Baby Blue (Japanese: ベイビーブルー, romanized: Beibīburū; stylized in all caps) is a Filipino girl group and a sub-unit of the all-female Filipino idol group MNL48. They debuted with their lead single "Sweet Talking Sugar" in September 2020, which topped in Egg Music charts in Japan and made them one of the few Filipino artists to make it to Japanese music charts. [1]
BABY BLUE | |
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| Origin | Manila, Philippines |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels |
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| Member of | MNL48 |
| Members | Coleen Trinidad Amy Isidto Frances Pinlac |
| Past members | Jan Elaurza |
| Website | www |
History
edit2020: formation
editOn September 1, together with a major Japanese music label Tower Records Japan, Hallo-hallo Entertainment announced the formation of the successful P-Pop girl group, MNL48's first-ever sub-unit BABY BLUE. The said sub-unit is composed of Jan Elaurza, Amy Isidto, and Coleen Trinidad. [1][2] Following the announcement, Baby Blue officially released its debut single titled "Sweet Talking Sugar", and was made available through EGGS, a Japanese digital music subscription service.[3] The single, according to HHE, is an homage to the famous city pop genre, with a modern take via "the R&B and hip-hop genre". On September 16, The official music video was released on GYAO!, and on MNL48's official YouTube channel, the next day.[4][5] The MV was directed and produced by Carlo Francisco Manatad of Plan C Productions.[6]
A second track, "NEGASTAR" was released by the sub-unit officially after they uploaded a sixty-second teaser uploaded on the music subscription service EGGS on November 16.[7] The full track was then uploaded on November 25 and was also made available on mainstream music streaming platforms like iTunes and Spotify.[8]
2021–2022: "Stuck On You"
editBaby Blue released teasers such as pre-saved posters and audio snippets for their third single in March 29, 2021. In April 21 of the same year Baby Blue released their third digital single "Stuck On You". This song is a straight love song with a pop beat and a light sound. The pre-order of the song started on April 7.[9] In May 28, 2021, the group launched their official fans club site where live videos, blogs, and other info can only be seen there. Subsequently, on the same day, they also opened their official YouTube channel and showed content that can only be seen there, such as cover videos, songs, and dance covers of Japanese songs.[10]
In December 15, 2021, the group released their first major single, "Head Up". The track release marks the fourth single released by the group and their first ballad. It is also the group's major debut in Japan. "HEAD UP" was released in advance on December 15 and will be re-released on February 19, 2022.[11][12]
On June 30, 2022, after her 4 years in the group, Baby Blue's leader Jan Elaurza announced her graduation from MNL48, she also announced departure from the unit. On the same day, it was announced on the official website of Baby Blue that Frances Pinlac of MNL48 Team L will be replacing Jan.[13]
Influences
editBaby Blue was influenced by Japanese popular music genres, such as City pop and J-pop. They are also inspired by AKB48.
Other ventures
editOn December 20, 2020, the group performed on ABS-CBN's "Ikaw ang Liwanag at Ligaya: The ABS-CBN Christmas Special" pre-show entitled "KTnX ang Babait Ninyo: ABS-CBN Christmas Special Fundraising Show" for the segment "P-pop RISE" with MNL48, BGYO, PHP and Bini, a benefit show for the survivors and evacuees in areas hit by typhoons such as Rolly and Ulysses.[14][15][16]
Members
editCurrent
edit- Coleen Trinidad (MNL48 Team NIV)
- Amy Isidto (MNL48 Team L)
- Frances Pinlac (MNL48 Team L)
Former
edit- Jan Elaurza (Left the group in June 2022)
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Details | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | |||||||
| MYX Hit Chart[17] | Pinoy MYX Countdown[18] | MYX Daily Top 10[19] | MYX Most Viewed | iTunesPH Top 100 Albums | |||
| "Sweet Talking Sugar" |
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2020 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| "Negastar" |
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7 | 4 | 7 | — | 23 | |
| "Stuck on You" |
|
2021 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| "Head Up" |
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2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sweet Talking Sugar | Carlo Francisco Manatad | First Single | [21] |
| Negastar | Second Single | [22] | ||
| 2021 | Head Up | Carl Ramos | First ballad song | [23] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Meet Baby Blue, the newest girl group in town". PUSH. 2020-09-09.
- ^ "MNL48 UNIT GROUP BABY BLUE DEBUTS WITH "SWEET TALKING SUGAR"". MYX Philippines. September 8, 2020.
- ^ "「Sweet Talking Sugar」BABY BLUEのAudio楽曲ページ｜インディーズバンド音楽配信サイトEggs". eggs.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "[MV Full] Sweet Talking Sugar / Baby Blue". YouTube.
- ^ "BABY BLUE「Sweet Talking Suger」 | 音楽 | 無料動画GYAO!". GYAO! (in Japanese). Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "BABY BLUE Unleashes "Sweet Talking Sugar" Music Video". myx.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Baby Blue to launch second digital single "Negastar"". mnl48.ph. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ Garcia, Kent (2020-11-25). "Baby Blue's "Negastar" gets full-track release". PAKSA MNL. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ "フィリピン・マニラを拠点に活動するMNL48新ユニット・BABY BLUE、3rdデジタルシングルリリース決定！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "Baby Blue launches Official Fan Club Site and Youtube". Baby Blue launches Official Fan Club Site and Youtube. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Domingo, Danielle (2021-12-17). "Baby Blue Debuts "Head Up," First Major Single and Music Video". MYX Global. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "【インタビュー】MNL48のユニットBaby Blue、日本デビュー曲は自身初バラード「新たに成熟した感じを」". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ "Baby Blue Announcement". Baby Blue Announcement. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "KathNiel, MayWard, LizQuen and more star in fundraiser ahead of ABS-CBN Christmas Special". rappler.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "ABS-CBN Christmas special to benefit typhoon victims". manilatimes.net. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "KTNX CHRISTMAS SPECIAL". behance.net. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Peak chart positions in the Philippines:
- For "Sweet Talking Sugar": "Myx Hit Chart". Myx. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- For "Negastar": "Myx Hit Chart". Myx. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- For "Head Up": "Myx Hit Chart". Myx. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Peak chart positions in the Philippines:
- For "Sweet Talking Sugar": "Pinoy Myx Countdown". Myx. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- For "Negastar": "Pinoy Myx Countdown". Myx. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- For "Head Up": "Pinoy Myx Countdown". Myx. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Peak chart positions in the Philippines:
- For "Sweet Talking Sugar": "Myx Daily Top 10". Myx. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- For "Negastar": "Myx Daily Top 10". Myx. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- For "Head Up": "Myx Daily Top 10". Myx. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Peak chart positions in the Philippines:
- For "Stuck on You": "iTunes Philippines Top 100 songs". PopVortex. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ [MV Full] Sweet Talking Sugar / Baby Blue. YouTube. MNL48. September 17, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ 【MV Full】Negastar / Baby Blue. YouTube. MNL48. December 15, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ 【MV Full】 HEAD UP/ BABY BLUE. YouTube. MNL48. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.