Sexy Zone was announced as a group in a press conference on September 29, 2011. Johnny & Associates's CEO Johnny Kitagawa said, "The group name came from Michael Jackson's sexiness". The members were revealed to be Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi, Shori Sato, Sou Matsushima], and Marius Yo. Kitagawa chose the members considering the "sexiness of men".
After the press conference, the members appeared in Teigeki Johnnys Imperial Theatre Special "Kis-My-Ft2 with Johnny's Jr.", and premiered their debut song "Sexy Zone", which was subsequently released on November 16, 2011 from Pony Canyon. This song was also the image song of the 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup. The group were special supporters of 2011 FIVB World Cup.
In 2014, Marius Yo and Matsushima Sou went on a hiatus. The hiatus was suggested by their company, who said they should train a little bit more. So, the two members started training with the Johnny's Juniors while the 3 remain members kept promoting as Sexy Zone. They returned in 2015, in the single "Colorful Eyes". However, this was not the last time that Sou and Marius went on hiatus.
In 2018, Matsushima Sou was diagnosed with panic disorder. He immediately went on hiatus to take care of his mental health, so the group started promoting as a four-member group. The group had 4 releases, 2 singles and 2 albuns, before Sou's comeback in 2020. He returned slowy, in the middle of pandemic, not participating in all group's activities. Sou went to the online tour POP x STEP TOUR, officially marking his comeback, even though he only performed two songs per show.
In 2020, after 9 years on Pony Canyon, the group changed their label to Top J Records, a label created by Johnnys along with Universal Music Japan for Sexy Zone only. Their first release as an Top J Records artist was the single "RUN". Until today, Sexy Zone is the only group, or artist in general, in the label.
However, in December of the same year of Sou's comeback, Marius Yo went on a hiatus to take care of his mental ad physical health along with focus on his academic life . The group released their 10-year birthday commemorative compilation album without Marius, along of 3 singles and 1 album, until his official graduation 2 years later. The discussions about Marius leaving the group started on 2022 summer, but it was only shared with the public December 27th, via fan club video. Marius said that now he wants a new path for his life but shared his love toward the members, group and fans. Marius had and goodbye concert (without public and later release as fan club video and DVD from Cream single) , travel (recorded and released as fan club video and DVD from Chapter II album), song ("timeless", revealed on his goodbye concert and released in Cream single) along as a documentary episode on the TV series Ride on Time. Marius is no longer active as a idol, but he mantains a public Instagram account where he shows his new everyday life.
After Marius graduation, the group released their 9th full album, "Chapter II", wanting to show a new side of the group, now that they are officialy a four-member group. However, they still referecing the former members. In the goods of the group's 2023 tour, there are a lot of references to Marius, the most obvious one being the 4 bottle T-shirt, that have an 5th bottle hidded, representing him.
In October 2023, the group announced a name change, stating that the name made it impossible to do overseas promotions and made it difficult to online search about them, however, they did not announce the new name or the date of the change. Along with this, their company "Top J Records" changed its name to "Over the Top Records". They did their final concert as Sexy Zone in Tokyo Dome, at Christmas. But in January 8th, it was revealed that Kento Nakajima will leave the group after the name change, which will take place on March 31st. They will continue to promote as a trio under a new name after this.
Members:
中島健人 Nakajima Kento (born March 13, 1994) (Will graduate in March 31st 2024)
菊池風磨 Kikuchi Fuma (born March 7, 1995)
佐藤勝利 Sato Shori (born October 30, 1996)
松島聡 Matsushima Sou (born November 27, 1997)
Former Members:
マリウス葉 Yo Marius (born March 30, 2000) (Graduated in December 31st 2022)
Discography
Albums
* (2012.11.14) One Sexy Zone
* (2014.02.19) Sexy Second
* (2015.03.11) Sexy Power3
* (2016.02.24) Welcome to Sexy Zone
* (2016.11.16) Sexy Zone 5th Anniversary Best
* (2018.02.14) XYZ=repainting
* (2019.03.13) PAGES
* (2020.02.05) POP × STEP!?
* (2021.03.03) SZ10TH
Singles
* (2011.11.16) Sexy Zone
* (2012.04.11) Lady Diamond
* (2012.10.06) Sexy Summer ni Yuki ga Furu
* (2013.05.01) Real Sexy! / BAD BOYS
* (2013.10.09) Byebye Dubai -See You Again- / A MY GIRL FRIEND
* (2014.05.14) King & Queen & Joker
* (2014.10.01) Otoko never give up
* (2014.11.19) Kimi ni HITOMEBORE
* (2015.07.01) Cha-Cha-Cha Champion
* (2015.12.16) Colorful Eyes
* (2016.05.03) Shori no Hi made
* (2016.10.19) Yobisute
* (2017.03.29) ROCK THA TOWN
* (2017.10.04) Gyutto
* (2018.06.06) Innocent Days
* (2018.12.05) Karakuri Darake no Tenderness / Suppin' KISS
* (2019.10.23) Kirin no Ko / Honey Honey
*(2020.08.05) RUN
*(2020.11.04) NOT FOUND
*(2021.03.24) LET'S MUSIC
Real Sexy!
