Juice=Juice

Juice=Juice (pronounced as ジュースジュース) is a Japanese pop group under Hello! Project, originally formed with five members of Hello Pro Kenshuusei and a soloist, on February 3, 2013.

Juice=Juice's highest selling single is Next is you! / Karada Dake ga Otona ni Nattan ja nai with 46,331 copies sold while their lowest selling major label single is Senobi / Date ja nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa with 32,391 copies sold.

Current Members

 * Main article: Juice=Juice Members


 * Miyazaki Yuka (宮崎由加; Peach ) Leader
 * Kanazawa Tomoko (金澤朋子; Apple ) Sub-Leader
 * Takagi Sayuki (高木紗友希; Lemon )
 * Miyamoto Karin (宮本佳林; Grape )
 * Uemura Akari (植村あかり; Melon )

Former Members

 * Otsuka Aina (大塚愛菜; Orange ) (Left; July 5, 2013)

2013
On February 3, during the Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Bravo!~ show in Fukuoka, Juice=Juice was announced as a new unit, consisting of Miyazaki Yuka, Kanazawa Tomoko, Takagi Sayuki, Otsuka Aina, Miyamoto Karin and Uemura Akari, with each member representing a fruit. The unit was unnamed until February 25, when the name and member colors were revealed.

On March 2, Juice=Juice made their debut as a group at the Hinamatsuri festival, where they also announced and performed their first indies single titled "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne". Their debut indies single was pre-released on March 31 in respect to Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~. The single had a general release on April 3, 2013 and reached #25 in the weekly Oricon charts, selling 2,275 in its debut week.

From March 16 to May 21, Juice=Juice was the opening act for some of the Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Haru Michishige☆Eleven SOUL ~Tanaka Reina Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ concerts. On April 20, they were the opening act for the opening day of ℃-ute Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Treasure Box~ in Kanagawa Prefecture.

On May 5, they performed and pre-released their second indies single "Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru" at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2013 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ event. Following the Kenshuusei event, Juice=Juice had their first Fanclub event at Nakano Sun Plaza later that day. "Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru" later had a proper general release on June 12.

On May 19, it was announced during Hello! Project Yaon Premium Live ~Soto Fest~ that Hello Pro Kenshuusei would be releasing their second indies single titled "Ten Made Nobore!" on June 8 with Juice=Juice. The single is officially counted as Juice=Juice's third indies single. Juice=Juice and Hello Pro Kenshuusei had a release event for the single on June 13.

On June 13, the group's major debut was announced for summer 2013, with the single "Romance no Tochuu". The same day, Miyazaki Yuka was announced as the group's leader, while Kanazawa Tomoko as sub-leader. They also switched labels from Up-Front Works to hachama.

On July 5, it was announced that Otsuka had withdrawn from both Hello Pro Kenshuusei and Juice=Juice due to contractual issues with her family. Juice=Juice resumed activities as a 5 member group.

As a fresh new group, Juice=Juice participated on various shows and events: UmiFesta OGA Song on July 14, Harajuku Dream JOL Festa on July 30, BAYLINE GO! GO! radio show on August 7, Pony Canyon’s Ponikyan! Idol Club Thanksgiving ~Rival no Rival wa Idol~ on September 1,  Nagoya TV' s Fall 2013 Idol Festival on September 29.

On August 9, Juice=Juice began their mini live tour titled Juice=Juice Fresh Festival 2013. The tour concluded on August 28. On August 21, Juice=Juice had a Fanclub event entitled Juice=Juice Ouen Kikaku 2013.8 ~Miracle×Juice×Box~ in Tokyo.

Juice=Juice was the opening act for ℃-ute Budokan Concert 2013 "Queen of J-POP ~Tadori Tsuita Onna Senshi~" on September 9 and September 10. Juice=Juice also had handshake events prior to the Budokan concert showings.

On September 11, their debut single, "Romance no Tochuu / Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) / Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)", was released in 6 editions. The single debuted at #2 in the weekly Oricon charts with 37,213 copies sold.

On October 3, Juice=Juice started a regular radio show called We are Juice=Juice on bayFM.

From October 12 to November 17, Berryz Koubou and Juice=Juice performed in a joint live house fanclub tour, titled Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice. The purpose of the Naruchika tour was for Hello! Project groups to perform in smaller cities.

On November 22, Juice=Juice was nominated for the Newcomer Award at the 55th Japan Record Awards. The event took place on December 30, but they did not win.

On December 5, Juice=Juice released their 2nd single "Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo / Hajimete wo Keiken-chuu" in 6 editions. It is their highest selling single with 45,834 copies sold.

2014
On February 27, Juice=Juice released their first group photobook titled "Juice=Juice 1st OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK". On March 19, Juice=Juice released their 3rd single, "Hadaka no Hadaka no Hadaka no KISS / Are Kore Shitai!" in five editions.

On March 21, Juice=Juice's first solo live tour, Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~, was announced. The tour began on June 13 and will conclude in December.

On May 24 and 25, Juice=Juice had a fanclub tour titled "Juice=Juice 1st Fanclub Tour ~Miracle×Juice×Bus~ in Yamanashi".

On July 30, Juice=Juice released their 4th single, titled "Black Butterfly / Kaze ni Fukarete."

On September 23, Juice=Juice performed at the ''PINK!SS & Kopinks! Special Live 2014 ~Uso Mitai na Kyou~''.

On October 1st, Juice=Juice released their 5th single, titled "Senobi / Date ja nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa."

On November 8, Juice=Juice performed at Ajinomoto Stadium. Former Morning Musume member Fujimoto Miki and her son Toranosuke went to watch Juice=Juice's Performance.

