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Cherrybelle

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Cherrybelle
OriginJakarta, Indonesia
GenresIndo pop, I-pop, dance-pop, pop, electropop, bubblegum pop
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Catz Records (2011–2015)
  • CBM Entertainment (2015–2018)
  • Chibi Chibi Management (2022–present)
  • Universal Music Indonesia (2013–2015, as publisher)
MembersComeback :
Angel
Christy
Cherly
Kezia
Ryn
Steffy
Novi
Past membersDevi
Wenda
Anisa
Gigi
Felly
Miftah
Ellen
Yoeriche
Laela
Onad
Muti
Tata
Atha
Fisca
Websitecherrybelle.info

Cherrybelle, later known as Chibi Chibi, is an Indonesian girl group formed in 2011 under CBM Entertainment. The group debuted in 2011 with nine members consisting of Angel, Anisa, Cherly, Christy, Devi, Felly, Gigi, Ryn, and Wenda. In the following years after their debut, the group went through major member changes. In 2012, Devi and Wenda's contracts were terminated while Annisa departed the group in 2013; they were replaced by Kezia, Steffy, and Novi. In 2015, group-leader Cherly along with Felly, Gigi, Kezia, Ryn, and Steffy left the group citing differences with their label, leaving only Angel, Christy, and Novi. Despite continuing to introduce new members, the group continued to lose members until their indefinite hiatus in mid 2018.

History

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2011–2015: Early career and member changes

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Cherrybelle was formed on 27 February 2011.[1] Beginning as a meeting of 2 old friends, Teguh Sanjaya & Dino Raturandang lightly discussed their desire to form a group consisting of teenage girls, although they could not imagine how many members it would later contain. An announcement was sent through broadcast medium BlackBerry Messenger, detailing an audition for the formation of a new girl group. Dino held open auditions in Jakarta, in which 400 girls attended.[1] After several auditions, nine girls were selected to be in the initial formation, thus conceiving a girl band that would later be named Cherrybelle.[2] At the beginning of its formation, Chibi consisted of Angel, Anisa, Cherly, Christy, Devi, Felly, Gigi, Ryn, and Wenda. Cherrybelle is taken from two words borrowed from foreign languages, "cherry" & "belle" (beautiful in French). The philosophy behind this name was that the personnel of Cherrybelle were teenage girls who were "sweet", "adorable", "hot", & "beautiful".

After several months of training, including occasional rigorous practices lasting until 3 a.m.,[1] along with living together for a month to improve interpersonal relationships,[3] in August 2011 Cherry Belle released Love is You, an EP with five tracks. The album was released as both a standard & deluxe edition.[1] The band's 1st single, "Dilema" ("Dilemma") was released soon after and received significant airplay. Cherrybelle also performed regularly, both on television and in concert.[4] They have also amassed numerous fans, who go by the nickname Twibies.[5] On 8 April 2012, the group launched Love is You, a film directed by Hanny Saputra, which detailed their rise to stardom. The members portrayed a fictionalized version of themselves. The film has the same title as their 2nd single.[6]

In April 2012, the management announced the departure of Devi and Wenda who are considered "unfitting" for the group's image due to their age.[7] Through the audition event Cherrybelle Cari Chibi, on 8 June 2012, the management officially announced that Kezia and Steffy are the 10th and 11th members of Chibi.[8]

Cherrybelle managed to make history as the only girl group to hold concerts in 33 Provinces within 31 days, which was held on 30 April – 31 May 2013. The concert entitled "Cherrybelle Beat Indonesia" was sponsored by PT Astra Honda Motor and Honda Beat, in order to promote the album Diam Diam Suka, and won the Record award MURI. On 18 October 2013, Anisa resigned to continue her studies which she put on hold for 2 years, after her absence from the group since September 2013. In the 3rd Anniversary Concert event (16 March 2014), the management officially announced the 12th member of Chibi, Novi.

Under the agency Catz Records, Cherrybelle has released 3 albums, including Love is You (2011), Diam Diam Suka (2013), and Reborn (2015). In July 2015, 6 Cherrybelle members chose not to renew their contract with agency and chose solo careers namely Cherly, Felly, Gigi, Kezia, Ryn, and Steffy. Through Cherrybelle's official Twitter account, the management officially announced that the remaining members, namely Christy, Angel, and Novi, will continue their careers in the group under a new agency, CBM Entertainment. On 1 September 2015, there will be a Cherrybelle new member search audition.

2015–2018: New Formation and Hiatus

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As of 22 November 2015, Cherrybelle has recruited 7 new members to fill Cherrybelle's vacancy for the past 3 months, with the new lineup being Christy, Novi, Laela, Onad, Yoeriche, Miftah, Ellen, Muti, and Tata. Angel had to give up her position in Cherrybelle to be replaced by a new member due to her focus on taking care of the household, but Angel is still active in Cherrybelle as a senior member.

In July 2016, two members of Cherrybelle formation 2015, namely Miftah and Ellen, chose to leave Cherrybelle because they wanted to wear the hijab, and in August 2016, Cherrybelle officially announced that the new members to replace Miftah and Ellen were Agatha and Fisca.

However, in September 2016, Christy officially announced that she was getting married, and would be a senior member of Cherrybelle, just like Angel. And finally, Cherrybelle again held auditions for Christy's successor. For the period 2016-2017, the Cherrybelle formation is Novi, Yoeriche, Onad, Tata, Muti, Laela, Atha, and Fisca.

