Puretty

Puretty
퓨리티
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2012–2014
Labels DSP Media
Associated acts Kara, Rainbow, A-Jax
Website purettyweb.jp
Past members Yoo Hye-in
Cho Shi-yoon
Yoon Chae-kyung
Jeon So-min
Jeon Jae-eun
Puretty
Hangul 퓨리티
Revised Romanization Pyuriti
McCune–Reischauer P'yurit'i

Puretty (Korean: 퓨리티, Japanese: ピュリティ, stylized as PURETTY) was a South Korean project girl group formed by DSP Media in 2012. Their name is a portmanteau of the words "pure" and "pretty". The group debuted in August in Japan with the song "Cheki☆Love" which was used as a soundtrack for the anime titled Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future. Characters based on the group's members also appeared. They were also plans for the group to make their Korean debut later on.[1] On 14 January 2014, DSP Media announced that the group had been disbanded with the possibility of its members debuting into other new groups in the future.[2] Several of the members debuted in 2015 in DSP's new group APRIL while Hyein debuted in a female duo called Smile Girls.

History

2012-2013: Debut in Japan

In January 2012, DSP Media announced that they would be debuting a new sister group to Kara and Rainbow.[3] Temporarily nicknamed as the DSP Girls, the group revealed plans to debut simultaneously in both Korea and Japan through an anime titled Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future.[3]

Puretty held their first official performance at the Tokyo Toy Show 2012 on 15 June, promoting their debut Japanese single "Cheki☆Love".[4] The group attended the A-nation concert held at the AX-Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, on 9 August as opening acts.[5]

2014: Disbandment and other ventures

On 17 January 2014, DSP Media announced that the group had been disbanded with the possibility of its members debuting into other groups in the future.[2] Three ex-Puretty members (Somin, Chaekyung, Shiyoon) recently participated on a new show called Kara Project which aims to find new members for girl group Kara. Yoo Hyein went on to become an actress under Starhaus entertainment and JaeEun went back to school to continue her studies.[6]

Members

Puretty has five members. They are Yoo Hye-in (유혜인), Cho Shi-yoon (조시윤), Yoon Chae-kyung (윤채경), Jeon So-min (전소민), and Jeon Jae-un (전재은).[7]

Discography

Japanese discography

Singles

Year Information Tracklisting Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Oricon Daily		 JPN
Oricon Weekly
2012

"チェキ☆ラブ (Cheki☆Love)"

 41 66
  • JPN: 1,399 (Weekly)
  • JPN: 1,802 (Total)
2013

"シュワシュワ BABY (Shwa Shwa BABY)"

 62 116
  • JPN: 1,548 (Total)

References

  1. ↑ 카라 동생그룹 ‘프리티’, 8월 日서 먼저 데뷔. dongA (in Korean). 16 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "퓨리티 소식 이건 뭐임?". 17 January 2014. DC Inside. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "카라 소속사 'DSP 걸즈', '프리티 리듬'으로 韓-日 동시 데뷔!". The Star (in Korean). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "'DSP 걸그룹' 퓨리티, 日언론 관심 '차세대 카라'". MyDaily (in Korean). 20 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ 퓨리티, 日'에이네이션' 참가확정..韓걸그룹 유일. Star News (in Korean). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "South Korean Group Kara Adds Youngji Heo After Nicole, Jiyoung Resign". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "PURETTY JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB" (in Japanese). DSP Media Japan. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

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