Puretty


Puretty 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, 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. Temporarily nicknamed the DSP Girls, the group revealed plans to debut simultaneously in both Korea and Japan through the 2012 video game and anime , with fictionalized versions of the members as the secondary cast. 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." 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". In August 2012, they performed at A-Nation. 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. 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. 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.
Jeon So-min later became a member of DSP Media's girl group April but left the group in November 2015. She then became a member of co-ed group K.A.R.D, also under DSP Media, debuting in 2017.
In 2016, Yoon Chae-kyung and Cho Shi-yoon participated in the talent show Produce 101. 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.

Members

The members of Puretty were Yoo Hye-in, Cho Shi-yoon, Yoon Chae-kyung, Jeon So-min, and Jeon Jae-un.

Discography

Japanese discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

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