Key-A-Kiss

Key-A-Kiss

Key-A-Kiss (キーヤキッス) was an all-female J-Eurobeat/Disco group produced by avex trax. They were active from March 2000 to September 2001.

They got their name from a show they were featured on: sukiyaki. Sukiyaki spelled backwards in Japanese is "Key-a-kiss" (ki-ya-ki-su).

Members

• NAHOMI
• YUKIMI
• TOMOMI
• ERINO
• RUMI
• HITOMI (Graduated December 2000)
• NAMI (Graduated December 2000)

Information

In 2000, avex trax held an audition called avex dream 2000, where they were searching for people who could become the last big star of the 20th century. 120,000 people across the country applied to the contest. There, three girls (NAHOMI, YUKIMI and TOMOMI) were chosen as vocalists for a new group that was given the name Key-A-Kiss.

Before their third single, four new girls were added to the group: HITOMI, ERINO, RUMI and NAMI. The band changed their name from Key-A-Kiss to Key-A-Kiss Panic (キーヤキッスぱにっく). But on December 23 2000, HITOMI and NAMI graduated. The group released their third and fourth singles under this name before they changed it back to Key-A-Kiss.

On May 31st 2003, three years after their debut, the group disbanded. According to the official web site, there was an all member graduation where the five remaining girls chose to walk their own paths.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• [2001.02.07] delax (デラックス～delax～)

Mini-Albums

• [2001.08.22] Euro de Key-A! (ユーロ de キーヤ!)

Singles

• [2000.05.31] Deluxe / Aishiattemasu? (デラックス / アイシアッテマス？)
• [2000.09.06] Lucky Girl de Ikou (Lucky Girlでいこう)
• [2000.11.22] Watashi no Kare wa Sekiyuou (私の彼は石油王) (Key-A-Kiss Panic)
• [2001.01.24] TOKIO (トキオッ-TOKIO) (Key-A-Kiss Panic)
• [2001.06.06] please! / Marshmallow Warp (please! / マシュマロワープ)
• [2001.09.19] Decadance (デカダンス)

Analog

• [2000.09.01] Lucky Girl de Ikou (Lucky Girlでいこう)

Collaboration / Others

• [2000.07.05] Rank Oukoku presents Para Para Oukoku (#14 Deluxe (EUROBEAT MIX))
• [2000.07.12] Super Eurobeat Presents Euromach 5
• [2000.09.27] Super Euro Zip ~Non-Stop Megamix~ #6 Deluxe (EUROBEAT MIX))
• [2000.11.22] Aerobeat ~Eurobeat Version 5 (#23 Lucky Girl de Ikou (Y&Co.Lucky Euro MIX))
• [2000.12.13] Hyper Disco Mix II
• [2001.01.11] J-EURO BEST (#26 Lucky Girl de Ikou (Y&Co.Lucky Euro MIX))
• [2001.01.11] Super Eurobeat Presents Euromach 7 (#26 Aishiattemasu? (NEW GENERATION MIX))
• [2001.03.14] Super Eurobeat Presents Euromach 8 (#26 Watashi no Kare wa Sekiyuou (Y&Co.EURO OIL MIX))
• [2001.07.02] Para Para Paradise Original Soundtrack
• [2001.09.27] J-EURO NON-STOP BEST
• [2003.09.25] DRESS UP ~avex COVER SONGS collection~ (#14 TOKIO)
• [2007.09.26] Para OK? Para Para Dondake~. Paraoke Ika Hodo~. (#11 Kuma no Pooh-san (Eurobeat Version))
• [2010.01.01] SUPER EUROBEAT VOL. 200 (Disc 2 #36 Deluxe (EUROBEAT MIX))
• [2010.07.21] Disco Sentai Afranger (#15 Deluxe)
• [2010.12.29] SUPER EUROBEAT VOL. 210

External Links

• Official Website
• Wikipedia.jp: キーヤキッス