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The PIEHOLE => H!P News and Releases => Topic started by: oaxiac on August 02, 2014, 08:35:56 AM
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JUST ANNOUNCED AT TODAY'S KOREZO CON: BERRYZ KOBO ON INDEFINITE HIATUS STARTING NEXT SPRING - STAY TUNED FOR CONFIRMATION
Momo: Berryz Kobo was a big part of our youth so saying 'disband' would mean that all disappears... instead we're just going to say 'hiatus'
https://twitter.com/haro_wota
:shocked
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Yeah soz did some mod power thingying because if anything deserves its own thread, this does.
BERRYZ D:
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/dave_akuma/38f_zps84336df7.gif) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/dave_akuma/media/38f_zps84336df7.gif.html)
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There aren't enough Darth Vader references to describe how I'm feeling right now.
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So I'll just do another shameless plug for my blog lolololol (http://crazyhpblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/the-kobo-dropout/) because dammit, these girls salvaged two important fandoms for me and boosted my spirits when I needed it the most.
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I think of it as away to let the members take on a new path and I just hope it is a short term thing rather than maybe a actual "disbanding" in disguise
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To think, when I became a H!P fan it was still 'uncool' to like anything about H!P Kids because "what the hell are kids doing in this business?! I have no interest in kids!!!"
But after just hearing Piriri to Yukou once it got stuck in my head.
Berryz工房「ピリリと行こう！」 (MV) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOwaifd4_hw#ws)
And I decided that Maiha was the cutest kid ever. Koi no Jubaku then was the moment that I fully embraced the group because that MV+song were just so COOL. :lol:
And now they're all grown up and going on hiatus. I knew something would eventually happen, but I wasn't sure when and how. Now that it's here, it still feels sudden and makes me sad. Even if Berryz haven't really been releasing songs that I personally like... They are still part of the H!P family... And have been for over 10 years D:
I'm sure the members have plans for a future that involves more than being an idol, and that's good. :3
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Official announcement:
http://helloproject.com/news/1902/ (http://helloproject.com/news/1902/)
Translation from Up Front Link:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/up-front-link/en-concerning-berryz-kobo-indefinite-suspension-of-their-activities/731061686952751 (https://www.facebook.com/notes/up-front-link/en-concerning-berryz-kobo-indefinite-suspension-of-their-activities/731061686952751)
News concerning Berryz Kobo
Thank you for your continued support about Berryz Kobo.
Today, Berryz Kobo members have announced the indefinite suspension of their activities during the Hello! Project Concert at Nakano Sun Plaza.
Concerning the future of the members, they have talked with the staff and decided to suspend their activities after the Spring’s tour on 2015. Concerning the exact date, it will be announced later once decided.
Berryz Kobo have grown like this with all the support they received until now. And to be able to reach this level of accomplishment in their activity, all the members have the feeling this is thanks to everyone and feel gratitude.
From now, there will be the live at Nippon Budokan on September, the Autumn’s tour and new songs released. Members as well as the staff feel gratitude to everyone and ask everyone for their support.
Thank you for everything from now concerning Berryz Kobo.
UP-FRONT PROMOTION
Representative director
Ohama Minoru
Alternate translation, which also includes Tsunku's comments:
http://blog.harowota.com/574/ (http://blog.harowota.com/574/)
Regarding Berryz Kobo’s hiatus next spring
Thank you for always support Hello! Project and Berryz Kobo
Without further ado, I would like to make an announcement. Just now during the Hello! Project 2014 Summer concert KOREZO Berryz Kobo made the announcement that Spring of 2015 would be a good time for the Berryz Kobo members to enter into an indefinite hiatus.
As a producer, this is very sad news to me but the girls, who have been working together since they were very young, had a discussion about their futures and came to this conclusion. For me, I’ve seen the girls grow up through all the various works we have done together. Therefore, I think it is a great opportunity for all of the girls to take their next step in life.
These girls, who almost all debuted while in elementary school, were thrusted into this world with the pure desire of “wanting to sing”, “wanting to dance” or “wanting to wear cute outfits” and it is for that reason that I think they lasted this long as a group. And since that purity was nurtured through heartfelt support from fans, I am truly grateful to all you fans for raising them like this.
That is why I too want to see the girls leap forward and begin chasing a new dream.
Now, in regards to the schedule and all future activities, we will announce them as their decisions become finalized.
For now this is just an immediate announcement of the state of things.
Please continue to support us in this summer Hello! Project tour, the Berryz fall tour, and etc.
2014-08-02
Berryz Producer
Tsunku
Maasa is the first to break the silence, saying they've been discussing it for a year now:
http://ameblo.jp/sudou-maasa-blog/entry-11903581436.html (http://ameblo.jp/sudou-maasa-blog/entry-11903581436.html)
http://blog-project.net/sudou-maasa/205539 (http://blog-project.net/sudou-maasa/205539)
As mentioned at the Hello! Project live performance、 we, Berryz Kobo, will enter an 「indefinite suspension of activity」in the spring of next year。
About 1 year ago, us members discussed about the future amongst ourselves。
All of us have now grown up、 and while we mutually respect one another、 after discussing our future, this is the conclusion that we came up with。
Berryz Kobo was the entirety of our youth。
To say something like “breakup” for something so important would make it feel like Berryz Kobo itself would disappear、 and for us as well as the fans, Berryz Kobo is something irreplacable. Rather than calling it a dissolution, we’re choosing to say that it’s an 「indefinite suspension of activity」。
In these 10 years、we’ve received a lot of cheers of moral support from all of the fans、 through live performances and events。
Being able to do everything we have done up to now, it’s thanks to all of you。
I’d like to thank you, so very much。
Since we’ll be continuing on from now on and rushing through to next spring、 Berryz Kobo is begging for your kind, continued support！
Seeing Momochi Momoko with tears running down her face is heart-wrenching...
(http://s27.postimg.org/dwmpmh1df/1010189_486562331446260_1388928219815742141_n.jpg)
“Berryz Kobo is our youth, with precious memories, so we won’t break up. We will take an indefinite suspension,” member Momoko Tsugunaga said holding back tears during the MC session of the concert earlier today.
http://aramajapan.com/news/music/berryz-kobo-will-go-on-indefinite-suspension/4779/ (http://aramajapan.com/news/music/berryz-kobo-will-go-on-indefinite-suspension/4779/)
I'm starting to get the vibe that "hiatus" is just marketing-speak for a full-on disbandment... :(
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I didn't want this to happen :/
I was hoping Berryz would be the first female idol group to continue for an even longer time.
But no.
They said they discussed it within the group. They decided it. Okay.
It's still difficult to accept.
Marketing-speak or not, with all the sadness calling it an indefinite hiatus is a nice idea in my opinion even if it's equal to disbanding.
Because like the members explained, Berryz is not just a group or a name of a group. It is more than that for the members and us fans.
Thinking of it as something you don't just breakup like that - I can relate to that.
Still it does not prevent tears.
Today with the news being only a few hours old I can only think that my life will be empty and meaningless if they, Momochi at least, don't continue with other things I can enjoy following as much. Berryz was and at the moment still is the anchor that kept me moving forward.
Hopefully there will be something in the future
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That's definitely not the news I wanted to wake up to. I'm glad that the girls were able to enjoy themselves in the past 10 years and they've had a lot of awesome experiences, as a fan I guess I have to just respect their choice to move on :cry: (though I'm left with way more questions about the whole thing than answers)
Hope we'll get maybe 2 more singles from them before the hiatus kicks in.
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Saddest news to wake up to. And of course what's the 1st thing I do? Sub this video
Bye Bye Mata Ne (Subbed) (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22nqf4)
I am happy that this was something the girls decided and not a management decision and I can respect that they want to do other things in their lives (which I don't blame them for considering how things be for Berryz sometimes) but that doesn't make it any less sad. Berryz was my thing and want to say that I'll continue to support H!P after they're gone but I don't know if I'll be able to without just being really sad all the time. I guess only time will tell.
