Vanilla Beans (band)

Vanilla Beans
Vanilla Beans
	The group performing at the Toulouse Game Show in France in December 2012
Background information
Also known as	Vanibe
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop; dance; idol; shibuya-kei;
Years active	2007 – 2018
Labels	Flower Label (2007-2010); T-Palette Records (2011-2015); avex trax (2015-present);
Members	Rena (2007-2018); Lisa (2008-2018)
Past members	Rika (2007-2008)
Website	www.flowerlabel.jp/vanillabeans/

Vanilla Beans (バニラビーンズ), also known as Vanibe, was a Japanese idol girl duo formed in 2007, under the indie label FLOWER LABEL, a sub-label of Tokuma Japan Communications.^[3]

Vanilla Beans has had the same line-up since March 2008, when Rika left and Risa joined. In June 2011 they joined the newly formed idol label T-Palette Records, to which they and Negicco were the first artists signed.^[4]^[5]

After four years under T-Palette Records, the band made its major debut in August 2015 signing a new contract with the popular avex trax label.

Rena, the original member, is a Japanese idol fan. She presents the show "Can't Stop Loving Idols!" (アイドル好きが止まらない!) posted on the Kawaii Girl Japan website. She conducts interviews and reports on other bands.

^ "Interview avec Vanilla Beans au Toulouse Game Show" (in French). Jame World. December 27, 2012.
^ "Interview avec le groupe" (in French). Global Idols News Network. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
^ "Vanilla Beans mini-biography on the J-Pop Asia website". J-Pop Asia.
^ "New Idol Company : Tower Records held a press conference on June 3 at their Shibuya location to announce their new Idol Company T-Palette Records!". Pure Idol Heart. June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
^ "Tower Records to launch their own idol label with Vanilla Beans + Negicco". Drama News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[Jame-1] "Interview avec Vanilla Beans au Toulouse Game Show" (in French). Jame World. December 27, 2012.

[2] "Interview avec le groupe" (in French). Global Idols News Network. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

[3] "Vanilla Beans mini-biography on the J-Pop Asia website". J-Pop Asia.

[4] "New Idol Company : Tower Records held a press conference on June 3 at their Shibuya location to announce their new Idol Company T-Palette Records!". Pure Idol Heart. June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

[5] "Tower Records to launch their own idol label with Vanilla Beans + Negicco". Drama News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.

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