Whiteeeen

Whiteeeen (stylized as whiteeeen) is a Japanese vocal group, produced by senior vocal group Greeeen. Its members, who debuted in their teens, have their identities remain hidden.[1]

whiteeeen
Also known aswhiteeeen²
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2014–present
LabelsZen Music
Associated actsGReeeeN
Websitewhiteeeen.com
Membersmoca
akagi
nene
Past membersmeri
kana
hima
noa

History

A live-action film adaptation of Strobe Edge was announced in the August 2014 issue of Bessatsu Margaret,[2] and in October, it announced that Greeeen's song, "Ai Uta", would be the theme song for the film,[3] as the song was released in 2007 when Greeeen debuted, and that it was relevant to the protagonist's mood. An audition was held for girls between 15 and 29 to record their own versions of the song and post it to Greeeen's official Line account.[4]

Among the contestants, 11 were selected and screened by Greeeen and their producer, JIN. 15-year-old Meri and Kana, 16-year-old Hima and 17-year-old Noa were chosen, and that they were selected due to their "pure and transparent" sound rather than their vocal abilities. They debuted under the name "Whiteeeen", a portmanteau of "white" and "teen", with the four e's representing the number of members. Greeeen, who coined the name, hope that the four members would "never forget their pure and white moods" during their future musical activities, hence the "white" in their name. Their cover of "Ai Uta" was also re-titled "Ai Uta (Since 2007)".[4] The members' identities remain hidden, and they did not attend public events;[5][6] they are displayed as cartoon-drawn images of themselves.[7]

"Ai Uta ~since 2007~" was released in both CD and digital formats on March 2015, and it reached number 1 on various weekly charts, including iTunes, RecoChoku and 8 other platforms.[5] They released their second single, "Pocket" (ポケット), written by Greeeen, as the theme song to Nippon Animation's 40th anniversary film Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima.[8][9]

In the same year, Whiteeeen recorded one of the songs for Soredemo Boku wa Kimi ga Suki, "Ano Koro (Jin Jin Bao Zhuo Ni) " (あの頃～ジンジンバオヂュオニー～), a Japanese-language cover of Hu Xia's song "Those Years" (那些年), the theme song for You Are the Apple of My Eye.[10]

On March 9, 2016, Whiteeeeen released their first mini-album, Koe (声), its cover featuring the backs of the members. On August 17, they released their third single, "Kiseki (Mirai e)" (キセキ～未来へ～), which was used as the theme song to Aozora Yell. On December 14, they released their first full-length album, Zero Koi.

On October 31, 2017, Meri announced her graduation from the group, and auditions were held for her replacement. In April 2018, Moca, Nene and Akagi were announced as new members, and the group was renamed as "Whiteeeen2". They released their single, "Honey Toast" on June 6.[11]

On August 26, 2019, their official website announced the graduation of Hima, Noa, and Kana.

Discography

Albums
Title Peak chart position Album details
JPN
Oricon
Zero Koi

Mini-albums
Title Peak chart position Album details
JPN
Oricon
Koe 50

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Oricon[12]
2015 "Ai Uta ~since 2007~" (愛唄〜since 2007〜) 16 Koe
"Pocket" (ポケット) 128
2016 "Kiseki ~Mirai e~" (キセキ～未来へ～) 42 Zero Koi
2017 "Tetote" (テトテ with GReeeeN) 39 Non-album single
2018 "Honey Toast" (ハニートースト) 87 Non-album single
Year Title Artist
2017 "Tetote to Tentoten" (テトテとテントテン with whiteeeen) Greeeen

Awards

Japan Gold Disc Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Whiteeeen Best 5 New Artists Won[13]

References
  1. ＧＲｅｅｅｅＮ妹分「ｗｈｉｔｅｅｅｅｎ」、愛唄カバー！目標はレコ大新人賞 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  2. 人気漫画「ストロボ・エッジ」が実写映画化！ (in Japanese). Cinematoday. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  3. 福士蒼汰＆有村架純『ストロボ・エッジ』、主題歌歌手を公募！曲はGReeeeNの「愛唄」!! (in Japanese). Cinematoday. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  4. 映画『ストロボ・エッジ』GReeeeNが選ぶ主題歌歌手が決定！4人組10代女子「whiteeeen」！ (in Japanese). Cinematoday. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  5. whiteeeen、レコチョクアワード月間最優秀楽曲賞4月度シングル月間1位に！新曲「ポケット」の試聴もスタート (in Japanese). E-TALENTBANK. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  6. 映画「ストロボ・エッジ」主題歌を歌うwhiteeeenのイラストビジュアルが解禁 (in Japanese). musicman-net. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  7. whiteeeen、イラストビジュアル公開 (in Japanese). BARKS. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  8. whiteeeenの新曲はGReeeeN書き下ろし アニメ映画の主題歌に決定 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  9. GReeeeNプロデュースwhiteeeen、日アニ40周年作で再び映画主題歌 (in Japanese). Natalie. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  10. 4夜連続ドラマ「それでも僕は君が好き」挿入歌whiteeeen新曲詳細発表！ (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  11. THE SPY! CREW (15 May 2018). "whiteeeen grows to six members! To release new single "Honey Toast" in June - Neo-Tokyo 2099". Neo-Tokyo 2099. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  12. whiteeeenのランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  13. 第30回日本ゴールドディスク大賞・全受賞作品／アーティスト (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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