Puretty Explained

Puretty
Origin:Seoul, South Korea
Years Active:2012–2014
Past Members:
Hangul:퓨리티
Rr:Pyuriti
Mr:P'yurit'i

Puretty (Korean: 퓨리티) was a South Korean girl group formed by DSP Media. The group debuted in Japan in 2012 through the anime series , 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.

History

In 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 ,[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

Discography

Japanese discography

Singles

YearInformationTrack listingPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
Oricon Daily
JPN
Oricon Weekly
2012 4166
  • Japan: 1,399 (Weekly)
  • Japan: 1,802 (Total)
2013 62116
  • JPN: 1,548 (Total)

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Themselves"Pretty Rhythm Studio" segments; also starred in "Charming School at Prism Stone" segments in Korean dub version
2013Secret LoveRainbowCameo

Notes and References

  1. News: ko:카라 동생그룹 '프리티', 8월 日서 먼저 데뷔. http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20120616/47057624/2. 12 July 2012. The Dong-a Ilbo. 16 June 2012. Korean.
  2. News: 카라 소속사 'DSP 걸즈', '프리티 리듬'으로 韓-日 동시 데뷔!. 12 July 2012. The Star. Malaysia. 31 January 2012. Korean. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008223505/http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/01/31/2012013101677.html. 8 October 2014. dead.
  3. News: 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!~ . ja . . 2012-01-31 . 2019-06-27.
  4. News: アニメから飛び出したK-POPユニット、PURETTYデビュー . ja . . 2012-09-03 . 2019-04-16.
  5. News: Jennifer . Sherman . 2nd Pretty Rhythm to Animate Real Korean, Japanese Idols . . 2012-01-31 . 2019-05-22.
  6. News: Sarah . Nelkin . South Korean Group Kara Adds Youngji Heo After Nicole, Jiyoung Resign . . 2014-07-02 . 2019-04-18.
  7. News: 'DSP 걸그룹' 퓨리티, 日언론 관심 '차세대 카라'. 12 July 2012. MyDaily. 20 June 2012. Korean.
  8. News: Eun-koo . Kim . 신예 퓨리티, 국내 데뷔 전 日 에이네이션 공연 . ko . EDaily . 2012-08-13 . 2020-06-02.