BaBe

Babe (ベイブ pronounced "Babe"), stylized "BaBe", was a Japanese pop duo, composed of Tomoko Kondo and Yukari Nikaido. They debuted in February 1987 with "Give Me Up", a cover of Michael Fortunati's original song. From February 1987 to February 1990 they had several hits including "I Don't Know", "Somebody Loves You", and "Get a Chance!".

BaBe
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Pop, J-pop
Years active	1987–1990
Labels	Pony Canyon
Past members	Tomoko Kondo Yukari Nikaido

Their highest single ranking on the Oricon charts was #4 in 1987 for Somebody Loves You.^[1] They sang "Get A Chance!" as the end theme and post-credits music video in the third Project A-ko anime and the television adaptation of Hana no Asuka-gumi!. They also sang an all English song, "Love in the First Degree" (a cover of the Bananarama single).^[2]

They disbanded in February 1990 because of Yukari's marriage and pregnancy.

Members

• Tomoko Kondo (近藤 智子, Kondō Tomoko) was born on February 17, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan.^[3]
• Yukari Nikaido (二階堂 ゆかり, Nikaidō Yukari) was born on August 29, 1967, in Tokyo, Japan.^[3]

Discography

Albums

• Bravo! - June 21, 1987
• Nice! - December 5, 1987 JP #14
• Good! - January 5, 1988 JP #11
• Fight - June 21, 1988 JP #12
• Brand New - April 21, 1989 JP #26
• Contrast - February 22, 1990

Compilation albums

• The Best of BaBe - May 21, 1990
• BaBe Best - March 20, 2002
• BaBe Singles - August 17, 2007
• My Kore! Lite BaBe - April 21, 2010
• The Premium Best BaBe - November 21, 2012

Singles

• "Give Me Up" - February 21, 1987
• "I Don't Know!" - May 2, 1987
• "Somebody Loves You" - September 10, 1987 JP #4
• "Hold Me" - October 21, 1987 JP #7
• "Tonight" - January 21, 1988 JP #7
• "Get a Chance" - May 11, 1988 JP #9
• "Wake Up!" - August 31, 1988 JP #18
• "She Has a Dream" - March 1, 1989

References

1. (in Japanese) BaBe-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック
2. (in Japanese) Others
3. (in Japanese) "BaBeのプロフィール"

External links

• BaBe Archives
• Encyclopedia Idollica
• Images