Ciao Bella Cinquetti

Ciao Bella Cinquetti
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-pop
Years active 2006 (2006)–present
Labels Good Factory Record (2006-2008), TN-Mix (2008-2012), Pony Canyon (2008-2012), Victor Entertainment (2012-2014), PICCOLO TOWN (2015-Present)
Associated acts Hello! Project, Nice Girl Project!
Website www.tnx.cc/possible
Members
Past members
  • Kaede Ohse (2006-2009)
  • Yurika Akiyama (2006-2015)

Ciao Bella Cinquetti, formerly known as The Possible, is a J-Pop group formed on August 2, 2006.[1] At the time of its inception, the six girls were in Hello! Pro Kenshuusei and they all later graduated on October 7, 2007 from Hello! Project when the Nice Girl Project! was formed. They have also served as backup dancers for Hello! Project and Tokito Ami.

Ciao Bella Cinquetti, then known as The Possible, were formerly a part of Hello! Project from 2006 to 2007, and later produced by TNX and a part of Nice Girl Project! from 2007 to 2015. As of 2015, The Possible were transferred to Up-Front Works and changed their name to Ciao Bella Cinquetti following the release of their new single on July 8. They are now produced by Piccolo Town. The group's highest ranking single, reaching number 3 on the Japanese charts, is "Omotesandou / Futakotamagawa / Never Never Give Up".

Members

Current members

As of August 2015, the current members are as follows.[2]

First generation

Second generation

Former members

History

2009

On June 6, Kaede Ohse announced in her blog that she would be leaving The Possible and Nice Girl Project! on August 22 to focus on her studies. She withdrew from activities on June 15.

2013

On April 4, second-generation member Robin Shoko Okada announced on her blog that she had been named leader of The Possible.[3]

2015

In January 2015, Nice Girl Project! ended and The Possible were transferred to Up-Front Works.

The Possible was renamed Ciao Bella Cinquetti as of July 8, with the release of the single "Omotesandou / Futakotamagawa / Never Never Give Up".[4]

On August 10, it was announced that Yurika Akiyama had left Ciao Bella Cinquetti, and that the group would continue with four members.

Discography

Albums

Mini-albums

Best albums

Singles

Year Date Title Chart peaks
2006 November 19 "Young Days!!" —
2006 December 10 "Hatsukoi no Kakera" 111
2007 February 18 "Shushoku=Gohan no Uta" 65
2007 June 13 "Natsu no Tropical Musume" feat. Yurika Akiyama and Aina Hashimoto 58
2007 June 13 "Kingyo Sukui to Hanabi Taikai" feat. Robin Shoko Okada and Yuki Goto 57
2007 August 1 "Kaze no Uwasa" 43
2007 November 7 "Happy 15"[5] 28
2008 February 20 "Love Message!" 20
2008 April 30 "Kazoku e no Tegami" 10
2008 August 6 "Ijiwaru Crazy love" 10
2009 January 7 "Shiawase no Katachi" 4
2009 September 9 "Family: Tabidachi no Asa" 8
2010 June 2 "Yabe~Nabe~ na Atsuryoku Be~na~" (collaboration with Oto no Moto (Fujii Takashi & Tsubaki Oniyakko)) —
2010 October 6 "Watashi no Miryoku / Love2 Paradise" 9
2012 August 29 "Nanja Korya?!" 23
2013 April 10 "Zenryoku Banzai! My Glory!" 7
2013 September 11 "Otome! Be Ambitious!" 5[6]
2014 March 26 "Yuuki Super Ball! 5
2015 July 8 "Omotesandou / Futakotamagawa / Never Never Give Up" 3

Live singles

DVDs

Concert DVDs

Hello! Project Concert DVDs

Puplications

Photobooks

References

  1. ↑ プロフィール. THE ポッシボー (in Japanese). TNX Inc. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "プロフィール | THE ポッシボー". Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ↑ リーダーになりました. 岡田ロビン翔子(THE ポッシボー)オフィシャルブログ「I am ROBIN」 (in Japanese). アメーバブログ. April 4, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ ニュース｜アップフロントクリエイト. June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Music Picks from Japan". Newtype USA. Vol. 7 no. 2. February 2008. p. 129. ISSN 1541-4817.
  6. ↑ 乙女！ Be　Ambitious！ ＴＨＥ　ポッシボー. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 12, 2014.

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