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True Song (album)
''True Song'' is Do As Infinity's fourth album. It was released on December 26, 2002 under the Avex Records label. The last song on this album, "Ai no Uta", has become a fan favorite and also a staple song to the end of all the Do As Infinity concerts after this album released. Another staple song for their concerts was "One or Eight", which they usually do band member introductions in the middle of. "Kūsō Ryodan", according to Saiko Kawamura written in the ''Do the A-side'' booklet, is the song resembling Do As Infinity spirit. He stated that "...we are the fantasy brigade..." in the last sentence of the booklet which he penned. Track listing Chart positions External links ''True Song''at Avex Network ''True Song''at Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity is a Japanese pop and Rock music, rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Tomiko Van, guitarist Ryo Owatari, and guitarist and composer Dai Nagao. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as DAI, alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Nagao. Signed to Avex Trax, the band released their debut single "Tangerine Dream (song), Tangerine Dream" on September 29, 1999, followed by three more singles between 1999 and 2000, which appeared on their debut album ''Break of Dawn (Do As Infinity album), Break of Dawn'' (2000). In December 2000, Nagao decided to devote all his time to composing the music and no longer appeared at live events. Five more studio albums were released between 2001 with ''New World (Do As Infinity album), New World'' and 2005 with ''Need Your Love (album), Need Your Love''. With the release of their A-side and B-side, A-side singles compilation album ''Do the A-side'' (2005), Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced ''kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. J-rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-country had popularity during the international popularity of Westerns in the 1960s1970s as well, and it still has appeal due to the work of musicians like Charlie Nagatani and venues including Little Texas, Tokyo. J-rap became mainstream with producer Nujabes and his work on ''Samurai Champloo'', Japanese pop culture is often seen with anime in hip hop. Other trends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Nagao
Do As Infinity is a Japanese pop and rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Tomiko Van, guitarist Ryo Owatari, and guitarist and composer Dai Nagao. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as DAI, alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Nagao. Signed to Avex Trax, the band released their debut single "Tangerine Dream" on September 29, 1999, followed by three more singles between 1999 and 2000, which appeared on their debut album '' Break of Dawn'' (2000). In December 2000, Nagao decided to devote all his time to composing the music and no longer appeared at live events. Five more studio albums were released between 2001 with ''New World'' and 2005 with '' Need Your Love''. With the release of their A-side singles compilation album ''Do the A-side'' (2005), Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, 2005. The members continued work in the music industry, with Van pursuing a solo career, Owatari working with his band Missile Innovation formed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiji Kameda
is a Japanese music producer, arranger and bass guitarist. He has worked extensively with Ringo Shiina, serving as her producer and touring bassist for many years, including his tenure with their band Tokyo Jihen from 2005 to 2012. Biography He was born in New York City but moved to Japan when he was one. He started piano classes with his elder sister when he was 3 years old. In 1970 he moved to Osaka. One year later he joined Chisato Elementary School. He began to study classical guitar in 1975 with his elder brother. In 1976 Kameda moved to Tokyo. He developed a hobby of trying to intercept radio signals from across the ocean, using an instrument called ''BCL'' (Broadcast Communications Limited), to hear western-style music. In 1977 he started broadcasting his own radio station (FM KAMEDA) from his room. Three years later he joined Musashi High School and bought his first bass guitar, a Yamaha BB2000. In 1984 Kameda exchanged his Yamaha for a Frettor and got his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do The Best (Do As Infinity Album)
''Do the Best'' is a greatest hits album by the musical group Do As Infinity, released in 2002. In 2004, a combined compilation ''Do the Best + DVD'' was released. Some of the tracks in the album have minor changes, such as "Oasis" having an actual, definite ending unlike the original single where it previously had faded out instead. "Nice & Easy" was a brand new song that was included, it was also used as the theme song for a Lavenus commercial song featuring lead singer and musician, Tomiko Van. The CD+DVD version of the album is a re-release which was released in 2004 and included a DVD with numerous (either live or promotional) videos of the first thirteen tracks of the CD album. Track listing Chart positions 1Original CD release ²Do The Best+DVD External links ''Do the Best''at Avex Network ''Do the Best''at Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do The Live
''Do the Live'' is a live album by Do as Infinity, released in 2003. Track listing Disc one # "SUMMER DAYS" # "under the sun" # "nice & easy" # "Desire" # # "Good for you" # "Heart" # MC # # "Yesterday & Today" # "We are." Disc two # MC # "Grateful Journey" # # # "135" # "One or Eight" # # MC # # "Week!" Chart positions External links ''Do the Live''at Avex Network ''Do the Live''at Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ... Do As Infinity albums 2003 live albums Avex Group live albums {{Japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avex Group
is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival and hosting the annual A-nation. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) '' keiretsu''. Name Avex is an acronym of the English words Audio Visual Expert. Since its foundation, its corporate name was Avex D.D., Incorporated, and ten years later it was changed to Avex, Incorporated. The current name, Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated, was adopted in 2004 as part of reconstruction process after Tom Yoda's resignation. Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated was used for the main subsidiaries, while the old name (Avex, Incorporated) was for entertainment components of the Group. In 2005, Avex, Incorporated became Avex Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do The A-side
''Do the A-side'' is a compilation album from popular Japanese band Do As Infinity, following their announcement to split. It was released on September 28, 2005 and includes every single that they have made. This is the only CD album released from Do As Infinity which does not include any of the band's pictures besides their past CD single covers. There are two versions of this album, one with 2 CDs and a DVD as well as one only containing two CDs. The title of the album is similar to that of the group's 2004 compilation, ''Do the B-side'', which comprises most of the B-side tracks from first seventeen maxi singles they have released. Track listing Chart positions 1Do The A side+DVD External links ''Do the A-side+DVD''at Avex Network ''Do the A-side+DVD''at Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Sun / Under The Moon
"Under the Sun" and "Under the Moon" are songs on the double-A side thirteenth single by Do As Infinity, released in 2002. The second A-side of this single, "Under the Moon", which is an extension song to "Under the Sun", was not included in the ''True Song'' album. The song "Under the Sun" was used in games and anime, and included on the Do As Infinity ''Anime and Game Collection'' compilation album (2015). Both songs were written by guitarist Dai Nagao who also wrote many of the band's hit songs, including ''Yō no ataru sakamichi'' and ''Shinjitsu no uta''.2013年度版日本の有名人 2013- Page xxiv 長尾大芸能人 Do As Infinity ながおだい男性1971年3月28日・千葉県生まれ(牛羊座) 関連データ : 陽のあたる坂道、 Under the sun/Under the moon、真実の詩" The song "Under the Sun" is sung in Japanese with English phrases. The lyrics begin: ''"'I walk under the sun 太陽とダンス 変わってく, 予感 いいんじゃない？ (Taiyō to da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinjitsu No Uta
is the fourteenth single by Do As Infinity, released in 2002. It was used as the fifth ending to the anime ''InuYasha''. This song was included in the band's compilation album ''Do the A-side''. Track listing # # "One or Eight" # (Instrumental) # "One or Eight" (Instrumental) Chart positions References External links "Shinjitsu no Uta"at Avex Network "Shinjitsu no Uta"at Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ... 2002 singles 2002 songs Do As Infinity songs Avex Trax singles Inuyasha songs Song recordings produced by Seiji Kameda Songs written by Dai Nagao {{2000s-Japan-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
