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'you're a homosexual if u don't like this lolololololol {{short description|Japanese boy band}} {{Redirect|Sexy Zone|the song|Sexy Zone (song)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = timelesz | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | alias = Sexy Zone | origin = [[Tokyo]], Japan | genre = [[J-pop]] | years_active = {{Start date|2011}}–present | label = {{flatlist| * [[Pony Canyon]] * [[Universal Music Japan|Over The Top/Universal]]}} | spinoffs = B.I.Shadow | website = {{Official website|https://ovtp.jp/|ovtp.jp}} | current_members = * [[Fuma Kikuchi]] * [[Shori Sato]] * So Matsushima | past_members = * [[Kento Nakajima]] *[[Marius Yo]] }} '''timelesz''' (formerly '''Sexy Zone''')<ref name="Oricon SZ timelesz new name" /> is a three-member Japanese [[boy band]] managed by [[Johnny & Associates]]. As Sexy Zone, the group, originally consisting of [[Shori Sato]], [[Kento Nakajima]], [[Marius Yo]], [[Fuma Kikuchi]] and Sou Matsushima, debuted, their group age average 14.6. In 2013 they appeared in Kouhaku for the first time performing their hit song. Sexy Zone is the 5th group from Johnny & Associates to debut as special supporters for the "FIVB World Cup Volleyball" in 2011 after [[V6 (band)|V6]] (1995), [[Arashi]] (1999), [[NEWS (band)|NEWS]] (2003) and [[Hey! Say! JUMP]] (2007) from the same agency. They sold 3 million copies in Japan. Yo left the group and retired from the entertainment industry in 2022. Nakajima left the group on March 31, 2024. The new version of the group started officially their activities on April 1, 2024. ==Career== Sexy Zone was announced as a group in a press conference on September 29, 2011.<ref name="nikkansports20110930">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20110930-842678.html|script-title=ja:セクシーさ売りにジャニーズに新ユニット|newspaper=[[Nikkan Sports]]|date=2011-09-30|access-date=2011-09-30|publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]]|language=ja|archive-date=2019-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331115536/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20110930-842678.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sponichi20110930">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/09/30/kiji/K20110930001723670.html|script-title=ja:ジャニーズ歴代最年少14・2歳！新グループ誕生|newspaper=スポニチ Sponichi Annex|date=2011-09-30|access-date=2011-09-30|publisher=[[Sports Nippon]]|language=ja|archive-date=2011-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002150744/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/09/30/kiji/K20110930001723670.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hochi20110930">{{Cite news|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20110930-OHT1T00015.htm?from=yol|title=ジャニーズ新ユニット「Sexy Zone」最年少デビュー|newspaper=[[Sports Hochi]]|date=2011-09-30|access-date=2011-09-30|publisher=[[Hochi Shimbun]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328082549/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20110930-OHT1T00015.htm?from=yol|archive-date=2013-03-28}}</ref> [[Johnny & Associates]]'s CEO [[Johnny Kitagawa]] said, "The group name came from [[Michael Jackson]]'s sexiness".<ref name="hochi20110930"/> The members were revealed to be [[Kento Nakajima]], [[Fuma Kikuchi]], [[Shori Sato]], [[So Matsushima]], and [[Marius Yo]]. Kitagawa chose the members considering the "sexiness of men".<ref name="nikkansports20110930"/> After the press conference, the members appeared in ''Teigeki Johnnys Imperial Theatre Special "[[Kis-My-Ft2]] with Johnny's Jr."'', and premiered their debut song "[[Sexy Zone (song)|Sexy Zone]]", which was subsequently released on November 16, 2011, from [[Pony Canyon]].<ref name="sponichi20110930"/> This song was also the image song of the [[2011 FIVB Women's World Cup]] and the [[2011 FIVB Men's World Cup]]. The group were special supporters of 2011 FIVB World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2011/111005-241.html|title=新しい時代を創る…国際派ジャニーズ新ユニットが誕生!! スペシャルサポーターにSexy Zoneが就任!!|newspaper=とれたてフジテレビ|date=2011-10-05|access-date=2011-10-15|publisher=[[Fuji Television]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007103529/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2011/111005-241.html|archive-date=2011-10-07}}</ref> this song was ranked in the Oricon charts. Sexy Zone was named Musical Ambassadors of the FIVB Volleyball World Cup on March 2, 2015. On the FIVB world cup they performed their 10th single, Cha-Cha-Cha-Champion and announced the players as they entered the court.