Unfortunately, however, due to a medical emergency involving one of the members, the concert had to be cut short. A small break replaced an MC in order to handle the situation. The girls stepped backstage and the tech crew provided the member with water and comfort. The member recovered promptly, for the most part, so medics were not called. But she still was not stable enough to continue with the second half of the show. The girls agreed to perform one last song and then end the concert. With much support from the audience, they finished strong.

Because of this, the full concert footage will not be released on Beri!’s youtube channel. Instead, a digest of the event will take its place. This video will be released on the same day as the concert would have been. The Road to Aki Con series will be released on schedule.

The identity of the member will remain withheld, as well as will the full setlist.

Rest assured that the member who suffered this emergency has already made a full recovery.

In honor of Beri!’s first concert this fall, a series of videos will be released on their youtube channel.

The Road to Aki Con

The videos will show the progress the girls have made during the time leading up to the concert.

Includes footage from

• Photoshoots
• Practices
• Rehearsal
• Traveling
• Aki Con

The videos will be divided into ten parts and released weekly starting October 22. Youtube version of the concert will be available October 15.

Here are just a few of the events Beri! will be found at during Aki Con:

• Appearance at opening ceremonies – Friday @ 4pm
• Performance in dance contest – Friday @ 10pm
• Beri! First Live concert – Saturday @ 7pm

In a sudden turn of events, Beri! is faced with a crisis.

The group’s newest member, Elyse, was set to perform alongside Beri!’s Top Three in their First Live concert at Aki Con in October. However, recent events have threatened her attendance at the convention.

To combat the issue, the Beri! girls quickly launched “#SaveEli”, a project to ensure Elyse will be able to perform with the group at their biggest event so far.

Beri! hopes to raise money to support Elyse in getting to Aki Con primarily by selling bows in an online store.

Please check them out!

Danielle and Sophia recently modeled some of the bows in this video:

More bows will be added to the store soon!

There is no telling whether the loss of this paltry member will be temporary or permanent.

Beri!, now officially an all-girl group, will continue to press on with unwavering power, strengthened by the removal of what was bringing them down.

Jenn’s bows have been seen as parts of Beri! outfits such as the bow in Danielle’s hair for C/C project 2010, Jenn’s bowtie at Aki Con 2010 and the bows on the shirts of the group’s Monkey Dance outfits at Sakura Con 2011.

Danielle often wears bows Jenn makes for her, and collects many comments from classmates and strangers for them.

Over fifteen kinds of bows will be available for purchase from the shop.

Proceeds from bow sales go toward supporting the Beri! First Live concert this fall.

The store will open soon… Look forward to it!

Jenn, Danielle and Sophia attended Aki Con in 2010, where they competed in both the karaoke and group dance contests. Attendees embraced the girls and the group gained many new friends and fans.

Aki Con staff, who have been looking for local artists to perform this year, agreed to host Beri!’s first concert a few days ago.

More information on this event will become available as the date approaches.

For information about Aki Con, go to the official website: AkiCon.org