The Chorus Kids

"I hope that when you see them, you'll think about how far they've come, and you'll cheer on these brave, talented singers for me!"
— Conductor - Rhythm Heaven

The Chorus Kids (コーラスメン^?, Chorus Men) are three children in a choir together who are led by The Conductor. They appear in the Rhythm Game Glee Club.

Physical Appearance

The Chorus Kids are completely white, short kids with big heads and big eyes. They have smiles on their faces, sharp teeth, and black bowties. They have long arms and white tongues.

The conductor is a lion who wears all white clothes, except for his red tie, and he sports a white afro and holds a conducting baton, similar to a Clappy Trio member.

Backstory

One day, while the Clappy Trio was performing on a street corner, one of the members saw another group nearby, a chorus that just couldn't get their act together, because the third member was so nervous that he couldn't stop singing out of turn. The clappy member decided to leave the Clappy Trio with consent from his colleagues^[1] and take the chorus under his wing as their conductor, but he claims to be just there to help them along as "They're the stars, and I try to stay out of their way."^[2]

The Chorus Kids have been observed to perform in a variety of locations, such a featureless white plain, the beach, a spaceship and a factory.

One Chorus Kid appears in Munchy Monk in Rhythm Heaven Fever, where the titular monk is seen training by feeding him on a moving train.

Appearances

Gallery

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Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
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Artwork from Rhythm Heaven
Artwork of the Conductor from Rhythm Heaven
Sprite from Rhythm Heaven
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Artwork for Glee Club from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Artwork for Glee Club 2 from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Sprite from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Cameo in Game & Wario's intro sequence
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Cameo in Game & Wario's credits sequence

In Super Smash Bros.

The Chorus Kids appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as a trophy in the "Other" category, and as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Their spirit battle takes place on the Wii Fit Studio stage playing the Monkey Watch track, where they are represented by three differently-sized Jigglypuff wearing Leaf's hat. The battle has the following conditions:

The enemy favors up specials
The enemy is giant
The enemy has incresed attack power

The Chorus Kids
	There are few games with as many charming characters as the Rhythm Heaven series. Take those groovy Love Lizards, for example. Birds could learn a thing or two from them. And what about the Chorus Kids? They look adorable with their little bow ties, but things get odd when they open their mouths...	When it comes to the weird and wonderful, the Rhythm Paradise series has got all other games beat. Take those groovy Love Lizards, for example. Birds could learn a thing or two from them. And what about the Chorus Kids? They look adorable with their little bow ties, but things get a bit freakish when they open their mouths...

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Ability
1,196		The Chorus Kids		★★★	3	Jump ↓

Trivia

The Chorus Kids' features look very similar to Marshal.
The Chorus Kids make cameos in Game & Wario during the intro and credits sequences, both times alongise Sal Out.
While the Conductor is a former member of the Clappy Trio, he seems to be missing the tail that members of the trio are shown to have. This is further exemplified in Glee Club 2 in Rhythm Heaven, where he appears in a swimsuit, and still lacks a visible tail.
The Conductor uses his baton as a toothpick^[3], to scratch his back and to eat with. The Chorus Kids seem to be disgusted by this, but say they would do the same if they had a baton^[4].
- According the Japanese and Korean versions, the Conductor uses his baton to eat snacks he dropped on the floor^[5].
- According to the French version, the Conductor seems to like to eat sushi^[3]. This detail goes along with the added detail that the Clappy Trio likes to eat spaghetti bolognese^[6].
During the Glee Club Song in the Guitar Lessons, J.J. Rocker at one point wonders why the Glee Club conductor never moves. While he does stand completely still in Rhythm Heaven, a new cue was added in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, which has the conductor waves his baton to signal to the Chorus Kids when to stop in unison.
There was a widely spread leak that claimed that the Chorus Kids would become playable characters in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/for Wii U. Even though the leak predicted 9 out of 11 characters correctly, the Chorus Kids didn't join the playable roster, meaning that either that part of the leak was false, or the Chorus Kids were scrapped during development.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コーラスメン	Chorus Men
English^NOA	Chorus Kids
English^NOE	Chorus Kids
French	Les petits chanteurs	The little singers
Spanish	Los chicos del coro	Chorus Boys
Italian	Trio Brio
Dutch	Chorus Kids^[7] De koorknapen^[8]	The choir boys
Portuguese	Meninos do Coro^[7]	Choir Boys
Russian	Хористы^[8]	Choirists
Chinese^SI	The Chorus Kids^[8]
Korean	<span class="tooltip" title="Koleoseu Maen 3inbang Koleoseu Maen" style="text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-style: dotted">코러스맨 3인방 코러스맨^[8]	Chorus Men Trio Chorus Men

