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*Is the second Hello! Project group to release 30 singles. |
*Is the second Hello! Project group to release 30 singles. |
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| − | *Berryz Koubou has one of the most stable line ups in Hello! Project. |
+ | *Berryz Koubou has one of the most stable line ups in Hello! Project. They hold the record for the longest consistent formation of a group among the current Hello! Project groups. |
*Berryz Koubou is the only current group in Hello! Project to have never had any members from [[Hello Pro Kenshuusei]]. |
*Berryz Koubou is the only current group in Hello! Project to have never had any members from [[Hello Pro Kenshuusei]]. |
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*As of April 2014, all the members are legal adults. |
*As of April 2014, all the members are legal adults. |
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| + | * Berryz Koubou is tied with Juice=Juice for the record for the least amount of graduates among current Hello! Project Groups. However, Otsuka Aina did not have an official graduation ceremony and left before Juice=Juice officially debuted - considering these circumstances, Juice=Juice might be considered to hold the record instead. |
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*To announce their major debut, they held a press conference at Nakano Sun Plaza on January 14th. However, they officially debuted on March 3rd, the Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り, Hinamatsuri), also known as Girls' Day. |
*To announce their major debut, they held a press conference at Nakano Sun Plaza on January 14th. However, they officially debuted on March 3rd, the Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り, Hinamatsuri), also known as Girls' Day. |
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*The girls didn't know about their group name, Berryz Koubou, until the day of its announcement to the public. They first saw the name on their costumes, but they couldn't read the kanji and were wondering what it was. |
*The girls didn't know about their group name, Berryz Koubou, until the day of its announcement to the public. They first saw the name on their costumes, but they couldn't read the kanji and were wondering what it was. |
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| − | *Berryz Koubou has the least amount of graduates among all Hello! Project groups. |
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*For their debut single, [[Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai]], they spent a lot of time learning the choreography. Now they only need a few lessons for each new dance (approximately 4 or less). |
*For their debut single, [[Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai]], they spent a lot of time learning the choreography. Now they only need a few lessons for each new dance (approximately 4 or less). |
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*Their goal for 2007 was to appear on ''Kouhaku Uta Gassen'', and they achieved it. |
*Their goal for 2007 was to appear on ''Kouhaku Uta Gassen'', and they achieved it. |
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BeriKyuu at a glance.
Berryz Koubou (Berryz工房; Berryz Workshop) also romanized as Berryz Kobo or Berryz Kōbō, is an all-girl J-pop group within Hello! Project. The original eight members are originally from Hello! Project Kids and often were back-up dancers for W's music videos. Prior to the band's formation, they were in side projects such as Aa!, ZYX, and 4KIDS.
Their combined CD and DVD sales exceed 1 million copies in Japan alone. Berryz Koubou's highest selling single is "Romance wo Katatte / Towa no Uta" with a total of 80,000+ copies sold. Berryz Koubou's lowest selling single is "Fighting Pose wa Date ja Nai!" with a total of 9,634 copies sold.
Members
- Main article: Berryz Koubou Members
Current Members
- Shimizu Saki (清水佐紀; Yellow) Captain
- Tsugunaga Momoko (嗣永桃子; Pink)
- Tokunaga Chinami (徳永千奈美; Orange)
- Sudo Maasa (須藤茉麻; Blue)
- Natsuyaki Miyabi (夏焼雅; Purple) Sub-Captain
- Kumai Yurina (熊井友理奈; Green)
- Sugaya Risako (菅谷梨沙子; Red)
Former Member
- Ishimura Maiha (石村舞波; Light Blue) (Graduated October 2, 2005)
History
Berryz Koubou, June 2014
Berryz Koubou, February 2014
Berryz Koubou, February 2014
Berryz Koubou, October 2013
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Berryz Koubou, April 2011 at Sakura-con
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Berryz Koubou, November 2009
Berryz Koubou, November 2009
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Berryz Koubou, March 2007
Berryz Koubou, March 2006
Berryz Koubou, March 2005
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Berryz Koubou, May 2004
Berryz Koubou, April 2004
Berryz Koubou, March 2004
2002–2003: Hello! Project Kids
On June 30, 2002, all members of Berryz Koubou were initially selected during the audition for Hello! Project Kids.[1] Later in the same year, Sudo Maasa and Sugaya Risako became members of 4KIDS and appeared in the Minimoni the Movie Okashi na Daibouken! while the others participated in the Morning Musume movie Koinu Dan no Monogatari. A year later, some of the members were placed in bands led by Morning Musume members: Natsuyaki Miyabi was selected to be in Aa!,[2] while Shimizu Saki and Tsugunaga Momoko were selected to be in ZYX. Both units were short-lived. Their activity stopped when half of the Hello! Project Kids were choosen to form Berryz Koubou in January 2004.
