Buono!
Encyclopedia
is a Hello! Project
unit consisting of three members: Momoko Tsugunaga
and Miyabi Natsuyaki
from Berryz Koubou
, and Airi Suzuki
from ℃-ute. The name translates into 'tasty', more specifically when used to imply food possesses a pleasant palate (from Italian
, "Good!"). All three members of Buono! originate from the Chiba Prefecture
.
The unit was officially announced at the Nakayoshi
magazine Festival 2007 on July 21, 2007, at Tokyo's Sunshine City
in Ikebukuro, and formed to sing both the opening ("Kokoro no Tamago") and ending ("Honto no Jibun") themes for the anime
adaptation of the Shugo Chara!
manga. Buono! continued to record the ending and opening themes for the first season of the anime. As of the second season, Buono! only recorded the ending themes, as the opening themes were handled by Shugo Chara Egg! and Guardians 4
, two other groups formed for the sake of performing Shugo Chara! music. On March 10 a collaboration album with Guardians 4 and Shugo Chara!Egg was released titled as "Shugo Chara!Song Best", and on the same day a DVD titled as "Shugo Chara! Clips♪Best" was released with the same artists Guardians 4 and Shugo Chara!Egg.
On March 7, 2009, Hello! Project announced that Buono! was to perform at the Japan Expo in Stockholm, Sweden on May 24, 2009, but the convention was cancelled a month earlier on April 21, 2009, due to "the financial change in world economy, severe competition from other festivals/concerts as well as poor ticket sale."
In December 2010, Buono! left the Pony Canyon
label and moved to the Zetima
label. Their 11th single (and first single under the Zetima Label), 'Zassou No Uta', was released on February 2, 2011.
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
unit consisting of three members: Momoko Tsugunaga
Momoko Tsugunaga
is a J-pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully auditioned for the Hello! Project Kids followed by 15 other girls, and was selected as one of the eight members of Berryz Kobo. Since then, she has continued to sing in that group and has become a part of three smaller groups...
and Miyabi Natsuyaki
Miyabi Natsuyaki
is a Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female adolescent pop group under Hello! Project...
from Berryz Koubou
Berryz Koubou
is an all-girl Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The original eight members began as Hello! Project Kids and often were back-up dancers for W's music videos...
, and Airi Suzuki
Airi Suzuki
is a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups C-ute, Buono! and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Tōru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother has already retired.- Career :...
from ℃-ute. The name translates into 'tasty', more specifically when used to imply food possesses a pleasant palate (from Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, "Good!"). All three members of Buono! originate from the Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
.
The unit was officially announced at the Nakayoshi
Nakayoshi
is a shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First published in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 50 years worth of manga publication history. The target demographic for Nakayoshi is aimed at young girls between...
magazine Festival 2007 on July 21, 2007, at Tokyo's Sunshine City
Sunshine City, Tokyo
is a building complex located in East Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo. It is Tokyo's oldest city within the city and has the 240 metre tall Sunshine 60 skyscraper at its centre...
in Ikebukuro, and formed to sing both the opening ("Kokoro no Tamago") and ending ("Honto no Jibun") themes for the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation of the Shugo Chara!
Shugo Chara!
, also known as My Guardian Characters, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality...
manga. Buono! continued to record the ending and opening themes for the first season of the anime. As of the second season, Buono! only recorded the ending themes, as the opening themes were handled by Shugo Chara Egg! and Guardians 4
Guardians 4
is a Hello! Project unit consisting of leader Aika Mitsui from Morning Musume, Yurina Kumai and Risako Sugaya from Berryz Kobo, and Saki Nakajima from C-ute. It was formed for the sake of performing music for the Shugo Chara! anime...
, two other groups formed for the sake of performing Shugo Chara! music. On March 10 a collaboration album with Guardians 4 and Shugo Chara!Egg was released titled as "Shugo Chara!Song Best", and on the same day a DVD titled as "Shugo Chara! Clips♪Best" was released with the same artists Guardians 4 and Shugo Chara!Egg.
On March 7, 2009, Hello! Project announced that Buono! was to perform at the Japan Expo in Stockholm, Sweden on May 24, 2009, but the convention was cancelled a month earlier on April 21, 2009, due to "the financial change in world economy, severe competition from other festivals/concerts as well as poor ticket sale."
In December 2010, Buono! left the Pony Canyon
Pony Canyon
is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...
label and moved to the Zetima
Zetima
is a Japanese record label owned by Up-Front Works, a Japanese entertainment management company. The label is handled by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Outside Japan the label is most famous for releasing music by several participants in Hello! Project, the most famous...
label. Their 11th single (and first single under the Zetima Label), 'Zassou No Uta', was released on February 2, 2011.
