Para Para Paradise

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For the Konami videogame, see ParaParaParadise.

Para Para Paradise (パラパラパラダイス) is a video series, produced by AVEX Records, that shows various dancers doing Para Para. It featured the ParaPara AllStars - Richiyo "Richie" Watanabe, Satoko Yamazaki, Ryoko Odakura, Tomomi Kudo, Maki Koyata, and Miho Kawara.

Contents 1 Videos in the series 1.1 Para Para Stadium 1.2 Para Para Paradise 1.3 Para Para Paradise 2 1.4 Para Para Paradise 3 1.5 Para Para Paradise 4 1.6 Para Para Paradise 5 1.7 Para Para Paradise 6 1.8 Para Para Paradise 7 1.9 Para Para Paradise presents J-Euro 1.10 Para Para Paradise presents Gotcha! 1.11 Para Para Paradise Best presents Super Euro Movie 1.12 Para Para Stadium presents Ale' Japan 1.13 ParaPara Paradise Special Edition 2 External links

[edit] Videos in the series

[edit] Para Para Stadium

• Release Date
  • September 22, 1999
• Product Code
  • VCD: AVCD-17000
  • VHS: AVVD-90058

ParaPara Stadium was the first series to set Twinstar as avex's official choreograph source. It also included a future ParaPara AllStar: Satoko Yamazaki. The dancers on the video were very hard to learn from, except for a few. They did include a few songs that you could only learn on this video, such as That's All Right / Dr. Money & Music Go Wild / Nando.

Tracklist

1. TORA TORA TORA / DOMINO
2. ONE NIGHT IN ARABIA / GO GO GIRLS
3. KINGDOM OF ROCK / DAVE RODGERS
4. CRAZY FOR YOU / PIZZA GIRL
5. ANNIVERSARY / DAVE, DOMINO & VIRGINELLE
6. TRY ME / LOLITA
7. YESTERDAY / CHERRY
8. EUROBEAT / DR.LOVE
9. THAT'S ALL RIGHT / DR.MONEY
10. ENERGY LOVE / DELTA QUEENS
11. MYSTERY IN LOVE / VIRGINELLE
12. HEARTBEAT / NATHALIE
13. REMEMBER ME / LESLIE PARRISH
14. BOOM BOOM FIRE / D.ESSEX
15. STAY / VICTORIA
16. LIKE A VIRGIN / VIRGINELLE
17. I WANNA DANCE / DOMINO
18. MUSIC GO WILD / NANDO
19. NIGHT OF FIRE / NIKO
20. 100 / DAVE RODGERS

[edit] Para Para Paradise

• Release Date
  • February 23, 2000
• Product Code
  • VCD: AVCD-17001
  • VHS: AVVD-90071

ParaPara Paradise was the first of the "ParaPara Paradise" series. It was also the first video to include the brand new "ParaPara AllStars". At this time there were only 4 ParaPara AllStars, which included: Richie, Maki, Tomomi & Satoko. Ryoko & Miho were not yet ParaPara AllStars.

Tracklist

1. ROMEO & JULIET / LOLITA
2. NIGHT IN TOKYO / ATRIUM
3. YOU CAN LIGHT MY FIRE / MADISON
4. NO ONE SLEEP IN TOKYO / EDO BOYS
5. STAY THE NIGHT / DAVE RODGERS
6. MY SWEET BANANA / GO GO GIRLS
7. BURNING DESIRE/ MEGA NRG MAN
8. DELTADANCE.COM / NEWFIELD-MORONI-SINCLAIRE
9. JAM JAM JAM / KIKI & KIKA
10. GRAND PRIX / MEGA NRG MAN
11. I LOVE YOU BABE / KING & QUEEN
12. ROCK ME TO THE TOP / DUSTY
13. GO GODZILLA GO / IKA
14. BREAKING THE LAW / D.ESSEX
15. JEALOUSY / VIRGINELLE
16. STATION TO STATION / DERRECK SIMONS
17. LOVE GENERATION / SUZY LAZY
18. 1 FOR THE MONEY 2 FOR THE SHOW / NIKO
19. SPACE BOY / DAVE RODGERS
20. HELLO GOODBYE / PRISCILLA
21. NUMBER ONE / FASTWAY
22. PLAY WITH THE NUMBERS / DOMINO
23. DON'T STAND SO CLOSE / DR.LOVE
24. O SOLE MIO / GO GO GIRLS
25. SPEEDWAY / NIKO
26. MICKEY MOUSE MARCH (EUROBEAT VERSION) / DOMINO
27. * BABE FOLLOW ME / HELENA
28. * FUN FUN BOY / GO GO GIRLS feat. ANNALISE & VIRGINELLE
29. * DON'T YOU LOVE ME / VIRGINELLE''
30. * NEW LOVE / ANNALISE

* The last 4 tracks are only available on the VHS.