2004
They were first announced at a Hello! Project Club Event on January 14th.[3] Hello! Project promoted the band by releasing three singles within a month of each other, starting in March with Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai. Their first album, 1st Chou Berryz, followed the trilogy of debut singles in July.
Berryz Koubou debuted at a concert on March 3rd, and they performed as backup dancers for W's promotional videos.
Even though there are exceptions (such as album songs) the lead vocals in Berryz Koubou's main single songs are most often Natsuyaki Miyabi and Sugaya Risako.
2005
Berryz Koubou's 6th single Special Generation was released on March 30th and ranked #7 on Oricon Charts. It was their 1st single to be in the top 10 and the first to sell more than 20,000 copies. At that time, the average member age didn't exceed 12 years.
On September 11th, it was announced that Ishimura Maiha would graduate from the group and Hello! Project to focus on her studies. Her graduation took place on the last night of their fall tour on October 2nd, making her the second Hello! Project member who had her own Graduation Concert outside Morning Musume, the first being Heike Michiyo. Nowadays, she attends Shinagawa Étoile Girls High School, an elite private school in Tokyo.
2006
Their 10th single "Jiriri Kiteru", released on March 29, ranked 6th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, setting a new high for the group.
2007
In February, Berryz Koubou made news headlines after it was announced that the group would be holding a concert at Saitama Super Arena on April 1st. Not only were the tickets for the two performances sold out (a total of 20,000 seats) almost two months before the premiere, but the event also marked a historical record in that the band officially became the first to perform in the arena whose members average age did not exceed 14 years (thereby dethroning Morning Musume, whose average was 16.3). A few days before the concert it was announced that there would be extra seats available.
At the end of the year, Berryz Koubou performed at the 58th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen as part of a special group with Morning Musume and ℃-ute.
2008
On March 12th, they released Dschinghis Khan, their first cover song. It was also their highest selling single (until 2013) and the single with the most charting weeks and most versions. However, in 2009, their 21st single, Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama / Ryuusei Boy, surpassed Dschinghis Khan as the single with the most charting weeks with a total of 9 weeks.
Berryz Koubou participated in the Asia Song Festival 2008 in South Korea representing Japan along with w-inds and Tsuchiya Anna. They performed twice, first on October 3rd (Eve Concert, where they sang Dschinghis Khan, Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi, Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance and Special Generation) and second on the 4th (where they sang Dschinghis Khan and Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance). They also held a handshake event. Berryz Koubou won the Asia New Comer Award along with the SM entertainment group SHINee. During their stay in Korea, they visited “Lotte World”, an amusement park in Seoul.
They performed at Sharan Q’s 20th anniversary concert on December 12th. They performed Dschinghis Khan (with ℃-ute), MADAYADE, and LOVE Machine (with ℃-ute and Morning Musume) in Nippon Budokan.
The group visited the 41st Nippon Yuusen Taishou Ongaku Shoujushou Award Show on December 17th at Nakano Sun Plaza and were runners up for the “Wired Music Prize” Award, which prized the songs loved by people (the theme of that year was "Heart"). They performed their 16th single, Dschinghis Khan.
2009
During their spring concert, the girls celebrated their 100th concert on April 25th at Tochigi night. During this, they showed a recap video with the song "Bye Bye Mata ne" counting up from their 1st concert to their 100th excluding joint concerts.
The group has two trademark songs: "Special Generation" (the most performed song of the group) and "Bye Bye Mata ne" which is only performed in special moments like their 1st concert, Ishimura Maiha's graduation, their 1st concert at Saitama Super Arena, their first fan club tour in Hawaii or to celebrate their 100th concert performance.
2010
On March 3rd, Berryz released their 3rd double A-side single Otakebi Boy WAO! / Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!. This single peaked at #3 on the Oricon daily chart, making this their highest ranking single to date. It ranked #9 at the end of their second week, which also makes this both Berryz Koubou's highest ranking second week ever and the highest ranking second week through out all of Hello! Project since 2003.
On July 14th, their new single Maji Bomber!! was released. The group performed a mini live at Tower Records Shibuya on July 17th to promote the single.
All members of Berryz Koubou opened a Serend blog.
Shimizu Saki revealed on the last day of their Berryz Koubou 2010 ~Beri Kou Fesu~ concert that Berryz Koubou would perform at Sakura Con 2011 in Seattle, Washington the next April (making this their first North American appearance). The news was confirmed by the official Sakura Con site which added them as guests.
