ZYX
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| ZYX | |
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 ZYX, 2003.
Back row (L to R): Erika Umeda, Mari Yaguchi, Maimi Yajima Front row (L to R): Saki Shimizu, Megumi Murakami, Momoko Tsugunaga. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Zicks |
| Origin |  Japan |
| Genre(s) | Japanese pop |
| Years active | 2003 - 2004 |
| Label(s) | Piccolo Town |
| Associated acts | Morning Musume, Hello! Project Kids, Aa!, Berryz Koubou, °C-ute |
| Website | Hello! Project.com |
| Former members | |
| Mari Yaguchi Erika Umeda Saki Shimizu Maimi Yajima Momoko Tsugunaga Megumi Murakami |
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ZYX (ジックス Jikkusu?, pronounced zicks) was a short-lived Japanese pop group made up of five Hello! Project kids led by Mari Yaguchi of Morning Musume. Yaguchi acted as a mentor and the group released two singles. ZYX is important in that it is the first unit that Hello! Project Kids officially joined with the second being Aa! formed in 2003, the third being Berryz Kobo in 2004, and the fourth being °C-ute in 2005. As Saki Shimizu and Momoko Tsugunaga were selected to become members of Berryz Kobo in 2004, the activity of ZYX virtually ended.
The name ZYX is a kind of acronym using a somewhat intricate play in notation. "Z" and "Y" are taken from the phrase "Zettai Yume o Bai ni." (絶対、夢を倍に We hope that you will definitely accomplish your dreams double in size.?) "Bai ni", meaning "[to accomplish] double in size", is represented not as "B" but as a multiplication mark "×" which was then identified with letter "X" in its formal resemblance. Also, it is strongly conscious that the letters ZYX are the last letters of the English alphabet in reverse order. In Hello! Project, this inverted order naming is followed by the groups "W" created in 2004, "v-u-den" in 2005, and "The Possible" in 2006. This line-up of groups continues the reverse alphabetical naming (ZYX-W-VU-T).
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[edit] Members
- Mari Yaguchi (矢口 真里?) (Leader) — Morning Musume
- Erika Umeda (梅田 えりか?) — °C-ute
- Saki Shimizu (清水 佐紀?) — Berryz Kobo
- Maimi Yajima (矢島 舞美?) — °C-ute
- Momoko Tsugunaga (嗣永 桃子?) — Berryz Kobo
- Megumi Murakami (村上 愛?) — °C-ute – retired on October 31, 2006 to continue schooling and lead a private life.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| # | Title | Release date | Coupling |
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| 1 | Iku ZYX! Fly High (行くZYX! Fly High Go ZYX! Fly High?) | 2003-08-06 | Gatamekira ZYX ver. (ガタメキラ Gotta make it love?) |
| 2 | Shiroi Tokyo (白いTOKYO White Tokyo?) | 2003-12-10 | Tokonatsu-Musume ZYX ver. (常夏娘 Girls in everlasting summer?) |
[edit] DVDs
| # | Title | Release date |
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| 1 | Single V Iku ZYX! Fly High (シングルV・行くZYX! Fly High?) | 2003-09-10 |
| 2 | Single V Shiroi Tokyo (シングルV・白いTOKYO?) | 2003-12-26 |
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