Sexy Zone

Sexy Zone (セクシーゾーン, Sekushii Zōn^?) is a five-member Japanese boy band managed by Johnny & Associates.

Overview

• Announced as a group and had press conference in September 29, 2011.^[1][2][3] Johnny & Associates's CEO Johnny Kitagawa said, "The group name came from Michael Jackson's sexiness".^[3] The members are Nakajima Kento, Kikuchi Fuma, Sato Shori, Matsushima Sou, and Marius Yo. He chose the members considering about "Sexiness of men".^[1]

• After the press conference, the members appeared in 『帝劇 Johnnys Imperial Theatre Special「Kis-My-Ft2 with ジャニーズJr.」』, and premiered their debut song "Sexy Zone", which is released on November 16, 2011 from Pony Canyon.^[2] This song is also the image song of the 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup. They are special supporters of 2011 FIVB World Cup.^[4]

Members

• Nakajima Kento (March 13 1994)
• Kikuchi Fuma (March 7 1995)
• Sato Shori (October 30 1996)
• Matsushima Sou (November 27 1997)
• Yo Marius (March 30 2000)

Discography

Single

Appearance

Variety Program

• Yan Yan JUMP (April 2011- TV Tokyo)^[6]
• Johnnys'Jr. land (October 2011- Sky Perfect TV)^[6][7]
• Waratte Iitomo! (2011.11.03 Fuji TV)^[6]
• Music Station (2011.11.11, 2011.11.18 TV Asahi)^[8][9]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "セクシーさ売りにジャニーズに新ユニット". Nikkan Sports (Nikkan Sports). 2011年9月30日. http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20110930-842678.html. Retrieved 2011年9月30日. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "ジャニーズ歴代最年少14・2歳！新グループ誕生". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (Sports Nippon). 2011年9月30日. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/09/30/kiji/K20110930001723670.html. Retrieved 2011年9月30日. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "ジャニーズ新ユニット「Sexy Zone」最年少デビュー". Sports Hochi (Hochi Shimbun). 2011年9月30日. http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20110930-OHT1T00015.htm?from=yol. Retrieved 2011年9月30日. 
4. ^ "新しい時代を創る…国際派ジャニーズ新ユニットが誕生!! スペシャルサポーターにSexy Zoneが就任!!". とれたてフジテレビ (Fuji Television). 2011年10月5日. http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2011/111005-241.html. Retrieved 2011年10月15日. 
5. ^ N/A. "【オリコン】Sexy Zone、歴代最年少「14.4歳」で首位デビュー". oricon.co.jp. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/2003931/. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} http://sexyzone.ponycanyon.co.jp/schedule.html
7. ^ http://www.bs-sptv.com/jrland/member/index.html
8. ^ http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1086/index2.html
9. ^ http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1085/index2.html

Links

• Sexy Zone Official Site
• Johnny's Jr Website