2011
In 2011, Berryz Koubou's 25th single Heroine ni Narou ka! was released and ranked #1 on the Oricon Daily Charts. It's their first single to rank #1 and their first single without any relation to the anime Inazuma Eleven since Dakishimete Dakishimete.
In April, Berryz Koubou released their 7th album, 7 Berryz Times.
On April 23rd, Berryz Koubou took the stage at Sakura Con 2011, an anime convention in Seattle, Washington, USA. They attracted a crowd of 3,500, as tweeted by HelloStoreUSA. The girls also did two autograph sessions at Sakura Con, one on Friday, April 22nd and the other on Sunday, April 24rd, as well as a Q&A session on April 22nd.
2012
In 2012, Shimizu Saki made a new announcement on her official blog that Berryz Koubou's 28th single, "Be Genki (Naseba Naru!)" will be released on March 21.
On July 25, Berryz Koubou's 29th single "cha cha SING" was released.
In late September, it was announced that Berryz Koubou would be releasing their 30th single WANT! on December 19th.
In October, it was announced that Berryz Koubou would be having their 2013 spring tour, Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Berryz Mansion Nyuukyosha Boshuuchuu!~. The members, except Shimizu Saki who already had one, opened their official blogs.
2013
On the first day of the Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~ concert tour, they performed a new song named Asian Celebration. It was revealed the day before, on January 1st, that Asian Celebration was their new single to be released on March 13th.
On February 16, the MV for Asian Celebration was uploaded on their Youtube channel.
On April 30, Natsuyaki Miyabi was appointed sub-captain of Berryz Koubou.[4][5]
On May 19, Tsunku announced at the Hello! Project Yaon Premium Live ~Soto Fest~ that Berryz Koubou will have their first solo concert at Nippon Budokan on November 29. The concert is titled Berryz Koubou 10 Shuunen Kinen Budokan Special Live ~Yappari Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai~.
On May 24 and 25, they performed in Taipei, Taiwan for the first time. On the 24th, they held the "Berryz Koubou worldwide handshake event in Taipei". On the 25th, they performed for their fans in "The Wall".
On August 6, it was announced that Berryz Kobo and Juice=Juice would have a joint live house fanclub tour, titled “Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice” from October 12 to November 17.
On October 2, they released their 33rd single Motto Zutto Issho ni Itakatta / ROCK Erotic. This was their first single to be released in October and it was also released on the 8th Anniversary of the graduation of former member Ishimura Maiha. The single sold more than 40,000 copies making it their highest selling single, surpassing Dschinghis Khan (until 2014).
2014
On February 10, Berryz Koubou's 34th single Otona na no yo! / 1oku 3zenman Sou Diet Oukoku was released in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited editions. It debuted 4th on the Oricon daily chart.
On March 3, Berryz Koubou celebrated their 10th anniversary. A Template:External2 was created for the occasion, a special 10th Anniversary performance and press conference, and a nationwide campaign. For a limited time, AmazonMP3 in Japan sold their Berryz Koubou Special Best Vol.1 and their other albums at a lower price in honor of their anniversary.[6]
On March 17, it was announced that Berryz Koubou was appointed to the "Tochigi Future Ambassadors" and would be singing the theme song for Tochigi prefecture's mascot.[7]
On April 15th, it was announced that Berryz Koubou and ℃-ute were invited to the 15th Japan Expo in Paris as special guests of honor.[8]
On June 4th, Berryz Koubou's 35th single Ai wa Itsumo Kimi no Naka ni / Futsuu, Idol 10nen Yatterannai Desho!? was released with regular editions A & B. The single commemorated the group's 10th anniversary. It debuted 3rd on the Oricon daily chart.
On August 2, during the Hello! Project 2014 SUMMER ~KOREZO!~ show at Nakano Sun Plaza, Shimizu announced that Berryz Koubou will be on indefinite hiatus after the conclusion of their Spring 2015.[9] For over a year, the members have discussed the future of the group and all came to a mutual conclusion for an indefinite hiatus in order to achieve their own personal goals.
On September 28th, Berryz Koubou will perform at the 2014 Aomori SHOCK ON open-air music festival alongside other artists.[10]
On November 12th, Berryz Koubou released their 36th and final single "Romance wo Katatte / Towa no Uta." On release day, it was announced during a release event that Berryz Koubou's last album (a best album), Kanjuku Berryz Koubou The Final Completion Box, will be released on January 21, 2015.[11] It was also announced that they will have their final concert at Nippon Budokan on March 3, 2015, their 11th anniversary.[11]
On December 12th, there was an announcment that there would be a Berryz Koubou bus tour for foreigner fans only on march 2nd. Only 160 fans can join, and they also get a ticket to Berryz Koubou's last show on march 3rd[12]
Performances outside of Japan
Berryz Koubou has had many performances and appearances outside of Japan for overseas fans.
