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Revision as of 07:08, 14 July 2009

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°C-ute or ℃-ute (キュート) is a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.

History

°C-ute's formation was officially announced by Tsunku on June 11, 2005 and would consist of the seven members of the Hello! Project Kids who were not part of Berryz Koubou. In January 2006, Arihara Kanna, a Hello! Pro Egg, was added to the group and made her debut during Hello! Project's 2006 Winter concert tour. For the rest of 2006, °C-ute appeared in several concerts performing original songs which were sold as indie singles. On October 31, 2006, Murakami Megumi suddenly resigned from °C-ute and from Hello! Project; the official reason stating that she wanted to continue her education and lead a private life. The group made their major debut in February 2007 with the single, "Sakura Chirari".

°C-ute had a weekly thirty minute radio show called Cutie Party. It began on October 7, 2006 and aired on FM FUJI every Saturday from 23:00 to 23:30 as the opening portion of Hello! Project Night. In 2008, it was replaced with Cutie☆Paradise. Like Morning Musume before them, at their debut concert each of the group's members were given a color used for merchandise, costumes, and the like. Those colors: Umeda Erika - yellow; Yajima Maimi - pink; Nakajima Saki - orange; Suzuki Airi - green; Okai Chisato - blue; Hagiwara Mai - purple; and Arihara Kanna - red.

In the fall of 2007, °C-ute entered into the spotlight in the Japanese media because of their rising popularity, increasing sales and award nominations. °C-ute was a nominee for the "Newcomer Award" as part of the annual YTV show "Best Hits Kayousai". Although they didn't win, they got a prize for being the runner-up and performed on the show. On November 26th, it was announced that they were nomined for the 40th Japan Request Awards, a radio-related award (presented to artists who gets the most number of their songs requested). They didn't win, but they got medals for being the runner-up, and performed on the show. On November 29th, it was announced that °C-ute had won the New Artist Award from the 49th Japan Record Awards (Nihon Record Taishou), along with JYONGRI, Stephanie and Takasugi Satomi. On December 30, 2007, °C-ute was chosen as "Best New Artist" by Japan Record Awards, 14 out of the 21 panel judges voted for them. In December 2007, °C-ute (along with Morning Musume and Berryz Koubou) performed at the 58th Kouhaku Uta Gassen.

In February 2009, Arihara Kanna was scheduled to take a short break for medical reasons (she had developed a bunion). On July 11, 2009 it was revealed that she was leaving °C-ute and Hello! Project to return to the life of a normal girl.

Members

Current Members

Graduated Members

Discography

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.

No. Title Release date
1 まっさらブルージーンズ (Massara Blue Jeans) 2006.05.06
2 即 抱きしめて (Soku Dakishimete) 2006.06.03
3 大きな愛でもてなして (Ooki na Ai de Motenashite) 2006.07.09
4 わっきゃない(Z) (Wakkyanai (Z)) 2006.07.29

Singles (Major)

These singles are released on the zetima label.

No. Title Release date First week sales Total sales Highest rank
1 桜チラリ (Sakura Chirari) 2007.02.21 23,827 26,595 5
2 めぐる恋の季節 (Meguru Koi no Kisetsu) 2007.07.11 23,810 26,785 5
3 都会っ子 純情 (Tokaikko Junjou) 2007.10.17 27,943 38,085 3
4 LALALA 幸せの歌 (LALALA Shiawase no Uta) 2008.02.27 29,086 31,650 6
5 涙の色 (Namida no Iro) 2008.04.23 30,008 33,422 4
6 江戸の手毬唄II (Edo no Temari Uta II) 2008.07.30 27,805 35,789 5
7 FOREVER LOVE 2008.11.26 26,603 29,144 5
8 Bye Bye Bye! 2009.04.15 24,882 27,918* 4
9 暑中お見舞い申し上げます (Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu) 2009.07.01 27,798 32,679* 5
10 EVERYDAY絶好調! (EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!) (tentative) 2009.09.16

Special Releases

No. Title Release date
1 越えろ!楽天イーグルス (Koero! Rakuten Eagles) 2008.03.20

Studio Albums

No. Title Release date First week sales Total sales Highest rank
1 キューティークイーン VOL.1 (Cutie Queen VOL.1) 2006.10.25 13,402 15,752 15
2 ②mini ~生きるという力~ (2 mini ~Ikiru to Iu Chikara~) 2007.04.18 7,991 9,388 21
3 3rd ~LOVE エスカレーション! (3rd ~LOVE Escalation!~) 2008.03.12 13,780 17,099 10
4 ④憧れ My STAR (4 Akogare My STAR) 2009.01.28 11,327 13,724 13

Best Albums

No. Title Release date First week sales Total sales Highest rank
1 TBA 2009.08.12

Concert DVDs

PV Collection DVDs

Theater DVDs

Photobooks

Berryz Koubou & °C-ute in Hello!Project 2006 Summer Wonderful Hearts Land So Cute! °C-ute Debut Tandoku Concert Live Shashinshuu Hajimatta Yo! Cutie Show °C-ute Debut Tandoku Concert Live Shashinshuu Hajimatta Yo! Cutie Show Berryz Kamen VS Cutie Ranger Live Photobook Stage ver. Berryz Kamen VS Cutie Ranger Live Photobook Document ver.

Media

Radio

TV

Internet

External Links