Friday Night Plans Explained
Friday Night Plans |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Tokyo |
Years Active: | 2017–present |
Friday Night Plans is a musical act led by Japanese vocalist Masumi (born January 1996), who is the group's sole member. Debuting in 2017 as a featured vocalist in a collaboration between StarRo and AmPm, Friday Night Plans solo debuted in 2018, primarily collaborating with Tepppei. Friday Night Plans is best known for covering Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love" in 2018, and her song "Honda", which was used in commercials for Honda Vezel cars in Japan in 2019.
Biography
Masumi was born in Tokyo to a Japanese father and Filipina mother.[2] [3] She spent most of her childhood in Tokyo, only visiting the Philippines once every few years.[3] Masumi wanted to become a singer after listening to her mother singing Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston songs,[4] and became interested in Western music in junior high school, especially after watching MTV Japan every day and becoming a fan of Justin Bieber.[3] [4] Masumi began attending a vocal training school in high school.[4]
Masumi was discovered on Instagram by Japanese singer Taichi Mukai around June 2017, who liked her cover song performances she had posted.[3] This led to Masumi being scouted to sing on a collaborative song between producer StarRo and electronic duo AmPm entitled "Maybe", which was released in November 2017.[3] [1] Without having a stage name before the song's release, Masumi decided to go with Friday Night Plans, reminding herself of the feeling of excitement in her childhood making plans with friends (and wanting the name to evoke excitement in listeners).[5]
Masumi met Tepppei in March 2018 after a suggestion by her record label director,[5] and in July 2018 Friday Night Plans released their first single, "Happy Birthday", produced by Tepppei.[6] The pair worked together for much of 2018 and 2019,[7] including on the project's cover of Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love" (2018),[8] which became one of the project's most popular songs,[7] and the Complex EP released in November 2019, which was entirely produced by Tepppei.[9] Outside of this, Friday Night Plans released Location: Los Angeles in August 2018, a collection of demos not produced by Tepppei, which were recorded by Masumi during a trip to Los Angeles in June.[10]
In 2019, Friday Night Plans released the song "Honda", a song used in commercials for Honda Vezel,[11] which became the act's first single to chart on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart. This, along with her follow-up single "Unknown" were produced by Dr. Pay.[2]
Artistry
Friday Night Plans' music has a wide range of influences, including Justin Bieber, Nigerian-Canadian musician Odie, and Korean R&B singer-songwriter Dean.[12]
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
|-! scope="row" | "Just One Wish"
[19] | — || —|-! scope="row" | "Prism"
[20] | rowspan="4"|2019| — || —|-! scope="row" | "All the Dots"
[21] | — || —|rowspan="2"|
Complex|-! scope="row" | "Decoy"
[22] | — || —|-! scope="row" | "Honda"
[11] | rowspan="2"| 43 || 71| rowspan="3" |-! scope="row" | "Unknown"
[2] | rowspan="2"|2020| —|-! scope="row" | "
Kiss of Life"
[23] | — || —|-|colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes items that did not chart.|}
As featured artist
Guest appearances
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 気鋭のR&Bアクト、Friday Night Plansが2ndシングル「UU」をリリース . Spincoaster . ja . August 22, 2018 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plans新曲「Unknown」配信、売り上げの一部でフィリピンの子供たちを支援 . Natalie . ja . June 23, 2020 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: 【ロングインタビュー】Friday Night Plans 類稀な歌声とエッジィなクリエイティブで海外の公式プレイリストにも次々ピックアップされるFNPsの素顔とは . Sascha . Boeckle. TuneCore . ja . December 5, 2019 . November 27, 2020.
- Web site: 新鋭R&BアーティストFriday Night PlansがApple Musicの『今週のNEW ARTIST』に選出 . fnmnl . ja . July 13, 2018 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: ASBO Meets: Friday Night Plans . Seneo . Mwamba . Asbo Magazine . January 21, 2020 . November 27, 2020.
- Web site: starRo & AmPm楽曲にも参加するFriday Night Plans、1st SGを発表 Apple Music「今週のNEW ARTIST」選出 . Spincoaster . ja . July 13, 2018 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Tokyo's Friday Night Plans Combine Jazz, R&B And Experimental Pop On 'Complex' EP . James . Keith . Complex . November 19, 2019 . November 27, 2020.
- Web site: 新鋭R&Bシンガー"Friday Night Plans"が、名曲・竹内まりや「Plastic Love」のカバー曲をリリース。 . Eyescream . ja . November 7, 2018 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plans、2nd EP『Complex』11月発表 新曲本日リリース & PERIMETRON制作のMVも公開 . Spincoaster . ja . September 18, 2019 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plans、レコードの日にLAで制作した1st作品集をアナログ化 . Natalie . ja . August 14, 2020 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plans、Honda「VEZEL」CMソングに抜擢。新曲ティザー映像公開 . Barks . ja . November 28, 2019 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: This tokyo group are making beautiful experimental music about fear and loneliness . Alim . Kheraj . i-D . September 18, 2019 . November 27, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plansの作品 . ja . . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: LOCATION - Los Angeles - EP . iTunes . ja . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Tokyo's Friday Night Plans create a lonely CGI world in their "Decoy" video . David . Renshaw . The Fader . October 22, 2019 . November 27, 2020.
- Peak positions for Friday Night Plans singles on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart:
- Web site: 込み上げる高揚感に浸る3rdシングル「Dig in!」、話題の新鋭R&Bアーティスト"Friday Night Plans" . Eyescream . ja . November 7, 2018 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: 話題の新鋭R&BアーティストFriday Night Plansが、4thシングル「I'm Out」をリリース . Ototoy . ja . November 30, 2018 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plans、2018年ラスト・シングル「Just One Wish」本日リリース . Spincoaster . ja . December 21, 2018 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plans×JJJ×STUTSとadidas Originalsコラボ曲"PRISM"配信 . Cinra . ja . March 15, 2019 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plansが2ndEP『Complex』から先行シングル"All The Dots"をリリース ミュージックビデオも公開 . fnmnl . ja . September 18, 2019 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plansが最新EP『Complex』から2曲めとなる先行シングル"Decoy"のミュージックビデオを公開 . fnmnl . ja . October 23, 2019 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Friday Night Plans、SADE「Kiss of Life」カバー音源リリース決定 . Spincoaster . ja . August 21, 2020 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: starRoとAmPmがコラボ!「Maybe feat. Friday Night Plans」をサプライズ配信リリース! . Popscene . ja . December 1, 2017 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Taeyoung BoyがFriday Night Plansをフィーチャーした"Ain't nothing"をリリース . fnmnl . ja . September 19, 2018 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Chocoholic、シンガーのFriday Night Plansを迎えたデジタルニューシングルリリース . Barks . ja . November 21, 2019 . November 26, 2020.
- My new single ‘Down For Whatever’ feat. @hithisisfnp is out now. Hope you enjoy it ⚡️ . thiskilder. Kilder. 1291286193989210114. August 6, 2020. November 26, 2020.
- Web site: Howl of Youngtimz . iTunes . ja . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: 向井太一の新EP『27』6月配信&ツアーゲストにtofubeats、雨パレ、iri . Cinra . ja . May 17, 2019 . November 26, 2020.
- Web site: millennium parade、デビューアルバム特設サイト開設+メンバー全員出演のティーザー公開. 2021-02-16. BARKS. 4 February 2021 . ja.