Pink Cres.
Pink Cres. (ピンククレス, Pinku Kuresu, stylized PINK CRES.) was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Create in 2016. The group consisted of three members: Miyabi Natsuyaki, Hikaru Kobayashi, and Yūka Nihei.[1]
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Background information | |
Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 2016-2021 |
Labels | Up-Front Works |
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Website | www |
History
Miyabi Natsuyaki was a member of the Japanese idol group Berryz Kobo since 2004, and when the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2014, she decided to continue her singing career and held auditions for new members of a girl group in 2015.[2] Hikaru Kobayashi and Yūka Nihei passed the audition, and they were announced as new group members in April 2016.[1] They made their first public appearance at Buono!'s concert on August 25, 2016.[3]
Pink Cres. released their debut studio album, Crescendo, on June 28, 2017, which also included music videos for the songs "Fun Fun Fun" and "Kirei Kawai Mirai."[4] On June 27, 2018, Pink Cres. released the second studio album, Etcetera.[5]
Pink Cres. was scheduled to release their third studio album, No Borders, on February 6, 2019, but it was postponed.[6] On May 22, 2019, Pink Cres. released their first major double A-side single, "Tokyo Confusion" / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai."[7]
On March 19, 2021, the group announced that they would be disbanding at the end of June.[8] On June 30, 2021, the group formally disbanded, with Kobayashi and Nihei leaving Up-Front Create, and Natsuyaki staying with the agency as a soloist.[9][10]
Members
- Miyabi Natsuyaki (夏焼雅)
- Hikaru Kobayashi (小林ひかる)
- Yūka Nihei (二瓶有加)
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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Crescendo | 2017 |
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150 | — |
Etcetera (えとせとら) | 2018 |
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66 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Extended plays
Title | Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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JPN [12] | ||||
Soleil | 2020 |
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58 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Major
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales [13] |
Album |
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JPN [14] | ||||
"Tokyo Confusion" (トウキョウ・コンフュージョン) / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai" (宇宙の女は甘くない) | 2019 | 13 | — | Soleil |
"Roulette" (ルーレット) | 2020 | 28 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Promotional
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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"Sweet Girl's Night" | 2017 | — | — | Ecetera |
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Video Albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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JPN DVD |
JPN Blu-ray | ||
M-line Special 2021~Make a Wish!~ |
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M-line Special 2021~Make a Wish!~ on 20th June |
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PINK CRES. LAST LIVE ~LOVE YOU PINK CLASS.~ |
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References
- "PINK CRES.のプロフィール" [Pink Cres.'s profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- "夏焼 雅、音楽活動は新しいグループで" [Miyabi Natsuyaki to continue music activities with new girl group]. Barks (in Japanese). April 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- "Buono!、武道館で約4年ぶり単独ライブ。夏焼雅の新グループは「PINK CRES.」". Barks (in Japanese). August 25, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- "夏焼雅率いるPINK CRES.、デビューアルバムよりMV2本同時公開". Natalie (in Japanese). June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- "PINK CRES.が2ndアルバム「えとせとら」発売、7月からは初のライブツアー開催". Natalie (in Japanese). June 27, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- "≪発売延期≫No Borders" [(cancelled) No Borders]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- "PINK CRES.がシングル発売記念イベント、「お尻でくるみ割り」のチェリー吉武も登場". Rolling Stone Japan (in Japanese). May 23, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- PINK CRES.からお知らせ【ご報告】, retrieved March 17, 2022
- "PINK CRES.活動終了のお知らせ". www.pinkcres.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- PINK CRES.からのラストメッセージ【ありがとう】, retrieved March 17, 2022
- Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
- Crescendo: "crescendo". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- Etcetera: "えとせとら" [Ecetera]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
- Sales figures for physical releases on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
- "Roulette": "週間 CDシングルランキング 2020年03月09日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for March 9, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
- "Tokyo Confusion" / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai": "トウキョウ・コンフュージョン/宇宙の女は甘くない<初回生産限定盤>". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- "Roulette": "ルーレット(通常盤A)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 4, 2020.