Yazima Beauty Salon


Yazima Beauty Salon is a Japanese vocal group consisting of DJ Ozma and the owarai group Tunnels in character and in drag depicting a group of women they found scouting for talent in Las Vegas, Nevada. The group is on the Avex Trax label.
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Members

;Margaret Camellia Yazima: The 36-year-old matriarch of the Yazima family portrayed by Noritake Kinashi worked as a nude dancer in Las Vegas before being "discovered" by DJ Ozma and the Tunnels. She has been working as a dancer since she was 19. In Japanese, her name is written as Margaret Yazima.
;Naomi Camellia Yazima: The blond 18-year-old daughter of the Yazima family portrayed by DJ Ozma who reluctantly worked with her mother as a dancer before being "discovered" by DJ Ozma and the Tunnels. She "mastered" the Japanese language soon within her "arrival" in Japan, unlike her mother. In Japanese, her name is written as Naomi Yazima although she signs as Naomi.
;Strawberry Camellia Yazima: The 12-year-old daughter of the Yazima family portrayed by Takaaki Ishibashi who constantly seeks out her father by calling out "Papa! Daddy!". She is the only flat-chested member of the group due to her "age" but has extensive armpit hair and wears her hair in an afro. In Japanese, her name is written as Strawberry Yazima.

Discography

Singles

  1. "Nihon no Mikata -Nevada Kara Kimashita-" - October 29, 2008
  2. *The group's debut single peaked at #3 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and subsequently was certified as a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in November. The song went on to become the #2 requested song in karaoke parlors for 2008, between Shuchishin's debut single at #1 and GReeeeN's "Kiseki" at #3. The song was also used in a commercial for Lotte's SPASH chewing gum and it ranked as the #3 best song to appear in a commercial, after Orange Range's "Oshare Banchou feat. Soy Sauce" for Glico's Pocky at #1 and Arashi's "Boku ga Boku no Subete" for KDDI's au BOX. The song is also included in the "Nanairo no Nico Nico Douga" medley.
  3. * The single sold over 140,000 copies.
  4. "SAKURA -Haru o Utawa Nevada-" - March 25, 2009
  5. *The highest "SAKURA -Haru o Uta wa Nevada-" reached on the Oricon was #5 for the weekly rankings. It reached #14 for April 2009's monthly rankings. The song is akin to other sakura-themed songs released in Japan during the time of the trees' blooming.
  6. * So far the single has sold 34,179 copies.
  7. "Hamaguri Bomber" - July 8, 2009
  8. *This new single was advertised as a summertime hit, singing about the beach and other summer activities.
  9. *The single was ranked as #9 on the weekly Oricon chart and has sold a total of 25,116 copies.
  10. "Megami no Chikara" - February 10, 2010
  11. *The song is performed in a disco style. On the cover, the three members appear as golden Liberties.
  12. *Peaking at #12, the single sold 9,012 copies according to the Oricon chart.
  13. "Idol Mitai ni Utawasete" - April 21, 2010
  14. *This song is to be used as the theme song for their debut film and features Seiko Matsuda as a featured vocalist and credited as "Princess Seiko".
  15. #"Idol Mitai ni Utawasete"
  16. #"Idol Mitai ni Utawasete "
  17. #"Idol Mitai ni Utawasete
  18. #"Idol Mitai ni Utawasete "
  19. #"Idol Mitai ni Utawasete "
  20. #"Idol Mitai ni Utawasete "
  21. #"Idol Mitai ni Utawasete "

Albums

  1. Okayui Tokoro wa Gozaimasen ka? - March 3, 2010
  2. *CD
  3. *#"Nihon no Mikata -Nevada Kara Kimashita-"
  4. *#"Megami no Chikara"
  5. *#"YAZIMA Damashii -Okayui Tokoro wa Gozaimasen ka-"
  6. *#"mama ni Zettai Koishiteru"
  7. *#"Ichigo Tsubutsubu ROCK'N'ROLL"
  8. *#"Naomi no Yume"
  9. *#"Tsume no Saki Made Anata Datta"
  10. *#"Hamaguri Bomber"
  11. *#"SAKURA -Haru o Utawa Nevada-"
  12. *#"Nihonjin ni Naritai"
  13. *#"MURI -Jitsu wa Eigo ga Hanasenai-"
  14. *DVD
  15. *#"Nihon no Mikata -Nevada Kara Kimashita-" Music Video
  16. *#"SAKURA -Haru o Utawa Nevada-" Music Video
  17. *#"Hamaguri Bomber" Music Video
  18. *#"Megami no Chikara" Music Video
  19. *#"Yazima Dance Studio -Dance Lession Video-"

Soundtracks

  1. Yazima Beauty Salon The Movie Music Album - April 28, 2010
  2. #"Land On The Earth"
  3. #"MIRACLE" - Yazima Beauty Salon
  4. #"Place In Your Heart" - Aisa
  5. #"Beautiful Morning"
  6. #"Amazing Angel" - Lionel Ritchio
  7. #"Blow"
  8. #"Waiting For Love" - Nine Mackenzie
  9. #"Sweet Seventeen" - Nine Mackenzie
  10. #"Jealousy"
  11. #"Sweet My Friend"
  12. #"Eiga Mitai na Koishitai" - Yazima Beauty Salon
  13. #"Ultimate Choice"
  14. #"Half Moon" - BRIGHT
  15. #"Memories"
  16. #"Margaret Starting!"
  17. #"Naomi Run Away"
  18. #"don't cry strawberry" - Strawberry
  19. #"Cocktail for Tonight"
  20. #"Raspberry Starting!"
  21. #"Long to visit Tokyo"
  22. #"Princess SEIKO"
  23. #"Flower of Stage"
  24. #"Naomi Starting!"
  25. #"Daddy! Come Back!"
  26. #"Departure"
  27. #"Second Coming of Strawberry"
  28. #"Pink no Bomber" - Yazima Beauty Salon
  29. #"My Best Friend"
  30. #"Sunshine Smile"
  31. #"Nihon no Mikata -Nevada Kara Kimashita-" - Yazima Beauty Salon
  32. #"Idol Mitai ni Utawaste" - Yazima Beauty Salon feat. Princess Seiko

Film

A film titled Yazima Beauty Salon The Movie: Reaching a Nevada Dream was released on April 29, 2010. The film describes the "history" of the band as they win a talent contest and then travel to Japan to find Margaret's husband and the girls' father Tokujirō. Other than the band, the film also stars Meisa Kuroki, Yusuke Yamamoto, Ayaka Wilson, Kazuma Sano, Dante Carver, Kanako Yanagihara, Atsushi Itō, Kaba.chan, Yutaka Mizutani, Ren Osugi, Seiko Matsuda, Fuji Television announcer Toshiyuki Makihara, among others. There were also special Hello Kitty as caricatures of the band produced for the film.