Shanadoo
Encyclopedia
Shanadoo is a Japanese
Eurodance
group formerly produced in Germany
and now produced in Japan
. The majority of their recorded works have been Japanese covers of a German
dance
act, E-Rotic
.
s, bikini pin-up modeling and even a few Japanese Eurobeat
-style recordings for various Avex Trax music compilations such as Girl's Box. Genda was later added to the group as Lead Vocalist once the Shanadoo project went into project with noted Eurodance
Producer, David Brandes
. Brandes' production credits include acts such as E-Rotic
, Bad Boys Blue
and Vanilla Ninja
.
Released on June 16, 2006 through one of Brandes' record labels, Icezone Music, Shanadoo's first single, "King Kong", a cover of E-Rotic's 2000 work of the same name, later recovered in 2005 by Hinoi Team
in Japan
, was met with great success. Shanadoo's works were exclusive to Germany and other Europe
an markets, such as Austria
, until December 2006, when avex announced that a then untitled debut album would be released on February 28, 2007 in Japan. In January 2007, it was announced by Icezone Music that Shanadoo's fourth single, to be released on March 9, 2007 in Germany, would be original content instead of a Japanese cover of E-Rotic.
Shanadoo has remained active in 2008, with their activities shifting from Germany
to Japan
. They are currently building a fan following by frequently performing at numerous music festivals and events. Shanadoo also announced in late 2008, a collaboration with Japanese clothing design house Kiks Tyo
to have their likeness appear on a designer t-shirt line set for release in early 2009.
On December 18, 2008, after a brief mention on Shanadoo's official blog in November 2008 of a new song "No Crime" being performed at recent live events, the Nintendo
Wii
video game Dance Dance Revolution Full Full Party was released in Japan featuring a short edit of the song. On January 29, 2009 an official soundtrack for the game is scheduled to be released that features a full version of the song. "No Crime" is produced by Japanese video game sound producer, Naoki Maeda, and is the first of Shanadoo's recorded works to not be produced by David Brandes
. On November 25, 2009 Shanadoo released their third studio album entitled, "Launch Party!!!".
Music of Japan
The music of Japan includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles both traditional and modern. The word for music in Japanese is 音楽 , combining the kanji 音 with the kanji 楽...
Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
group formerly produced in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and now produced in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The majority of their recorded works have been Japanese covers of a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
act, E-Rotic
E-Rotic
E-Rotic is a German Eurodance project. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music. Some of the female vocalists who fronted E-Rotic over the years also fronted Missing Heart vocals.-History:...
.
Members
- 1.53m tall, born February 19, 1984; vocalist, real name: Chika Takagi - 1.57m tall, born September 14, 1985; vocalist - 1.60m tall, born October 14, 1986; vocalist, real name: Marina Kakitsu - 1.58m tall, born January 9, 1989; vocalistInformation
Shanadoo is an all female group made up of four young Japanese women from the Platinum Production agency. Shibuya, Fukuda and Fuku had worked together before the Shanadoo project had started as a part of Avex Trax's promotional unit, Vivace. Vivace's activities included work as race queenRace queen
is a Japanese term for a type of promotional model found as part of a pit crew in certain kinds of motor racing, such as F1 races. The equivalent British term is "Pit babe".-History:...
s, bikini pin-up modeling and even a few Japanese Eurobeat
Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
-style recordings for various Avex Trax music compilations such as Girl's Box. Genda was later added to the group as Lead Vocalist once the Shanadoo project went into project with noted Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
Producer, David Brandes
David Brandes
David Brandes is a Swiss-born German songwriter and producer. Brandes has written and produced for many artists, including E-Rotic, Bad Boys Blue, Chris Norman, Indiggo, Lemon Ice and Vanilla Ninja...
. Brandes' production credits include acts such as E-Rotic
E-Rotic
E-Rotic is a German Eurodance project. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music. Some of the female vocalists who fronted E-Rotic over the years also fronted Missing Heart vocals.-History:...
, Bad Boys Blue
Bad Boys Blue
Bad Boys Blue are a multinational pop group that was formed in Cologne, Germany. The group performed many international hits including You're a Woman, Pretty Young Girl, I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat and Come Back and Stay.- History :...
and Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja is a three-piece Estonian girl band which has enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria....
.
Released on June 16, 2006 through one of Brandes' record labels, Icezone Music, Shanadoo's first single, "King Kong", a cover of E-Rotic's 2000 work of the same name, later recovered in 2005 by Hinoi Team
Hinoi Team
was a Japanese female pop group formed around Asuka Hinoi with supporting members Keika Matsuoka, Hikaru Koyama, and Rina Takenaka. Most of their releases are covers of Eurobeat songs.- Ike Ike :...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, was met with great success. Shanadoo's works were exclusive to Germany and other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an markets, such as Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, until December 2006, when avex announced that a then untitled debut album would be released on February 28, 2007 in Japan. In January 2007, it was announced by Icezone Music that Shanadoo's fourth single, to be released on March 9, 2007 in Germany, would be original content instead of a Japanese cover of E-Rotic.
