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Zoo
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop
Years active1989 (1989)–1995 (1995)
Past members
  • TACO
  • SATSUKI
  • SAE
  • HIRO
  • CAP
  • LUKE
  • MARK

ZOO was a J-pop dance and vocal group formed in 1989.[1] They debuted with the single "Careless Dance" on 5 May 1990. ZOO had one major hit with the 1991 song "Choo Choo Train" and disbanded in 1995.[2][3] In 1993, the British dance music duo Band of Gypsies and singer Miriam Stockley released an album of ZOO covers, titled Song of ZOO Meets House Style. In 1999, a former member, Hiroyuki Igarashi,[1] formed the group J Soul Brothers, which was renamed Exile in 2001. They rerecorded the song "Choo Choo Train" in 2003, and it went on to be one of their biggest hits.

Band members

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Final lineup

  • TACO (Chiaki Nojima) – bandleader, dancer
  • SATSUKI (Satsuki Miki) – lead singer
  • SAE (Saeko Ebisawa) – dancer
  • HIRO (Hiroyuki Igarashi) – dancer
  • CAP (Sakai Toshihiro) – dancer
  • LUKE (Saito Norifumi) – dancer
  • MARK (Sumihisa Okayama) – dancer

Other members

  • HISAMI (Kumi Takemura)
  • NAOYA (Naoya Setani)
  • MAMI (Mami Murao)
  • YU-KI (Yuuki Kitamura): singer; current lead vocalist for TRF
  • HISAMI (Hisami Takemura)

Discography

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Albums

  • Native (1991)
  • Present Pleasure (1991)
  • Gorgeous (1992)
  • Jungle (1992)
  • Can I Dance? (1993)
  • ZOO Palast (1994)

EPs

  • Choo Choo Train (1991)

Compilations

  • ZOO for Sale (1993)
  • ZOO Last Dance (1995)
  • ZOO Pure Best (2001)
  • ZOO Golden Best: Special Works (2003)
  • Real ZOO Best – DJ Taro Selection (2013)

Remix albums

  • ZOO Remix (1995)
  • Dance Paradise Hyper Euro ZOO (2000)

Live albums

  • ZOO the Final ~Last Dance Live~ (1996)

Singles

  • "Careless Dance" (1990)
  • "Given" (1991)
  • "Native" (1991)
  • "Choo Choo Train" (1991)
  • "Gorgeous" (1992)
  • "Ya-Ya-Ya" (1992)
  • "Shy-Shy-Shine" (1993)
  • "Ding Dong Express" (1993)
  • "On Time" (1994)
  • "Angelic Dream" (1994)
  • "Adam" (1995)

References

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  1. ^ a b "元ＺＯＯの坂井容疑者 生放送３日後に覚せい剤逮捕" [Former ZOO member Sakai arrested for stimulant drug charges three days after live broadcast]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Zoo". okmusic.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ^ "ZOO、TRFが築いた黄金期 今後のダンス＆ボーカル戦国時代を制するのは？" [ZOO and TRF created a golden age. Who will dominate the coming era of dance and vocal wars?]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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