On September 30, 2014, the duo Pla2me consisting of members Saki Kamiya and Mari Mizuta debuted under T-Palette Records with the single "Plastic 2 Mercy".[5] They released their second single, "Unit", on January 6, 2015.[6] On April 1, Mari Mizuta withdrew from Pla2me due to "difference in opinion".[7]
On June 1, 2015, Pla2me changed their name to POP (Period Of Plastic 2 Mercy) and four new members: Miki Yamamachi, Yua Yumeno, Ao Shigusawa and Maaya Inukai, joined the group.[8] The group released their first album, P.O.P, on August 4.[9] Their first single as POP, "Happy Lucky Kirakira Lucky", was released on December 8.[10]
2016: Rename to Gang Parade
The group's fourth single overall, "Queen of POP", was released on March 15, 2016.[11]
On June 17, POP changed their name to Gang Parade. They released their first single as Gang Parade, "We Are the Idol", on July 19.[12] On July 20, Ao Shigusawa withdrew from the group as her family did not support her musical career.[13] In October, Gang Parade held their first concert tour, the Barely Last Tour. During the tour on October 2, new member Can GP Maika joined the group.[14] On October 6, new members Coco Partin Coco, Yuka Terashima and Yui Ga Dockson joined the group.[15] The group released their second album overall and first as Gang Parade, Barely Last, on November 8.[16]
2017–2019: Major label debut
In April 2017, Gang Parade embarked on their second concert tour, the Gang Parade Body & 7 Soul Tour. Their sixth single, "Foul", was released on April 25.[17] In July, Gang Parade embarked on their third concert tour, the Gang Parade Beyond the Mountain Tour. Their seventh single, "Beyond the Mountain", was released on July 25.[18] The group's third album, Gang Parade Takes Themselves Higher!!, was released on November 21.[19]
From January to February 2018, Gang Parade embarked on their fourth concert tour, the Gang Parade Breaking the Road Tour. Their eighth single, "Breaking the Road", was released on February 20.[20] On April 17, two new members, Usagi Tsukino and Haruna Bad Chiiiin joined the group.[21] Their ninth single, "Gang 2", was released on May 29.[22] From July to September Gang Parade embarked on their fifth concert tour, the Gang Parade Rebuild Tour. Their tenth single, "Can't Stop", was released on September 11.[23]
The group's fourth album, Last Gang Parade, was released on January 8, 2019.[24] On March 20, new member, Naruhaworld was revealed to be joining the group on May 26.[25] Their eleventh single, "Brand New Parade", was released on April 17, through Fueled By Mentaiko marking their major label debut.[26] Gang Parade embarked on their sixth concert tour, the Challenge the Limit Tour in May, followed by their seventh concert tour, Parade Goes on Tour, from September to November. The group's fifth album, Love Parade, was released on November 1.[27]
2020–2021: Member departures and group split
On January 3, 2020, Saki Kamiya announced that she would leave the group at the end of their first hall tour.[28] On January 29, the limited distribution double A-side single, "Namida no Stage / Fix Your Teeth", was released.[29] On February 20, Haruna Bad Chiiiin withdrew from the group.[30]
On March 28, Gang Parade split into two groups: Go to the Beds, consisting of Miki Yamamachi, Yua Yumeno, Can GP Maika, Yui Ga Dockson and Coco Partin Coco, and Paradises, consisting of Yuka Terashima, Usagi Tsukino and Naruhaworld. They released the split EP, G/P, consisting of three songs per group and Saki Kamiya's final solo song before graduating from Gang Parade on May 22.[3]
The group's eighth concert tour, My First Hall Tour, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 22, Saki Kamiya left the group via a livestream instead of the concert scheduled for the same day because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[31] On May 22, 2021, Gang Parade held their final concert with Saki Kamiya, Forever Gang Parade Forever, at Nakano Sun Plaza.[32]
2022: Resuming activities and new members
On January 2, 2022, Gang Parade resumed activities with the addition of Kila May, Ca Non and Changbaby as new members. In January, Gang Parade went on their first tour since 2019.[33] They released the single, "Parade Goes On", on March 9.[4] On March 26, it was announced that two new members, Ainastar and Potential (then known as Tantan), would join the group on May 13. Naruhaworld resumed activities on the day that they joined.[34]
On May 25, they released the compilation album, Welcome to Gang Parade, consisting of previously released Gang Parade, Go to the Beds and Paradises songs with updated vocals by the new thirteen member line-up. They held the concert tour, Gang Parade Greatest Show Tour, from May till June.[35] They released the single, "Signal", on July 13.[36] The deluxe edition of Welcome to Gang Parade was released on July 30.[37] From September to November, they held the Everything Must Go Tour.[38] The single "Priority" was released on November 16.[39] The complete edition of Welcome to Gang Parade was released on November 21.[40] The group performed the theme song, "LOL", for Me & Roboco.[41]
2023–present: Kiss Kiss and member departures
In April 2023, They held the Never Ending Parade Tour.[42] On May 10, they released their sixth album, Our Parade.[43] On June 21, Kiss Kiss, a group consisting of six Gang Parade members, released their debut album, First Album.[44] In August, they held the Gilagila Gang Gals Tour and the Kirakira School Kids Parade Tour.[45] From September to October, they held Trick or Smile Tour.[46] Gang Parade released their first EP, The Night Park E.P., on November 15.[47] The song "Träumerei" from the EP was used as the opening theme song for television drama My Personal Weatherman.[48]
They released the digital singles, "Yakudō" and "Rock wo Tomeru na!!", on January 13 and January 29, 2024, respectively.[49][50] On March 27, they performed at The Underworld in London alongside ASP and Kiss Kiss.[51] The single "PassioGila / Yakudō / Rock wo Tomeru na!!", was released on May 22.[52] In June and July, they held the Avantgarde Parade Tour.[53] On July 16, Potential graduated from Gang Parade and Kiss Kiss.[54] On August 28, they released the single "Peace☆Chō Panic / Itsuka".[55] Yuka Terashima graduated from Gang Parade on December 1.[56] They released the single, "Sparkling Moon / Good Luck My Future", on December 25.[57]
They will release their seventh album, Gang Rise, on June 18, 2025.[58]
^ abc"Yakudō" and "Rock wo Tomeru na!!" were initially released as digital singles. "PassioGila / Yakudō / Rock wo Tomeru na!!" was later released as a single.
