Nyangilas

Japanese girl group

Nyangilas (ニャンギラス) is a Japanese idol Jpop band created in 1986 as a four member sub group Onyanko Club.

During November and December 1985, on Yūyake Nyan Nyan("Sunset Meow Meow") ([[:ja:夕やけニャンニャン), a Fuji TV program featuring Onyanko Club, discussions about the record debut of three unorthodox members, Rika Tatsumi(立見里歌, Tatsumi Rika), Aki Kihara(樹原亜紀, Kihara Aki), and Mika Nagoya(名越美香, Nagoya Mika), with opinions from the audience, took place under the name "Onyanko AID: Love Saves Onyanko!". These three members were considered more comical characters than idols. In April 1986, they debuted with a novelty song called Watashi wa Rika chan ([[:ja:私は里歌ちゃん), which became the number one on the Oricon chart in its first appearance. Music critic Kyōko Sugimura (杉村京子) commented on this as follows. "I believe that because Onyanko Club is at the peak of its popularity, it is in a lucky position to be allowed to release such an extremely silly song that pokes fun at people. However, if they were not members of Onyanko Club, even someone like me, who is as gentle as an angel, would surely give them a flying kick from behind and then hit them in the secret holes". Akina Nakamori, a leading idol at the time, had an overt loathing for Nyangiras, also affiliated with Warner Pioneer. Nakamori sternly reprimanded one of the employees, saying, "Don't you feel ashamed that a world class record company is promoting a group like that? In June 1986, their second single, Jibunde Iunomo Nandesukedo ([[:ja:自分で言うのもなんですけど), was released, which also went to number one. in August 1986, their album, Saisho de Saigo ([[:ja:最初で最後), was released. In September 1986, Nagoya graduated from Onyanko Club, and Nyangilas also disbanded. They have continued to communicate with each other after Onyanko Club disbanded in September 1987, and in May 2013, they all gathered at the Tower Records Shibuya store for a special talk show.