Zigzo
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Zigzo is a Japan
ese rock supergroup
that originally started activities in 1999 and disbanded in 2002. Each member came from a prominent band and they became very popular in the indies scene. They disbanded after their last show on March 16, 2002, reportedly due to musical differences.
Tetsu
formed Nil
, The JuneJulyAugust and started his own record label, Ryo and Den formed the bands Pt. and Test-No., and Sakura
joined Sons of All Pussys
, Creature Creature, Rayflower and became guitarist for Lion Heads. In May 2011, Ryo, Den and Sakura teamed up again, this time to reform By-Sex
.
On November 20, 2011, Sakura held a birthday concert at Shibuya O-West where each member performed with their current bands. However, together they performed a surprise set as Zigzo and announced that they will officially restart activities at a concert on March 17, 2012 at Akasaka Blitz
.
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...
ese rock supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
that originally started activities in 1999 and disbanded in 2002. Each member came from a prominent band and they became very popular in the indies scene. They disbanded after their last show on March 16, 2002, reportedly due to musical differences.
Tetsu
Tetsu Takano
is a Japanese musician, probably best known as the first vocalist of the visual kei band Malice Mizer. After leaving Malice Mizer, he joined Mega8Ball from 1995 to 1997. He then started the band Zigzo with other formerly popular musicians, they were active from 1999 to 2002...
formed Nil
Nil (Japanese band)
Nil is a Japanese rock band that was formed in 1998 by Tetsu Takano , Hiroyuki Kashimoto and Kyoshi Moro. The original intent of Nil was to become Tetsu's solo unit and even though it has become a full fledged band, all lyrics and songwriting has been solely handled by Tetsu...
, The JuneJulyAugust and started his own record label, Ryo and Den formed the bands Pt. and Test-No., and Sakura
Sakura (drummer)
, known professionally as Sakura, is a Japanese musician whose main instrument is the drums.- History :Sakura was born in Nerima, Tokyo, the youngest of three children. He started taking piano lessons when he was a child. When he was in junior high school he became very interested in rock music,...
joined Sons of All Pussys
Sons of All Pussys
Sons of All Pussys is a Japanese rock band. Formed in 2002 by Ken, his former L'Arc-en-Ciel band mate Sakura, and Germany born model Ein .- Members :* Ken - vocals, guitar * Ein - bass* Sakura - drums Sons of All Pussys (typeset as SONS OF ALL PUSSYS, abbreviated as S.O.A.P.) is a Japanese rock...
, Creature Creature, Rayflower and became guitarist for Lion Heads. In May 2011, Ryo, Den and Sakura teamed up again, this time to reform By-Sex
By-Sexual
By-Sexual was a Japanese visual kei punk band from Osaka. They were active from 1988 to 1995, when vocalist Sho left the band and they went on hiatus. In August 1996, the remaining members restarted the group under the name By-Sex with Ryo changing to vocals and guitar...
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On November 20, 2011, Sakura held a birthday concert at Shibuya O-West where each member performed with their current bands. However, together they performed a surprise set as Zigzo and announced that they will officially restart activities at a concert on March 17, 2012 at Akasaka Blitz
Akasaka BLITZ
Opened in April, 1996, Akasaka BLITZ is a so-called music "live-house" in Minato, Tokyo, owned and operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. Until the opening of Shibuya-AX in 2000, it was the only concert space that in the metropolitan area that could accommodate 1500 people...
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Members
- Tetsu TakanoTetsu Takanois a Japanese musician, probably best known as the first vocalist of the visual kei band Malice Mizer. After leaving Malice Mizer, he joined Mega8Ball from 1995 to 1997. He then started the band Zigzo with other formerly popular musicians, they were active from 1999 to 2002...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(ex-Malice MizerMalice MizerMalice Mizer was a visual kei rock band from Japan. They were active from August 1992 to December 2001. Formed by Mana and Közi, the band's name stands for "malice and misery", extracted from "nothing but a being of malice and misery" — their reply to the question "what is human?"...
