Honey Popcorn () was a girl group based in South Korea formed by Kyun Create, consisting of

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, Moko Sakura, Ruka Tajima, and Sara Izumi. The group debuted on March 21, 2018, with album ''Bibidi Babidi Boo''.

History

In February 2018,

announced that she would debut in South Korea with a new girl group with Miko Matsuda and Moko Sakura. Prior to this, all three girls had worked as idol singers in Japan, with Mikami as a member of

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, Matsuda as a member of

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, and Sakura as a member of Bakusute Sotokanda Icchome (a sub-unit of Akihabara Backstage Pass). The group was funded by Mikami herself as a passion project. Their debut was met with controversy by South Korean media outlets due to the members being adult film actresses. On December 23, 2018, Miko Matsuda announced on her

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that she will be graduating from the group. In June 2019, Nako Miyase, Ruka Tajima and Sara Izumi joined the group. In December 2020, Nako Miyase left the group. On January 16, 2021, Nako Miyase announced on Twitter that the group had disbanded, but corrected her statement a few days later. Since then, Honey Popcorn is on an indefinite hiatus.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

K-pop music groups South Korean girl groups South Korean dance music groups Musical groups from Seoul Musical groups established in 2018 2018 establishments in South Korea South Korean pop music groups {{Korea-band-stub