Starting a thread to honor my all-time fave J-idols: CoCo.
(sitting in back, L-R): Senou Azusa, Haneda Erika, Ohno Mikiyo
(sitting on couch, L-R): Miyamae Maki, Miura Rieko
Like Musume and Company, the group was comprised of gals selected on a talent TV program. CoCo debuted in summer 1989 and scored a hit with its debut single, "Equal Romance," which doubled as the theme song to the "Ranma 1/2" anime TV series.
Senou left the group in May 1992 to pursue a solo career. Her graduation concert was an epic affair at the Nippon Budoukan in Tokyo. The remaining four continued as a group until September 1994 when everyone went their separate ways.
Performances from the Budoukan concert, 17 May 1992 (ripped from laserdisc!):
Shiawase Kamone/Onegai Hold Me Tight
http://www.twitter.com/?d=7VUKLA8M Yume Dake Miteru
http://www.twitter.com/?d=BZCV7C3JI think I'll rip and upload the PV for "You're My Treasure" next...
Our humble Yahoo Group:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cocoforever/