Idols On Parade

I came across this picture of interest when I was scanning an old CoCo book, and I think it tells an interesting picture of just where CoCo fell In the “hierarchy” of idols, in around early 1994, or at least generally speaking…

There were about four or five regular artists that appeared in every episode of the music show IDOLS ON PARADE, and you can see by the placement who the seniors are among the bunch…

At the Bottom we have young Tsuyoshi and Koichi Domoto AKA Kinki Kids ..

Moving up we have TOKIO...

Then that girl whom I can never remember. I’d never seen her before (or since)

Then my girls CoCo…

 And at the very top, the host of the show, SMAP leader Nakai Masahiro himself!

CoCo and a Costumed Nakai

The show would feature both live performances of these artists and guest artists as well as a fair number of funny skits. For some reason there was also this hilarious running gag of how Nakai would be in love with whoever the female guest was, and then he'd look at the CoCo girls and blow them off like they were the bland girls! AHAHAHA