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CoCo (group)
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CoCo was a Japanese
pop
group which consist of Mikiyo Ohno
, Azusa Senou
, Rieko Miura
, Erika Haneda, and Maki Miyamae
.
CoCo released their first single on September 6, 1989. They debuted with "Equal Romance" and found themselves on the charts almost regularly. CoCo even had a couple of their songs ("Equal Romance," "Omoide ga Ippai," and "Mou Nakanaide") as theme songs for the very popular anime series Ranma ½
. Azusa left the group in 1992 and went solo, while the other four stayed behind. Reiko and Maki released solo works but chose to remain in the group.
In a historic performance, CoCo joined Ribbon, Qlair and a few solo idols for the "Otomejuku" Concert. The highlight was when all of them joined onstage for a rousing version of the Candies classic "Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu."
Their final single, "You're My Treasure" was released to the public before they disbanded on August 3, 1994.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group which consist of Mikiyo Ohno
Mikiyo Ohno
Mikiyo Ohno is a J-pop singer, and was the youngest member of the group Coco. She was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.- Picture Books :# 6 September 1993: NOVA LUNA# 2 June 1995: The Wind Rose# 1 March 1996: True Blue...
, Azusa Senou
Azusa Senou
Azusa Senou is a J-pop singer, and a member of the group Coco.- Biography :Azusa was born in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and made her solo debut on 4 September 1991. She was a founding member of Coco, though she left in 1992. She has since retired from the entertainment business...
, Rieko Miura
Rieko Miura
Rieko Miura is a J-pop singer, and a former member of the group Coco. She was born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Her solo debut was on 14 September 1991. After her career ended, she became a voice actress, performing the voice of Yomiko Readman in the Japanese animation series R.O.D. the OAV and R.O.D...
, Erika Haneda, and Maki Miyamae
Maki Miyamae
Maki Miyamae is a Japanese pop singer, and the oldest member of the group Coco. She was born in Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan.- External links :*...
.
CoCo released their first single on September 6, 1989. They debuted with "Equal Romance" and found themselves on the charts almost regularly. CoCo even had a couple of their songs ("Equal Romance," "Omoide ga Ippai," and "Mou Nakanaide") as theme songs for the very popular anime series Ranma ½
Ranma ½
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts...
. Azusa left the group in 1992 and went solo, while the other four stayed behind. Reiko and Maki released solo works but chose to remain in the group.
In a historic performance, CoCo joined Ribbon, Qlair and a few solo idols for the "Otomejuku" Concert. The highlight was when all of them joined onstage for a rousing version of the Candies classic "Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu."
Their final single, "You're My Treasure" was released to the public before they disbanded on August 3, 1994.
Strawberry
Snow Garden
Straight
Ichiban!
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Share
Sylph
Coco Personal Best
Sweet & Bitter
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Singles
- 6 September 1989: Equal ROMANCE
- 24 January 1990: hanbun fushigi
- 17 May 1990: natsu no tomodachi
- 5 September 1990: sasayaka-na yuuwaku
- 1 January 1991: Live Version
- 10 April 1991: News-na mirai
- 31 July 1991: muteki no Only You
- 4 December 1991: yume dake miteru
- 17 April 1992: dakara namida to yobanaide
- 5 August 1992: natsuzora no Dreamer
- 20 November 1992: Yokohama Boy Style
- 21 April 1993: chiisa-na ippo-de
- 3 November 1993: koi no JUNCTION
- 6 July 1994: You're My Treasure ~ tooi yakusoku
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- CoCo at MusicBrainzMusicBrainzMusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open content music database. Similar to the freedb project, it was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB...