CHA-CHA

CHA-CHA was Japanese pop and variety idol group from 1988 to 1991 and then from 2006 to 2008.

Members

• Katsumata Kunikazu (勝俣州和)
• Matsubara Momotaro (松原桃太郎)
• Nishio Takumi (西尾拓美)
• Nakamura Nobutoshi (中村亘利)

Former Members

• Kino Masato (木野正人)
• Hino Tamao (火野玉男)
• Suma Kazuya (須間一彌)
• Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (草なぎ剛)
• Kimura Takuya (木村拓哉)

CHA-CHA 2008

• Katsumata Kunikazu (勝俣州和)
• Nakai Masahiro (中居正広)
• Shima Daisuku (嶋大輔)
• Takeyama Takanori (竹山隆範)
• Ishihara Yoshizumi (石原良純)

Information

CHA-CHA was formed in part due to the television variety show Kin Kira Rin 530!! wanted to start their own boyband to be a "disruption corps" for the other boybands, especially Johnny's. They held auditions and picked Hino Tamao, Matsubara Momotaro, and Suma Kazuya to be the first generation in 1987. But, Hino and Suma graduated from the group before their main debut, making the television program chose Katsumata Kunikazu, Kino Masato, Nishio Takumi, Nakamura Nobutoshi, and Kimura Takuya as the second generation.

Soon after, the new group took lessons and debuted on the show soon after. But, Kimura was the first to be cut from the group as he later become one of the leading faces of the boyband SMAP. The rest of the members continued until 1988 when Hino, Katsumura, Nishio, Matsubara, and Suma formed the group. But soon after. Hino and Suma was replaced by Nakamura and Kino.

CHA-CHA soon made their musical debut in 1988 when the single "Beginning". Kino later left the group after a while and went into retirement. Then in 1992, the group broke up after their last concert at Shibuya Town Hall with a former member. Kino. as the guest.

In 2006, the group reunited with Katsumata Kunikazu as the leader and four new members as CHA-CHA 2008.

Discography

Original Albums

• [1989.07.21] Sorairo no Kimochi (空色の気持ち)
• [1990.06.21] BEST
• [1990.12.21] Tawamure ni Koi wa Sumaji (たわむれに恋はすまじ)
• [1995.06.01] Hitomi no Naka no Takarajima (瞳の中の宝島)

Best Album

• [1991.12.21] CHA-CHA Singles Collection (CHA-CHA シングルコレクション)

Singles

• [1988.09.27] Beginning
• [1988.12.14] Iwayuru Hitotsu no Gokai Death (いわゆるひとつの誤解デス)
• [1989.04.19] Boku no Sei Ippai (僕のせいいっぱい)
• [1989.05.17] Boku no Yume ni Yoroshiku (ボクらの夢によろしく)
• [1989.08.09] Yakusoku (約束)
• [1989.11.08] Borori Monogatari (ぽろり物語)
• [1990.04.25] Kiss Shitai
• [1990.11.05] TRIANGLE LOVERS
• [1991.07.21] Anpanman Taisou (アンパンマンたいそう)
• [1991.12.21] Bokutachi no Kono Chikyuu de (僕たちのこの地球で)

Videos

• [1988.11.xx] CHA-CHA WORLD
• [1989.06.xx] Good-Bye Yesterday
• [1990.07.xx] EAST
• [1992.03.xx] CHA-CHA FINAL

Books

• [1989.03.xx] CHA-CHA First Shashinshuu (CHA-CHAファースト写真集)
• [1990.03.xx] CHA-CHA Second Shashinshuu (CHA-CHAセカンド写真集)
• [1990.07.xx] CHA-CHA Unbalance
• [1991.12.xx] CHA-CHA LOVERS

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia: CHA-CHA