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Show-Ya

Country of origin:
Japan
Location:
Tokyo
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1981
Genre:
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Themes:
Liberty, Love, Fantasy
Current label:
Masterworks
Years active:
1981-1998, 2005-present
Show-Ya is an all female band and one of the best-selling Japanese metal bands in history, responsible in large part for the ladies' metal boom prominent in Japanese music present day.

Name in Japanese: ショーヤ.

Show-Ya's career began in 1981. Only 4 months after formation, the band took part in Yamaha's EastWest '81 band battle where the group won a secondary winners prize plus an invite to ...
Current
Miki Nakamura Keyboards (1981-present)
Keiko Terada Vocals (1981-1991, 2005-present)
See also: Keiko Terada, Nishidera Minoru, 西寺実, ex-Hips
Satomi Senba Bass (1982-present)
Miki Tsunoda Drums (1982-present)
Miki "sun-go" Igarashi Guitars (1984-present)
See also: ex-Blind Pig
Past
Kazumi Fujiwara Bass (1981-?)
Naoko Moriyama Drums (1981-?)
Mitsuko Numata Guitars (1981-?)
Chihiro Kōno Guitars (1981-?)
Steffanie Borges Vocals (1991-1997)
See also: ex-Steffanie
Yoshino Vocals (1997-1998)
Past (Live)
Yasumitsu Shimizu Guitars (1991-1995)
See also: Yasumitsu Shimizu, Cyclone, ex-Babylon, ex-Hellen, ex-Horizon, ex-Planet Dazzle, ex-Planet Earth, ex-Regulus (live), ex-Tokyo Rock Blaster (live)
Miki Nakamura Keyboards (1981-present)
Keiko Terada Vocals (1981-1991, 2005-present)
See also: Keiko Terada, Nishidera Minoru, 西寺実, ex-Hips
Satomi Senba Bass (1982-present)
Miki Tsunoda Drums (1982-present)
Miki "sun-go" Igarashi Guitars (1984-present)
See also: ex-Blind Pig
Kazumi Fujiwara Bass (1981-?)
Naoko Moriyama Drums (1981-?)
Mitsuko Numata Guitars (1981-?)
Chihiro Kōno Guitars (1981-?)
Steffanie Borges Vocals (1991-1997)
See also: ex-Steffanie
Yoshino Vocals (1997-1998)
Past
Yasumitsu Shimizu Guitars (1991-1995)
See also: Yasumitsu Shimizu, Cyclone, ex-Babylon, ex-Hellen, ex-Horizon, ex-Planet Dazzle, ex-Planet Earth, ex-Regulus (live), ex-Tokyo Rock Blaster (live)
Added by: Witcher Modified by: Kennermahn
Added on: 2008-05-31 11:27:31 Last modified on: 2023-11-09 11:46:00