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I've been waiting for something like this to happen. Not that I like the news, but.. still... a group that permantent can not go on forever. With all the growth they made togheter, as people it is rather amazing that they could go on for so long. It's a thing that takes a lot of strenght. I can not imagine that something I wanted to do when I was 10 was something I would do for the next 10 years in the public eye. When I think about it that way it feels even like a bigger thing to go through.
I got in to H!P at the same time that Berryz debuted, it took a while before I thawed up for them and started to like who they were as a group. But I still can´t stand Risako. =D
I thank the Berryz for all the songs they've sung and all the effort they put in to being an idol. They are amazing! I hope they go out with a bang, and an awesome single that will leave a big impression.
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It has been an amazing run from elementary school to adulthood...
Expected something would happen when they hit the 10 Year mark,
but still didn't want to hear it yet....
They have grown into wonderful women, and I wish them
all much happiness and joy in their lives!!
Really good people they are, let's support them as they continue until next
year, and then beyond! :heart:
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And still no one has asked Miyabi about The Wolverine what is this travesty. :P
Okay, but seriously? Berryz got me into idols. It was Special Generation, and then Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai's MVs that drew me in that first fateful all-nighter into this lovely fandom that would change my life forever.
No matter how long or short their career was going to be, or whether or not I stuck with them, they will always have done that for me.
Thanks, ladies. Live long and prosper, no matter what path ya'll take in the future.
(BTW I suspect indefinite hiatus is also a way for them to prevent Tsunku from, like, reviving the group with new members or something :P)
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Regarding my earlier speculation about more singles, here's a translation of Captain's blog post: https://www.facebook.com/notes/up-front-link/en-reaction-of-saki-shimizu-blog-translation/731291610263092 (https://www.facebook.com/notes/up-front-link/en-reaction-of-saki-shimizu-blog-translation/731291610263092)
"Moreover, for the remaining half year, please do not stop to support us!!!
With the Budokan on September, the Autumn Tour and the new songs which will be released as planned, the activities I will make as Berryz Kobo will be precious and I will keep trying my best. So please do not take your eyes away from Berryz Kobo!!!"
At least we have some new material to look forward to before the hiatus.
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My honest take:
I don't know if the hiatus is absolutely necessary, is it feasible instead to turn them from an J-idol unit to a "semi-active vocal performance group, without the 'no-dating' rule"?
The rat I smell is that being the oldest Hello! Project group in both group age & members' ages, it'll look kinda :wth for them to answer to a much younger post-Sayumi Hello! Project overall leader be it Haruna or Mizuki, both who are not only younger than Berryz's youngest member Risako, but also have much less idol tenure experience than Risako. And Morning Musume '14 being the Up Front Company's most beloved group, the management probably wouldn't entertain the idea of the leader of any other Hello! Project group to assume the overall leadership of H!P.
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Quite a few news clips on the announcement:
20140804 「Oha!4 NEWS LIVE」ももち泣 Berryz工房来春で無期限活動停止を発表 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22qdg5)
20140804 「めざましテレビアクア」デビュー10年Berryz工房来春で無期限活動停止 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22qdo8)
20140804 「めざましテレビ」Berryz工房次のステップへ (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22qesz)
20140804 「はやチャン」Berryz活動停止へ！ (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22qdxr)
20140804 「ZIP!」Berryz工房無期限活動停止を発表 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22qevd)
20140804 「モーニングCROSS」Berryz工房無期限の活動停止 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22qjht)
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Berryz has been bringing out consistently great songs all these years. Of course there are a few that I can't stand, but the ones I like far outweigh em.
