Deen (band)
Deen | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Pop, pop rock, classical, folk, album-oriented rock |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels |
B-Gram Records (1993–1998) BMG Japan/Berg (1998–2003) BMG Japan (2003–2009) Ariola Japan/Sony Music Entertainment Japan (2009- ) |
Website | www.deen.gr.jp |
Members |
Shuichi Ikemori Koji Yamane Shinji Tagawa |
Past members |
Naoki Utsumoto Tatsumi Nakai Keisuke Kurasawa |
Deen (ディーン Dīn) is a Japanese popular music band, formed in 1993. Members frequently changed until the release of the first album, and from there Deen has had four members: vocalist Shuichi Ikemori, keyboardist and leader Koji Yamane, guitarist Shinji Tagawa and drummer Naoki Utsumoto. In January 2000, Utsumoto left the group. The band has sold over 15 million compact discs.[1]
History
In the "Being" agency, Show Wesugi (original vocalist with Wands) and Tetsurō Oda made song "Konomama Kimidake wo Ubaisaritai" (lit. "Now, I want to make off with only you"). The group was formed for singing this song. The band debuted by the single on March 10, 1993. The single was certified a million-seller by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[2] Their 1994 song "Hitomi Sorasanaide" (lit. "Don't Avert Your Eyes"), written by Izumi Sakai and Tetsurō Oda, reached number-one position on the Japanese Oricon charts.[3] Their first album Deen was also certified a million-seller by RIAJ.[4]
The group originally seemed to be just a project, but they began to perform live concerts in 1996. They also began to release their self-produced singles, but their sales declined. Their 1997 song "Yume de Aru Youni" (lit. "hope that it will be a dream"), written by themselves, was adopted by Tales of Destiny. It was no longer able to reach Top 10 on the Oricon charts.[5] But for fans, this song remained most popular over a decade.[6]
In 1998, the band partly moved to BMG Japan under the Berg label, which consisted of the "being" agency artists. Since their 1999 single "Just One", almost all singles has been produced by them, but Utsumoto left Deen in 2000. They introduced classical music into their music.[7] In 2002, they released a cover version of Kyu Sakamoto's "Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o", featuring solo violinist Diana Yukawa. They began to call their style "Neo-AOR" after album Pray.[8]
The band completely moved from the "being" agency to BMG Japan in 2003. Their next album Utopia, released on November 5, 2003, enlisted the help of Al Schmitt. In 2006, baseball manager Bobby Valentine participated in the music video of their song "Diamond".[9]
On June 8, 2008, they performed their first live concert at the Nippon Budokan.[10] On December 10, 2008, they released the single "Eien no Ashita" (lit. "Eternal Tomorrow"), adopted by Tales of Hearts. The single debuted at #6 on the Oricon weekly single charts.[11] It was their highest position after 1996.[12] So far, they have released 44 singles, 15 studio albums, 6 best albums, 2 live and 3 cover albums.[13]
Members
- Shuuichi Ikemori (池森秀一) (1993-): vocalist, composer and lyricist
- Kouji Yamane (山根公路) (1993-): keyboardist,chorus, composer
- Shinji Tagawa (田川伸治) (1994-): guitarist, bassist, chorus, composer
Former Members
- Tatsuma Nakai (仲居辰磨) (1993): guitarist
- Keisuke Kurasawa (倉澤圭介) (1993-1994): drummist
- Naoki Utsumoto (宇津本直紀) (1993-1999): drummist,composer, chorus
Discography
Singles
Release Day | Title | Peak | |
