CoCo (band)
CoCo was a Japanese pop group which consist of Mikiyo Ohno, Azusa Senou, Rieko Miura, Erika Haneda, and Maki Miyamae.
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| Origin |  Japan |
| Genres | Hi-NRG Dance-pop funk Electronic music Japanese pop new wave |
| Years active | 1989–1994 |
| Labels | Pony Canyon (ポニーキャニオン) |
| Past members | Mikiyo Ohno (大野幹代) Azusa Senou (瀬能あづさ) Rieko Miura (三浦 理恵子) Erika Haneda (羽田恵理香) Maki Miyamae (宮前真樹) |
History
CoCo released their first single on September 6, 1989. They debuted with "Equal Romance" and found themselves on the charts almost regularly. CoCo even had a couple of their songs ("Equal Romance," "Omoide ga Ippai," and "Mou Nakanaide") as theme songs for the very popular anime series Ranma ½. Azusa left the group in 1992 and went solo, while the other four stayed behind. Rieko and Maki released solo works but chose to remain in the group.
In a historic performance, CoCo joined Ribbon, Qlair and a few solo idols for the "Otomejuku" Concert. The highlight was when all of them joined onstage for a rousing version of the Candies classic "Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu."
Their final single, "You're My Treasure" was released to the public before they disbanded on August 3, 1994.
Discography
Singles
| # | Title | Release date | Album |
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| 1 | "EQUAL Romance" (EQUALロマンス) | September 6, 1989 | Strawberry |
| 2 | "Hanbun Fushigi" (はんぶん不思議) | January 24, 1990 | |
| 3 | "Natsu no Tomodachi/Omoide ga Ippai" (夏の友達／思い出がいっぱい) | May 17, 1990 | CoCo Ichiban! |
| 4 | "Sasayaka na Yūwaku" (ささやかな誘惑) | September 5, 1990 | Snow Garden |
| 5 | "Live Version" | January 1, 1991 | STRAIGHT |
| 6 | "News na Mirai" (Newsな未来) | April 10, 1991 | CoCo Ichiban! |
| 7 | "Muteki no Only You" (無敵のOnly You) | July 31, 1991 | — |
| 8 | "Yume dake Miteru" (夢だけ見てる) | December 4, 1991 | Share |
| 9 | "Dakara Namida to Yobanaide" (だから涙と呼ばないで) | April 17, 1992 | — |
| 10 | "Natsuzora no Dreamer" (夏空のDreamer) | August 5, 1992 | Sylph |
| 11 | "Yokohama Boy Style" (横浜Boy Style) | November 20, 1992 | |
| 12 | "Chiisa na Ippo de" (ちいさな一歩で) | April 21, 1993 | Sweet & Bitter |
| 13 | "Koi no Junction" (恋のジャンクション) | November 3, 1993 | — |
| 14 | "You're my treasure ~ Tooi Yakusoku" (You're my treasure～遠い約束) | July 6, 1994 | Sweet & Bitter |
Studio albums
- Strawberry (1990)
- Snow Garden (1990)
- STRAIGHT (1991)
- Share (1992)
- Sylph (1992)
- Sweet & Bitter (1994)
Compilation albums
- CoCo Ichiban! (CoCo一番!) (1991)
- CoCo Personal Best (CoCoパーソナルベスト) (1993)
- My Kore! (Myこれ!) series
- My Kore! Ction: CoCo BEST (MYこれ!クション CoCo BEST) (2001)
- My Kore! Choice 22: STRAIGHT + Singles Collection (Myこれ!チョイス 22 STRAIGHT+シングルコレクション) (2008)
- My Kore! Lite: CoCo (Myこれ!Lite CoCo) (2010)
- CoCo Uta no Daihyakka volumes 1 & 2 (CoCo☆うたの大百科その1・その2) (2008)
Special albums
- Modan Dōyō (モダンどうよう) (1994) (as SAMPLE BATTLERS TOKYO featuring CoCo)
External links
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