[edit] Para Para Paradise 2

• Release Date
  • January 24, 2001
• Product Code
  • VCD: AVCD-17002
  • VHS: AVVD-90089

ParaPara Paradise 2 was the first video to include 2 new ParaPara AllStars: Ryoko & Miho. This video also included ParaPara Black (Rina Kuwano and Ami Ito) and ParaPara White (Mika Yokobe (PP!L) and Yuki Muraki (T-rrex)). Mika and Yuki had won a ParaPara competition at Velfarre; they performed "Wanna Be A Dream Maker / Globe".

Tracklist

1. DO YOU WANNA DANCE / GO GO GIRLS
2. GANGURO / FRANZ "MAD COW" TORNADO AND THE YAMANBA-GALS
3. PLAY THE MUSIC / ACE
4. SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT / PRINCESS F.
5. RED HOT ZIP / DAVE & DOMINO
6. POPTEEN / DOMINO
7. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN / DAVE RODGERS
8. BANDOLERO COMANCHERO / FRANZ TORNADO AND THE "MAD COW" GIRLS
9. CRAZY FOR LOVE / DUSTY
10. KILL THE SILENCE / DOMINO
11. TAKE ME NOW / TOMMY K.
12. MIKADO / DAVE MCLOUD
13. DUM DUM PISTOL / JOE BANANA
14. THE BOOM BOOM POWER / TAM ARROW
15. FEVER THE NIGHT / MATT LAND
16. I BELIEVE IN YOU / DOMINO
17. EASY BUSY / KIKI & KIKA
18. MADE OF FIRE / NIKO
19. DANCER / MAKO
20. SHY GUN / ODA
21. IKE IKE / TRI-STAR
22. velfarre 2000 / BAZOOKA GIRL
23. "ParaPara AllStars" SPECIAL PERFORMANCE / VARIOUS ARTISTS

[edit] Para Para Paradise 3

• Release Date
  • April 25, 2001
• Product Code
  • VCD: AVCD-17003
  • VHS: AVVD-90101

ParaPara Paradise 3 you could probably call the "Flashback" video. Tracks 1-18 are old tracks, tracks 19-24 are new tracks. In further videos it is reverse (1-18: New - 19-24: Old).

Tracklist

1. WILD REPUTATION / THE BIG BROTHER
2. RHYTHM OF LOVING / KAREN
3. BAD BOY / CHESTER
4. SHAME ON YOU / ROBERT PATTON
5. TECHNOTRONIC FLIGHT / PRINCESS F.
6. BIG MOUTH / MIKE HAMMER
7. FANTASY / VIRGINELLE
8. KING AND QUEEN / KING & QUEEN
9. NEW DAY / SANDY BEE
10. RELIGHT MY FIRE / DELTA FORCE
11. VIRTUAL LOVE / KEN MARTIN
12. MEGATON MAN / MEGA NRG MAN
13. SOUL GASOLINE / THE BIG BROTHER
14. ATOMIC PLAYBOY / MIKE SKANNER
15. ROCK'N ROLL SUPERSTAR / MIKE SKANNER
16. JAMMIN' SPANISH MEN / CINDY
17. BURNING LOVE / D-ESSEX
18. PARA PARA / KING & QUEEN
19. DANCE IN THE FIRE / MAD MAX
20. LISTEN TO EUROBEAT / TOKYO FUTURE
21. CRAZY GENERATION / CHRISTINE
22. HOT VAMPIRE / GO GO GIRLS
23. EVERYBODY DANCE / LOLITA
24. FEELING OF THE NIGHT / TOBY ASH
25. SKY HIGH (EURO TYPE MIX) / NEWTON
26. "ParaPara AllStars" SPECIAL PERFORMANCE / VARIOUS ARTISTS

[edit] Para Para Paradise 4

• Release Date
  • July 25, 2001
• Product Code
  • DVD: AVBD-91048
  • VCD: AVCD-17004
  • VHS: AVVD-90110

ParaPara Paradise 4 included shots from the ParaPara AllStars' trip to Hong Kong, which were shown in the intro. The DVD included special videos, such as them performing, and just some fun other things like "Time To Eat" and "Patience". This was also the final video Tomomi was on.

