Ice Creamusume
Encyclopedia
Ice Creamusume is an all-girl pop
group from Taiwan
. They are a part of the Japanese idol
group Hello! Project
which is the collective of artists under contract to Up-Front Group.
, similar to act of recruiting Chinese Morning Musume
members Li Chun
and Qian Lin
. The auditions started in 2007 and the winners were announced in September 2008.
Due to the girls being Taiwanese (speaking Chinese
) and being a group based in Japan
, they sing in a mixture of Japanese and Chinese.
to undertake singing and dancing lessons and began recording their first mini-album
. The music video
for "Lian Ai Deng Chang" (戀愛登場, "Love Debut"), the first track on the album, was released in Taiwan
on New Year's Eve.
in Taiwan
, while it was released in Japan
on January 18. Morning Musume
's hit single under the title of Lian Ai Ge Ming 21 (戀愛革命21) and other Morning Musume songs. There is only one original track on the album — "Lian Ai Deng Chang" (戀愛登場).
Ice Creamusume made their concert debut at the Hello Pro Awards '09: Elder Club Graduation Commemoration Special concert, performing Debut! The Corner Of Love Will Bring The Best Luck (Japanese Version).
Four of the Ice Creamusume members (Wu Si Xuan, Zhong An Qi, Zhao Guo Rong and Qiu Cui Ling) appeared and performed at the Hello! Project Concert 2009 Summer: Hello! Champloo concert, performing Debut! The Corner Of Love Will Bring The Best Luck (Japanese Version) with Morning Musume
's Li Chun
and Qian Lin
filling in for Ceng De Ping and Gu Yun.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group from Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. They are a part of the Japanese idol
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
group Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
which is the collective of artists under contract to Up-Front Group.
History
Ice Creamusume was formed from the winners of the Taiwan Hello! Project New Star Auditions, an audition aimed at recruiting new Taiwanese members to join Hello! Project in order to continue its expansion into AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, similar to act of recruiting Chinese Morning Musume
Morning Musume
, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
members Li Chun
Li Chun
Li Chun , better known in Japan as is a Japan-based Chinese singer. She is a former member of Morning Musume, She joined Morning Musume alongside Linlin in 2007...
and Qian Lin
Qian Lin
Qian Lin , better known in Japan as , is a former Morning Musume member, as well as a former member of Minimoni which she was the leader of. She was announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning Musume on March 15, 2007...
. The auditions started in 2007 and the winners were announced in September 2008.
Due to the girls being Taiwanese (speaking Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
) and being a group based in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, they sing in a mixture of Japanese and Chinese.
2008
As the winners were announced, they travelled to JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to undertake singing and dancing lessons and began recording their first mini-album
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Lian Ai Deng Chang" (戀愛登場, "Love Debut"), the first track on the album, was released in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
on New Year's Eve.
2009
On January 9, Ice Creamusume released their first mini-album 1st Best!1st Best!
1st Best! , is the debut mini-album of Taiwan based Hello! Project group Ice Creamusume. It was released on January 9, 2009 in Taiwan, with a follow up date of January 18, 2009 in Japan...
in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, while it was released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on January 18. Morning Musume
Morning Musume
, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
's hit single under the title of Lian Ai Ge Ming 21 (戀愛革命21) and other Morning Musume songs. There is only one original track on the album — "Lian Ai Deng Chang" (戀愛登場).
Ice Creamusume made their concert debut at the Hello Pro Awards '09: Elder Club Graduation Commemoration Special concert, performing Debut! The Corner Of Love Will Bring The Best Luck (Japanese Version).
Four of the Ice Creamusume members (Wu Si Xuan, Zhong An Qi, Zhao Guo Rong and Qiu Cui Ling) appeared and performed at the Hello! Project Concert 2009 Summer: Hello! Champloo concert, performing Debut! The Corner Of Love Will Bring The Best Luck (Japanese Version) with Morning Musume
Morning Musume
, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
's Li Chun
Li Chun
Li Chun , better known in Japan as is a Japan-based Chinese singer. She is a former member of Morning Musume, She joined Morning Musume alongside Linlin in 2007...
and Qian Lin
Qian Lin
Qian Lin , better known in Japan as , is a former Morning Musume member, as well as a former member of Minimoni which she was the leader of. She was announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning Musume on March 15, 2007...
filling in for Ceng De Ping and Gu Yun.
Members
The members' names, as well as their Japanese stage names, are listed along with the flavour of ice cream they represent within the group.- Wu Si XuanWu Si XuanWu Si Xuan , better known in Japan as is the leader of the latest Hello! Project group Ice Creamusume. She was announced as a winner of the Taiwan Hello! Project New Star Auditions on September 20, 2008 along with the other members of Ice Creamusume....
/Shen Shen (Leader) – Blueberry - Zhong An QiZhong An QiZhong An Qi , better known in Japan as is the sub-leader of the latest Hello! Project group Ice Creamusume. She was announced as a winner of the Taiwan Hello! Project New Star Auditions on September 20, 2008 along with the other members of Ice Creamusume....
/Anchii (Sub-leader) – Coffee - Ceng De PingCeng De PingCeng De Ping , better known in Japan as is a member of the latest Hello! Project group Ice Creamusume. She was announced as a winner of the Taiwan Hello! Project New Star Auditions on September 20, 2008 along with the other members of Ice Creamusume....
/Pei Pei – Vanilla - Zhao Guo RongZhao Guo RongZhao Guo Rong , better known in Japan as is a member of the latest Hello! Project group Ice Creamusume. She was announced as a winner of the Taiwan Hello! Project New Star auditions on September 20, 2008 along with the other members of Ice Creamusume....
/Youko – Strawberry - Qiu Cui LingQiu Cui LingQiu Cui Ling , better known in Japan as is a member of the latest Hello! Project group Ice Creamusume. She was announced as a winner of the Taiwan Hello! Project New Star Auditions on September 20, 2008 along with the other members of Ice Creamusume....
/Rei Rei – Mint choc-chip - Gu YunGu Yun (singer)Gu Yun , better known in Japan as is a member of the latest Hello! Project group, Ice Creamusume. She was announced as a winner of the Taiwan Hello! Project New Star Auditions on September 20, 2008 along with the other members of Ice Creamusume....
/Guu-chan – Mango
Albums
| # | Title | Release date | Album type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st Best! 1st Best! 1st Best! , is the debut mini-album of Taiwan based Hello! Project group Ice Creamusume. It was released on January 9, 2009 in Taiwan, with a follow up date of January 18, 2009 in Japan... |
January 9, 2009 (Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... ) January 18, 2009 (Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... ) |
EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... |