Puretty

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, "Cheki 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.[2]

Puretty
퓨리티
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2012–2014
LabelsDSP Media
Universal Music Japan
Associated acts
Websitepurettyweb.jp
Past members
Puretty
Hangul
퓨리티
Revised RomanizationPyuriti
McCune–ReischauerP'yurit'i

History

In January 2012, DSP Media announced that they would be debuting a sister group to Kara and Rainbow.[3] 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,[3][4] with fictionalized versions of the members as the secondary cast.[5][6] 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."[7] 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 "Cheki Love".[8] In August 2012, they performed at A-Nation.[9] In January 2013, the group released their second single, "Shuwa Shuwa Baby."

Disbandment

On 17 January 2014, DSP Media announced that the group had been disbanded with the possibility of its members debuting into other groups in the future.[2] Following this, Yoo Hye-in went on to become an actress under Starhaus Entertainment and Jeon Jae-eun returned to school to continue her studies.[10] Jeon So-min, Yoon Chae-kyung and Cho Shi-yoon participated in Kara Project, a show which aimed to find new members for DSP Media's previous girl group Kara, but ultimately none of them were selected.[11]

Jeon So-min later became a member of DSP Media's girl group April but left the group in November 2015.[12] She then became a member of co-ed group K.A.R.D, also under DSP Media, debuting in 2017.[13]

In 2016, Yoon Chae-kyung and Cho Shi-yoon participated in the talent show Produce 101.[14] However, they were both eliminated as the 16th and 41st ranked trainees respectively. Yoon Chae-kyung went on to become a member of project group C.I.V.A, and was introduced as a new member of April in 2016.[15]

Members

The members of Puretty were Yoo Hye-in (유혜인), Cho Shi-yoon (조시윤), Yoon Chae-kyung (윤채경), Jeon So-min (전소민), and Jeon Jae-un (전재은).[16]

Discography

Japanese discography

Singles
Year Information Track listing Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Oricon Daily		 JPN
Oricon Weekly
2012

"Cheki Love" (チェキ☆ラブ)
Track list

CD Track list

  1. "チェキ☆ラブ (Cheki☆Love)"
  2. "チェキ☆ラブ (Cheki☆Love)" (Inst.)

DVD Track list

  1. "Cheki Love" (Lip Ver.)
  2. "Cheki Love)" (Main Ver.)
 41 66
  • Japan: 1,399 (Weekly)
  • Japan: 1,802 (Total)
2013

"Shuwa Shuwa Baby" (シュワシュワ BABY)
Track list

CD track list

  1. "Shuwa Shuwa BABY"
  2. "Very Very Like U" (ベリベリLike U)
  3. "Shuwa Shuwa Baby" (inst.)
  4. "Very Very Like U" (inst.)

DVD Track list

  1. "シュワシュワ Baby(Shwa Shwa BABY)" (dance ver.)
  2. "シュワシュワ Baby(Shwa Shwa BABY)" (main ver.)
 62 116
  • JPN: 1,548 (Total)

Filmography

Television
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
  1. 카라 동생그룹 ‘프리티’, 8월 日서 먼저 데뷔. dongA (in Korean). 16 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. "퓨리티 소식 이건 뭐임?". 17 January 2014. DC Inside. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. "카라 소속사 'DSP 걸즈', '프리티 리듬'으로 韓-日 동시 데뷔!". The Star (in Korean). 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. Sherman, Jennifer (31 January 2012). "2nd Pretty Rhythm to Animate Real Korean, Japanese Idols". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. Nelkin, Sarah (2 July 2014). "South Korean Group Kara Adds Youngji Heo After Nicole, Jiyoung Resign". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. "'DSP 걸그룹' 퓨리티, 日언론 관심 '차세대 카라'". MyDaily (in Korean). 20 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  9. Kim, Eun-koo (13 August 2012). "신예 퓨리티, 국내 데뷔 전 日 에이네이션 공연". EDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  10. "South Korean Group Kara Adds Youngji Heo After Nicole, Jiyoung Resign". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  11. "'카라 프로젝트', 베이비 카라 7인7색 중간성적표". TenAsia (in Korean). 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. "'에이프릴 탈퇴' 소민, 과거 퓨리티 활동모습 재조명 '눈길'". TenAsia (in Korean). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. E. Kang (12 December 2016). "Watch: Co-Ed Group K.A.R.D Makes Fierce Debut With Funky "Oh NaNa" MV". Soompi. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  14. "'프로듀스101' 최종회 복병, 김청하 한혜리 윤채경". TenAsia (in Korean). 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  15. "DSP 측 "윤채경, 에이프릴 합류..새 음반 준비中"". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  16. "PURETTY JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB" (in Japanese). DSP Media Japan. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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