Cheeky Parade
Cheeky Parade | |
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Also known as | Chikipa |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2012 – 2018 |
Labels | iDOL Street |
Associated acts |
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Website |
www |
Members |
Asami Watanabe Yūna Sekine Rino Shimazaki Yuriya Suzuki Marin Yamamoto Hina Nagai Mariya Suzuki |
Past members |
Seran Mizorogi Momoka Kodakari |
Cheeky Parade (チィキィ パレード), also known as Chikipa (チキパ) was a Japanese girl group formed by Avex Trax in 2011.[1]
History
Formed in 2012, Cheeky Parade is one of Japan’s rising girl idol groups. Their unique style fuses Japanese Idol music with the seemingly limitless energy of the 9 girls that make up Cheeky Parade. The group’s name fittingly represents both the girl’s saucy attitude and the parade-like excitement they generate. Cheeky Parade is on the Avex idol label, “iDOL Street”, and debuted with their 1st single “BUNBUN NINE9’” in January 2013. Their 1st single ranked in at #4 on the Oricon weekly chart, and their 2nd single and 3rd singles, “C.P.U !?” and “Mugendai Shoujo” also made the top five, ranking in at #5 and #4 respectively. Cheeky Parade made history as the first Japanese act to ever perform at the CBGB Music & Film Festival.[2]
In October 2014, Cheeky Parade was invited to do a special live in New York City's Times Square. Recordings of the trip were featured in the music video for "CANDY POP GALAXY BOMB!!" including their live and appearance at New York Comic Con.
On 28 June 2016, Marin Yamamoto and Mariya Suzuki started a two-year hiatus with GEM member Maaya Takeda to study abroad in Los Angeles, California to study music and dance.[3]
In April 2017, Cheeky Parade performed a remix version of "Shout along!" at SXSW 2017 live from Tokyo via NTT Japan Factory's "cyber teleportation" technology. The performance could be found in iDOL Street's official YouTube channel.
On 19 May 2017, members Seran Mizorogi and Momoka Kodakari announced their departure from Cheeky Parade. Their last live with Cheeky Parade was held on 9 June 2017.
During January 2015, members Asami Watanabe, Seran Mizorogi, and Hina Nagai formed a subunit called NERFY GUINER BIEBER with Watanabe as WATANABE (ワタナベ), Mizorogi as ROGY (ロギー), and Nagai leading as GUINER (ガイナー).[4] The subunit performs as an opening act for Cheeky Parade. After Mizorogi's departure from Cheeky Parade in 2017, Rino Shimazaki joined the subunit as Motherky (マザーキー).[5]
On April 12, 2018 Cheeky Parade announced they will disband on July 31, 2018. The group will hold their last concert as 7 members, with Marin Yamamoto and Mariya Suzuki returning from their hiatus to participate in the show.[6]
Members
Current members
Name | Nickname | Birth date | Age | Birthplace | Notes |
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Asami Watanabe (渡辺 亜紗美) |
Asamin (あさみん); Watanabe (ワタナベ) |
27 September 1994 | 24 | Tochigi Prefecture | Dance leader
Member of NERFY GUINER BIEBER as WATANABE (2016–present) |
Yūna Sekine (関根 優那) |
Yū-nyan (ゆ~にゃん) |
28 September 1994 | 24 | Saitama Prefecture | Former Leader (2012 - 2016) |
Rino Shimazaki (島崎 莉乃) |
Rinono (りのの); Motherky (マザーキー) |
15 May 1996 | 22 | Kanagawa Prefecture | Member of NERFY GUINER BIEBER as MOTHERKY (2017–present) |
Yuriya Suzuki (鈴木 友梨耶) |
Yuriya (ゆりゃ) |
28 August 1996 | 22 | Tokyo | Current Leader (2016–present)
Sister to Mariya Suzuki. |
Marin Yamamoto (山本 真凜) |
Marin (まりん) |
11 June 1997 | 21 | Mie Prefecture | On hiatus since 28 June 2016 |
Hina Nagai (永井 日菜) |
Hina-chun (ひなchuン); Guiner (ガイナー) |
6 February 1998 | 20 | Tokyo | Leader of NERFY GUINER BIEBER as GUINER (2016–present) |
Mariya Suzuki (鈴木 真梨耶) |
Marya (まりゃ) |
26 September 1999 | 19 | Tokyo | On hiatus since 28 June 2016
Sister to Yuriya Suzuki. |
Former Members
Name | Nickname | Birth date | Age | Birthplace | Notes |
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Seran Mizorogi (溝呂木 世蘭) |
Seran (せらん); Rogy |
22 April 1997 | 20 | Tokyo | Former member of NERFY GUINER BIEBER (2016 - 2017)
Left 9 June 2017 |
Momoka Kodakari (小鷹狩 百花) |
Momo (もも) |
21 February 1999 | 18 | Osaka Prefecture | Left 9 June 2017 |
Discography
Albums
Title | Release date | Featured Songs | Chart position | Sales (Oricon) |
Certification | Notes | ||
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Oricon Weekly Singles Chart |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 |
First week |
Total | |||||
Cheeky Parade I | 27 November 2013 |
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14 | 35 | 8,487 | 8,908 | - |