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/musical-ambassadors-named-for-world-cup-in?id=50746|title=MUSICAL AMBASSADORS NAMED FOR WORLD CUP IN JAPAN|date=2015-10-05|access-date=2016-10-12|newspaper=[[FIVB]]|language=en|archive-date=2016-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011041057/http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/musical-ambassadors-named-for-world-cup-in?id=50746|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, their official Japanese Volleyball team cheering song "Shouri no hi made" was released to cheer on the volleyball team. By May 2014, Sexy Zone was working as 3 groups: Matsushima was paired with Kaito Matsukura and Genta Matsuda, now members of [[Travis Japan]], then of Johnny's Jr., as "Sexy Matsu"; Marius was paired with former [[Hey! Say! JUMP]] member Genki Iwahashi and former [[King & Prince]] member Yuta Jinguji, both then of Johnny's Jr., as "Sexy Boyz"; and the main group (which would keep the name of Sexy Zone), that would focus on Nakajima, Kikuchi and Sato. The three groups, together with the fans (called "Sexy Girls"), would become known as "Sexy Family". It would be the first time that a group would not have a fixed number of members. Three would remain as core, and the other members would be picked from the "younger sibling groups" (Sexy Matsu and Sexy Boyz).<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2014 |title=Ｓｅｘｙ　Ｚｏｎｅメンバー再編　佐藤、菊池、中島で軸固定 |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/07/16/kiji/K20140716008569710.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112101023/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/07/16/kiji/K20140716008569710.html |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Sponichi |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2014 |title=Ｓｅｘｙ　Ｚｏｎｅ新ユニット発表、１万７０００人ファン歓喜 |url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20140505/joh14050514370001-n1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821105757/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20140505/joh14050514370001-n1.html |archive-date=21 August 2014 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Sanspo |language=Japanese}}</ref> It was reported by Nikkan Sports in 2014 that the group's then-upcoming single, their seventh, "Otoko Never Give Up", was recorded by only three of its five members. <ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2014 |title=Ｓｅｘｙ　Ｚｏｎｅ、メンバー流動的に |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20140715-1335068.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112094832/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20140715-1335068.html |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Nikkan Sports |language=Japanese}}</ref>, as later did their eighth "[[Kimi ni Hitomebore]]" and ninth single "Cha-Cha-Cha Champion", featuring only members Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi and Shori Sato. This resulted in rumors amongst fans about the future of Marius and Matsushima, the two youngest members of the group. But they were guaranteed that the 2 youngest would not be leaving, they would just be expanding the range of the group by working in their own projects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2014 |title=Ｓｅｘｙ　Ｚｏｎｅ大改造にファン困惑？ |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20140716-1335245.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112110900/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20140716-1335245.html |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Nikkan Sports |language=Japanese}}</ref> For their 10th single, "Colorful Eyes", released in December 2015, Marius and Matsushima returned to Sexy Zone, resuming activities as a 5-member group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 November 2016 |title=Sexy Zoneがデビュー5周年 少年から大人への成長、個々のキャラ確立…5人が歩んだ軌跡を辿る |url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1636149 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112114151/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1636149 |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Model Press |language=Japanese}}</ref> The group performed in their last concert stage as Sexy Zone on December 26, 2023, following their decision to change the group's name as a consequence of the agency's [[Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal|sexual abuse scandal]]. This decision was revealed in their official fan club, and by member [[Kento Nakajima]] in an Instagram post in October.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 December 2023 |title=改名目前のSexy Zone、聖夜の東京ドームでセクラバにプレゼント「永遠を信じられる僕たちでいたい」 |url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20231226-2851180/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226210311/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20231226-2851180/ |archive-date=26 December 2023 |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=My Navi |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2023 |title=Sexy Zone、グループ名変更へ 中島健人「未来のことを考えこの話し合いをしている」 |url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3986498 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226210957/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3986498 |archive-date=26 December 2023 |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Model Press |language=Japanese}}</ref> It was revealed on January 8, 2024, that the name change would take place on March 31, and that Nakajima would leave the group the same day, but would remain in the agency as a talent and actor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2024 |title=Sexy Zone中島健人が3・31に卒業へ グループは改名後3人体制に |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2297787/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108110817/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2297787/full/ |archive-date=8 January 2024 |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref> On March 31, 2024, the group had their last performance via a streamed live, carried by their official fan site, their group and individual official Instagram accounts and on their YouTube channel. Former member Marius Yo also appeared via video call. The 4-men group performed a total of 10 songs interspersed between talking moments, ending with Nakajima giving his last "Sexy thank you".