Phew Phew L!ve

Phew Phew L!ve was an all-male accapella group with seven members. They performed throughout Japan and their home-ground was Sannomiya Kobe. The group finished at Osaka Namba Mother Hall in 2001.

History

  • Hero as a member of Checken Garic Stake and Kazz and assistant gathered members for new accapella band (group).
  • March 1994: TAC joined. Then Wookie, who is one of coworker of TAC, joined.
  • April 1994: Friend of TAC, Ree joined. Mixed (male & female) acappella band "Phew Phew L!ve" was born.
  • November 1995: Performances had been stopped because of Hanshin Earthquake.
  • June 1996: Kazz left for his new group. And Jo joined.
  • 1997: "TAKE ME TO THE STADIUM" was recognized as a theme song for Koshien Stadium.
  • December 1997: Performed as an opening act for the Rockappella.
  • 1998: Ree and Jo left the group and U:ko, Kwani, and Chavo joined.
  • 1999: Appeared on Japanese Program SMAP×SMAP as a back chorus.
  • 2000: Mantaro joined.
  • 2001: December 28, the final concert was held at Osaka Namba Mother Hall.

Member

  • TAC(Leader) (Takuhiro Fujikawa; June 8, 1973 -) Lead Vocal, Tenor
  • WOOKIE (Shingo Uemura; September 4, 1975 -) Lead Vocal, Tenor
  • U:KO (Yuko Ishida; February 18, 1977 -) Tenor
  • KWANI (Mitsuyo Yamada; March 7, 1975 -) Baritone
  • CHAVO (Yosuke Ouchi; November 13, 1975 -) Tension
  • HERO (Yoshihiro Ueda; November 13 -) Bass Vocal
  • Mantaro (Takehiko Mizushima; June 29, 1975 -) Voice Percussion

After the group

  • WOOKIE made "Embrya" with TAC and Mantaro. Left Embrya in 2005. Acting Solo and Musical performances now.
  • TAC made "Embrya" with WOOKIE and Mantaro. Because of Mantaro left, Mr. Ikumi, who is famous acappella producer, joined, then renamed as "Embrya-T". Solo singer and Helping "Real Blend" now.
  • U:KO made "Sug@r6" with HERO. After several times of changing members, performancing as "Sugar Style Spirit" now.
  • KWANI changed his part Bariton to Bass, and made mixed acappella band "Dynamite Shakariki Circus".
  • HERO made "Sug@r6" with U:KO. After several times of changing members, performancing as "Sugar Style Spirit" now.
  • CHAVO Unknown.
  • Mantaro made "Embrya" with TAC and WOOKIE. Left Embrya in 2005. Acting solo and with "The Unit" now.

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