Shanadoo

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Shanadoo
Shanadoo from left to right: Junko Fukuda, Chika Shibuya, Marina Genda and Manami Fuku.
Shanadoo from left to right: Junko Fukuda, Chika Shibuya, Marina Genda and Manami Fuku.
Background information
Origin Japanese flag Japan
Genre(s) Eurodance, Pop
Years active 2006 - Present
Label(s) Icezone Music, avex
Website www.shanadoo.com (German)
Members
Junko Fukuda
Chika Shibuya
Manami Fuku
Marina Genda

Shanadoo is a Japanese Eurodance group produced in Germany. The majority of their recorded works have been Japanese covers of a German dance act, E-Rotic.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Information

Shanadoo is an all female member group made up of four young Japanese women from the Platinum Production agency. Chika, Junko, and Manami have worked together in the past as part of avex's promotional group, vivace. vivace's works include promotional work as race queens, bikini pinup modeling, and even a few eurobeat style recordings for various avex music compilations such as Girl's BOX. Marina was later added to the group as lead vocalist once the project went into production with noted German record producer, David Brandes, at the helm. Brandes' production works include numerous international hits with acts such as E-Rotic, Bad Boys Blue, and Vanilla Ninja. Released on June 16, 2006 through one of Brandes' record labels, Icezone Music, Shanadoo's first single, "King Kong", a cover of E-Rotic's 2000 work of the same name, later recovered in 2005 by Hinoi Team in Japan, was met with great success. Shanadoo's works were exclusive to Germany and other European markets, such as Austria, until December of 2006, when avex announced that a then untitled debut album would be released on February 28, 2007 in Japan. In January of 2007, it was announced by Icezone Music that Shanadoo's fourth single, to be released on March 9, 2007 in Germany, would be original content instead of a Japanese cover of E-Rotic.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • [2006.06.16] King Kong (Germany)
  • [2006.09.15] My Samurai (Germany)
  • [2006.11.17] Guilty Of Love (Germany)
  • [2007.03.09] Hypnotized (Germany)
  • [2007.10.05] Japanese Boy (Germany)
  • [2007.12.07] Think About (Germany)

[edit] Albums

  • [2006.12.01] Welcome To Tokyo (Germany)
  • [2007.02.28] Welcome To Tokyo (Japan)
  • [2007.04.27] Welcome To Tokyo - Limited Edition - (Germany)
  • [2007.12.07] The Symbol (Germany)

[edit] The Symbol Track List

  • 1. "Think About"
  • 2. "Lover On The Run" ("Lemmings On The Run" by E-Rotic)
  • 3. "Gotta Get It Groovin'" ("Gotta Get It Groovin'" by E-Rotic)
  • 4. "Japanese Boy" ("Japanese Boy" by Aneka)
  • 5. "Heart To Heart" ("Test My Best" by E-Rotic)
  • 6. "Bonjour Tristesse" ("Dance With The Vamps" by E-Rotic)
  • 7. "You Are My Daydream" ("I Feel Your Heartbeat" by E-Rotic)
  • 8. "Hypnotized" (original)
  • 9. "Once She Gets Tired"
  • 10. "From Time To Time" ("Rave Me Dave" by E-Rotic)
  • 11. "L.O.V.E." ("L.O.V.E. (Sex On The Beach)" by E-Rotic)
  • 12. "Fly Me To Shanghai" ("Oh Nick Please Not So Quick (Flute Version)" by E-Rotic)
  • 13. "King Kong (Remix 2007)" ("King Kong" by E-Rotic, later by Hinoi Team)
  • 14. "Japanese Boy (Extended Version)"
  • 15. "Think About (Extended Version)"

[edit] Welcome To Tokyo Track List

Below is a list of the tracks on the different versions of Shanadoo's debut album, Welcome To Tokyo. In brackets are the details of the original song whose melody was used to record the new Shanadoo song.

Tracks 1-13 are the same on all editions of "Welcome To Tokyo".

  • 1. "King Kong" ("King Kong" by E-Rotic, later by Hinoi Team)
  • 2. "Passion In Your Eyes" ("Shenandoah" by E-Rotic)
  • 3. "Guilty Of Love" ("The Power Of Sex" by E-Rotic)
  • 4. "Ninja Tattoo" ("I´m Over You" by E-Rotic)
  • 5. "My Samurai" ("Fred Come To Bed" by E-Rotic)
  • 6. "One Tear Ago" ("Is It You" by E-Rotic)
  • 7. "Just A Little Flirt" ("It's Just A Little Flirt" by E-Rotic)
  • 8. "Give A Little Love" ("Give A Little Love" by E-Rotic)
  • 9. "Konnichiwa" (???)
  • 10. "It's Like An Anime" ("Ecstasy" by E-Rotic)
  • 11. "Wake Me" ("Save Me" by E-Rotic, also "My Puzzle Of Dreams" by Vanilla Ninja)
  • 12. "Listen To The Rhythm" ("Willy Use A Billy... Boy" by E-Rotic)
  • 13. "Closer To Heaven" ("Baby Don't Miss Me" by Bad Boys Blue)

On the Japanese Edition, the following tracks are added:

  • 14. "My Samurai (Extended Version)"
  • 15. "King Kong (Extended Version)"
  • 16. "Guilty Of Love (Extended Version)"
  • 17. "Hypnotized" (original)

On the Limited Edition, the following tracks are added instead:

  • 14. "Hypnotized" (original)
  • 15. "Sayonara Blue" (original)
  • 16. "Heart To Heart" ("Test My Best" by E-Rotic)

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Singles

Year Title
Album		 Charts
GER Singles AUT Singles
2006 King Kong
Welcome To Tokyo		 15 14
2006 My Samurai
Welcome To Tokyo		 17 15
2006 Guilty Of Love
Welcome To Tokyo		 30 32
2007 Hypnotized
The Symbol		 54 65
2007 Japanese Boy
The Symbol		 23
2007 Think About
The Symbol		 44

[edit] Albums

Year Charts Charts
DE Alben
2006 Welcome To Tokyo 63
2007 The Symbol

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