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ZOO
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ZOO (ズー) was a 90's dance unit whose major hit single 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 singles 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, formed his own dance/pop group that was later named EXILE.
Discography
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 PALAST
Remix Album
- [1995.08.19] REMIX
Live Album
- [1996.03.21] ZOO THE FINAL ~LAST DANCE LIVE
Best Albums
- [1993.05.21] ZOO FOR SALE
- [1995.12.16] LAST DANCE
- [2001.09.27] ZOO Pure Best
- [2003.03.19] ZOO GOLDEN☆BEST Special Works
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] On Time
- [1994.11.07] Angelic Dream
- [1995.04.01] Adam
- [2000.11.22] DANCE PARADISE HYPER EURO ZOO
- [2003.12.10] Choo Choo TRAIN