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Origin | Meguro, Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 2002–2013 |
Labels | Epic Records |
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Halcali (ハルカリ, Harukari, stylized as HALCALI), were a Japanese J-pop duo consisting of Halca and Yucali from Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. Its name is a portmanteau of Halca (ハルカ, Haruka) and Yucali (ユカリ, Yukari). Their debut album, Halcali Bacon, reached #5 on the Oricon charts, making it the first album by a female hip-hop artist to enter the top ten in Japanese history.[citation needed]
Halcali also made their American debut in May 2008 as the musical guests of honor at the Anime Central convention.[1][2] They performed again in America at Central Park, New York City on June 1, 2008 as part of a Japan Day Festival as part of a Japanese tourism campaign.[3][4]
As Halcali did not renew their contracts with Epic Records Japan, they have had no outstanding entertainment activity as a unit as of 2013.