Frances & Aiko (Chinese: 大小姐; Japanese: フランシス＆愛子)[1] was a Taiwanese pop music duo signed under Forward Music in 2009 as a part of the Hello! Project name under their overseas group, Hello! Project Taiwan.[2] The members consisted of Frances Wu and Aiko Lan, two finalists of the Hello! Project New Star Audition.
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 Frances & Aiko at an autograph event for "Follow Me" in 2013 | |||||||||
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| Origin | Taiwan | ||||||||
| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||||
| Years active | 2009-2013 | ||||||||
| Labels | Forward Music | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 大小姐 | ||||||||
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History
editIn 2007, Japanese idol network Hello! Project held the Hello! Project New Star Audition to recruit members for a new girl group based in Taiwan in an attempt to expand towards the Chinese market,[3][4] which would eventually lead towards the creation of Ice Creamusume.[5] Frances and Aiko were finalists in the audition, and despite being too young to pass, Tsunku saw potential in them and put them in their own group, known as Big Small Sister.[5][6] Unlike Ice Creamusume, Big Small Sister promoted primarily in Taiwan with Chinese-language songs, and there were no plans for them to promote in Japan.
Big Small Sister received dancing lessons in Japan and performed with Koharu Kusumi during a concert in February 2009.
In September 2009, Big Small Sister released their first mini album, I Am Big Small Sister.[7] The mini album was received so favorably that a repackaged version, I Am Big Small Sister: Year of the Tiger version, was released in 2010.[8]
In October 2009, Big Small Sister were invited as guests at the World Peace Day press conference in Taipei. This was followed by the release of their first album, Go For It! Big Small Sister. in 2011.[9]
In 2012, Big Small Sister decided to disband to focus on school after agreement from their parents and management.[10] After leaving Hello! Project, Big Small Sister released their final album, Follow Me, in 2013.[11][12]
Discography
editStudio albums
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| 2011 | 加加油！大小姐 (Go For It! Big Small Sister)
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| 2013 | Follow Me
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Extended plays
edit| Year | Information | Track listing |
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| 2009 | 我是大小姐 (I Am Big Small Sister)
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| 2010 | 我是大小姐虎虎生風賀年版 (I Am Big Small Sister: Year of the Tiger version)
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References
edit- ^ "フランシス＆愛子「大小姐」正式デビュー決定！" (in Japanese). Up-Front Promotion. September 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "兆鉉＆愛子" (in Japanese). Up-Front Promotion. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "New Star Audition website" (in Chinese). helloproject.com.tw. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
- ^ "New Star Audition information" (in Japanese). helloproject.com.tw. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
- ^ a b "早安家族NewStar-台視官網" (in Chinese). Taiwan Television Enterprise. September 20, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "吳兆絃感謝導演逼哭". Yahoo! News Taiwan (in Chinese). April 24, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "我是大小姐" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "我是大小姐(虎虎生風賀年版)" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "加加油 大小姐" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Lin Shujian (April 24, 2018). "「大小姐」吳兆絃17歲了！甩嬰兒肥成了超正美少女". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Follow Me" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Lin Shijie (July 30, 2013). "大小姐邁入青春期 前輩Sweety勸戀愛別公開". Now News (in Chinese). Retrieved April 29, 2018.