°C-ute is an all-female Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The character "°C" (degree Celsius) is substituted for "C" in notation for the purpose of expressing ardor—the hyphen does not have any meaning in particular. The proper pronunciation for this group in Japanese is kyūto (キュート) with pitch accents on both "ū" and "o". They have sold over 974,040, copies in Japan alone. °C-ute's highest selling single is Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku with 46,096. °C-ute's lowest selling single is Sekaiichi Happy na Onna no Ko with 20,135.
Members
Current Members
- 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)
If you want to read their profile, click this site: http://diarymiracle.blogspot.com/2012/05/c-ute-members-profiles.html
Former Members
- Murakami Megumi (村上 愛) - unexpectedly retired on October 31, 2006 to continue schooling and lead a private life.
- Arihara Kanna(有原 栞菜) - unexpectedly retired on July 9, 2009 after being absent for several months due to medical reasons.
- Umeda Erika (梅田 えりか) - Graduated from ℃-ute and Hello! Project on October 25, 2009 to study to become a fashion model.
Members Line-up
- 7 Members Line-up (June 2005 - January 2006)
- 8 Members Line-up (January 2006 - August 2006) with the addition of Arihara Kanna
- 7 Members Line-up (August 2006 - April 2009) without Murakami Megumi
- 6 Members Line-up (April 2009 - October 2009) without Arihara Kanna
- 5 Members Line-up (Since October 2009) without Umeda Erika
Discography
The following CDs and DVD are released on the Zetima label.
Singles
Indies Singles
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Albums
- 1. [2006.10.25] Cutie Queen Vol.1 (キューティークイーン VOL.1)
- 2. [2007.04.17] 2 Mini ~Ikiru to Iu Chikara~ (②mini～生きるという力～)
- 3. [2008.03.12] 3rd ~Love Escalation~ (3rd～LOVEエスカレーション～)
- 4. [2009.01.28] 4 Akogare My STAR (④ 憧れ My STAR)
- 5. [2010.02.24] Shocking 5 (ショッキング5)
- 6. [2011.04.06] Chou WONDERFUL!6 (超WONDERFUL!⑥)
- 7. [2012.02.08] Dainanashou 「Utsukushikutte Gomenne」 (第七章「美しくってごめんね」)
Best of Albums
- [2009.11.18] °C-ute Nandesu! Zen Single Atsumechaimashita! 1
Other Singles
- [2011.08.06] Makeruna Wasshoi! (負けるな わっしょい!) (Bekimasu)
- [2011.11.09] Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku (甘酸っぱい春にサクラサク) (Berryz Koubou×°C-ute)
- [2011.11.16] Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (ブスにならない哲学) (Hello! Project Mobekimasu)
- [2012.04.28] Chou HAPPY SONG (超HAPPY SONG) (Berryz Koubou×°C-ute)
DVDs
- [2006.09.06] Music V Tokushuu 1 ~Cutie Visual~ ( ミュージックV 特集①～キューティー ビジュアル～ )
- [2007.09.05] Neru Ko wa °C-ute ( 寝る子は°C-ute )
- [2009.06.24] Music V Tokushuu 2 ~Cutie Visual~ ( ミュージックＶ 特集２～キューティービジュアル～ )
- [2009.09.23] Gekidan Gekiharo Dai 6 Kai Kouen Ataru mo Hakke!? ( ℃-ute「劇団ゲキハロ第6回公演「あたるも八卦！？」」 )
- [2009.10.28] Alo! Hello °C-ute ( アロハロ! ℃-ute )
- [2010.12.08] Music V Tokushuu 3 ~Cutie Visual~ ( ミュージックＶ 特集 3～キューティービジュアル～ )
- [2011.01.09] Cutie Musical (Akuma no Tsubuyaki) ~Akuma de kyutto na seishun Graffiti~ ( キューティー・ミュージカル「悪魔のつぶやき」～アクマでキュートな青春グラフィティ～)
- [2011.12.21] ºC-ute Zen Single MUSIC VIDEO Blu-ray File 2011 (℃-ute 全シングル MUSIC VIDEOBlu-ray File 2011)
- [2012.07.11] Alo-Hello! 2 ( アロハロ! ２℃-ute )
Awards and recognitions
- The youngest group (with the average age of 13) to rank in the top 10.
- Nominated for the "Best Newcomer Award" at 「ベストヒット歌謡祭２００７」, lost to ＲＳＰ.
- 49th Japan Record Award: Newcomer Artist Award 2007
- 49th Japan Record Award: Best New Artist Award 2007
- Youngest group to win the Best New Artist Award
- 50th Japan Record Award: Best Works of the Year Award 2008
- Nominated for the "Excellence award" at 50th Japan Record Awards, lost to EXILE.
Trivia
- °C-ute's Hagiwara Mai holds the record of being the youngest participant ever at the 58th Kōhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦) on December 31, 2007, being only 11 years old at the time.
- Although Suzuki Airi is the main singer, fellow member Yajima Maimi and former member Murakami Megumirecieved a substantial amount of lines and solos in song too.
- Nakajima Saki also sings several notable lines in songs.
- Have their own Youtube username, which they post Music Videos and other videos.
- Are the first Hello! Project group to have a Facebook.
- They are the first group in Japan to broadcast a concert live on Youtube. It streamed live on their channel (ocutechannel) on June 18th.
- All of the group's major label singles have reached the Top 10 in the Oricon Weekly Chart.
- As of 2011, everyone has long hair, until February 2012 when Okai Chisato cut her hair.
- The average age in the group is 17.
- They are considered the most talented group at dancing.
- °C-ute has highest selling single from the three groups other than Morning Musume (Berryz Koubou,S/mileage and °C-ute).
- They have the highest selling lowest single of all Hello! Project other than Morning Musume, with Sekaiichi Happy na Onna no Ko around 19,830 (Berryz Koubou has around 9,000 and S/mileage has 399 on an indies single)
- Since 2010 °C-ute became a 5-nin group, all members have bden starting to get an equal amount of lines. They are the only group to be currently doing this.
- Along Morning Musume and S/mileage, all their singles are in top 10. One of their singles was near to #1 at Oricon Weekly.
Source: http://helloproject.wikia.com/wiki/%C2%B0C-ute
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