In 2009, M-net and Up-Front works arranged a Berryz Koubou mini-concert in South-Korea on June 21, 2009 at Yonsei University Auditorium, titled, "Berryz Koubou MINI LIVE in Korea". This was the group's 1st concert outside Japan.
In 2010, Berryz Koubou was chosen out of Morning Musume and ℃-ute to perform in Thailand. Their concert was on March 27, 2010 at the Indoor Stadium Hua Mak Sports Complex. This was the second performance by Berryz Koubou outside of Japan.
On the last date of Berryz Koubou's fall 2010 Concert Tour, Captain Shimizu Saki announced that Berryz Koubou would be at Sakura Con held in Seattle, USA on April 22-24 2011.
When Sakura Con came around, it was a big success for Berryz Koubou. The seven-member Hello! Project idol group Berryz Koubou made their American performance debut at Sakura-Con 2011 for an audience of 3,500 fans. Fans traveled from all over the world including multiple parts of the USA, plus Canada, France, Mexico, and Japan to support the pop vocal group who is celebrating their 7th year together. The Berryz Koubou members kept busy during the April 22–24 weekend, appearing at the event's opening and closing ceremonies, participating in a live audience Q&A and two separate 60-minute sessions where they signed autographs for their fans, and a hour long concert which consisted of 13 songs. And not only was this Berryz Koubou's 3rd performance outside of Japan, but it was the first performance outside of Asia. And also they were the third Hello!Project major act to perform outside of Asia after Morning Musume who has performed in Los Angeles in 2009 and Paris in 2010 and Erina Mano who performed in Los Angeles in 2010.
On November 13, 2011, during their Berikyuu release event, Berryz Koubou announced they would be attending AnimeNEXT, an anime convention in Somerset, New Jersey on June 8-10, 2012.
In 2013, Berryz Koubou went to Thailand serveral times to participate in several events. Their second concert in Thailand was held on March 7.
On May 24-26, 2013, they had their first performance in Taipei, Taiwan. When they had just arrived, around 150 fans were waiting in the airport. On May 24, they participated in the "Berryz Koubou worldwide handshake event in Taipei", attracting around 500 fans to join the activity. On May 25, they performed for their fans at The Wall. Nearly all the tickets were sold (around 500 tickets). They left Taiwan on May 26.
On April 14, 2014, they performed on M! Countdown, a Korean show. Sugaya collabed with other Korean artists and sang Let It Go. Berryz Koubou as a whole sang Asian Celebration and Otona na no yo.
On April 15, 2014, it was announced that they along with C-ute will perform at the 15th Japan Expo held in Paris, France as special guests of honor.
Discography
For more of singles and albums, please visit Berryz Koubou Discography.
- [2004.07.04] 1st Chou Berryz (１ｓｔ 超ベリーズ)
- [2005.11.15] Dai 2 Seichouki (第②成長記)
- [2007.08.01] 4th Ai no Nanchara Shisuu (4th 愛のなんちゃら指数)
- [2008.09.10] 5(FIVE)
- [2010.03.31] 6th Otakebi Album (６ｔｈ 雄叫びアルバム)
- [2011.03.30] 7 Berryz Times (7 Ｂｅｒｒｙｚ タイムス)
- [2012.02.22] Ai no Album 8 (愛のアルバム⑧)
- [2013.01.30] Berryz Mansion 9 Kai (Berryz マンション 9 改)
- Best Albums
- [2009.01.14] Berryz Koubou Special Best Vol.1 (Berryz工房 スペシャル ベスト Vol.1)
- [2014.02.26] Berryz Koubou Special Best Vol.2 (Berryz工房 スペシャル ベスト Vol.2)
