was a

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formed by

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in 2004 and associated with

Hello! Project is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of Up-Front Group. The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume's fan club name in 1999, but ...

. The group's members consisted of Hello! Project Kids members

Saki Shimizu is a Japanese former singer. Her career began in 2002 when she passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group within Hello! Project. She continued to sing in that group and became a part of two smaller groups compos ...

Momoko Tsugunaga is a Japanese former singer, actress, and radio personality. Tsugunaga joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids at the age of 10 and later became part of the girl groups Berryz Kobo and Buono! Following Berryz Kobo's hiatus, sh ...

Miyabi Natsuyaki is a Japanese singer. Her career began in 2002 when she passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female child pop group under Hello! Project. She continued to sing in that group and became a part of four smaller groups composed of ...

Chinami Tokunaga (born May 22, 1992) is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of the J-pop idol group Berryz Kobo. History Tokunaga was born in Kanagawa, Japan. In 2002, she passed the Hello! Project Kids audition and became a member of Hello! Project. S ...

Maasa Sudo is a Japanese actress, singer, and tarento. She is a former member of Berryz Kobo, a J-pop idol group within Hello! Project. Career Sudo was born in Tokyo. In 2002, she successfully passed the Hello! Project Kids audition. Sudo was a member ...

Yurina Kumai is a Japanese model and former singer. Kumai began her career as a member of Hello! Project Kids in 2002. In 2004, she debuted as a member of Berryz Kobo, a girl group associated with the musical collective Hello! Project. During her time with ...

, and

Risako Sugaya is a former Japanese singer and actress. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Berryz Kobo from 2004 to 2015. Career 2002–2004: Hello! Project Kids, ...

; Maiha Ishimura left the group in 2005. Berryz Kobo debuted with their first single in March of the same year. In 2007, Berryz Kobo became the youngest act ever to give a solo concert at

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. In 2008, the group received the Best Asian Newcomer Award at the

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and a Cable Music Award at the 41st

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ceremony. As of December 2014, the group had released 36 singles, nine studio albums, one EP and one compilation album. Berryz Kobo's combined CD and DVD sales exceeded one million copies in Japan alone.

History

2002–2003: Hello! Project Kids

All of the group's members were initially selected during the audition for Hello! Project Kids in 2002 and undertook professional training in

. In 2002,

and

appeared in the

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movie '' Okashi na Daibōken!'' as members of the group

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. In 2003, some Hello! Project Kids' members were placed in bands led by

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members.

was selected to be in Aa!, while

and

were in the group

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. Both units were short-lived, and their activities stalled with the creation of Berryz Kobo.

2004: Formation and debut

The formation of Berryz Kobo was announced at a Hello! Project club event on 14 January 2004. The band was composed of eight members of Hello! Project Kids, who were then known as the "starting line-up". Initially it was planned to rotate all 15 members of Hello! Project Kids through the group, which would have given Berryz Kobo's members more time for school. Later, however, the idea was dismissed, and the remaining seven Hello! Project Kids members formed the group

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in 2005. On 3 March 2004, the new band debuted with the single "

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", which ranked 18th on the

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Weekly Singles Chart. Two more singles followed in April and May, and on 7 July the group released its first album, titled ''

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''. 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 Ishimura's graduation

The single " Special Generation" was released on 30 March 2005, and ranked seventh on the

Weekly Singles Chart. It was Berryz Kobo's 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 less than 12 years old. On 11 September 2005, it was announced that Maiha Ishimura would graduate from the group and Hello! Project to focus on her studies. Ishimura's graduation took place on 2 October 2005, on the last night of the Berryz Kobo autumn 2005 concert tour.

2006: Jiriri Kiteru

The 10th single, " Jiriri Kiteru," was released on 29 March. It was ranked in sixth place on 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

on 1 April. The tickets for the two performances (a total of 20,000 seats) sold out almost two months before the premiere, and the group became the youngest act ever to perform a solo concert at the arena. At the time its members' average age was 13.8, with the previous record of 16.3 set by

four years earlier. On 27 June, Berryz released their 14th single " Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba." It ranked fourth on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, becoming their highest-selling single.