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1st | 1993/3/10 | Kono mama Kimi dake wo Ubaisaritai | 3 |
2nd | 1993/7/17 | Tsubasa wo Hirogete | 5 |
3rd | 1993/9/22 | Memories (Deen song) | 4 |
4th | 1993/11/28 | Eien wo Azukete kure | 3 |
5th | 1994/6/22 | Hitomi Sorasanaide | 1 |
6th | 1995/3/27 | Teenage Dream (Deen song) | 2 |
7th | 1995/6/19 | Mirai no Tame ni | 1 |
8th | 1995/12/11 | Love Forever/Shounen | 4 |
9th | 1996/04/15 | Hitori Janai | 3 |
10th | 1996/07/1 | Sunshine on Summer Time | 10 |
11th | 1996/08/5 | Sugao de Waratteitai | 8 |
12th | 1997/08/27 | Kimi ga Inai Natsu | 10 |
13th | 1997/12/17 | Yume de Aru You ni | 13 |
14th | 1998/02/18 | Tooi Sora de | 18 |
15th | 1998/05/27 | Kimi Sae Ireba | 11 |
16th | 1998/11/18 | Tegotae no Nai Ai | 13 |
17th | 1999/03/25 | Tooi Tooi Mirai he | 22 |
18th | 1999/07/23 | Just One (Deen song) | 19 |
19th | 1999/11/3 | My Love (Deen song) | 21 |
20th | 1999/04/19 | Power of Love (Deen song) | 18 |
21st | 2000/11/15 | Kanashimi no Nukou Gawa | 20 |
22nd | 2002/01/30 | Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi wo | 18 |
23rd | 2002/05/22 | Yume de Aetara | 44 |
24th | 2002/10/2 | Birthday eve Dare yori mo Hayai Ai no Uta | 11 |
25th | 2003/04/2 | Tsubasa wo Kaze ni Nosete -fly away- | 7 |
26th | 2003/08/13 | Taiyou no Hanabira | 20 |
27th | 2003/10/1 | Yutopia wa Mieteru noni | 10 |
28th | 2004/04/28 | Reru no Nai Sora he | 18 |
29th | 2004/06/30 | Strong Soul (Deen song) | 14 |
30th | 2004/12/22 | Ai no Kane ga Sekai ni Hibikimasu you ni | 18 |
31st | 2005/10/26 | Kono mama Kimi dake wo Ubaisaritai/Tsubasa wo Hirogete | 9 |
32nd | 2006/05/24 | Starting Over (Deen song) | 22 |
33th | 2006/08/2 | Diamond (Deen song) | 26 |
34th | 2008/12/10 | Eien no Ashita | 9 |
35th | 2009/04/29 | Celebrate (Deen song) | 15 |
36th | 2009/11/04 | Negai (Deen song) | 23 |
37th | 2010/07/14 | coconuts feat. kokomo | 14 |
38th | 2011/04/6 | Brand New Wing | 18 |
39th | 2012/07/27 | Kokoro kara Kimi ga Suki | 22 |
40th | 2013/08/7 | Hatachi/Ame no Roppongi | 27 |
41st | 2013/11/27 | Mou Nakanaide | 36 |
42nd | 2014/10/1 | Kimi ga Boku wo Wasurenai you ni Boku ga Kimi wo Oboeteiru | 19 |
43rd | 2015/06/24 | Sen Kai Koigokoro | 18 |
44th | 2015/10/7 | Zutto Tsutaetakatta I love you | 18 |
45th | 2016/11/2 | Kioku no Kage | TBA |
Classics (conceptual maxi single)
Release Day | Title | Peak | |
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1st | 1999/11/25 | Classics One White Christmas Time | 18 |
2nd | 2000/09/13 | Classics Two Sepia Aki Zakura -more & more- | 16 |
3rd | 2007/04/25 | Classics Three Pastel Yume no Tsubomi | 29 |
4th | 2007/08/22 | Classics Four Blue Smile Blue | 30 |
Studio albums
Release Day | Title | Peak | |
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1st | 1994/9/14 | Deen (Deen album) | 1 |
2nd | 1996/9/9 | I wish (Deen album) | 2 |
3rd | 1998/12/16 | The Day (Deen album) | 9 |
4th | 2000/05/24 | Need Love | 10 |
5th | 2002/11/20 | Pray (Deen album) | 12 |
6th | 2003/11/5 | Utopia (Deen album) | 20 |
7th | 2004/08/18 | Road Crusin | 13 |
8th | 2006/10/11 | Diamonds (Deen album) | 20 |
9th | 2009/03/25 | Deen Next Stage | 16 |
10th | 2009/12/2 | LOVERS CONCERTO (Deen album) | 21 |
11th | 2010/07/28 | Crawl (Deen album) | 23 |
12th | 2011/06/15 | Graduation (Deen album) | 19 |
13th | 2012/08/8 | Mariage (Deen album) | 23 |
14th | 2013/12/18 | CIRCLE (Deen album) | 21 |
15th | 2015/07/29 | Zen Kai Koigokoro ~Missing you~ | 23 |
16th | 2016/06/1 | Butterfly (Deen album) | 18 |
Best albums
Release Day | Title | Peak | |
