{{Short description|Taiwanese idol girl group}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ice Creamusume | image = 冰淇淋少女組.jpg | image_size = | caption = Ice Creamusume in January 2009 ({{abbr|L|left}} to {{abbr|R|right}}):<br>Tseng, Chung, Ku, Chiu, Chao, Wu | native_name = {{ubl|アイスクリー娘。|冰淇淋少女組。}} | native_name_lang = ja | alias = | origin = Taiwan | genre = {{hlist|J-pop|Mandopop}} | years_active = 2008–2010 | label = Forward Music | spinoff_of = {{flatlist| * Hello! Project * Morning Musume}} | website = {{Official website|http://www.helloproject.com.tw}} | past_members = * Wu Si-hsuan * Chung An-chi * Tseng Te-ping * Chao Kuo-jung * Chiu Tsui-ling * Ku Yun | module = {{Infobox Chinese | child = yes | c = {{linktext|冰|淇|淋|少|女|組}} | p = Bīngqílín Shàonǚ Zǔ | w = Pingch'ilin Shaonü Tsu }} }}

{{nihongo|'''Ice Creamusume'''|アイスクリー娘。|Aisu Kurīmusume|{{zh|t=冰淇淋少女組。|p=Bīngqílín Shàonǚ Zǔ|w=Pingch'ilin Shaonü Tsu}}}} was an idol girl group based in Taiwan and associated with Hello! Project<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helloproject.com/icecreamusume/profile.html |script-title=ja:アイスクリー娘。 |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512202721/http://www.helloproject.com/icecreamusume/profile.html |archive-date=May 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 30, 2018 }}</ref> and signed under Forward Music. They were Hello! Project's first overseas group and the flagship band of Hello! Project Taiwan. The members consisted of Wu Si-hsuan ("Shen Shen"), Chung An-chi ("Anchī"), Tseng Te-ping ("Pei Pei"), Chao Kuo-jung ("Yōko"), Chiu Tsui-ling ("Rei Rei"), and Ku Yun ("Gū-chan"), with each member officially represented by an ice cream flavor.<ref name="color1">{{cite web |url=http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/01/index.html |script-title=ja:シェンシェン |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829142505/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/01/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 29, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="color2">{{cite web |url=http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/02/index.html |script-title=ja:アンチー |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829142507/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/02/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 29, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="color3">{{cite web |url=http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/03/index.html |script-title=ja:ペイペイ |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175229/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/03/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 29, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="color4">{{cite web |url=http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/04/index.html |script-title=ja:ヨウコ |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175235/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/04/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 29, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="color5">{{cite web |url=http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/05/index.html |script-title=ja:レイレイ |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175235/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/05/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 29, 2018 }}</ref><ref name="color6">{{cite web |url=http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/06/index.html |script-title=ja:グーチャン |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175236/http://www.helloproject.com/artist/54/06/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 29, 2018 }}</ref> Since their debut, the group has released music in both Japanese and Chinese before disbanding in 2010.

== History == In 2007, Japanese idol group 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helloproject.com.tw/audition/ |title=New Star Audition website |access-date=2008-06-22 |publisher=Up-Front Works |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514013814/http://www.helloproject.com.tw/audition/ |archive-date=2008-05-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://helloproject.com.tw/office_news_view.asp?NID=81 |title=New Star Audition information |access-date=2008-06-22 |date=2008-05-13 |publisher=Up-Front Works |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514033906/http://www.helloproject.com.tw/office_news_view.asp?NID=81 |archive-date=2008-05-14}}</ref> The results were announced in September 2008, where six winners were selected.<ref name="audition results">{{cite web|url=https://www.ttv.com.tw/drama08/newstar/newstar.htm |title=早安家族NewStar-台視官網 |access-date=2018-04-29 |date=2008-09-20 |publisher=Taiwan Television Enterprise |language=zh}}</ref> The winners were then taken to Japan for three months to undertake singing and dancing lessons as well as to record their first mini-album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.helloproject.com/news/aimusume_0812261200.html |script-title=ja:ハロー！プロジェクト初海外グループアイスクリー娘。（冰淇淋少女組。）正式デビュー！ | date=2008-12-26 | work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508042723/http://www.helloproject.com/news/aimusume_0812261200.html |archive-date=2009-05-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="oricon1">{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/61572/full/ | script-title=ja:ハロプロ初の海外グループ・アイスクリー娘。がデビュー | language=ja | work=Oricon | date=2008-12-26 | access-date=2018-08-28}}</ref> The group was named Ice Creamusume, and they were set up as Hello! Project's first overseas group and Hello! Project Taiwan's flagship group.<ref name="oricon1"/>