- [2015.01.21] Kanjuku Berryz Koubou The Final Completion Box
- Mini Albums
- [2005.12.07] Special! Best Mini ~2.5maime no Kare~ (スッペシャル! ベストミニ ~2.5枚目の彼~)
- [2006.07.05] 3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz (3夏夏ミニベリーズ)
- Collaboration Singles
- [2004.12.01] ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL! (H.P. All Stars)
- [2008.09.17] Dschinghis Khan Tartar Mix (ジンギスカン タルタルミックス) (Dschingis Khan×Berryz Koubou)
- [2011.06.22] Ai wa Katsu (愛は勝つ) (Ganbarou Nippon Ai wa Katsu Singers)
- [2011.08.06] Makeruna Wasshoi! (負けるな わっしょい!) (Indies) (Bekimasu)
- [2011.11.09] Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku (甘酸っぱい春にサクラサク) (BeriKyuu)
- [2011.11.16] Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (ブスにならない哲学) (Hello! Project Mobekimasu)
- [2012.04.28] Chou HAPPY SONG (超HAPPY SONG) (BeriKyuu)
- [2004.11.17] 2004 Natsu First Concert Tour "W Standby! W & Berryz Koubou!" (W, Berryz Kobo)
- [2004.12.15] Berryz Koubou Single V Clips 1
- [2005.09.07] Yoroshiku! Senpai Girls Growing Up ~Berryz Kobo Nasuchouki~ (FC Limited)
- [2005.09.22] Berryz Koubou Live Tour 2005 Shoka Hatsu Tandoku ~Marugoto~
- [2005.11.09 W & Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2005 Natsu ~HIGH SCORE!~ (W, Berryz Kobo)
- [2005.12.28] Berryz Kobo Concert Tour 2005 Aki ~Switch ON!~
- [2006.02.22] Berryz Koubou Single V Clips 2
- [2006.07.19] Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Nyoki Nyoki Champion!~
- [2006.10.25] Berryz Koubou Summer Concert Tour 2006 "Natsu Natsu! ~Anata wo Suki ni Naru Sangenzoku~"
- [2007.01.17] Edo Kara Chakushin!? ~Timeslip to Kengai!~
- [2007.02.10] Hello! days Berryz Kobo Fan no Tsudoi (FC Limited)
- [2007.06.09] Berryz Kobo 3 Shuunen Special Kiseki no DVD (FC Limited)
- [2007.06.26] Hello! days Berryz Kobo First fan club tour 2007 (FC Limited)
- [2007.06.27] Berryz Koubou Live 2007 Sakura Mankai ~Kono Kandou wa Nidoto Nai Shunkan de Aru~
- [2007.09.26] Hello! days Berryz Kobo Fan no Tsudoi 2 (FC Limited)
- [2007.10.27] Hello! days EXTRA. Berryz Kobo '07 (FC Limited)
- [2007.10.31] Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2007 Natsu ~Welcome! Berryz Kyuuden~
- [2007.12.12] Berryz Koubou Single V Clips 3
- [2008.02.02] Reverse! ~Watashi no Karada Doko Desu ka?
- [2008.03.26] Berryz days (FC Limited)
- [2008.04.26] Berryz Kobo Fan Club Tour in Yamanashi ~Hito Ashibaya Christmas Party~ (FC Limited)
- [2008.05.24] Hello! days EXTRA. Berryz Kobo Fan Club Tour in Yamanashi ~Hito Ashibaya Christmas Party~ EXTRA. (FC Limited)
- [2008.07.16] Berryz Koubou & ℃-ute Nakayoshi Battle Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Berryz Kamen vs Cutie Ranger~ with Berryz Koubou tracks (with C-ute)
- [2008.12.17] Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Berikore!~
- [2009.01.27] Berryz Kobo to Sugosu Natsuyasumi Fan Club Tour in Nagano ~Happy Summer Vacation!~ Vol.1 & Vol.2 (FC Limited)
- [2009.02.25] Berryz Kobo VS Berryz Kobo
- [2009.03.??] Hello! days Berryz Kobo Fan no Tsudoi 2008 (FC Limited)
- [2009.06.10] Alo-Hello! Berryz Koubou DVD
- [2009.07.26] Berryz Kobo First Fan Club Tour in Hawaii '09 (FC Limited)
- [2009.07.29] Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2009 Haru ~Sono Subete no Ai ni~
- [2009.10.27] Berryz Kobo Fan no Tsudoi 2009 (FC Limited)
