Crown Pop

Crown Pop (stylized as CROWN POP) is a Japanese girl idol group belonging to Section 2 of the talent agency Stardust Promotion.[1] As of late 2018, it is formed of five members: Mita Ibuki, Saho Tanaka, Rina, Airi Fujita, and Mia Yuzuki.[2]

Crown Pop
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2015–present
LabelsMusic@Note
Websitecrownpop.com

The band's nickname is Kurapo.[3][4] The nickname for its fans is "Poppers".[4][5]

History

The group was created on August 8, 2015, consisting of several junior high and high school girls who were noted at Stardust Planet[lower-alpha 1] for their dance skills.[6][7] The group's name originates from its concept of "working hard to polish dance skills in order to grab the entertainment world's crown".[4][6]

The group was originally founded without a name and was known simply as "Entertainment Office Section 2 Lesson Place" (芸能２部レッスン場).[1] The name "Crown Pop" was announced during their live debut performance that took place on December 5, 2015 at the "Please Don't Forget Tohoku" event in Sendai.[1][8]

In September 2017, the group announced its first mini-album, Change the World!. The album was sold only at the group's live concerts.[7]

After several member changes, the group settled with six members in January 2018:[7] Mita Ibuki, Saho Tanaka, Kaori Yamamoto, Rina, Airi Fujita, and Mia Yuzuki.[9] The first concert with the current line-up of six members was held on January 28, 2018 at Akihabara Zest and was titled Crown Pop New Line-up Announcement Concert (CROWN POP新体制お披露目公演).[10][11][12]

On May 27, 2018, the group announced its first single, "Real×live", with a song titled "EGO×search" as a coupling track. This, like Change the World!, was only distributed at live concerts.[13]

On October 23, 2018, the group released (through Music@Note, a record label created as a collaboration between Tower Records Japan and a pop culture event called @Jam) its first nationally distributed single, "Gogo Yoji goro no Suki Desu" (午後四時ごろの好きです).[7][14][15] The single reached number 19 on the Japanese weekly Oricon singles chart.[16]

On September 14, 2020, Kaori Yamamoto announced that she will graduate on September 27 at the band's "Solo Birthday" live.[17]

Musical and lyrical style

"Gogo Yoji goro no Suki Desu", the title track of the group's album Change the World!, is a sour-sweet rock song full of teenage racing heartbeats and vacillating emotions.[18]

Members
Name Birthdate Birthplace Notes
Mita Ibuki(三田美吹) (2000-07-19) July 19, 2000 Chiba Prefecture Leader
Saho Tanaka(田中咲帆) (2003-01-09) January 9, 2003 Kanagawa Prefecture
Rina (里菜) (2000-06-18) June 18, 2000 Tokyo Oldest member
Airi Fujita(藤田愛理) (2002-05-24) May 24, 2002 Kanagawa Prefecture
Mia Yuzuki(雪月心愛) (2004-12-27) December 27, 2004 Saitama Prefecture Youngest member

Former Members
Name Birthdate Birthplace Notes
Kaori Yamamoto (山本花織) (2000-11-07) November 7, 2000 Chiba Prefecture Graduated on September 27, 2020

Interviews with the members [19][20]

Timeline

Discography

EPs
Title Album details
Change the World!
 (stylized as Change the world!)
  • Live-venue-only distribution
  • Released: September 2017[7]

Albums
Title Release date Charts (Oricon weekly ranking)
LIFE August 2020 9th (3,328)

Singles
Year Title Charts
JPN
Oricon
[21]
2018 "Real×live" (live-venue-only distribution)[13] —
"Gogo Yoji goro no Suki Desu" (午後四時ごろの好きです) 19
2019 "Samātaimurūru" (サマータイムルール) 16
2020 "Masshiro kataomoi" (真っ白片思い) 23
2020 "To Do" (シングル) 23

Notes
  1. A department of Stardust Promotion that specializes in female idols

References
  1. "NEW FACE IDOL CROWN POP". Hustle Press. June 8, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  2. "CROWN POPがリリイベで「午後四時ごろの好きです」MVをサプライズ初公開！驚きと喜びのメンバーコメントも". MIKAN. October 29, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. "Crown Pop official website". Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  4. "TIF2018出演アイドル第5弾発表！「BiS1st」「BiS2nd」や「KOTO」「S★スパイシー」など23組". Mikan. May 22, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. "「＠JAM PARTY Vol.14」が5/14に開催 3月につりビットらが登場して行われた「Vol.12」の模様をプレイバック". GirlsNews. May 12, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  6. "スターダストの次世代アイドルCROWN POP、東京Flavorとアイドルトークで大盛り上がり 成長を実感". Modelpress (mdpr.jp). December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  7. "CROWN POP". CDJournal. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  8. "【おもひで】12/5（土）東北産を忘れないでくださイベント". Crown Pop official blog. December 10, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  9. "CROWN POP オフィシャルサイト (as archived on 8 February, 2018)". Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  10. "【1/8】「アイドルジェネレーション vol.51 in Zepp Tokyo ～2018年あけおめSP!！～」レポート・メインステージ前半☆ [ライブレポート] // アイドルジェネレーション". Tario Nikkei. January 27, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  11. "News // 1/28(日)「CROWN POP新体制お披露目公演」決定！". Crown Pop official website.
  12. "雪月心愛（CROWN POP）". Tokyo Idol Net. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
    "藤田愛理（CROWN POP）". Tokyo Idol Net. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  13. "CROWN POPが1stシングル「Real×live」発売、初のリリイベも決定". Music Natalie. May 29, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  14. "【ライブレポート】CROWN POP初の全国流通盤リリース記念しタワレコ新宿に登場、ファンとMVを初鑑賞（写真20枚 / 動画あり）". Music Natalie. October 27, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  15. "CROWN POP、初の全国流通シングル「午後四時ごろの好きです」発売". Music Natalie. September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  16. "午後四時ごろの好きです | CROWN POP". Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  17. "Crown Pop オフィシャルサイト".
  18. "CROWN POP / 午後四時ごろの好きです". CDJournal. 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  19. "PICK UP IDOL CROWN POP". Hustle Press. November 10, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  20. "【旬アイドル】ＣＲＯＷＮ ＰＯＰ・三田美吹「笑顔とパフォーマンスに注目して！」". Zakzak. July 24, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
    "【旬アイドル】芸能界の"王冠"つかむため奮闘中！ ＣＲＯＷＮ ＰＯＰ・山本花織「ソロダンスも注目して」". Zakzak. July 21, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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