OP: Bon Voyage! by Bon-Bon Blanco

"Bon Voyage!" by Bon-Bon Blanco (eps 169-206)


Bon-Bon Blanco (sometimes B3 or B3) is a Japanese popular music group. The origin of the name is Spanish. The group used to belong to Columbia Music Entertainment, but has moved to Bouncy Records in 2006.

History:
The group formed in 2002 with 4 members of a group named Nansho Kids: Mako Sakurai, Izumi Nakadai, Tomoyo Matsumoto, and Ruri Mizutani (sister of a famous actress, Yuri Mizutani) and added Santos Anna (who appeared in a Japanese version of Annie) as a vocalist and debuted at Bandai display corner at Tokyo Omocha Show[1] in May of the same year. Their unique style, 4 percussionists and 1 vocalist, attracted a lot of attention from media in Japan even before they debuted. With an average age of 14 at the time of debut, they were also gracing the cover of music magazines. In June of the same year, their official Web site “B3 TV” opened.

Members:
* Anna Santos (サントス・アンナ Santosu Anna, born July 9th, 1987) - Main Vocals
* Izumi (中台泉美 Nakadai Izumi, born January 2nd, 1988) - Conga
* Mako (桜井真子 Sakurai Mako, born October 7th, 1986) - Maracas, ex-leader
* Ruri (水谷光里 Mizutani Ruri, born January 7th, 1990) - Bongo
* Tomoyo (松本知世 Matsumoto Tomoyo, born March 2nd, 1987) - Timbales, current leader

[Wikipedia]