PURETTY confirmed for Japan’s ‘a-nation’ concert

DSP Media‘s upcoming girl group PURETTY has been included in the line-up for Japan’s along with boy group labelmate A-JAX (who has been previously confirmed), for Japan’s ‘a-nation‘ concert.

The two groups recently confirmed their attendance at the concert opening at the AX-Hall in Shibuya on August 9th. The girls will be performing as the opening acts for the ‘Asia Progress X‘ and ‘Asia Progress F‘.

For those unfamiliar with the concert, ‘a-nation’ is a large-scale collaboration concert put on by the artists under avex Entertainment. This year, they’ve upped the scales by turning it into a full on summer festival by inviting representative artists from all over Asia.

PURETTY will be performing alongside the line up announced previously including A-JAX, TVXQ, Super Junior, Big Bang, and more. Check here for the previous announcement of the line up.

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PURETTY holds their first official performance at the ‘Tokyo Toy Show 2012′ in Japan

DSP Media‘s new girl group ‘PURETTY‘ is already receiving attention from the Japanese media.

PURETTY attended the ‘Tokyo Toy Show 2012‘, which was held for three days starting on the 15th at the Tokyo Big Sight Hall, and put on their first official performance.

Singing the theme song “Cheki☆Love” to their anime series ‘Pretty Rhythm‘, the girls easily stole the attention of the entertainment insiders present.

Once their performance was over, major Japanese media outlets such as Sankei Sports, Sports Hochi, Nikkan Sports, and more, dubbed the girls as ‘KARA‘s dongseng girl group’, and spotlighted the girls as a Hallyu team of the next generation they were highly looking forward to.

The members of ‘PURETTY’ were also selected as the main characters of anime ‘Pretty Rhythm – Dear My Future’ ahead of their official debut, drawing attention from fans in Korea and Japan alike.

‘Pretty Rhythm’ is already being broadcast in Japan, and is scheduled to to air in Korea in the near future. The anime tells the story of girl group members’ growth from trainees to major stars in both Korea and Japan.

As announced previously, PURETTY (a name formed by the combination of ‘pure’ and ‘pretty’) will officially make their Japanese debut this August.

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DSP Media to debut new girl group ‘PURETTY’ in Japan in August

Earlier this year, DSP Media revealed that they would be debuting a new sister group to KARA and Rainbow simultaneously in Korea and Japan.

DSP Media has just dropped more details on their debut along with the unveiling of their group name. Named ‘PURETTY‘, the girls will be debuting in Japan this August ahead of their Korean debut. Their name is a combination of the words ‘pure’ and ‘pretty’ (however pronounced as “pretty” by the Korean romanization)

The group is comprised of five members named Haein (18), Shiyoon, Chaekyung, Somin (16), and Jae-Eun (14). Despite being in the preparation stages for their debut, they’ve already landed CF deals with Nintendo and Whisper.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Source + Photos: Donga via Naver, TVDaily