POW3R
POW3R | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 権力 |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-Pop |
| Years active | 2003-Now |
| Labels | Starfish Entertainment |
| Members | |
History[edit]
2002-2003; Debut, First Album, Controversy
The Year Was 2002, Starfish Entertainment Was Just Rising In Popularity Amuro Kumiko Was The Best Selling Selling Artist Of All Time, They Needed To Debut A Boy Group, They Started Scouting For Trainees In Japan, And In Korea.
They Found 4 Boys Between The Ages Of 16-19. 4 Members Were Japanese, 2 Was Korean.
They Announced They Would Be Debuting In Febuary 14, 2003.
They Officially Debuted With The Single “Perfect Man” It Was A Major Success And It Got them Their First Win
August 14, 2003 They Dropped Their Debut Album “Legacy” With The Title Track, “Without Your Love”, They Earned Over 4 Wins With The Song.
During Their Rookie Days They Experienced Some Controversy With Being Accused Of Lip Syncing, They Proved The Claims Were Fake When The Lead Vocalist Did a High Note At The New Years Concert.
2004-2007; Comeback, 2nd Album, Chinese Debut, Solo Activities, Japan Debut, Japan Tour
In 2004 After 7 Months Of No Activities They Comeback With Mini Album “Hugs” with the title tracks “Brand New” & “Hugs”
In 2005 They Made Their Chinese Debut With Album “Kiss Goodbye”, It Was The Best Selling Album Of The Year
In Late 2005 They Debut In Japan With The Single “Share The World” They Stayed At The #1 Spot for 3 Weeks.
In 2006 They Release Their First Japanese Album “Crazy Love” It Was A Big Success Compared To Their Japanese Debut.
In 2006 They Drop Their 2nd Album “Rising Sun”, It Hit 200k Sales It’s First Week.
In Late 2006 They Went On Their 2nd Japan Tour Called “JAPANPOWER”
2007 It Was Announced They Will Take a Short Break To Focus On Solo Activities.
2008-2009; Comeback, Japanese Album, Asia Tour
In 2008 They Made A Comeback After 2 Years Of No Music with The Album “Mirotic”, With That Album They Won “Album Of The Year” At The 2008 Asian Music Awards.
2008, POW3R and Ultra-Famous Singer Amuro Kumiko Collaborated With The Song “Last Angel”. It Is said the song is one of the best J-Pop songs of all time. With The Song Selling more than 900,000 copies the first week
In 2009 They Release MIROTIC as their 2nd Japanese Album
2009 They Went On Their 1st Asia Tour “MIROTIC” They Went To Countries Like, Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, The Philippines and Malaysia And Singapore
2010-2011; Members Leaving, Hiatus, Japan Comeback, Halting Korean Projects
In 2010 Members Minjun & Mikoto & Miniko Decided Not To Renew Their Contracts And They Ended Up Leaving The Group & Company.
Leaving The Groups Future On A Thread They Take A Hiatus To Make Sure They Really Want To Go Forward As A Group.
In 2011 They Release Their 2nd Single Off Their 3rd Japan Album “Keep Your Head Down” and Release Their 3rd Japanese Album “Tone”
They Were Announced In The End Of 2011 To Halt All Korean Activities Permanently To Focus On Japanese Activities.
2012-2015; JAPANPOWER II, 3rd Japanese Album, Summer In Japan, 5th Japan Album, Hiatus, Brothers Of Japan
The Beginning Of 2012 They Hold Their 2nd Japan Tour Titled “JAPANPOWER II” . It Was Said It Would Be The Biggest Tour Since SOULGIRLS’ Japan Tour “GIRLSASIA”.
In Late 2012 They Release Their 4th Japanese Album “Time” With The Title Track “Catch Me” It Was A Major Success.
In 2012 They Released One Of Their Biggest Songs Titled “ANDRIOD” it sold over 800,000 Digital Downloads
In 2013 They Go On Their 2nd Japan Tour.
2013 They Release Their 5th Japan Album “Summer In Japan” With The Title Track “Moonlight Fantasy”
2014, They Drop Their 6th Japan Album titled “Tree” With The Title Track 「愛をもっと」
Also In 2014 They Release Their Biggest Hit Ever 「Spinning」
2015 They Decided To Take A Hiatus To Spend Tome With Family And To Just Take A Mental Health Break.
In 2015 POW3R & SOULGIRLS Were Named Sister & Brother Of Japan
2018-2019; 6th Japan Album, Tokyo Dome Fanmeet, 7th Japan Album
2018 They Comeback With Their 7th Japanese Album “Tomorrow” It Was Titled One Of Their Beat Albums To Date.
Summer 2018, They Hold A Tokyo Dome Fanmeet For Their Fans As A Present.
After A Year Of No Promotions They Comeback With 8th Japan Album “X” With Title Track Being 「こんにちは」 The Album Was One Of Their Most Underapreciated Album.
2021-Present; Comeback Album, Japan Tour, 9th Album, 20th Anniversary, OT6 Comeback/Reunion
2021, They Come Back With Album Titled “Idol” They Promoted It Very Well And Got A Lot Of Wins
In 2022 They Held Their 11th Japan Tour, Starting In Osaka And Ending In Okinawa.
They Released Their 9th Album In 2022 Titled “WITH”
In 2023 They Will Be Attending “The Japanese Music Awards” Febuary 14, 2023 In The Tokyo Dome
They Will Also Celebrate Their 20th Debut Anniversary
They Will reportedly Do A Collab Stage With SOULGIRLS As SOULGIRLS Are Headlining The Show. Their Performance Will Be 3 Hours Long Starting From 8-11pm
After The Performance Were Over SOULGIRLS member Miryo gave them one of the biggest awards you can receive. The Award Was “20th Year Of Being One Of The Most Influential J-Pop Groups”. As A Celebration To Their 20th Anniversary
At SOULGIRLS Concert For Their 7th Japan Tour In Kawasaki on March 17, 2023, SOULGIRLS & POW3R Performed Their 2013 Hit Single “Burning Up”.
After The Song Got To Ayumi & Miryo’s Rap Duo, The Dome Turned Red, Some Fans Noticed 4 Lifts Open. As Soon As The Bridge Started, The Former 4 Members Of POW3R Returned To Stage.
That Part Of The Show Was The Most Talked About Show Of The Night.
Starfish Entertainment Has Confirmed That The 4 Members Have Rejoined The Group. And Will Release A Comeback Titled “Guerilla” Releasing March 24, 2023
