| Cocoa Otoko | |
| Native Name: | ココア男。 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Origin: | Japan |
| Years Active: | 2010-2012 |
| Label: | Avex Trax |
| Past Members: | |
was a Japanese rock group that was active between April 2010 and March 2012. The band consisted of five actors, namely Kenta Kamakari (lead vocals), Kei Hosogai (bass), Kosuke Yonehara (drums), Shogo Suzuki (guitar), and Takuya Ide (keyboard and rap).
Cocoa Otoko was put together on the romance variety show Ikemen Deru no Hōsoku in 2009.[1] Prior to the group's formation, all of the members were active in entertainment as actors or singers in other groups. They released their debut single, "Amai Wana Nigai Uso...", on April 15, 2010.[1] [2]
The band's name was decided because the members all like and they are all .
On December 5, 2011, Cocoa Otoko announced that they were disbanding in March 2012, citing interest in other career paths.[3] The group held their final performance on March 31, 2012.[4]
| Title | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | JPN Hot | |||||
| Premium Cocoa | 2012 |
| 14[5] | TBA | - | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | JPN Hot | |||||
| Rich Cocoa | 2010 |
| 33[6] | TBA | - | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | JPN Hot | |||||
| 2010 | 15[7] | - | - | Rich Cocoa | ||
| / "Cross Mind" | 2010 | 17[8] | - | - | ||
| "Soldier" / "No You | No Life! No... XX?" | 2011 | 16[9] | - | - | Premium Cocoa |
| 2011 | 12[10] | - | - | |||
| / | 2011 | 21[11] | - | - | ||
| 2012 | 18[12] | - | - | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||