Forum - View topicNEWS: All-Girl Band ZONE to Break Up in April
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Spotlesseden
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thanks for "secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono". Love this song.
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Kougeru
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That's a shame. Honestly they were a really nice band and their new CD wasn't too bad. Was looking foward to more
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Banjo
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bands usually break, solo is the way to go
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Spotlesseden
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groups > solo in Japan and Korean. Arashi and ABK48 are super popular in Japan. |
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Emerje
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Nice to see there are still some groups in Japan with enough self respect to break up when the studio screws with one of their members.
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Kit-Tsukasa
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Nana Mizuki and T.M. Revolution says otherwise. On a different note, really sad to see ZONE go after semi-reviving 2 years ago. Their tribute album in 2011 following the Ano Hana anime was a fantastic piece of work that not only featured many nostalgic tracks from their works a decade ago but also a nice mix of other contributions ranging from ClariS to sphere to SCANDAL. |
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guildmaster
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Where have you been living for the past 40 years? Can't say I'll miss Zone - never saw or heard them, but from what I read, they hadn't done much for more than 7 years - 1 CD in 7 years is not the way to keep things going in the music industry. |
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Sparvid
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If Miyu Nagase's contract is already terminated, does that mean that the April 7th "ZONE" concert is basically a Maiko Sakae solo performance?
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Sam Murai
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"I've decided to bring ZONE to an end with my own hands"? That sounds like the lede to an epic fighting anime parody along the same lines…
ZONE made some nice music and they are the latest in a recent span of groups going their separate ways. Too bad they had so much trouble over the years. |
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enurtsol
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Many J-bands are manufactured by "talent" agencies anyways, so band members often don't choose their own co-workers. |
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Spotlesseden
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Nana Mizuki and T.M. Revolution have nothing on Arashi and ABK48. They are popular with anime fan. Arashi and ABK48 are mainstream. ABK's CDs sold like millions. Anime Songs don't sell 500k. http://www.generasia.com/wiki/2012_Oricon_Top_50_Singles_-_Half_Year even back in 2010. Arahi and ABK48 are always super popular. animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-20/top-selling-cd-singles-in-japan/2010 |
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Polycell
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AKB48 also has a number of people buying multiple copies thanks to the whole election gimmick. I'm pretty sure that alone would keep them performing better than most bands even if only idol otaku cared.
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guildmaster
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Just like some "groups" here in the US. |
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enurtsol
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Generally, groups in the US have more freedom under their record labels (sometimes the source of a lot of the tension), and they typically form their groups even before signing a recording contract. Plus, their agencies work for them, not the other way around. |
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