D-Date (stylized as D☆DATE) is a
Japanese pop unit of
D-Boys
D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement).
Although ...
, first managed by
Watanabe Entertainment, transferred to Avex Entertainment in 2012.
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D-Date was formed in 2010, initially as a 10th anniversary commemoration of Watanabe Entertainment, with the first four most popular and excellent members of D-BOYS, including
Kōji Seto
is a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in ''Kamen Rider Kiva''; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu. He stars as Mori ...
,
Hirofumi Araki,
Yuichi Nakamura, and
Shunji Igarashi
is a former Japanese actor known for his role as Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius in the 2006-2007 tokusatsu series '' Ultraman Mebius'' and several spin-offs in the Ultra Series following that. Igarashi was affiliated with the acting unit D-BOY ...
.
Arata Horii Arata may refer to :
People
* Arata (name)
* Arata (actor), Japanese actor
* Arata (rapper), American rapper
Places and jurisdictions
* Arata River, a river in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
* Curiate Italian for Arathia, a former Ancient city and bis ...
was chosen from among 30,000 applicants as the fifth member of the group. In November 2011, Yuichi Nakamura left D-Date and the entertainment business due to a back injury and to concentrate on medical recovery. During D-Date's last performance of their 1st live tour in Tokyo Dome City Hall on June 29, 2012, it was announced that
Tomo Yanagishita
is a Japanese former actor. He was a member of the acting group D-Boys. Yanagishita joined the unit D-Date (D☆DATE) of the same agency as a new member. It was announced at the last performance of the live tour in Tokyo Dome City Hall on June ...
had joined the group as their newest member. In November 2013, in the last performance of GLORY FIVE 2013 tour at Tokyo Dome City Hall, Shunji Igarashi officially announced his retirement in entertainment business because of new interest in other work. In 2020, Tomo Yanagishita announced he will get married and retire from the entertainment business.
Discography
Singles
* (1 December 2010)
* "Change My Life" (6 April 2011)
* "Day By Day" (27 July 2011)
* "Love Heaven" (11 January 2012)
* "Joker" (22 February 2012)
* "Glory Days" (12 June 2013)
Albums
* ''1st Date'' (25 April 2012)
Concert DVDs
* ''1st Tour 2011 Summer Date Live'' 手をつないで (Te o Tsunaide)
* ''D-Date Tour 2012: Date A Live''
* ''D-Date Live Tour 2013: GLORY FIVE''
External links
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Japanese pop music groups
Musical groups from Tokyo
Japanese boy bands