Zard
| Zard | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 1991–2007 |
| Labels | B-Gram Records |
| Website | Wezard.net |
| Past members |
Izumi Sakai Fumihito Machida Hiroyasu Hoshi Kōsuke Michikura Kimitaka Ikezawa |
 ZARD ALBUM COLLECTION MEDOLEY（ZARD Official YouTube Channel）
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Zard (ザード Zādo?) was a Japanese pop rock group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on in the group while others joined and left regularly. As such, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. Zard's work was sold under the record label B-Gram Records, Inc. Their most popular and successful songs are "Makenaide" (1993) (負けないで?), "Yureru Omoi" (1993) (揺れる想い?), and "My Friend" (1996). As of 2014, Zard has sold over 37 million records, making them one of the best-selling music artists in Japan.
Zard began when Being Corporation former CEO Daikō Nagato (retired in 2007) recruited a 24-year-old model named Sachiko Kamachi. Changing her name to Izumi Sakai in an attempt to cut off her past, she created a group called Zard. While whether the supporting members were firmly decided on is not clear, Zard made a breakthrough with the release of their debut single February 10, 1991 Good-bye My Loneliness, which was a theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Ideals and Reality of Marriage" featuring Misako Tanaka. The song was very successful, reaching No. 9 in the Oricon rankings.
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