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on August 8, 2007, 10 years after the release of their major single debut "Melty Love". On November 3, 2008, Shazna announced that they would disband and played their last concert on March 22, 2009 at Shibuya O-East.
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in June. Their last single (and their second Christmas single) "Winter's Review" was released in December. In January 2000, a singles collection was released, however in October Shazna went on an activity pause.
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In August 2017, Shazna officially reunited for the 20th anniversary of their major label debut. In addition to Izam, A・O・I and Niy, their lineup includes three new female members; second vocalist
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In June 2006, after 6 years Shazna announced that they were reuniting. They held their first concert on September 5, 2006 and released the single "Heart" on April 25. They released the album
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The members all went in different musical directions. Izam, with a much less feminine look, became a solo singer and turned to acting, appearing in several films such as
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With the release of their major debut single "Melty Love" on August 27, 1997, Shazna gained immense popularity and many awards. It reached number two on the
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direction by 1996. At their peak, they were considered one of "the big four of visual kei" alongside
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on vocals, A・O・I on guitar, Niy on bass and Katsura on drums. Katsura left in 1996 and joined
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bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement.
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chart, sold over a million copies and was named "Rock Album of the Year" at the
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band originally active from 1993 to 2000. Originally having a strong
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Shazna's song "Melty Love" was covered by BugLug on the compilation
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Niy – bass guitar (1993–2000, 2006–2009, 2017–2019, 2023–present)
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Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission
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Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission
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chart, earned them the "Best Newcomer" award from the
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influence, the band's sound greatly shifted to a more
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A・O・I – guitar (1993–2000, 2017–2019, 2023–present)
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CyberAgent, Inc. 2012-12-31 795:Lavender Color Shazna Feeling 702:Tokyo Ballet Reprise/シェリーに口づけ 482:Single Best Shazna & Izam 478:(January 1, 2000) No. 24 453:(January 22, 1998) No. 2 261:In 1999, Izam married famous 16:Japanese visual kei rock band 476:Best Album 1993–2000: Oldies 648:"Virgin" - Ending theme of 459:(June 30, 1999) No. 15 1330: 638:"Lover" - Ending theme of 488:SHAZNA LOVE SELECTION - EP 1279:Visual kei musical groups 1116:"SHAZNA 20th ANNIVERSARY" 838: 800: 763: 751: 722: 701: 673: 655: 641: 627: 595: 573: 551: 530: 517: 389: 451:Gold Sun and Silver Moon 244:Gold Sun and Silver Moon 197:Gold Sun and Silver Moon 801:Lavender Color シャズナノキモチ 526:"Violet September Love" 354:and saxophonist Asuka. 279:and released the album 1264:Aoi's official website 248:Japan Gold Disc Awards 205:Japan Gold Disc Awards 896:"SHAZNA JaME Profile" 833:Complete. -Last Live- 690:Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne 1197:SHAZNAのシングル売り上げランキング 1142:SHAZNAのアルバム売り上げランキング 767:, December 28, 2018) 401:– vocals (2017–2019) 215:Formed in 1993 with 1218:. 29 December 2018. 1163:. 10 December 2014. 829:(December 26, 1998) 631:, October 14, 1998) 425:(November 30, 1994) 407:– drums (2017–2019) 395:– drums (1993–1996) 534:, October 8, 1997) 531:すみれ September Love 470:Compilation albums 437:(August 1, 1996), 240:Japan Cable Awards 1210:"Shaznaの"コイノテンポ"" 817:(January 1, 1998) 811:(October 8, 1997) 755:, April 25, 2007) 740:The Rugrats Movie 518:所さんのこれアリなんじゃないの!? 155: 154: 1321: 1259:Official website 1246: 1245: 1226: 1220: 1219: 1206: 1200: 1194: 1165: 1164: 1151: 1145: 1139: 1124: 1123: 1118:. 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Index

Japan
New wave
pop rock
post-punk
gothic rock
BMG Japan
Toshiba EMI
Rock Chipper
Izam
Raychell
Natsume
shazna20.com
visual kei
rock
gothic
post-punk
new wave
La'cryma Christi
Fanatic Crisis
Malice Mizer
Oricon
Japan Gold Disc Awards
Izam
Baiser
Boy George
Culture Club
Oricon
Japan Cable Awards
Japan Gold Disc Awards
RIAJ

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