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Berryz工房 (Berryz Koubou or Berryz Kobo) is a Hello! Project group featuring seven Hello! Project Kids.

History

The name Berryz Koubou, which means "Berryz Workshop", reflects the initial idea that the group's line-up would change from time to time, with each of the Hello! Project Kids eventually participating in the group. However, this idea was apparently dropped and in 2005, the other seven Hello! Project Kids ended up forming their own group, °C-ute.

Berryz Koubou has a weekly 15 minute radio show called Berryz工房 起立! 礼! 着席! (Berryz Koubou Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki!, roughly meaning Berryz Koubou Stand Up! Bow! Sit Down!, as in a class honoring the teacher entering the classroom). It began on March 30, 2004 and airs on JOQR every Tuesday from 23:35 to 23:50.

Berryz Koubou debuted at a concert on March 3, 2004, 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, Sugaya Risako,Tsugunaga Momoko and Kumai Yurina.

On September 11, 2005, 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, October 2, 2005.

On April 1, 2007, Berryz Koubou held a concert at Saitama Super Arena, becoming the youngest female group ever to perform there. The tickets sold out two months before the concert, and a few days before the concert it was announced that there would be extra seats available.

Current Members

  • Shimizu Saki (清水佐紀, captain)
  • Tsugunaga Momoko (嗣永桃子)
  • Tokunaga Chinami (徳永千奈美)
  • Sudou Maasa (須藤茉麻)
  • Natsuyaki Miyabi (夏焼雅)
  • Kumai Yurina (熊井友理奈)
  • Sugaya Risako (菅谷梨沙子)

Graduated Members

  • Ishimura Maiha (石村舞波, graduated October 2005)

Discography

Singles

  1. Title Release date First week sales Total sales
  • 1 あなたなしでは生きてゆけない (Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai) 2004.03.03 9,252 15,315
  • 2 ファイティングポーズはダテじゃない! (Fighting Pose wa Date ja nai!) 2004.04.28 6,783 9,634
  • 3 ピリリと行こう! (Piriri to Yukou!) 2004.05.26 7,883 10,476
  • 4 ハピネス～幸福歓迎!～ (Happiness ~Koufuku Kangei!~) 2004.08.25 10,529 13,691
  • 5 恋の呪縛 (Koi no Jubaku) 2004.11.10 12,897 16,436
  • 6 スッペシャル　ジェネレ～ション (Special Generation) 2005.03.30 19,814 24,449
  • 7 なんちゅう恋をやってるぅ YOU KNOW? (Nanchuu Koi wo Yatteruu YOU KNOW?) 2005.06.08 17,787 19,804
  • 8 21時までのシンデレラ (21ji made no Cinderella) 2005.08.03 17,648 20,464
  • 9 ギャグ100回分愛してください (Gag 100 Kaibun Aishitekudasai) 2005.11.23 12,538 16,779
  • 10 ジリリ キテル (Jiriri Kiteru) 2006.03.29 14,727 19,273
  • 11 笑っちゃおうよ BOYFRIEND (Waracchaou yo BOYFRIEND) 2006.08.02 17,381 20,325
  • 12 胸騒ぎスカーレット (Munasawagi Scarlet) 2006.12.06 19,292 23,090
  • 13 VERY BEAUTY 2007.03.07 16,625 20,227
  • 14 告白の噴水広場 (Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba) 2007.06.27 22,442 24,489
  • 15 付き合ってるのに片思い (Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi) 2007.11.28

Album

  • 1 1st 超ベリーズ (1st Cho Berryz) 2004.07.07 11,209 14,816
  • 2 第②成長記 (Dai (2) Seichouki) 2005.11.16 11,843 14,631
  • 3 ③夏夏ミニベリーズ((3) Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz) 2006.07.05 8,925 10,988
  • 4 4th 愛のなんちゃら指数 (4th Ai no Nanchara Shisuu) 2007.08.01 11,646 14,297

Best of Albums

  • 1 スッペシャル!ベストミニ ～2.5枚目の彼～ (Special! Best Mini ~2.5 Maime no Kare~) 2005.12.07 6,071 7,072

