Bon-Bon Blanco
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Bon-Bon Blanco is a Japanese popular music group. Its members are:
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[edit] History
[edit] Before Debut
The group started with selected 4 members from a group named Nansoh Kids, Mako Sakurai, Izumi Nakadai, Tomoyo Matsumoto, and Ruri Mizutani, a sister of a famous actress, Yuri Mizutani. And adding Santos Anna, who had already appeared in “Annie” (Japanese edition) as a vocalist, they debuted at a concert at Tokyo Omocha Show in May, 2002. Their unique style, 4 percussionists and 1 vocalist, attracted a lot of attention from media in Japan. And In June, they started the official Web site, “B3 TV” and started to broadcast some musical clips from there. From debut until recently, percussionists had been instructed by a Cuban musician, Juan Carlos Lopez Valdes.
[edit] Ruido
On July 17 , in 2002, they debuted with “Ai want you!!”, and since July 24 to August 28, at a live house named Harajuku Ruido they had concerts weekly. The reasonable price, 500 yens with one drink and the performance attracted a lot of fans little by little.
The quality of their music had been assured because one of Japanese major record labels, Being（ビーイング) has been supporting them since their debut. And as the percussionists who were amateur in the beginning grew up greatly, their popularity also shot up in 4 months. On December 26, they had a concert at Harajuku Ruido again, but all the tickets are sold immediately, and thanks to a lot of audience, the door of the live house wouldn't close.
Since 2002, they released singles once a few months, and also made TV appearances, but they couldn't get immense popularity more than what they did at Harajuku Ruido. And after the album they released in 2003, 'Beat Goes On', they began to search a new direction of their music. But accidentally, the vocal, Santos Anna had a health problem on her throat, they had to take a 6-month leave until the concert held at Club Citta Kawasaki on December 28.
[edit] Smashing Hit
The turning point had come in 2004. Their 6th single, 'Bon Voyage' was used as a theme of a famous animation program, 'One Piece', and it became #8 at hit charts in Japan. And Bon-Bon Blanco's name finally was recognized by a lot of people. And with 7th single, 'Tenohira wo Taiyo ni', they visited a lot of elementary schools, including the school Anna graduated. This song is the 4th cover song of the group after 'Conga' from Miami Sound Machine and 'Come to me' from Bobby Caldwell, And 'Ureshii Tanoshii Daisuki' from Dreams Come True, all of which are included in their 2nd album, 'B3 masterpieces 2002-2004'.
[edit] Rise and Fall
However, after the hit of 'Bon Voyage', the gap between the group aiming at and what fans require was widened graduately, and the sales of copies of each single descended along with that. And after they released 'Ai ga ippai' in 2005, although the group was sometimes guested to some concerts including a musical named 'Angel Gate', they had to take a factual leave continued for one and half years.
[edit] Revival
On July 25, 2006, they had a concert at Shibuya Bpxx, and it was the beginning of their return. On August 30, they released 'Yura Yura Yureru', from a new record label set up by the producer of Bon-Bon Blanco, Bouncy Records.[1] This is the song they performed in Angel Gate. In this song, and they renewed the group's image changing their costumes from jeans and t-shirts to sexy bikinis. Anna challenged to rapping first time.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- 'Ai Want You!!' (7/17/2002)
- 'Datte, Onna no Ko Nandamon!' (9/11/2002)
- 'Ai no Nurse Carnival' (2/19/2003)
- 'Namida no Hurricane' (2/19/2003) (2nd ED song for the anime series Get Backers).
- 'Vacance no Koi' (6/4/2003)
- 'Bon Voyage!' (1/14/2004)(4th theme song for the anime series One Piece)
- 'Te no Hira wo Taiyou ni' (7/14/2004)
- 'La La Kuchibue Fuite Ikou' (9/1/2004)
- 'Ai ga Ippai' (2/23/2005)
- 'Yura Yura Yureru' (8/30/2006)
[edit] Albums
- BEAT GOES ON (3/26/2003)
- B3 Master Pieces 2002-2004 (3/24/2004)
- Winter Greetings (12/15/2004)
[edit] DVD
- B3 Master Clips 2002-2004 (3/24/2004)
[edit] External links
- B3 TV.INFO - the official website
