is a five-member Japanese
boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Ma ...
under
Johnny & Associates
is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as .
History 1962–1989
In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency re ...
. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after
Ryosuke Hashimoto
is a Japanese singer managed by the male idol talent agency Johnny and Associates. He is a member of the boyband A.B.C-Z.
Career
On September 8, 2004, having passed an audition for Johnny's Jr., Ryosuke Hashimoto became a Johnny's trainee. In ...
was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the Japanese pronunciations of their name, the fans usually refer to them as "Ebi".
The group was a former
Johnny's Jr.
is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as .
History 1962–1989
In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rent ...
unit. They debuted February 1, 2012 with their DVD
Za ABC ~5 Stars~.
History
2001–2008: As A.B.C.
Members:
*Koichi Goseki
*Shota Totsuka
*Ryoichi Tsukada
*Fumito Kawai
In 2002 they became A.B.C. with Yoshikazu Toshin.
2008–2011: A.B.C-Z pre-debut
In the Summer of 2008, it was announced that Ryosuke Hashimoto, who was a member of
J.J.Express would join A.B.C., thus the group name changed to A.B.C-Z, their name is an acronym for "Acrobatics Boys Club Z" the Z symbolizing the last member coming into the group and completing them like Z completes the alphabet. Right after that, they held a concert, along with
Kis-My-Ft2
is a seven-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates, with members Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokoo, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yuta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō.
The group was a former Johnny's Jr. unit which ...
.
In May 2010 they were allowed to hold their concert at Theater Crea in Tokyo. It was also the first time they produced their concert. They had their solo live from May 11 until 19th and then other units from Johnny's Jr. will take part in, and hold four different kinds of the show in total until May 31.
On July 23, 2011, during the PLAYZONE'11 musical, Fumito Kawai broke his left leg, causing him not to be able to appear for the rest of the show. After PLAYZONE'11 A.B.C-Z was scheduled to be in the stage play Shonentachi Koushi Naki Rougoku.
Johnny H. Kitagawa was at the opening of this show and revealed a new group of seven, ABC-xyZ, centered on the already existing four-member group A.B.C-Z. He also hinted that things could get going by 2012, but for that Kawai needs to get better first.
On November 6 they held their first one-man concert at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Stadium for 26,000 fans. They also announced that in February next year they will be hosting a play, titled “ABC-za Star Kouen”, at Nissay Theater in Tokyo. Johnny H. Kitagawa commented that they may debut the next year.
On December 9 A.B.C-Z held a press conference for their upcoming stage play “ABC-za Star Kouen”. They also announced that they will be debuting in 2012 with a DVD. This would make them the first Johny's to do so. They hope to release the DVD before the opening of their stage play on February 4. It is said that the DVD will be released under
Johnny's Entertainment
is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as .
History 1962–1989
In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rente ...
. By the end of December the release date, February 1st, 2012, was then made public, along with the content of the DVD.
2012–2018: Debut and 5th anniversary
A.B.C-Z made their debut in 31st January at
Shibuya AX
Shibuya (渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station.
As of April 1, ...
which gathered 15.000 fans. Their DVD debut got number 1 in Oricon weekly ranking. In July, their variety show
ABChanZoo starts broadcasting in TV Tokyo.
In June 2014, the first drama of A.B.C-Z members "
Magical Boy Cherry's" starts broadcasting in TV Tokyo.
In September 2015, A.B.C-Z released their first single "Moonlight Walker" which got number 1 in Oricon weekly ranking.
4 years after their debut, in July 2016 A.B.C-Z established their official Fan Club
A.B.C-Z celebrated 5th anniversary of the group's debut in 2017 by releasing the single "
Reboot!!!" and an album "
5 Performer-z", followed by the "
A.B.C-Z 5Stars 5Years Tour".
In 2018 A.B.C-Z celebrated their 10th year of the group formation and did a collaboration event with amusement park
"Tokyo Joypolis", the event was called "A.B.C-Z 5stars CIRCUS in JOYPOLIS". The group also released a new single "JOYしたいキモチ" for this collaboration event.
2019
A.B.C-Z held their last concert of the
Love Battle Tour in Yokohama Arena on January 8, they announced a new single "Black Sugar" which will be released on March 28. They also announced a new drama
Our Showtime that will be airing in Nagoya TV on April, the theme song for the drama is A.B.C-Z song "Showtime" from the single "Black Sugar".
The group released their 6th album on August 7th "
Going With Zephyr", followed by the tour with the same title as their album. Their collaboration event with the amusement park "
Tokyo Joypolis" continued for the second year in a row.
Current members
*
Ryosuke Hashimoto
is a Japanese singer managed by the male idol talent agency Johnny and Associates. He is a member of the boyband A.B.C-Z.
Career
On September 8, 2004, having passed an audition for Johnny's Jr., Ryosuke Hashimoto became a Johnny's trainee. In ...
- 橋本良亮 (born July 15, 1993 - red)
*Fumito Kawai - 河合郁人 (born October 20, 1987 - violet)
*Shota Totsuka - 戸塚祥太 (born November 13, 1986 - pink)
*Ryoichi Tsukada - 塚田僚一 (born December 10, 1986 - yellow)
*Koichi Goseki - 五関晃一 (born June 17, 1985 - blue)
Discography
Albums
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014.03.12from ABC to Z
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015.05.13A.B.Sea Market
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016.07.20ABC Star Line
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017.06.215 Performer-Z
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018.05.23VS 5
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019.08.07Going With Zephyr
*Compilation Albums
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010.07.28PLAYZONE2010 ROAD TO PLAYZONE
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011.07.20PLAYZONE'11 SONG&DANC'N.
