ZARD

ZARD
Profile
Japanese name:	ザード
Date of creation:	1991
Origin:	Japan
Genres:	Rock, Pop
Years active:	1991-2008
Labels:	B-Gram Records
Website:	wezard.net

ZARD (ザード ,Zādo) was a Japanese pop group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on the group while others joined and left regularly. As such, Zard and Sakai may be referred interchangeably. Zard's work was sold under 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).

Members

• Izumi Sakai (坂井泉水 Sakai Izumi) (deceased)
• Fumihito Machida
• Hiroyasu Hoshi
• Kōsuke Michikura
• Kimitaka Ikezawa

Song themes in Detective Conan

Opening themes

• Unmei no RUURETTO mawashite - Opening 4 (Episodes 97~123)
• Hoshi no kagayaki yo - Opening 15 (Episodes 394~414)
• GURORIASU MAINDO - Opening 21 (Episodes 487~490)
• Ai wa kurayami no naka de (feat. Aya Kamiki and Morishita Siyon from Naifu) - Opening 22 (Episodes 491~504)

Closing themes

• Ashita o yume mite - Closing 17 (Episodes 307~328)
• Kanashii hodo anata ga suki - Closing 24 (Episodes 425~437)

Movie themes

• Shoujo no goro ni modotta mitai ni - Movie 2 (The Fourteenth Target)
• Natsu o matsu SEIRU no youni - Movie 9 (Strategy Above the Depths)
• Tsubasa o hirogete - Movie 12 (Full Score of Fear)

See also

• Music