<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2024 |title=Sexy Zone中島健人、卒業前にメンバーへコメント 盟友・菊池風磨には涙こらえきれず |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2320803/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401212537/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2320803/full/ |archive-date=1 April 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref> On April 1, the 3 remaining members appeared in a streamed live, in which they announced, not only the group's new name, but a new project. The group, now called "timelesz" (with the sz representing Sexy Zone), announced they would be holding auditions for new members, as well as a 7-city, 25 concert tour. They also announced the name for the fandom, "secondz", with the reading of the name ("secondz" or "secandz") being put to a survey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2024 |title=Sexy Zone、新グループ名を1日20時に発表へ 新プロジェクトも始動 |url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/4241461 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401221100/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/4241461 |archive-date=1 April 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=Model Press |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Oricon SZ timelesz new name">{{Cite web |date=1 April 2024 |title=Sexy Zone、新グループ名は「timelesz」 由来明かす「Sexy Zoneの思いを継承していきたい」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2320806/?ref_cd=jstw001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401212045/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2320806/?ref_cd=jstw001 |archive-date=1 April 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2024 |title=Sexy Zone、新グループ名は「timelesz」 新メンバーオーディション開催へ |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2320988/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401222516/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2320988/full/ |archive-date=1 April 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref> ==timelesz members== * {{nihongo|[[Fuma Kikuchi]]|菊池風磨}} * {{nihongo|[[Shori Sato]]|佐藤勝利}} * {{nihongo|So Matsushima|松島聡}} '''Former Sexy Zone members''' * {{nihongo|[[Kento Nakajima]]|中島健人}} * {{nihongo|[[Marius Yo]]|マリウス葉}} ===Timeline=== <timeline> ImageSize = width:850 height:250 PlotArea = left:95 bottom:80 top:20 right:5 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:12/01/2010 till:12/30/2024 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2011 gridcolor:black Legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom Colors = id:a value:gray(0.50) legend:Formation id:c value:black legend:Inactive_/_Didn't_Promote id:b value: pink legend: Debut_Single id:w value: teal legend: Studio_Album id:d value:rgb(0.50,0.175,0.055) legend:Best_Album id:e value:magenta legend:Single_Release id:f value: gray(0.75) legend: Rebranding_as_Timelesz LineData = color:pink layer:front at:11/26/2011 color:w layer:front at:11/14/2012 color:w layer:front at:02/19/2014 color:w layer:front at:03/11/2015 color:w layer:front at:02/24/2016 color:w layer:front at:02/14/2018 color:w layer:front at:03/13/2019 color:w layer:front at:02/05/2020 color:w layer:front at:06/01/2022 color:d layer:back at:11/16/2016 color:d layer:back at:03/03/2021 color:e layer:back at:11/16/2011 color:e layer:back at:04/11/2012 color:e layer:back at:11/03/2012 color:e layer:back at:05/01/2013 color:e layer:back at:11/09/2013 color:e layer:front at:05/14/2014 color:e layer:back at:10/01/2014 color:e layer:back at:11/19/2014 color:e layer:back at:07/01/2015 color:e layer:back at:12/16/2015 color:e layer:back at:05/03/2016 color:e layer:back at:10/19/2016 color:e layer:back at:03/29/2017 color:e layer:back at:10/04/2017 color:e layer:back at:06/06/2018 color:e layer:back at:12/05/2018 color:e layer:back at:10/23/2019 color:e layer:back at:08/05/2020 color:e layer:back at:11/04/2020 color:e layer:back at:03/24/2021 color:e layer:back at:08/04/2021 color:e layer:back at:09/07/2022 color:f layer:front at: 04/01/2024 PlotData = width:11 textcolor:black align:left bar:Shori from:start till:11/16/2011 Color:a bar:Shori from:11/16/2011 till:end Color:red bar:Kento from:start till:11/16/2011 Color:a bar:Kento from:11/16/2011 till:03/31/2024 Color:yellow bar:Fuma from:start till:11/16/2011 Color:a bar:Fuma from:11/16/2011 till:end Color:Purple bar:So from:start till:11/16/2011 Color:a bar:So from:11/16/2011 till: 05/01/2014 color:green bar:So from:05/01/2014 till: 12/16/2015 color: black bar:So from:12/16/2015 