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ZONE!!!
Zone is a JPop band started in Sapporo, Japan in 1999, then become a hit in
2000 with their single Good Days. Zone is categorized in a new genre called the 'bandol' (band + idol) and was started by
Studio Runtime.
Zone started off as Takayo plus seven other dancers, then eventually reduced to four members. After
becoming popular, the four girls learned to play their own instruments to complement their singing and dancing.
In late 2003, Takayo announced her leave of Zone to focus on studying. Zone quickly
recruited a new member, Tomoka, who was most likely one of the original eight members of the dance unit that Zone once was.
But in February of 2005 they announced their disband, once 3 of them
were graduating from High School they decided to disband so each member could choose itīs own way, their last tour was the
Spring Tour 2005, just before the disband.
Name: Maiko Sakae (Bass & 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 : Miyu Nagase (Guitars & 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 : Mizuho Saito (Drums, 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
Name : Takayo Ookoshi (Ex-Leader, Ex-Guitar)
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
Name : Tomoka Nishimura (Guitar, Piano & 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
SPEED!!
Arakaki Hitoe
Birthdate: April 7, 1981
Astrological Sign:
Aries
Blood Type: AB
Height: 154 cm
Hitoe is the oldest of the bunch but the shortest. Hitoe is the best dancer!
Uehara Takako
Birthdate: January 14, 1983
Astrological
Sign: Capricorn
Blood Type: A
Height: 156 cm
The sexy girl of the group, her appearance seems to be more mature
than the others sometimes if you ask me. It has been said that the rumor of her going out with Issa of DaPump is true!
Imai Eriko
Birthdate: September 22, 1983
Astrological
Sign: Virgo
Blood Type: O
Height: 156 cm
Eriko is my favorite of the group. I personally like her voice the best
(*not saying i don't like Hiroko's voice). Eri can even play the guitar, she played Glay's "However" on Utaban. She seems
like a fun person, she's always laughing
i'm hoping that she too will release a single. although she has appeared
on shows to sing her solos i'm sure it would be exciting for her to see how she would do on the charts.
Shimabukuro Hiroko
Birthdate: April 7, 1984
Astrological
Sign: Arie
Blood Type: A
Height: 160 cm
The youngest and tallest of the group. I can't believe she was only 13
when they started out!?! my god... anyways...Hiroko has got a very powerful voice and it's still getting better.
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Dir~en~grey!!
With a Hard Rock style, Dir en Grey is a very famous J-Rock band. Counting with Yoshiki (X-Japan), in the production of the
band, Dir en Grey got Major very fast when they relised their album Gauze (98), an album with 13 tracks and all of it, has
a Promotional Video.
After some years, D.E.G relised the second album called
MACABRE (98). Now, Dir en Grey is well know in therms of J-Rock Bands. one of my favorite
Dir en Grey is formed by:
Kyo - Vocals
Kaoru - Guitar
DIE - Guitar
Toshiya - Bass
Shinya - Drums
Their sound has a lot of influences from X-Japan and
all members of the bands are fans. Some balads are present in DEG's albums, like, Cage, Yokan, Akuro no Oka, and other.
Die
Name: Daisuke Andou
Stage Name: Die
Birthdate: 12/20/1974
Bloodtype: B
Height: 178cm (5'10")
He
was born in Mie, Japan and is currently 27. He's one of the guitar players of the band. He writes a few songs here and there.
Most are my absolute fave!! Like "304 Goushitsu Hakushi no Sakura", "Yokan" and "Schwein no Isu". He's pretty diverse in what
he can write.
He likes to joke around and have fun and tease poor Shinya. He also likes to drink himself silly. Alcohol
is like water to him getting drunk at the bar. Tsk tsk. It's good in moderation hon, but too much is bad. BAD! We all remember
what happened to hyde...;~;
He seems to go for the ninja/ punker style with a 80's hair band hair style (extenstions)
until he chopped it all off. He wears lots of full leather suits with the punker stud belts (woo!) and such.you gotta love
the songs he writes and those spiffy goggles!!
