°C-ute

°C-ute (alternate writing: ℃-ute) is Hello! Project group consisting of six Hello! Project Kids, and Arihara Kanna, a former Hello! Pro Egg.

History

°C-ute, a group that consists of the Hello! Project Kids who were not members of Berryz Koubou, was officially announced by Tsunku on June 11, 2005. In January 2006, Arihara Kanna, a former Hello! Pro Egg, was added to the group and made her debut during the Hello! Project 2006 Winter tour. °C-ute appeared in several concerts performing original songs which were sold as indie singles. On October 31, 2006, Murakami Megumi left the group suddenly without a graduation ceremony. The group's first major single, Sakura Chirari, was released on February 21, 2007.

°C-ute has a weekly 30 minute radio show called Cutie Party. It began on October 07, 2006 and airs on FM FUJI every Saturday from 23:00 to 23:30 as the opening portion of Hello! Project Night.

Like Morning Musume before them, at their debut concert each of the group's members were given a colour, used for merchandise, t-shirts and the like. Those colours: Umeda Erika, yellow; Yajima Maimi, pink; Nakajima Saki, orange; Suzuki Airi, green; Okai Chisato, blue; Hagiwara Mai, purple; Arihara Kanna, red.

Members

Current Members

• Umeda Erika (梅田えりか)
• Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美, leader)
• Nakajima Saki (中島早貴)
• Suzuki Airi (鈴木愛理)
• Okai Chisato (岡井千聖)
• Hagiwara Mai (萩原舞)
• Arihara Kanna (有原栞菜, joined January 2006)

Graduated Members

• Murakami Megumi (村上愛, left in October 2006)

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.

#	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.

#	Title	Release date	First week sales	Total sales
1	桜チラリ (Sakura Chirari)	2007.02.21	23,827	26,595
2	めぐる恋の季節 (Meguru Koi no Kisetsu)	2007.07.11	23,810	26,785
3	都会っ子 純情 (Tokaikko Junjou)	2007.10.17	27,943	37,598*

Albums

#	Title	Release date	First week sales	Total sales
1	｢キューティークイーン VOL.1｣ (Cutie Queen VOL.1)	2006.10.25	13,402	15,752
2	（２）ｍｉｎｉ　～生きるという力～((2) mini ~Ikiru to Iu Chikara~)	2007.04.18	7,991	9,388

DVDs

• [2006.09.06] ミュージックV 特集①～キューティー ビジュアル～ Music V Tokushuu 1 ~Cutie Visual~
• [2006.12.06] Cutie Circuit 2006 Final in Yomiuri Land East Live
• [2007.04.18] ℃-uteデビュー単独コンサート２００７春　～始まったよ！キューティーショー～ °C-ute Debut Tandoku Concert 2007 Haru ~Hajimatta yo! Cutie Show~
• [2007.07.18] ℃-uteコンサートツアー2007春 ～ゴールデン初デート～ °C-ute Concert Tour 2007 Haru ~Golden Hatsu Date~
• [2007.09.05] 寝る子は℃-ute Neru Ko wa °C-ute
• [2007.11.21] °C-ute Cutie Circuit 2007 ～MAGICAL CUTIE TOUR～
• [2007.12.19] ℃-ute　ライブツアー　2007秋 ～放課後のエッセンス～ °C-ute Live Tour 2007 Aki ~Houkago no Essence~

Photobooks

• [2006.09.21] Berryz工房&°C-ute in Hello!Project 2006 Summer Wonderful Hearts Land (Berryz Koubou & °C-ute in Hello!Project 2006 Summer Wonderful Hearts Land) (With Berryz Koubou) amazon.co.jp
• [2007.02.21] So Cute! amazon.co.jp
• [2007.04.11] °C-uteデビュー単独コンサート ライブ写真集 始まったよ!キューティーショー (°C-ute Debut Tandoku Concert Live Shashinshuu Hajimatta Yo! Cutie Show) amazon.co.jp
• [2007.10.04] 2007夏C-uteの旅日記 (2007 Summer °C-ute's Traveling Diary) amazon.co.jp

Media

Radio

• Cutie Party

TV

• 「°C-ute has come.」

Internet

• Hello Pro Hour episode 1 : Murakami Megumi
• Hello Pro Hour episode 2 : Yajima Maimi
• Hello Pro Hour episode 3 : Umeda Erika
• Hello Pro Hour episode 4 : Suzuki Airi
• Hello Pro Hour episode 5 : Nakajima Saki
• Hello Pro Hour episode 6 : Okai Chisato
• Hello Pro Hour episode 7 : Arihara Kanna
• Hello Pro Hour episode 8 : Hagiwara Mai
• Hello Pro Hour episode 20 : Murakami Megumi, Suzuki Airi

External Links

• Official Website (Hello! Project)
• Up-Front Works: °C-ute Discography
• Japanese Wikipedia: ℃-ute
• (English) Fansite: Hello!°C-ute