Editing ZYX

{{Unit Infobox|
|name   = ZYX
|jpname = ジックス
|image = ZYX-a2010.jpg
|caption = ZYX-α, [[Hello! Project 2010 WINTER Kachou Fuugetsu|January 2010]]
|aka = ZYX-α
|origin  = Tokyo, Japan
|genre   = Japanese Pop
|years   = 2003-2004, 2006, 2009-2011
|label  =  [[PICCOLO TOWN]]
|agency = {{ufg|UP-FRONT AGENCY}}
|associated = [[Hello! Project Kids]], [[Aa!]], [[Morning Musume]], [[Berryz Koubou]], [[℃-ute]], [[S/mileage]], [[Country Girls]]
|members = [[Yaguchi Mari]] (2003–2004)<br>[[Umeda Erika]] (2003–2004, 2009)<br>[[Shimizu Saki]] (2003–2004)<br>[[Yajima Maimi]] (2003–2004)<br>[[Tsugunaga Momoko]] (2003–2004, 2009-2011)<br>[[Murakami Megumi]] (2003–2004)<br>[[Niigaki Risa]] (2009-2011)<br>[[Tokunaga Chinami]] (2009-2011)<br>[[Sudo Maasa]] (2009-2011)<br>[[Kusumi Koharu]] (2009)<br>[[Wada Ayaka]] (2009-2011)<br>[[Ogawa Saki]] (2009-2011)<br>
}}
'''ZYX''' (ジックス, pronounced ''Zicks'') was a short-lived Japanese pop group made up of five [[Hello! Project Kids]] led by [[Yaguchi Mari]], a second generation member of [[Morning Musume]]. Yaguchi acted as a mentor to the Hello! Project Kids, showing them the ropes of being a performing member of [[Hello! Project]].

ZYX was important in that it was the first unit that Hello! Project Kids officially joined, the second being [[Aa!]] formed in 2003, the third being [[Berryz Koubou]] in 2004, and the fourth being [[℃-ute]] in 2005. As [[Shimizu Saki]] and [[Tsugunaga Momoko]] were selected to become members of Berryz Koubou in 2004, the activity of ZYX ended.

In 2009, the unit was revived as '''ZYX-α''' (ジックスアルファ; pronounced ''Zicks Alpha''), with Tsugunaga Momoko and [[Umeda Erika]] being the only remaining original members. The revived unit eventually became inactive in 2011.

==Members==
===ZYX (2003)===
*[[Yaguchi Mari]] (矢口真里; '''Leader''')
*[[Umeda Erika]] (梅田えりか)
*[[Shimizu Saki]] (清水佐紀)
*[[Yajima Maimi]] (矢島舞美)
*[[Tsugunaga Momoko]] (嗣永桃子)
*[[Murakami Megumi]] (村上愛) 

===ZYX-α (2009)===
*[[Niigaki Risa]] (新垣里沙)
*[[Umeda Erika]] (梅田えりか) <small>(Graduated October 2009)</small>
*[[Tsugunaga Momoko]] (嗣永桃子)
*[[Tokunaga Chinami]] (徳永千奈美)
*[[Sudo Maasa]] (須藤茉麻)
*[[Kusumi Koharu]] (久住小春) <small>(Graduated December 2009)</small>
*[[Wada Ayaka]] (和田彩花)
*[[Ogawa Saki]] (小川紗季)

==History==
[[File:Zyxc.jpg|thumb|ZYX-α, [[Chanpuru ① ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~|July 2009]]]]
[[File:ZYX1.jpg|thumb|ZYX, [[Shiroi Tokyo|December 2003]]]]
[[File:ZYX.jpg|thumb|ZYX, [[Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH|August 2003]]]]
===2003-2004===
ZYX was formed in July 2003, comprised of [[Hello! Project Kids]] members [[Umeda Erika]], [[Shimizu Saki]], [[Yajima Maimi]], [[Tsugunaga Momoko]], and [[Murakami Megumi]], all led by [[Morning Musume]] member [[Yaguchi Mari]] who left [[Minimoni]] earlier in March.

The group released their first single "[[Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH]]" on August 8, 2003, and released their second single "[[Shiroi TOKYO]]" on December 10, 2003.

In January 2004, a new [[Hello! Project]] group named [[Berryz Koubou]] was announced. The group was formed by eight Hello! Project Kids members, including Shimizu Saki and Tsugunaga Momoko. As a result, ZYX became inactive.

===2006===
In 2006, the original [[Hello! Project Kids]] members of [[ZYX]], who had then become part of [[Berryz Koubou]] and [[℃-ute]], reunited to perform "[[Shiroi TOKYO]]" at the [[Hello! Project 2006 Winter ~Zeninshuu GO!~]]. This was without [[Yaguchi Mari]], who had resigned from [[Morning Musume]] in April 2005 and took a break from singing in concerts.

