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Casiopea was a Japanese jazz fusion band that was formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki joined the group, leaving Hidehiko out of Casiopea. The group debuted with the self-titled album Casiopea in 1979, featuring Randy Brecker and Michael Brecker as guest musicians. In 1980, Takashi was replaced by Akira Jimbo.

Casiopea has been countlessly regarded as "similar" to the British band Level 42. Also, Casiopea has played live with various artists such as Level 42, The Square (now known as T-Square and Sync DNA (A Drumming Duo of Casiopea's Akira Jimbo, and T-Square's Hiroyuki Noritake).

In 1989, Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai left the band following several years of musical differences. As of 2006, Issei Noro, the group's leader, decided to freeze all activities of the band until further notice.

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