Zard

(stylized as ZARD) were a Japanese pop rock group, originally with five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as its only constant member. Izumi Sakai was also the band's core member. Zard's work was sold under the record label B-Gram Records, Inc. Their most popular and successful songs are , , and "My Friend" (1996). As of 2023, Zard has sold over 38 million records, making them one of the best-selling music artists in Japan.

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Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.name: ZARD
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.native_name: ザード
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.background: group_or_band
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.origin: Tokyo, Japan
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.discography: Zard discography
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.years_active: 1991–2000, 2002–2007
Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians >.label: Polydor Japan (1991–1993) B-Gram RECORDS (1993–1998, 2000–2016) Garage Indies Zapping Association (1999)
Social media personality.child: yes
Social media personality.youtube_id: UC9OXNkUKmf3bUx8N9l8jM2w
Social media personality.youtube_display_name: zardofficial
Social media personality.youtube_years_active: 2011–present
Social media personality.youtube_subscribers: 376 thousand
Social media personality.youtube_views: 211 million
Social media personality.stats_update: January 15, 2024

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Official website: www.wezard.net/index.html
Image: Entertainment agency after Izumi Sakai's death.jpg

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Commons category: Zard
inception: 1991-00-00
start of work period: 1991-00-00
name: ZARD
social media followers: 457000
end of work period: 2007-00-00
number of viewers/listeners: 371775582

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Contents

Career
Post-Izumi Sakai Zard
Sakai's death
Band members
Principal members
Other members
Discography
Studio albums
Live
Zard Cruising & Live
What a Beautiful Moment Concert Tour 2004
What a Beautiful Memory Concert Tour 2007–2009
What a Beautiful Memory ~Forever You~
What a Beautiful Memory ~25th Anniversary~
See also
References
External links

==Career== Zard began when the former CEO of Being Corporation, Daikō Nagato, recruited a 24-year-old model named Sachiko Kamachi. Changing her name to Izumi Sakai in an attempt to cut off her past, she created a group called Zard. Zard made a breakthrough with the release of their debut single February 10, 1991 Good-bye My Loneliness, which was a theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Ideals and Reality of Marriage" featuring Misako Tanaka. The song was very successful, reaching No. 9 in the Oricon rankings.