Chisato Okai
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is a member of the J-pop
group C-ute, under Hello! Project
.
Okai passed the "Hello! Project Kids" audition in 2002. In 2004 Berryz Kobo was formed, with the intention of rotating the kids throughout the unit. Okai didn't make the original pick, and the idea was eventually dropped. Her sister, Asuna Okai, became a member of Hello! Pro Egg
during the same year. The remaining kids ending up forming C-ute in June 2005. The group didn't make its official debut until late in 2006, with their first official single released in February 2007. In September 2007, Okai was added to a new unit called Athena & Robikerottsu with Risa Niigaki
, Aika Mitsui
, and Saki Nakajima
. They sang the opening and ending theme song for the anime Robby & Kerobby. The unit was effectively disbanded in March 2008, entering into an indefinite hiatus when the series ended.
In 2009, Okai joined a newly formed unit called Tanpopo#, a revival of former Hello! Project unit Tanpopo, with Eri Kamei
, Yurina Kumai
, and Aika Mitsui
.
On November 9, 2010, a solo video of Okai performing the dance to C-ute's then-latest single "Dance de Bakōn" was released on the group's official YouTube
channel. The video received more than 100,000 views in two days, and had received over 1.2 million views by May 2011. Following the video's success, more solo "dance-cover" videos of Okai were uploaded, including her cover of Aya Matsuura
's song "Love Namidairo
", which was released on iTunes
on November 27 as Okai's first digital single. Her first solo live event, "Chisato Okai (C-ute) Solo Live 2011 Vol.1: Kaisha de Odotte Mita!!" was held on January 25, 2011 at Pacific Heaven. A CD containing Okai's cover of Miki Fujimoto
's "Romantic Ukare Mode
", with "Love Namidairo" as the coupling track
, was sold exclusively at the venue of her second solo live, but was also released digitally as part of Hello! Project's Hello Cover series.
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
group C-ute, under Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
.
Okai passed the "Hello! Project Kids" audition in 2002. In 2004 Berryz Kobo was formed, with the intention of rotating the kids throughout the unit. Okai didn't make the original pick, and the idea was eventually dropped. Her sister, Asuna Okai, became a member of Hello! Pro Egg
Hello! Pro Egg
are a group of female singers under the Hello! Project banner. They are girls chosen when Tsunku and other audition administrators see talent in them that can be developed further, in the hope of one day turning them into successful musicians, and possibly integrating them into other Hello!...
during the same year. The remaining kids ending up forming C-ute in June 2005. The group didn't make its official debut until late in 2006, with their first official single released in February 2007. In September 2007, Okai was added to a new unit called Athena & Robikerottsu with Risa Niigaki
Risa Niigaki
is a fifth generation member and current leader of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. She grew up in Yokohama after moving there at age six. As of 2009, she was the longest-serving sub-leader of Morning...
, Aika Mitsui
Aika Mitsui
is a member of the J-pop group Morning Musume, joining as a member of the eighth generation from the audition in Japan during December 2006. Mitsui's audition process was documented during the late 2006 episodes of Hello! Morning...
, and Saki Nakajima
Saki Nakajima (singer)
is a member of C-ute, a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.- History :Nakajima first joined Hello! Project in 2002 as one of the fifteen children chosen from the Hello! Project Kids auditions after performing "Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru" by Morning Musume.In 2004 Berryz Kobo was formed, with...
. They sang the opening and ending theme song for the anime Robby & Kerobby. The unit was effectively disbanded in March 2008, entering into an indefinite hiatus when the series ended.
In 2009, Okai joined a newly formed unit called Tanpopo#, a revival of former Hello! Project unit Tanpopo, with Eri Kamei
Eri Kamei
was a member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December 15, 2010 in Yokohama Arena along with Junjun and Linlin....
, Yurina Kumai
Yurina Kumai
is a Japanese pop singer currently performing in the all-girl group Berryz Kobo, under Hello! Project. Kumai joined Hello! Project in 2002 after passing the Hello! Project Kids audition...
, and Aika Mitsui
Aika Mitsui
is a member of the J-pop group Morning Musume, joining as a member of the eighth generation from the audition in Japan during December 2006. Mitsui's audition process was documented during the late 2006 episodes of Hello! Morning...
.
On November 9, 2010, a solo video of Okai performing the dance to C-ute's then-latest single "Dance de Bakōn" was released on the group's official YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel. The video received more than 100,000 views in two days, and had received over 1.2 million views by May 2011. Following the video's success, more solo "dance-cover" videos of Okai were uploaded, including her cover of Aya Matsuura
Aya Matsuura
is a Japanese pop singer from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-2000–2009: Hello! Project:Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part of what was later known as Hello! Project. It is a common...
