°C-ute
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| °C-ute | ||
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 °C-ute, November 2006
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| Background information | ||
| Genre(s) | Japanese pop | |
| Years active | 2005–present | |
| Label(s) | zetima | |
| Associated acts |
Hello! Project Kids, Aa!, ZYX, Berryz Koubou, 4KIDS | |
| Website | Hello! Project official website | |
| Members | ||
| Maimi Yajima Erika Umeda Saki Nakajima Airi Suzuki Chisato Okai Mai Hagiwara Kanna Arihara |
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| Former members | ||
| Megumi Murakami | ||
°C-ute is an all-female Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.
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[edit] History
°C-ute was formed in the year 2005, consisting of seven girls from Hello! Project Kids who were not chosen to form the group Berryz Kobo. The group was officially announced on June 11, 2005, though its formation had been rumored for several months prior. Later, in January 2006, Kanna Arihara, a Hello! Project Egg, was added at the start of the Hello! Project Winter 2006 tour, as part of the Wonderful Hearts team. On October 31, 2006, Megumi Murakami left the group suddenly without any graduation ceremony.
Prior to the band's formation, some members worked with members of Morning Musume in such side projects as Aa! and ZYX, as well as the MiniMoni movie Okashina Daibouken.
On February 21, 2007, °C-ute's first official single "Sakura Chirari" was released. On the first day it ranked third on the Oricon charts, a feat not even accomplished by Morning Musume (who had ranked 6th on their debut single).[1] With their debut single, they became the youngest group (with the average age of 13) to rank in the top 10.[2]
[edit] Members
[edit] Present Members
- Maimi Yajima (leader)
- Erika Umeda
- Kanna Arihara
- Saki Nakajima
- Airi Suzuki
- Chisato Okai
- Mai Hagiwara
[edit] Graduated Members
- Megumi Murakami (Unexpectedly graduated on October 31, 2006, to concentrate on school)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| # | Title | Release Date |
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| 1 | Cutie Queen VOL.1 | 2006-10-25 |
[edit] Singles (Indies)
These singles were not released on a major record label. They were only sold at concerts, fan club events and at the Hello! Project store.
| # | Title | Release Date |
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| 1 | Massara Blue Jeans | 2006-05-06 |
| 2 | Soku Dakishimete | 2006-06-03 |
| 3 | Ookina Ai de Motenashite | 2006-07-09 |
| 4 | Wakkyanai (Z) | 2006-07-29 |
[edit] Singles (Major)
These singles are released on the zetima label.
| # | Title | Release Date |
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| 1 | Sakura Chirari | 2007-02-21 |
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) Oricon home page, on January 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
- ^ (Chinese) MTV Chinese article. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
