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\"NijiNiji no Conquistador<\/strong> (\u8679\u306e\u30b3\u30f3\u30ad\u30b9\u30bf\u30c9\u30fc\u30eb) is a Japanese idol group formed in 2014.<\/p>\n

They are also known as NijiCon (\u8679\u30b3\u30f3) or 2zicon.<\/p>\n

It currently consists of 11 members.<\/p>\n

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The theme of the idol group is : “Every day is a Culture Festival”.<\/p>\n

The girls are split into Red Team and Blue Team (Sagittarius Meteor Shower).<\/p>\n

The Yellow Team became an independent idol group which took the name of Beboga! (\u30d9\u30dc\u30ac\uff01).<\/p>\n

Biography \/ History<\/h2>\n

\"NijiNiji no Conquistador is part of Tsukudol! Project (\u3064\u304f\u30c9\u30eb\uff01\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8).<\/p>\n

The name of the idol unit means “Conquistador del Arco\u00edris” in Spanish.<\/p>\n

The concept is that the girls challenge various activities such as cosplay, voice acting, drawing illustrations.<\/p>\n

Kinoshita Hiyori is the younger sister of fashion model and Hime Carat<\/a> member Kinoshita Hinako.<\/p>\n

Nemoto Nagi is a former member of Mito Gotochi Idol (Kari)<\/a>. She is also a popular gravure idol.<\/p>\n

\"NijiNagata Minari was part of w-Street Fukuoka.<\/p>\n

Auditions were held in May 2014.<\/p>\n

The list of the selected members was unveiled at Tokyo Idol Festival 2014<\/span> in early August.<\/p>\n

Their fan club NijiCon Daisuki Club (\u8679\u30b3\u30f3\u3060\u3044\u3059\u304d\u30af\u30e9\u30d6) was created in August 2014.<\/p>\n

\"NijiThe girls host the regular program Jouhou wa Yoru no 7-Ji (\u60c5\u5831\u306f\u591c\u306e\uff17\u6642)<\/span> on Showroom since September 2014.<\/p>\n

The idol group held its 1st one-man live Kakumeiteki xxx (\u9769\u547d\u7684xxx)<\/span> in January 2015 at Shinjuku Blaze, Tokyo.<\/p>\n

They were the special guests of Anime Festival Asia Thailand 2015 (AFATH)<\/span> in Bangkok in May.<\/p>\n

Niji no Conquistador signed under AsobiSystem’s label Fujiyama Project Japan along with Lovely Doll<\/a> and Yamaguchi Kassei Gakuen<\/a> in May 2015.<\/p>\n

Yoshimura Nana has been demoted to trainees in May 2015.<\/p>\n

\"NijiThe girls participated in a promotional campaign for Sisters drink shops in\u00a0Ikebukuro and Harajuku in May 2015.<\/p>\n

Tsurumi Moe performed at Japan Expo 2015<\/span> in Paris Nord Villepinte, France, in July.<\/p>\n

The MV for 2zicon’s 3rd single The Uchouten Summer<\/a> (THE\u2606\u6709\u9802\u5929\u30b5\u30de\u30fc!!)<\/span>, on sale in August 2015, was filmed at the seaside and on the beach in Fukuoka.<\/p>\n

\"NijiOtsuka Miyu and Yamato Ao were promoted from trainees to regular members in August 2015.<\/p>\n

Niji no Conquistador participated in Comic Con India <\/span> in September 2015.<\/p>\n

Nishi Nanami and Kinoshita Hiyori announced their graduation in October 2015.<\/p>\n

Nijicon’s 1st album Rainbow Spectrum (\u30ec\u30a4\u30f3\u30dc\u30a6\u30b9\u30da\u30af\u30c8\u30e9\u30e0)<\/span> was released in November 2015.<\/p>\n

The idol group was the special guest of Anime Festival Asia 2015 (AFA) <\/span> in Singapore in November.<\/p>\n

\"NijiIn January 2016, Niji no Conquistador collaborated with famous manga artists and illustrators such as Man Gataro, Sekiya Yurie, Kishida Mel, as part of the Idol Tshirt Project<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The girls were fighting for the boy they love in the MV for Senjou no St Valentine<\/a> (\u6226\u5834\u306e\u8056\u30d0\u30ec\u30f3\u30bf\u30a4\u30f3)<\/span> on sale in February 2016. They used various weapons such as a sword, a gun…<\/p>\n

Their official Line account was opened in February 2016.<\/p>\n

\"NemotoNemoto Nagi made her solo debut with the singles Purity<\/span>, America<\/span> and Peppermint Dassou Keikaku (\u30da\u30d1\u30fc\u30df\u30f3\u30c8\u8131\u8d70\u8a08\u753b)<\/span> successively released in February, in March and in April 2016 under Maltine Records.<\/p>\n

