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Chisato Okai (岡井 千聖, Okai Chisato) (born June 21, 1994, in Saitama, Japan)[1][2] is a former Japanese pop singer, actress, model, and television personality. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became one of the main vocalists of the Japanese idol girl group Cute which she joined in 2005 and engaged in until 2017.

Chisato Okai
岡井 千聖
Chisato Okai at Japan Expo 2014
Born (1994-06-21) June 21, 1994 (age 27)
Saitama, Japan
Occupation
  • Singer
Musical career
Genres
  • J-pop
Years active2002-2020
Labels
  • Zetima
WebsiteHello! Project.com

Career



2002–2005: Hello! Project Kids


In 2002, Okai auditioned for Hello! Project Kids with the song "Country Road" by Yoko Honna. Her audition tape was aired on Morning Musume's variety show Hello! Morning.[3] She was placed in the group with fourteen other girls.[4] In the same year, she appeared in the movie Koinu Dan no Monogatari.[5][6]


2005-2017: Cute


Main article: Cute (Japanese idol group)

In 2004, Berryz Kobo was created with the intention of rotating all of the members of Hello! Project Kids to make time for school,[7] but the idea was later scrapped, and the remaining girls who were not chosen were re-branded under the name Cute on June 11, 2005.[8]

In September 2007, Okai was added to a new unit called Athena & Robikerottsu with Risa Niigaki, Aika Mitsui, and Saki Nakajima. They sang the opening and ending theme songs for the A-1 Pictures anime Robby & Kerobby. The unit was effectively disbanded in March 2008, entering into an indefinite hiatus when the series ended.[citation needed]

In 2009, Okai joined a newly formed unit called Tanpopo#, a revival of former Hello! Project unit Tanpopo, with Eri Kamei, Yurina Kumai, and Aika Mitsui.[citation needed]

On November 9, 2010, a solo video of Okai performing the dance to Cute's then-latest single "Dance de Bakōn" was released on the group's official YouTube channel. The video received more than 100,000 views in two days,[9] and had received over 1.2 million views by May 2011.[10] Following the video's success, more solo "dance-cover" videos of Okai were uploaded, including her cover of Aya Matsuura's song "Love Namidairo", which was released on iTunes on November 27 as Okai's first digital single.[11] Her first solo live event, "Chisato Okai (Cute) Solo Live 2011 Vol.1: Kaisha de Odotte Mita!!" was held on January 25, 2011, at Pacific Heaven.[12] A CD containing Okai's cover of Miki Fujimoto's "Romantic Ukare Mode", with "Love Namidairo" as the coupling track, was sold exclusively at the venue of her second solo live, but was also released digitally as part of Hello! Project's Hello Cover series.

In August 2016, Cute announced plans to disband in June 2017.[13] Okai expressed interest in becoming a television personality on variety shows following disbandment.[14]

She retired from the entertainment world on April 30, 2020.


Personal life


Okia announced in April 2019 that she would be taking time off from all entertainment activities. She noted that she had been in entertainment for 17 years, and sought to experience life from outside of the industry.[15]

Okai's sister, Asuna Okai, was a member of Hello Pro Egg.


Discography


For releases with Cute, see Cute (Japanese idol group) discography.

Singles


Title Year Peak position Sales Album
JPN
"Love Namidairo" 2010 — — Digital single
"Egao ni Namida (Thank You! Dear My Friends)" 2010 — — Digital single
"Manatsu no Kōsen" 2010 — — Digital single
"Romantic Ukare Mode" 2011 — — Indie single
"Furusato" 2011 — — Digital single
"Oolong High no Onna"[16] 2017 — — Digital single

Digital albums



Other solo songs



Appearances



Movies



TV series



TV shows



Other


Theatrical plays



Solo events



YouTube



Photobooks


No. Title Release date
1 Chisato" (千聖)
  • 1st solo photobook
 December 24, 2010

Digital photobooks



Solo DVDs


No. Title Release date
1 Chissā (ちっさー) December 24, 2010
2 IMP. GIRL December 9. 2011

References


  1. "°C-uteメンバープロフィール > 岡井 千聖" (in Japanese). Up Front Works. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. "Up-Front Works" 岡井千聖 (in Japanese). Up Front Works. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. ハロー!モーニング。 (in Japanese). June 30, 2002. TV Tokyo.
  4. ハロープロジェクト・キッズ (in Japanese). Hello! Project. Archived from the original on November 26, 2005. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  5. 仔犬ダンの物語 東映ビデオ株式会社 (in Japanese). Toei Video. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  6. "テレビ東京 CINEMA STREET / 仔犬ダンの物語/ミニモニTHEムービーお菓子な大冒険" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  7. ハロプロ史上最年少グループ「Berryz工房」誕生 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. January 15, 2004. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  8. "つんく♂から「°C-ute（キュート）」に関してコメント" (in Japanese). Hello! Project Official Site. June 13, 2005. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  9. "°C-ute千聖の"踊ってみた"が話題沸騰「また挑戦したい」" (in Japanese). November 11, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  10. "Danceでバコーン！を踊ってみた 【岡井千聖（本人）】". Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  11. "LOVE涙色岡井千聖(°C-ute)" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  12. "FC限定「岡井千聖（°C-ute）Solo Live 2011 Vol.1～会社で踊ってみた!!～」受付のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  13. Up Front Link (August 19, 2016). "[EN] Announcement concerning °C-ute". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  14. Chisato Okai (May 27, 2017). 今後について。岡井ちゃん (in Japanese). Ameba Blogs. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  15. kame (April 28, 2019). "Okai Chisato is taking a break from all entertainment activities". Kimi.Kame. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  16. "ウーロンハイの女" (in Japanese). Up Front Works. Retrieved December 10, 2017.



На других языках

- [en] Chisato Okai

[ru] Окаи, Тисато

Тисато Окаи (яп. 岡井 千聖, род. 21 июня 1994 года в префектуре Сайтама, Япония) — японский идол, певица, участница гёрл-группы °C-ute.


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