Juice=Juice

Juice=Juice, pronounced "Juice Juice", is an eight-member Japanese girl group formed in 2013. The group originally consisted of six trainee members of Hello! Project.[1][2] They have released one studio album and twelve singles.[3]

Juice=Juice
Background information
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.helloproject.com/juicejuice
Members
Past members

Juice=Juice was nominated for the 2013 TBS Japan Record Award in the category of "Best Newcomer" and won a "New Artist" Award.[4] In February 2016, Juice=Juice starred as a fictionalized version of the group in a Japanese drama called Budokan.

History

2013: Formation and debut

The formation of the group was announced on February 3, 2013, at a Hello! Project concert held at the Main Hall of the Fukuoka Convention Center. It was revealed that the group would consist of six members: five Hello! Project trainees (Akari Uemura, Sayuki Takagi, Karin Miyamoto, Aina Ōtsuka, and Tomoko Kanazawa) and Yuka Miyazaki from Satoyama Movement,[5] all of the groups under the umbrella of Up-Front Group management.

On February 25, it was announced that the new group would release its first single[6] and a concert series was launched on March 2 called Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013.[1] In these concerts, the group premiered their upcoming single "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne".[7] On September 11, they released their debut single which peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's weekly chart.[8]

In November 2013, Juice=Juice was nominated for the 2013 TBS Japan Record Award in the category of "Best Newcomer" and won a "New Artist" Award.[9][10] On December 5, Juice=Juice released their second single which included the songs "Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo" and "Hajimete wo Keiken-chuu". It outperformed their prior release by selling 45,834 copies.

2014–2015: Live tour and chart topper

On February 27, 2014, Juice=Juice released their first official group photo-book. Their third single was released on March 19, with the songs "Hadaka no Hadaka no Hadaka no KISS" and "Are Kore Shitai!". Two days later the group announced its first solo tour, Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~, which performed from June to December.

On July 30, 2014, Juice=Juice released their fourth single, containing the songs "Black Butterfly" and "Kaze ni Fukarete".[11] This was followed by another single on October 1, with "Senobi" and "Date ja nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa".

Juice=Juice performed their first musical, Koisuru Hello Kitty, from November 19 to 24, 2014.

On April 8, 2015, Juice=Juice released their sixth single, containing the songs "Wonderful World" and "Ça va ? Ça va ?". It was their first single to reach No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart, and the first to not be produced by Tsunku.

On May 2, during the opening concert of Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2015 ~Special Juice~, the group announced their first studio album First Squeeze! would be released on July 15. They also announced their goal to perform at Nippon Budokan in 2016, after building their fanbase by performing 220 shows across Japan.[12]

On October 8, it was announced that Juice=Juice would be starring in a 2016 Fuji TV drama titled Budokan about a fictionalized version of the group called Next You which sought to appear at Nippon Budokan. During the production of the show, which began in November, many of Juice=Juice's lives, events, and appearances were conducted under the name Next You.[13]

2016–2017: Budokan, new line-up, and world tour

On February 3, 2016, Juice=Juice released their seventh single, under the name Next You, which contained the songs "Next is you!" and "Karada Dake ga Otona ni Nattan ja nai". On February 6, Budokan premiered on Fuji TV.[14] Extended episodes with an additional 15 minutes of material followed on BS SKY PerfecTV! on February 10.

On May 4, it was announced that Juice=Juice were scheduled to perform a concert at Nippon Budokan on November 7, after completing 220 shows as part of the Live Mission 220 promotion.[15]

On October 26, Juice=Juice released their eighth single, containing the songs "Dream Road ~Kokoro ga Odoridashiteru~", "KEEP ON Joshou Shikou!!" and "Ashita Yarou wa Bakayarou". A ninth single followed on April 26, 2017, with "Jidanda Dance" and "Feel! Kanjiru yo". This was followed by the digital release of "Goal ~Ashita wa Acchi da yo~" on May 19 and "Jouro" on June 16.

On June 26, 2017, it was announced that Ruru Danbara and Nanami Yanagawa of Country Girls had joined Juice=Juice and would appear with the group in the Hello! Project 2017 SUMMER concert tour and Juice=Juice LIVE AROUND 2017 ~Seven Horizon~.[16] The first leg of the world tour ran from September 8 to October 1, 2017 with concerts in Mexico, England, France, Germany, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan.[17] The second leg ran December 12 to 17 in South America.[18]

On August 23, Juice=Juice released their digital single "Fiesta! Fiesta!", which was the first release of the seven-member lineup.

2018– 2020: New members

On April 18, 2018, Juice=Juice released their tenth single, which included the songs "SEXY SEXY", "Naite Ii yo" and "Vivid Midnight".

On June 13, it was revealed that Manaka Inaba had joined Juice=Juice as a new member and would appear with the group in the Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER concert tour.[19][20]

On February 13, 2019, Juice=Juice released their eleventh single, containing the songs "Bi Tansan", "Potsuri to" and "Good Bye & Good Luck!". It was the group's first single with Manaka Inaba and its last with Nanami Yanagawa.[21] This was followed on June 5 with another single, containing the songs " 'Hitori de Ikiraresō' tte Sore tte nē, Homote Iru no?" and "25-sai Eien Setsu".

On June 14, the group added Yume Kudo and Riai Matsunaga to its lineup.

On February 10, 2020, Karin announced that she will graduate from the group in June and focus on solo activities.

