Deen (band)

Deen
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

Former Members

Discography

Singles

Release Day Title Peak
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
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
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
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
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
1st 2008/09/3 DEEN at Budokan ~15th Anniversary Greatest Singles Live~ 32
2nd 2010/11/24 ALL TIME LIVE BEST 41

VHS

DVD

References

  1. ↑ "Deen Interview vol.1" (in Japanese). IY Card Service Co. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  2. ↑ "List of million sellers in 1993" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  3. ↑ 瞳そらさないで (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  4. ↑ "List of million sellers in 1994" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  5. ↑ 夢であるように (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "DEEN biography" (in Japanese). Barks. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  8. ↑ "Interview with DEEN" (in Japanese). Excite Music. 2003. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  9. ↑ "Special – DEEN" (in Japanese). Biglobe. 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the fourth week of December 2008" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ DEEN discography (in Japanese) http://www.deen.gr.jp/disc/

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