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Together | 18 June 2014 | Together | - | - | - | - | - | Mini Album with solo versions of "Together" by all nine members. |
Cheeky Parade II | 1 June 2016 |
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- | - | - | - | - |
Singles
Title | Release date | Featured Songs | Chart position | Sales (Oricon) |
Certification | Notes | ||
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Oricon Weekly Singles Chart |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 |
First week |
Total | |||||
Cheeky Dreamer | 1 April 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | Indie Single (5,000 copies only) | |
BUNBUN NINE9′ | 9 January 2013 |
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4 | 36 | 22,176 | 24,495 | - | |
C.P.U!? | 10 April 2013 |
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5 | 65 | 18,623 | 19,616 | - | |
Infinity Girl A (無限大少女∀ Mugendai Shoujo∀) | 4 September 2013 |
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4 | 24 | 28,340 | 29,231 | - | |
CANDY POP GALAXY BOMB!! / Kizuna PUNKY ROCK !! (キズナPUNKY ROCK !!) | 12 December 2014 |
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- | - | - | - | - | |
M.O.N.ST@R / Colorful Starlight (カラフルスターライト) | 15 July 2015 |
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- | - | - | - | - | |
SKY GATE | 24 February 2016 |
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- | - | - | - | - |
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Hands up! | 2016 |
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- | - | - | - | - | First single to not feature Marin Yamamoto and Mariya Suzuki before hiatus. |
Shout along! | 2017 |
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22 | - | 4,993 | - | - |
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Music videos
Title | Official YouTube link |
Single | Album | Notes |
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BUNBUN NINE9′ | watch | BUNBUN NINE9' | Cheeky Parade I | |
watch | Another Version 1 | |||
C.P.U !? | watch | C.P.U !? | Panorama Version | |
Infinity Girl A (無限大少女∀ Mugendai Shoujo∀) | watch | Infinity Girl A (無限大少女∀ Mugendai Shoujo∀) | Outside Version | |
Check it Out (チェケラ Chekera) | watch | - | ||
Together | watch | Together | Together | Call and Response Version |
watch | "Special Product from Tochigi Asami" ver. ("栃木の名産亜紗美"ver. "Tochigi no Meisan Asami"ver.) | |||
watch | "It's Yūna" ver. ("やっぱ優那だな" ver. "Yappa Yuuna dana" ver.) | |||
watch | "Little Demon Seran" ver. ("小悪魔世蘭"ver. "Koakuma Seran" ver.) | |||
watch | "The Lovely Flower is Yuriya" ver. ("好きなお花は友梨耶"ver. "Suki na Ohana wa Yuriya"ver.) | |||
watch | "I'm Marin" ver. ("俺の真凜"ver. "Ore no Marin"ver.) | |||
watch | "Shimazaki Out" ver. ("島崎アウト"ver.) | |||
watch | "Nagai Player" ver. ("永井選手"ver. "Nagai Senshu"ver.) | |||
watch | "I Love Momoka" ver. ("百花が好きやねん" ver. "Momoka ga Suki yanen" ver.) | |||
watch | "Number One cheeky Mariya-hho" ver. ("一番cheeky真梨耶っほー"ver. "Ichiban cheeky Mariya-hho"ver.) | |||
CANDY POP GALAXY BOMB!! | watch | CANDY POP GALAXY BOMB!! / Kizuna PUNKY ROCK !! (キズナPUNKY ROCK !!) | Cheeky Parade II | |
M.O.N.ST@R | watch | M.O.N.ST@R / Colorful Starlight (カラフルスターライト) | Down the Road ver. | |
Colorful Starlight (カラフルスターライト) | watch | |||
SKY GATE | watch | SKY GATE | ||
GARLIC&ONION | watch | - | As NERFY GUINER BIEBER | |
WE ARE THE GREATEST9' | watch | - | Cheeky Parade II | |
Hands up! | watch | Hands up! | - | Short ver. |
Shampoo & conditioner | watch | Shout along! | - | As NERFY GUINER BIEBER |
Shout along! | watch | - | ||
OHANA | watch | - | - | As NERFY GUINER BIEBER |
References
- ↑ Kanki (2012-09-23). "Idol unit 'Cheeky Parade' to debut in 2013". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ↑ To, Jeffrey (December 24, 2014). "An Exclusive Interview with J-Pop Idol Group Cheeky Parade". Nihongogo. Nihongogo. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ↑ "PROFILE | Cheeky Parade オフィシャルウェブサイト". cheekyparade.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ↑ ガイナー◉◉1/6来日公演@渋谷 (2016-02-10). "みんなー! おきてるー??夜でもHAPPY!ガイナーよ!実はみんなにスペシャルなお知らせがあるの! ガイナーのMVが完成したの! 「GARLIC&ONION 」 checkー!". @CP_Japan2015. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ↑ アイドルストリート 公 式 (2017-07-22), GUINER CHANNEL Vol 1 NEW MEMBER AUDITION, retrieved 2017-07-23
- ↑ "Cheeky Parade To Disband In July". jpopasia. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
External links
- Cheeky Parade Official Website (in Japanese)
- Cheeky Parade Official Website (avex network) (in Japanese)
- iDOL Street Official YouTube Channel including "Chikipa Tsūshin" (in Japanese)
- Cheeky Parade Official USTREAM Channel (in Japanese)
- Cheeky Parade Official Blog (in Japanese)