Sweet Velvet was a Japanese
pop band under
Giza Studio
is a Japanese record label.
The Giza Studio started as an indie label in the late 1990s under the name Garage Indies Zapping Association, but soon Being Inc. bought it as their sister label company. Giza Studio is located in Osaka, Japan and ...
label, formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2001.
Biography
In 1998, the band formation began. As inspiration for music production they used French pop from the '60s. The band title Sweet Velvet came from the idea of their vocalist Mizuki having velvety voice.
In 1999, along with bands
New Cinema Tokage and
Grass Arcade they debuted on 10 February as "Number One Artists" () on newly created
Giza Studio
is a Japanese record label.
The Giza Studio started as an indie label in the late 1990s under the name Garage Indies Zapping Association, but soon Being Inc. bought it as their sister label company. Giza Studio is located in Osaka, Japan and ...
label by distributors
Being Inc.
Being Incorporated, d.b.a. Being Giza Group, is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate based in Tokyo's Roppongi district, founded on November 1, 1978 by musician Daiko Nagato. Being Inc. and its subsidiaries are the main supplier of the ...
Their debut major single, ''I Just Feel So Love Again ~Soba ni Iru Dake de~'' was released in double formats: 8 cm and 12 cm maxi single. The song was used as ending theme for the anime television series ''
Mamotte Shugogetten''. Later, the original composer of the song,
Aika Ohno
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, self-covered it in her English cover album ''Shadows of Dreams''.
In 1999 June, they released their mini album ''Sweet Velvet'' under indie label Garage Indies Zipping Association and single ''Flame of Love'', which was used as ending theme for Anime television series. The ON AIR version differs from single release by key tuning and changed lyrics. With "Flame of Love" in July they made their only TV appearance on the
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Networ ...
music program ''CDTV''. "Flame of Love" was included in 2011 in the compilation album ''Giza Studio Presents: Girls''.
Two months later on August, they released their final single "Lazy Drive", which was used as opening theme for
TV Asahi
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morning news program ''
Yajiuma Wide''. On-air version of this song started broadcast since April until December.
In February 2000, they released their first and only studio album ''
I Just Feel So "Sweet"
''I Just Feel So "Sweet"'' is the first and only studio album by Japanese pop band Sweet Velvet. It was released on February 26, 2000, through Giza Studio.
Background
The album consists of three previous released singles, such as , "Flame Of Love ...
'' which ranked #100 in Oricon Weekly Charts.
In 2001, they entered into indefinite hiatus without no announcement. Their official website was removed as well.
Members
The band consisted of four members:
* - vocalist and lyricist
* - guitarist
* - drummer
* - keyboardist, bassist, backing vocals, synthesizer
Discography
During their career they've released 1 studio, 1 indies album and 3 singles.
Singles
Albums
Mini albums
Analogue
Television appearance
*
Count Down TV
(also known as CDTV) is a Japanese late-night music television program, broadcast on TBS since 1993. The program is shown weekly, and features a Japanese music video hit chart countdown, live performances from musicians and music information. ...
: Flame of love (1999/07/03)
Magazine appearances
From J-Rock Magazine:
*1999 September
*1999 October
From Music Freak Magazine:
*1999/February Vol.51
*1999/May Vol.54
*1999/June Vol.55
*1999/August Vol.57
*2000/February Vol.63
References
External links
Official website (WebArchive
Oricon profil
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Being Inc. artists
Anime musicians
Japanese pop music groups
Japanese rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1998
Musical groups disestablished in 2001