Tracklist

1. CYBER DANCE / GO GO GIRLS
2. CAPTAIN FANTASTIC / MATT LAND
3. MY DREAM TEAM IS VERY / DAVE RODGERS
4. LOVE TRAIN / SUSAN KEY
5. HYPER STAR ENERGY / D.ESSEX
6. JOHNNY GO / VOLTA & GABBANA
7. PARAPARA PARADISE / DOMINO
8. LET'S GO TO THE SHOW ~K2 THE AUTO MESSE / DAVE RODGERS
9. DANCING CRAZY / D.ESSEX
10. FLYING AROUND THE WORLD / BAZOOKA GIRL
11. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY / ACE
12. MONEY GO ROUND / FASTWAY
13. SUPER EURO FLASH / FRANZ "V.I.P." TORNADO & BAZOOKA "T.C.V." GIRL
14. ROCKET MAN / FASTWAY
15. BIG YEAH / KIKI & KIKA
16. FUNKY BABY / ALLEN COX
17. ONTO THE BEAT OF MY BANG! BANG! / NIKO
18. WHEELS OF FIRE / DAVE RODGERS
19. FOOLING WITH YOUR HEART / LISA JOHNSON
20. TELL ME WHY / TENSION
21. START / DE NIRO
22. TELEPHONE / LES BLUE BELLES
23. KISS ME KISS ME BABE / VIRGINELLE
24. BAZOOKA MAN / GARCON
25. WINNIE THE POOH (EUROBEAT VERSION) / KING & QUEEN
26. "ParaPara AllStars" SPECIAL PERFORMANCE / VARIOUS ARTISTS

[edit] Para Para Paradise 5

• Release Date
  • November 28, 2001
• Product Code
  • DVD: AVBD-91073
  • VCD: AVCD-17005
  • VHS: AVVD-90122

ParaPara Paradise 5 had a new turn for backgrounds. They used animated CG backgrounds, which to some made the video look less professional, as they looked like they were floating in mid-air since they did not have any shadows. This was the first video when they featured "Solo" videos of each of the ParaPara AllStars with older Eurobeat songs.

Tracklist

1. NIGHT CLUBBIN' / MATT LAND
2. LOOKING FOR LOVE / KEVIN JOHNSON
3. TRAFFIC IN MY BED / BABY GOLD
4. MISSION TO TOKYO / MAKO
5. STOP / DOMINO
6. SOLID GOLD / DUSTY
7. THINK OF YOU / LOLITA
8. BIG BROTHER / FASTWAY
9. MADE FOR LOVING YOU / FRANK TORPEDO
10. DREAMIN' OF YOU / LOLITA
11. AROUND THE UNIVERSE / VANILLA
12. WHITE IS FOR YOU BLACK IS FOR ME / CLAUDIA VIP
13. EVERYBODY GO / JOE D.TOASTER
14. SNAKE DANCE / KIKI & KIKA
15. HARMONY / VIRGINIA TOY
16. 777 / FASTWAY
17. SECRET PASSION / DOLLY
18. HIGHER & HIGHER / LOLITA
19. DU DU-DA DA / DANNY KEITH
20. KOBRA IS MY KILLER / DOLLY POP
21. BORN TO BE YOUR ANGEL / VICTORIA
22. "ParaPara AllStars" SPECIAL PERFORMANCE / VARIOUS ARTISTS

[edit] Para Para Paradise 6

• Release Date
  • April 25, 2002
• Product Code
  • DVD: AVBD-91703
  • VCD: AVCD-17009
  • VHS: AVVD-90140

ParaPara Paradise 6 included the 2002 Osaka Automesse, which lasted over 11 minutes, making it one of the longest Special Performances.

