Frances & Aiko

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Frances & Aiko
大小姐
Frances & Aiko at an autograph event for "Follow Me" in 2013
Frances & Aiko at an autograph event for "Follow Me" in 2013
Background information
Also known as
  • Big Small Sister
OriginTaiwan
GenresPop
Years active2009-2013
LabelsForward Music
Associated actsHello! Project, Ice Creamusume
Past members
  • Frances Wu
  • Aiko Lan
Chinese name
Chinese大小姐

Frances & Aiko (フランシス&愛子) (Chinese: 大小姐)[1] was a Taiwanese pop music duo signed under Forward Music in 2009 as a part of the Hello! Project name under their overseas group, Hello! Project Taiwan.[2] The members consisted of Frances Wu and Aiko Lan, two finalists of the Hello! Project New Star Audition.

History[]

In 2007, Japanese idol network Hello! Project held the Hello! Project New Star Audition to recruit members for a new girl group based in Taiwan in an attempt to expand towards the Chinese market,[3][4] which would eventually lead towards the creation of Ice Creamusume.[5] Frances and Aiko were finalists in the audition, and despite being too young to pass, Tsunku saw potential in them and put them in their own group, known as Big Small Sister.[5][6] Unlike Ice Creamusume, Big Small Sister promoted primarily in Taiwan with Chinese-language songs, and there were no plans for them to promote in Japan.

Big Small Sister received dancing lessons in Japan and performed with Koharu Kusumi during a concert in February 2009. In Taiwan, they were given the title as "Taiwan's Youngest Pop Music Girl Group" and became popular with young children,[7][deprecated source]earning the nickname "National Children."[8][deprecated source]At the time of their debut, they were recognized as one of the top three child stars in Taiwan.[9][deprecated source] In September 2009, Big Small Sister released their first mini album, I Am Big Small Sister.[10] The mini album was received so favorably that a repackaged version, I Am Big Small Sister: Year of the Tiger version, was released in 2010.[11] One of the songs from the album, "Teacher, Teacher", features a guest appearance from singer Bright Pu in the music video.[7]

In October 2009, Big Small Sister were invited as guests at the World Peace Day press conference in Taipei.[12][deprecated source]This was followed by the release of their first album, Go For It! Big Small Sister. in 2011.[13]

In 2012, Big Small Sister decided to disband to focus on school after agreement from their parents and management.[14] After leaving Hello! Project, Big Small Sister released their final album, Follow Me, in 2013.[15][16]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Year Information Track listing
2011 加加油！大小姐 (Go For It! Big Small Sister)
  • Released: January 26, 2011
  • Label: Forward Music
Songs
2013 Follow Me
  • Released: July 30, 2013
  • Label: Forward Music
Songs

Extended plays[]

Year Information Track listing
2009 我是大小姐 (I Am Big Small Sister)
  • Released: September 15, 2009
  • Label: Forward Music
Songs
2010 我是大小姐虎虎生風賀年版 (I Am Big Small Sister: Year of the Tiger version)
  • Released: February 3, 2010
  • Label: Forward Music
Songs

References[]

  1. ^ "フランシス＆愛子「大小姐」正式デビュー決定！" (in Japanese). Up-Front Promotion. September 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "兆鉉＆愛子" (in Japanese). Up-Front Promotion. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "New Star Audition website" (in Chinese). helloproject.com.tw. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  4. ^ "New Star Audition information" (in Japanese). helloproject.com.tw. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "早安家族NewStar-台視官網" (in Chinese). Taiwan Television Enterprise. September 20, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "吳兆絃感謝導演逼哭". Yahoo! News Taiwan (in Chinese). April 24, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "大小姐「老師老師」MV 阿亮跨刀合唱". Epoch Times (in Chinese). September 26, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  8. ^ "大小姐專輯改版造勢 場面熱鬧如過年". Epoch Times (in Chinese). February 5, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "三大竄紅童星 許雅涵小小彬大小姐爭艷". Epoch Times (in Chinese). April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "我是大小姐" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "我是大小姐(虎虎生風賀年版)" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  12. ^ Bai Chenxi (October 9, 2009). "參加世界安寧日 「大小姐」體會生命真諦". Epoch Times (in Chinese). Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  13. ^ "加加油 大小姐" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  14. ^ Lin Shujian (April 24, 2018). "「大小姐」吳兆絃17歲了！甩嬰兒肥成了超正美少女". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "Follow Me" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  16. ^ Lin Shijie (July 30, 2013). "大小姐邁入青春期 前輩Sweety勸戀愛別公開". Now News (in Chinese). Retrieved April 29, 2018.

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