Sexy Zone Lyrics
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まだ誰にも 見せていない
夢 抱きしめて 目と目の eyes
キミとボク ほんとうは なにが違うのかな
違うから うまくいくこともあるのかな
ふぞろいでも 合わせれば
それも面白い
リアルな secret story 探さないか
まだ誰もが 見たことない 次の世界へ
Listen to my behind story 教えようか
まだ誰にも 見せていない
夢 抱きしめて 目と目の eyes
ボクにない モノがそう キミにはあるんだ
キミよりも できること ボクにだってあるし
右と左 向いてても
見上げる空はひとつさ
それは正しいね
リアルな secret story 作らないか
ときめくもの 探しながら ボクと一緒に
Listen to my behind story 教えようか
キミだけにリアル・スコープ
魔法のように 目と目の eyes
胸のなかで生まれた気持ち 磁石みたいに
もっともっと きっときっと ずっと近い
リアルな secret story 探さないか
まだ誰もが 見たことない 次の世界へ
Listen to my behind story 教えようか
まだ誰にも 見せていない
夢 抱きしめて 目と目の eyes
The lyrics of Sexy Zone's song Real Sexy! are centered around the idea of uncovering a real secret story that has not yet been disclosed to anyone. The song begins with the question of whether anyone wants to find a real secret story that has not yet been shared with anyone. The lyrics then emphasize the importance of holding onto one's dreams while also making eye contact with the person they're with. It is also mentioned that despite the differences between the two of them, there might be times when things will still work out because of those differences.
The second half of the song mentions that they both have things that the other does not, but also things that each other can do. Despite being different, they acknowledge that they are looking at the same sky and agree that it is the right thing. The lyrics then invite the listener to come along and search for exciting things that spark joy. Finally, the song ends on a hopeful note with an invitation to find a real secret story that will lead them to the next undiscovered world.
Line by Line Meaning
リアルな secret story 探さないか
Looking for a real secret story?
まだ誰にも 見せていない
I haven't shown it to anyone yet.
夢 抱きしめて 目と目の eyes
Holding onto our dreams with our eyes locked.
キミとボク ほんとうは なにが違うのかな
What's really different between you and me?
違うから うまくいくこともあるのかな
Maybe our differences make things work out sometimes.
ふぞろいでも 合わせれば
Even if we're mismatched, if we combine them,
夢が形になるなら
our dreams can come true in a unique way.
それも面白い
That's what makes it interesting.
まだ誰もが 見たことない 次の世界へ
Towards the next world where nobody has been.
Listen to my behind story 教えようか
Shall I tell you my back story?
ボクにない モノがそう キミにはあるんだ
There are things that you have that I don't.
キミよりも できること ボクにだってあるし
There are things that I can do better than you.
右と左 向いてても
Even if we're facing different directions,
見上げる空はひとつさ
We're still under the same sky.
それは正しいね
That's what's right, isn't it?
リアルな secret story 作らないか
Why don't we make up a real secret story?
ときめくもの 探しながら ボクと一緒に
Let's search for something exciting together.
キミだけにリアル・スコープ
A real scope, just for you.
魔法のように 目と目の eyes
Our eyes like magic.
胸のなかで生まれた気持ち 磁石みたいに
The feelings born inside our hearts like magnets.
もっともっと きっときっと ずっと近い
Closer and closer, definitely, forever.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Goro Matsui, Koji Makaino
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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この顔のいい人たちは一体何と戦っているのだろうか、
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ことなかわいい
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英語読めません
フリガナお願いしますm(_ _)m
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滝沢
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@@user-gu5um7uz6r それは草
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@@user-gu5um7uz6r 草
@ruiumi570
SexyZone随一のトンチキMVだし歌詞は良いこと言ってて余計面白い。
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歴代MVのなかで1番意味がわからない。
謎のブルーベリーアイ、宇宙船、囚われの聡マリ、戦闘方法がダンス（？）…
すべての要素が常軌を逸していて見るたびに元気になれます。
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セクゾのファンだった時（8年前くらい）このMVに何の疑問も持たなかったし、超かっこいいと思ってたしこの歌もめちゃくちゃ好きだけど今見たら本当に意味分かんない。フルで見たい
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ブルーベリー1匹倒すために大型戦闘機3台で助けに行く兄3人の図が好きです
勝利にしか仲間が居なくて単身乗り込むふまけんと、踊って助けを待つ聡マリ…クセになるMV