References

↑ リーダーの手記 (Leader's Notes), Rhythm Tengoku Gold
↑ Leader's Notes, Rhythm Heaven
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Je préfèrerais que mon chef de chorale arrête de s'en servir comme cure-dent, comme gratte-dos ou pour manger ses sushis... On trouve parfois de ces trucs collés dessus..." (I'd rather my choirmaster stop using it as a toothpick, as a back scratcher or to eat his sushi... We sometimes find this stuff stuck on it...) ~ Rhythm Item description for La chorale, Rhythm Paradise Megamix
↑ "I wish he wouldn't scratch his back and eat with his baton... Of course, I'd probably do the same if I had one. The conductor carries a heavy burden." ~ Rhythm Item description for Glee Club, Rhythm Heaven Megamix
↑ "せなかがカユイからって、首の後ろからあのぼうをツッコむの、やめてほしい！あと、おやつをゆかにおっことしちゃったからって、あのぼうをつかってひろうのも、やめてほしい！ボクも、あのべんりなぼうがほしい！" (Don't use that stick to scratch your itchy back! And stop using this stick to pick up the snack you dropped on the floor! Actually, I want this convenient stick too!) ~ Rhythm Item description for La chorale, Rhythm Paradise Megamix
↑ "Le cachet de nos 42 concerts précédents est parti dans ces nouveaux costumes hyper-classe. Du coup, on évite de les porter quand on mange des spaghettis bolognaise..." (The cachet of our previous 42 concerts has gone in these new hyper-class costumes. So we avoid wearing them when we eat spaghetti bolognese...) ~ Rhythm Item description for Trio superclap, Rhythm Paradise Megamix
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

[1] リーダーの手記 (Leader's Notes), Rhythm Tengoku Gold

[2] Leader's Notes, Rhythm Heaven

[French-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Je préfèrerais que mon chef de chorale arrête de s'en servir comme cure-dent, comme gratte-dos ou pour manger ses sushis... On trouve parfois de ces trucs collés dessus..." (I'd rather my choirmaster stop using it as a toothpick, as a back scratcher or to eat his sushi... We sometimes find this stuff stuck on it...) ~ Rhythm Item description for La chorale, Rhythm Paradise Megamix

[4] "I wish he wouldn't scratch his back and eat with his baton... Of course, I'd probably do the same if I had one. The conductor carries a heavy burden." ~ Rhythm Item description for Glee Club, Rhythm Heaven Megamix

[5] "せなかがカユイからって、首の後ろからあのぼうをツッコむの、やめてほしい！あと、おやつをゆかにおっことしちゃったからって、あのぼうをつかってひろうのも、やめてほしい！ボクも、あのべんりなぼうがほしい！" (Don't use that stick to scratch your itchy back! And stop using this stick to pick up the snack you dropped on the floor! Actually, I want this convenient stick too!) ~ Rhythm Item description for La chorale, Rhythm Paradise Megamix

[6] "Le cachet de nos 42 concerts précédents est parti dans ces nouveaux costumes hyper-classe. Du coup, on évite de les porter quand on mange des spaghettis bolognaise..." (The cachet of our previous 42 concerts has gone in these new hyper-class costumes. So we avoid wearing them when we eat spaghetti bolognese...) ~ Rhythm Item description for Trio superclap, Rhythm Paradise Megamix

[sm4sh-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

[smash-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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