Tracklist

1. CABALLERO WITH SOMBRERO / FRANZ TORNADO AND BAZOOKA GIRL
2. EXPRESS LOVE / MEGA NRG MAN
3. 24 HOURS A DAY WITH YOU / ACE WARRIOR
4. HEY, YOU! / LUCYA
5. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK / TRIUMPH
6. INCREDIBLE LOVE / DE LA VEGA
7. BABY BESAME / DOKI DOKI
8. DANCE AND PARTY / MAD MAX
9. IN THE SKY, IN YOUR SOUL / NICK MANSELL
10. FIGHT FOR YOUR EMPIRE / POWERFUL T.
11. BABY FRANKENSTAIN / RIKI 1
12. LUCKY TANGO / VIRGINELLE
13. DYNAMITE / ACE
14. NO RETURN / FASTWAY
15. BAZOOKA GIRL / BAZOOKA GIRL
16. PEOPLE COME ON! / EUROBEAT GIRLS
17. PUSH ME BOOM BOOM / CINDY
18. YOU NEED A LOVER / TOMMY K.
19. READY FOR LOVE / GROOVE TWINS
20. MR. KNOW IT ALL / ATRIUM
21. TOO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE / EDO
22. PARAPARA ALLSTARS / VOLTA & GABBANA
23. "OSAKA AUTOMESSE 2002" SPECIAL PERFORMANCE / VARIOUS ARTISTS

[edit] Para Para Paradise 7

• Release Date
  • July 24, 2002
• Product Code
  • DVD: AVBD-91095
  • VCD: AVCD-17007
  • VHS: AVVD-90143

ParaPara Paradise 7 was the last video and the last time the ParaPara AllStars would perform together (other than the PPA Final at Velfarre). It was a very sad video for fans of the series, and the ParaPara AllStars. Tomomi was even on the video, to say her final goodbyes.

Tracklist

1. MR. NICE GUY / CHRISTINE
2. COWBOY / MAD MAX
3. WANNA BE YOUR EMOTION / LOLITA
4. OVER THE RAINBOW / POWERFUL T.
5. FANTASISTA! / ACE
6. ALWAYS ON MY MIND / LOU GRANT
7. SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE / RIKI 1
8. DISCOW MOSCOW / MAD COW AND THE ROYAL EUROBEAT ORCHESTRA OF BAZOOKISTAN
9. COME ON! / ROSWELL
10. DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU BABY / NUAGE
11. FEVERNOVA / DAVE RODGERS and KIKO LOUREIRO
12. 1, 2, SANTOS / DOMINO
13. BAZOOKA PISTOLERO / FRANZ TORNADO
14. LONELY / KEVIN JOHNSON
15. HONEY FOR LOVE / EUROSISTERS
16. KILLER / DAVE SIMON
17. PARADISE / LISA JOHNSON
18. SPINNING LIKE A TOP / DOMINO
19. POWER GUN / DR.MONEY
20. GO GO / DJ NRG
21. BURNING LIKE A FLAME / DENISE
22. "ParaPara AllStars" SPECIAL PERFORMANCE / VARIOUS ARTISTS

[edit] Para Para Paradise presents J-Euro

• Release Date
  • September 27, 2001
• Product Code
  • DVD: AVBD-91071
  • VCD: AVCD-17007
  • VHS: AVVD-90128

This was the only video to feature the ParaPara! Love, which were just like the ParaPara AllStars, but not as huge. This video featured all J-Euro rather than Eurobeat. It was also the first video for the ParaPara AllStars to perform without Tomomi. It contained CG backgrounds, like PPP5, but they were not animated. Each ParaPara! Love and ParaPara AllStars member danced 2 songs solo. There was also no Special Performance like many of the previous videos.

Tracklist

1. FLY HIGH / AYUMI HAMASAKI
2. DELUXE / KEY~A~KISS
3. GAMBLE RUMBLE / MOVE
4. BABY I'M YOUR LADY / PASSION
5. LUCKY GIRL DE IKOU / KEY~A~KISS
6. BOYS & GIRLS / AYUMI HAMASAKI
7. DEPEND ON YOU / AYUMI HAMASAKI
8. FREEDOM / GLOBE
9. TOKIO TOKIO / KEY~A~KISS PANIC
10. TRUE LOVE / HIROKO ANZAI
11. SENKOU HIKARI-VEIL / MAX
12. DAMEJAN / KEY~A~KISS
13. AISHIATTEMASU? / KEY~A~KISS
14. PRIVATE WARS / DREAM
15. PLEASE! / KEY~A~KISS
16. HEARTBEAT / PASSION
17. WATASHINO KAREWA SEKIYUOU / KEY~A~KISS
18. GIVE ME A SHAKE / MAX
19. SPEEDY SPEEDY / PASSION
20. FACE THE CHANGE / EVERY LITTLE THING
21. TECHNO DRIVE / PB2
22. MONOCHROME / AYUMI HAMASAKI
23. JUST THE WAY TO LOVE / TRINITY
24. AUDIENCE / AYUMI HAMASAKI
25. * MAKING OF THE VIDEO

* This last track was only on the DVD.

