Berryz工房 is a Japanese pop girl group managed by Up-Front Agency and part of Hello! Project
Members
Current Members
Shimizu Saki (清水佐紀, captain)
Tsugunaga Momoko (嗣永桃子)
Tokunaga Chinami (徳永千奈美)
Sudo Maasa (須藤茉麻)
Natsuyaki Miyabi (夏焼雅)
Kumai Yurina (熊井友理奈)
Sugaya Risako (菅谷梨沙子)
Former Members
Ishimura Maiha (石村舞波,)
History2002–2003: Hello! Project Kids
All the group's members were initially selected during the audition for Hello! Project Kids in 2002.
Since then, the girls undertook serious professional training in Hello! Project.
In 2002, Maasa Sudo and Risako Sugaya, as members of the group 4Kids, played in the Minimoni movie Okashi na Daibōken!.
In 2003, some Hello! Project Kids were placed in bands led by Morning Musume members: Miyabi Natsuyaki was selected to be in Aa!, while Saki Shimizu and Momoko Tsugunaga were in the group called ZYX. Both units were proved to be short-lived, and their activity virtually came to a stall with the creation of Berryz Kobo.
2004: Formation and debut
2005: First top 10 hit and Maiha's graduation
2006: Jiriri Kiteru
2007: Youngest concert at Saitama Super Arena
In 2002, Maasa Sudo and Risako Sugaya, as members of the group 4Kids, played in the Minimoni movie Okashi na Daibōken!.
In 2003, some Hello! Project Kids were placed in bands led by Morning Musume members: Miyabi Natsuyaki was selected to be in Aa!, while Saki Shimizu and Momoko Tsugunaga were in the group called ZYX. Both units were proved to be short-lived, and their activity virtually came to a stall with the creation of Berryz Kobo.
2004: Formation and debut
The formation of Berryz Kobo was announced at a Hello! Project club event on January 14, 2004. The band was formed of 8 members of Hello! Project Kids, who were the so-called starting line-up, cause, initially, it was planned to rotate all 15 members of Hello! Project Kids through the new group, which would have given Berryz Kobo's members more time for school.Later, however, the idea was dismissed, and the remaining 7 Hello! Project Kids members formed the group Cute in 2005.
On March 3, 2004, the new band debuted with the single "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai",ranking 18th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Two more hit singles followed in April and May, and on July 7 the group already released its first album, titled 1st Chō Berryz.
In addition to their activity as Berryz Kobo, the girls also performed as backup dancers in music videos of the newly created Hello! Project duo W.
On March 3, 2004, the new band debuted with the single "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai",ranking 18th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Two more hit singles followed in April and May, and on July 7 the group already released its first album, titled 1st Chō Berryz.
In addition to their activity as Berryz Kobo, the girls also performed as backup dancers in music videos of the newly created Hello! Project duo W.
2005: First top 10 hit and Maiha's graduation
The single "Special Generation" was released on March 30, 2005, and ranked 7th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.It was Berryz' first single to rank in the top 10, and their first to sell more than 20,000 copies.At that time, the group's average age was below 12 years.
On September 11, 2005, it was announced that Maiha Ishimura would graduate from Berryz Kobo and the whole Hello! Project to focus on her studies.Maiha's graduation took place on October 2, 2005, on the last night of the Berryz Kobo autumn 2005 concert tour. She was only the second non-Morning Musume member to be given her own graduation concert, the first being Michiyo Heike.
On September 11, 2005, it was announced that Maiha Ishimura would graduate from Berryz Kobo and the whole Hello! Project to focus on her studies.Maiha's graduation took place on October 2, 2005, on the last night of the Berryz Kobo autumn 2005 concert tour. She was only the second non-Morning Musume member to be given her own graduation concert, the first being Michiyo Heike.
2006: Jiriri Kiteru
The 10th single "Jiriri Kiteru", released on March 29, ranked 6th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart,setting a new high for the group.
