Pink Cres.

Pink Cres.
Pink Cres. at Japan Expo Thailand 2017 From left to right: Nihei, Natsuyaki, and Kobayashi
Background information
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2016-2021
Labels	Up-Front Works
Members	Miyabi Natsuyaki Hikaru Kobayashi Yūka Nihei
Website	www.pinkcres.com

Pink Cres. (ピンククレス, Pinku Kuresu, stylized PINK CRES.) was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Create in 2016. The group consisted of three members: Miyabi Natsuyaki, Hikaru Kobayashi, and Yūka Nihei.[1]

Pink Cres. debuted in 2017 with the album Crescendo. They remained active until 2021, in which they disbanded.

History

Miyabi Natsuyaki was a member of the Japanese idol group Berryz Kobo since 2004, and when the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2014, she decided to continue her singing career and held auditions for new members of a girl group in 2015.[2] Hikaru Kobayashi and Yūka Nihei passed the audition, and they were announced as new group members in April 2016.[1] They made their first public appearance at Buono!'s concert on August 25, 2016.[3]

Pink Cres. released their debut studio album, Crescendo, on June 28, 2017, which also included music videos for the songs "Fun Fun Fun" and "Kirei Kawai Mirai."[4] On June 27, 2018, Pink Cres. released the second studio album, Etcetera.[5]

Pink Cres. was scheduled to release their third studio album, No Borders, on February 6, 2019, but it was postponed.[6] On May 22, 2019, Pink Cres. released their first major double A-side single, "Tokyo Confusion" / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai."[7]

On March 19, 2021, the group announced that they would be disbanding at the end of June.[8] On June 30, 2021, the group formally disbanded, with Kobayashi and Nihei leaving Up-Front Create, and Natsuyaki staying with the agency as a soloist.[9][10]

Members

• Miyabi Natsuyaki (夏焼雅)
• Hikaru Kobayashi (小林ひかる)
• Yūka Nihei (二瓶有加)

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Year	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
			JPN [11]
Crescendo	2017	Released: June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) Label: Up-Front Works Format: CD, digital download	150	—
Etcetera (えとせとら)	2018	Released: June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27) Label: Up-Front Works Format: CD, digital download	66	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Year	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales
			JPN [12]
Soleil	2020	Released: October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) Label: Zetima Format: CD, digital download	58	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Major

List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales [13]	Album
		JPN [14]
"Tokyo Confusion" (トウキョウ・コンフュージョン) / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai" (宇宙の女は甘くない)	2019	13	—	Soleil
"Roulette" (ルーレット)	2020	28	JPN: 2,141
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		JPN
"Sweet Girl's Night"	2017	—	—	Ecetera
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Video Albums

List of media, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN DVD	JPN Blu-ray
M-line Special 2021～Make a Wish!～	Collaboration with Airi Suzuki & Karin Miyamoto Released: August 18, 2021 (JPN) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: DVD	—	—
M-line Special 2021～Make a Wish!～ on 20th June	Collaboration with Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka & Karin Miyamoto Released: November 3, 2021 (JPN) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: DVD	—	—
PINK CRES. LAST LIVE ～LOVE YOU PINK CLASS.～	Released: November 17, 2021 (JPN) Label: Up-Front Works Formats: Blu-ray	—	—

References

1. "PINK CRES.のプロフィール" [Pink Cres.'s profile]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
2. "夏焼 雅、音楽活動は新しいグループで" [Miyabi Natsuyaki to continue music activities with new girl group]. Barks (in Japanese). April 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
3. "Buono!、武道館で約4年ぶり単独ライブ。夏焼雅の新グループは「PINK CRES.」". Barks (in Japanese). August 25, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
4. "夏焼雅率いるPINK CRES.、デビューアルバムよりMV2本同時公開". Natalie (in Japanese). June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
5. "PINK CRES.が2ndアルバム「えとせとら」発売、7月からは初のライブツアー開催". Natalie (in Japanese). June 27, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
6. "≪発売延期≫No Borders" [(cancelled) No Borders]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
7. "PINK CRES.がシングル発売記念イベント、「お尻でくるみ割り」のチェリー吉武も登場". Rolling Stone Japan (in Japanese). May 23, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
8. PINK CRES.からお知らせ【ご報告】, March 19, 2021, retrieved March 17, 2022
9. "PINK CRES.活動終了のお知らせ". www.pinkcres.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
10. PINK CRES.からのラストメッセージ【ありがとう】, June 30, 2021, retrieved March 17, 2022
11. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
    • Crescendo: "crescendo". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2019.
    • Etcetera: "えとせとら" [Ecetera]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 31, 2019.
12. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
    • Soleil: "Soleil". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
13. Sales figures for physical releases on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
    • "Roulette": "週間 CDシングルランキング 2020年03月09日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for March 9, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
14. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
    • "Tokyo Confusion" / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai": "トウキョウ・コンフュージョン/宇宙の女は甘くない＜初回生産限定盤＞". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2019.
    • "Roulette": "ルーレット(通常盤A)". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 4, 2020.

External links

• Official website