PAPAYA PARANOIA

PAPAYA PARANOIA

PAPAYA PARANOIA (パパイヤパラノイア) is a Japanese punk rock band that debuted in 1985.

Members

• Ishishima Yumiko (石嶋由美子; Vocals and Guitar)
• Morinaga Michiko (森永道子; Guitar and Bass)

Information

The band formed in 1983 as Neko Odori with only Ishishima Yumiko as a permanent member. The group won the 28th Annual YAMAHA POP CON prize on September 1984. They debuted a year later as PAPAYA PARANOIA the year later with the Egg-Man album To ni Ame no Furu Gotoku. At that same time, the band began playing their first live at Shinjuku in front of 8,000 fans who known them for their showy costumes.

The punk band continued to releasing albums and performing all over when in 1991, Guitarist Morinaga Michiko joined the group as a permanent member. Even though the group's members have their own musical project, PAPAYA PARANOIA is still releasing music and continuing to perform to this day.

Discography

Albums

• [1985.02.01] To ni Ame no Furu Gotoku (都に雨の降る如く)
• [1985.12.20] Mowaya Kore Made (もはやこれまで)
• [1986.12.20] WAR WAR
• [1987.02.zz] Kodomotachi no CITY (子供たちのCITY)
• [1987.07.21] LUNATIC
• [1988.08.xx] TOKYO POP
• [1988.07.25] Canadian World Akage no Ann no Furusato (カナディアンワールド赤毛のアンのふるさと)
• [1992.10.26] GIMMICK
• [1997.07.25] VANILLA MOON
• [2000.10.xx] Emerald (翠緑)
• [2001.01.24] Live in Praha 2000
• [2001.07.07] Tamayura (玉響)

Singles

• [1986.03.08] Rinse (リンス)
• [1998.12.xx] Demo1
• [1999.12.24] Tenshi ga Wine Suru Yoru ni 2001 (天使がウインクする夜に2001)
• [2001.07.07] Tamayura Remix (玉響Remix)

Videos / DVDs

• [1987.xx.xx] TOKYO POP
• [2002.04.25] Live in Czech 2001

External Links

• Offical Site
• Japanese Wikipedia: パパイヤパラノイア