క్యాండీలు (బ్యాండ్)
క్యాండీలు () అనునది ఒక ప్రముఖ జపాన్ బాలికల గాయక బృందము (జపనీస్ ప్రసిద్ధ బ్యాండ్.).. ఈ గ్రూపు 1973 లో ప్రారంభించబడినది.వారి మొదటి కచేరీ "" (). కాండీలు లో ముగ్గురు సభ్యులు ఉంటారు:(1) రాన్ ఇటో(),రాన్ గా పిలువబడుతుంది.(2) యుషికో టనాక(),"సూ"గా పిలువబడుతుంది. (3) మికీ పుజిమురా (),"మికీ" గా పిలువబడుతుంది.ఈ కాండీలు టెలివిజన్ కార్యక్రమాలలో హాస్య కళకారులుగా పనిచేసేవారు.ఈ ప్రేక్షకుల రేటింగ్ 32% ఉంది. ఈ కార్యక్రమాలను జపనీయులు వ్యాపారంలో వినియోగించేవారు. జూలై 17, 1977 లో "హిబియా ఓపెన్ ఎయిర్ కన్సర్న్ హాల్" నందు హఠాత్తుగా కాండీలు తన రిటైర్మెంట్ ప్రకటించారు.
Ran
She was the leader of Candies. When she was a junior high school student, she entered Tokyo music school along with Sue and Miki that met at a campsite. When 5th EP"" was released, she became a lead vocal and changed into central position. Fortunately, this change ended in big success. 5th EP became a big hit song for the first time. After that, Candies became known as a popular group in Japan. After Candies breakup, she became an actress in 1980 and is working at show business even now.
Sue
She yearned for The Peanuts and aimed at a singer. At first, her desire met with opposition from her parents. However, she could not change her mind over that. Although she took charge of lead vocal between 1st EP and 4th EP, after that, she was changed into right-hand side position by Manager's idea. After Candies breakup, in common with Ran, she became an actress in 1980 and got many prizes. Unfortunately, she passed away because of breast cancer on April 21, 2011. Before her death, she recorded her speech into a tape recorder to express her lamentation to the sufferers of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. This touching tape was opened to the public on television and Japanese people met with deep sorrow.
Miki
She had the biggest ability to understand music among all members. Since her parents were working at a college of music, she was able to get much knowledge of music naturally. Therefore, she did not only sing but also wrote many good songs like "". However, she took charge of lead vocal only once on 16th EP "". It was what Ran and Sue proposed. After Candies breakup, she came back to the music industry with her solo album"" in 1983. However, after that, she didn't appear as a singer again and retired entirely from show business.
When the Candies appeared in 1973, trio groups were rare. When the Candies started, the Candies was completely defeated by solo singers on the hit chart. However, through the Candies' 5th single "My younger boyfriend" in 1975, these ideas disappeared. After that, Candies grew and became a bigger group.
The Candies often appeared on television as an idol group. However, the Candies has various musical styles: pop, rock, funk, folk song and others. The Candies are not just an idol group but are also professional singers.
These songs can be listened to on Youtube.
Lead vocal : Sue (1,2,3,4) Ran (5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18) Miki (16)
"The Final Carnival" was the Candies' last concert. It was on 4 April 1978 at Korakuen Stadium. The Japanese called it the legend concert. It was the first female music group concert to be held at a baseball stadium. The audience was about 55,000 and the show lasted 4 hours. After that, this concert was shown to the public on television in Japan and got 32% program rating. A part of the concert was released on video and DVD. However, in spite of passionate requests from Candies fans, the complete version has not been released yet. Some songs of The Final Carnival can be seen on YouTube.