DoCo
Encyclopedia
DoCo is a pop
group composed of five female Ranma ½
voice actress. The performances are done in-character. DoCo has released three albums: DoCo★First, DoCo☆Second, and DoCo Original Karaoke. Some of the songs were translated and performed in English by DoCo U.S.A., the corresponding English language voice actors. Some of their songs were used as the opening and ending themes for the Ranma ½ OVA, as well as in music videos that accompanied the OVAs. A few songs (such as the DoCo version of CoCo
's "Equal Romance") also appear on various Ranma ½ musical albums.
Before becoming a voice actress, Hidaka got her start in the 1980s as a tarento
and pop singer. Takayama is one half of the electronic
pop
duo Two-Mix
.
DoCo☆Second:
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group composed of five female Ranma ½
Ranma ½
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts...
voice actress. The performances are done in-character. DoCo has released three albums: DoCo★First, DoCo☆Second, and DoCo Original Karaoke. Some of the songs were translated and performed in English by DoCo U.S.A., the corresponding English language voice actors. Some of their songs were used as the opening and ending themes for the Ranma ½ OVA, as well as in music videos that accompanied the OVAs. A few songs (such as the DoCo version of CoCo
Coco (group)
CoCo was a Japanese pop group which consist of Mikiyo Ohno, Azusa Senou, Rieko Miura, Erika Haneda, and Maki Miyamae.CoCo released their first single on September 6, 1989. They debuted with "Equal Romance" and found themselves on the charts almost regularly...
's "Equal Romance") also appear on various Ranma ½ musical albums.
Members
- Megumi HayashibaraMegumi Hayashibarais a Japanese voice actress, singer, radio personality, and lyricist from Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Aksent. Her nicknames include: Megu-san, Megu-nee, Bara-san, Kakka, and Daijin...
(as female Ranma) - Noriko HidakaNoriko Hidaka, real name , maiden name is a seiyū, or voice actor. Hidaka is most known for the roles of Mikage Matsunaga , Minami Asakura , Akane Tendo , Satsuki Kusakabe , Near , Seta Sōjirō , Jean , Kikyo , and Noriko Takaya .Hidaka...
(as Akane Tendo) - Minami TakayamaMinami Takayamais a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. She was married to manga artist Gosho Aoyama on May 5, 2005 but they divorced on December 10, 2007. Minami is also a member of the pop group Two-Mix, and a part of DoCo when it was active....
(as Nabiki Tendo) - Kikuko InoueKikuko Inoueis a popular Japanese voice actress and singer. She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club, among others, and is the manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the "perfect girlfriend" or "motherly" role in many series, but she has also played...
(as Kasumi Tendo) - Rei SakumaRei Sakumais a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. She is best known in Japan for her voice work in the long running children's series Soreike! Anpanman; her most famous role in the English-speaking world, however, is probably as the Chinese Amazon Shampoo in Ranma ½.-Notable voice roles:*Akabon...
(as Shampoo)
Before becoming a voice actress, Hidaka got her start in the 1980s as a tarento
Tarento
is a Japanese rendering of the English word "talent" and is used as a catch-all term for mass media personalities who regularly appear on television. Detractors of the phenomenon have referred to it in an English sense as "famous just for being famous" because many that fall into this career line...
and pop singer. Takayama is one half of the electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
duo Two-Mix
Two-Mix
Two-Mix is a Japanese pop music group formed in 1995 by Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano . Their style is fast electronic pop.- History :...
.
OAV appearance
DoCo makes one actual performance in the Ranma ½ anime, in the OAV "Tendo Family Christmas Scramble" as the opening act for the Christmas party that is hosted by the Tendos. They perform a karaoke version of "Equal Romance" as the opening act for a talent show.Discography
DoCo★First:- "Us From Now On" (僕たちはこれから Bokutachi wa Kore Kara)
- "Red Shoe Sunday" (赤い靴のSUNDAY Akai Kutsu no Sunday)
- "Liar" (うそつき Usotsuki)
- "A Slightly Hilly Road" (少しだけ坂道 Sukoshi Dake Sakamichi)
- "So Many Memories" (思い出がいっぱい Omoide ga Ippai)
- "Boyfriend" (彼 Kare)
DoCo☆Second:
- "A Pure and Honest Christmas" (清く正しいクリスマス Kiyoku Tadashii Kurisumasu)
- "In the Middle of Elementary School" (授業中の小学校 Jugyōchū no Shōgakkō)
- "Neverending Summer Vacation" (終わらない夏休み Owaranai Natsu Yasumi)
- "The Sparkling Sky & Your Voice" (かがやく空ときみの声 Kagayaku Sora to Kimi no Koe)
- "Love Vanished Once, Regrettably" (恋がひとつ消えてしまったの Koi ga Hitotsu Kiete Shimatta no)
- "Mutual Love is Complex (Live)" (フクザツな両想いLive Version Fukuzatsu na Ryōomoi Live Version)