Happy 17th Birthday Maasa!

Today, Friday 3rd of July, Maasa Sudo is celebrating her 17th birthday. Somewhere she is blowing out seventeen candles on her birthday cake.

Berryz Kobo International wishes you Happy B-day. Be always cool.

Who’s the tallest?

Hey, where is my measuring tape now when I really need it? Just changed my Berryz Kobo wall calendar poster yesterday. It’s July now and what could be more summerish than Chii holding ice-cream cone?!

As I’m ogling all the time this sweet picture (because it’s right in front of my desk) I keep wondering does it relly tell the truth. I mean can Miya be today taller than Chii. You can see that all girls have footwear with heels but I think Chii’s boots have the longest heels while Miya’s slippers have the shortest ones. Also take a look at how they are positioned. Miya seems to be farthest girl from camera and still she looks the tallest in this picture. Her hairstyle makes her look taller but that’s not the vital factor here.

Celebrating entertaining Maasa

Maasa’s curse is that Berryz Kobo has such showstoppers as Momo, Miya and Rii. But I guess she is not complaining about her position in this group. She is happy to be one of the Berries, she does her job as pro does and I think she even doesn’t care to be on the spotlight all the time. Maasa is the most calmest or should I say coolest girl in the group. And don’t forget that she can also be very funny in her own special way.

These pictures are from a customized photo book containing Maasa’s live photos from Hello! Project winter 2008 concerts. I still like those white Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi costumes. Girls were like angles when they were dressed in white.

Celebrating singing Maasa

I think Maasa is that Berryz girl who gets less lines in songs than other members. I could be wrong but some how I have this feeling. In live concerts Maasa’s voice can go quite unbalanced in times but the thing is that if she really concentrates on her singing she is not so bad at all. In members fan club solo events we have heard Maasa’s singing at her best.

Although almost all Berryz girls have said that they have been very nervous in these special solo events Maasa has done fine job with chosen songs. Another feel I have on Maasa’s singing is that genki, joyful songs fit her better than slow sentimental ones. For example Chu! Chu! Natsu Party sounds good when Maasa sings it. Just check Berryz Kobo’s concerts and do your own judgings.

From Maasa’s first solo event – Chu! Chu! Natsu Party:

Then we go to the second event. Actually we have the whole event in two parts. This first part has Maasa singing BK’s oldie Aisuru Hito no Namae wo Nikki ni:

In this last part she is performing C-ute’s song Bokura no kagayaki:

BKINN latests

BKINN [= Berryz Kobo International News Network]

New Berryz Kobo TV RADIO show

This is my dream come true. Well, at least one of my thousands dreams. When Haro Moni was still running I already had a wish that also BK should have their own TV show. And now it’s gonna happen. This Friday starts a new half an hour long BK TV show “Thrilling! Berryz Kingdom” on SKY PerfecTV! It’s aired every Friday night starting at 11.00 pm.

Even more exicited I am because regular hosts of this show are going to be Miya and Chii. And if that’s not enought for you let me tell that associate host of TBK is no one else than Rii. All my favorite Berries in charge. Happy happy joy joy!

Zannen desu! I think I’ve misunderstood this thing. “Thrilling! Berryz Kingdom” is a RADIO SHOW. So we’re still waiting for BK TV show. Don’t keep us waiting too long any more.

Celebrating growing Maasa

These official Up-Front Agency collector’s photographs of Maasa cover time period from the beginning of Berryz Kobo to the end of group’s second year 2005. First two photos are from photo sessions of BK’s first single “Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai” and in the last one Maasa has “Gag 100-Kaibun Aishite Kudasai” outift on her.

These two years were hectic time for this just formed new H!P group. Nine singles, two albums and one mini album were released during this time period. Berryz girls were learning their lessons of idol business fast and along that they were also growing up fast. From this selection of photos you can see how Maasa child “transforms” to a bright teenager girl.

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