till: 11/28/2018 color: green bar:So from:11/28/2018 till: 08/12/2020 color: black bar:So from:08/12/2020 till:end Color:Green bar:Marius from:start till:11/16/2011 Color:a bar:Marius from:11/16/2011 till:05/05/2014 Color:orange bar:Marius from:05/05/2014 till:12/16/2015 Color:black bar:Marius from:12/16/2015 till:12/20/2020 Color:orange bar:Marius from:12/20/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:black </timeline> ==Discography== {{main|Sexy Zone discography}} '''Studio albums''' * ''[[One Sexy Zone]]'' (2012) * ''Sexy Second'' (2014) * ''Sexy Power3'' (2015) * ''Welcome to Sexy Zone'' (2016) * ''XYZ=Repainting'' (2018) * ''[[Pages (Sexy Zone album)|Pages]]'' (2019) * ''Pop × Step!?'' (2020) * ''The Highlight'' (2022) * ''Chapter II'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/551690/products/1477286/1/|title=Chapter II {{!}} Sexy Zone|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=June 14, 2023|archive-date=June 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614002851/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/551690/products/1477286/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===Television=== ''As Sexy Zone'' * ''Yan Yan Jump'' (April 2011- [[TV Tokyo]])<ref name="schedule">{{cite web |url=http://sexyzone.ponycanyon.co.jp/schedule.html |title=Sexy Zone Official Site |publisher=Sexyzone.ponycanyon.co.jp |access-date=2012-12-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027035704/http://sexyzone.ponycanyon.co.jp/schedule.html |archive-date=2012-10-27 }}</ref> * ''Johnnys'Jr. land'' (October 2011- Sky Perfect TV)<ref name="schedule" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bs-sptv.com/jrland/member/index.html |title=ジャニーズJr.ランドのなかまたち &#124; ジャニーズJr.ランド |publisher=Bs-sptv.com |access-date=2012-12-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010704/http://www.bs-sptv.com/jrland/member/index.html |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref> * ''[[Waratte Iitomo!]]'' (2011-11-03 [[Fuji TV]])<ref name="schedule" /> * ''[[Music Station]]'' (2011-11-11, 2011-11-18, 2012-04-27 [[TV Asahi]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1085/index2.html |title=テレビ朝日｜ミュージックステーション |publisher=Tv-asahi.co.jp |access-date=2012-12-02 |archive-date=2012-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707095020/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1085/index2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1086/index2.html |title=テレビ朝日｜ミュージックステーション |publisher=Tv-asahi.co.jp |date=2011-11-18 |access-date=2012-12-02 |archive-date=2012-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826075711/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1086/index2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1106/index2.html |title=テレビ朝日｜ミュージックステーション |publisher=Tv-asahi.co.jp |date=2012-04-27 |access-date=2012-12-02 |archive-date=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104065411/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/1106/index2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * ''Sexy Zone Channel'' (Start 2014-02-26 - [[Fuji TV]])<ref name="schedule" /> * ZIP *''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]'' (2017-12-22 [[Netflix]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 2017 |title='Fuller House' Season 3 Introduces Audiences To A Famous J-Pop Boy Band |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/sexy-zone-is-a-real-boy-band-their-fuller-house-season-3-cameo-is-every-fans-dream-come-true-7668300 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409051754/https://www.bustle.com/p/sexy-zone-is-a-real-boy-band-their-fuller-house-season-3-cameo-is-every-fans-dream-come-true-7668300 |archive-date=9 April 2024 |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=Bustle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2017 |title=J-Pop Boy Band Sexy Zone’s Yo Marius Guest Stars in New Season of ‘Fuller House’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sexy-zone-yo-marius-guest-star-fuller-house-8085443/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409051321/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sexy-zone-yo-marius-guest-star-fuller-house-8085443/ |archive-date=9 April 2024 |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=Billboard}}</ref> ''As timelesz'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.universal-music.co.jp/sexyzone/ Sexy Zone] at Universal Music Japan * [http://www.johnnys-net.jp/page?id=artistTop&artist=24 Johnny's net profile] (in Japanese) * [http://www.johnnys-net.jp/page?id=artistTop&artist=24&lang=en_us Johnny's net profile] (in English) {{Timelesz}} {{Johnny & Associates}} {{authority control}} [[Category:2011 establishments in Japan]] [[Category:Japanese boy bands]] [[Category:Japanese idol groups]] [[Category:Japanese musical quartets]] [[Category:Japanese pop music groups]] [[Category:Japanese-language singers]] [[Category:Johnny & Associates]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2011]] [[Category:Musical groups from Tokyo]] [[Category:Pony Canyon artists]] [[Category:Universal Music Japan artists]]'