2007: Youngest concert at Saitama Super Arena
In February 2007, Berryz Kobo made news headlines after it was announced that the group would be holding a concert at Saitama Super Arena on April 1. Not only were the tickets for the two performances (a total of 20,000 seats) sold out almost two months before the premiere, Berryz Kobo also became the youngest act ever to give a solo concert at the arena.Its members' average age was 13.8,beating the previous record of 16.3, set by Morning Musume four years earlier.
On June 27, Berryz released their 14th single "Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba". It ranked 4th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart,yet another personal high for them.
On June 27, Berryz released their 14th single "Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba". It ranked 4th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart,yet another personal high for them.
2008: Awards and NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
On March 12, 2008 the group released "Dschinghis Khan", its first cover song and, as of 2012, still its highest selling single.
In October, Berryz Kobo participated at the Asia Song Festival 2008 in South Korea, representing Japan along with W-inds and Anna Tsuchiya. Berryz won the festival's Best Asian Newcomer Award along with the SM Entertainmentgroup Shinee.
On December 12, they performed at Sharam Q's 20th anniversary concert at the Nippon Budokan.
On December 17, the group took part in the 41st Japan Cable Awards (日本有線大賞 Nihon Yūsen Taishō?) show at Nakano Sun Plaza, performing "Dschinghis Khan", for which they received a Cable Music Award (有線音楽賞 Yūsen Ongaku Shō?), awarded to the most requested songs on the Cansystem cable radio network.The Grand Prix went to Exile for the song "Ti Amo", though.
The year ended with the group's debut at the 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen,an annual music show broadcast on December 31. They performed a number together with Morning Musume and Cute.
In October, Berryz Kobo participated at the Asia Song Festival 2008 in South Korea, representing Japan along with W-inds and Anna Tsuchiya. Berryz won the festival's Best Asian Newcomer Award along with the SM Entertainmentgroup Shinee.
On December 12, they performed at Sharam Q's 20th anniversary concert at the Nippon Budokan.
On December 17, the group took part in the 41st Japan Cable Awards (日本有線大賞 Nihon Yūsen Taishō?) show at Nakano Sun Plaza, performing "Dschinghis Khan", for which they received a Cable Music Award (有線音楽賞 Yūsen Ongaku Shō?), awarded to the most requested songs on the Cansystem cable radio network.The Grand Prix went to Exile for the song "Ti Amo", though.
The year ended with the group's debut at the 58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen,an annual music show broadcast on December 31. They performed a number together with Morning Musume and Cute.
2009: Influenza and collaboration with Inazuma Eleven
In March, Berryz Kobo First Fan Club Tour in Hawaii '09 was held in Honolulu,Hawaii, where the band performed exclusiv
The Sunday, March 22, concert in Nely for the members of the Japanese fan club. It was the first overseas fan club tour for the group.agoya was cancelled just a couple of days before the date, due to two group members, Miyabi Natsuyaki and Risako Sugaya, being down with influenza.
On April 25, in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, which was part of their spring concert tour, Sono Subete no Ai ni, the girls celebrated the group's 100th solo concert.
On June 3, the group released its 20th single and its first double A-side single, "Seishun Bus Guide/Rival". The song "Seishun Bus Guide" was a closing theme for the anime series Inazuma Eleven.
On June 21, Berryz had a mini-concert in Korea,which became their first commercial solo concert outside of Japan.
In autumn 2009, Berryz got into the news all going down with flu. It all started on Tuesday, October 13, when Momoko Tsugunaga felt sick. On Wednesday, fans were notified that she was diagnozed with the influenza and will be absent from the concert scheduled for Saturday.The very next day, first, Miyabi Natsuyaki was reported to be diagnozed with the flu after having felt sick the previous evening,and then it was announced that the Sunday concert had to be cancelled due to Maasa Sudo and Risako Sugaya also having influenza.The next day, Hello! Project informed that Saki Shimizu joined her friends, making it 5 members out of 7.But the story didn't end there, because in the beginning of November, the flu got to Chinami Tokunaga,followed by Yurina Kumai a couple of days later;they had to miss November 7 and 8 concerts.