Shanadoo has remained active in 2008, with their activities shifting from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. They are currently building a fan following by frequently performing at numerous music festivals and events. Shanadoo also announced in late 2008, a collaboration with Japanese clothing design house Kiks Tyo
KIKS TYO
KIKS TYO is a Japanese clothing company founded by DJ, designer and streetwear/sneaker culture personality hobby:tech in 2006. KIKS TYO specializes in streetwear, as well as accessories, and footwear.-History:...
to have their likeness appear on a designer t-shirt line set for release in early 2009.
On December 18, 2008, after a brief mention on Shanadoo's official blog in November 2008 of a new song "No Crime" being performed at recent live events, the Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
video game Dance Dance Revolution Full Full Party was released in Japan featuring a short edit of the song. On January 29, 2009 an official soundtrack for the game is scheduled to be released that features a full version of the song. "No Crime" is produced by Japanese video game sound producer, Naoki Maeda, and is the first of Shanadoo's recorded works to not be produced by David Brandes
David Brandes
David Brandes is a Swiss-born German songwriter and producer. Brandes has written and produced for many artists, including E-Rotic, Bad Boys Blue, Chris Norman, Indiggo, Lemon Ice and Vanilla Ninja...
. On November 25, 2009 Shanadoo released their third studio album entitled, "Launch Party!!!".
Singles
- [2006.06.16] King Kong (Germany)
- [2006.09.15] My Samurai (Germany) - a Japanese cover of the English-language "Fred Come to BedFred Come to Bed"Fred Come to Bed" is a 1995 song recorded by Eurodance act E-Rotic. It was the second single from the album Sex Affairs and was released in the 1995 summer. Written and composed by David Brandes and John O'Flynn, the song hit success in German-speaking countries where it was a top ten hit. In...
", released in 1995 by German dance act E-RoticE-RoticE-Rotic is a German Eurodance project. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music. Some of the female vocalists who fronted E-Rotic over the years also fronted Missing Heart vocals.-History:... - [2006.11.17] Guilty of LoveGuilty of Love"Guilty of Love" is the third single released by Japanese Eurodance cover group, Shanadoo.-Information:"Guilty of Love" is a Japanese cover of the English-language "The Power of Sex", released in 1996, from the album of the same name by German dance act, E-Rotic. The single also contains original...
(Germany) - [2007.03.09] HypnotizedHypnotized (song)"Hypnotized" is the fourth single released by the Japanese Eurodance group Shanadoo produced in Germany.- Information :"Hypnotized" is the first original recording by Shanadoo. Previously Shanadoo's works have been Japanese covers of songs by the German dance act E-Rotic. The single also contains...
(Germany) - [2007.10.05] Japanese BoyJapanese Boy"Japanese Boy" is a UK No.1 hit single by Scottish singer Aneka, released in 1981. The song became her biggest hit and provided the singer with a memorable Japanese image, which she found difficult to discard.- Background :...
(Germany) - [2007.12.07] Think About (Germany)
- [2009.09.30] Love Space Ship / World's End Supernova (Digital single) (Available on iTunes Japan)
- [2011.02.09] Shine (Digital Single) (Available on iTunes Japan)
Albums
- [2006.12.01] Welcome to TokyoWelcome to Tokyo-Personnel:Credits for Welcome To Tokyo adapted from album insert.* Vocals: Junko Fukuda, Chika Shibuya, Manami Fuku, Marina Genda* Producer: David Brandes & Felix J. Gauder* Keyboards & Programming: Felix J...
(Germany) - [2007.02.28] Welcome to TokyoWelcome to Tokyo-Personnel:Credits for Welcome To Tokyo adapted from album insert.* Vocals: Junko Fukuda, Chika Shibuya, Manami Fuku, Marina Genda* Producer: David Brandes & Felix J. Gauder* Keyboards & Programming: Felix J...
(Japan) - [2007.04.27] Welcome to Tokyo - Limited Edition - (Germany)
- [2007.12.07] The Symbol (Germany)
- [2009.11.25] Launch Party!!! (Japan)
Compilations
- [2007.07.27] Ballerman Hits 2007 (Disc 02/Track 14: Fly Me To Shanghai)
- [2007.09.26] Para OK? Parapara Dondake. Paraoke Ikahodo (Track 12: King Kong)
- [2008.09.17] Zip Dance Nation: Zip-FM 15th Anniversary -Best Hit Dance- (Track 36: King Kong)
- [2009.09.30] Z-Nation Supported by House Nation (Track 25: World's End Supernova (DJ Kanbe Club Mix))
- [2009.10.07] House Nation Terminal Disco (Track 25: Next Life (Caramel Pod Club Mix))
Soundtracks
- [2009.01.29] I Love Dance Dance RevolutionDance Dance RevolutionDance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
: Dance Dance Revolution XDance Dance Revolution XDance Dance Revolution X, abbreviated DDR X or simply X, is a music video game, and a part of the Dance Dance Revolution series. DDR X was originally announced by Konami on May 15, 2008 for the North American PlayStation 2. The arcade version was announced on July 7, 2008, July 9, 2008 in Europe,...