On April 1 it was announced that former Kobushi Factory member Inoue Rei would join the group, officially starting her activities after Karin Miyamoto's graduation.

Members

As of 2020, the group consists of eight members.[1][22][23] Each member's image is represented by a fruit.

Name Date joined Nickname[24] Color Fruit[24] Notes
Tomoko Kanazawa (金澤 朋子) February 3, 2013 (2013-02-03) Kanatomo (かなとも)   Apple Leader
Sayuki Takagi (高木 紗友希) Sayubē (さゆべぇ)   Lemon Subleader
Akari Uemura (植村 あかり) Ārī (あーりー)   Melon
Ruru Dambara (段原瑠々) June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) RunRun (るんるん)   Orange
Manaka Inaba (稲場愛香) June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13) Manakan (まなかん)   Hot pink Former member of Country Girls (2014-2016)
Yume Kudo (工藤 由愛) June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14) Yume (ゆめ)   Light pink
Riai Matsunaga (松永 里愛) Rīchan (りーちゃん)   Royal blue
Rei Inoue (井上玲音) April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01) Reirei (れいれい)   White Former member of Magnolia Factory (2015-2020)

Former members

Name Nickname[24] Color Fruit[24] Notes
Aina Ōtsuka (大塚 愛菜) Tsukapon (つかぽん)   Orange Left July 5, 2013
Nanami Yanagawa (梁川奈々美) Yanamin (やなみん)   Medium blue Graduated March 11, 2019
Yuka Miyazaki (宮崎 由加) Yukanya (ゆかにゃ)   Peach Leader, Graduated June 17, 2019
Karin Miyamoto (宮本 佳林) Karin (カリン)   Grape Graduated December 10, 2020

Timeline

Discography

Albums

No. Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Albums
Chart
First
week
sales
Total
sales
1 First Squeeze! July 15, 2015 5 13,890 17,943
1 #2 ¡Una mas! August 1, 2019 4 15,439 16,562

Singles

No. Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
[25]
First
week
sales
Total
sales
Album
Indie singles
1 "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne"
  (私が言う前に抱きしめなきゃね)
April 3, 2013 25 2,275 3,539 N/A
2 "Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru"
  (さみだれ美女がさみだれる)
May 8, 2013 153 382 382
3 "Ten Made Nobore!"
  (天まで登れ!)
June 8, 2013 First Squeeze!
Major singles
1 "Romance no Tochū
 / Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (Memorial Edit)
 / Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (Memorial Edit)
"
  (ロマンスの途中
 /私が言う前に抱きしめなきゃね(MEMORIAL EDIT)
 /五月雨美女がさ乱れる(MEMORIAL EDIT)
)
September 11, 2013 2 37,213 43,144 First Squeeze!
2 "Ijiwaru Shinaide Dakishimete yo / Hajimete o Keikenchū"
  (イジワルしないで 抱きしめてよ/初めてを経験中)
December 4, 2013 2 39,379 45,834
3 "Hadaka no Hadaka no Hadaka no Kiss / Are Kore Shitai!"
  (裸の裸の裸のKISS/アレコレしたい!)
March 19, 2014 3 38,293 43,645
4 "Black Butterfly / Kaze ni Fukarete"
  (ブラックバタフライ/風に吹かれて)
July 30, 2014 4 37,008 38,415
5 "Senobi / Date ja Nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa"
  (背伸び / 伊達じゃないようちの人生は)
October 1, 2014 4 29,754 32,391
6 "Wonderful World / Ça va? Ça va?"
  (Wonderful World /How are you? How are you?)
April 8, 2015 1 34,127 40,117 First Squeeze!, #2 ¡Una mas!
7 "Next is you / Karada Dake ga Otona ni Nattan ja nai"
  (Next is you!/カラダだけが大人になったんじゃない)
February 3, 2016 3 41,745 46,331 #2 ¡Una mas!
8 "Dream Road ~Kokoro ga Odaridashiteru / KEEP ON Joshou Shikou!! / Ashita Yarou wa Bakayarou"
  (Dream Road~心が躍り出してる~/KEEP ON 上昇志向!!/明日やろうはバカやろう)
October 26, 2016 3 32,242 34,723
9 "Jidanda Dance / Feel! Kanjiru yo"
  (地団駄ダンス/Feel!感じるよ)
April 26, 2017 3 32,788 36,530
10 "SEXY SEXY / Naite ii yo / Vivid Midnight"
  (SEXY SEXY/泣いていいよ/Vivid Midnight)
April 4, 2018 3 51,782 59,312
11 "Bi Tansan / Potsuri to / Good Bye & Good Luck!"
  (微炭酸 / ポツリと / Good bye & Good luck!)
February 13, 2019 2 62,185 66,339 TBA
12 "„Hitori de Ikiraresō“ tte Sore tte nē, Homote Iru no? / 25-sai Eien Setsu"
 (「ひとりで生きられそう」って それってねぇ、褒めているの? / 25歳永遠説)
June 5, 2019 3 64,826[26] TBA
13 "Pop Music / Suki tte Itte yo"
 (ポップミュージック/好きって言ってよ)
April 1, 2020 3 39,648[27] TBA

Awards and nominations

Japan Record Awards

The Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the Japan Composer's Association.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 Juice=Juice New Artist Award[9] Won
Best New Artist Award[10] Nominated

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