Strawberry Prince
Strawberry Prince すとろべりーぷりんす | |
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Also known as | SutoPuri STPR |
Origin | Japan |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | STPR Records |
Website | https://strawberryprince.com |
Members | Nanamori Jel Satomi Colon Rinu Root |
Past members | Kanna Shiyun Ketchup Yuuku |
Strawberry Prince (Japanese: すとろべりーぷりんす Hepburn: Sutoroberī Purinsu), usually shortened to SutoPuri (Japanese: すとぷり), is a J-pop boy band formed in June 2016. The group consists of six members: Nanamori, Jel, Satomi, Colon, Rinu, and Root. Each member is represented by an illustrated character when appearing in media.
History[]
Strawberry Prince was founded by Nanamori, the group's leader, on June 4, 2016. Nanamori had gained popularity on Nico Nico Douga by uploading song covers, and he contacted other popular users to form a group. The members use stage names and illustrated avatars to represent themselves, never revealing their real names and never showing their real faces except at live performances and meet-and-greets. Nanamori thought that it was too dangerous to post his face on the internet when he first started posting videos, and he decided to keep the gimmick after forming the group. In addition to music, the members also upload talkshows, video game playthroughs, and humorous videos to their YouTube channel.[1][2]
While the group would upload their original music to their official YouTube channel for the first few years, Strawberry Prince's first commercial release would not be until 2019, with the release of the mini-album "Strawberry Start" in March 2019. "Strawberry Start" sold over 80,000 copies in its debut week, and achieved the second place spot on the Oricon weekly album ranking.[3] Four months later, they released their first full album, "Strawberry Love!" This time, the group would achieve the first place spot on the Oricon weekly album ranking, with the album selling 72,000 copies on its first day and over 107,000 copies in its first week.[4][5] They would rank first again with their third full album, "Strawberry Prince", which exceeded 230,000 sales in its first week and would also be the group's first album to receive a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan in November 2020.[6][7][8] The second full album, "Strawberry Next!", would also receive a Platinum certification in January 2021.[8]
Strawberry Prince's music has been featured in other media. The songs "Gingira ginga" and "Dai uchū Rendezvous" were used as ending themes for the video game Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu and as opening themes for the anime Yo-kai Watch Jam – Yo-kai Academy Y: Close Encounters of the N Kind.[9] The song "Yōkai Watch" was used as the opening theme for the video game Yo-kai Watch 4++.[10] The song "Mukō e" was the theme song for the third anniversary of the battle royale mobile game Knives Out.[11]
Members[]
Name | Japanese Name | Color | Born |
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Nanamori | ななもり。 | ■ Purple | June 23, 1995 |
Jel | ジェル | ■ Orange | July 28, 1996 |
Satomi | さとみ | ■ Pink | February 24, 1993 |
Colon | ころん | ■ Blue | May 29, 1996 |
Rinu | 莉犬 | ■ Red | May 24, 1998 |
Root | るぅと | ■ Yellow | October 25, 1998 |
Former Members[]
Name | Japanese Name |
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Kanna | かんな |
Shiyun | しゆん |
Ketchup | けちゃっぷ |
Yuuku | ゆうく |
Discography[]
Singles[]
Title | Year | Release Date | Album |
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Ichigo-iro natsu hanabi | 2020 | May 30, 2020 | N/A |
Strawberry Halloween Night | |||
Parade wa kokosa | |||
Christmas no mahō | |||
Strawberry Nightmare | |||
Mabushigariya | Strawberry Prince | ||
Suki suki seijin | June 22, 2020 | ||
Dai uchū Rendezvous | August 10, 2020 | ||
Streamer | August 24, 2020 | ||
Senbonzakura | December 31, 2020 | N/A | |
White Promise | 2021 | April 7, 2021 | |
Namidame | May 5, 2021 | ||
Mr. Music | June 2, 2021 | ||
Kibun jōjō ↑↑ | |||
Propose | June 6, 2021 | ||
STAY PROUD | June 26, 2021 | ||
Syndrome Love | July 18, 2021 | ||
Risk Taker | August 4, 2021 | ||
Stereo Parade | August 29, 2021 |
Albums[]
Title | Year | Album details | Peak position | Certifications[8] |
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JPN[12] | ||||
Strawberry Love! | 2019 |
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Track listing |
1 |
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Strawberry Next! | 2020 |
show
Track listing |
2 |
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Strawberry Prince |
show
Track listing |
1 |
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Mini Albums[]
Title | Year | Album details | Peak position | Certifications[8] |
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JPN[12] | ||||
Strawberry Start | 2019 |
show
Track listing |
2 |
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Filmography[]
Radio Shows[]
Year | Title | Japanese Title | Network | Ref. |
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2019 | SutoPuri Monday | すとぷりMonday | Nippon Broadcasting System | [13] |
2019–2020 | SutoPuri Stop Listen! | すとぷりのStop Listen! | [14][15] |
Bibliography[]
Year | Title | Japanese Title | Publisher | Identifiers |
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2019 | Strawberry Memory vol.1 | すとろべりーめもりー vol.1 | Sunny Side-up | ISBN 9784909196033 |
Strawberry Memory vol.2 | すとろべりーめもりー vol.2 | ISBN 9784909196040 | ||
Strawberry Memory vol.3 | すとろべりーめもりー vol.3 | ISBN 9784909196057 | ||
Strawberry Memory vol.4 | すとろべりーめもりー vol.4 | ISBN 9784909196064 | ||
2020 | Strawberry Memory vol.5 | すとろべりーめもりー vol.5 | ISBN 9784909196071 | |
Strawberry Memory vol.6 | すとろべりーめもりー vol.6 | ISBN 9784909196088 | ||
2021 | Strawberry Memory vol.7 | すとろべりーめもりー vol.7 | ISBN 9784909196095 |
Awards and Nominations[]
Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Japan Gold Disc Award | Best 5 New Artists in Japanese Music | Strawberry Prince | Won | [16] |
2021 | Japan Gold Disc Award | Best 5 Albums in Japanese Music | "Strawberry Prince" | Won | [17] |
References[]
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- ^ "【ビルボード】すとぷり『Strawberry Prince』が232,122枚を売り上げてALセールス首位 前週首位の嵐『This is 嵐』は2位" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 2020-11-16. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "『妖怪学園Y ~ワイワイ学園生活~』オープニング・エンディングテーマ曲が決定". Yo-kai Gakuen Y (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "『妖怪ウォッチ4++』オープニングテーマ曲". Yo-kai Watch 4 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "すとぷり「荒野行動」3周年テーマソングのMV公開、るぅとが「仲間」をテーマに作詞作曲". Natalie (in Japanese). 2020-11-03. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "すとぷり". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "すとぷりMondayスタート? | すとぷりのStop Listen! | ニッポン放送 ラジオAM1242+FM93" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "すとぷりのStop Listen! | ニッポン放送 ラジオAM1242+FM93" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "すとりすがスタート! | すとぷりのStop Listen! | ニッポン放送 ラジオAM1242+FM93" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
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