D&D (band)
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D&D was a Japanese girl group
that was moderately popular in the late '90's. Its members were Olivia, Chika (Higa Chikano) and Aya (Uehara Aya). The trio are from the Okinawan Actors School and were managed by Rising Production.
The group followed fellow Okinawan Actors School members and all-female pop group MAX in singing Japanese Eurobeat covers of European and American dance groups/artists. "D&D" is an acronym for "Dance & Dream". Their music could be described as J-pop
mixed with Eurobeat
.
Late in 1998, producer Tetsuya Komuro
decided that Olivia had the potential to become a solo artist, and she dropped out of D&D.
Aya and Chika followed together, but under the name Aya & Chika from D&D, releasing two more singles before disbanding. A third single had been planned but was later canceled.
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
that was moderately popular in the late '90's. Its members were Olivia, Chika (Higa Chikano) and Aya (Uehara Aya). The trio are from the Okinawan Actors School and were managed by Rising Production.
The group followed fellow Okinawan Actors School members and all-female pop group MAX in singing Japanese Eurobeat covers of European and American dance groups/artists. "D&D" is an acronym for "Dance & Dream". Their music could be described as J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
mixed with Eurobeat
Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
.
Late in 1998, producer Tetsuya Komuro
Tetsuya Komuro
, also known as TK, is a Japanese keyboardist, guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer born on November 27, 1958 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. He is recognized as being the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced dance music to the Japanese mainstream...
decided that Olivia had the potential to become a solo artist, and she dropped out of D&D.
Aya and Chika followed together, but under the name Aya & Chika from D&D, releasing two more singles before disbanding. A third single had been planned but was later canceled.
Singles
- [1996.08.21] In Your Eyes
- [1996.11.13] Love is a Melody
- [1997.06.04] Sunshine Hero
- [1997.11.12] Shape Up Love
- [1998.03.04] Brand New Love
- [1998.09.30] Kiss in the Sun (Aya & Chika from D&D)
- [1999.04.28] Rise in My Heart (Aya & Chika from D&D)
Other/Compilation
- [1997.07.08] avex dance carnival ~Summer 97~ [Feat. Love is a Melody]
- [1997.07.24] VELFARRE J-POP NIGHT presents DANCE with YOU (covering '70s songs "Watashi no Aoi" and "Cinderella Honeymoon")
- [1998.11.12] Avex 10th Anniversary Presents 10-nen 100-kyoku (Feat. In Your Eyes, Shape Up Love, Brand New Love)
- [1999.08.11] Power Stone ROUND 1 (#2 Rise in my heart (TV Edit))
- [2003.07.30] avex 15th Anniversary Compilation J-POP Vol.1 (Love is a Melody)
- [2004.08.04] SUPER EUROBEAT Vol.150 (D&D/Aya and Chika megamix)
- [2005.03.30] SUPER EURO GROOVE (Love is a Melody, Remembering Yesterday and Kiss in the Sun Eurobeat Remixes)