was a Japanese idol girl group that formed in 2016.
History 2016–2020: Formation and debut Dear Kiss was formed on February 9, 2016. The initial line-up consisted of four members: Marie Mizuno, Miho Fujimoto, Miiwa Yamasaki, and Rikako Saito. Saki Shishima joined the group on April 1. They released their debut EP, Dearest Dream: First and Best Moment, on July 16. Marie Mizuno graduated from the group on August 20. They released their first single, "Shiny Shy Girl", on November 22. Nonoko joined the group on November 23. Miho Fujimoto left the group on May 4, 2017.
Their second single, "Tameiki no Sekai wa Iranai", was released on April 17, 2018. Maho Iyama joined the group on April 24.
Miiwa Yamasaki graduated from the group on February 16, 2020. Mahiro Yamada joined the group on July 11.
2021–2024: Major label debut and disbandment On January 24, 2021, it was announced that Dear Kiss would make their major label debut with Victor Entertainment. They released their major debut single, "Dance wa Kiss no Yōni, Kiss wa Dance no Yōni", on April 14.
Their second major single, "Happy", was released on March 16, 2022. Maho Iyama graduated from the group on December 31.
Kasumi Sakuraba and Ruri Hana joined the group on March 21, 2023. Rikako Saito graduated from the group on April 2.
Dear Kiss ended activities on November 22, 2024.
Former members
Timeline
Discography Extended plays + List of EPS, with selected details and chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPN JPNHotPeaks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums: Dearest Dream: First and Best Moment Released: August 16, 2016 Label: Adding Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 15 37
Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPN JPNHotPeaks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100:
"Shiny Shy Girl" 2016 28 95 rowspan="4" 2018 10 74 2021 11 — 2022 16 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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