Passpo

Passpo
Passpo during a press conference at Japan Expo in July 2011.
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2009–2018
Labels
Past members
  • Kaho Sakuma
  • Makoto Okunaka
  • Sako Makita
  • Ai Negishi
  • Yukimi Fujimoto
  • Natsumi Iwamura
  • Mio Masui
  • Shiori Mori
  • Naomi Anzai
  • Anna Tamai
Websitewww.passpo.jp

Passpo (ぱすぽ☆, Pasupo, word play for passport) was a Japanese girl group under Platinum Passport that was active from 2009 until 2018.

Passpo's first major single, "Shōjo Hikō", reached number 1 at the Oricon charts on May 16, 2011.[1] On June 25, 2012, they took part in Yubi Matsuri, an idol festival produced by Rino Sashihara from AKB48. The concert happened at Nippon Budokan before a crowd of 8,000 people and featured other girl groups such as Idoling!!!, Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, Super Girls, Tokyo Girls' Style, Nogizaka46, Buono!, Momoiro Clover Z, and Watarirouka Hashiritai 7.[2][3] Passpo disbanded on September 22, 2018.[4]

Members

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  • Ai Negishi (根岸愛, Negishi Ai)
  • Yukimi Fujimoto (藤本有紀美, Fujimoto Yukimi)
  • Natsumi Iwamura (岩村捺未, Iwamura Natsumi)
  • Mio Masui (増井みお, Masui Mio)
  • Shiori Mori (森詩織, Mori Shiori)
  • Naomi Anzai (安斉奈緒美, Anzai Naomi)
  • Anna Tamai (玉井杏奈, Anna Tamai)
  • Kaho Sakuma (佐久間夏帆, Sakuma Kaho) (left on December 30, 2011)
  • Makoto Okunaka (奥仲麻琴, Okunaka Makoto) (left on January 1, 2015)
  • Sako Makita (槙田紗子, Makita Sako) (left on December 30, 2015)

Discography

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Singles

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# Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart 		Sales
(Oricon) 		Album
First
week 		Total[5]
Independent (Jolly Roger)
1 "Let It Go!!" March 31, 2010 (2010-03-31) 129 1,000 1,002+ Take☆Off
2 "Hallelujah" (ハレルヤ, Hareruya) July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14) 98 1,000 1,100+
3 "GPP (Girls Pajama Party)" October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20) 96 1,000 1,500+
4 "Go On a Highway" 99 - -
5 "Pretty Lie" 94 - -
6 "Departure" (Mini-album) December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15) - - -
Major (Universal J)
1 "Shōjo Hikō" (少女飛行) (lit. 'Girl Flight') May 4, 2011 (2011-05-04) 1 42,706 43,534+ Check-In
2 "Vivi Natsu" (ViVi夏) (lit. 'Vivi Summer') August 24, 2011 (2011-08-24) 3 40,283 43,537+
3 "Kimi wa Boku o Suki ni naru" (君は僕を好きになる) (lit. 'You will love me') March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07) 17 11,205 12,346+ One World
4 "Next Flight" June 13, 2012 (2012-06-13) 11 7,735 9,838+
5 "Natsuzora Hanabi" (夏空HANABI) (lit. 'Summer Fireworks') August 15, 2012 (2012-08-15) 17 7,445 8,976+
6 "Wing" October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03) 4 9,446 10,761+
7 "Sakura Komachi" February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13) 6 15,531 19,909+ JEJEJEJET!!
8 "Step & Go"/"Candy Room" May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22) 14 13,169 17,883+
9 "Truly" June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26) 7 12,042 16,769+
10 "Mōsō no Hawaii" (妄想のハワイ) (lit. 'Imaginary Hawaii') July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31) 12 12,311 15,408+
11 "Growing Up" October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16) 9 17,250 18,587+
12 "Perfect Sky" March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26) 7 21,967 22,328+ TRACKS
13 "Himawari" (向日葵) lit. 'Sunflower') August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20) 7 24,796 25,450+
Major (Crown Records)
14 "Mr. Wednesday" February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24) 9 14,719 15,437+ Cinema Trip
15 "Bachelorette wa Owaranai" (バチェロレッテは終わらない, Bacherorette wa Owaranai, Bachelorette is Endless)) July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27) 21 9,142 9,583+
16 "Gimme Gimme Action / Love Refrain" November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23) 23 6,351 6,351+
17 "Stand Up Girls! Dai 1-wa Dame-dame Kaijū ni Goyōjin" (すてんだっぷガールズ!〜第1話 ダメダメ怪獣にご用心〜, Sutando Appu Gāruzu! Dai 1-wa Dame-dame Kaijū ni Goyōjin, Stand Up Girls! Episode 1: Beware of the Useless Monster) September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27) 13 4,476 4,476+

Albums

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# Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Albums
Chart 		Sales
(Oricon)
First
week 		Total
Independent (Jolly Roger)
1 Take-off December 8, 2010 (2010-12-08) 168 1,000 1,000
Major (Universal J)
1 Check-in December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07) 14 9,597 9,597
2 One World November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14) 26 3,890 TBA
3 Je-Je-Je-Jet!! December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11) 14 6,346 7,000+
4 Tracks December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10) 6 12,300 14,000+
5 Pop Universal Music Years/Power Universal Music Years December 2, 2015 (2015-12-02) 6 N/A N/A
Major (Crown Records)
6 Cinema Trip February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15) 20 3,541 N/A

DVDs

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# Title Release date
1 Passpo Stage "Sakurairo" (ぱすぽ☆Stage『サクラ色』 (Pasupo Stage: Sakurairo, Passpo Stage: Cherry Blossom Colors) May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)
2 Attention, please. DVD-Complete Box August 25, 2011 (2011-08-25)
3 Attention, please. Director's Cut Edition (アテンションプリーズ☆ディレクターズ・カット版, Atenshon, purīzu. Direkutāzu Katto-ban) August 26, 2011 (2011-08-26)
4 "Kiss-Suki" (キス-スキ, Kisu-Suki, Kiss-Like) December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)
5 "Passpo Flight 2015" March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)

Books

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Photobooks

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  • Cielo Passpo Official Photo Book (2010)

Others

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  • Passpo Official Book: Attention, please. Visual (ぱすぽ☆オフィシャルブック　Attention Please ビジュアル編, Pasupo Ofisharu Bukku: Attension, please. Bijuaru-hen) (2011)
    • Passpo Official Book: Attention, please. Character (ぱすぽ☆オフィシャルブック　ATTENTION　PLEASE　キャラクタｰ編, Pasupo Ofisharu Bukku Attention, please. Kyarakutā-hen) (2011)

References

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  1. ^ A風アイドル・ぱすぽ☆、女性グループ初の初登場首位デビュー. Oricon (in Japanese). May 10, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  2. ^ 指原莉乃「ゆび祭り」で豪華コラボ版「ヘビロテ」実現. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha Inc. June 26, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  3. ^ 指原莉乃プロデュース「第一回ゆび祭り」、DVD&Blu-rayでの発売が決定! (in Japanese). My Navi. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  4. ^ AＰＡＳＳＰＯ☆が解散を発表 ９・２２公演がラスト「悲しくてしょうがない. Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). Yahoo!. May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 16, 2009.
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