The music video for "Love Debut", the first track on the album, was released in Taiwan on December 31, 2008. On January 9, 2009, Ice Creamusume released their first mini-album ''1st Best!'' in Taiwan, while it was released in Japan on January 18. On January 31 and February 1, 2009, they made their Japanese debut at the ''Hello Pro Awards '09: Elder Club Graduation Commemoration Special'' concert, performing "Love Debut (Japanese Version)."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.helloproject.com/news/ice_0901281600.html |title=アイスクリー娘。「Hello！Project 2009 Winter 決定！ハロ☆プロ アワード '09～エルダークラブ卒業記念スペシャル～」出演＆握手会 決定！ |date=2009-01-28 |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727062322/http://www.helloproject.com/news/ice_0901281600.html |archive-date=July 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 30, 2018 }}</ref>

On February 4, 2009, a music video for their second mini-album title track, a cover version of "Love Revolution 21", was released. The music video for Ice Creamusume's third title track, "There Can't Be Love on a Planet Without Rain, Right?", was released in March 2009.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.excite.co.jp/News/asia_ent/20090304/Recordchina_20090304000.html | script-title=ja:＜ハロプロ海外ユニット＞アイスクリー娘。新曲はつんくが命名、タイトル最長記録を更新―台湾 | language=ja | work=Excite via Record China | date=2009-03-04 | access-date=2018-08-28 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In spite of promotions, Ice Creamusume's sales performed below expectations and they failed to attract an audience.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20160305000675-260112 | author=Li Ziying | script-title=zh:新生代女團卡位 輕甜心竄出頭 | language=zh | work=China Times | date=2016-03-05 | access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref> Ice Creamusume made their last appearance as a group in July 2009 at the ''Hello! Project Concert 2009 Summer: Hello! Champloo'' concert, performing "Love Debut (Japanese Version)" with Morning Musume's Jun Jun and Lin Lin filling in for Tseng and Ku.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.helloproject.com/news/0907282100_hello.html |title=Hello! Project 2009 SUMMER 革命元年 ～ Hello!チャンプル ～にアイスクリー娘。の出演が決定！ |date=2009-07-28 |work=Up-Front Works |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918213602/http://www.helloproject.com/news/0907282100_hello.html |archive-date=September 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 29, 2018 }}</ref> Afterwards, they became inactive for the rest of 2009 and were dropped as a music act in 2010.

==Members== The members of the group are referred to by their full birthnames in Chinese media and by their official Japanese nicknames in Japanese media.

* Wu Si-hsuan ({{zh|t=吳思璇}}) / {{nihongo|Shen Shen|シェンシェン}} - leader<ref name="color1"/> * Chung An-chi ({{zh|t=鍾安琪}}) / {{nihongo|Anchī|アンチー}} - sub-leader<ref name="color2"/> * Tseng Te-ping ({{zh|t=曾德萍}}) / {{nihongo|Pei Pei|ペイペイ}}<ref name="color3"/> * Chao Kuo-jung ({{zh|t=趙國蓉}}) / {{nihongo|Yōko|ヨウコ}}<ref name="color4"/> * Chiu Tsui-ling ({{zh|t=邱翠玲}}) / {{nihongo|Rei Rei|レイレイ}}<ref name="color5"/> * Ku Yun ({{zh|t=古筠}}) / {{nihongo|Gū-chan|グーチャン}}<ref name="color6"/>

== Discography == ===Extended plays===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- !rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Details !colspan="1"| Peak chart positions !rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Sales |- !width="30"|JPN |- ! scope="row"| ''1st Best! (1st 最棒!)'' {{nihongo|''1st Saikō!''|1st最高!}} {{small|(Japan)}} | 2009 | * Released: January 9, 2009 {{small|(Taiwan)}}, January 18, 2009 {{small|(Japan)}}, July 7, 2009 {{small|(China)}} * Label: Forward Music * Formats: CD {{hidden|Track listing| # "戀愛登場 (Love Debut)" # "早安咖啡 (Morning Coffee)" # "在沒有雨水滋潤的星球上是無法付出愛的吧? (There Can't Be Love on a Planet Without Rain, Right?)" # "戀愛革命21 (Love Revolution 21)" # "Go Girl～戀愛勝利～ (Go Girl: Love Victory)" # "Debut！～戀愛的轉角會有好運降臨～{{small|(日文版)}} (Love Debut) {{small|(Japanese version)}}" # "早安咖啡{{small|(日文版)}} (Morning Coffee) {{small|(Japanese version)}}" }} | &mdash; | &mdash; |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100210103815/http://www.helloproject.com.tw/helloproject/ice.htm Official Chinese Hello! Project profile (archived)] {{in lang|zh}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091013044912/http://www.helloproject.com/icecreamusume/ Official Japanese Hello! Project profile] {{in lang|ja}} * [https://archive.today/20110513172822/http://imusume.pixnet.net/blog Official blog] {{in lang|zh|ja}}

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