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.
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. Hikaru Kobayashi and Yūka Nihei passed the audition, and they were announced as new group members in April 2016. They made their first public appearance at Buono!'s concert on August 25, 2016.
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." On June 27, 2018, Pink Cres. released the second studio album, Etcetera.
Pink Cres. was scheduled to release their third studio album, No Borders, on February 6, 2019, but it was postponed. On May 22, 2019, Pink Cres. released their first major double A-side single, "Tokyo Confusion" / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai."
On March 19, 2021, the group announced that they would be disbanding at the end of June. 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.
Members
Discography
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Year Details Peak chart positions SalesJPNPeak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart: Crescendo: Etcetera: Crescendo 2017Released: Label: Up-Front Works Format: CD, digital download 150 — 2018Released: 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 SalesJPNPeak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart: Soleil: Soleil 2020Released: 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 SalesSales figures for physical releases on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart: "Roulette": Album JPNPeak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart: "Tokyo Confusion" / "Uchū no Onna wa Amakunai": "Roulette": / 2019 13 —Soleil 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 positionsJPN DVDJPN Blu-ray M-line Special 2021～Make a Wish!～ Collaboration with Airi Suzuki & Karin Miyamoto Released: August 18, 2021 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 Label: Up-Front Works Formats: DVD — — PINK CRES. LAST LIVE ～LOVE YOU PINK CLASS.～ Released: November 17, 2021 Label: Up-Front Works Formats: Blu-ray — —
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