Crown Pop (stylized as CROWN POP) is a Japanese girl
idol group belonging to Section 2 of the talent agency
Stardust Promotion
is a leading Japanese talent agency, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1979 and invests in entertainment forms including music, cinema, and modelling.
The agency has a dominant share in the management of actresses. For example, ...
.
As of late 2018, it is formed of five members: , , , Airi Fujita, and Mia Yuzuki.
The band's nickname is Kurapo.
The nickname for its fans is "Poppers".
History
The group was created on August 8, 2015, consisting of several junior high and high school girls who were noted at Stardust Planet for their dance skills.
The group's name originates from its concept of .
The group was originally founded without a name and was known simply as .
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.
In September 2017, the group announced its first
mini-album
A mini-LP or mini-album is a short vinyl record album or LP, usually retailing at a lower price than an album that would be considered full-length. It is distinct from an EP due to containing more tracks and a slightly longer running length. A ...
, ''Change the World!''. The album was sold only at the group's live concerts.
After several member changes, the group settled with six members in January 2018:
Mita Ibuki, Saho Tanaka, Kaori Yamamoto, Rina, Airi Fujita, and Mia Yuzuki. The first concert with the current line-up of six members was held on January 28, 2018 at Akihabara Zest and was titled .
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.
On October 23, 2018, the group released (through Music@Note, a record label created as a collaboration between
Tower Records Japan
Tower Records is an international retail franchise and online music store that was formerly based in Sacramento, California, United States. From 1960 until 2006, Tower operated retail stores in the United States, which closed when Tower Record ...
and a pop culture event called @Jam) its first nationally distributed single, .
The single reached number 19 on the Japanese weekly
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in N ...
singles chart.
On September 14, 2020, Kaori Yamamoto announced that she will graduate on September 27 at the band's "Solo Birthday" live.
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.
Members
Former Members
Interviews with the members
Timeline
Discography
EPs
Albums
Singles
Notes
References
External links
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Japanese idol groups
Japanese girl groups
Musical groups established in 2015
2015 establishments in Japan
Japanese pop music groups
Musical groups from Tokyo
Stardust Promotion artists
Child musical groups