Pink Cres.
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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.
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. Hikaru Kobayashi and Yūka Nihei passed the audition, and they were announced as new group members in April 2016. They made their first public appearance at Buono!'s concert on August 25, 2016.
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." On June 27, 2018, Pink Cres. released the second studio album, Etcetera.
Pink Cres. was scheduled to release their third studio album, No Borders, on February 6, 2019, but it was postponed. On May 22, 2019, Pink Cres. released their first major double A-side single, "Tokyo Confusion" / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai."
On March 19, 2021, the group announced that they would be disbanding at the end of June. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| 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
| Title | Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| Soleil | 2020 | Released: October 7, 2020(2020-10-07) Label: Zetima Format: CD, digital download | 58 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Singles
Major
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| "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
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN DVD | JPN Blu-ray | ||
| M-line Special 2021～Make a Wish!～ | Collaboration with Airi Suzuki & Karin Miyamoto Released: August 18, 2021 (JPN) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: DVD | — | — |
| M-line Special 2021～Make a Wish!～ on 20th June | Collaboration with Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka & Karin Miyamoto Released: November 3, 2021 (JPN) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: DVD | — | — |
| PINK CRES. LAST LIVE ～LOVE YOU PINK CLASS.～ | Released: November 17, 2021 (JPN) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: Blu-ray | — | — |