was a subgroup of the Japanese

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and

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, formed in 2007 by

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and associated with

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. The members consisted of

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and

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from Berryz Kobo, and

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from Cute. Their vocals were backed by the band Dolce, which formerly went under name Busters! in 2008. Buono! was initially formed as an

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project group to perform theme songs for the ''

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'' anime series, which ran from 2007 to 2010. After the show's end, they moved labels from

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and starred in the horror film ''

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''. Between 2012 and 2016 Buono! became less active and only performed as guest at various Hello! project events. Their radio show "Trattoria Buono!" was still on air until February 2015. They returned in 2016 before finally disbanding in 2017.

History

2007–2010: Formation

Buono! was officially announced as a new girl group at the ''

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'' Festival 2007 on July 21, 2007. The group was formed to sing both the opening ("

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") and ending ("

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") themes for the

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adaptation of the ''

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and

from

; and

from

, who have worked together as labelmates in

since joining the label in 2002 as Hello! Project Kids. Throughout their career, Buono! continued to record theme songs for ''

'' and their works were featured in the anime's soundtrack. Buono! also partnered up with pizza chain, Pizza-La, and starred in their commercials. They also had a weekly radio show endorsed by Pizza-La called ''Pizza-La presents Cafe Buono!'' Buono! was to perform at the Japan Expo in

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, 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 sales."

2010–2012: Label change

In December 2010, Buono! moved labels from

. Their 11th single, "Zassou No Uta", was released on February 2, 2011. On October 29, 2011, Buono! starred in the horror film, ''

'', marking their first feature film together as a group. In February 2012, Buono! performed in

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with a sold-out concert of 800 people. On June 25, 2012, Buono! took part in Yubi Matsuri, an idol festival produced by

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from

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attended by 8,000 people.

2016–2017: Final years and disbandment

After spending four years without CD releases, Buono! returned in 2016 with the song "So La Ti Do (Hey, Hey)" and a sold-out live event titled ''Buono! Festa 2016'' held on August 25, 2016. Around the second half of 2016, both Tsugunaga and Suzuki announced that they were leaving Hello! Project in June 2017. On May 22, 2017, Buono! had their final concert, ''Buono! Live 2017: Pienezza'', at the Yokohama Arena. Performing guests included Cute,

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, and Natsuyaki's new girl group

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15,000 people attended the concert. The event was also broadcast on Nico Nico Live.

Members

Buono!

* from

– leader * from Berryz Kobo – sub-leader * from

– health guardian

Dolce

* Eji – keyboard * – guitar * – guitar * ( – bass * () – drums

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Compilation albums

Singles

Filmography

Film

References

External links

Buono!'s official YouTube channel
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