Honey Popcorn Explained

Honey Popcorn
Landscape:	yes
Origin:	South Korea
Years Active:	-2021
Label:	Kyun Create
Current Members:	Yua Mikami Moko Sakura Ruka Tajima Sara Izumi
Past Members:	Miko Matsuda Nako Miyase

Honey Popcorn was a girl group based in South Korea formed by Kyun Create, consisting of Yua Mikami, Moko Sakura, Ruka Tajima, and Sara Izumi. The group debuted on March 21, 2018, with album Bibidi Babidi Boo.^{[1] [2]}

History

In February 2018, Yua Mikami announced that she would debut in South Korea with a new girl group with Miko Matsuda and Moko Sakura.^[3] Prior to this, all three girls had worked as idol singers in Japan, with Mikami as a member of SKE48, Matsuda as a member of NMB48, and Sakura as a member of Bakusute Sotokanda Icchome (a sub-unit of Akihabara Backstage Pass). The group was funded by Mikami herself as a passion project.^[4] Their debut was met with controversy by South Korean media outlets due to the members being adult film actresses.^[4] On December 23, 2018, Miko Matsuda announced on her Twitter that she will be graduating from the group.^[5] In June 2019, Nako Miyase, Ruka Tajima and Sara Izumi joined the group. In December 2020, Nako Miyase left the group. On January 16, 2021, Nako Miyase announced on Twitter that the group had disbanded, but corrected her statement a few days later. Since then, Honey Popcorn is on an indefinite hiatus.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[6]
Bibidi Babidi Boo	Released: March 21, 2018 Label: Kyun Create, LOEN Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	18	KOR: 1,500^[7]
De-aeseohsta (디에세오스타)	Released: July 5, 2019 Label: Kyun Create, Genie Music Formats: CD, digital download	32	KOR: 1,682^[8]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR	CHN
"Bibidi Babidi Boo"	2018	—	—	Bibidi Babidi Boo
"Pretty Lie 喜歡和你一起"		—	—
"De-aeseohsta"	2019	—	—	De-aeseohsta (디에세오스타)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Japanese adult video stars create a K-pop group. 23 March 2018 . Korea JoongAng Daily.
2. Web site: Porn Stars-Turned K-Pop Group Honey Popcorn to Drop First EP This Month. Korea Portal. 2018-02-28.
3. News: 三上悠亜ら「HONEY POPCORN」韓国デビュー決定. 2018-02-28. Model Press. 2018-03-02. ja-JP.
4. News: Japanese adult video stars launch K-pop group, spark divisive debate . 2018-03-22. . 2018-03-26.
5. News: 【出道唔夠一年】三上悠亞為首Honey Popcorn 成員松田美子宣佈退團. Chinese. December 23, 2018. December 23, 2018. hk.entertainment.appledaily.com. July 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190705131741/https://hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/enews/realtime/article/20181223/59061990. dead.
6. Web site: Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart.
   • Web site: Bibidi Babidi Boo charting.
   • Web site: De-aeseohsta charting.
7. Web site: 2018년 03월 Album Chart.
8. Web site: 2019년 07월 Album Chart.