Melon was a group formed by former

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members

Toshio Nakanishi , also known by the pseudonyms Tycoon To$h or Typhoom Tosh, was a Japanese musician and graphic designer who was best known as the founding member of new wave band Plastics in 1976. He was initially a part of the technopop fever in Japan and la ...

and

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. When Plastics broke up in 1982, Toshio and Sato went to

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and formed Melon with friends Percy Jones of

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, Dougie Bowne of

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, and

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, trying to merge funk with Japanese and became known as a quirky, exotic, pop band. Chica's appearances in Toshi's projects since Melon have dwindled, but Toshio continues collaborating music acts, changing sounds and names: Tycoon Tosh, Group of Gods, Love T.K.O., Major Force and Skylab being some of the most often used.

Discography

Albums

*''Do You Like Japan?'' (1982) Alfa Records *''Do The Pithecan - Happy Age'' (1984) (12", Pin) Fuzz Dance Records *''Deep Cut'' (1987) Epic Records *''Hardcore Hawaiian'' (1987) Epic Records *''Shinjuku Bladerunner'' (1987) Alfa Records, Inc. *''Do You Like Japan?'' (2005, rerelease) Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc.

Singles

*"Serious Japanese" (1985) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) *"The Gate of Japonesia" (1987) Epic Records

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Discography
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