[edit] Para Para Paradise presents Gotcha!

• Release Date
  • October 17, 2001
• Product Code
  • DVD: AVBD-91072
  • VHS: AVVD-90129

In this video, each ParaPara AllStar danced one song, and danced a Special Performance with ASH / Gotcha. The reporters also danced their own Special Performance, not including the ParaPara AllStars.

Tracklist

1. SPECIAL PERFORMANCE / VARIOUS ARTISTS
2. PARTY GIRL (PPG Edit) / KIKA
3. READY TO DANCE (PPG Edit) / LOLITA
4. WATCH ME DANCING (PPG Edit) / DAVE RODGERS
5. HEARTBEAT (PPG Edit) / CHRISTINE
6. GOTCHA! (Japanese PPG Edit) / DOMINO
7. GOTCHA! (SEB Japanese Version) / DOMINO
8. * "ASH" SPECIAL ASH REPORT ON PARAPARA
9. * MAKING OF THE VIDEO

* These last two tracks were only on the DVD.

[edit] Para Para Paradise Best presents Super Euro Movie

• Product Code
  • DVD: AVBD-91145

This was basically just a "Best Of" ParaPara Paradise video. They just compiled the most popular dances, and included a few Special Performances. It also included the VHS Only Ale' Japan Special Performance.

Disc 1

1. PARAPARA PARADISE / DOMINO
2. LUCKY TANGO / VIRGINELLE
3. SPEEDWAY / NIKO
4. DANCE IN THE FIRE / MAD MAX
5. KILLER / DAVE SIMON
6. DREAMIN' OF YOU / LOLITA
7. HOT VAMPIRE / GO GO GIRLS
8. DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU BABY / NUAGE
9. EASY BUSY / KIKI & KIKA
10. SUPER EURO FLASH / FRANZ "V.I.P." TORNADO & BAZOOKA "T.C.V." GIRL
11. BANDOLERO COMANCHERO / FRANZ TORNADO & BAZOOKA "MAD COW" GIRL
12. BIG BROTHER / FASTWAY
13. CABALLERO WITH SOMBRERO / FRANZ TORNADO & BAZOOKA GIRL
14. VELFARRE 2000 / BAZOOKA GIRLS
15. EVERYBODY DANCE / LOLITA
16. WANNA BE YOUR EMOTION / LOLITA
17. DANCE AND PARTY / MAD MAX
18. DANCER / MAKO
19. 777 / FASTWAY
20. JOHNNY GO / VOLTA & GABBANA
21. Special Track: ALE' JAPAN (3 Stripes Arena Version) / DAVE RODGERS

Disc 2

1. "PPA" PPP 2 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
2. "PPA" PPP 3 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
3. "PPA" PPP 4 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

[edit] Para Para Stadium presents Ale' Japan

• Release Date
  • April 25, 2001
• Product Code
  • VHS: AVVD-90085

This video was aimed to be focused on Soccer. It included a Special Performance of Ale' Japan, and lessons of 3 other songs.

Tracklist

1. ALE' JAPAN (3 Strip Arena Version) / DAVE RODGERS
2. ALE' JAPAN (3 Strip PPS Version) / DAVE RODGERS
3. GO SAY GOAL / MORRIS & CHERRY
4. SOCCER SOCCER SOCCER / LOU GRANT

[edit] ParaPara Paradise Special Edition

This was a video that is very rare, and very hard to come by. It is official, but cannot be purchased. Richie & Maki were featured as well as the "ParaPara Girls".

Tracklist

1. NIGHT OF FIRE / NIKO
2. SPEEDWAY / NIKO
3. VELFARRE 2000 / BAZOOKA GIRLS
4. Special Performance

[edit] External links

• Parapara Online