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1st | 1998/03/18 | DEEN Singles + 1 | 1 |
2nd | 2001/06/6 | Ballads in Blue : The greatest hits of DEEN | 7 |
3rd | 2007/12/25 | DEEN The Best Classics | 28 |
4th | 2008/06/4 | DEEN PERFECT SINGLES + | 11 |
5th | 2010/11/24 | Another Side Memories〜Precious Best〜 | 35 |
6th | 2013/03/13 | DEENAGE MEMORY -20th Anniversary Best Album- | 20 |
Cover albums
Release Day | Title | Peak | |
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1st | 2002/03/6 | Waon -Songs for children- | 25 |
2nd | 2005/03/6 | DEEN The Best Kiseki | 10 |
3rd | 2013/06/11 | Kimi ga Iru Natsu -Everlasting Summer- | 19 |
Live albums
Release Day | Title | Peak | |
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1st | 2008/09/3 | DEEN at Budokan ~15th Anniversary Greatest Singles Live~ | 32 |
2nd | 2010/11/24 | ALL TIME LIVE BEST | 41 |
VHS
- Deen Live Joy Special Yokohama Arena (21 June 2000)
- on&off -tour document of 'need love- (6 June 2001)
- on&off -tour document of unplugged live & recordings- (20 November 2001)
- Greatest Clips 1993-1998 (2 April 2003)
- Greatest Clips 1998-2002 (2 April 2003)
DVD
- Deen Live Joy Special Yokohama Arena (6 June 2001)
- on&off -tour document of 'need love- (6 June 2001)
- on&off -tour document of unplugged live & recordings- (20 November 2001)
- Greatest Clips 1993-1998 (2 April 2003)
- Greatest Clips 1998-2002 (2 April 2003)
- ONE DAY LIVE '04-END of SUMMER-& 6CLIPS (22 December 2004)
- DEEN LIVE JOY COMPLETE 2002-2004 (26 April 2006)
- BEST of DEEN Kiseki<LIVE COMPLETE> (24 May 2006)
- DEEN LIVE JOY COMPLETE 2006-2007 (25 April 2007)
- DEEN LIVE JOY 2007-2008~JAPAN ROAD 47+6~ (21 May 2008)
- DEEN at Budokan "NO CUT" ~15th Anniversary Perfect Singles Live~ (10 December 2008)
- DEEN at Budokan 2009 ~LIVE JOY SPECIAL~ (28 October 2009)
- DEEN at Budokan 2010 ~LIVE JOY SPECIAL~ (27 April 2010)
- DEEN at Budokan 2011 ~LIVE JOY SPECIAL~ (21 December 2011)
- DEEN LIVE HISTORY 〜20th ANNIVERSARY〜 (13 March 2013)
- DEEN JAPAN ROAD 47 ~Kizuna~ (3 July 2013)
- DEEN at Budokan ~20th Anniversary~ <DAY ONE> (26 February 2014)
- DEEN at Budokan ~20th Anniversary~ <DAY TWO> (26 February 2014)
- THE GREATEST CLIPS 2008-2013 (1 October 2014)
- DEEN at Budokan 2014 LIVE JOY SPECIAL (24 December 2014)
References
- ↑ "Deen Interview vol.1" (in Japanese). IY Card Service Co. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ "List of million sellers in 1993" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ↑ 瞳そらさないで (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ "List of million sellers in 1994" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ 夢であるように (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ DEEN・池森「心と心のつながり意識」…新曲「永遠の明日」10日発売 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ "DEEN biography" (in Japanese). Barks. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ↑ "Interview with DEEN" (in Japanese). Excite Music. 2003. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ↑ "Special – DEEN" (in Japanese). Biglobe. 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ↑ "DEEN、武道館で感涙のオーディエンス" (in Japanese). Barks. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ↑ "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the fourth week of December 2008" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ↑ "DEEN、12年ぶりの快挙! 新曲がオリコン6位ランクイン" (in Japanese). goo. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ↑ DEEN discography (in Japanese) http://www.deen.gr.jp/disc/
External links
- DEEN - The official website