Route 0 (group)
Route 0 | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 2002-2003 |
| Labels | R & C Ltd. |
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| Website | yoshimoto-me |
Route 0 (ルート・ヨン, Rūto Yon, stylized route φ) was a Japanese-Korean[1] idol girl group formed by R & C Ltd. in 2002. The group consists of Marina Takahashi and Choi Soo-young.
History
In December 2001, Asayan held the Japanese-Korean Ultra Idol Duo Audition, which was broadcast on TV Tokyo. Out of 15,000 applicants, Marina Takahashi was chosen as the Japanese representative, while Choi Soo-young was chosen as the Korean representative.[1]
Route 0 released "Start" as their first single on April 26, 2002, which was used as the opening theme song to Hamaraja.[2] The song was produced by Ryuichi Kawamura.[3] They also appeared on Oha Suta for a 3-day television feature, as well as exclusive models for the junior fashion brand Chubbygang and the magazine Melon.[4] "Waku Waku It's Love" was released on November 9, 2002, as the ending theme song to Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ for the month of November 2002.[5] On July 23, 2003, Route 0 released "Painting" as their third single, which was the ending theme song to Downtown DX.[6] On the same day, a video single version of "Painting" was also released.[7] After 2003, Route 0 ended activities together.[8] Takahashi retired from entertainment, while Soo-young would later go on to become a member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation in 2007 and actress.[8]
Members
- Marina Takahashi (高橋麻里奈)
- Choi Soo-young (チェ・スヨン)
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| "Start" | 2002 | 62[2] | — | Non-album single |
| "Waku Waku It's Love" (ワクワク It’s Love) | —[5] | — | Non-album single | |
| "Painting" | 2003 | —[6] | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Video singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||||
| "Painting" | 2003 | —[7] | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
References
- ^ Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the originalon October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "START". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "route0". Yoshimoto Kogyo (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "route φ TV出演情報". Oricon (in Japanese). May 2002. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "ワクワク It's Love". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Painting". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Painting". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Asahi Shimbun(in Japanese). February 14, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
External links
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