Successfully making a comeback from a hiatus is virtually impossible for an idol group (age, trends, new idol groups all factor in). The fanbase Berryz has is much wider than most idol groups, but I think the best comeback they can do is turn into something like MAX (Actually, that might be pretty good!) :oops: What they do solo is encouraging too, hope they have success in that. :)
Anyways, get a few more cool dance songs out~ :cow: :heart:
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Jiichan.com - Wota’s reactions to the Berryz Koubou hiatus announcement (http://www.jicchan.com/?p=976)
- http://www.jicchan.com/?p=976 (http://www.jicchan.com/?p=976)
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IceJiggly.blogspot.ca - Twitter Tidbits #4: Berryz Hiatus Edition (http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2014/08/twitter-tidbits-4-berryz-hiatus-edition.html)
- http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2014/08/twitter-tidbits-4-berryz-hiatus-edition.html (http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2014/08/twitter-tidbits-4-berryz-hiatus-edition.html)
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I too have a really sentimental attachment to Berryz. I especially loved the shows they did in the early days with W... those remain old favorites to which I return time and again. Lately I did begin to wonder somehow if their days were numbered, and I did feel that they did not give me the same spark that they used to, though I love them sincerely still for all they have done.
I don't know enough about the other activities of the individual members to know what direction the career of each could take after spring 2015. Can someone with some real understanding of their strengths maybe give us some predictions - what will each Berryz member be doing in a year's time? Will any of them be unemployed, god forbid??
And what will take their place in H!P? Or... are we seeing the beginning of the winding back of H!P, perhaps since Tsunku may continue to face health challenges?
I will remain a fierce H!P supporter till the end, and there is enough interest for me in C-ute, S/mileage and of course Momusu to keep me alive for years to come. But I hope the demise of Berryz does not mean that any of the other groups, especially C-ute, would follow soon after!
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I don't know enough about the other activities of the individual members to know what direction the career of each could take after spring 2015. Can someone with some real understanding of their strengths maybe give us some predictions - what will each Berryz member be doing in a year's time? Will any of them be unemployed, god forbid??
Not to name drop myself or anything :P but the After Berryz thread in the H!P Crapola section deals with that, and more specifically my response is based on stuff the girls have said themselves which you can find here:
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=37924.msg1290076#msg1290076 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=37924.msg1290076#msg1290076)
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^ Thanks Rina, that is definitely the thread to go to now for discussion of this issue. No worries about name dropping yourself, you write good stuff, heh heh! :P
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IceJiggly.blogspot.ca - Berryz' Post-Announcement Thoughts (http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2014/08/berryz-post-announcement-thoughts.html)
- http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2014/08/berryz-post-announcement-thoughts.html (http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2014/08/berryz-post-announcement-thoughts.html)
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Berryz Kobo's last activity before indefinite hiatus to be a live at Budokan on March 3
November 12, 2014
On November 12, idol group Berryz Kobo held a release event for their last single "Romance wo Katatte / Towa no Uta" at Ikebukuro Sunshine City.
Previously, the group announced that they would go on indefinite hiatus next spring and at the release event, the girls revealed that their last activity before the hiatus would be a live concert at Nippon Budokan on March 3 which is their debut anniversary day.
It was also announced that the group would hold live concerts at Ariake Coliseum on February 28 and March 1, and additionally there would be an event held on March 2 as well. More details on these will be revealed later.
Moreover, they will release their last album "Kanjuku Berryz Kobo The Final Completion Box" on January 21.
During the event, the members performed total 5 songs. The first song was their debut song "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai", and pleased the 2,000 fans attended the event.
Source: Oricon (http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2044454/full/)
- http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/11/berryz-kobos-last-activity-before-indefinite-hiatus-to-be-a-live-at-budokan-on-march-3 (http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/11/berryz-kobos-last-activity-before-indefinite-hiatus-to-be-a-live-at-budokan-on-march-3)
- http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2044454/full/ (http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2044454/full/)
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If you haven't seen this, you need to.
BE 約束の果実 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEqgoUt2sFk#ws)
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not seeing a thread that has their final tour dates, can we get that started on this thread? I'm actually thinking of going to Japan to see them off.
I recently got a loan that paid off my credit cards and my car. There was a bit left over that I was thinking of using just for this purpose.
Also need information from people that have recently been. Hotel, travel, concert tickets (how much and how to) all around expences, how much did you spend? vs how much did you plan on spending. Need to get started on the passport too. Last time I traveled it was in the Navy and I just used my military ID.
