Japanese idol girl group
Labels | Piccolo Town |
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Spinoffs | ZYX-Alpha |
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Spinoff of | - Morning Musume
- Hello! Project Kids
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Past members | - Mari Yaguchi
- Erika Umeda
- Saki Shimizu
- Maimi Yajima
- Megumi Murakami
- Momoko Tsugunaga
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Website | www.helloproject.com |
ZYX (ジックス, Jikkusu, pronounced zicks) was a Japanese idol project group associated with Hello! Project. It was formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2003. Its members consisted of Morning Musume member Mari Yaguchi and Hello! Project Kids members Erika Umeda, Saki Shimizu, Maimi Yajima, Momoko Tsugunaga, and Megumi Murakami. The group remained active until 2004.
History
The name ZYX is a kind of acronym using a somewhat intricate play in notation. "Z" and "Y" are taken from the phrase Zettai Yume o Bai ni (絶対、夢を倍に, Definitely double your dreams) "Bai ni," meaning "double in size," is represented not as "B" but as a multiplication sign "×" which was then represented by the letter "X." Also, the letters ZYX are the last letters of the English alphabet in reverse order. In Hello! Project, this inverted order naming is followed by the groups "W" created in 2004, "v-u-den" in 2005, "The Possible" in 2006, and SI☆NA in 2008. This line-up of groups continues the reverse alphabetical naming (ZYX-W-VU-T-S).
On February 28 and March 1, 2015, ZYX reformed for Berryz Kobo Matsuri with Momoko Tsuguana, Saki Shimizu and Maimi Yajima to perform "Shiroi Tokyo", the first time members of the original ZYX line-up have reformed under the name ZYX since 2006.
Members
Legacy
In 2009, ZYX was revived as ZYX-Alpha (stylized as ZYX-α) as a Hello! Project Shuffle Unit. Tsugunaga and Umeda, now members of Berryz Kobo and Cute respectively, rejoined as members of the group. New additions to the group included Morning Musume members Risa Niigaki and Koharu Kusumi; Berryz Kobo member Chinami Tokunaga and Maasa Sudo; and Smileage members Ayaka Wada and Saki Ogawa. The group released songs for Hello! Project's compilation albums Champloo 1: Happy Marriage Song Cover Shū and Petit Best 10.[1][2] The group was also active as a concert-only unit until 2011. In 2013, for Hello! Project's 15th anniversary, Tsugunaga, Sudo, Wada, Tokunaga, and Niigaki (as a special guest) performed together.
Discography
Singles
Title | Release date | Coupling |
Iku ZYX! Fly High (行くZYX! Fly High, "Go ZYX! Fly High") | 2003-08-06 | Gatamekira ZYX ver. (ガタメキラ, "Gotta Make it Love") |
Shiroi Tokyo (白いTOKYO, "White Tokyo") | 2003-12-10 | Tokonatsu-Musume ZYX ver. (常夏娘, "Endless Summer Girls") |
DVDs
Title | Release date |
Single V: Iku ZYX! Fly High (シングルV・行くZYX! Fly High) | 2003-09-10 |
Single V: Shiroi Tokyo (シングルV・白いTOKYO) | 2003-12-26 |
References
- ^ "チャンプル1~ハッピーマリッジソングカバー集~". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "プッチベスト10". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-20.
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Angerme | - Moe Kamikokuryo
- Layla Ise
- Rin Hashisako
- Rin Kawana
- Shion Tamenaga
- Wakana Matsumoto
- Yuki Hirayama
- Yukiho Shimoitani
- Hana Goto
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Juice=Juice | - Ruru Dambara
- Yume Kudo
- Riai Matsunaga
- Rei Inoue
- Ichika Arisawa
- Risa Irie
- Kisaki Ebata
- Sakura Ishiyama
- Akari Endo
- Mifu Kawashima
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Camellia Factory | - Ami Tanimoto
- Mizuho Ono
- Saori Onoda
- Mao Akiyama
- Yuumi Kasai
- Shiori Yagi
- Marine Fukuda
- Runo Yofu
- Mihane Ishii
- Yuu Murata
- Fuka Doi
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Beyooooonds | CHICA#TETSU | - Rika Shimakura
- Shiori Nishida
- Saya Eguchi
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Ame no Mori Kawa Umi | - Kurumi Takase
- Kokoro Maeda
- Minami Okamura
- Momohime Kiyono
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SeasoningS | - Miyo Hirai
- Honoka Kobayashi
- Utano Satoyoshi
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Ocha Norma | - Madoka Saito
- Ruli Hiromoto
- Kanami Ishiguri
- Kirara Yonemura
- Nanami Kubota
- Sumire Tashiro
- Natsume Nakayama
- Miku Nishizaki
- Momo Kitahara
- Roko Tsutsui
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Rosy Chronicle | - Honoka Hashida
- Hinoha Yoshida
- Karin Onoda
- Ayana Murakoshi
- Hasumi Uemura
- Yulia Matsubara
- Hana Shimakawa
- Rena Kamimura
- Yume Soma
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