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]
Cheeky Parade | |
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Also known as | Chikipa |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2012 – 2018 |
Labels | iDOL Street |
Members | Asami Watanabe Yūna Sekine Rino Shimazaki Yuriya Suzuki Marin Yamamoto Hina Nagai Mariya Suzuki |
Past members | Seran Mizorogi Momoka Kodakari |
Website | www |
History
editFormed 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
editCurrent members
editName | 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 | 29 | Tochigi Prefecture |
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Yūna Sekine (関根 優那) |
Yū-nyan (ゆ~にゃん) |
28 September 1994 | 29 | Saitama Prefecture |
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Rino Shimazaki (島崎 莉乃) |
Rinono (りのの); Motherky (��ザーキー) |
15 May 1996 | 28 | Kanagawa Prefecture |
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Yuriya Suzuki (鈴木 友梨耶) |
Yuriya (ゆりゃ) |
28 August 1996 | 27 | Tokyo |
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Marin Yamamoto (山本 真凜) |
Marin (まりん) |
11 June 1997 | 27 | Mie Prefecture |
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Hina Nagai (永井 日菜) |
Hina-chun (ひなchuン); Guiner (ガイナー) |
6 February 1998 | 26 | Tokyo |
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Mariya Suzuki (鈴木 真梨耶) |
Marya (まりゃ) |
26 September 1999 | 24 | Tokyo |
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Former Members
editName | 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 |
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Momoka Kodakari (小鷹狩 百花) |
Momo (もも) |
21 February 1999 | 18 | Osaka Prefecture |
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Discography
editAlbums
editTitle | 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
editTitle | 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! | 7 September 2016 |
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- | - | - | - | - | First single to not feature Marin Yamamoto and Mariya Suzuki before hiatus. |
Shout along! | 26 April 2017 |
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22 | - | 4,993 | - | - |
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Music Cards
editTitle | 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 | |||||
Our Song (僕らの歌, Bokura no Uta) | 22 November 2017 |
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- | - | - | - | - | |
Answer | 14 February 2018 |
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- | - | - | - | - | Final Single |
Collaborations
editSingle | Artist | Release Date | Songs Participated in | Notes |
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Puri Puri♥SUMMER Kiss (プリプリ♥SUMMERキッス, PuriPuri♥SUMMER Kissu) | SUPER☆GiRLS | 4 July 2012 | STEP to Tomorrow! (明日へSTEP!, Ashita e STEP!) | With All iDOL Street Members |
TRF Respect Idol Tribute!! (TRFリスペクトアイドルトリビュート!!, TRF Risupekuto Aidoru Toribyūto!!) | IRF, Idoling!!!, Dream5, Tokyo Girls' Style, BiS, iDOL Street, and DJ KOO from TRF | 19 December 2012 |
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Celebration | SUPER☆GiRLS | 20 February 2013 | Celebration | With All iDOL Street Members |
Everlasting Summer High Touch (常夏ハイタッチ, Tokonatsu Hai Tatchi) | SUPER☆GiRLS | 12 June 2013 | PAN-PAKA-PAN! | With All iDOL Street Members |
Ahhahha! ~Music of Transcending Laughs~ (アッハッハ! ~超絶爆笑音頭~, Ahhahha! ~Chouzetsu Bakushou Ondo~) | SUPER☆GiRLS | 13 August 2014 | Happy・Circle・Street (ハッピー・サークル・ストリート, Happī・Sākuru・Sotorīto) | With All iDOL Street Members |
CR Hana no Keiji 10th Anniversary Celebration Album (CR花の慶次 10周年記念アルバム, CR Hana no Keiji 10-shūnen Kinen Arubamu) | – | 20 December 2017 | Flower of a Warrior (武士ノ花, Bushi no Hana) | Featured in the 10th Anniversary album for CR Hana no Keiji (CR花の慶次). |
Music videos
editTitle | Official YouTube link |
Album | Single | Music Card | Notes |
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BUNBUN NINE9′ | watch | Cheeky Parade I | BUNBUN NINE9' | - | |
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 | Cheeky Parade II | CANDY POP GALAXY BOMB!! / Kizuna PUNKY ROCK !! (キズナPUNKY ROCK !!) | - | |
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 |
Our Song (僕らの歌, Bokura no Uta) | watch | - | - | Our Song (僕らの歌, Bokura no Uta) | |
MightyGirl | watch | - | - | Our Song (僕らの歌, Bokura no Uta) | |
JUMPER JUMPER | watch | - | - | Our Song (僕らの歌, Bokura no Uta) |
References
edit- ^ Kanki (23 September 2012). "Idol unit 'Cheeky Parade' to debut in 2013". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ To, Jeffrey (24 December 2014). "An Exclusive Interview with J-Pop Idol Group Cheeky Parade". Nihongogo. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "PROFILE | Cheeky Parade オフィシャルウェブサイト". cheekyparade.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ ガイナー◉◉1/6来日公演@渋谷 (10 February 2016). "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 23 July 2017.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ アイドルストリート 公 式 (22 July 2017), GUINER CHANNEL Vol 1 NEW MEMBER AUDITION, retrieved 23 July 2017
- ^ "Cheeky Parade To Disband In July". jpopasia. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
External links
edit- 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 Archived 10 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Cheeky Parade Official Blog (in Japanese)