Fruits Zipper (stylized in
all caps
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) is a
Japanese girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female p ...
that formed in 2022. They debuted with the digital single "Kimi no Akarui Mirai o Oikakete" in April 2022 and released their first album ''New Kawaii'' in April 2024.
History
2022–present: Debut and TikTok success
The formation of Fruits Zipper was officially announced on February 14, 2022, and the group's line-up was revealed on February 22. They released their debut digital single, "Kimi no Akarui Mirai o Oikakete", on April 10. Their second digital single, "Watashi no Ichiban Kawaī tokoro", was released on April 29, and later went viral on
TikTok
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. On May 20, their third digital single, "Kanpeki Shugi de☆", was released. Their fourth digital single, "Radio Galaxy", which was produced by Yuc'e was released on July 29. From August to September, Fruits Zipper released four digital singles: "Skyfeelan", "Fre-Fru Summer!", "We are Frontier", and "Re→Try & Fly". On September 12, they held their first solo performance at Liquid Room in Tokyo. On November 11, they released their ninth digital single "Sekai wa Kimi kara Hajimaru" – the song was used as the theme song for CBC TV drama ''Link!''. On December 31, Fruits Zipper performed overseas for the first time in Taiwan.
Their tenth digital single, "Hapi Choco", was released on February 1, 2023. They embarked on their first tour in February. On April 5, they held their first overseas concert in Taiwan. On May 4, their eleventh digital single, "Chō Medetai Song ～Konnani Shiawasede Īnokana?～", was released. On August 4, they released their twelfth digital single, "Pure in the World". They embarked on their first national tour in September. Their viral digital single "Watashi no Ichiban Kawaī tokoro" was re-released on September 13 as Fruits Zipper's first maxi-single. On October 4, they released their thirteenth digital single, "Co-Kosei", followed by their fourteenth digital single, "Kimikoi", on October 29. In December, they won the New Artist Award at the 65th Japan Record Awards.
On April 10, 2024, they released their first album ''New Kawaii''. On May 18 and 19, they held their second anniversary concerts at the
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wres ...
. They released their second maxi-single, "New Kawaii / Fruits Basket", on September 18. In December, they won the Excellent Work Award for their song "New Kawaii" at the 66th Japan Record Awards.
They released their fifteenth digital single, "Kagami", on January 17, 2025.
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Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Awards and nominations
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References
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Japanese girl groups
Japanese idol groups
Japanese pop music groups
Music Awards Japan winners
Musical groups from Tokyo
Musical groups established in 2022
Musical septets
2022 establishments in Japan