===2009===
In 2009, several dormant units such as [[Tanpopo]], [[Minimoni]], [[Petitmoni]], [[Aa!]], [[v-u-den]], and also ZYX were revived. ZYX was renamed ZYX-α, and the revived unit was formed by original ZYX members [[Tsugunaga Momoko]] and [[Umeda Erika]], [[Morning Musume]] members [[Niigaki Risa]] and [[Kusumi Koharu]], [[Berryz Koubou]] members [[Tokunaga Chinami]] and [[Sudo Maasa]], and [[S/mileage]] members [[Wada Ayaka]] and [[Ogawa Saki]].

In the summer, ZYX-α released their first and only original song titled "Mirai Yosouzu II" in [[Chanpuru ① ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~]]. They made their debut at the [[Hello! Project 2009 SUMMER Kakumei Gannen ~Hello! Chanpuru~]] performing "[[Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH]]."

Umeda Erika left the unit in October when she graduated from [[℃-ute]] and [[Hello! Project]], and Kusumi Koharu left the unit in December when she graduated from Morning Musume and Hello! Project.

===2010===
ZYX-α performed in both the [[Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live]] and the [[Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ B kkuri Live]]. They also performed in the [[Hello! Project 2010 SUMMER ~Fankora!~]].

===2011===
ZYX-α performed [[Taiyou to Ciscomoon]]'s "[[Marui Taiyou -winter ver.-]]" during the [[Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live]].

After Hello! Project's [[Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~|2011 winter tour]], the group became inactive alongside the other [[:Category:Revived Units|Chanpuru units]].

===2013===
[[Niigaki Risa]] made a guest appearance in the [[Hello! Project Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Live 2013 Fuyu ~Viva!~]] and reunited with the four remaining members of ZYX-α to perform "[[Shiroi TOKYO]]".

===2015===
The three remaining [[Hello! Project]] members of the original ZYX ([[Shimizu Saki]], [[Yajima Maimi]], and [[Tsugunaga Momoko]]) briefly reunited to perform "[[Shiroi TOKYO]]" together at the [[Berryz Koubou Matsuri]].

==Discography==
===Singles===
*[2003.08.06] [[Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH]] (行くZYX! FLY HIGH)
*[2003.12.10] [[Shiroi TOKYO]] (白いTOKYO)

===Compilations===
*[2003.12.17] [[Petit Best 4]] <small> (#6 ''Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH'') </small>
*[2008.12.10] [[Hello! Project Special Unit Mega Best]] <small> (#4 ''Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH'') </small>
*[2009.07.15] [[Chanpuru ① ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~]] <small>(#9 ''Mirai Yosouzu II'') (ZYX-α)</small>
*[2014.01.01] [[Hello! Project no Zenkyoku kara Atsumechaimashita! Vol. 2]] (ハロー!プロジェクトの全曲から集めちゃいました! Vol.2 吉田豪編) <small>(#9 ''Shiroi TOKYO'')</small>
*[2020.01.08] [[Petit Best 20 2020]] <small>(Disc 2 #11 ''Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH'')</small>

==Trivia==
*There were at least two instances in which ZYX had a performance of "[[Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH]]" scheduled and [[Murakami Megumi]] could not attend due to schedule conflicts, in which case [[Sugaya Risako]] filled in for her - the first was a live performance unrelated to Hello! Project and the second was during [[Hello! Project 2003 Natsu ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~]]
*The name "ZYX" is a kind of acronym using a somewhat intricate play in notation. "Z" and "Y" are taken from the phrase "Zettai Yume o Bai ni." (絶対、夢を倍に, ''We hope that you will definitely accomplish your dreams double in size.'') "Bai ni", meaning "[to accomplish] double in size", is represented not as "B" but as a multiplication mark "×" which was then identified with letter "X" in its formal resemblance. Also, it is strongly conscious that the letters ZYX are the last letters of the English alphabet in reverse order. In Hello! Project, this inverted order naming is followed by the groups [[W]] created in 2004, [[v-u-den]] in 2005, [[THE Possible]] in 2006 and [[SI☆NA]] in 2008. This line-up of groups continues the reverse alphabetical naming (ZYX-W-VU-T-S).
*[[Umeda Erika]] and [[Tsugunaga Momoko]] are the only members to be in both the original ZYX and ZYX-α.

==External Links==
*[http://www.helloproject.com/artist/24/ Official Hello! Project profile]
*[http://wayback.archive.org/web/20141207000000/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/piccolotown/03/list.html ZYX discography at UP-FRONT WORKS (archived)]

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