Concert DVDs

  • [2004.11.17] 2004夏 ファーストコンサートツアー「Wスタンバイ！ダブルユー＆ベリーズ工房！」 (2004 Natsu First Concert Tour "W Stand-by! Double U & Berryz Koubou!")
  • [2005.09.22] Berryz工房 ライブツアー2005　初夏　初単独～まるごと～ (2005 Shoka Hatsutandoku ~Marugoto~)
  • [2005.11.09] 2005年夏 W & Berryz工房コンサートツアー「HIGH SCORE!」(2005nen Natsu W & Berryz Koubou Concert Tour "HIGH SCORE!")
  • [2005.12.28] Berryz工房ライブツアー 2005秋　～スイッチ ON!～(Berryz Koubou Live Tour 2005 Aki ~Switch ON!~)
  • [2006.07.19] Berryz工房コンサートツアー2006春～にょきにょきチャンピオン！～ (Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Nyoki Nyoki Champion!~)
  • [2006.10.25] Berryz工房サマーコンサートツアー2006　『夏夏！～あなたを好きになる三原則～』 (Berryz Koubou Summer Concert Tour "Natsu Natsu! ~Anata wo Suki ni Naru Sangenzoku~")
  • [2007.06.27] 2007　桜満開　Berryz工房ライブ～この感動は二度とない瞬間である！～ (2007 Sakura Mankai Berryz Koubou Live ~Kono Kandou wa Nidoto Nai Shunkan de Aru~)
         o Berryz工房コンサート2007春 ～ 続・桜満開 ゴールデンウィーク編 ～ (Berryz Koubou Concert 2007 Haru ~Zoku Sakura Mankai Golden Week -Compilation~) (Not DVD Released)
  • [2007.10.31] Berryz工房コンサートツアー2007夏 ～ウェルカム！Berryz宮殿 ～ (Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2007 Natsu ~Welcome! Berryz Kyuuden~) [1]

Other DVDs

  • [2004.12.15] Berryz工房 シングルVクリップス① (Berryz Koubou Single V Clips (1))
  • [2006.02.22] Berryz工房のシングルVクリップス② (Berryz Koubou Single V Clips (2))
  • [2007.01.17] ゲキハロ 「江戸から着信!?～タイムスリップto圏外！～」 (Geki Haro "Edo kara Chakushin!? ~Timeslip to Kengai!~)
  • [2007.06.??] Berryz Koubou 3rd Anniversary DVD (FanClub release only)
  • [2007.12.12] Berryz工房シングルVクリップス③ (Berryz Koubou Single V Clips (3))
  • [2008.??.??] ゲキハロ第３回公演～リバース！ ～私の体どこですか？～ (Geki Haro Dai 3 Kai Kouen ~Reverse! ~Watashi no Karada doko desu ka?~)

Photobooks

Berryz Koubou SEASONZ-Berryz Koubou marugoto Abe Natsumi + Berryz Koubou Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Shoo 05 Serekushon! Korekushon! Switch ON! Nyoki Nyoki Champion Berryz Koubou & °C-ute in Hello!Project 2006 Summer Wonderful Hearts Land

  • [2005.05.19] Berryz工房 (Berryz Koubou)
  • [2005.08.02] SEASONZ―Berryz工房 (SEASONZ-Berryz Koubou)
  • [2005.08.25] まるごと (marugoto)
  • [2005.10.25] 安倍なつみ+ベリーズ工房Hello!Project2005夏の歌謡ショー―05’セレクション!コレクション! (Abe Natsumi + Berryz Koubou Hello! Project 2005 Natsu no Kayou Show '05 Selection! Collection!) (With Abe Natsumi) amazon.co.jp
  • [2005.12.02] スイッチON! (Switch ON!)
  • [2006.07.05] にょきにょきチャンピオン!! (Nyoki Nyoki Champion)
  • [2006.09.21] Berryz工房&°C-ute in Hello!Project 2006 Summer Wonderful Hearts Land (Berryz Koubou & °C-ute in Hello!Project 2006 Summer Wonderful Hearts Land) (With °C-ute)
  • [2007.10.04] 2007夏 ～ウェルカム！Berryz宮殿 ～(2007 Summer ～Welcome! Berryz Castle～)

Media

Radio

  • Berryz工房 起立! 礼! 着席 (Berryz Koubou Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki!)

TV

  • 娘ＤＯＫＹＵ (Musume DOKYU!)

Internet

  • Hello Pro Hour episode 9 : Natsuyaki Miyabi
  • Hello Pro Hour episode 12 : Sugaya Risako
  • Hello Pro Hour episode 14 : Shimizu Saki
  • Hello Pro Hour episode 15 : Kumai Yurina
  • Hello Pro Hour episode 16 : Tsugunaga Momoko
  • Hello Pro Hour episode 17 : Sudo Maasa
  • Hello Pro Hour episode 18 : Tokunaga Chinami
  • Hello Pro Hour episode 20 : Sugaya Risako & Tsugunaga Momoko

[edit] External links

  • Official Hello! Project Profile
  • Discography at UP-FRONT WORKS
  • Radio show: Berryz工房 起立! 礼! 着席!
  • Producer Tsunku talks about Berryz Koubou releases
  • Wikipedia:Berryz Kōbō
  • Japanese Wikipedia:Berryz工房
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