I live in the US and came to Zone thru one of their later videos and then their farewell concert. By the time I had discovered them they had been disbanded for several years. What struck me and so what made this CD enjoyable to me was their story. They stared out as children picked as a typical girl group for the asian market, but decided early on to actually learn the instruments that they mimed with in the videos. Later they began writing their own material and at the end of the groups career they had become accomplished musicians with some truly moving songs. Keep in mind that I do not understand Japanese at all and yet the feelings that the songs conjured in me were later found in viewing the videos. thats pretty good song writing in my opinion. some of them seem to have gone on to other projects but the sound is different to when they performed together. I definitely recommend this CD and also for you to seek out the videos.
I was tempted to just leave the cellophane pristine. But then I wouldn't get to hear it, though I've heard all 16 of their hits. It's a compilation of all their hit songs.There's a little booklet inside that has some really tiny pictures of the band and all the lyrics to the songs...in Japanese. At the end of the booklet, there's a section labeled ZONE history. It's mostly a time-line that you don't really need to read Japanese to understand. Dates of each song release, concert dates, dates when TAKAYO left and TOMOKA came onboard. The music, as expected, was great. I even heard some details that I missed on the videos of the songs. It's a great CD. If you weren't a ZONE fan before hearing this CD, you'll be one after hearing it.
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