Singles
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015.09.30Moonlight walker
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016.06.22Take a "5" Train
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017.02.01Reboot!!!
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017.12.13終電を超えて〜Christmas Night/忘年会!BOU!NEN!KAI!
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018.08.29JOYしたいキモチ
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019.03.27Black Sugar
*Compilation Singles
**
010.08.18ROAD TO PLAYZONE
DVD
Original DVDs
Music Videos
Live Tour DVDs
Musical/Stage Play DVDs
Other DVDs
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010.09.22
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010.11.10"PLAYZONE2010 ROAD TO PLAYZONE"
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011.04.13
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011.06.08
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011.11.02"PLAYZONE’11 SONG & DANC’N."
Pre-debut songs
*A to Z
*Ashita no Tame ni Boku ga Iru
*Attraction!
*Crazy Accel
*Crush
*Daybreaker (with Kis-My-Ft2)
*Dream ~Itsutsu no Negai~
*Freedom
*InaZuma☆Venus
*Kodoku no RUNAWAY
*Let's Go!! ~Mirai he Kakaru Hashi~ (TakiCHANnel opening theme)
*Naked (with Question?)
*Sayonara Box
*Star Seeker
*Vanilla
*You&Me&Who? (Track on Shounentai's Playzone 'CHANGE' album, with M.A.D.)
Group activities
Variety shows
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Shounen Club 「ザ少年倶楽部」(2008–present)
*J Journeys A.B.C-Z Working Holiday
'J A.B.C-Z オーストラリア縦断 資金0円ワーホリの旅(2013.04.01 - 06.17)
*ABChanZoo 「えびチャンズ」(2013.07.21 - present)
Drama
*Magical Boy Cherry's「魔法☆男子チェリーズ」(2014.06.21 - 09.21)
Radio
* A.B.C-Z Go!Go!5 (FM NACK5) (2015.04 - present)
*A.B.C-Z今夜はJ's倶楽部 (NHK) (2016.08 - present)
*ダイヤルA.B.C☆E (TBS Radio) (2016.09 - 2017.03)
Stage Play
* Shinshun Takizawa Kakumei (2009.01)
* Dream Boys (2009.09.04 - 10.25)
* She Loves Me (2009.12.12 - 2010.01.31)
* Shinsun Takizawa Kakumei (2010.01)
* Takizawa Kabuki (2010.04 - 05)
* PLAYZONE 2010 ~ROAD TO PLAYZONE~ (2010.07 - 08)
* Shounentachi with Kis-My-Ft2 (2010.09)
* Shinsun Takizawa Kakumei (2011.01)
* PLAYZONE’11 SONG & DANC’N (2011.08)
* Shounentachi (2011.09)
* ABC座 星（スター）劇場 (2012.02)
* Shounentachi (2012.09)
* ABC座 2013 ジャニーズ伝説 (2013.10)
* ABC座 2014 ジャニーズ伝説 (2014.05)
* ABC座 2015 (2015.10)
* ABC座 2016 株式会社 応援屋!!〜OH&YEAH!!〜 (2016.10)
* ABC座 2017 ジャニーズ伝説 (2017.10)
* ABC座 2018 ジャニーズ伝説 (2018.10)
Concerts
*A.B.C-Z Kis-My-Ft2 First Concert (11-13 Oct, 8-9 Nov 2008)
*Minna Crea ni Kite Kurie! (11–19 May 2010)
*年末ヤング東西歌合戦！ 東西Jr.選抜大集合2010！ A.B.C-Z＋ジャニーズJr.選抜 VS 中山優馬＋関西Jr.選抜 (26-27 Nov 2010)
*Minna Crea ni Kite Kurie 2011 (29 March- 5 May, 13–18 May, 23–29 May 2011)
*A.B.C-Z 2011 first Concert in YOYOGI (6 Nov 2011)
*A.B.C.-Z. and
Sexy Zone
Sexy Zone is a five-member Japanese boy band managed by Johnny & Associates, consisting of Shori Sato, Kento Nakajima, Marius Yo, Fuma Kikuchi and Sou Matsushima. When they debuted their group age average was 14.6. In 2013 they appeared in Kouha ...
Johnny's Dome Theater ~SUMMARY~
*A.B.C-Z 2013 Twinkle×2 Star Tour (23 Mar 2013 - 25 May 2013)
*Summer Concert 2014 A.B.C-Z★"Legend" (2014)
*A.B.C-Z Early summer concert (2015)
*Sexy Zone A.B.C-Z Summer Paradise in TDC (2015)
*A.B.C-Z Star Line Travel concert (2016)
*A.B.C-Z 5Stars 5Years Tour (2017)
*A.B.C-Z Love Battle Tour (2018-2019)
Photobook
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017.04.25Itsutsu Hoshi (五つ星)
Event
* A.B.C-Z 5stars CIRCUS in JOYPOLIS (2018)
*A.B.C-Z 5stars Festival in JOYPOLIS
2019
References
External links
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A.B.C.-Z. at Johnny's Net website
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Johnny & Associates
Japanese boy bands
Japanese pop music groups
Japanese idol groups
Pony Canyon artists
Musical groups established in 2005
2005 establishments in Japan