was a Japanese

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band formed in

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in 2002. The band consists of lead vocalist U-ka Saegusa, lead guitarist Yūichirō Iwai, lead bassist Taku Ōyabu, and drummer Keisuke Kurumatani. Signed to

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, the band released four studio albums before disbanding in 2010. They're known for performing the several theme songs for the Japanese

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series, ''

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''. One of the songs, "

Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made is a song by Japanese pop rock band U-ka Saegusa in dB. It was released on 29 October 2003 through Giza Studio, as the fourth single from their debut studio album ''U-ka saegusa IN db 1st ~Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made~''. The ...

", became the band's best-selling single, selling approximately 34,000 copies nationwide.

Band members

Final line-up * –

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(2002-2010) * –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

, backing vocals (2003-2010) * – lead bass (2003-2010) * –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

(2003-2010) Former members * (2002)

History

The band formed in 2002 around lead vocalist Yūka "U-ka" Saegusa, the band's first three singles were all featured in the

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''. Its first hit single was "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made", a theme song of the popular anime ''

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'', which reached #8 in the

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charts. On October 21, 2009, Saegusa stated that the band would disband in January 2010.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

As a lead artist

Video albums

Collaborations

* "The Hit Parade" (with

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, November 26, 2003) * "100 Mono Tobira" (100もの扉, with

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and Sparkling Point, June 14, 2006) * "Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no You Ni" (七つの海を渡る風のように, (with Aiuchi Rina, April 11, 2007)

References

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