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, until disbanding in 1992. The five members were: Konta (real name Atsushi Kondou), male vocals and

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; female vocalist Kyoko Sekihara; lead guitarist and songwriter Tomotaka Imamichi, who went on to have a career as a songwriter for other bands; bassist and pianist Enrique; and drummer Toshiaki Konuma. The band played a reunion concert in 2008. In 2019, they announced their first release in 29 years, ''PlanBee'', to be released on December 18.

Discography

*1st Option（1985） *Freebee（1985） *3rd Break（1986） *Listen!（1987） *√5（1989） *Eeney meeney barbee moe（1990） *PlanBee (2019)

References

Japanese rock music groups Musical groups established in 1984 {{Japan-band-stub