The SUPER MONKEY’S officially made their debut on September 16th, 1992, but the band already had already been formed in Okinawa Actors and went through several changes in name and composition.
Before debut (1991?-1992) Club Heart SUPER MONKEY’S Subunits: SPEEDY MONKEY’S SWEET MONKEY’S Takushi Nanako leaves SWEET MONKEY’S to join SPEEDY MONKEY’S, resulting in: SPEEDY MONKEY’S
SUPER MONKEY’S
Debut (1992-1995) SUPER MONKEY’S SUPER MONKEY’S In December 1992, Makino Anna leaves the group and is replaced by Nakasone Rino (not to be mistaken for Gwen Stefani’s dancer of the same name). Nakasone appears in several magazines and is initially scheduled to perform at Sapporo Snow Festival, but she has appendicitis and cancels all events. She leaves the group without having participated in any single or performance. SUPER MONKEY’S 4 Amuro Namie with SUPER MONKEY’S Amuro Namie with SUPER MONKEY’S Matsuda Ritsuko (LINA) and Miyauchi Reina have joined the group before the official release of ‘TRY ME ~watashi wo shinijte~’. They have appeared in TV shows such as The Yoru mo Hippare! in late 1994.
Amuro Namie MAX (Music Active eXperience) 1995-2002: Mina, Lina, Reina, Nana MAX were still Namie’s back dancers until mid-1996 – their last official appearance as SUPER MONKEY’S was at Chiba Marine Stadium. However, they kept appearing with her at The Yoru mo Hippare all through 1997.
In Live Style 2006 pamphlet, Amuro Namie appeared with former SUPER MONKEY’S members who had left showbusiness or were on hiatus. Fans had been expecting a reunion with MAX before Amuro Namie’s retirement in 2018, but it did not happen. |
|