ZOO

ZOO (ズー) was a 90s' dance unit whose major hit was the 1991 single Choo Choo TRAIN.

Members

• TACO (野嶋千照; Nojima Senteru)
• MARK (岡山純久; Okayama Sumihisa)
• NAOYA (瀬谷直也; Seya Naoya)
• LUKE (斎藤憲史; Saitou Kenji)
• CAP (坂井俊浩; Sakai Toshihiro)
• HIRO (五十嵐広行; Igarashi Hiroyuki)
• SATSUKI (御木五月; Goki Satsuki)
• SAEKO (海老沢佐江子; Ebisawa Saeko)
• HISAMI (竹村久美; Takemura Hisami)
• MAMI (村尾真美; Murao Mami)
• YU-KI (北村夕起; Kitamura Yuuki)

Information

ZOO was formed in 1989 with ten members as a dance unit. There first single, Careless Dance, was released in 1991 with moderate success. The single featured vocals by future TRF member YU-KI, who left the group after the single was released.

The group released two more hits till they found much success with their fourth single, Choo Choo TRAIN, that sold over a million copies. The group had moderate success after their hit single but broke up on Christmas Day 1995. After that, one member, HIRO, would form his own dance/pop group that was later named EXILE.

Discography

Singles

• [1990.05.21] Careless Dance
• [1991.02.06] GIVEN
• [1991.07.03] Native
• [1991.11.07] Choo Choo TRAIN
• [1992.04.29] Gorgeous
• [1992.10.21] YA-YA-YA
• [1993.06.18] SHY-SHY-SHINE
• [1993.10.21] Ding Dong Express
• [1994.04.21] One Time
• [1994.11.07] Angelic Dream
• [1995.04.01] Adam

Albums

• [1991.07.21] NATIVE
• [1991.12.15] Present Pleasure
• [1992.05.13] Gorgeous
• [1992.12.16] JUNGLE
• [1993.11.19] Can I Dance?
• [1994.12.07] ZOO PAPAST

Best-of Albums

• [1993.05.21] ZOO FOR SALE
• [1995.08.19] REMIX
• [1995.12.16] LAST DANCE
• [1996.03.21] ZOO THE FINAL~LAST DANCE LIVE
• [2001.09.27] ZOO Pure Best
• [2003.03.19] ZOO GOLDEN☆BEST Special Works

External Links

• ZOO @ FOR LIFE Page
• Wikipedia.jp: ZOO