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'''BENNIE K''' is a [[J-Urban]] group that consists of a vocalist and a rapper. They met in America while [[YUKI (BENNIE K)|YUKI]] was in Los Angeles for voice training after she graduated high school in New Zealand. After getting hooked onto American hip-hop, they decided to combine their talents and start a unit. BENNIE K made their debut in January 2001 with the single [[Melody (BENNIE K)|Melody]] on the [[For Life Music]] label.
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'''BENNIE K''' is a [[:Category:J-Hip-Hip|Japanese hip-hop]], [[:Category:J-Urban|urban]], and [[J-Pop|pop]] group that consists of a vocalist and a rapper. They met in America while [[YUKI (BENNIE K)|YUKI]] was in Los Angeles for voice training after she graduated high school in New Zealand. After getting hooked onto American hip-hop, they decided to combine their talents and start a unit. BENNIE K made their debut in January 2001 with the single "[[Melody (BENNIE K)|Melody]]" under the [[For Life Music]] label.
  
 
The trained vocals of [[YUKI (BENNIE K)|YUKI]] with [[CICO]] rapping, along with the mix of Japanese and English in many of their songs have given this group a unique sound that has yielded some hits for them on the [[Oricon]] charts. To date they have put out five albums and two mini-albums. Their 4th album, ''[[Japana-rhythm]]'', debuted at #1 on the Oricon Album charts.
 
The trained vocals of [[YUKI (BENNIE K)|YUKI]] with [[CICO]] rapping, along with the mix of Japanese and English in many of their songs have given this group a unique sound that has yielded some hits for them on the [[Oricon]] charts. To date they have put out five albums and two mini-albums. Their 4th album, ''[[Japana-rhythm]]'', debuted at #1 on the Oricon Album charts.
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
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* [[YUKI (BENNIE K)|YUKI]] (Vocal)
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* [[YUKI (BENNIE K)|YUKI]] (Vocals)
 
* [[CICO]] (MC)
 
* [[CICO]] (MC)
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* [[DK HI-KICK]] (DJ)
  
 
==Information==
 
==Information==
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In August of 2009, BENNIE K decided that vocalist [[YUKI (BENNIE K)|YUKI]] had left the group to focus on the role of producer. As a result, they have launched their newest project called '''BK Project''', which will start activities in November. '''BK Project''' seems to consist of a series of collaborations with guests artists. The first collaboration will be with American singer [[BECCA]], who is currently promoting herself in Japan and has already provided one of the ending theme songs to the popular [[Anime|anime]] [[wikipedia:Black Butler|Kuroshitsuji]], ''[[I'm Alive!|I'm ALIVE!]]''.
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In August of 2009, BENNIE K decided that [[YUKI (BENNIE K)|YUKI]] had left the group as a vocalist to focus on the role of producer. As a result, they have launched their newest project called ''BK Project'', which will start activities in November. BK Project seems to consist of a series of collaborations with guests artists. The first collaboration will be with American singer [[BECCA]], who is currently promoting herself in Japan and has already provided one of the ending theme songs to the popular [[Anime|anime]] [[wikipedia:Black Butler|Kuroshitsuji]], "[[I'm Alive!|I'm ALIVE!]]".
 
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[File:BennieK.jpg|right|250px|thumb|BENNIE K promoting ''[[Best Of The Bestest|BEST OF THE BESTEST]]'' (2008)]]
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[[File:BennieK.jpg|right|250px|thumb|BENNIE K promoting ''[[Best of the Bestest|BEST OF THE BESTEST]]'' (2008)]]
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
 
* [2002.07.24] [[Cube]]
 
* [2002.07.24] [[Cube]]
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* [2005.11.09] [[Japana-rhythm]]
 
* [2005.11.09] [[Japana-rhythm]]
 
* [2007.05.23] [[The World|THE WORLD]]
 
* [2007.05.23] [[The World|THE WORLD]]
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* [2008.04.23] [[Best Of The Bestest|BEST OF THE BESTEST]] ''(Best Album)''
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* [2008.10.29] [[The Bestest BENNIE K Show|THE "BESTEST" BENNIE K SHOW]] ''(Collaboration Best Album)''
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===Best Albums===
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* [2008.04.23] [[Best of the Bestest|BEST OF THE BESTEST]]
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* [2008.10.29] [[The "Bestest" BENNIE K Show|THE "BESTEST" BENNIE K SHOW]]
  
