--- title: "SHOW‐YA" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/show-ya" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "Japan" formed: 1981 --- # SHOW‐YA **SHOW‐YA** is a heavy metal band, from Japan, active 1981 to present. Show-Ya is a Japanese all-female heavy metal band formed in 1981. The group disbanded in 1998 but reformed with the original line-up in 2005 for the 20th anniversary of their first release. Their music is deeply rooted in classic rock and they have covered songs by bands and artists such as The Beatles, The Doors, the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and AC/DC in their albums and live shows. Their music evolved from the pop rock genre of their first offerings to the heavy metal genre of their most successful albums, Outerlimits (1989) and Hard Way (1990). Show-Ya annually organizes and produces the all-female rock festival Naon no Yaon, which they founded in 1987. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show-Ya ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | SHOW‐YA | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Japan | | Formed | 1981 | | Releases in catalog | 17 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [中村美紀](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-347f9b78) | Keyboard | 1981 to present | Current | | [五十嵐美貴](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-43f7c7e3) | Guitar | 1982 to present | Current | | [仙波さとみ](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-82beccff) | Bass | 1982 to present | Current | | [寺田恵子](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-8d6e413a) | Lead vocals | 1981 to present | Current | | [角田美喜](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-48ee2d4b) | Membranophone | 1982 to present | Current | | [Yoshino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yoshino) | Lead vocals | 1997 to 1998 | Former | | [ステファニー](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-50bf23e0) | Lead vocals | 1991 to 1997 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1985 | [MASQUERADE SHOW](https://themetalnet.com/album/80f1a679-486e-40ac-b8fd-cd746a8333c7) | Album | | 1986 | [QUEENDOM](https://themetalnet.com/album/a2552cb2-b782-4a75-8779-efd1fe7d0432) | Album | | 1986 | [WAYS](https://themetalnet.com/album/e91a52be-ca2d-496a-ab97-bf449f52ab71) | Album | | 1987 | [IMMIGRATION](https://themetalnet.com/album/dbef54d2-e8ab-4d59-a59a-210fec212642) | Album | | 1987 | [TRADE LAST](https://themetalnet.com/album/4706584b-60fb-4fc7-bcfe-73b33fde26df) | Album | | 1988 | [Glamour](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad6c1e8b-a624-46aa-a731-96f8735f1c2b) | Album | | 1989 | [Outerlimits](https://themetalnet.com/album/d100cc7d-3fc3-47f3-a366-3bdc9a1b6cf4) | Album | | 1990 | [HARD WAY](https://themetalnet.com/album/218aaf5b-6a53-4391-bf6c-b8532efba388) | Album | | 1995 | [Touch the Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/ebe2ae78-8e53-4a41-9325-bbe7c4c21932) | EP | | 1998 | [This My Way](https://themetalnet.com/album/c6964b49-1467-457c-b40a-d4e0b8c70aae) | EP | | 2012 | [Genuine Diamond](https://themetalnet.com/album/d65c22bf-7021-4ee1-89a3-da46e5e8225a) | Album | | 2014 | [Glamorous Show～Japanese Legendary Rock Covers](https://themetalnet.com/album/6cb7906d-bd33-4245-961f-16d7e1b24aed) | Album | | 2015 | [Glamorous Show II](https://themetalnet.com/album/803e7865-2958-4483-ad1a-547c66c06f77) | Album | | 2015 | [PROGRESS](https://themetalnet.com/album/2a8f3da2-c0ae-4830-b7cd-4c3ca2c20a49) | Album | | 2017 | [AURORA](https://themetalnet.com/album/8e1fc379-07f7-46c5-8b0a-1cfa39e395f3) | Album | | 2021 | [SHOWDOWN](https://themetalnet.com/album/918e90db-6753-40b3-b419-526696f38452) | Album | | 2025 | [無限](https://themetalnet.com/album/19b49725-efc0-4aea-ac6d-ac579027b3e7) | Album | ## Related bands - [Syu](https://themetalnet.com/band/syu) (listened together) - [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together) - [Jules Gabriel Flores](https://themetalnet.com/band/jules-gabriel-flores) (same tags) - [Prodigal Sons](https://themetalnet.com/band/prodigal-sons) (same tags) - [Midnight Sun](https://themetalnet.com/band/midnight-sun-90ef6c8d) (same tags) - [Death Penalty](https://themetalnet.com/band/death-penalty) (same tags) - [Blue Omelet](https://themetalnet.com/band/blue-omelet) (same tags) - [Stereo Nasty](https://themetalnet.com/band/stereo-nasty) (same tags) - [Crazy Lazy](https://themetalnet.com/band/crazy-lazy) (same tags) - [Blind River](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-river) (same tags) - [Paul Di’Anno](https://themetalnet.com/band/paul-di-anno) (same tags) - [Rockatansky](https://themetalnet.com/band/rockatansky) (same tags) ## Official and external links - x: https://twitter.com/showyaofficial - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Show-Ya/129264 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1GLStwjGJcUvkHGeCVgBEp --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/show-ya](https://themetalnet.com/band/show-ya). 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