Members
- Momoko TsugunagaMomoko Tsugunagais a J-pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully auditioned for the Hello! Project Kids followed by 15 other girls, and was selected as one of the eight members of Berryz Kobo. Since then, she has continued to sing in that group and has become a part of three smaller groups...
(leader), from Berryz Koubou - Miyabi NatsuyakiMiyabi Natsuyakiis a Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female adolescent pop group under Hello! Project...
from Berryz Koubou - Airi SuzukiAiri Suzukiis a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups C-ute, Buono! and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Tōru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother has already retired.- Career :...
from ℃-ute
Albums
| # | Title | Release Date | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Café Buono! Café Buono! Café Buono! is the first album from the J-pop idol group, Buono! released on February 20, 2008. The standard album comes with a Buono! photocard while the limited edition, first press version includes a different photocard and a DVD.- CD :# "Café Buono!"... |
February 20, 2008 | 23,782 |
| 2 | Buono!2 Buono!2 Buono!2 is the second album from the J-pop idol group, Buono!. The album was released on February 11, 2009, under the Pony Canyon label, in a regular version and a limited edition version. The regular edition comes with a Buono! photocard, while the limited edition includes a different photocard... |
February 11, 2009 | 19,857 |
| 3 | We Are Buono! We Are Buono! We Are Buono! is the third album from the J-pop idol group, Buono!. The album was released on February 10, 2010, under the Pony Canyon label, in a regular version and a limited edition version... |
February 10, 2010 | 13,496 |
Mini Albums
| # | Title | Release Date | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | partenza Partenza Partenza is Buono!'s, first major label mini-album. It was released on August 10, 2011. Unlike their previous albums, Partenza was released under Zetima label. A 30 second promotional video for the album was aired a week before its release. The first press edition came with a photo card... |
August 10, 2011 | 6,442 |
Best Albums
| # | Title | Release Date | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Buono! | August 10, 2010 | 10,119 |
Singles
| # | Title | Release Date | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Canyon | ||||||
| 1 | October 31, 2007 | 42,035 | ||||
| 2 | February 6, 2008 | 35,254 | ||||
| 3 | Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! is the title of the third single by the Hello! Project unit Buono!. "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" was used as the third ending theme of the anime Shugo Chara!, and "Minna Daisuki", the B-side, was used as the second opening theme. The PV was shot on-location in a real school... |
May 14, 2008 | 36,675 | |||
| 4 | August 20, 2008 | 31,005 | ||||
| 5 | November 12, 2008 | 27,104 | ||||
| 6 | co・no・mi・chi Co-no-Mi-chi is the title of the sixth single by the Hello! Project unit Buono!. The title song is the second song used for the ending theme of Shugo Chara!! Doki—.... }} |
January 21, 2009 | 22,735 | |||
| 7 | MY BOY My Boy (Buono! song) MY BOY is the title of the seventh single by the Hello! Project unit Buono!. The title song is the third song used for the ending theme of Shugo Chara!! Doki—.... |
April 29, 2009 | 23,621 | |||
| 8 | Take It Easy! Take It Easy! Take it Easy! is the title of the eighth single by the Hello! Project unit Buono!. The title song is the fourth song used for the ending theme of Shugo Chara!! Doki—.... |
August 26, 2009 | 18,170 | |||
| 9 | Bravo☆Bravo | December 16, 2009 | 20,380 | |||
| 10 | Our Songs Our Songs Our Songs is the title of the tenth single by Hello! Project unit Buono!. Airi Suzuki is centered, while there is no main vocalist. The single was be released on February 3, 2010 in Japan under the Pony Canyon label in two different versions: regular and limited... |
February 3, 2010 | 15,692 | |||
| Zetima | ||||||
| 11 | February 2, 2011 | 14,794 | ||||
| 12 | July 20, 2011 | 12,554 | ||||
| 13 | DEEP MIND | November, 2011 | ||||
Concerts
- Buono! First Live 2009 ~Winter Festa~ (December 2009)
- Buono! Live Tour 2010: We are Buono! (May 19, 2010)
- Buono! Live Tour 2011 Winter Re;Buono
Commercials and Infomercials
- Pizza-LaPizza-Lais the highest-grossing pizza chain in Japan. Franchises of the chain are located in 34 of Japan's 47 prefectures. The company has its headquarters in the in southern Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo....
- Hokkaidō potato gratin pizza (November 2008) - Piranha 3D - American Film (2011)
- Aron Alpha - Quick Drying Glue (2011)