The complete version of the MV for Niji no Conquistador’s 5th single Alien Girl in New York<\/a> (\u2193\u30a8\u30a4\u30ea\u30a2\u30f3\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30fb\u30a4\u30f3\u30fb\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30e8\u30fc\u30af\u2191)<\/span>, on sale in May 2016, is 60-minute length.<\/p>\n

In May 2016, Nagata Minari was fired by Pixiv agency due to breach of contract.<\/p>\n

\"NijiNijiCon performed at\u00a0Japan Festival Mississauga 2016<\/span> in Canada in July. The members who participated in the event were Shigematsu Yuka, Nakamura Akari, Tsurumi Moe, Shimizu Riko and Yamazaki Nana.<\/p>\n

In July 2016, idol group Baseball Girls (\u30d9\u30fc\u30b9\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u30ba) moved to Pixiv and changed its name to Beboga! (\u30d9\u30dc\u30ac\uff01<\/span>). It became Niji no Conquistador’s yellow group (\u8679\u306e\u30b3\u30f3\u30ad\u30b9\u30bf\u30c9\u30fc\u30eb\u9ec4\u7d44).<\/p>\n

\"NijiThe girls appeared in a commercial for Chikin Ramen (\u30c1\u30ad\u30f3\u30e9\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3) in July 2016.<\/p>\n

Their 6th single Kagirinaku Bouken ni Chikai Summer (\u9650\u308a\u306a\u304f\u5192\u967a\u306b\u8fd1\u3044\u30b5\u30de\u30fc)<\/span> went on sale in September 2016. The MV was filmed in Okinawa. In the video, the girls are dancing in bikini on the beach and having fun during vacation.<\/p>\n

Shigematsu Yuka<\/a> graduated in September 2016 in order to focus on studies. She wants to become a doctor.<\/p>\n

Okumura Nonoka, Tsurumi Moe and Nakamura Akari attended Anime Festival Asia AFA Singapore 2016<\/span> in November.<\/p>\n

\"NijiNiji no Conquistador’s 2nd album Rainbow Eclipse<\/a> (\u30ec\u30a4\u30f3\u30dc\u30a6\u30a8\u30af\u30ea\u30d7\u30b9)<\/span> was released in December 2016. It includes the song Paradoxical Complex (\u30d1\u30e9\u30c9\u30ad\u30b7\u30ab\u30eb\u30fb\u30b3\u30f3\u30d7\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30b9)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The songs of the singles Love Men Koi Aji Yawame (Love\u9eba \u604b\u5473 \u3084\u308f\u3081)<\/span> and Retort ~Kareinaru Ai~ (\u30ec\u30c8\u30eb\u30c8\u301c\u83ef\u9e97\u306a\u308b\u611b\u301c)<\/span> were downloadable from a QR code on a package of cup noodles.<\/p>\n

The unit Sagittarius Meteor Shower (Blue Team) was formed in January 2017. Okada Ayame, Shimizu Riko, Hiruta Airi and Yamasaki Nana were promoted to regular members and joined this group.<\/p>\n

Ishihara Mia withdrew in late January 2017.<\/p>\n

The idol group performed at in Tale in Wonderland Taiwan<\/span> in April 2017.<\/p>\n

\"NijiNiji no Conquistador made their major label debut with the DVD single\u00a0\u2020 No Life Baby of the End \u2020<\/a> (\u2020\u30ce\u30fc\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\u30d9\u30a4\u30d3\u30fc\u30fb\u30aa\u30d6\u30fb\u30b8\u30fb\u30a8\u30f3\u30c9\u2020)<\/span> released in April 2017 under King Records label. It is the theme song for the movie Hijiri Zombie Jogakuin<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In May 2017, Suyama Emiri<\/a> announced that she was going on hiatus for an indefinite period. She has been forced to suspend her activities with the idol group due to health problems.<\/p>\n

Otsuka Miyu<\/a> announced her graduation from the idol group in May 2017. She explained that she had decided to focus on studies.<\/p>\n

Okumura Nonoka, Tsurumi Moe, Suyama Emiri, Nemoto Nagi, Nakamura Akari, Matoba Karin, Otsuka Miyu are starring in the movie Hijiri Zombie Jogakuin (\u8056\u30be\u30f3\u30d3\u5973\u5b66\u9662)<\/span> released in May 2017. Some other member of the idol group make also an appearance in the film.<\/p>\n

NijiCon are going to participate in Japan Expo 2017<\/span> in Paris Nord Villepinte, France, in July.<\/p>\n

Niji no Conquistador’s 1st photobook Rainbow Island<\/span> will be published in July 2017.<\/p>\n

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