The Sunday, March 22, concert in Nely for the members of the Japanese fan club. It was the first overseas fan club tour for the group.agoya was cancelled just a couple of days before the date, due to two group members, Miyabi Natsuyaki and Risako Sugaya, being down with influenza.
On April 25, in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, which was part of their spring concert tour, Sono Subete no Ai ni, the girls celebrated the group's 100th solo concert.
On June 3, the group released its 20th single and its first double A-side single, "Seishun Bus Guide/Rival". The song "Seishun Bus Guide" was a closing theme for the anime series Inazuma Eleven.
On June 21, Berryz had a mini-concert in Korea,which became their first commercial solo concert outside of Japan.
In autumn 2009, Berryz got into the news all going down with flu. It all started on Tuesday, October 13, when Momoko Tsugunaga felt sick. On Wednesday, fans were notified that she was diagnozed with the influenza and will be absent from the concert scheduled for Saturday.The very next day, first, Miyabi Natsuyaki was reported to be diagnozed with the flu after having felt sick the previous evening,and then it was announced that the Sunday concert had to be cancelled due to Maasa Sudo and Risako Sugaya also having influenza.The next day, Hello! Project informed that Saki Shimizu joined her friends, making it 5 members out of 7.But the story didn't end there, because in the beginning of November, the flu got to Chinami Tokunaga,followed by Yurina Kumai a couple of days later;they had to miss November 7 and 8 concerts.
2010: More Inazuma Eleven endings
In spring, Berryz performed in Bangkok, Thailand, for the first time.
On March 3, Berryz released their third double A-side single, "Otakebi Boy Wao!/Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!".The single debuted in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart at number 3, making it their highest-ranking single to date. It also stayed in the top 10 for a second week, ranking 9th.
In July they released a new single, "Maji Bomber!!", which was used as an ending theme for both the anime Inazuma Eleven and the game that the anime was based upon.
Their next single and their last Inazuma Eleven ending theme, "Shining Power", was released on November 10.
On March 3, Berryz released their third double A-side single, "Otakebi Boy Wao!/Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!".The single debuted in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart at number 3, making it their highest-ranking single to date. It also stayed in the top 10 for a second week, ranking 9th.
In July they released a new single, "Maji Bomber!!", which was used as an ending theme for both the anime Inazuma Eleven and the game that the anime was based upon.
Their next single and their last Inazuma Eleven ending theme, "Shining Power", was released on November 10.
2011: Oricon Daily number 1 and first concert in America
On March 3, the group started its seventh anniversary tour. March 3 is the day when, seven years ago, Berryz Kobo debuted with their first single, so they call this day Berryz Kobo no Hi ("Berryz Kobo's Day").
Berryz Kobo's 25th single "Heroine ni Narō ka" ("Let's be Heroines") reached number 1 in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart for March 6.
The concert that was scheduled for March 12 at Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, was abruptly cancelled because of the strike of the grand March 11 earthquake the day before the concert. All of the group's members were safe, but the tour had to be stopped. The concerts were either canceled or postponed until the end of March.
In the end of March, Berryz Kobo released their 7th album, 7 Berryz Times.
In April, Berryz Kobo successfully performed to their American fans at Sakura-Con 2011, an anime convention in Seattle, Washington, USA. This was the first performance by Berryz Kobo in the United States of America.The group participated in events such as autograph sessions,questions and answers, and a concert.3,500 people were reported to have attended the concert.
On June 8, Berryz Kobo released their 26th single, titled "Ai no Dangan".
On August 10, Berryz Kobo released their 27th single, titled "Aa, Yo ga Akeru".
Berryz Kobo's 25th single "Heroine ni Narō ka" ("Let's be Heroines") reached number 1 in the Oricon Daily Singles Chart for March 6.
The concert that was scheduled for March 12 at Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, was abruptly cancelled because of the strike of the grand March 11 earthquake the day before the concert. All of the group's members were safe, but the tour had to be stopped. The concerts were either canceled or postponed until the end of March.
