{"history":[],"article":{"id":"1a1f663f-18d7-4571-8e93-5f6000cf9af4","title":"Checkicco","slug":"checkicco","content":":::summary\n**Name:** Checkicco
チェキッ娘 \n**Alias:** CXCO \n**Origin:** [Japan](https://bliptext.com/articles/japan) \n**Genre:** [J-pop](https://bliptext.com/articles/j-pop) \n**Years Active:** 1998–1999 \n**Label:** [Pony Canyon](https://bliptext.com/articles/pony-canyon) \n**Associated Acts:** chee's, METAMO, M@M \n**Past Members:** Rina Tanaka
[Mikuni Shimokawa](https://bliptext.com/articles/mikuni-shimokawa)
Miki Yahagi
Rika Arai
Megumi Igarashi
Asami Kumakiri
Aimi Ueda
Eriko Yoshioka
Megumi Machida
Marina Kushi
Emiko Sasaki
Mami Fujioka
Megumi Nozaki
Ran Shimano
Tomoko Mori
Eriko Matsumoto
Mayu Katō
Satomi Kaida
Hiromi Kobayashi
Ayano Ōtaki
Yuka Ōta \n:::\n\n# \nCheckicco (チェキッ娘) were a Japanese idol group that was active from 1998 to 1999.\nIt was formed by Masahiro Mizuguchi, a producer for [Fuji TV](https://bliptext.com/articles/fuji-television) who had the idea of creating \"an Onyanko Club for the [Heisei era](https://bliptext.com/articles/heisei) (1989-2019)\".\nThey debuted in 1998 with the single \"Dakishimete\".\nTheir name comes from the phrase \"Check it!\", a catchphrase of [Tomoe Shinohara](https://bliptext.com/articles/tomoe-shinohara).\nThere were several things about Checkicco that were similar to Onyanko Club.\nLike Onyanko Club, Checkicco also hosted their own TV show, called DAIBAtteki!.\nEach member also had her own number (ID) just like Onyanko Club's members did.\nCheckicco held their final performance in November 1999, in front of an audience of 10,000 at [Tokyo Bay NK Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/tokyo-bay-nk-hall).\nThey have since reunited in 2004, 2009, and 2024.\nAnime theme singer [Mikuni Shimokawa](https://bliptext.com/articles/mikuni-shimokawa) and gravure idol Asami Kumakiri are two well-known former Checkicco members.\n\n# Releases\nCheckicco has released six [singles](https://bliptext.com/articles/single-music), two albums (counting their best-of album), a small number of IVs, a photobook, and a [Dreamcast](https://bliptext.com/articles/dreamcast) game.\nThey had several subgroups such as chee's, METAMO, and M@M, however, they were not very successful (their highest selling single, \"Hajimari\", only sold 32,450 copies with its highest rank as 40 — this was back in the days when best-selling [CDs](https://bliptext.com/articles/cd) were the ones that sold over 100,000 copies).\n\n# Members","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T10:48:45.120Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T10:48:45.120Z","search_vector":"'checkicco':1","search_content":" \n**Name:** Checkicco チェキッ娘 \n**Alias:** CXCO \n**Origin:** [Japan](https://bliptext.com/articles/japan) \n**Genre:** [J-pop](https://bliptext.com/articles/j-pop) \n**Years Active:** 1998–1999 \n**Label:** [Pony Canyon](https://bliptext.com/articles/pony-canyon) \n**Associated Acts:** chee's, METAMO, M@M \n**Past Members:** Rina Tanaka [Mikuni Shimokawa](https://bliptext.com/articles/mikuni-shimokawa) Miki Yahagi Rika Arai Megumi Igarashi Asami Kumakiri Aimi Ueda Eriko Yoshioka Megumi Machida Marina Kushi Emiko Sasaki Mami Fujioka Megumi Nozaki Ran Shimano Tomoko Mori Eriko Matsumoto Mayu Katō Satomi Kaida Hiromi Kobayashi Ayano Ōtaki Yuka Ōta \n \n\n# \nCheckicco (チェキッ娘) were a Japanese idol group that was active from 1998 to 1999.\nIt was formed by Masahiro Mizuguchi, a producer for [Fuji TV](https://bliptext.com/articles/fuji-television) who had the idea of creating \"an Onyanko Club for the [Heisei era](https://bliptext.com/articles/heisei) (1989-2019)\".\nThey debuted in 1998 with the single \"Dakishimete\".\nTheir name comes from the phrase \"Check it!\", a catchphrase of [Tomoe Shinohara](https://bliptext.com/articles/tomoe-shinohara).\nThere were several things about Checkicco that were similar to Onyanko Club.\nLike Onyanko Club, Checkicco also hosted their own TV show, called DAIBAtteki!.\nEach member also had her own number (ID) just like Onyanko Club's members did.\nCheckicco held their final performance in November 1999, in front of an audience of 10,000 at [Tokyo Bay NK Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/tokyo-bay-nk-hall).\nThey have since reunited in 2004, 2009, and 2024.\nAnime theme singer [Mikuni Shimokawa](https://bliptext.com/articles/mikuni-shimokawa) and gravure idol Asami Kumakiri are two well-known former Checkicco members.\n\n# Releases\nCheckicco has released six [singles](https://bliptext.com/articles/single-music), two albums (counting their best-of album), a small number of IVs, a photobook, and a [Dreamcast](https://bliptext.com/articles/dreamcast) game.\nThey had several subgroups such as chee's, METAMO, and M@M, however, they were not very successful (their highest selling single, \"Hajimari\", only sold 32,450 copies with its highest rank as 40 — this was back in the days when best-selling [CDs](https://bliptext.com/articles/cd) were the ones that sold over 100,000 copies).\n\n# Members","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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