Cocoa Otoko

Cocoa Otoko
Origin Japan
Genres Pop rock
Years active April 2010 - March 2012
Labels Avex Trax
Website www.avexnet.or.jp/cocoaotoko
Members Kenta Kamakari
Kei Hosogai
Kousuke Yonehara
Shogo Suzuki
Takuya Ide

Cocoa Otoko (ココア男。 Kokoa Otoko, Chocolate Men) is a Japanese rock group that was active between April 2010 and March 2012. The band consisted of five actors, namely Kenta Kamakari (lead vocals), Kei Hosogai (bass), Kousuke Yonehara (drums), Shogo Suzuki (guitar), and Takuya Ide (keyboard and rap).

History

Formation

Along with acting, the members of Cocoa Otoko made their first television appearance as a band on the long-running show Ikemen Deru no Hōsoku: Koi ni Kurushimu Handsome na Endō Mame-tachi (イケメンデルの法則 〜恋に苦しむハンサムなエンドウ豆たち〜). They released their debut single, "Amai Wana Nigai Uso..." (甘い罠 苦い嘘、、、), on April 15, 2010.[1]

The band's name was decided due to the members like of chocolates (ココア Cocoa) and all of them are men ( Otoko).[1] At some point they began to write "Cocoa" using the characters for Heart and Love (心愛), giving their band name an extra meaning.

Disbandment

On December 5, 2011, the band announced that they will disband in March 2012. They wrote on their official website, "It’s sudden, but we, Cocoa Otoko, will be disbanding in March 2012. Before we knew it, Cocoa Otoko became ‘a place of return’. But this was decided in order for the five of us to grow even more."[2] In the presence of about 4000 fans and about 50.000 more watching the live stream on Nico Nico Nama, they officially disbanded on March 31, 2012 after a live event that lasted for about 8 hours.

Discography

Singles

  • Amai Wana Nigai Uso... (2010)
  • Let Me Free (Gōin na Hodo)/Cross Mind (2010)
  • Soldier (2011)
  • Harikiri Megami (2011)
  • Sayonara Ja Nakute... (2011)
  • Kiseki ~Time to go~ (2012)

Mini Albums

  • Rich Cocoa (2010)

Full Albums

  • Premium Cocoa (2012)

DVD

References

External links

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