In the end of March, Berryz Kobo released their 7th album, 7 Berryz Times.
In April, Berryz Kobo successfully performed to their American fans at Sakura-Con 2011, an anime convention in Seattle, Washington, USA. This was the first performance by Berryz Kobo in the United States of America.The group participated in events such as autograph sessions,questions and answers, and a concert.3,500 people were reported to have attended the concert.
On June 8, Berryz Kobo released their 26th single, titled "Ai no Dangan".
On August 10, Berryz Kobo released their 27th single, titled "Aa, Yo ga Akeru".
2012
In 2012, Berryz Kobo's leader Saki Shimizu announced on her official blog that on March 21 new Berryz Kobo's single "Be Genki! (Naseba Naru)" will be released.
Berryz' 8th album Ai no Album 8 was released on February 22.
On June 8–10, Berryz Kobo appeared at AnimeNEXT in Somerset, New Jersey,which was their second live performance in USA.
On June 20, Berryz Kobo releases its second collaboration CD single with the fellow Hello! Project Kids group Cute, named "Chō Happy Song" ("Superhappy Song"). The title tune is a mix of two previously published songs, Berryz Kobo's "Because Happiness" and Cute's "Shiawase no Tochū" ("On the Road to Happiness") from their 2012 albums. Both tracks were intentionally composed and produced by Tsunku to form a new song when played simultaneously.The trick was originally scheduled to be announced at a summer Hello! Project concert, but was uncovered by fans in mid-April.The song became a hot topic on the Internet, and a set of the three tracks, "Because Happiness", "Shiawase no Tochū ", and "Chō Happy Song", was hastily released as a digital download single on April 28.
On July 25, Berryz Kobo released their 29th single, "Cha Cha Sing", a cover song of the popular Thai song "Row Mah Sing" by artist Thongchai McIntyre. The single was Berryz Kobo's first single to include a solo song, "Momochi! Yurushite-nyan Taisō".
Berryz' 8th album Ai no Album 8 was released on February 22.
On June 8–10, Berryz Kobo appeared at AnimeNEXT in Somerset, New Jersey,which was their second live performance in USA.
On June 20, Berryz Kobo releases its second collaboration CD single with the fellow Hello! Project Kids group Cute, named "Chō Happy Song" ("Superhappy Song"). The title tune is a mix of two previously published songs, Berryz Kobo's "Because Happiness" and Cute's "Shiawase no Tochū" ("On the Road to Happiness") from their 2012 albums. Both tracks were intentionally composed and produced by Tsunku to form a new song when played simultaneously.The trick was originally scheduled to be announced at a summer Hello! Project concert, but was uncovered by fans in mid-April.The song became a hot topic on the Internet, and a set of the three tracks, "Because Happiness", "Shiawase no Tochū ", and "Chō Happy Song", was hastily released as a digital download single on April 28.
On July 25, Berryz Kobo released their 29th single, "Cha Cha Sing", a cover song of the popular Thai song "Row Mah Sing" by artist Thongchai McIntyre. The single was Berryz Kobo's first single to include a solo song, "Momochi! Yurushite-nyan Taisō".
2013
It was announced on May 19 at Tokyo’s Hibiya Park that Berryz Kobo would be holding a concert at the Nippon Budokan arena on November 29, 2013.
On October 2, the group released their 33rd single, "Motto Zutto Issho ni Itakatta", which became their highest selling single (with a reported total of 40,845 copies,) beating Dschinghis Khan's 37,096 copies.
On November 11, Berryz Kobo held their special concert at the Nippon Budokan.
It was announced on May 19 at Tokyo’s Hibiya Park that Berryz Kobo would be holding a concert at the Nippon Budokan arena on November 29, 2013.
On October 2, the group released their 33rd single, "Motto Zutto Issho ni Itakatta", which became their highest selling single (with a reported total of 40,845 copies,) beating Dschinghis Khan's 37,096 copies.
On November 11, Berryz Kobo held their special concert at the Nippon Budokan.
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