BaBe

BaBe

BaBe was a Japanese pop idol duo from 1987 to 1990 that became popular with hits like "Give Me Up" and "I Don't Know".

Members

• Kondo Tomoko (近藤智子)
• Nikaido Yukari (二階堂ゆかり)

Information

BaBe made their debut in 1987 by being on many variety and musical television programs. Their music career started a month later with the eurobeat single "Give Me Up", originally by Michael Fortunati, on Feburary 1987. The single was a huge success that even today, other J-Pop artists, like W and Tamaki Nami, has covered the song. Their success continued with their second single, "I Don't Know", that same year. The song earned the group awards like the 29th Annual Nihon Record Taishou's Rookie of the Year award.

Sadly, the group broke up in 1990 because Nikaido Yukari was expecting. Kondo Tomoko went onto a brief solo career until she got marriage years later.

Discography

Albums

• [1987.06.21] Bravo!
• [1987.12.05] Nice!
• [1988.01.05] Good!
• [1988.06.21] Fight!
• [1989.04.21] Brand-new
• [1990.02.22] CONTRAST
• [1990.05.21] The Best of BaBe
• [2002.03.20] BaBe BEST

Singles

• [1987.02.21] Give Me Up
• [1987.05.02] I Don't Know
• [1987.09.10] Somebody Loves You ~Ashita no Koibito~ (Somebody Loves You ～明日の恋人～)
• [1987.10.21] Hold Me!
• [1988.01.21] TONIGHT
• [1988.05.11] Get a Chance!
• [1988.08.31] WAKE UP!
• [1989.03.01] She has a dream

Video

• [1987.08.21] Bravo!

External Links

• Idollica: BaBe
• Japanese Wikipedia Entry