Strawberry Flower
Strawberry Flower | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Video game music |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Members | Red Pikmin Yellow Pikmin Blue Pikmin Purple Pikmin White Pikmin Winged Pikmin Rock Pikmin |
Strawberry Flower (ストロベリー・フラワー, Sutoroberī Furawā) is a Japanese virtual band created to perform music for the Nintendo video game franchise Pikmin. Around the time each game in the series was launched, individuals representing each variant of Pikmin debuting in such game join the band.
Members[edit]
For the first game in the series, the band began as a trio, each representing the three kinds of Pikmin that are available (red, yellow and blue). They composed the single "Ai no Uta" for the game's initial release in Japan. As the 2004 sequel Pikmin 2 introduced two new Pikmin variants, purple and white, two new members representing them joined the band to compose its third single to promote the game, "Tane no Uta". For the 2013 release of Pikmin 3, two more members joined the band, each representing the two new Pikmin variants introduced in that game, the pink Winged Pikmin and the gray Rock Pikmin. The vocals for Strawberry Flower are provided by Be.
- Yellow Pikmin – female vocalist (2001–present)
- Blue Pikmin – male guitarist (2001–present)
- Red Pikmin – male bassist (2001–present)
- Purple Pikmin – female guitarist (2004–present)
- White Pikmin – female bassist (2004–present)
- Winged Pikmin - female bassist (2013-Present)
- Rock Pikmin - male guitarist (2013-Present)
Songs[edit]
On 6 December 2001 the group released their debut single Ai no Uta under Nintendo. The song only appeared in the commercials for Pikmin and did not appear in the game itself and these commercials only appeared in Japan and did not appear overseas. It is also featured in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a hidden song for the Distant Planet stage.
About three months after "Ai no Uta" was released, the group continued with another single, Pikmin Dance, featuring three dance versions of their 2001 single "Ai no Uta".
After a two-year break, the group released another single, Tane no Uta. It was used in the commercials for Pikmin 2. This is also the first Strawberry Flower single with more than three tracks on it. The single also contained a Laugh remix of Ai no Uta. The b-side song is called "Shabondama" (しゃぼん玉, Soap Bubbles). This single is rare and out of print. The band later returned in 2017 for the single Song of Hey! Pikmin for Hey! Pikmin, the Pikmin game for the Nintendo 3DS. The song was only used in commercials for Hey! Pikmin in Japan and did not appear overseas.
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
| Single # | Information | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Debut / 1st |
Ai no Uta
|
632,350 copies sold |
| 2nd | Pikmin Dance
|
115,230 copies sold |
| 3rd | Tane no Uta
|
15,389 copies sold |
| 4th | Song of Hey! Pikmin
|
12,985 copies sold |
References[edit]
- https://higherplainmusic.com/2010/01/06/strawberry-flower-pikmin-2-ai-no-uta-review/
- https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ikumi7620/19806179.html
- https://myfigurecollection.net/item/126025
