ZONE no SHASHIN

ZONE no PUROFIIRU

CURRENT MEMBER AND EX-MEMBER

(1999-2005)

CURRENTLY MEMBER

Name : Miyu Nagase (長瀬実夕)
Guitar and Vocals

Date of Birth : 20/05/1988

Place of Birth : Hokkaido
Zodiac Sign :Taurus

Blood type : B

Height : 156cm

Family: Parents, Older sister

Favorite Colors : Yellow

Name Meaning (Kanji) : “Fruit (bearing) + Evening”

Hobby : Singing and Dancing

Favorite food : Rice, yoghurt, tomato

Food that hates : Beef

Likes : Shopping

Name : Tomoka Nishimura (西村朝香)

Guitar and Vocals

Date of Birth : 19/09/1986

Place of Birth : Hokkaido

Zodiac Sign : Virgo

Blood type : O

Height : 160cm

Family : Parents

Hobby : Skiing, skating

Favorite food : Organs (animals)

Food that hates : Celery

Likes : Her dog Ron-chan

Name: Maiko Sakae (栄舞子)
Bass and Vocals
Date of Birth : 24/07/1986

Place of Birth : Osaka

Zodiac Sign : Leo

Blood Type : O

Height : 154cm

Family : Parents, Older brother

Favorite Colors : Black, Blue

Name Meaning (Kanji) : “Dancing + Girl”

Hobby : Taking pictures

Favorite food : Tsukemono (kind of japanese pickles)

Food that hates : Green peppers

Likes : Light-emitting objects

Name : Mizuho Saito (斎藤瑞穂)
Drums and Vocals, Leader

Date of Birth : 12/12/1986

Place of Birth : Hokkaido

Zodiac Sign : Sagitarius
Blood Type : A
Height : 153cm

Family : Parents, Older sister, Younger brother

Favorite Colors : Red

Name Meaning (Kanji) : “Vigorous + Spike”

Hobby : Collect red things to her bedroom

Favorite food : Soft Bones

Food that hates : Pumpkin

Likes : Chatting

EX-MEMBER

Name : Takayo Ookoshi (大越貴代)
Guitar and Vocals, Former Leader (1999-2003)

Date of Birth : 13/06/1985

Place of Birth : Hokkaido

Zodiac Sign : Gemini

Height : 154cm

Family : Parents, Older sister

Favorite Colors : Black

Name Meaning (Kanji) : “Precious + Age”

Hobby : Digital camera, pets

Favorite food : Eggplant

Likes : Singing

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ALL ABOUT ZONE

ZONE was an all-female pop rock band started in Sapporo, Japan in 1999. Though it initially started as a dance group, they turned to an all female band. ZONE has been categorized in a new genre called "bandol" (a portmanteau of the words band and idol). The band was started byStudio RunTime and released their first single under the major record label Sony Records, "Good Days", on February 7, 2001.

Their most famous song is "Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" released on August 8, 2001. The single sold about 744,000 copies on Japanese Oricon charts.

HISTORY

At first, ZONE started off with eight members in 1997, then reduced to six and finally four – these members were Miyu Nagase, Mizuho Saito, Maiko Sakae, and Takayo Ookoshi – by the time they released their first indie disc in 1999.

Mr. Ominami Tadayuki, a representative of Sony Records, noticed that the crowd reaction to the debut concert was particularly enthusiastic. Back then, ZONE was solely concentrated on singing and dancing. Following his belief that ZONE had the makings of a hit, Tadayuki watched a live video of the band playing with instruments at the KomeKome Klub and felt that, due to the overabundance of dance groups, ZONE had the makings of a breakthrough act, providing they could play their instruments as well as sing and dance.

In late 2003, Takayo Ookoshi announced her graduation from ZONE to pursue her studies and has been since replaced by Tomoka Nishimura, one of the two original members cut from the band when they scaled from six members to four.

Between 1999 and 2005, ZONE released seventeen hit singles, three full lengths CDs, three DVDs, did commercials, and had their own television special, in addition to attending high school. They all graduated.

ZONE officially disbanded on April 1, 2005, after playing their final concert at Nippon Budokan. On April 13, their greatest hits album E: Complete A Side Singles was released. The album debuted at #1 with the first week sales of about 98,000 copies, becoming their first number-one album on Japanese Oricon charts.

BAND MEMBER

Current members

§ Miyu Nagase (長瀬実夕)—lead vocals & guitar

§ Mizuho Saito (斎藤瑞穂)—vocals, drums & leader

§ Maiko Sakae (栄舞子)—vocals & bass guitar

§ Tomoka Nishimura (西村朝香)—vocals & guitar

Past members

§ Takayo Ookoshi (大越貴代) —vocals, guitar & former leader (1999–2003)

MUSIC

ZONE's music has been used in the 2003 Astro Boy series (opening theme, True Blue and second ending theme, Tetsuwan Atomu ~ballad version~) and the Japanese release of Ice Age (theme song, Hitoshizuku).

Shiroi Hana was used as the theme song to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance in Japan.

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

§ Believe in love (Indies Single)

§ GOOD DAYS (2001/02/07)

§ 大爆発 NO.1 (2001/05/23) Dai Bakuhatsu NO.1

§ Secret Base ～君がくれたもの～ (2001/08/08) Secret Base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~

§ 世界のほんの片隅から (2001/11/14) Sekai No Hon No Katasumi Kara

§ 夢ノカケラ・・・ (2002/02/14) Yume No Kakera

§ 一雫 (2002/07/17) Hito-shizuku

§ 証 (2002/09/26) Akashi

§ 白い花 (2002/11/27) Shiroi Hana

§ True Blue／恋々・・・ (2003/04/16) True Blue/Renren...

§ H・A・N・A・B・I ～君がいた夏～ (2003/07/30) H.A.N.A.B.I ~Kimi ga Ita Natsu~

§ 僕の手紙 (2003/10/29) Boku No Tegami

§ 卒業 (2004/02/04) Sotsugyō

§ 太陽のKiss (2004/06/02) Taiyō No Kiss

§ Glory Colors ～風のトビラ～ (2004/08/04) Glory Colors ~Kaze No Tobira~

笑顔日和 (2005/03/09) Egao Biyori

Albums

§ Z (2002/02/14)

§ O (Zone album) (2002/11/27)

§ ASTRO Girlz & Boyz (2003/07/16)

§ N (Zone album) (2004/02/18)

§ E ～Complete A side Singles～ (2 Discs) (2005/04/13)

§ ura E~Complete B side Melodies~ (2006/04/19)

DVDs

§ ZONE CLIPS 01 ~Sunny Side~ (2003/10/29)

§ ZONE CLIPS 02 ~Forever Side (2004/03/17)

§ ZONE TV special "ユメハジマッタバカリ" DVD edition (2004/09/29)

§ ZONE CLIPS 03 ~2005 卒業~ (2005/05/18)

§ ZONE FINAL in 日本武道館 2005/04/01 ～心を込めてありがとう～ (2005/06/22) ZONE FINAL LIVE in NIPPON BUDOKAN ～Thank you from the bottom of my heart～

ZONE BEST MEMORIAL CLIPS (2006/05/24)

References

1. ^ (Japanese) "ガールズバンド特集『新旧ガールズバンド大集合！人気のガールズバンドはこれだ！！』". Oricon. 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2009-11-23.

2. ^ (Japanese) "ZONE、解散後で初のNO.1に！". Oricon. 2005-04-19. Retrieved 2009-11-23.

Fan Sites

§ ZONE Song Translations

§ ZONE Forever In Our Hearts

kredit :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_(band) , all source