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French Kiss
Group · Japan · formed 2010 · disbanded 2015
Japanese band
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Also known as フレンチ・キス
Timeline
5 events◆ Formed 1+ Member joins 1★ Debut release 1◇ Disbanded 1▣ Album 1
2010s
· Member joins
高城亜樹 joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: ずっと 前から
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography200 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1191458142
Biography
French Kiss (フレンチ・キス, Furenchi Kisu) was a sub-unit of all-female Japanese pop group AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto.
History
It was announced on June 28, 2010 by Kashiwagi Yuki that French Kiss would be formed and debuted with a single Zutto mae kara (ずっと前から, Since long time before), at AKB48 Team-B's stage performance. "Zutto mae kara" was used as the ending theme song for anime "Major sixth season", broadcast on NHK Educational TV. The catchphrase of the group is "Oya ni shoukai shitai 3nin gumi" (「親に紹介したい3人組」, "Trio whom (I) would like to introduce to (my) parents).
After 4 months from release of the 1st single on September 8, 2010, they released 2nd single "If" on January 19, 2011, which ranked 2nd after Tomohisa Yamashita's single "Hadakanbō" (はだかんぼー, "Naked") on Oricon Weekly Chart, and 1st on Billboard Japan Hot 100 ranking dated on January 31, bounced up from 73rd on prior week's ranking. The 4th single"Saisho no mail"(最初のメール) was released on November 22, 2011.
In 2015, the sub-unit was disbanded.
Members
Source:
Asuka Kuramochi (倉持明日香, Kuramochi Asuka) (AKB48's Team B)
Aki Takajo (高城亜樹, Takajo Aki) (AKB48's Team K)
Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木由紀, Kashiwagi Yuki) (AKB48's Team B, NGT48)
Singles
- RIAJ Digital Tracks established April 2009.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 5 | 18.3th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:25
Disc 11ずっと 前から4:552If4:333最初のメール3:544沈黙5:315火山灰5:206Rainy day4:587思い出せない花4:588ドラゴンフルーツの食べ頃4:179カッコ悪い I love you!4:0410ロマンス・プライバシー4:3411ある秋の日のこと4:0812サヨナラをあと何回…4:13Disc 21フレンチ・キス ロングインタビュー
Single · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ずっと 前からSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 18:33Disc 1 1ずっと 前から4:54 2夜風の仕業4:24 3ずっと 前から (Instrumental)4:54 4夜風の仕業 (Instrumental)4:21 Disc 21ドラマ「ずっと 前から」 2ずっと 前から (Music Clip) | 8 September 2010 | ||
| 2011 | IfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 16:22Disc 1 1If4:32 2前を向いてる君3:41 3If (instrumental)4:31 4前を向いてる君 (instrumental)3:38 Disc 21ドラマ「If〜今日、恋をはじめます〜」 2If (Music Clip) | 19 January 2011 | ||
| 2011 | カッコ悪い I love you!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 21:27Disc 1 1カッコ悪い I love you!4:05 2ぽっかり4:39 3カッコ悪い I love you! (instrumental)4:05 4ぽっかり (instrumental)4:38 Disc 21カッコ悪い I love you! (Music Clip)4:00 | 11 May 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 最初のメールSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 17:40Disc 1 1最初のメール3:54 2キャンドルの芯4:57 3最初のメール (instrumental)3:54 4キャンドルの芯 (instrumental)4:55 Disc 21最初のメール (Music Clip) 2キャンドルの芯 (Music Clip) | 22 November 2011 | ||
| 2012 | ロマンス・プライバシーSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 19:05Disc 1 1ロマンス・プライバシー4:35 2Rainy day4:59 3ロマンス・プライバシー (instrumental)4:35 4Rainy day (instrumental)4:56 Disc 21ロマンス・プライバシー (Music Clip) 2Rainy day (Music Clip) | 11 July 2012 | ||
| 2014 | 思い出せない花Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 26:33Disc 1 1思い出せない花4:57 2あまのじゃく4:11 36月29日4:09 4思い出せない花 (Instrumental)4:57 5あまのじゃく (Instrumental)4:11 66月29日 (Instrumental)4:08 Disc 21思い出せない花 (Music Video) 2Making of 思い出せない花 3フレンチ・キスのキス旅 ♯01 シンガポール編 4フレンチ・キスのキス旅 香港編 未公開カット映像 5高城亜樹主演ドラマ「SAVEPOINT～セーブポイント」 1st contact | 1 October 2014 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put French Kiss head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 5 | 18.3th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 高城亜樹 | 28 June 2010 | present | original |
| 倉持明日香 | — | present | |
| 柏木由紀 | — | present | |
| 柏木由紀 | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e2dc70f8-0b22-4998-8edb-eb6e7fa4227ddiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e2dc70f8-0b22-4998-8edb-eb6e7fa4227dcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316103genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316103seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Kiss_%28band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Kiss_%28band%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of J-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q1316103 · MusicBrainz: e2dc70f8-0b22-4998-8edb-eb6e7fa4227d
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