is the third studio album (a mini-album) by the Japanese girl group Berryz Kobo. It was released in Japan on 5 July 2006. It's the group's third studio album (although this is a mini album), fourth non-single release, and fifteenth audio release overall.
3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz is a concept album with a summer theme. It is also Berryz' second seasonal-themed release (Their previous EP, Special! Best Mini: 2.5 Maime no Kare, featured a winter theme in its artwork but no winter-related songs) and features their previous single "Jiriri Kiteru" along with five tracks exclusive to the EP.
The EP is equally notable to Berryz fans for featuring separate members, or clusters of members, covering summer-related Hello! Project songs by Aya Matsuura, Coconuts Musume, and 3nin Matsuri.
Release The album debuted at number 20 in the Oricon Weekly Single Chart, remaining in the list for 3 weeks.
is the first single taken to promote 3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz. It was released on 29 March 2006. The single ranked 6th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, setting a new high for the group.
The single , previously released on 29 May 2002 by Aya Matsuura, who was a Hello! Project solo artist at the time. Tsunku composed and wrote the lyrics, and it was arranged by Yuichi Takahashi. The song appears in 2012 Japanese game Just Dance Wii 2. The title song was covered by AKB48's Rino Sashihara on her debut solo single "Soredemo Suki Da yo".
Track listing
"It's so summer-like" "Summer Remembers You"
Vocals: Risako Sugaya. Cover version of a song originally recorded and released by Aya Matsuura. "Kiss! Summer Party" Vocals by Yurina Kumai, Miyabi Natsuyaki and Chinami Tokunaga. Cover version of a song originally recorded and released by 3nin Matsuri (Ai Kago, Rika Ishikawa and Aya Matsuura)
Vocals by Saki Shimizu, Maasa Sudo and Momoko Tsugunaga. Cover version of a song originally recorded and released by Coconuts Musume.
Personnel Saki Shimizu – vocals and band captain Momoko Tsugunaga – vocals Chinami Tokunaga – vocals Miyabi Natsuyaki – vocals Maasa Sudou – vocals Yurina Kumai – vocals Risako Sugaya – vocals Koichi Yuasa – keyboard and MIDI programming, guitar Hiroshi Shibasaki – guitar Yukari Hashimoto – keyboard and MIDI programming Masato Ishinari – guitar Hiroshi Iida – percussion Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki – keyboard and MIDI programming, guitar Jun Yamazaki – keyboard and MIDI programming Shochiro Hirata – keyboard and MIDI programming Tsunku – backing vocals, songwriter Atsuko Inaba – backing vocals Hiroaki Takeuchi – backing vocals
Production Nobatsu Umemoto – recording coordination Asuka Ishikiri – production assistant Kazumi Matsui – recording and mix engineer Ryo Wakizaka – recording and mix engineer Takeshi Yanagisawa – mix engineer Shinnoskue Kobayashi – mix engineer Yuichi Ohtsubo – 2nd engineer Hirofumi Kiraki – 2nd engineer Youhei Koriuchi – 2nd engineer Mitsuo Koike – mastering engineer
Charts Chart (2006) Peakposition Weekson chart Sales Firstweek Total Japan (Oricon Daily Albums Chart) 9 Japan (Oricon Weekly Albums Chart) 20 3 8,925 10,988
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