2017 was also Cherrybelle's year of indefinite hiatus. In March 2017, Yoeriche, April 2017 Laela, and September 2017, Novi resigned from Cherrybelle. So that Cherrybelle in 2018 only consisted of 5 people, namely Muti Chibi, Onad Chibi, Tata Chibi, Fisca Chibi, and Atha Chibi, as well as 2 senior personnel, namely Angel Chibi and Christy Chibi.

2022: Come back

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During the 11th anniversary of the group, former pioneer members reunited as "Chibi Chibi" and begin appearing in numerous events. The personnel who joined in comeback were 7 people, has been Angel, Cherly, Christy, Ryn, Kezia, Steffy, and Novi.

On September 15, 2023, Chibi Chibi released a single entitled "Dilema (Dilemma)" which was the group's debut song which was rearranged.

Etymology

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Cherrybelle is taken from 2 foreign language words, namely Cherry (cherries) and Belle (beautiful - French). With the philosophy that Cherrybelle personnel are "Sweet" and "Beautiful" teenage girls.

Key peoples

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Name Years Longevity Position Labels
Teguh Sanjaya 2011-presents Producer CBM Entertainment
Dino Raturandang 2011–2018 Producer CBM Entertainment
Victor Kho 2011–2013 Manager Catz Records/Tarra Artist Management
Irza Rivai 2011–2016 Road Manager Catz Records/Tarra Artist Management, CBM Entertainment
Deddy Wijanarko 2011–2018 Manager Catz Records/Tarra Artist Management, CBM Entertainment
Rahma Agustina 2015–2018 Manager CBM Entertainment

Members

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Stage Name Birth Name Birth Date Birth Place Years Active
Devi Aurelia Devi Noviaty (1987-11-25) November 25, 1987 (age 36) Bandar Lampung 2011–2012
Wenda Sarwendah Tan (1989-08-29) August 29, 1989 (age 35) Jakarta
Anisa Anisa Rahma Adi (1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 (age 34) Bandung 2011–2013
Felly ** Yefani Filliang (1991-02-21) February 21, 1991 (age 33) Jakarta 2011–2015
Cherly ** Cherly Yuliana Anggraini (1991-07-21) July 21, 1991 (age 33) Pekanbaru 2011–2015
2022-present (comeback)
Ryn ** Jessyca Stefani Auryn (1993-01-30) January 30, 1993 (age 31) Jakarta
Gigi ** Brigitta Cynthia (1993-07-09) July 9, 1993 (age 31) 2011–2015
Kezia Kezia Karamoy (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 (age 31) Manado 2012–2015
2022-present (comeback)
Steffy ** Stefanny Margaretha Aay (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 31) Bandung
Ellen Ellen Nita Vindriana (1993-06-02) June 2, 1993 (age 31) Malang 2015–2016
Miftah Hasunal Miftah Israfani (1997-02-20) February 20, 1997 (age 27) Langsa
Yori Yoeriche Endine (1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 27) Malang 2015–2017
Novi Novi Herlina (1993-11-22) November 22, 1993 (age 31) Bogor 2014–2017
2022-present (comeback)
Ela Laela Haryadiningsih (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995 (age 29) 2015–2017
Muti Mutiara Dewi (1995-11-25) November 25, 1995 (age 28) Yogyakarta 2015–2018
Tata Redita Mutiara (1996-01-03) January 3, 1996 (age 28) Palembang 2015–2018
Onad Banadhi Kurnia Dewi (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 27) Pangkal Pinang 2015–2018
Atha Agatha Christina (1995-07-05) July 5, 1995 (age 29) Purbalingga 2016–2018
Fisca Aflya Fisca Alycia (1996-09-21) September 21, 1996 (age 28) Makassar 2016–2018
Angel Margareth Angelina (1990-10-05) October 5, 1990 (age 34) Jakarta 2011-2015 (core)
2015-2018 (senior)
2022-present (comeback)
Christy Christy Saura Noela Unu (1990-12-26) December 26, 1990 (age 33) Manado 2011-2016 (core)
2016-2018 (senior)
2022-present (comeback)

* The names in bold and italics are the names of personnel who are returning to the music stage, also known as comeback.

* Angel announced her resignation during the announcement of new personnel Cherrybelle which resulted in the election of 7 new personnel from the previous plan of 6 people. However, Angel (sometimes) performed with nine members, so Cherrybelle often performed with 10 personnel and fans still consider Angel remains part of Cherrybelle.

** Cherly, Ryn, Gigi, Felly, and Steffy once formed a new girl group called Mabelle (abbreviation of Mantan Cherrybelle (Cherrybelle's Formers)) on 11 November 2015, and debuted on Dahsyat television music show on RCTI on 2 April 2016. The group later reduced its members to only Felly, Ryn, and Steffy. Not long after, this group disbanded for no apparent reason.

Discography

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Year Album name
2011 Love Is You
2013 Diam Diam Suka
2015 Reborn
2016 Cherrybelle Compilation Album (DIGITAL ALBUM)

Filmography

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References

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Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d Dass 2011, Band of Sisters.
  2. ^ "Profile of Cherrybelle (in Indonesia)". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ Suara Merdeka 2012, Cherry Belle Luncurkan.
  4. ^ Dass 2011, Wonder Girls.
  5. ^ Suara Merdeka 2012, Demi Target Market.
  6. ^ Raditya 2012, Memfilmkan Kisah Cherry.
  7. ^ "Devi and Wenda Leaving from Cherrybelle". Kompas.com. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Kezia and Stefani Enter, Cherry Belle Returns With Formation of 9". KapanLagi.com. Retrieved 8 June 2012.[permanent dead link]

News sources

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