Blush (band)

Blush
Origin Asia[1][2][3]
Genres Dance-pop, electropop, bubblegum pop
Years active 2010-present
Labels FarWest Entertainment
Website http://www.blushband.com
Members Angeli Flores
Alisha "Ali B" Budhrani
Natsuko "Nacho" Danjo
Victoria "Queen V" Chan
Nikita Vecino
Past members Ji Hae Lee

Blush is an Asian girl group originally composed of five members from the Philippines, India, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea. They were formed by FarWest Entertainment in 2010 with the intent of popularizing an Asian vocal act in the United States as well as in all of Asia. They perform in the English language and are based in Los Angeles, California.[4][5] A reality show called Project Lotus: The Search for Blush[6] about how the band was formed, premiered on Channel V on March 8, 2012. The group was the first Asian group to have its debut single hit the top 3 on a major US Billboard Chart when "Undivided" feat. Snoop Dogg made No. 3 on the Billboard Dance/Play Chart. Their second single "Dance On" got to No. 1 on that chart.[7]

History

Formation

Blush was formed by FarWest Entertainment in 2010 with the intent of popularizing an Asian vocal act in both the United States and Asia as well as the rest of the world. They were formed through a selection process called the Project Lotus whom were tasked with finding 'Asia's Spice Girls'. Five representatives from South Korea were selected to be judges and trainees who traveled to different parts of Asia including China, Japan and India. One of the judges was rock singer Yoon Do-hyun of South Korean rock band YB.[8]

2010–2013

In 2011 they have opened and performed alongside many artists including B.o.B, Far*East Movement, Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber, Jessie J, Diana Ross and other artists alike.

Blush has released seven singles, the two most popular (according to YouTube views) being "Miss Out" (441,000 views) and "Undivided" (425,000 views) as of May 2013.

On May 24 2013, at the Singapore Social awards, produced by Starcount, Blush performed alongside Carly Rae Jepsen, Cee Lo Green, and Psy. The concert was held at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore for 4 hours with 8,000 people attending. It was broadcast live on YouTube, peaking at around 12,000 people watching. They performed their singles "Warrior" and "All Stars" among others with mixed reception. [9]

Discography

Blush has released 2 singles. They also recorded the song "Up, Up, and Away" for the second season of Disney's hit TV series Shake It Up. It was released as a single on February 14, 2012. It was also be featured on the second soundtrack for the show, Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance, which was released on March 20, 2012. On March 17, 2015 Blush released their debut album 'Make You Blush' digitally. The album includes 17 original songs including all the songs from their Undivided EP and 6 remixes.

Extended plays

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart position Album
US
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US
Dance

[10]
"Undivided"
(featuring Snoop Dogg)
2011 3 The Undivided EP/
Make You Blush
"Dance On" 1
"All Stars" 2012 14
"Up, Up and Away" [upper-alpha 1] Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance
"Miss Out" Make You Blush
"Electric"
"Warrior" 2013 The Undivided/
Make You Blush
"Doing it Better" (featuring Russell Cury) Make You Blush
"Ain't Nobody Got Time for That" 2014
"Crzy Love" (featuring Sean Kingston) TBA TBA
"It's Crazy" (featuring Jay Sean)

Musical style

Tracks on their forthcoming debut album come from an unprecedented global roster of award winning hit songwriters and producers, including Tal Herzberg (The Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga), electronic music icon JXL/Wolverine (Britney Spears), top re-mixer Sander Kleinenberg (Janet Jackson, Daft Punk), Darrell Brown (Keith Urban, Bon Jovi), singer Jay Sean, Steve Schnur (veteran A&R executive and producer of over 150 soundtrack albums, including tracks by Florence + The Machine and Busta Rhymes) and mixed by Manny Marroquin (Pink, Rihanna).

Awards and nominations

Tours

Blush is currently on tour with The Janoskians through the United States and Canada (through October 31, 2014).

Asia

Blush has been on tours in the Philippines and Singapore as well as in Hong Kong. The group has also performed as the front act of Jessie J concert tour in Malaysia (March 16, 2012), Indonesia (March 18, 2012) and Singapore (March 20, 2012).

USA

Blush has been on tours in California, Nevada, New Jersey and Illinois.

See also

References

  1. "Up, Up and Away" did not enter the Billboard Dance club songs, but peaked at No. 3 on the Kid Digital Songs chart.

External links

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