℃-ute

℃-ute was an female Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The character "℃" (degree Celsius) is substituted for "C" in notation for the purpose of expressing ardor—the hyphen does not have any meaning in particular. The proper pronunciation for this group in Japanese is kyūto (キュート) with pitch accents on both "ū" and "o." They have sold over 718,946, copies in Japan alone. They are the 2008 sponsers for the Touhuku Rakuten Eagels. On August 20, 2016, it was announced that ℃-ute would disband following a final live concert at Saitama Super Arena on June 12, 2017.

Current Members:

• Yajima Maimi (leader)

• Nakajima Saki

• Suzuki Airi

• Okai Chisato

• Hagiwara Mai

Former Members:

• Umeda Erika

• Murakami Megumi

• Arihara Kanna