, ex-Mega8Ball,→NilNil (Japanese band)Nil is a Japanese rock band that was formed in 1998 by Tetsu Takano , Hiroyuki Kashimoto and Kyoshi Moro. The original intent of Nil was to become Tetsu's solo unit and even though it has become a full fledged band, all lyrics and songwriting has been solely handled by Tetsu...
, The JuneJulyAugust) - Ryoji "Ryo" Okamoto – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(ex-By-SexualBy-SexualBy-Sexual was a Japanese visual kei punk band from Osaka. They were active from 1988 to 1995, when vocalist Sho left the band and they went on hiatus. In August 1996, the remaining members restarted the group under the name By-Sex with Ryo changing to vocals and guitar...
,→Pt.,→Test-No., By-SexBy-SexualBy-Sexual was a Japanese visual kei punk band from Osaka. They were active from 1988 to 1995, when vocalist Sho left the band and they went on hiatus. In August 1996, the remaining members restarted the group under the name By-Sex with Ryo changing to vocals and guitar...
) - Hiroyuki "Den" Onishi – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(ex-By-SexualBy-SexualBy-Sexual was a Japanese visual kei punk band from Osaka. They were active from 1988 to 1995, when vocalist Sho left the band and they went on hiatus. In August 1996, the remaining members restarted the group under the name By-Sex with Ryo changing to vocals and guitar...
,ex-Sister's No Future,→Pt.,→Test-No., By-SexBy-SexualBy-Sexual was a Japanese visual kei punk band from Osaka. They were active from 1988 to 1995, when vocalist Sho left the band and they went on hiatus. In August 1996, the remaining members restarted the group under the name By-Sex with Ryo changing to vocals and guitar...
) - Yasunori "Sakura" Sakurazawa – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, leaderBandleaderA bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
(ex-L'Arc-en-Ciel,→Sons of All PussysSons of All PussysSons of All Pussys is a Japanese rock band. Formed in 2002 by Ken, his former L'Arc-en-Ciel band mate Sakura, and Germany born model Ein .- Members :* Ken - vocals, guitar * Ein - bass* Sakura - drums Sons of All Pussys (typeset as SONS OF ALL PUSSYS, abbreviated as S.O.A.P.) is a Japanese rock...
, Lions Head, Creature Creature, Rayflower, By-SexBy-SexualBy-Sexual was a Japanese visual kei punk band from Osaka. They were active from 1988 to 1995, when vocalist Sho left the band and they went on hiatus. In August 1996, the remaining members restarted the group under the name By-Sex with Ryo changing to vocals and guitar...
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Albums
- Monster Music (October 1, 1999), OriconOricon, 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...
Albums Chart Peak Position: #25 - Add9 Suicide (September 27, 2000), #38
- Got "S" and Dis-Star -Best of Zigzo- (January 1, 2002)
Singles
- "Chi to Ase to Namida no Uragawa no Happy" (血と汗と涙の裏側のハッピー, July 1, 1999), Oricon Singles Chart Peak Position: #22
- "Himawari" (ひまわり, August 21, 1999), #43
- "Splash!" (February 23, 2000), #42
- "Tonight, I Will Fall" (June 21, 2001), #29
- "Walk" (September 20, 2000), #33
- "The World Introduction" (February 1, 2001), #48
- "Flow" (June 20, 2001), #43
- "Chelsea" (チェルシー, November 21, 2001), #61
Videos
- The 1st Scene Zigzo (VHS - Concert from August 31, 1999 at Akasaka Blitz)
- Songs from Gentle Heart ~ Video Clips '99 - '00 (VHS - Music videos)
- Wonderful Days (Fanclub only VHS - Concert from December 27, 2001 at Shibuya-AXShibuya-AXShibuya-AX is a concert hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, near the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.It is the only purpose-built concert hall or "live house" in the Tokyo metropolitan area that can accommodate 1,500 people...
) - The Last Scene Zigzo (DVD - Concert from their last live on March 16, 2002 at Akasaka Blitz)