Berryz Kobo

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Berryz Kobo


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Background = group_or_band
Alias = Berryz Koubou, Berryz Kōbō
Origin = Japan
Genre = Japanese pop
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Piccolo Town
Associated_acts = Hello! Project Kids, Aa!, ZYX, °C-ute
URL = [http://www.helloproject.com Hello! Project.com]
Current_members = Saki Shimizu
Momoko Tsugunaga
Chinami Tokunaga
Maasa Sudo
Miyabi Natsuyaki
Yurina Kumai
Risako Sugaya
Past_members = Maiha Ishimura

nihongo|Berryz Kobo|Berryz工房|extra=literally 'Berryz Workshop'. Sometimes romanized as Berryz Koubou or Berryz Kōbō is a J-pop group within Hello! Project. The original eight members are originally from Hello! Project Kids and often are back-up dancers for W (Double You)'s music videos. Prior to the band's formation, some members worked with members of Morning Musume in such side projects as Aa! and ZYX, and in the Mini Moni movie "".

They were first announced at a Hello! Project Club Event on January 14 2004. Hello! Project promoted the band by releasing three singles within a month of each other, starting in March 2004 with "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai". Their first album, "1st Cho Berryz", followed the trilogy of debut singles in July 2004.

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 sold out (a total of 20,000 seats) almost two months before the premiere, but the event also marked a historical record in that the band officially became the first to perform in the arena whose members average age did not exceed 14 years (thereby dethroning Morning Musume, whose average was 16.3). [cite web|url= http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200702/gt2007020610.html|title= Sanspo.com Performers News Section|accessdate= 2007-02-06|publisher= sanspo.com|language= Japanese|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070207083552/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200702/gt2007020610.html|archivedate= 2007-02-07]

Members

Present members

* Saki Shimizu (Captain)
* Momoko Tsugunaga
* Chinami Tokunaga
* Maasa Sudou
* Miyabi Natsuyaki
* Yurina Kumai
* Risako Sugaya

Graduated members

* Maiha Ishimura (Graduated from Berryz Kobo and Hello! Project on October 2, 2005 to continue her schooling full-time)

Discography

Singles

Appearances

Books

* 2005-05-20 – nihongo|1st Shashinshū "Berryz Kobo"|1st写真集「Berryz工房」
* 2005-08-02 – nihongo|"Seasonz"|「Seasonz」
* 2005-08-25 – nihongo|"Marugoto" - Berryz Kobo First Live Photobook|「まるごと」
* 2005-12-02 – nihongo|"Switch On" - Berryz Kobo Live Photobook|「スイッチON」
* 2006-07-05 – nihongo|"Nyoki Nyoki Champion" - Berryz Kobo Live Photobook|「にょきにょきチャンピオン」

Television

* 2004-01-04 – 2004-04-02 nihongo|Yoroshiku! Senpai|よろしく！先輩
* 2004-04-05 – 2004-10-01 nihongo|Futarigoto|二人ゴト

Concerts

* 2004 – nihongo|2004 Natsu First Concert Tour ~W Standby! Double You & Berryz Kobo!|2004年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－ズ工房!～
* 2005 – nihongo|Berryz Kobo Live Tour 2005 Shoka Hatsu Tandoku ~Marugoto~|Berryz工房ライブツアー2005初夏 初単独 ～まるごと～
* 2005 – nihongo|2005 Natsu W & Berryz Kobo Natsu Concert Tour "High Score!"|2005年夏 W&Berryz工房 コンサートツアー 『HIGH SCORE!』
* 2005 – nihongo|Berryz Kobo Concert Tour 2005 Aki ~Switch On!~|Berryz工房コンサートツアー2005秋 ～スイッチ ON!～
* 2006 – nihongo|Berryz Kobo Concert Tour 2006 Haru ~Nyoki Nyoki Champion!~|コンサートツアー2006春～にょきにょきチャンピオン！～
* 2006 – nihongo|Berryz Kobo Summer Concert Tour 2006 "Natsu Natsu! - Anata wo Suki ni Naru San Gensoku!"|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～』

Radio

* 2004-03-30 – nihongo|Berryz Kobo Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki!|Berryz工房 起立! 礼! 着席!

References

External links

* [http://www.helloproject.com/artist/18/ Official Hello! Project profile] ja icon
* [http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/piccolotown/05/list.html Berryz Kobo official discography] ja icon
* [http://www.joqr.co.jp/reco/berryz.html Berryz Kobo Kiritsu! Rei! Chakuseki! website] ja icon
* [http://www.berryz-web.blog.onet.pl Berryz Polish Fansite] pl icon