Earth (Japanese band)
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Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2000–2005 |
Labels | Sonic Groove |
Website | www |
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Earth (stylized as EARTH) was a Japanese girl group formed by Vision Factory in 2000, with its members consisting of Yuka Togo, Maya Tomonaga, and Sayaka Setoyama. They debuted in February 2000 with the release of the song "Time After Time", and they won the Japan Record Award Newcomer Award and Japan Cable Award Cable Music Award in the same year. They disbanded in January 2005.
History[]
Togo, Tomonaga, and Setoyama were winners of the Kanagawa & Kyushu Starlight Auditions held in 1999 by Vision Factory.[1] They debuted on February 23, 2000 with the single "Time After Time", which was used as an insert song in the 2000 television drama .[1][2] By the end of 2000, the group earned the Newcomer Award at the 42nd Japan Record Awards.[3] Earth also won the Cable Music Award at the 33rd Japan Cable Award for "Time After Time."[4] Earth later disbanded in January 2005.[1]
Members[]
- Yuka Togo (東郷 祐佳)
- Maya Tomonaga (朝長 真弥)
- Sayaka Setoyama (瀬戸山 清香)
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Title | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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JPN [5] | ||||
Stories | 2001 |
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12 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Singles[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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JPN [2] | ||||
"Time After Time" | 2000 | 13 | — | Bright Tomorrow |
"Time After Time (Hip Hop Soul Version)" | 27 | — | Non-album single | |
"Your Song" | 24 | — | Bright Tomorrow | |
"Is This Love" | 2001 | 13 | — | |
"Make Up Your Mind" | 38 | — | Non-album single | |
"Color of Seasons" | 19 | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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2000 | 42nd Japan Record Award | Newcomer Award | Earth | Won[3] |
33rd Japan Cable Award | Cable Music Award | "Time After Time" | Won[4] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "EARTH(avex trax)". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
- "Time After Time": "time after time". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Time After Time (Hip Hop Soul Version)": "time after time~HIP HOP SOUL Version~". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Your Song": "Your song". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Is This Love": "Is This Love". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Make Up Your Mind": "MAKE UP YOUR MIND". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Color of Seasons": "Color of Seasons". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "第42回 日本レコード大賞" [42nd Japan Record Award]. Japan Record Award (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "第33回 日本有線大賞" [33rd Japan Cable Award]. Japan Cable Award (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
- Bright Tomorrow: "Bright Tomorrow". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2020.
External links[]
- Avex Group artists
- Japanese pop music groups
- Musical groups established in 2000
- Musical groups disestablished in 2005
- Musical groups from Tokyo