2008: Awards and NHK ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen''

On 12 March 2008 the group released "

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," their first cover song and, as of 2012, their highest- selling single. In October, Berryz Kobo participated at the 2008

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, representing Japan alongside

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and

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. Berryz won the festival's Best Asian Newcomer Award alongside the

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group

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. On 12 December, they performed at

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's 20th anniversary concert at the

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. The group took part in the 41st show at

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on 17 December, performing "

," for which they received a , awarded to the most requested song on the Cansystem

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network. The year ended with the group's debut at the

58th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen The , referred to from here on as "Kōhaku," aired on December 31, 2007, on NHK Hall in Japan. The music show on New Year's Eve is broadcast on both television and radio, and divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams ...

, an annual music show broadcast on 31 December. They performed a number together with

and

2009: Influenza and collaboration with Inazuma Eleven

In March, Berryz Kobo First Fan Club Tour in Hawaii '09 was held in

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, where the band performed exclusively for the members of the Japanese fan club. It was the group's first overseas fan club tour. The 22 March concert in

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was cancelled just a few days before the date, because two members,

and

, were suffering from

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. On 25 April the girls celebrated the group's 100th solo concert in

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during their spring concert tour Sono Subete no Ai ni. On 3 June, the group released their 20th single and their first double A-side single, " Seishun Bus Guide/Rival." "Seishun Bus Guide" was a closing theme for the anime series ''

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''. On 21 June, the group held a mini-concert in

, which became their first commercial solo concert outside Japan. In autumn 2009, the group was again affected by

. On Tuesday, 13 October, fans were notified that

was diagnosed with influenza and would be absent from the concert scheduled for Saturday. The next day,

was reported to be diagnosed as well after having felt sick the previous evening, and it was announced that the Sunday concert had to be cancelled due to

and

also having influenza. The next day, Hello! Project reported that

caught influenza, affecting five of the seven members. In the beginning of November, the influenza got to

, followed by

a couple of days later; causing them to miss the 7 and 8 November concerts.

2010: More ''Inazuma Eleven'' endings

In spring, the group performed in

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, Thailand, for the first time. On 3 March, the group released their third double A-side single, " Otakebi Boy Wao!/Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!" The single debuted on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart at number three, making it their highest-ranking single to date. It also stayed in the top 10 for a second week, ranking ninth. In July they released a new single, " Maji Bomber!!," which was used as an ending theme for both the anime ''

'' and the game the anime was based upon. Their next single and their final ''Inazuma Eleven'' ending theme, " Shining Power," was released on 10 November.

2011: Oricon Daily number 1 and first concert in America

On 3 March, the anniversary of the group's debut, the group began its seventh-anniversary tour. Berryz Kobo's 25th single " Heroine ni Narō ka!" ("Let's be Heroines") reached number one on the

Daily Singles Chart for 6 March. The concert that was scheduled for 12 March in

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, was abruptly canceled due to the

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which hit the day before. 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. At the end of March, Berryz Kobo released their seventh album, '' 7 Berryz Times''. In April, the group performed at

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2011, an

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, Washington, United States. This was the first performance by Berryz Kobo in the United States. The group participated in events such as autograph sessions, question and answer sessions, and a concert. 3,500 people were reported to have attended the concert. On 8 June, the group released their 26th single, " Ai no Dangan". On 10 August, the group released their 27th single, titled " Aa, Yo ga Akeru".

2012

In 2012, Berryz Kobo's leader

announced on her official blog that on 21 March, the new Berryz Kobo single " Be Genki! (Naseba Naru)" would be released. The group's eighth album '' Ai no Album 8'' was released on 22 February. On 8–10 June, the group appeared at

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, their second live performance in USA. On 20 June, the group released its second collaboration CD single with fellow Hello! Project Kids group

, named " Chō Happy Song" ("Super Happy Song.") The title tune is an overlay 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, which were composed and produced by

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intentionally 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 widely discussed on the Internet, and the set of three tracks, "Because Happiness", "Shiawase no Tochū", and "Chō Happy Song", was hastily released as a digital download single on 28 April. On 25 July, the group released their 29th single, "

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," a cover song of the popular Thai song " Row Mah Sing" by artist

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. The single was the group's first to include a solo song, "Momochi! Yurushite-nyan Taisō," which was performed by member

2013

It was announced on 19 May in Tokyo's Hibiya Park that Berryz Kobo would be holding a concert at the

arena on 29 November 2013. On 2 October, 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

's 37,096 copies. On 11 November, Berryz Kobo held their special concert at the Nippon Budokan.

