PASSPO☆ make a World Debut

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PASSPO☆ make a World Debut

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The 10-member idol unit PASSPO☆ held an event on Sunday to commemorate their upcoming major label debut. The cabin attendant-themed group will release a single called "Shoujo Hikou" on April 6 under the Universal J record label.



In addition to the single, PASSPO☆ announced that they will do a world tour later this year that includes the U.S. and some Asian countries.



Leader Ai Negishi (18) remarked that they hope to one day share the same stage as Korean group Shoujo Jidai, who are also signed with Universal.



The group started in January 2009 and has so far released four singles and one album. Their travel theme extends to their live events, and they have introduced a passport system through which fans can earn "mileage points" for participating in events.


Learn More about the group from Pure Idol Heart. It's really in depth.



Their YouTube Page (Full of live performances and such)



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Their Homepage



And finally, The Members!

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The youngest is 15, Anna Tamai (Who's birthday is tomorrow by the way so she'll be 16) and the oldest is Natsumi Iwamura, who is 19.





As a bonus if you've gotten this far, two PVs!



Let It Go!!



and



GPP (Girls Pajama Party)
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The one in the second row on the left (from our pov) is cute and good looking, the others seem average at best.

However, front row second from right looks really scary. In her profile pic too.



The bonus programm is a nice idea.



I'm at my netbook, so listening to the songs now would not do them justice. (if they're any good)
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Oh my god, these girls are so unattractive.
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Those songs are catchy! I hope they don't do a Bishoujo Club 31 and just disappear into oblivion!
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Visually the girls are nothing to write home about but musically I think they can all carry a tune and that's half the battle for me. I don't find them annoying or whiny which is good. I just wonder when they say coming to America... are they going to be having an actual concert of going to be stuffed into another Anime Con? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ohyeah.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D/' />
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PASSPO made their debut on the charts today at #1 with their single, Shoujo Hikou. Not bad at all for a newbie group.

(Though I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that they released like 11 versions of the same single?)



Watch the PV here~





I like their sound better then half the idol groups out today. Maybe because they don't sound cutesy, More average I guess?
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Holy crap, why didn't anyone publishing that photo check to at least make sure no one's BOOBS WERE OUT? Seeing peek-a-boo underage chest has scarred me from this thread. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nfused.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':confused:' />



And just in case anyone doesn't see it, front row, second from right (and some from second from left too <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hatthe.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':whatthe:' />).







Buuut, to end on a more positive note, I do like the way they sound and the music's not too bad either. Less cutesy is definitely appreciated.
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AHAHAHA, oh no. Now it's all I can see.
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This group looks/sounds like a PISS PO'☆ version of AKB.







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Their profile pictures are not good, but in the video they are actually really cute looking! Especially Mio, Makoto, and Ai.

Anna looks TONS cuter in the PV than any of her photos, except the big photo at the top everyone looks cute.

Kaho looks like a cross between Berryz' Miya and KARA's Gyuri.
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The picture at the top isn't very flattering but I've been a fan of them for awhile and I really adore them, especially Mio, so I've been excited for their debut. Now have Mio eating cake.

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[quote name='Molly' timestamp='1304533967' post='98515']



The picture at the top isn't very flattering but I've been a fan of them for awhile and I really adore them, especially Mio, so I've been excited for their debut. Now have Mio eating cake.

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She's the cutest of the bunch.
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[quote name='Ap2000' timestamp='1304540286' post='98519']

[quote name='Molly' timestamp='1304533967' post='98515']



The picture at the top isn't very flattering but I've been a fan of them for awhile and I really adore them, especially Mio, so I've been excited for their debut. Now have Mio eating cake.

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She's the cutest of the bunch.

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Which is why she's my favorite

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I like it!~ Strong vocals, cute girls, and no creepy exploitative T&A shots on minors. I am pleased.
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They jumped back to number 1 after falling to number 4 yesterday.



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Much better than their official shots.
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I had to find this thread and bump it because I knew I had made a Passpo thread.



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Passpo are releasing their 6th major single on October 3rd, Wing. [Info]



It's concept is meant to be German metal. You can watch the short PV here.



I need to update the first post. (Will do later.)
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Wow, this thread is so shitty. Just a bunch of hate based on 2 REALLY bad pictures and one song. Their music is actually rather good and they are definitely not lacking in the looks department when you actually watch them in video/good pictures. While I don't follow them as closely as I'd like to, I do have their album and most of their PVs, and have watched/listened to it all, there's too many other good idol stuffs to keep up with, so they keep getting put on back burner and they still don't have THAT much material to delve into yet.
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What do you expect from a year old thread? I feel the same way about them. I love their music when I hear it, but then I just have way too many groups I'm keeping track of that this one always seems to fall behind. It's not their fault, they are pretty great. It's just, music overloads! Image
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omg guys their album that they released a month or so ago is so good
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[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1354738969' post='138932']

omg guys their album that they released a month or so ago is so good

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IT IS! Thanks for rec-ing it to me!
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This isn't weird for foreign fans, but their name changed officially from ぱすぽ☆ to PASSPO



To commemorate that, they released two best of albums. I think it's a good time to get into them, since by grabbing those two albums you get most of their discography. Apparently these songs are the only ones NOT on the albums, and three of them are from their recent single.



It has their stuff from indies to before the name change.



[spoiler2]

Turn Around

Starting Over

Hakana

Hareru Yo

Ruin

Final Vision

Pink Parachute

Kimi iro no samba

With XXXX

Muteki GIRL

Hallelujah

Yume Passport

Sakura Iro

Sakura Komachi

[/spoiler2]



Anyway, they also did a concert commemorating the change. Their current theme is "around the world" so they did German metal, LA Rock, and Japanese Punk themed songs, and will continue that theme with their new releases under PASSPO. The point of this is, like Buono, they had a live band for several of their songs on the commemoration concert!!! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hawhaw.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hawhaw:' /> The entire second half of the concert has a band with them. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />



It's not released until May, but whatever, I am ALL for bands accompanying idols. :) They're also getting a TV show, so maybe we can get to know these girls better.



13. WING *live band version*

14. ウハエ! *live band version*

15. Next Flight *live band version*

-MC-

16. サクラ小町 *live band version* (first performance of this song)

17. Tap My Toe *live band version*

18. ダムダムフリーダム *live band version*

19. 2DAYS *live band version*

20. バスタブ *live band version*

-MC-

21. Love Diary *live band version*

22. BREAK OUT!! *live band version*

23. 夏空HANABI *live band version*

24. マテリアルGirl *live band version*

[Encore]

-VTR- (announcing the group will change their name from ぱすぽ☆ to PASSPO☆)

-MC-

25. No.1 Boy (first performance of this song)

-MC-

26. WANTED *live band version*

27. Dear My Friends *live band version*

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[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1354738969' post='138932']

omg guys their album that they released a month or so ago is so good

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I finally got the album today in the mail! It is really awesome and works well as an album not a collection of songs which is something I've felt has been missing from H!P for a long time, IMHO.



Excited about their name change and continuation of the international rock theme!
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