking the form of a girl.[5][6] The management team supports the activities of RAY, which was formed in the same year, and solo career of Uchiyama Yua, an ex-member of group.

Discography

Singles

# Release date Title Record label Distribution format Catalogue code
(release ID) 		Tracklist/notes
1 2017-01-09 Crunchy EP
(an onomatopoeia, 'shuwashuwa') 		Self-produced CD-R First CD-R, a limited edition for live venues; available in limited quantities at Tower Records Shinjuku starting 14 October 2017[7]
  1. Satellite
  2. Cider
  3. Hey
  4. Satellite feat. Hatsune Miku
  5. Cider feat. Hatsune Miku
  6. Hey feat. Hatsune Miku
2 2017-08-16 CD Trash-Up!! Records CD TUR-019 First single, the group's first nationally distributed disc; it consists conceptually of a single track broken into seven parts.
  1. Tokyo (composed by Tokyo1, Tokyo2, Tokyo3, Tokyo4)
  2. Slide
  3. Trinity Dive
  4. Hey
3 2017-09-30 to 2017-10-22 Tokyo in Cage Trash-Up!! Records presents: Idols and the Arts exhibit

(30 Sept 2017 - 22 Oct 2017)

Exhibited works Second single
4 2017-10-17 to 2017-10-21 ∞ Trash-Up!! Records presents: Idols and the Arts exhibit

(30 Sept 2017 - 22 Oct 2017)

CD Third single

Albums

# Release Date Title Record Label Distribution format Catalogue number Tracklist/Notes
1 2018-01-12 Blank (styled as『 』) Trash-Up!! Records CD TUR-021 The first album contains 10 tracks
  1. Ne
  2. That Night I Fell in Love With You
  3. Trinity Dive
  4. Feels Like a Soda Float
  5. Literary Girl
  6. Stardust Feedback
  7. Cider
  8. Satellite
  9. Slide
  10. 1998-
2 2019-04-04 Points Trash-Up!! Records CD TUR-031 The second album contains 7 tracks.
  1. Shiduka No Umi
  2. Can You Feel the Change of Seasons?
  3. Two Diaries
  4. Sign
  5. Yolo No Taki
  6. Cream Soda No Yuutsu
  7. Several Nights, Some Goodbye (Until You Awake from the Dream Mix)

Split singles

# Release date Title Record label Distribution format Catalogue code (release ID) Tracklist/Notes
1 2018-08-15 「Tokyo Sentimental」
tipToe./・・・・・・・・・ 		6jomaProject CD AMOJ-6010 Split single CD with tipToe. Includes versions of the two groups that have been adapted independently.
  1. Soda Pop Aquarium / tipToe.
  2. Can You Feel the Change of Seasons? / ・・・・・・・・・
  3. Soda Float Kibun / tipToe.
  4. Cream Soda No Yuutsu / ・・・・・・・・・

See also

References

  1. ^ "どう呼べばいいかわからない!? 新時代のアイドル「・・・・・・・・・」がお披露目ライブを開催！正式名はドッツトーキョーか!?". ついラン. 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  2. ^ "どう呼べばいいかわからない!? 新時代のアイドル「・・・・・・・・・」がお披露目ライブを開催！正式名はドッツトーキョーか!?". Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  3. ^ "謎多き次世代アイドルグループ「・・・・・・・・・」がお披露目ライブ開催". Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  4. ^ "@tokyo_tsukurou tweet on 2019-02-04". Retrieved 2025-02-28
  5. ^ a b ""・・・・・・・・・ライブ活動終了、キネマ倶楽部で「都市に還る」". Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  6. ^ "@tokyo_tsukurou tweet on 2019-02-04". Retrieved 2025-02-28
  7. ^ タワーレコード新宿店（@TOWER_Shinjuku） (2017-10-24). "「【#新宿アイドル班】初流通盤『CD』も当店でロングセラー中の話題のアイドル、・・・・・・・・・」". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  • Posts about "Dots" on the Homicidols group music blog
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotstokyo
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