Puretty (Korean: 퓨리티) was a South Korean girl group formed by DSP Media. The group debuted in Japan in 2012 through the anime series Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future, where fictionalized versions of the members appeared as the secondary cast, and their songs, "Check it Love" and "Shuwa Shuwa Baby", were used as the series' ending theme songs. Despite plans for them to make their Korean debut,[1] the group disbanded in January 2014, with DSP Media announcing the possibility of its members becoming part of other groups in the future.[citation needed]
Puretty | |
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| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–2014 |
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| Website | purettyweb |
| Puretty | |
| Hangul | 퓨리티 |
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| Revised Romanization | Pyuriti |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'yurit'i |
History
editIn January 2012, DSP Media announced that they would be debuting a sister group to Kara and Rainbow.[2] Temporarily nicknamed the DSP Girls, the group revealed plans to debut simultaneously in both Korea and Japan through the 2012 video game and anime Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future,[2][3] with fictionalized versions of the members as the secondary cast.[4][5] Puretty would sometimes feature alongside Prizmmy at the end of each episode of Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future in a segment called "Pretty Rhythm Studios."[6] In the Korean dub of the series, the members of Puretty had their own live-action segment titled "Charming School at Prism Stone."
Puretty held their first official performance at the Tokyo Toy Show 2012 on 15 June, promoting their debut Japanese single "Check it Love".[7] In August 2012, they performed at A-Nation.[8] In January 2013, the group released their second single, "Shuwa Shuwa Baby."
Members
edit- Yoo Hye-in (유혜인)
- Cho Shi-yoon (조시윤)
- Yoon Chae-kyung (윤채경)
- Jeon So-min (전소민)
- Jeon Jae-un (전재은)
Discography
editJapanese discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Information | Track listing | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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| JPN Oricon Daily |
JPN Oricon Weekly | ||||
| 2012 |
"Check it Love" (チェキ☆ラブ)
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Track list CD Track list
DVD Track list
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41 | 66 |
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| 2013 |
"Shuwa Shuwa Baby" (シュワシュワ BABY)
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Track list CD track list
DVD Track list
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62 | 116 |
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Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future | Themselves | "Pretty Rhythm Studio" segments; also starred in "Charming School at Prism Stone" segments in Korean dub version |
| 2013 | Secret Love | Rainbow | Cameo |
References
edit- ^ 카라 동생그룹 '프리티', 8월 日서 먼저 데뷔. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 16 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b "카라 소속사 'DSP 걸즈', '프리티 리듬'으로 韓-日 동시 데뷔!". The Star (in Korean). Malaysia. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "番組『プリティーリズム・ディアマイフューチャー』（2012年4月からテレビ東京系6局ネット＋ＢＳジャパンにて全国で放送予定）の製作委員会※1に参加いたします。４月より放送開始のアニメ第２章を中心とした事業展開のご案内～ガールズパワーを応援して女の子の夢を実現！～" (PDF). Takara Tomy (in Japanese). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "アニメから飛び出したK-POPユニット、PURETTYデビュー". Natalie (in Japanese). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (31 January 2012). "2nd Pretty Rhythm to Animate Real Korean, Japanese Idols". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Nelkin, Sarah (2 July 2014). "South Korean Group Kara Adds Youngji Heo After Nicole, Jiyoung Resign". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "'DSP 걸그룹' 퓨리티, 日언론 관심 '차세대 카라'". MyDaily (in Korean). 20 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Kim, Eun-koo (13 August 2012). "신예 퓨리티, 국내 데뷔 전 日 에이네이션 공연". EDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)