From November 19 to 24, Juice=Juice starred in their first musical, Koisuru Hello Kitty.

2015
On April 8, Juice=Juice released their 6th single, titled "Wonderful World / Ça va ? Ça va ?" It's their first single to reach #1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart, as well as their first single not produced by Tsunku.

On May 2, Juice=Juice announced their first studio album First Squeeze!, which was released on July 15. They made the announcement at Nakano Sun Plaza, in the opening concert of the Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2015 ～Special Juice～. They also announced their goal to perform at Nippon Budokan in 2016, and their plan to reach it by performing 220 shows across Japan.

On May 30, Juice=Juice was invited to perform at the live event @ JAM 2015.

On June 21, Juice=Juice began their goal to perform 220 shows by fall 2016 with the Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code1→Begin to Run~ concert tour.

On October 8, it was announced Juice=Juice would be starring in a 2016 Fuji TV drama titled Budokan about a 5-member idol unit called NEXT YOU. During the recording, which began in November, many of Juice=Juice's live shows, events, and appearances were as NEXT YOU.

2016
On February 3, Juice=Juice released their seventh single, and their first as NEXT YOU, titled "Next is you! / Karada Dake ga Otona ni Nattan ja nai".

On February 6, Juice=Juice's first TV drama Budokan premiered on Fuji TV. Another version, with 15 minute longer episodes of the drama, premiered on BS SKY PerfecTV! on February 10.

On March 12, Juice=Juice will perform at the ''PINK!SS & Kopinks! Last Live 2016 MOMENT memories/memorize''.

Group Name Origin
Juice=Juice was named by Tsunku. According to him Juice=Juice's concept should be cool and sexy. He named it with the hope that it would be a unit that was fresh and full of personality forever. Still, the fact that it is not bright and cheerful childish, It is a good stretch while mature, to COOL, and can produce a sense of youth sizzle.

Discography

 * Main article: Juice=Juice Discography

Albums

 * Studio albums
 * [2015.07.15] First Squeeze!
 * Soundtrack mini album
 * [2014.12.24] Engeki Joshibu "Musical Koisuru Hello Kitty" Original Soundtrack

Singles

 * Indies Singles
 * 1) [2013.03.31] Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne
 * 2) [2013.05.05] Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru
 * 3) [2013.06.08] Ten Made Nobore! (Hello Pro Kenshuusei feat. Juice=Juice)


 * Major Singles
 * 1) [2013.09.11] Romance no Tochuu / Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) / Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT)
 * 2) [2013.12.04] Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo / Hajimete wo Keiken-chuu
 * 3) [2014.03.19] Hadaka no Hadaka no Hadaka no KISS / Are Kore Shitai!
 * 4) [2014.07.30] Black Butterfly / Kaze ni Fukarete
 * 5) [2014.10.01] Senobi / Date ja nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa
 * 6) [2015.04.08] Wonderful World / Ça va ? Ça va ?
 * 7) [2016.02.03] Next is you! / Karada Dake ga Otona ni Nattan ja nai (NEXT YOU / Juice=Juice)

DVDs

 * 1) [2013.07.26] Juice=Juice Ohirome Event
 * 2) [2014.01.09] Juice=Juice Profile Movie Kanzenban
 * 3) [2014.01.27] Juice=Juice Ouen Kikaku 2013.8 ~Miracle x Juice x Box~
 * 4) [2014.04.16] Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice
 * 5) [2014.11.27] Juice=Juice FC Event 2014 ~Miracle x Juice x Box II
 * 6) [2016.xx.xx] Juice=Juice FC Event 2015 ~Meri Kuri x Juice x Box~

Publications

 * See Also: List:Juice=Juice Publications

Photobooks

 * [2014.02.27] Juice=Juice 1st OFFICIAL PHOTO BOOK

Calendars

 * [2014.09.13] Juice=Juice 2015 Calendar
 * [2015.09.12] Juice=Juice 2016 Calendar

Radio

 * [2013–] We are Juice=Juice

Theater

 * [2014] Koisuru Hello Kitty

TV Programs

 * [2013] Hello! SATOYAMA Life
 * [2014–] The Girls Live

TV Drama

 * [2016] Budokan (武道館)

Magazine Appearances
Listed are group magazine appearances only, solo magazine appearances are not included in this list.

Trivia

 * Even after their official debut, Tsunku said members can be added into the group.
 * Tsunku shortens their name as "Juu=Juu".
 * The average age in the group is 18.2 years old as of November 2015.
 * Miyazaki Yuka is the only member who was not from Hello Pro Kenshuusei. She is also the oldest member.
 * All current members participate in a SATOYAMA Movement unit.
 * When they were an indies group, the members incorporate their image colors in jewelry and socks in their singles.
 * They are the first group of Hello! Project to release a triple A-side single.
 * The members unofficially declared October 10th to be "JuuJuu no Hi" (Juice=Juice Day) and hope to make it an official date.
 * They are currently the only debuted Hello! Project act (not counting Mitsui Aika or Hello Pro Kenshuusei) that have not won the Best Newcomer/Best New Artist Award at the Japan Record Awards.
 * Juice=Juice is the first Hello! Project unit to be created under UP-FRONT PROMOTION.
 * They are the only group in Hello! Project to have fruits as their member colors.
 * They, along with Kobushi Factory, are the only groups in Hello! Project to not have a B-side in any of their singles.
 * They are the first Hello! Project act with no relation to Morning Musume to reach #1 on the weekly Oricon singles chart with "Wonderful World / Ça va ? Ça va ?".