GO!GO!7188
GO!GO!7188 (Go Go Nana Ichi Hachi Hachi), also known simply as Gogo, was a Japanese rock band with influences spanning from surf rock to punk rock to enka. History. In June 1998, Yumi Nakashima (nicknamed Yuu) and Akiko Hamada (nicknamed Akko), both alumnae of the same year at Shoyo High School in Kagoshima of Kyūshū, formed a band composed of girls, which was the forerunner of GO!GO!7188. When the band broke up in 1999, Yu and Akko formed GO!GO!7188 to participate in the "Teen's Music Festival", sponsored by Yamaha. They didn't win the grand prize, but they  signed to the talent agency breast/milia. Turkey then joined GoGo as a drummer, and the band then signed with major label Capitol Music (Toshiba-EMI). They went to Tokyo in February, 2000, and released their first single "Taiyō" on June 28. On October 13, 2003, Akko released her solo album "Kirari" under the name of Akiko Hamada. On March 1, 2004, Yu released her solo album "Ten no Mikaku". On November 2, 2005, Yu formed band a new band, Chirinuruwowaka. On September 28, Akko released a major solo album "Aruyoude Naiyoude, Arumono" under the name of Akiko Hamada. On  October 1, 2006, Akiko Hamada announced on her official site that she had gotten married. Also, she changed her professional name to Akiko Noma. In 2007, Go!Go!7188 transferred to BMG Japan in March. The band carried out their first tour of the United States as part of the multi-band Japan Nite tour, including performances in New York City, Los Angeles, and at SXSW in Texas. In June 2010, they transferred to FlyingStar Records (Victor Entertainment). On February 10, 2012, the band announced on their website that they were disbanding.