- [2009.12.02] Berryz Koubou Single V Clips 4
- [2009.12.09] Thank You Very Berry
- [2010.02.10] Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2009 Fall ~Medachitaii!!~
- [2010.02.13] Berryz Kobo fan club tour ~7nin no Majo-tachi~ happy halloween 2009 Vol.1 & Vol.2 (FC Limited)
- [2010.06.23] Berryz Koubou Festival ~Youkoso Otakebi Land he~
- [2010.08.25] Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2010 Shoka ~Umi no ie Otakebi House~
- [2010.11.17] Alo-Hello! 2 Berryz Koubou DVD
- [2010.12.15] Sanokuen Shoujo
- [2010.12.xx] Berryz Kobo First Live in Bangkok (FC Limited)
- [2011.02.09] Berryz Koubou 2010 ~Beri Kou Fesu~
- [2011.07.20] Berryz Koubou Kessei 7 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2011 Haru ~Shuukan Berryz Times~
- [2011.08.17] Berryz Koubou Single V Clips 5
- [2011.08.xx] Berryz Kobo First Concert in the USA (FC Limited)
- [2011.11.30] Gekidan Gekiharo Dai 11 Kai Koen Sengoku Jieitai ~Sengoku Jieitai, Josei Jieikan Shishu Seyo~ (with C-ute)
- [2011.11.30] Gekidan Gekiharo Dai 11 Kai Koen Sengoku Jieitai ~Jyosei Jieikan Kikan seyo~ (with C-ute)
- [2011.12.21] Berryz Koubou Zen Single MUSIC VIDEO Blu-ray File 2011
- [2012.01.06] Berryz Kobo Tanabata Special Live ☆777☆
- [2012.02.29] Berryz Koubou & ℃-ute Collaboration Concert Tour 2011 Autumn ~BeriKyuu Island~
- [2012.08.08] Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Berryz Station~
- [2012.11.16] AnimeNEXT 2012 in USA
- [2012.12.05] Berryz Koubou Tanabata Special Live 2012
- [2013.07.10] Berryz Kobo Concert Tour 2013 Spring in Bangkok
- [2013.07.24] Alo-Hello! 3 Berryz Koubou DVD
- [2013.08.07] Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2013 Haru ~Berryz Mansion Nyuukyosha Boshuuchuu!~
- [2013.11.27] Berryz Koubou Tanabata Special Live 2013
- [2014.02.05] Warera Jeanne ~Shoujo Seisen Kageki~
- [2014.03.19] Berryz Koubou 10 Shuunen Kinen Budokan Special Live ~Yappari Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai~
- [2014.04.16] Naruchika 2013 Aki Berryz Koubou x Juice=Juice
- [2014.06.18] Berryz Koubou Debut 10th Anniversary Concert Tour 2014 ~Real Berryz Koubou~
- [2014.11.26] Berryz Koubou Tanabata Special Live 2014
Publications
For more of publications, please visit Berryz Koubou Publications
Photobooks
- [2005.05.19] Berryz Koubou ( Berryz工房 )
- [2005.08.02] SEASONZ-Berryz Koubou ( SEASONZ―Berryz工房 )
- [2009.06.10] Berryz Koubou "5th Anniversary AloHello! Berryz Koubou in HAWAII ~Live&DVD Making~" ( Berryz工房『5th Anniversaryアロハロ！Berryz工房 in HAWAII～LIVE&DVD MAKING』 )
- [2010.11.17] Alo Hello! Rainbow Berryz
- [2011.03.03] Berryz Koubou 7 Shuunen Kinen PHOTO BOOK 「7」
- [2013.06.12] Alo Hello! Berryz Koubou Shashin Shu 2013
Works
Radio
- [2004–2009] Berryz Koubou Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki! ( Berryz工房 起立! 礼! 着席 )
- [2004–2008] Hello Pro Yanen! (ハロプロやねん!)
- [2009] Asa Made Hello Pro Yanen!9 (朝までハロプロやねん!9)
- [2009–] Momoko no Puripuri Princess: Tsugunaga Momoko ( 桃子のぷりぷりプリンセス )
- [2009–2012] Beritsu: Shimizu Saki, Sudo Maasa & Tokunaga Chinami (べりつぅ)
- [2009–2012] Tsuukai! Berryz Oukoku: Natsuyaki Miyabi, Kumai Yurina & Sugaya Risako (痛快！ベリーズ王国)
- [2012–] BZS1422 (Tokunaga Chinami, Kumai Yurina)
TV
- [2004] Yoroshiku! Senpai (よろしく！先輩)
- [2004] Futarigoto (二人ゴト)
- [2005] Musume DOKYU! ( 娘ＤＯＫＹＵ )
- [2008] Berikyuu! (ベリキュー！)
- [2008–2009] Yorosen! (よろセン!)