& Furu Furu Party Original Soundtrack (Disc 01/Track 33: No Crime (Full Version), Disc 02/Track 26: No Crime, Disc 03/Track 45: No Crime)
Downloads
- [2008.12.18] No Crime (Available from Konami'sKonamiis a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
Konami Music Full digital download service for Japanese cellphones.) - [2009.03.04] House Nation Digital Vol. 1 (Track 16: Next Life (Caramel Pod Club Mix)
- [2009.09.30] Love Space Ship / World's End Supernova
The Symbol Track List
- 1. "Think About" (original)
- 2. "Lover On The Run" ("Lemmings On The Run" by E-Rotic)
- 3. "Gotta Get It Groovin'" ("Gotta Get It Groovin'" by E-Rotic)
- 4. "Japanese Boy" ("Japanese Boy" by AnekaAnekaAneka is a Scottish singer.In 1981 she hit number one in the UK Singles Chart with her song, "Japanese Boy". She was well known for the Oriental image she adopted for the song...
) - 5. "Heart To Heart" ("Test My Best" by E-Rotic)
- 6. "Bonjour Tristesse" ("Dance With The Vamps" by E-Rotic)
- 7. "You Are My Daydream" ("I Feel Your Heartbeat" by E-Rotic)
- 8. "Hypnotized" (original)
- 9. "Once She Gets Tired" (original)
- 10. "From Time To Time" ("Rave Me Dave" by E-Rotic)
- 11. "L.O.V.E." ("L.O.V.E. (Sex On The Beach)" by E-Rotic)
- 12. "Fly Me To Shanghai" ("Oh Nick Please Not So Quick (Flute Version)" by E-Rotic)
- 13. "King Kong (Remix 2007)" ("King Kong" by E-RoticE-RoticE-Rotic is a German Eurodance project. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music. Some of the female vocalists who fronted E-Rotic over the years also fronted Missing Heart vocals.-History:...
, later by Hinoi TeamHinoi Teamwas a Japanese female pop group formed around Asuka Hinoi with supporting members Keika Matsuoka, Hikaru Koyama, and Rina Takenaka. Most of their releases are covers of Eurobeat songs.- Ike Ike :...
) - 14. "Japanese Boy (Extended Version)"
- 15. "Think About (Extended Version)"
Launch Party!!! Track List
The track listing for the band's 2009 album Launch Party!!!- 1. "Love Space Ship"
- 2. "Next Life"
- 3. "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah"
- 4. "World's End Supernova"
- 5. "Sound Space Scope"
- 6. "Merry Time"
- 7. "WALK'in ON!!"
- 8. "Real Intention"
- 9. "You Make Me"
- 10. "Don't Call Me Baby (2010)Don't Call Me Baby"Don't Call Me Baby" is a song by Madison Avenue released in 1999. The song is the band's biggest hit, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and soon after topping the New Zealand chart. The song was the 31st best selling of 2000 in the UK...
" - 11. "Peaceful Morning"
- 12. "Carry On"
- 13. "Dora Theme Song (SHANADOO version)Dora the ExplorerDora the Explorer is an American animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel. It aired on CBS until...
" - 14. "Next Life (Caramel Pod Club Mix)"
- 15. "No Crime"
Singles
| Year | Title Album | Charts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER Singles Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
AUT Singles Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| 2006 | King Kong Welcome To Tokyo |
15 | 14 |
| 2006 | My Samurai Welcome To Tokyo |
17 | 15 |
| 2006 | Guilty of Love Welcome To Tokyo |
30 | 32 |
| 2007 | Hypnotized Welcome To Tokyo/The Symbol |
54 | 65 |
| 2007 | Japanese Boy The Symbol |
23 | |
| 2007 | Think About The Symbol |
44 | |
Albums
| Year | Charts | Charts |
|---|---|---|
| DE Alben Deutschland Deutschland is the German language word for Germany.Deutschland may also refer to:, a blockade-breaking German cargo submarine used during World War I, first of the 1930s Panzerschiffe , later renamed Lützow; involved in the 1937 Deutschland incident, a steamship wrecked in 1875 and commemorated in... |
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| 2006 | Welcome to Tokyo | 63 |
| 2007 | The Symbol | TBA |
| Year | Charts | Charts |
| JP Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
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| 2009 | Launch Party!!! | TBA |