's song "Love Namidairo
Love Namidairo
is the third single of the J-pop singer Aya Matsuura, a Hello! Project solo artist. It was released on September 5, 2001 under the Zetima label.In 2002, an English-language cover was recorded by Louise Redknapp for the album Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!.- Track listing :All lyrics are...
", which was released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on November 27 as Okai's first digital single. Her first solo live event, "Chisato Okai (C-ute) Solo Live 2011 Vol.1: Kaisha de Odotte Mita!!" was held on January 25, 2011 at Pacific Heaven. A CD containing Okai's cover of Miki Fujimoto
Miki Fujimoto
, professionally known by her birth name , is a Japanese pop singer and television actress. After failing the audition to join girl group Morning Musume with the fourth generation members, Fujimoto debuted as solo artist within Hello! Project in 2002 with the single "Aenai Nagai Nichiyōbi"...
's "Romantic Ukare Mode
Romantic Ukare Mode
is a song by Miki Fujimoto, release as her third single on September 4, 2002 in Japan. It sold a total of 62,000 copies and is currently Fujimoto's highest selling single...
", with "Love Namidairo" as the coupling track
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
, was sold exclusively at the venue of her second solo live, but was also released digitally as part of Hello! Project's Hello Cover series.
Digital singles
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Love Namidairo Love Namidairo is the third single of the J-pop singer Aya Matsuura, a Hello! Project solo artist. It was released on September 5, 2001 under the Zetima label.In 2002, an English-language cover was recorded by Louise Redknapp for the album Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!.- Track listing :All lyrics are... " |
November 27, 2010 |
| 2 | "Egao ni Namida (Thank You! Dear My Friends) First Kiss is the first album of the J-pop singer Aya Matsuura, a Hello! Project solo artist, containing her first four singles. It was released on January 1, 2002 and sold 293,540 copies.- Track listing :All lyrics are written by Tsunku.# – 4:28... " |
December 10, 2010 |
| 3 | "Manatsu no Kōsen" | December 10, 2010 |
| 4 | "Romantic Ukare Mode Romantic Ukare Mode is a song by Miki Fujimoto, release as her third single on September 4, 2002 in Japan. It sold a total of 62,000 copies and is currently Fujimoto's highest selling single... " |
January 24, 2011 |
| 5 | "Furusato Furusato is the sixth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on July 14, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It has sold over 170,670 copies and reached number five on the Oricon Charts. In 2004 it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD... " |
March 30, 2011 |
Singles
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Romantic Ukare Mode" | — |
Television
- 54th NHK Kōhaku Uta GassenKohaku Uta Gassen, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas broadcasters which bought the program...
- Backing dancer for Aya Matsuura (December 31, 2003)
Stage
- 34 Chōme no Kiseki: Here's LoveHere's LoveHere's Love is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson.Based on the classic film Miracle on 34th Street, it tells the tale of a skeptical little girl who doubts the existence of Santa Claus. When the real Kris Kringle inadvertently is hired to represent jolly St...
(November 27 - December 28, 2004) - 1974 (Ikunayo) (March 17–22, 2011)
YouTube
- Dance de Bakōn!Dance de Bakōn!- Single V :- Charts :- External links :* * * *...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgFsDnU9jWg - Ōkina Ai de MotenashiteOkina Ai de Motenashiteis the third single from the Japanese pop group C-ute, released on July 9, 2006 under an indies label.This song was used in the anime Kirarin Revolution as the second ending song.- Track listing :# # "Ōkina Ai de Motenashite"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpRBTYFytUs - Forever LoveForever Love (C-ute song)Forever Love is the 7th major single by Hello! Project idol group C-ute. It was released on November 26, 2008 in two editions— a normal edition , and a limited edition with a bonus DVD and an alternative cover. The first press of each edition contained a card with a serial number, which was...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtDP09dscH4 - Massara Blue JeansMassara Blue Jeansis the first single from the Japanese pop group C-ute, released on May 6, 2006 under an indies label.- Track listing :# # "Massara Blue Jeans "- External links :* in the Hello! Project official discography...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuBmOT-HuZg - Love NamidairoLove Namidairois the third single of the J-pop singer Aya Matsuura, a Hello! Project solo artist. It was released on September 5, 2001 under the Zetima label.In 2002, an English-language cover was recorded by Louise Redknapp for the album Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!.- Track listing :All lyrics are...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkHu2E64oEY - Yume Miru 15Yume Miru 15-Promotion:To promote the single, multiple events were held. Their first live event after their major debut was held at Tokyo Dome LaQua on 30 May, attracting a crowd of roughly 2,000 people. Prior to the event, S/mileage held a Ustream web broadcast....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSjMoB-icmo
Photobooks
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st Solo Photobook "Chisato" | December 24, 2010 |