Route 0 (group)

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.

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

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
  1. 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. "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). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  5. "ワクワク It's Love". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  6. "Painting". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  7. "Painting". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. "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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