Route 0 (group)

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Route 0
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active2002-2003
LabelsR & C Ltd.
Past members
Websiteyoshimoto-me.co.jp/artist/route0/

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

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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 would also become an actress.[8]

Members

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  • Marina Takahashi (高橋麻里奈)
  • Choi Soo-young (チェ・スヨン)

Discography

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Singles

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Koyanagi, Akiko (February 21, 2019). "よしもとばなな原作小説、日韓で映画化 少女時代・スヨンが初主演」". Aera (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "START". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "route0". Yoshimoto Kogyo (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "route φ TV出演情報". Oricon (in Japanese). May 2002. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "ワクワク It's Love". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Painting". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Painting". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "本当に大切な人は誰なのか、考えるきっかけにしてほしい 少女時代のスヨンさん「デッドエンドの思い出」に主演". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). February 14, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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