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PiKi

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PiKi
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2025–present
LabelsAsobisystem, Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Spinoff ofKawaii Lab.[1]
Members
Websitepiki.asobisystem.com

PiKi is a Japanese idol[2] duo affiliated with Asobisystem.[3] Composed of Fruits Zipper member Karen Matsumoto and Cutie Street member Haruka Sakuraba, they are known for the 2025 song "Kawaii Kaiwai", the ending theme for the second season of the anime adaptation of My Dress-Up Darling.

History

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Karen Matsumoto and Haruka Sakuraba are both members of Asobisystem's Kawaii Lab. idol project, with Matsumoto part of Fruits Zipper and Sakuraba part of Cutie Street.[1] The duo later became known among fans under the nickname "Parurentan", a portmanteau of their fandom nicknames,[4] and they appeared together on the cover of Larme [ja]'s 62nd issue, released in September 2024; Model Press remarked that their "two-shot photo [was] overflowing with a charming, girlish mood".[5] The two subsequently formed their own musical duo, PiKi.[6]

PiKi was introduced at Okinawa Collection 2025 at Okinawa Arena on June 21, 2025, where they performed their song "Kawaii Kaiwai" for the first time.[6] PiKi was named after the duo themselves: the P and K stand for Sakuraba and Matsumoto's fandom nicknames, and it is the Hawaiian language word for peach.[7] "Kawaii Kaiwai" was also the ending theme for the second season of the anime adaptation of My Dress-Up Darling.[8] The song went viral on Spotify,[1] and it reached the top ten at the Oricon Singles Chart and Oricon Combined Singles Chart and the top 20 at the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[9][10][11]

PiKi appeared on the cover of the July 14, 2025, issue of Aera, making their debut on the magazine,[12] and they released "Tell Me Tell Me", the theme song of the fortune-telling Oha Suta segment "Hoshiten: Furui Corner", on July 21.[13] On August 29, their song "88888888", a collaboration with the 2025 film Exit 8 was released digitally. PiKi also performed that song at Music Station that same day, the first time the duo had appeared on the show.[14]

Z11 of Real Sound said that "within Kawaii Lab., PiKi has quickly made a leap forward as a unit embodying Japan's original "kawaii" culture. Their catchy, mainstream idol songs, using "kawaii" as their weapon, are breathing new life into the Japanese music scene."[1]

Members

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Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
[15] 		JPN Cmb.
[10] 		JPN
Hot
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"Kawaii Kaiwai" 2025 4 6 16 Non-album singles
"88888888" — — —[A]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

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  1. ^ "88888888" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart but peaked at number 98 on the component Download Songs chart.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Z11 (July 29, 2025). "PiKi「Kawaii Kaiwai」バイラル初登場首位 現代的でありながらも普遍的な"かわいい"の新風". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Dennison, Kara (June 21, 2025). "My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 Anime Recruits New Idol Unit PiKi for Ending Theme Song". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  3. ^ "PiKi". Asobisystem (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  4. ^ "松本かれん（FRUITS ZIPPER）＆桜庭遥花（CUTIE STREET）の新ユニット「PiKi」が始動♡ 【最速インタビュー】". biteki.com (in Japanese). June 22, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  5. ^ "松本かれん＆桜庭遥花"ぱるれんたん"で「LARME」表紙 ピンク＆グレーの世界×キラキラ衣装でアイドル全開". Model Press (in Japanese). September 16, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  6. ^ a b "松本かれん(FRUITS ZIPPER)と桜庭遥花(CUTIE STREET)による新ユニット「PiKi」結成". BARKS (in Japanese). June 21, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "FRUITS ZIPPER松本かれん＆CUTIE STREET桜庭遥花、新ユニット結成を電撃発表　デビュー曲サプライズ披露＆アニメ主題歌にも決定【コメントあり】". Oricon News. June 21, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  8. ^ "『着せ恋』Season 2、EDテーマはPiKiが担当、描き下ろしEDテーマ解禁記念イラストも公開". Animate Times (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  9. ^ "PiKiのシングル売上TOP1作品". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  10. ^ a b PiKiの合算シングル売上TOP1作品. Oricon News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 31, 2026. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  11. ^ "PiKi". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  12. ^ "FRUITS ZIPPER松本かれん×CUTIE STREET桜庭遥花！新アイドルユニット"PiKi"が『AERA』表紙に初登場". The First Times (in Japanese). July 4, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  13. ^ "松本かれん×桜庭遥花による新ユニットPiKiの新曲「Tell Me Tell Me ☆」が配信リリース決定". The First Times (in Japanese). July 21, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  14. ^ "ふるっぱー松本＆きゅーすと桜庭のPiKiが二宮和也主演「８番出口」コラボソング担当". Music Natalie (in Japanese). August 29, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  15. ^ "Kawaii Kaiwai(初回生産限定盤) | PiKi". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  16. ^ "ＰｉＫｉ | Artist". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  17. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Songs". August 13, 2025. Archived from the original on August 15, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
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