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\"RYUTist\"RYUTist<\/strong> is a Japanese idol group formed in May 2011.<\/p>\n

It currently consists of 4 members. Each one has been assigned a color.<\/p>\n

The idol unit is based in Niigata, in the prefecture of the same name.<\/p>\n

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The members were born and grew up in this area.<\/p>\n

The leader is Sato Nonoko nicknamed Nonno.<\/p>\n

The name of the group is a contraction of the words “Ryuto” (\u67f3\u90fd), which is a nickname for Niigata city, and “Artist”.<\/p>\n

The idol group holds regular live performances titled RYUTist Home Live<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

\"RYUTist\"The 5 original members passed the audition in May 2011.<\/p>\n

RYUTist held their 1st live performance in July 2011.<\/p>\n

The girls played in the movie Paper Road (\u30da\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9)<\/span> in March 2012.<\/p>\n

Their radio show Cafe RYUTist<\/span> started being broadcast in April 2012 on Wallop.<\/p>\n

The idol unit participated in a campaign to promote the milk from Niigata in May 2012.<\/p>\n

\"RYUTist\"Kimura Yuri announced her graduation in November 2012.<\/p>\n

The members host the internet program RYUTist no RyuStream (RYUTist\u306e\u308a\u3085\uff5e\u3059\u3068\u308a\uff5e\u3080)<\/span> on Ustream.<\/p>\n

In 2013, they faced the challenge of releasing 6 singles in 6 months.<\/p>\n

RYUTist participated in Idol Matsuri<\/span> in Silverdale, Washington, USA, in June 2014.<\/p>\n

\"RYUTist\"The single Wind Chime ~Machi no Tunnel~<\/a><\/span> was their first one to appear in the Oricon chart in August 2014.<\/p>\n

Their 1st album RYUTist Home Live<\/a><\/span> was released in August 2015.<\/p>\n

The idol group’s 4th single Winter merry go round<\/span> went on sale in November 2015.<\/p>\n

Ooishi Wakana, a.k.a. Wakkar, graduated in April 2016 in order to focus on studies.<\/p>\n

\"RYUTist\"As a result, Yokoyama Miku<\/a> was recruited as a new member in April 2016. Prior to that, she had started her career as a solo idol in March 2014. She belongs to the same talent agency as the unit.<\/p>\n

RYUTist’s 2nd album\u00a0Nihonkai Yuuhi Line<\/a> (\u65e5\u672c\u6d77\u5915\u65e5\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3)<\/span> went on sale in August 2016. It includes the song Nichiyoubi no Summer Train (\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306e\u30b5\u30de\u30fc\u30c8\u30ec\u30a4\u30f3)<\/span> and Kaigan Road de Otona Tunes! (\u6d77\u5cb8ROAD\u3067\u30aa\u30c8\u30ca\u30c3Tunes\uff01)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The idol group signed with Tower Records’ label Penguin Disc in August 2016.<\/p>\n

They held a 2-day festival with several guests in September 2016 in Niigata.<\/p>\n

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