2014: Tenth anniversary and indefinite suspension

It was announced on 2 August 2014, at the summer Hello! Project concerts that Berryz Kobo would be going on an "indefinite suspension starting Spring 2015". The girls decided together that they would like to explore other opportunities. The decision to call this an "indefinite suspension" was made since the girls felt calling this move a "disbandment" would cause Berryz Kobo to disappear or fade away. The group continued its activities until the spring of 2015, when their final appearances and performances would be announced and take place. Tsunku added he would "like to see them chase new dreams" and asked for continued support throughout their remaining time as an active group. On 24 February 2015, Shimizu and Tokunaga announced on their blogs they would remain with the company as advisors, where they would act as the "go-between" for the staff and members. The next day Sugaya announced she would take time off to focus on her personal life. The following day Kumai stated on her blog that she would finish her university degree and would pursue a modeling career.

Performances outside Japan

Berryz Kobo have performed and made appearances outside Japan numerous times. In 2009

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and

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arranged a Berryz Kobo mini-concert in South Korea on 21 June at

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Auditorium, titled Berryz Kobo Mini Live in Korea. This was the group's first concert outside Japan. In 2010 Berryz Kobo was chosen over

and

to perform in Thailand. Their concert was held on 27 March at the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, formally known as

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. This was the group's second performance outside Japan. On the last day of the group's Autumn 2010 concert tour, captain

announced that they would be performing at the

, the United States on 22–24 April 2011. Their American concert debut at Sakura-Con 2011 had an audience of 3,500. Fans traveled from all over the world, including many parts of the US, Canada, France, Mexico, and Japan to support the group as they celebrated their seventh year together. During the weekend the members appeared at the event's opening and closing ceremonies, participated in a live audience Q&A, held two 60-minute sessions where they signed autographs, and performed an hour-long concert consisting of 14 songs. This was the group's third performance outside Japan, and first outside Asia. Berryz Kobo was the third Hello! Project major act to perform outside Asia following

(in

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, 2009 and

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, 2010), and

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(in Los Angeles, 2010). On 8–10 June 2012, the group performed at

, an

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, in the United States.

Members

- captain *

- sub-captain *

Former members

* Maiha Ishimura (2004–2005)

Timeline

Discography

; Studio albums * ''

'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' 3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz'' (2006) * ''

4th Ai no Nanchara Shisū is the 4th album by J-pop idol group Berryz Kobo, released in Japan on August 1, 2007, and in South Korea on May 25, 2008. The first press of the CD came with 8 interchangeable covers, as well as solo shots of each of the 7 members. Track listing ...

'' (2007) * '' 5 (Five)'' (2008) * '' 6th Otakebi Album'' (2010) * '' 7 Berryz Times'' (2011) * '' Ai no Album 8'' (2012) * '' Berryz Mansion 9kai'' (2013) ; Mini-albums * '' Special! Best Mini ~2.5 Maime no Kare~'' (2005) ; Compilation albums * '' Berryz Kobo Special Best Vol. 1'' (2009) * '' Berryz Kobo Special Best Vol. 2'' (2014) * (2015)

Bibliography

Concert tours

The group had their first concert tour titled "2004 Natsu First Concert Tour: W Standby! Double You & Berryz Kobo!". The tour ran on August 10, 2004, to October 11, 2004, featuring

sub-unit W which is consisting of

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and

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. It was recorded on August 13, 2004, on Saitama and was released on DVD on November 17, 2004.

Awards

Asia Song Festival

, - , 2008 , Berryz Kobo (group) , Best Asian Newcomer Award ,

Japan Cable Awards

The are sponsored by the . , - , rowspan="2", 2008 , rowspan="2", "

" , Cable Music Award , , - , Grand Prix* , * awarded to the most requested song of the year on the cable radio

References

External links

*
Berryz Kobo's leader Saki Shimizu's official Ameblo blog
.

List of reviews: Berryz Kobo
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