2004-2015
Berryz工房 (Berryz Koubou) was a seven-member Japanese idol group under the
ハロー!プロジェクト (Hello! Project) umbrella . Formed in 2004 by producer and musician Tsunku, the group originally started with 8
Hello! Project Kids, but
Maiha Ishimura (
石村舞波) left the group in October 2005.
Saki Shimizu (
清水佐紀) was the oldest member and the captain of the group. During their run, Berryz Koubou released 9 albums, 2 mini-albums, 3 Best-Of albums and 36 singles. They also did 4 stage plays: Gekiharo 1, 3, 5 and 7. Besides, five members have taken the leading roles in some movies that feature…
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