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Will this concert be live streamed like Sayu's grad concert? I hope it is. I'd be surprised if it wasn't.
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Berryz Kobo to hold a special event the day before they go on hiatus
January 21, 2015
Berryz Kobo will go on an indefinite hiatus after their concert at Nippon Budokan on March 3. On the day before their hiatus, March 2, they will hold a special event called 'Berryz Kobo Special Event' at Tokyo Prince Hotel.
The girls are scheduled to hold two events that day. Those who purchase tickets to their concerts on February 28 and March 1 at Ariake Coliseum will be entered into a lottery to attend the first event. Meanwhile, those who purchase their album "Kanjuku Berryz Kobo The Final Completion Box", which will be released on January 21, will be entered into a lottery to attend the second event.
After releasing their album "Kanjuku Berryz Kobo The Final Completion Box", Berryz Kobo will release their live DVD / Blu-ray "Berryz Kobo 10 Shunen Kinen Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~Professional~" on February 25.
[Berryz Kobo Special Event]
First event
Monday, March 2 - Tokyo Prince Hotel Houou no Ma (Tokyo)
OPEN 12:15 / START 13:30
Second event
Monday, March 2 - Tokyo Prince Hotel Houou no Ma (Tokyo)
OPEN 16:15 / START 17:30
Source: natalie (http://natalie.mu/music/news/136616)
- http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/01/berryz-kobo-to-hold-a-special-event-the-day-before-they-go-on-hiatus (http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/01/berryz-kobo-to-hold-a-special-event-the-day-before-they-go-on-hiatus)
- http://natalie.mu/music/news/136616 (http://natalie.mu/music/news/136616)
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Iwao-san from the owarai duo Football Hour is a well-known Berryz fanboy. Here he reminisces/discusses his support for the group throughout the years.
20150225 魁！音楽番付 Eight Berryz工房 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2i3lwi)
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Aww...:(
From Haro Wota's Twitter:
Kumai says she will stop blogging as she will be entering her senior year at university and wants to focus on that.
- http://ameblo.jp/kumai-yurina-blog/entry-11993999916.html (http://ameblo.jp/kumai-yurina-blog/entry-11993999916.html)
- https://twitter.com/haro_wota/status/570818485644865536 (https://twitter.com/haro_wota/status/570818485644865536)
- http://ameblo.jp/kumai-yurina-blog/entry-11993999916.html (http://ameblo.jp/kumai-yurina-blog/entry-11993999916.html)
It's understandable that she wants to make sure she can focus and do her best at her studies, but still............aw. :(
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Onward Kuma Soldiers
(http://picroda.jphip.com/hp/jphip34955.jpg)
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It's hard to come to terms with leaving something you've worked 11 years of your life with:
http://youtu.be/7CrSaPcGy8E (http://youtu.be/7CrSaPcGy8E)
And still no official word whether Maiha will show up for Berryz Kobo's final day, for old time's sake? After all she's been with the group for less than 2 years
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It's weird as fuck that this is really happening. Honestly I've left it in the backburner for a while, but it's getting closer and closer... D: And now that they officially have a new group to carry on a Berryz Kobo legacy (in a way), it's so FINAL...
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Glad for them to pursue new dreams, but dayum, that group, except for
Maiha san leaving, has been a team for so long.
Truly a Special Generation.... :cry:
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Berryz Koubou [The Last Concert] CM (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2iehst)
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It's TOMORROW TT___TT
Finally watched the Iwao video above, WHY DID THEY HAVE TO END IT WITH BYE BYE MATA NE
Even without this context that song makes me sad, ugh
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Ozzy Osbourne supposedly "retired" in 1993 then in less than 3 years later, "The Retirement Sucks Tour".
So how long before the 'itch' returns to the girls? :P
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I'm having a very hard time believing this is happening now that it's literally hours away. In the last 2 weeks I've subbed a live performance of every Berryz single from Anata Nashi to Love Together as like a personal homage to Berryz. (Ok technically 2 weeks ago I did 7 videos and in the last 3 days I've done 39 but I was determined to finish them before they graduated).
