ZOO

ZOO was formed in 1989 with ten members as a dance unit. There first single, Careless Dance, was released in 1991 with moderate success. The single featured vocals by future TRF member YU-KI, who left the group after the single was released.

The group released two more singles till they found much success with their fourth single, Choo Choo TRAIN, that sold over a million copies. The group had moderate success after their hit single but broke up on Christmas Day 1995. After that, one member, HIRO, formed his own dance/pop group that was later named EXILE.

Members

TACO (野嶋千照; Nojima Senteru)
MARK (岡山純久; Okayama Sumihisa)
NAOYA (瀬谷直也; Seya Naoya)
LUKE (斎藤憲史; Saitou Kenji)
CAP (坂井俊浩; Sakai Toshihiro)
HIRO (五十嵐広行; Igarashi Hiroyuki)
SATSUKI (御木五月; Goki Satsuki)
SAEKO (海老沢佐江子; Ebisawa Saeko)
HISAMI (竹村久美; Takemura Hisami)
MAMI (村尾真美; Murao Mami)
YU-KI (北村夕起; Kitamura Yuuki) · close