3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz
"3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz" is the third studio album by the Japanese girl group Berryz Kobo. It was released in Japan on July 5, 2006. It's the group's third studio 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 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."Jiriri Kiteru" is the first single taken to promote 3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz. It was released on March 29, 2006. The single ranked 6th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, setting a new high for the group.
The single "Yeah! Meccha Holiday", previously released on May 29, 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
- Jiriri Kiteru
- Maji Natsu Sugiru "It's so summer-like"
- Natsu Remember you "Summer Remembers You"
- Yeah! Meccha Holiday
- *Vocals: Risako Sugaya. Cover version of a song originally recorded and released by Aya Matsuura.
- Chu! Natsu Party "Kiss! Summer Party"
- *Vocals by Yurina Kumai, Miyabi Natsuyaki and Chinami Tokunaga. Cover version of a song originally recorded and released by 3nin Matsuri
- Halation Summer
- *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