THE CONTINENTAL KIDS is formed.
V. TUKIIZUMI SHU / G. JUN / B. RANKO / D. TAKAMI
Vocalist TUKIIZUMI SHU leaves and YOSHIKAWA joins.
V. YOSHIKAWA / G. JUN / B. RANKO / D. TAKAMI
A second guitarist, KICHIKU, joins.
V. YOSHIKAWA / G. JUN / G. KICHIKU / B. RANKO / D. TAKAMI
Guitarist JUN leaves and is replaced by SHINOYAN.
V. YOSHIKAWA / G. KICHIKU / G. SHINOYAN / B. RANKO / D. TAKAMI
Vocalist YOSHIKAWA leaves and AKIRA then joins.
V. AKIRA / G. KICHIKU / G. SHINOYAN / B. RANKO / D. TAKAMI
KICHIKU changes his name to KITCH.
V. AKIRA / G. KITCH / G. SHINOYAN / B. RANKO / D. TAKAMI
THE CONTINENTAL KIDS disbands
THE CONTINENTAL KIDS is revived as THEE CONTINENTAL KIDS. Since bassist RANKO had passed away in 1997 from cancer, bassist Chochirow Aoki (青木千代知郎) joins. A new lineup also joins with only AKIRA returning.
V. AKIRA / G. Hiroyuki Kasuya (カスヤヒロユキ) / G. HIROSHI OKUDE / B. Chochirow Aoki (青木千代知郎) / D. Yasuhiro Iizuka (飯塚泰敬)
Vocalist AKIRA passes away and THEE CONTINENTAL KIDS then disbands
THEE CONTINENTAL KIDS was a non-vkei band. They were active from 1981 to 2021 and are now disbanded.
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