Ciao Bella Cinquetti | |
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Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2006 | –present
Labels | Good Factory Record (2006-2008), TN-Mix (2008-2012), Pony Canyon (2008-2012), Victor Entertainment (2012-2014), PICCOLO TOWN (2015-Present) |
Associated acts | Hello! Project, Nice Girl Project! |
Website | www |
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Ciao Bella Cinquetti, formerly known as The Possible, is a J-Pop group formed on August 2, 2006. At the time of its inception, the six girls were in Hello! Pro Kenshuusei and they all later graduated on October 7, 2007 from Hello! Project when the Nice Girl Project! was formed. They have also served as backup dancers for Hello! Project and Tokito Ami.
Ciao Bella Cinquetti, then known as The Possible, were formerly a part of Hello! Project from 2006 to 2007, and later produced by TNX and a part of Nice Girl Project! from 2007 to 2015. As of 2015, The Possible were transferred to Up-Front Works and changed their name to Ciao Bella Cinquetti following the release of their new single on July 8. They are now produced by Piccolo Town. The group's highest ranking single, reaching number 3 on the Japanese charts, is "Omotesandou / Futakotamagawa / Never Never Give Up".
As of August 2015[update], the current members are as follows.
On June 6, Kaede Ohse announced in her blog that she would be leaving The Possible and Nice Girl Project! on August 22 to focus on her studies. She withdrew from activities on June 15.
On April 4, second-generation member Robin Shoko Okada announced on her blog that she had been named leader of The Possible.
In January 2015, Nice Girl Project! ended and The Possible were transferred to Up-Front Works.
The Possible was renamed Ciao Bella Cinquetti as of July 8, with the release of the single "Omotesandou / Futakotamagawa / Never Never Give Up".
On August 10, it was announced that Yurika Akiyama had left Ciao Bella Cinquetti, and that the group would continue with four members.