I can't tell if subbing all those videos made me come to terms better with them leaving or if I'm just even sadder now. :sweatdrop: Guess it doesn't matter cause they're graduating one way or another. Berryz was such an important part of me falling for H!P that I'm gonna miss them like crazy. I really hope I'll be able to watch the summer H!P concert (and Hina Fest) without like breaking down or something.
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Finally watched the Iwao video above, WHY DID THEY HAVE TO END IT WITH BYE BYE MATA NE
Even without this context that song makes me sad, ugh
Well final concert's last song isn't Bye Bye Matane, but Love Together aka The Berryz Kobo's last song
EDIT: notable attendees of the concert as according to wotaintranslation
http://wotaintranslation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/berryzbudokan.png (http://wotaintranslation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/berryzbudokan.png)
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Just letting y'all know I've moved all Berryz Kobo member threads to Graduate Plaza except for Momoko, who still appears to be active in H!P with Country Musume? I'm also aware the Cap'n is going to have some kind of an advising position, but I don't think that means she's still a H!P member. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I missed the Berryz final concert because I had important business to do at uni. But maybe I'll do a PV marathon soon. :3
I turned the stream on (muted) at uni at one point and loved to immediately recognize they were doing Special Generation from the choreography. :lol: That's still one of the coolest H!P songs...
EDIT: Some gems from the Berryz thread :D
2005:
- people being shocked when Berryz Special Generation sold more than W and Viyuden :lol:
- people wishing happy 11th birthday to Risako :lol: holy shit she was ten??
- people freaking out about some rumours that a Berryz member might join Momusu (cuz that totally happened!)
2006:
- in January tama already calling Yurina a tall freak. :D
I can't believe I'm saying this but Momo was so Yaguchi!
So appropriate considering Momo ended up becoming Momochi. :lol:
- I did NOT used to like Risako's voice. lol Well I changed my mind!
- June 2006 again rumours of some Berryz joining MM or starting a group with Koharu or Eggs joining Berryz. :lol: There really was too little action back in the day since everyone went crazy with speculation. :lol:
- And in December paranoia about Berryz breaking up. :lol: Shit, this shows how much faith fans had in UF* at the time!
Ahhh I'm too lazy to go through all of it, but good times...
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EDIT: notable attendees of the concert as according to wotaintranslation
http://wotaintranslation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/berryzbudokan.png (http://wotaintranslation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/berryzbudokan.png)
Whoa, someone said that they saw Maiha and Yuukarin there?
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What about Maasa, is Engeki Joshibu H!P or not? She is its 'playing manager'.
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What about Maasa, is Engeki Joshibu H!P or not? She is its 'playing manager'.
It's H!P's acting club, so technically she's still kind of part of H!P? But she'll be focusing on acting, etc. from what I heard. I don't know that I'd count her as a full-fledged member anymore, though? I feel it's kind of like Captain's role in a way, except just with the acting troupe I guess?
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From blog!project's Twitter:
New translated post from Special Translations - Tears ・ Berryz Kobo Budokan！ (Tsunku♂)
- http://blog-project.net/special-translations/225501 (http://blog-project.net/special-translations/225501)
- https://twitter.com/blog_project/status/572832503712641025 (https://twitter.com/blog_project/status/572832503712641025)
- http://blog-project.net/special-translations/225501 (http://blog-project.net/special-translations/225501)
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I thought about giving her a lecture and telling her 「Slim down and become pretty！」
Ouch! Tsunku that's harsh!
Anyway, just watched Hello Station and started crying my eyes out at Love Together
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IceJiggly.blogspot.ca - Berryz Kobo's final address to the fans (http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2015/03/berryz-kobos-final-address-to-fans.html)
- http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2015/03/berryz-kobos-final-address-to-fans.html (http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2015/03/berryz-kobos-final-address-to-fans.html)
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All of their comments were great to read and they all included
the Staff, not just family, other members and fans.
Those same staff really helped guide these young women from
childhood, and their work was very successful.
I look forward to hearing about each member's future happy and important moments!
