Tokyo (band)
TOKIO is a Japanese boy band founded in 1994 , which belongs to the genre J-Pop and belongs to Johnny & Associates .
Consisting of Shigeru Joshima (城 嶋 茂), Tatsuya Yamaguchi (山口 達 也), Taichi Kokubun (国 分 太 一), Masahiro Matsuoka (松岡 昌宏), Tomoya Nagase (長 瀬 智 也), (until 1994 together with Hiromu Kojima (小島 啓)) it was founded by the Japanese producer Johnny Kitagawa to replace the SMAP group. From 1994 to 2001 she was with Sony Music Entertainment and from 2001 to 2008 with Universal Music Japan under contract, since then with the record label J-Storm by Johnny & Associates.
Members
Shigeru Joshima
Born on November 17, 1970 in Nara. He is the lead guitarist and singer for the band. He is the band leader.
Tatsuya Yamaguchi
Born on January 10, 1972 in Saitama. He is the bass player and singer of the band.
Taichi Kokubun
Born on September 2, 1974 in Tokyo. He is the keyboardist and singer of the band.
Masahiro Matsuoka
Born on January 11, 1977 in Hokkaido. He is the band's drummer and singer.
Tomoya Nagase
Born on November 7, 1978 in Kanagawa. He is the rhythm guitarist and singer of the band.
activities
Weekly variety shows
- TOKIO Kakeru (TOKIO カ ケ ル) ( Fuji TV , October 10, 2012 - now)
- The Tetsuwan Dash (Japanese ザ! 鉄 腕! DASH !!) ( Nihon TV , November 2nd - now)
- DASH mura (jap.DASH 村) (June 4th - now)
DASH mura is a village in Fukushima Prefecture that was destroyed by the Tohoku earthquake in March 2011 . For this reason they could not perform there, but they still support the village today.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1994: Tokyo
- 1995: Bad Boys Bound
- 1996: Blowing
- 1997: Wild & Mild
- 1998: graffiti
- 2000: Yesterday & Today
- 2001: 5 ahead
- 2003: Glider
- 2004: Act II
- 2006: Harvest
- 2008: Sugar
- 2012: 17
Web links
- TOKIO on J-Storm
- Official website at Johnny's Entertainment
- Tokyo at Sony Music Japan
- Tokyo on jpopasia.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ TOKIO - artists - JaME USA . Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- ↑ TOKIO Kakeru in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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