Chemistry (styled as CHEMISTRY) is a Japanese pop duo, consisting of and .

History

They were the winners of the Asayan audition (similar to the ''

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'' series) in 2000 organized by

Sony Music Entertainment Japan , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is opera ...

. Their first

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" was released on March 3, 2001, and was the best selling single that year (over 2 million). Most of their singles have reached #1 on the

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charts; all five

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s have reached #1 the day they were released. Their #1 streak was broken by the

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' album '' H Album: Hand'', scoring them a #2 rank for '' Fo(u)r''. Chemistry is also known in

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for the popular collaboration song "

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," featuring talents from both Korea and Japan and for collaborating with Korean singer

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who appears in the

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"Dance with Me" on the "Kimi ga Iru" single. On March 6, 2008, Kaname Kawabata married model Miki Takahashi. They met after she appeared in the PV for "This Night." Their single "Period" was selected as the fourth opening for the

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series '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood''. In 2010, Chemistry worked together with the 4-person dance group Synergy to release "Shawty". Another joint work of the two groups was released November 3, 2010, titled "Keep Your Love". In 2011, Chemistry was tapped by Bandai Visual to record a song for the

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series, ''

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'', due to be the title song for the 3rd episode, "The Ghost of Laplace". "Merry-go-round" is due for release on March 2, 2011, as a follow up before the OVA's actual release on March 5, 2011. Their 15th single " Wings of Words" was used as the fourth opening theme for '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' from PHASE-38 to 49. Chemistry performed this song live in collaboration with the two-time Olympic champion in

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, Yuzuru Hanyu, at the 2018

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in Makuhari and Kanazawa. Kawabata made a solo appearance in the 2016 edition of the

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as well. After going on hiatus in 2012 so that both members could focus on pursuing solo careers, the pair resumed activities as a musical duo in 2017. Their new single "Windy" was used as the second ending theme song for the anime adaptation of '' Altair: A Record of Battles''.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Videos

References

External links

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Sony Music Japan , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chemistry Defstar Records artists Japanese musical duos Japanese pop music groups Musical groups from Tokyo Male musical duos Japanese boy bands Fantasy on Ice guest artists