Sonoko Inoue (井上 苑子, Inoue Sonoko, born December 11, 1997 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actress. She lived in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture until junior high school and moved to the Kantō region when she had a high school opportunity. She is nicknamed Son-chan (そんちゃん) and sonko.

Sonoko Inoue
井上 苑子
Born (1997-12-11) December 11, 1997 (age 27)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2009–present
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Instruments
Labels
Websitewww.inoue-sonoko.com

Discography

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Oricon Weekly Chart highest ranking.

Singles

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No. Year Title Form Standard part no. Ranking Ref.
Independent production
1 2010 "sonority" CD
2 2011 "sonority II" CD
3 "sonority III" CD
Indie label
1 2013 "Sorairo Blue" CD XQJZ-1008 Outside range [2]
2 "Unmei-sen Believer" CD XQJZ-1014 180 [3]
3 2014 "Sentimental Sixteen" CD XQJZ-1020 Outside range [4]
4 "Akai Muffler" CD XQJZ-1040 107
Major label
1 2015 "Daisuki."
  • CD Wego Collab Muffler
  • CD
  • 5903-PRON
  • UPCH-80416
48
2 2016 "Natsukoi"
  • Live DVD CD
  • CD
  • UPCH-89264
  • UPCH-80433
17
3 "Eru" CD
  • UPCH-80453
43
4 2017 "Message"
  • Live DVD CD
  • CD
  • UPCH-89327
  • UPCH-80466
12
5 "Namida"
  • CD DVD
  • CD
  • UPCH-89336
  • UPCH-80473
31
6 "The Best In The World"
  • CD DVD
  • CD
  • UPCH-89336
  • UPCH-80483
31
7 2018 "Fantastic"
  • CD DVD
  • CD
  • UPCH-89394
  • UPCH-80502
35

Albums

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No. Year Title Form Standard part no. Ranking
Indie label
1 2014 Senkō Hanabi CD XQJZ-1030 155
Major label
1 2016 Hello CD UPCH-20414 16
2 2017 JUKE BOX
  • CD DVD
  • CD
  • UPCH-29273
  • UPCH-20467
26
3 2019 Shiroto Iroiro
  • CD DVD
  • CD
  • UPCH-29326
  • UPCH-20512
19

Mini-albums

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No. Year Title Form Standard part no. Ranking
1 2015 #17
  • CD DVD
  • CD
  • 29191-UPCH
  • UPCH-20395
66
2 2018 Mine. CD UPCH-20489 24
3 2020 Harezora
  • CD DVD
  • CD
  • UPCH-29356
  • UPCH-29357
23
4 2021 PAN tto Oto ga Shita
  • CD DVD
  • CD
  • TRAK-0171/2
  • TRAK-0173
TBA

Music videos

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Director Title
Sonoko Inoue "Ao to Orange"
Gen Natsume "Senkō Hanabi"
Kei Ikeda "Unmei-sen Believer"
Unknown "Sorairo Blue", "Good day", "Sentimental Sixteen"

Tie-ups

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Title Tie-up Ref.
"Natsukoi"
[5]

Live performances

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Solo live performances

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Year Title
2014 Sonoko Inoue Birthday One-man Live: 17-saiya de! Otonana Live ni surude!
2016 Sonoko Inoue Kōkō Sotsugyō Kinen Special One-man Live Sotsugyō. Watashitachi no JK Kanketsu!
Sonoko Inoue 1st Summer Tour 2016: Minna o Matase!

Appearing events

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Year Title
2013 The Library vol. 2
Ontama Otodama Sea Studio 2013: Sunset Beach 2013
BiS Shusai: Shelter 7 Days
The Library vol. 4
Yokohama Live Jack 2013: Christmas Special
2014 Strobe Night Bangai-hen: eggman 33rd anniversary
Ryūkō-sei Ketsumakuen #279
Girls Rock Summer Splash!! 2014
2015 Green of Music Fes
Rock in Japan Festival
2016 Ontama Otodama Sea Studio 2016: Umi no Uta 2016

Filmography

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TV drama

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2013 Y.O.U: Yamabiko Ongaku Dōkō-kai Yasushioto Takimoto KTV [6]
2016 Sukinahito ga Iru Koto Fuji TV Episode 3

Internet series

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Year Title Website
2016 Sukinahito ga Iru Koto Fuji TV On Demand

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Watashitachi no Haahaa Ichinose Lead role [7][8]

TV series

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Year Title Network Notes
2016 EX Theater TV TV Asahi MC
Test no Hanamichi New Ben Semi NHK-E

Stage

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Year Title Notes
2011 Nelke Planning: Sekai no Owari to Hajimari to Co-starring with Mao Miyaji

Radio

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Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016 Sonoko Inoue no All Night Nippon 0 NBS Monday personality [9]

Advertisements, public relations

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Year Title Notes Ref.
Kokuyo Campus Dot Liner Fitz Image character [10]
2016 Johnson & Johnson Acuvue Also did the song in the advert [5]

Others

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Year Title Notes
2014 Go! Go! Guitar June 2014 issue; cover model

Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ Alliance vocalist, a composition unit by Matsumura of B and Keita of Tribal Chair.
  2. ^ soulkids vocalist and guitarist.

References

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  1. ^ "プロフィール". Sonoko Inoue Official HP (in Japanese). Tsubasa Plus. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  2. ^ "15歳シンガー・井上苑子が初の全国流通盤リリース". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 5 Mar 2013. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  3. ^ "井上苑子の新作PVにラスアラ、TOTALFATメンバーも登場". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 22 Aug 2013. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  4. ^ "井上苑子、思春期の葛藤歌う3rdシングルリリース". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 5 Dec 2013. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  5. ^ a b "アキュビュー(R) の新キャンペーン『見えるって、アガる!』で、シンガーソングライター井上苑子さんとコラボレーション". dot. (in Japanese). 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  6. ^ "15歳歌手・井上苑子、事務所に内緒でボーカル役勝ち取る". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  7. ^ "クリープハイプ×松居大悟「私たちのハァハァ」に池松壮亮出演". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 7 Nov 2014. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  8. ^ "松居大悟監督×クリープハイプ 再タッグ映画に池松壮亮、中村映里子出演決定!" (in Japanese). Eiga.com. 14 Nov 2014. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  9. ^ "『オールナイトニッポン0』新パーソナリティ5組決定 欅坂46の新番組も". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 23 Mar 2016. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.
  10. ^ "キャンパスドットライナーフィッツ" (in Japanese). Kokuyo. Retrieved 7 Nov 2016.

See also

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  • Especia, girl group who shared the same office as Inoue
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