Thank you Berryz Kobo!
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A whole lot of news reports on the final concert:
Berryz Koubou[Oha!4 NEWS LIVE]part1 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im00u)
Berryz Koubou[Oha!4 NEWS LIVE]part2 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im011)
Berryz Koubou[Oha!4 NEWS LIVE]part3 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im01b)
Berryz Koubou[Oha!4 NEWS LIVE]part4 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im0nm)
Berryz Koubou[MEZAMASHI TV]The Last Concert (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im1ou)
Berryz Koubou[ZIP!]The Last Concert (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im153)
Berryz Koubou[ZIP!]The Last Concert (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im15d)
Berryz Koubou[abc]The Last Concert (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2inx1a)
Berryz Koubou[SUPER NEWS]The Last Concert (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2inx21)
Berryz Koubou[CROSS]The Last Concert (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2inx2m)
EDIT: One more.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im2lc (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2im2lc)
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T_T it has made me cry that Berryz have had their 'Last Concert'. Especially Yurina breaking down somehow really got to me; probably because I suddenly remembered her face from Koi no Jubaku PV that officially made me get into them, and Yurina was the one who stood out to me then and was initially my favourite along with Maiha. More recently my favourite has been Miyabi, but somehow in that moment the past connected with the current and Yurina breaking down made me break down.
I watched through all of their PVs the past few days and it really baffles me that I lost interest in them when I did because they were still releasing great and fun tracks. (I probably started losing interest when they released Very Beauty and Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba, but I love those songs and especially the latter, so it really makes no sense...) It was only very recently, like the past two years? that they started releasing some songs that even now I can't really get into, and I even like that awful diet song more now, in retrospective. That song, too, was SO Berryz Kobo. LOL They've had a great run, great idol career and great songs, they can only be proud of what they've achieved.
And if anything good came from my bafflement at myself, I am going to want to make sure that I watch all PVs of other groups soon, too, because I don't want to find myself again baffled several years from now for having lost interest when there were still many reasons to stay interested. LOL
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Berryz工房 『Bye Bye またね』 140303 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMGTw6a4jU#ws)
This was EXACTLY one year before Concert Final, way before the official hiatus announcement
And here they were crying. Sure it could be reminiscing MaihaGrad....or did they planned this far ago to go on their indefinite hiatus? :O
I daren't think they might have even thought about it as far back as their 10th year anniversary
Berryz Koubou - Yuujou Junjou oh Seishun [Live] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6nI_QUbbuc)
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From Up-Front Link's Twitter:
[EN] Report of Berryz Kobo last concert at Budokan with exclusive pictures here:
- https://www.facebook.com/notes/up-front-link/en-berryz-kobo-report-of-the-last-concert-at-nippon-budokan/842798749112377 (https://www.facebook.com/notes/up-front-link/en-berryz-kobo-report-of-the-last-concert-at-nippon-budokan/842798749112377)
- https://twitter.com/UpFrontLink/status/574951902145736704 (https://twitter.com/UpFrontLink/status/574951902145736704)
- https://www.facebook.com/notes/up-front-link/en-berryz-kobo-report-of-the-last-concert-at-nippon-budokan/842798749112377 (https://www.facebook.com/notes/up-front-link/en-berryz-kobo-report-of-the-last-concert-at-nippon-budokan/842798749112377)
EDIT:
IceJiggly.blogspot.ca - Twitter Tidbits: Berryz Kobo Last Budokan (http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2015/03/twitter-tidbits-berryz-kobo-last-budokan.html)
- http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2015/03/twitter-tidbits-berryz-kobo-last-budokan.html (http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2015/03/twitter-tidbits-berryz-kobo-last-budokan.html)
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asianbeat.com - [Pop Culture Chronicles] #21 Berryz Kobo’s Final Concert – Looking Back on the Idols that have been Uniting the World for the Past Four and a Half Years (http://asianbeat.com/en/popculture/021.html)
- http://asianbeat.com/en/popculture/021.html (http://asianbeat.com/en/popculture/021.html)