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Do As Infinity
The band Do As Infinity includes Tomiko Van, vocals - Ryo Owatari, guitar, backup vocals - Nagao Dai, guitar - Naoki Hayashibe, guitar - Jun Matsumoto, drums - Kazko Hamano, chorus - Michitaro, bass - Jun Takase, keyboard
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History
Nagao Dai started out as a composer for an amateur band. After its disbanding,
Dai continued composing songs and he sent demo tapes to more than 50 record
companies in Japan. Dai was eventually hired by avex to work as a composer.
He was immediately given a task to compose songs for Ayumi Hamasaki and
hitomi.
Eventually, auditions were held, and he chose Tomiko Van as lead singer,
and Ryo Owatari as guitarist. On September 29th, 1999, the trio released
their first single Tangerine Dream, and held a live concert at the Shibuya.
They performed almost daily at a number of locations, ranging from Shibuya's
109 (which is famous for street performers), to Yokohama Station and travelled
to Fukuoka and other cities.
The remainder of 1999 was spent performing both on the street and at in-store
concerts at CD stores across the country. They also took part in choice
events nationwide, including a festival in Tomiko Van's native Kumamoto
prefecture. Their legendary streak of street concerts ended at one hundred,
with a free concert for their fans, held at Shibuya Kokaido. The December
release of their second single, Heart, didn't slow them down one bit.
They continued to do public appearances all the way up to the year-end
Avex Millennium Count Down 1999-2000 held on New Year's Eve in Roppongi's
Velfarre club.
The band began the new year in the same way they ended the last by performing.
They continued to appear on radio shows and at CD store events. Their
third single, Oasis, was released at the end of January. It was their
first Top 30 hit and it was chosen as the official TV commercial song
for Kanebo Cosmetics' Testimo line of products.
The next single, Yesterday & Today, was chosen as the theme song for
a drama series 'Nisennen no Koi', which starred popular actors Miho Nakayama
and Kaneshiro Takeshi and was given the primetime slot. The c/w-track,
Raven, was used as the ending song to the horror movie Uzumaki, which
gathered more mainstream audiences for the band.
Their first album, BREAK OF DAWN, debuted on #3 of the Oricon album charts
on the March of the same year, only a month after Yesterday & Today.
They continued to make public appearances and do numerous live performances
all over Japan. In the August of that year, the band released the single
rumble fish. Rumble fish was used as the theme song for the hit movie
Kamen Gakuen and SUMMER DAYS was used as a theme song for Fuji TV's OL
Police, which would go on to become a staple at all DAI live concerts.
SUMMER DAYS is also notable for being Do As Infinity's first all-english
song (after BREAK OF DAWN from the album with same name). On the November
of the same year, the band released the festive single We are. DAI would
end the year and the century with another countdown live held at the Velfarre
club in Roppongi.
2001 was a whirlwind year for the band. With an album and six singles
under their belts, the trio was well on their way to becoming seasoned
veterans in the business, but they still had not appeared on national
television. That changed with the release of their first single in the
new millennium, Desire. The single was performed on the hit TV show Music
Station, but with a catch. For some reason, Van-chan represented the band
by herself, but nevertheless the song and the band got national exposure.
The televised performance brought Do As Infinity to an even wider audience,
and helped to make their new album, New World, debut at an amazing number
one on the Oricon album ranking charts.
With Desire's release in January, and New World in February, the band
deserved a break. But they would think nothing of it. The following month
they would release their first promotional video collection on DVD, simply
entitled 9, and would go on tour throughout the month of May. They closed
out the month of May with the release of their ninth single, Week! The
following month would see the release of Fukai Mori (Deep Forest), which
was chosen as the second ending theme song for the hit anime series InuYasha.
The song was a huge hit, and would soon become the band's signature song.
The remainder of the year was spent in preparation for yet another live
concert tour, which would begin in November, not long after the release
of their 11th single, Boukenshatachi, and their third album, Deep Forest
-- which inevitably debuted at number one on the charts.
The new year started with Van-chan appearing on the avex charity album
VARIOUS ARTISTS FEATURING songnation, and the release of the band's 12th
hit single, Hi no Ataru Sakamichi, the following month. Then the band
went global. After releasing a best album, Do the Best, in March, the
band traveled to Taiwan and Hong Kong in April for a special campaign.
Their following overseas was almost as huge as in their own country, drawing
an amazing 500 fans to their in-store event held at the HMV CD store in
Hong Kong. The band took a short break upon returning to Japan, but released
their 13th single in July, the double A-sided under the sun/under the
moon. In August the band participated in avex's a-nation tour, performing
in eight venues all over Japan.
Do As Infinity's 14th single, Shinjitsu no Uta, was released in October,
and sparked the beginning of a new project for the band. Shinjitsu no
Uta was also chosen to be the 5th ending theme for InuYasha. Despite their
success, they wanted to show their fans that they had not forgotten them.
They advertised on their website for fans to send them short stories using
the band's previous releases as themes and using the word shinjitsu (truth)
somewhere in the story. Entitled Your Truth, these stories are now available
in book form. The band closed out the year with another live tour, understatedly
titled Do As Infinity greatest year 02 ~ALL STANDING~, and the year-end
release of their fourth album, True Song.
The band has come a long way since their days of performing in front of
commuters on the street. At the time of this writing, the band is in the
midst of yet another live concert tour, showcasing their brand new album
NEED YOUR LOVE. Do As Infinity has achieved superstar status in the four
years since their debut, and will no doubt continue to be successful in
the years to come.
Along with video collections and recorded live concerts, Do As Infinity
is still going strong. Although Nagao Dai isn't as active as he was in
the beginning (he doesn't participate in promotional events anymore, such
as video clips or photo shoots) he is still the main composer and the
brain behind the band. He does, though, appear in concerts from time to
time.
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