Cutie Street

Cutie Street
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2024–present
LabelsKawaii Lab.
Members
  • Risa Furusawa
  • Aika Sano
  • Kana Itakura
  • Ayano Masuda
  • Emiru Kawamoto
  • Miyu Umeda
  • Nagisa Manabe
  • Haruka Sakuraba
Websiteasobisystem.com/talent/cutiestreet/

Cutie Street (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese girl group that formed in 2024. They debuted with the single "Kawaii Dake ja Dame Desu ka?" in November 2024.

History

2024: Formation and debut

On July 23, 2024, Kawaii Lab. announced that they would form a new girl group.[1] The group's name "Cutie Street" and eight members were revealed on July 30. Before joining Cutie Street, Risa Furusawa and Kana Itakura were models, Aika Sano was an actress, Ayano Masuda and Miyu Umeda were members of A♡Z (2021) and Lapilaz (2022–2023), Emiru Kawamoto was a member of Amorecarina Tokyo (2015–2016) and its sub-unit Amorecarina Cute (2015), Tokyo CuteCute (2015–2019), and HO6LA (2021–2022), and Haruka Sakuraba was a contestant on Produce 101 Japan The Girls.[2]

They performed live for the first time at Tokyo Idol Festival 2024 on August 4. [3] Cutie Street released their debut single "Kawaii Dake ja Dame Desu ka?" on November 13.[4]

They will hold their first concert at Toyosu Pit in Tokyo on February 2, 2025.[5]

Members

  • Risa Furusawa (古澤 里紗)
  • Aika Sano (佐野 愛花)
  • Kana Itakura (板倉 可奈)
  • Ayano Masuda (増田 彩乃)
  • Emiru Kawamoto (川本 笑瑠)
  • Miyu Umeda (梅田 みゆ)
  • Nagisa Manabe (真鍋 凪咲)
  • Haruka Sakuraba (桜庭 遥花)

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
Oricon[6] Billboard[7]
"Kawaii Dake ja Dame Desu ka?" (かわいいだけじゃだめですか?) 2024 3 2 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

  1. ^ "FRUITS ZIPPERら輩出「KAWAII LAB.」より新アイドルグループ発足、「TIF」のステージでお披露目". Natalie (in Japanese). July 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "日プ女子・桜庭遥花がアイドルに、FRUITS ZIPPERら輩出KAWAII LAB.から新グループデビュー". Natalie (in Japanese). July 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "号泣するほどKAWAII！桜庭遥花加入の新アイドルグループ・CUTIE STREETデビューライブ". Natalie (in Japanese). August 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "CUTIE STREET、1stシングル『かわいいだけじゃだめですか？』リリース　単独ライブ開催＆FC開設も". Real Sound (in Japanese). September 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "CUTIE STREET、1stシングルリリース＆豊洲PITワンマン開催決定 桜庭遥花「とっても嬉しいです」". Model Press (in Japanese). September 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cutie Street | Oricon Style". Oricon. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 18, 2019.