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Passpo

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
Passpo during a press conference at Japan Expo in July 2011.
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2009–2018
LabelsPlatinum Passport (management)
Jolly Roger (2010–2011)
Universal J (2011–2015)
Crown Records (2016–2018)
Past membersKaho Sakuma
Makoto Okunaka
Sako Makita
Ai Negishi
Yukimi Fujimoto
Natsumi Iwamura
Mio Masui
Shiori Mori
Naomi Anzai
Anna Tamai
Websitewww.passpo.jp

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. {{cite web}}: Invalid |script-title=: missing prefix (help)
  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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