- [2008] IQ supple RhythmIQ Dschinghis Khan (IQサプリ リズムIQ字ンギス間)
- [2009] Bijo Houdan: Sugaya Risako & Tsugunaga Momoko (テレビ東京「美女放談」(嗣永桃子・菅谷梨沙子))
- [2009] Piramekino 「Piramekitaisou Corner」 (ピラメキーノ 「ピラメキたいそうコーナー」)
- [2009] Bijo Houdan: Natsuyaki Miyabi & Sudo Maasa (テレビ大阪「美女放談」（夏焼雅・須藤茉麻）)
- [2009] Bijo Houdan: Tokunaga Chinami & Shimizu Saki (テレビ大阪「美女放談」（清水佐紀・徳永千奈美）)
- [2010–2011] Bijo Gaku (美女学)
- [2011–2012] Hello Pro! TIME (ハロプロ！ＴＩＭＥ)
- [2011–2013] Kaette Kita Berryz Kamen! (帰ってきたBerryz仮面!)
- [2014–] Girls Live
Theater
- [2006] Edo Kara Chakushin!? ~Time Slip to Kengai!~ (江戸から着信!? 〜タイムスリップto圏外!〜)
- [2007] Reverse!~Watashi no Karada Doko Desu ka? (リバース! 〜私の体どこですか?)
- [2008] Berryz Koubou VS Berryz Koubou (Berryz工房 VS Berryz工房)
- [2009] Thank You Very Berry (サンク ユー ベリー ベリー)
- [2010] San Oku Yen Shoujo (三億円少女)
- [2011] Sengoku Jieitai (戦国自衛隊)
- [2013] Warera Jeanne ~Shoujo Seisen Kageki~ (我らジャンヌ 〜少女聖戦歌劇〜)
CM
- [2006.10] 2006世界バレー (2006 VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS JAPAN)
Internet
- [2006] Hello Pro Hour (ハロプロアワー)
- Episode 9 : Natsuyaki Miyabi
- Episode 12 : Sugaya Risako
- Episode 14 : Shimizu Saki
- Episode 15 : Kumai Yurina
- Episode 16 : Tsugunaga Momoko
- Episode 17 : Sudo Maasa
- Episode 18 : Tokunaga Chinami
- Episode 20 : Sugaya Risako & Tsugunaga Momoko
Music Videos
Magazine
[2005.04-2009.08.24] B.L.T: Berryz Koubou no Happy Homeroom Vol.1 until Vol.53 (Berryz工房のHAPPYHOMEROOM)
Awards
- [2008.10.04] 「Asia New Comer Award」 at Asia Song Festival 2008, Seoul Korea
- [2008.12.17] Nominated to 「Wired Music Prize」 at 41st Nippon Yuusen Taishou Ongaku Shoujushou Award
- [2013.12.02] BARKS NEWS 2013 ～GOLD PRIZE～
Trivia
- Is the second Hello! Project group to release 30 singles.
- Berryz Koubou has one of the most stable line ups in Hello! Project. They hold the record for the longest consistent formation of a group among the current Hello! Project groups.
- Berryz Koubou is the only current group in Hello! Project to have never had any members from Hello Pro Kenshuusei.
- As of April 2014, all the members are legal adults.
- Berryz Koubou is tied with Juice=Juice for the record for the least amount of graduates among current Hello! Project Groups. However, Otsuka Aina did not have an official graduation ceremony and left before Juice=Juice officially debuted - considering these circumstances, Juice=Juice might be considered to hold the record instead.
- To announce their major debut, they held a press conference at Nakano Sun Plaza on January 14th. However, they officially debuted on March 3rd, the Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り, Hinamatsuri), also known as Girls' Day.
- The girls didn't know about their group name, Berryz Koubou, until the day of its announcement to the public. They first saw the name on their costumes, but they couldn't read the kanji and were wondering what it was.
- For their debut single, Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai, they spent a lot of time learning the choreography. Now they only need a few lessons for each new dance (approximately 4 or less).
- Their goal for 2007 was to appear on Kouhaku Uta Gassen, and they achieved it.
- Nozomu Iwao, a famous Japanese comedian of the duo "Football Hour", is a fan of Berryz Koubou. He often talks about them in the shows he's invited on (he even made a parody of Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba, in which he played Sugaya Risako, his favorite member).
- Everyone in Berryz Koubou was born in Heisei Era, which is the current era in Japan (and began on January 8, 1989).
- Their first performance together as Berryz Koubou was Morning Musume's song Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~.
- They are the only Hello! Project group that has a "Captain" instead of a "Leader".
- The vocalist of the Japanese rock band "Base Ball Bear", Koide Yuusuke, is a fan of Berryz Koubou. That was one of the reasons why they choose Kumai Yurina to be in their CM promoting (WHAT IS THE) LOVE & POP?, his group's 3rd album.
- Famous manga artist Tanemura Arina is also a fan of Berryz. Her favorite member is Sugaya Risako. She once traded autographs with Tsugunaga Momoko.