 
===Mini-Albums===
 
===Mini-Albums===
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* [2004.05.08] [[The BENNIE K Show|The Bennie K Show]] (ザ・ベニーケー・ショウ)
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* [2004.05.08] [[The BENNIE K Show]] (ザ・ベニーケー・ショウ)
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* [2006.08.02] [[The BENNIE K Show ~On the Floor Hen~|The Bennie K Show ~on the floor Hen~]] (ザ・ベニーケー・ショウ ~on the floor編~; ''Compilation'')
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* [2006.08.02] [[The BENNIE K Show ~On the Floor Hen~|The BENNIE K Show ~on the floor Hen~]] (ザ・ベニーケー・ショウ ~on the floor編~; ''Compilation'')
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [2008.02.20] [[Monochrome (BENNIE K)|Monochrome]] (モノクローム)
 
* [2008.02.20] [[Monochrome (BENNIE K)|Monochrome]] (モノクローム)
 
* [2008.09.03] [[Music Traveler]] '''with [[SOFFet]]'''
 
* [2008.09.03] [[Music Traveler]] '''with [[SOFFet]]'''
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* [2009.11.04] [[Dreamer (BENNIE BECCA)|Dreamer]] ('''BENNIE [[BECCA]]''')
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* [2009.11.04] [[Dreamer (BENNIE BECCA)|Dreamer]] (as '''BENNIE [[BECCA]]''')
  
 
===DVDs===
 
===DVDs===
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===Compilation / Other===
 
===Compilation / Other===
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* [2003.12.10] [[VOICE OF LOVE POSSE]] - [[Voice of Love ~Ue Wo Muitearukou~|VOICE OF LOVE ~Ue Wo Muitearukou~]]
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* [2003.12.10] [[VOICE OF LOVE POSSE]] - [[Voice of Love ~Ue Wo Muitearukou|VOICE OF LOVE ~Ue Wo Muitearukou]]
 
* [2005.08.24] [[m-flo]] - [[Beat Space Nine|BEAT SPACE NINE]] (#2 ''Taste Your Stuff'')
 
* [2005.08.24] [[m-flo]] - [[Beat Space Nine|BEAT SPACE NINE]] (#2 ''Taste Your Stuff'')
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* [2005.10.12] [[SEAMO]] with BENNIE K - [[A Love Story|a love story]]
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* [2005.10.12] [[SEAMO]] with '''BENNIE K''' - [[A Love Story|a love story]]
 
* [2005.11.02] [[m-flo]] - [[Dope Space Nine|DOPE SPACE NINE]] (#10 ''Taste Your Stuff (Happy Drive)'')
 
* [2005.11.02] [[m-flo]] - [[Dope Space Nine|DOPE SPACE NINE]] (#10 ''Taste Your Stuff (Happy Drive)'')
 
* [2006.07.26] [[m-flo]] - [[m-flo Inside -Works Best II-|m-flo inside -Works Best II-]] (#11 ''HAPPY DRIVE ~Taste Your Stuff~'')
 
* [2006.07.26] [[m-flo]] - [[m-flo Inside -Works Best II-|m-flo inside -Works Best II-]] (#11 ''HAPPY DRIVE ~Taste Your Stuff~'')
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.benniek.jp/ Official Website]
 
* [http://www.benniek.jp/ Official Website]
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/BENNIE_K Japanese Wikipedia: BENNIE K]
 
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennie_K English Wikipedia: BENNIE K]
 
* [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennie_K English Wikipedia: BENNIE K]
  
 
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Revision as of 05:07, 11 January 2010

BENNIE K & BECCA promoting "Dreamer" (2009)

BENNIE K is a Japanese hip-hop, urban, and pop group that consists of a vocalist and a rapper. They met in America while YUKI was in Los Angeles for voice training after she graduated high school in New Zealand. After getting hooked onto American hip-hop, they decided to combine their talents and start a unit. BENNIE K made their debut in January 2001 with the single "Melody" under the For Life Music label.

The trained vocals of YUKI with CICO rapping, along with the mix of Japanese and English in many of their songs have given this group a unique sound that has yielded some hits for them on the Oricon charts. To date they have put out five albums and two mini-albums. Their 4th album, Japana-rhythm, debuted at #1 on the Oricon Album charts.

Members

Information

In August of 2009, BENNIE K decided that YUKI had left the group as a vocalist to focus on the role of producer. As a result, they have launched their newest project called BK Project, which will start activities in November. BK Project seems to consist of a series of collaborations with guests artists. The first collaboration will be with American singer BECCA, who is currently promoting herself in Japan and has already provided one of the ending theme songs to the popular anime Kuroshitsuji, "I'm ALIVE!".

Discography

BENNIE K promoting BEST OF THE BESTEST (2008)

Albums

Best Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

DVDs

Compilation / Other

External Links

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