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]

  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.