- They are the first all-girl Japanese group to perform in Thailand.
- Several steps of the famous dance "Hare Hare Yukai" of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu are taken from choreography from Berryz Koubou's singles: Special Generation, 21ji Made no Cinderella, Gag 100 Kaibun Aishite Kudasai, and Jiriri Kiteru.
- Berryz have made cameos in the anime Gintama. Once they showed the girls with their Koi no Jubaku outfits in a handshake event.
- In the first episode of the Lucky Channel segment (from the anime Lucky Star), the first letter, asking about how much idols make, is from a fan calling himself “Berryko Daisuki-kko” (or “Berryko Lover”). A direct reference to Berryz Koubou.
- Yanagihara Kanako is a Japanese actress, comedienne, and tarento, who is also a fan of Berryz. Her favorite member is Tsugunaga Momoko and she was a guest in Momo's radio show.
- The members of Berryz Koubou have their own video blog section in Up-front official channel in YouTube which started May 24th, 2010; all the videos have a duration of 1 minute and members can talk about anything they want, they also uploaded concert clips.
- Before every concert, Berryz Koubou and sometimes the staff members will shout "Berryz Koubou! (only captain)... Ikube! (all)". For the encore part, the fans would shout that too (although it's only Berryz Ikube).
- Super*Girls member Maeshima Ami has listed Berryz as her favorite artist in her profile. Her favorite in the group is Tsugunaga Momoko because of her singing and dancing skills, and also because of her cuteness.
- Sugaya Risako and Natsuyaki Miyabi are the only members to get solo lines in all singles.
- The average age of the group is 21.6 as of early October 2014.
- They are the only main group in H!P group not to have an indies single, except Morning Musume in which their indies single eventually became the coupling track of their debut single.
- In Hello Pro! TIME, Niigaki Risa called Berryz Koubou "mature".
- Fukumura Mizuki, Wada Sakurako, Hamaura Ayano, and AD Nagisa are fans of Berryz Koubou.
- Out of the current members, only Kumai Yurina and Sugaya Risako aren't Blood Type O.
- On an episode of "Music Fighter" all members admitted to sleeping with stuffed animals.
- As of February 2014, they've never released singles in January or September.
- They typically learn dances to their songs in 2 hours, sometimes 3. [13]
- They are the first Hello! Project group to release 5 singles in one year (2004).
Total Sales Count
| Year | Group Sales | Collaboration Sales | Total Sales |
| 2004 | 110,785 | 75,783 | 186,568 |
| 2005 | 160,738 | 13,072 | 360,378 |
| 2006 | 128,602 | 0 | 488,980 |
| 2007 | 136,100 | 0 | 625,080 |
| 2008 | 141,263 | 12,980 | 779,323 |
| 2009 | 151,420 | 0 | 930,743 |
| 2010 | 125,303 | 0 | 1,056,046 |
| 2011 | 85,785 | 83,969 | 1,225,800 |
| 2012 | 93,793 | 62,634 | 1,382,227 |
| 2013 | 122,386 | 0 | 1,504,613 |
| 2014 | 93,024+ | 1,735+ | TBA |
See Also
- Berryz Koubou Members
- Berryz Koubou Discography
- Berryz Koubou Publications
- Berryz Koubou Concerts & Events
- Berryz Koubou Gallery
References
- ↑ Hello! Morning. Broadcast Date: 2002-06-30.
- ↑ Tsunku. "＜ハロー！プロジェクト新ユニット「あぁ！」に関する公式文章＞" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Website. 2003-09-12.
- ↑ Tsunku. "『Berryz工房』（ベリーズこうぼう）誕生について" (in Japanese). Tsunku Official Website. 2003-01-15.
- ↑ "Spring Tour is Over", Shimizu Saki (translated by ROKUN), blog!project, 2013.04.30
- ↑ "Tsunku: An Announcement Concerning Berryz Kobo", Tsunku (translated by ROKUN), blog!project, 2013.05.01
- ↑ AmazonMP3 Japan
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Ohama Minoru, Tsunku. "Berryz工房に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2014-08-02.
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Berryz工房、”デビュー記念日”来年3月3日に活動停止 ラストは武道館" (in Japanese). ORICON STYLE. 2014-11-12.
- ↑ http://www.helloproject.com/news/2288/
- ↑ Tsunku and the Podgi idols http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP8Xwx_3q3I
External Links
- Official Hello! Project Page
- Discographies: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS (archived)
- Official Google+ Page
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter
- Radio show: Berryz工房 起立! 礼! 着席!
- Wikipedia: English, Japanese
- Berryz Koubou Official Blog