| The Dance for Philosophy | |
| Native Name: | フィロソフィーのダンス |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
| Label: | Sony Music Records |
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is a Japanese girl group. Abbreviated as Filonosu, the girl group was formed in 2015.
The Dance for Philosophy, consisted of five members: Haru Hinata, Mariri Okutsu, Maria Sato, Nanako Ichikawa, and Otoha Totsuka, was formed in July 2015. Nanako Ichikawa left the group on October 7.[1] They released their debut single "Suki Kirai Antinomy", on December 20.
Their second single, "All We Need Is Love Story", was released on May 15, 2016, followed by their third single, "I'm After Time", on October 22. They held their first concert on November 20.[2] Their debut album Funky but Chic was released on November 23.[3]
They released their fourth single "Like a Zombie" on March 19, 2017, followed by their fifth single "Just Memories" on July 15, and their sixth single "Anne to Otohasu" on September 15. Their second album, The Founder, was released on November 22.[4]
On August 31, 2018, they released the double A-side single "It's My Turn / Live Life".[5] A second double A-side single, "Love Variation with Scoobie Do / Heuristic City", was released on December 14.[6] Their third album Excelsior was released on April 5, 2019.[7]
They released a remix album titled Sapiosexual on March 6, 2020.[8] The made their major label debut with the single "Don't Stop the Dance" through Sony Music Records on September 23.[9] [10]
Their second major single "Cup Ramen Program" was released on April 28, 2021,[11] followed by their third; "Double Standard", which was the ending theme song of The Honor Student at Magic High School, on August 18,[12] and their fourth; "Sunflower" on December 1.[13]
On April 27, 2022, they released their fourth album Ai no Tetsugaku.[14] They released their first EP, Red Carnival, on October 19.[15] On November 19, Otoha Totsuka graduated from the group and two new members: Nono Kiyoshi and Nanako Kayama joined.[16] [17]
Their fifth major single, "Neppū wa Ruten Suru", which was the opening theme song of Ayakashi Triangle, was released on March 15, 2023.[18] Their sixth major single, "Chou Cream Funk", which was the ending theme song of Mashle, was released on May 31.[19] Their second EP, One Summer Dream, was released on September 20.[20]
Their fifth album New Berry was released on March 13, 2024.[21] They released their seventh major single "Liar Girl" on July 31,[22] followed by their eighth major single "Koi no Shabadubidu" on November 13.[23]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon [24] | Billboard [25] | ||
| Funky but Chic |
| — | — |
| The Founder |
| 38 | 61 |
| 18 | 63 | |
| 8 | 8 | |
| New Berry |
| 11 | 12 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon | Billboard | ||
| Red Carnival |
| 8 | 8 |
| One Summer Dream |
| 11 | 10 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon | Billboard[26] | ||||
| 2015 | — | — | Funky but Chic | ||
| 2016 | — | — | |||
| — | — | ||||
| 2017 | — | — | The Founder | ||
| — | — | ||||
| — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 7 | 58 | Excelsior | ||
| — | |||||
| — | — | ||||
| — | |||||
| 2020 | 2 | 61 | Ai no Tetsugaku | ||
| 2021 | 14 | — | |||
| 11 | — | ||||
| 19 | — | ||||
| 2023 | 13 | — | New Berry | ||
| 10 | — | ||||
| 2024 | 10 | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| 19 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||