A.B.C.-Z

A.B.C-Z (2011)

A.B.C.-Z (Acrobat Boys Club) is an acrobatic Johnny's Jr. group.

Members

• Totsuka Shota (戸塚祥太)
• Kawai Fumito (河合郁人)
• Tsukada Ryoichi (塚田僚一)
• Goseki Koichi (五関晃一)
• Hashimoto Ryosuke (橋本良亮)

History

The Acrobat Boys Club was created in 2001 with five members Totsuka Shota, Kawai Fumito, Tsukada Ryoichi, Koshioka Yuki and Yudai Tatsumi. They were dancing with J-Support. In 2002, Koshioka Yuki and Yudai Tatsumi left the group and were replaced with Goseki Koichi. Both boys finished in FM Tokyo, backdancing for Arashi and Tackey & Tsubasa. Later, Tohshin Yoshikazu's group ING Shinkoukei disbanded and he was featured with A.B.C. where they were introduced as Tohshin Yoshikazu & A.B.C. Tohshin isn't an acrobat but the others members consider him as the 5th members of A.B.C. In 2005, after a last performance with A.B.C., Tohshin left A.B.C. and started his new stage play and dramas. In 2006, Totsuka was chosen as a member of a new unit Kitty GYM with Yamashita Tomohisa, Golf & Mike, Yaotome Hikaru, Inoo Kei and Kitayama Hiromitsu. In 2007, they made a big impression with their original song Star Seeker, where the boys choreographed the song themselves, mixing different dance styles, acrobats, sign language, etc.

A.B.C. boys are especially well known for their backflips, cartwheels, somersaults, dance skills and other things such as backflipping off of raised platforms.

In Summary 2008, it was annouced that Hashimoto Ryosuke, who was a member of J.J.Express would join A.B.C., thus the group name changing to A.B.C-Z. Right after that they held a concert, along with Kis-My-Ft2.

In May 2010 they were allowed to hold their own concert at Theater Crea in Tokyo. It was also the first time they produced their own concert. They had their solo live from May 11th until 19th and then other units from Johnny's Jr. will take part in, and hold four different kinds of show in total until May 31st.

Original Songs

• Freedom
• Crazy Accel
• Kodoku no RUNAWAY
• Star Seeker
• Naked (with Question?)
• Attraction!
• Crush
• Sayonara Box
• Ashita no Tame ni Boku ga Iru
• You&Me&Who? (Track on Shounentai's Playzone 'CHANGE' album, with M.A.D.)
• Daybreaker (with Kis-My-Ft.2)
• Vanilla
• InaZuma☆Venus

Stage Show

• [2005] SHOCK ~Endless SHOCK~
• [Jan 2006] Dream Boys ~KAT-TUN vs Kanjani8~
• [2006] PLAYZONE 2006 ~Change~
• [March-April 2006] Takizawa Enbujou
• [Sept 2006] One! -the history of Tackey-
• [2010] PLAYZONE 2010 ~ROAD TO PLAYZONE~

Concerts

• A.B.C-Z Kis-My-Ft2 First Concert (11-13 Oct, 8-9 Nov 2008)
• Minna Crea ni Kite Kurie! (11-19 May 2010)
• 年末ヤング東西歌合戦！ 東西Jr.選抜大集合2010！ A.B.C-Z＋ジャニーズJr.選抜　VS　中山優馬＋関西Jr.選抜 (26-27 Nov 2010)

Television Shows

• Shounen Club
• Hadaka no Shounen

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia

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