Zoo (Japanese band)

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Zoo
OriginJapan
Genres J-pop
Years active1989 (1989)–1995 (1995)
Past members
  • TACO
  • SATSUKI
  • SAE
  • HIRO
  • CAP
  • LUKE
  • MARK

Zoo (stylized as ZOO) was a J-pop dance and vocal group formed in 1989. [1] They debuted with the single "Careless Dance" on 5 May 1990. ZOO had one major hit with the 1991 song "Choo Choo Train" and disbanded in 1995. [2] [3] In 1993, the British dance music duo Band of Gypsies and singer Miriam Stockley released an album of ZOO covers, titled Song of ZOO Meets House Style. In 1999, a former member, Hiroyuki Igarashi, [1] formed the group J Soul Brothers, which was renamed Exile in 2001. They rerecorded the song "Choo Choo Train" in 2003, and it went on to be one of their biggest hits.

Contents

Band members

Final lineup

Other members

Discography

Albums

  • Native (1991)
  • Present Pleasure (1991)
  • Gorgeous (1992)
  • Jungle (1992)
  • Can I Dance? (1993)
  • ZOO Palast (1994)

EPs

  • Choo Choo Train (1991)

Compilations

  • ZOO for Sale (1993)
  • ZOO Last Dance (1995)
  • ZOO Pure Best (2001)
  • ZOO Golden Best: Special Works (2003)
  • Real ZOO Best – DJ Taro Selection (2013)

Remix albums

  • ZOO Remix (1995)
  • Dance Paradise Hyper Euro ZOO (2000)

Live albums

  • ZOO the Final ~Last Dance Live~ (1996)

Singles

  • "Careless Dance" (1990)
  • "Given" (1991)
  • "Native" (1991)
  • "Choo Choo Train" (1991)
  • "Gorgeous" (1992)
  • "Ya-Ya-Ya" (1992)
  • "Shy-Shy-Shine" (1993)
  • "Ding Dong Express" (1993)
  • "On Time" (1994)
  • "Angelic Dream" (1994)
  • "Adam" (1995)

References

  1. 1 2 "元ＺＯＯの坂井容疑者 生放送３日後に覚せい剤逮捕" [Former ZOO member Sakai arrested for stimulant drug charges three days after live broadcast]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Zoo". okmusic.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "ZOO、TRFが築いた黄金期 今後のダンス＆ボーカル戦国時代を制するのは？" [ZOO and TRF created a golden age. Who will dominate the coming era of dance and vocal wars?]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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