Kaoru
Name: Kaoru Niikura
Stage
Name: Kaoru
Birthdate: 2/17/1974
Bloodtype: A
Height: 170cm (5'7")
Born in Hyogo, Japan, he is one of the
guitar players of Dir en grey and the main song writer. He is currently 27 and can write some diverse songs. Just compare
"Mazohyst of Decandence"(lovely title eh? Though I think they meant Masochist er however u spell it. Is mazohyst even a word?)
and "Berry". He seems like the serious one as he rarely smiles but when he does, it's a lovely sight! He's not. He's just
like Die. They pick on poor Shinya the most. He absolutly loves his hair. (who wouldn't? He has...big hair)The other members
were actually a lil afraid of him when they first met him. Even Kyo! He would be the leader of the band cuz he's just so good
at making decisions. ^_~
He doesn't always
have the best pick in costume. Ugh, the Macabre pick...HORRIBLE!! The hair mainly. He's getting better. He looks really good
all goth like or with that crazy pink hair. He never ceases to amaze me on the guitar. He kicks ass! Gotta love da solos!
His favorite songs to perform are the ones he feels more confident in soloing.
Kyo
Name: Tooru Niimura
Stage
Name: Kyo
Birthdate: 2/16/1975
Bloodtype: B
Height: 160cm (5'3")
His real name is Tooru Niimura but took the
name Kyo, not liking his name, from his birthplace of Kyoto, Japan. The short lil blonde guy is Dir en grey's psychotic singer.
He writes all their lyrics which are about love, pain, blood,.....more blood. Very few nice songs. He will never write a song
with a happy ending. Good!
Glad to say that Kyo has never made a bad choice in clothes. He has da best stuff! Spiffy
things...can't..begin to describe it. Kyo used to go for the feminine look evident in the
indies, GAUZE and Macabre days. But now he goes for the scary look. Yay! Suits him better. Sleep is very important to him
and could sleep anywhere. It's great! He has such a wonderful voice making the most amazing, weirdest sounds! You just
gotta watch him on stage! Watch his hands!! He's always doing something with his hands...
Shinya
Name: Shinya Terachi
Stage Name: Shinya
Birthdate: 2/24/1978
Bloodtype: B
Height: 170cm
(5'7")
Born in Osaka, Japan. The youngest member as well as the shyest and most disclosed member. He's so adorable
and a GREAT drummer! You just gotta hear this guy play! He makes Slipknot's 2 drummers look like beginners! His idol being
Yoshiki from X-Japan(it's not too hard to tell. He grew his hair out in highschool like Yoshiki once had his and he plays
drums and piano like he does!) he's almost as good if not at Yoshiki's level.
Ah! Shinya is just such an adorable feminine
looking person. He's very shy. Doesn't like to volunteer much information about himself which normally ends up with him getting
teased by Die or Kaoru. He wouldn't give the others his phone number for 6 months!
Shinya does do pretty well for
the most part in the clothing department. He has had a few tacky outfits. You don't look good in denim or those wacky hats!!!
You look like grandma! But the black stuff is nice. He definantly goes for the feminine look and sure could fool me if
it weren't for the flat chest and the adam's apple! Crazy how these asian guys can pass as girls...
Toshiya
Name: Toshimasa Hara
Stage Name: Toshiya or Totchi as some
fans call him
Birthdate: 3/31/1977
Bloodtype: B
Height: 178cm (5'10")
Born in Nagano, he is the bass guitar
player and is sooo kick ass! I always follow the bass guitar part cuz it's always so catchy! Currently 24. He's a very beautiful
feminine looking person but very boyish at the same time.He is...definantly not afraid of showing some leg with the mini skirts.
He's so pretty damnit!
Not bad at writing music. He's written "Erode", "egnirys cimredopyh +) an injection", and co
wrote "Raison Detre" with Shinya. Great stuff! He should try writing more!
Toshiya hasn't made a bad choice with clothing. I love
the stripe tights!! My impression of him....he's so pretty! I have yet to see a picture of him and Kaoru just....normal! Actually
looking like a guy. He definantly knows he's hott stuff which often leads to him kinda looking like a slut. Not so like Sugizo
who had the "fuck me boots" though I'm not sure who's worse heh. He's had a range of outfits from some weird feather warrior
princess outfit to a gothic kimono and likes to keep his natural hair color. It's better for your hair anyhow. Everyone elses
hair is gonna fall out and Totchi will still have his.
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