Fruits Zipper | |
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![]() Fruits Zipper at Japan Expo Thailand 2024 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2022–present |
Labels | Kawaii Lab. |
Members |
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Website |
fruitszipper |
Fruits Zipper (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese girl group that formed in 2022. They debuted with the digital single "Kimi no Akarui Mirai o Oikakete" in April 2022 and released their first album New Kawaii in April 2024.
The formation of Fruits Zipper was officially announced on February 14, 2022, [1] and the group's line-up was revealed on February 22. [2] They released their debut digital single, "Kimi no Akarui Mirai o Oikakete", on April 10. [3] Their second digital single, "Watashi no Ichiban Kawaī tokoro", was released on April 29, [4] and later went viral on TikTok. [5] On May 20, their third digital single, "Kanpeki Shugi de☆", was released. [6] Their fourth digital single, "Radio Galaxy", which was produced by Yuc'e was released on July 29. [7] From August to September, Fruits Zipper released four digital singles: "Skyfeelan", [8] "Fre-Fru Summer!", [9] "We are Frontier", [10] and "Re→Try & Fly". [11] On September 12, they held their first solo performance at Liquid Room in Tokyo. [12] On November 11, they released their ninth digital single "Sekai wa Kimi kara Hajimaru" – the song was used as the theme song for CBC TV drama Link!. [13] On December 31, Fruits Zipper performed overseas for the first time in Taiwan. [14]
Their tenth digital single, "Hapi Choco", was released on February 1, 2023. [15] They embarked on their first tour in February. [16] On April 5, they held their first overseas concert in Taiwan. [17] On May 4, their eleveth digital single, "Chō Medetai Song ~Konnani Shiawasede Īnokana?~", was released. [18] On August 4, they released their twelfth digital single, "Pure in the World". [19] They embarked on their first national tour in September. [20] Their viral digital single "Watashi no Ichiban Kawaī tokoro" was re-released on September 13 as Fruits Zipper's first maxi-single. [21] On October 4, they released their thirteenth digital single, "Co-Kosei", [22] followed by their fourteenth digital single, "Kimikoi", on October 29. [23] In December they won the New Artist Award at the 65th Japan Record Awards. [24]
On April 10, 2024, they released their first album New Kawaii. [25] On May 18 and 19, they held their second anniversary concerts at the Nippon Budokan. [26]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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Oricon [27] |
Billboard [28] | ||
New Kawaii |
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2 | 2 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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Oricon [27] | Billboard [29] | |||
"Kimi no Akarui Mirai o Oikakete" (君の明るい未来を追いかけて) | 2022 | — | — | New Kawaii |
"Watashi no Ichiban Kawaī tokoro" (わたしの一番かわいいところ) [A] | 4 | 13 | ||
"Kanpeki Shugi de☆" (完璧主義で☆) | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Radio Galaxy" | — | — | New Kawaii | |
"Skyfeelan" | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Fre-Fru Summer!" (ふれふるサマー!) | — | — | New Kawaii | |
"We are Frontier" | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Re→Try & Fly" | — | — | ||
"Sekai wa Kimi kara Hajimaru" (世界はキミからはじまる) | — | — | ||
"Hapi Choco" (ハピチョコ) | 2023 | — | — | New Kawaii |
"Chō Medetai Song ~Konnani Shiawasede Īnokana?~" (超めでたいソング ~こんなに幸せでいいのかな?) | — | — | ||
"Pure in the World" (ぴゅあいんざわーるど) | — | — | ||
"Co-Kosei" (Co-個性) | — | — | ||
"Kimikoi" (キミコイ) | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Japan Record Awards | 2023 | New Artist Award | Fruits Zipper | Won | [24] |