Pink Cres.

Pink Cres.
Pink Cres. at Japan Expo Thailand 2017
From left to right: Nihei, Natsuyaki, and Kobayashi
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active2016-2021
LabelsUp-Front Works
Members
Websitewww.pinkcres.com

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]

Pink Cres. debuted in 2017 with the album Crescendo. They remained active until 2021, in which they disbanded.

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

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[11]
Crescendo 2017
  • Released: June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28)
  • Label: Up-Front Works
  • Format: CD, digital download
 150 —
Etcetera (えとせとら) 2018
  • Released: June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)
  • Label: Up-Front Works
  • Format: CD, digital download
 66 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[12]
Soleil 2020 58 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Major

List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
[13] 		Album
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
  • JPN: 2,141
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN
"Sweet Girl's Night" 2017 — — Ecetera
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Video Albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN DVD
 JPN Blu-ray
M-line Special 2021～Make a Wish!～ — —
M-line Special 2021～Make a Wish!～ on 20th June — —
PINK CRES. LAST LIVE ～LOVE YOU PINK CLASS.～
  • Released: November 17, 2021 (JPN)
  • Label: Up-Front Works
  • Formats: Blu-ray
 — —

References

  1. ^ a b "PINK CRES.のプロフィール" [Pink Cres.'s profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "≪発売延期≫No Borders" [(cancelled) No Borders]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ PINK CRES.からお知らせ【ご報告】, March 19, 2021, retrieved March 17, 2022
  9. ^ "PINK CRES.活動終了のお知らせ". www.pinkcres.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  10. ^ PINK CRES.からのラストメッセージ【ありがとう】, June 30, 2021, retrieved March 17, 2022
  11. ^ Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
  12. ^ Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
  13. ^ Sales figures for physical releases on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
  14. ^ Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart: