Selasa, 01 Mei 2012
C-ute ialah sebuah band J-pop remaja perempuan Hello! Project bersama enam dari Hello! Project Kids, dan Arihara Kanna, bekas anggota Hello! Pro Egg. Sekarang grup ini terdiri dari 5 anggota.
Personil
- Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美, Ketua)
- Nakajima Saki (中島早貴)
- Suzuki Airi (鈴木愛理)
- Okai Chisato (岡井千聖)
- Hagiwara Mai (萩原舞)
C-ute was formed in the year 2005, consisting of eight girls from Hello! Project Kids who were not chosen to form the group Berryz Kobo.
Berryz Kobo had originally been intended to be a group that's line-up
alternated The group was officially announced on June 11, 2005, though
its formation had been rumored for several months prior. 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 Mini Moni movie Okashina Daibōken.
2006
Later, in January 2006, Arihara Kanna, a Hello! Pro Egg, was added at the start of the Hello! Project Winter 2006 tour, as part of the Wonderful Hearts team. On October 31, 2006, Murakami Megumi left the group suddenly without any graduation ceremony. 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.
2007
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). With their debut single,
they became the youngest group (with the average age of 13) to rank in
the top 10.
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.
Producer Tsunku received the award while the screen showed the girls crying at the dressing rooms after their performance.
2009
On July 10, 2009, Arihara Kanna left °C-ute and Hello! Project
On June 29, 2009, °C-ute announced their 10th Single.
On July 9, 2009, °C-ute announced the title for their 10th Single EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!, which is Umeda Erika's last single.
Umeda Erika graduated on October 25, 2009 to study on becoming a
fashion model. This is the third member to leave the group but the first
to have a graduation ceremony. EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!,
released on September, was Erika's last single in °C-ute. The single
ranked #2 weekly and topped the daily charts with a #1 position in its
first week, this is the first time for the group to reach #1 daily and
currently °C-ute's highest-charting single overall. At their First Event
as a 5-nin Group each of the members were given a new color used for
merchandise, costumes, and the like. Those colors are now: Yajima Maimi - red; Nakajima Saki -blue; Suzuki Airi -pink ; Okai Chisato - green; Hagiwara Mai -yellow.
On November 2, 2009, °C-ute annonced their 11th single titled SHOCK! which will be released on January 6, 2010.
2010
On January 8, 2010, °C-ute announced their 5th album Shocking 5 which will be released on February 24, 2010.
°C-ute announced on a live radio show that they would be opening up a blog.
SHOCK!,
°C-ute's eleventh major single, was released on January 6, 2010. It
topped at #1 for the daily charts and #5 for the week, selling 18,665
copies. This is the first a-side of a single to have all solo lines
given to only one person (Airi) with the rest of the group singing only
the chorus as well as their first single as a 5-nin Group. The following
month on February 24, 2010, their 5th studio album, Shocking 5, was released.
On February 23, 2010, it was announced that Nakajima Saki will be appart of Morning Musume's stage play FASHIONABLE.
On March 2, 2010, it was announced that C-ute will be releasing their 12th single which is currently untitled on April 28, 2010.
On March 11, 2010, °C-ute's 12th single titled was announced "Campus Life ~Umarete Kite Yokatta~.
On April 16, 2011, °C-ute opened up their own Gree blog.
On April 21, 2010, it was announced that Yajima Maimi will star in a stage play titled "RAN".
On April 28, 2010, °C-ute's 12th major single, Campus Life ~Umarete Kite Yokatta~, was released. It ranked at #3 on the daily chart and #5 on weekly.
On June 29, 2010, it was announced that °C-ute will be releasing their 13th single titled Dance de Bakoon! on August 25, 2010.
ºC-ute's 13th major single, Dance de Bakoon!, was released on August 25, 2010.
On September 9, 2010, it was announced that °C-ute will be releasing their 14th single titled Aitai Lonely Christmas on December 1, 2010.
On October 15, 2010, °C-ute opened up their own Youtube Channel.
On November 22, 2010, it was announced that Suzuki Airi will star in a horror drama titled "Keitai Kanojo" which will be released in April 2011.
On November 27, 2010, Okai Chisato got her own single released on iTunes and is the only one in the group that has done so.
On December 1, 2010, it was announced that Nakajima Saki and Okai Chisato will star in a stage play title "1974 Ikuyano".
In tribute to the Christmas season, °C-ute's next single, Aitai Lonely Christmas, was released on December 1, 2010.
On December 24, 2010, it was announced that °C-ute and S/mileage wil be having a concert together.
On December 27, 2010, it was announced that °C-ute will be releasing their 15th single titled Kiss me Aishiteru on February 23, 2011.
2011
On February 1, 2011, it was announced that °C-ute will be releasing their 6th album titled Chou! WONDERFUL 6.
°C-ute released their fifteenth major single Kiss me Aishiteru on February 23, 2011.
°C-ute official Facebook page opened on March 6, 2011.
On March 12, 2011, it was announced that °C-ute events are cancelled do to earthquake and tsunami.
On March 23, 2011, a new release date was set for °C-ute's 6th album which will be released on April 6, 2011.
On March 31, 2011, it was announced that °C-ute will be releasing their 16th single titled "Momoiro Sparkling which will be released on May 25, 2011.
On April 9, 2011, it was announced that Suzuki Airi and Morning Musume member Tanaka Reina will star in a movie titled "Vampire Stories".
Berryz Koubou and °C-ute will star in a play called Jikuu no Tobira (Door of Time).
On June 17, 2011, it was announced that °C-ute and Berryz Koubou will be having a fall concert tour.
On June 18th, 2011, °C-ute will be broadcasting their ºC-ute Concert Tour 2011 Spring ~Chou! Chou WONDERFUL Tour~,
live through their official YouTube channel (ocutechannel) from
Yokosuka Geijutsu Theater. Suzuki commented that this concert will be
the first concert in Japan to be broadcast live on YouTube, and she
hopes that more people get to know them through it.
On June 18, 2011, °C-ute's spring concert entitled ºC-ute Concert Tour 2011 Spring ~Chou! Chou WONDERFUL Tour~
was broadcast live on the group's YouTube channel. The live stream was a
big success. As it was later confirmed by the band's leader Yajima
Maimi in her blog and by the management of the Up-Front Agency on
Twitter, there were 93,144 YouTube viewers who watched the broadcast.
On June 23, 2011, it was announced that °C-ute will be releasing their 17th single titled Sekaiichi Happy na Onna no Ko, which will be released on September 7, 2011.
On July 5, 2011, it was announced that Suzuki Airi and Berryz Koubou member Kumai Yurina will star in a horror movie together, the movie will be released next winter.
On August 28, 2011, it was announced that °C-ute and Berryz Koubou will be releasing a single on November 9, 2011. It is titled "Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku". It will be the ending to the movie Ousama Game which stars Berryz Koubou's Kumai Yurina and °C-ute's Suzuki Airi. Members of both groups will be making short appearances in the movie.
It has been annouced that °C-ute, along with S/mileage, would preform at this year's "24H TV Marathon".
On September 7, 2011, it was announced that Yajima Maimi and Nakajima Saki will star in a new movie titled "Zomvideo" whichi will be released in 2012.
On September 23, 2011, it was announced that °C-ute's five star radio will be ending. The show will end on September 27, 2011.
On October 27, 2011, it was announced that Yajima Maimi will be starting in a new drama on BS-TBS titled "Mannequin Girls", which will air on November 7, 2011.
On November 2, 2011, it was announced that Nakajima Saki, Okai Chisato, Hagiwara Mai, and Hello! Pro Egg member Tanabe Nanami will star in a stage play titled "Sanpo Douraku Tokubetsu Kouen Stronger".
On November 24, 2011, it was announced that °C-ute will be releasing their 7th album titled Dai Nana Shou「Utsukushikutte Gomen Ne」 on February 8, 2012.
