Sexy Zone is a five-member Japanese
boy band managed by
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 ...
, 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 Kouhaku for the first time performing their hit song. Sexy Zone is the 5th group from Johnny & Associates to debut as special supporters for the "FIVB World Cup Volleyball" in 2011 after
V6 (1995),
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, ...
(1999),
NEWS
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(2003) and
Hey! Say! JUMP
Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...
(2007) from the same agency. They sold 3 million copies in Japan.
Career
Sexy Zone was announced as a group in a press conference on September 29, 2011.
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 ...
's CEO
Johnny Kitagawa
John Hiromu Kitagawa (Japanese name ; October 23, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known professionally as , was an American-born Japanese businessman and talent manager. He was the founder and president of Johnny & Associates, a production agency for nu ...
said, "The group name came from
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...
's sexiness".
The members were revealed to be
Kento Nakajima
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known as being a member of the Japanese idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in ...
,
Fuma Kikuchi,
Shori Sato,
So Matsushima, and
Marius Yo. Kitagawa chose the members considering the "sexiness of men".
After the press conference, the members appeared in ''Teigeki Johnnys Imperial Theatre Special "
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 debu ...
with Johnny's Jr."'', and premiered their debut song "
Sexy Zone", which was subsequently released on November 16, 2011 from
Pony Canyon
, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affi ...
.
This song was also the image song of the
2011 FIVB Women's World Cup and the
2011 FIVB Men's World Cup. The group were special supporters of 2011 FIVB World Cup. this song was ranked in the Oricon charts.
Sexy Zone was named Musical Ambassadors of the FIVB Volleyball World Cup on March 2, 2015. On the FIVB world cup they performed their 10th single, Cha-Cha-Cha-Champion and announced the players as they entered the court.
In 2016, their official Japanese Volleyball team cheering song "Shouri no hi made" was released to cheer on the volleyball team.
It was reported by NikkanSports in 2014 that the group's then-upcoming single was only recorded by three of its five members. Their seventh single "Otoko Never Give Up", eighth single "
Kimi ni Hitomebore" and their ninth single "Cha-Cha-Cha Champion" only featured members Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi and Shori Sato. This resulted in rumours amongst fans about the future of Marius Yo and Sou Matsushima, the two youngest members of the group. The reason behind their temporary removal from the group was that Sexy Zone had become popular and the schedule was almost packed, resulting in Sou Matsushima unable to travel from Shizuoka to his work. Marius Yo was disbanded from the group temporarily to balance the group formation. In 2015, for their 12th single, Marius Yo and Sou Matsushima returned to Sexy Zone from Johnny's Jr groups, as Sou Matsushima had enrolled into a high school in
Tokyo
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Timeline
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Discography
Studio Albums
* ''
One Sexy Zone'' (2012)
* ''Sexy Second'' (2014)
* ''Sexy Power3'' (2015)
* ''Welcome to Sexy Zone'' (2016)
* ''Sexy Zone 5th Anniversary Best'' (2016)
* ''XYZ=Repainting'' (2018)
* ''
Pages
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'' (2019)
* ''Pop × Step!?'' (2020)
* ''SZ10TH'' (2021)
* ''The Highlight'' (2022)
Best Album
* Sexy Zone 5th Anniversary Best
* SZ10TH
Singles
* Sexy Zone
* Lady Diamond
* Sexy Summer ni Yuki ga Furu
* Real Sexy / BAD BOYS
* Bye Bye Dubai ~See You Again~ / A MY GIRL FRIEND
* King & Queen & Joker
* Otoko never give up
* Kimi ni HITOMEBORE
* Cha-Cha-Cha Champion
* Colorful Eyes
* Shouri no Hi made
* Yobisute
* ROCK THA TOWN
* Gyutto
* Innocent Days
* Karakuri Darake No Tenderness / Suppin KISS
* Kirin no Ko / Honey Honey
* RUN
* NOT FOUND
* LET'S MUSIC
* Natsu no Hydrangea
Filmography
Television
* ''Yan Yan Jump'' (April 2011-
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certifie ...
)
* ''Johnnys'Jr. land'' (October 2011- Sky Perfect TV)
* ''
Waratte Iitomo!
was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi Morita) and ran from 1982 to 2014. The show was produced in the Studio Alta building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The show featured a series of regular ...
'' (2011-11-03
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network S ...
)
* ''
Music Station
is a Japanese music television program. Broadcasting live weekly on TV Asahi since October 24, 1986, it currently airs from 9PM-10PM on Fridays. The program is also colloquially known as , , and . The show is currently syndicated throughout th ...
'' (2011-11-11, 2011-11-18, 2012-04-27
TV Asahi
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)
* ''Sexy Zone Channel'' (Start 2014-02-26 -
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network S ...
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Netflix
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)
References
External links
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Johnnys profile(Japanese)Johnnys profile(English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sexy Zone
Japanese boy bands
Johnny & Associates
Japanese idol groups
Musical groups established in 2011
Japanese-language singers
Japanese musical groups
Japanese pop music groups
Pony Canyon artists
Universal Music Japan artists
Musical groups from Tokyo
2011 establishments in Japan