~*Ciaossu*~

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 did the tickets for the two performances sell out (a total of 20,000 seats) almost two months before the premiere, but this event also marked an 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).

Members:

Name: Shimizu Saki (清水佐紀)
Nickname(s): Saki-chan, Captain
Hello! Project Status:
1. 2002-06-30: Member
Date of Birth: 1991-11-22
Age: 16 years
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Blood type: O
The oldest member and "Captain" of Berryz Koubou. Was a member of two-shot(?) group ZYX [together with Morning Musume's Yaguchi Mari, Tsugunaga Momoko, C-ute 's (leader) Yajima Maimi, Umeda Erika and (graduated member) Murakami Megumi]. Also member in another group, High-King, with Morning Musume's Takahashi Ai and Tanaka Reina, C-ute's leader Yajima Maimi, and Hello! Pro Egg's Maeda Yuuka.

Name: Tsugunaga Momoko (嗣永桃子)
Nickname(s): Momo
Hello! Project Status:
1. 2002-06-30: Member
Date of Birth: 1992-03-06
Age: 16 years
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Blood type: O
Was a member of two-shot(?) group ZYX [together with Morning Musume's Yaguchi Mari, Shimizu Saki, C-ute's (leader) Y ajima Maimi, Umeda Erika and (graduated member) Murakami Megumi]. Self-proclaimed leader of sub-group Buono! with Natsuyaki Miyabi and sister group C-ute's Suzuki Airi.

Name: Tokunaga Chinami (徳永千奈美)
Hello! Project Status:
1. 2002-06-30: Member
Date of Birth: 1992-05-22
Age: 16 years
Place of Birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Blood type: O
The one in-charge of humour (read: making puns) in the group.

Name: Suudou Maasa (須藤茉麻)
Nickname(s): Maa
Hello! Project Status:
1. 2002-06-30: Member
Date of Birth: 1992-07-03
Age: 16 years
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Blood type: O

Name: Natsuyaki Miyabi (夏焼雅)
Nickname(s): Miya
Hello! Project Status:
1. 2002-06-30: Member
Date of Birth: 1992-08-25
Age: 16 years
Place of Birth: Chiba, Japan
Blood type: O
Was a member of one-shot group Aa! with Morning Musume's T anaka Reina and C-ute's Suzuki Airi. Also member of sub-group Buono! with Tsugunaga Momoko and sister group C-ute's Suzuki Airi.

Name: Kumai Yurina (熊井友理奈)
Nickname(s): Yuri
Hello! Project Status:
1. 2002-06-30: Member
Date of Birth: 1993-08-03
Age: 15 years
Place of Birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Blood type: B
The tallest member of Hello! Project at around 178cm.

Name: Sugaya Risako (菅谷梨沙子)
Nickname(s): Rii
Hello! Project Status:
1. 2002-06-30: Member
Date of Birth: 1994-04-04
Age: 14 years
Place of Birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Blood type: A
One of the main faces of Berryz Koubou, Risako became the first Hello! Project Kid to get a solo photobook, and she has taken on several acting roles. Risako also had a modelling contract with Pichi Lemon magazine.

Graduated

Name: Ishimura Maiha (石村舞波)
Nickname(s): Maihacchi
Hello! Project Status:
1. 2002-06-30: Member
2. 2005-10-02: Graduated
Date of Birth: 1992-11-20
Age: 15 years
Place of Birth: Chiba, Japan
Blood type: B
Maiha joined from the Hello! Project Kids audition, and was a member of Berryz Koubou. She graduated from the Hello! Project at the end of the "Berryz Koubou ~Switch On!~" tour in October 2005 to concentrate on her schoolwork.