Women's scene · bandall female
Show-Yaショーヤ
heavy metal, hard rock · Tokyo
- Japanese name
- ショーヤ [WJA]
- Founded
- 1981
- City
- Tokyo
- Status as of 24 September 2026
- active
- Connections
- 12 edges, 11 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.073 (rank 13 of 324) · personnel only 0.000 (rank 52)
- Confidence
- High · sources: [W] [NEP] (register)
Founded by Keiko Terada and Miki Nakamura out of the Yamaha East West contest. Outerlimits (1989) reached number 3 on Oricon. Terada left in 1991, the band split in 1998 and reunited in 2005. Show-Ya created NAON no YAON in 1987 and is the precursor later all female metal bands most often cite. Mugen (2025).
Lineup: Keiko Terada (v), Miki Sun-go Igarashi (g), Miki Captain Nakamura (k), Satomi Senba (b), Miki Mittan Tsunoda (d)
Connections
People and personnel
- founderKeiko Terada寺田恵子1981 to 1991, 2005 to present
- foundedNAON no YAONNAONのYAONInaugural show 20 September 1987 at Hibiya Yaon1987
- memberMiki Tsunoda角田美喜Drums
Influence
- influenced byCarmen Makiカルメン・マキ1970s
- influenced byZeldaゼルダTemplate for all female bands1979
- influenced byExist Trace2003
- influencedAldiousアルディアスThe precursor the girls metal boom most often cites2010s
- influencedBand-Maidバンドメイド
- influencedLovebitesラヴバイツ
Labels, festivals, collaborations
- collaborationMari Hamada浜田麻里The two poles of 1980s women's hard rock: band and solo artist1980s
- collaborationRisky MelodyNAON no YAON 2025 bill2025
- appearedNAON no YAONNAONのYAONHost band at essentially every edition1987 to 2026