Impressions: Naru-Chika 2013 Autumn Berryz Kobo x Juice=Juice

Overview

A live Blu-ray of the #Naru-Chika 2013 Autumn Berryz Kobo x Juice=Juice concert held at Nagoya DIAMOND HALL on November 10, 2013.

Content and Impressions

Costumes

Main costumes: White dresses with a plaid pattern and a center line in the member's color on the front. After the encore: Blue live T-shirt + black or navy skirt.

Kacchoii Uta (Berryz Kobo x Juice=Juice)

Performance starts immediately upon appearance.
I'm very sorry to say this, but Berryz's costumes are so tacky that I can't focus on the song at all...
Juice came in their MV costumes, though...

MC1

Self-introductions.
Everyone adds "Hai!" before their names, but only Maasa doesn't. It's cool and confident.

Motto Zutto Issho ni Itakatta (Berryz Kobo)

Performance starts right after the MC without an intro.
Miyabi-chan is amazing for tuning her pitch with just a single note played.
Risako is a bit behind the beat, full of emotion.
The spoken lines, in particular, are wonderful with more emotion than usual.

Romance no Tochuu (Juice=Juice)

A stable performance that makes it hard to believe they just made their major debut in September.
They are very confident.

MC2

Juice introduces their new song and introduces Berryz.

Waracchao yo BOYFRIEND (1st chorus -> interlude -> last chorus) (Berryz Kobo)

They appear carrying microphone stands, lol.

Asian Celebration (1st chorus -> interlude -> last chorus) (Berryz Kobo)

Risako's challenging gaze gives me chills.

Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (MEMORIAL EDIT) (1st chorus -> interlude -> last chorus) (Juice=Juice)

Miyamoto is way too sharp, and perhaps because she holds her pose longer than anyone else after the reach-out move, her movements feel incredibly crisp. Amazing.

MC3

Kumai-chan MC
After doing a few call-and-responses during 'Enjoy!', she suddenly said 'Tano-Shimizu!' leaving the fans confused.
She talks passionately about the golden shachihoko sweets.

ROCK Erotic (Berryz Kobo)

Maybe because it was just released, it was the full chorus.
While there were some parts in other songs where the pitch was unstable, everyone's pitch was perfect and cool in this song.

LET'S LIVE! (Juice=Juice)

I've been listening to Juice songs lately, but this was my first time hearing this one.
It's a very Hello! Project-style song.

MC4

Lottery
Presents from the four: Captain, Momoko, Uemura, and Kanazawa.
Kanazawa: A clear file she used quite a bit. Includes an autograph and illustration.
Uemura: Hairpins for her bangs.
Captain: Glasses case.
Momoko: A glowing spinning top you get for putting five plates into the slot at a certain sushi restaurant.

VERY BEAUTY (1 chorus -> interlude -> last chorus) (Berryz Kobo)

Just Risako's 'Sore ga onna yo~' after the first chorus makes my heart tremble.
Many people have covered it, but Risako is definitely the best at Very Beauty!

Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru (MEMORIAL EDIT) (1 chorus -> interlude -> last chorus) (Juice=Juice)

First time hearing it. The intro seems a bit different from the original version.

Golden Chinatown (1 chorus -> interlude -> last chorus) (Berryz Kobo)

Good.

Loving too much (1 chorus -> interlude -> last chorus)

For some reason, the dancing is super sharp and funny.
The rap part is also consistently good.
I was surprised at how fresh Juice looked coming out from the back during the last chorus.
Conversely, it shows how much presence Berryz has, lol.

MC5

Ijiwaru Shinaide Dakishimete yo (Juice=Juice)

Kanatomo's voice is addictive.

Ten Made Nobore! (Juice=Juice)

Uemura's hand-waving choreography is off-rhythm, which bothers me lol
Berryz appears during the outro. They really are tall lol.

cha cha SING (1 chorus -> interlude -> last chorus) (Berryz Kobo with Juice=Juice)

Everyone is smiling and looks like they're having a lot of fun.
Juice appears during the interlude.

Itchome Rock (1 chorus -> interlude -> last chorus) (Berryz Kobo with Juice=Juice)

Performance by everyone.

MC6

Individual greetings.

CLAP! (Berryz Kobo x Juice=Juice)

It seems they sing together at the beginning and end.
I just realized that when they sing together (= the vocal parts are divided), it's written as Berryz Kobo x Juice=Juice, and when they are doing back-dancing & chorus, it's written as Berryz Kobo with Juice=Juice.
Captain and Chinami's outfits are especially cute.

Afterword

As I write this in April 2026, Juice=Juice is really booming, so I watched this disc so I wouldn't fall behind the trend.
I felt that even though they had just debuted, they were a group with a high level of perfection, but it's interesting how the atmosphere is completely different from the current members.
I actually won tickets to the final live show, so I'll have to properly study up on Juice=Juice for a while now~~