Juice=Juice

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Juice=Juice
Background information
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
MembersAkari Uemura
Yuka Miyazaki
Sayuki Takagi
Karin Miyamoto
Tomoko Kanazawa
Ruru Danbara
Nanami Yanagawa
Past membersAina Ōtsuka
Websitewww.helloproject.com/juicejuice

Juice=Juice, pronounced "Juice Juice", is a 7-member Japanese girl group, formed in 2013. It is positioned as a unit formed of trainee members of Hello! Project.[1][2]

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

History

The formation of the unit 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 unit would consist of six members: five Hello! Project trainees Akari Uemura, Sayuki Takagi, Karin Miyamoto, Aina Ōtsuka, Tomoko Kanazawa and of Yuka Miyazaki.[3]

On February 25, 2013, the new group's name was revealed to be Juice=Juice. It was also announced that the group would immediately release its first single,[4] and on March 2 would debut live at a series of Hello! Project concerts called Hello! Project Haru no Dai Kansha Hinamatsuri Festival 2013.[1] On March 2 and 3, Juice=Juice performed at the forementioned concert series, where the group premiered their upcoming single "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne".[5]

On July 5, 2013, Aina Ōtsuka resigned from both Juice=Juice and Hello! Project Kenshūsei, bringing the member count to five.[6]

In November 2013, Juice=Juice was nominated for the 2013 TBS Japan Record Award in the category of "Best Newcomer", but had to be content with a New Artist Award.[7][8]

In February 2016, Juice=Juice starred in a Japanese drama called Budokan in where the members acted as a new idol group called NEXT YOU! [9]

Members

The group consists of five members.[1][10][11] Each member's image is represented by a fruit.[2]

Name Birth date [12] Age Date joined Nickname[12] Color Fruit[12] Notes
Yuka Miyazaki (宮崎 由加) (1994-04-02)April 2, 1994 30 February 3, 2013 (2013-02-03) Yukanya (ゆかにゃ)   Peach Leader
Tomoko Kanazawa (金澤 朋子) (1995-07-02)July 2, 1995 28 Kanatomo (かなとも)   Apple Subleader
Sayuki Takagi (高木 紗友希) (1997-04-21)April 21, 1997 27 Sayubē (さゆべぇ)   Lemon
Karin Miyamoto (宮本 佳林) (1998-12-01)December 1, 1998 25 Karin (カリン)   Grape
Akari Uemura (植村 あかり) (1998-12-30)December 30, 1998 25 Ārī (あーりー)   Melon
Ruru Danbara (段原瑠々)  (2001-05-07)May 7, 2001 23 June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) RunRun (るんるん) TBA TBA
Nanami Yanagawa (梁川奈々美) (2002-01-06)January 6, 2002 22 Yanamin (やなみん) TBA TBA Concurrent member from Country Girls

Former members

Name Birth date[12] Age Nickname[12] Color Fruit[12] Notes
Aina Ōtsuka (大塚 愛菜) (1998-04-03)April 3, 1998 26 Tsukapon (つかぽん)   Orange Left July 5, 2013

Discography

Albums

No. Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Albums
Chart
 First
week
sales 		Total
sales
1 error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) July 15, 2015 5 13,890

Singles

No. Title Release date Oricon
Weekly
Singles
Chart
[13] 		First
week
sales 		Total
sales
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
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 — - -
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
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
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
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

Awards and nominations

Japan Record Awards

See also: 55th 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[7] Won
Best New Artist Award[8] Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c "ハロプロ研修生内新ユニット、名前は「Juice＝Juice」に決定". Barks (in Japanese). 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  2. ^ a b "ハロプロ研修生新ユニットは新鮮もぎたて「Juice=Juice」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  3. ^ ハロプロ研修生から新ユニット始動！宮本佳林ら参加. De View (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  4. ^ ハロプロ研修生のユニット名決定. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  5. ^ "新アイドルユニット"Juice=Juice"、ハロプロ公演でデビュー曲初披露". De View. Oricon. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  6. ^ "Juice=Juice 大塚愛菜に関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  7. ^ a b "第55回 輝く！日本レコード大賞 ｜ TBSテレビ" (in Japanese). TBS. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
  8. ^ a b "第55回 輝く！日本レコード大賞 ｜ TBSテレビ" (in Japanese). TBS. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07.
  9. ^ "Juice=Juice、ドラマ主演で"武道館"の思い強く「改めて立ちたい場所」" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  10. ^ Tsunku (2013-02-25). ハロプロ研修生新ユニットに関して. Tsunku's official blog (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  11. ^ ハロプロ研修生内、新ユニット結成のお知らせ。. Hello! Project official website (in Japanese). 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Juice=Juice－ハロー！プロジェクトオフィシャルサイト－". Hello! Project. 2013-04-02.
  13. ^ "Juice=JuiceのCDシングルランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-07-30.

External links

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