- Girl Next Door (band)
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This article is about Japanese pop trio. For their debut self-titled album, see Girl Next Door (Girl Next Door album). For other uses, see Girl Next Door.
Girl Next Door Origin Japan Genres Pop, house, trance, rock, eurobeat Years active 2008–present Labels Avex Trax Website http://girlnextdoor.jp/ Members Chisa
Daisuke Suzuki
Yuji InoueGirl Next Door is a Japanese pop musical trio that debuted in 2008 on the Avex Trax label. The band consists of vocalist Chisa, guitarist Yuji Inoue and Daisuke Suzuki on keyboard.
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History
Girl Next Door was formed in March, and subsequently made their official debut in September 2008. Originally a dancer in the Kansai area, Chisa entered the Avex Artist Academy in 2005, and met Daisuke Suzuki (keyboardist) who was a respectable songwriter. Chisa and Suzuki recorded many demo tracks which eventually caught the eye of Avex CEO, Max Matsuura. Yuji Inoue(Guitarist) then joined the two, and Girl Next Door was formed and debuted with their 1st single: "Gūzen no Kakuritsu" (偶然の確率) in September 2008.
Chisa was born November 16, 1985 and grew up in Hyōgo Prefecture. Her full name is Chisa Maekawa (前川 千紗). Girl Next Door's debut single, "Gūzen no Kakuritsu" (偶然の確率), was placed online on several sites from May 29, 2008. As of July 2008[update], there were two million views. Over a period of three months from their debut, they have released three singles. On December 24, 2008, they released their self-titled debut album including songs from the three singles. On December 22, 2008, the band's official fanclub "Next Door" opened.
The band's fifth single "Infinity" was released on June 10, 2009. It is also the theme song for the 2009 Spring tv show Atashinchi no Danshi and became their first No. 1 single on Oricon weekly single charts.[1] They also sang the OP song of the game Tales of VS. using the song "Be Your Wings". The trio released their 6th single "Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You" on August 5, 2009. It was their first triple A-side single.
On January 20, 2010, they released their second album Next Future including songs from the four singles and became their first No. 1 album with the first week sales of around 56,000 copies on Oricon weekly album charts.[2][3]
Discography
Singles
Release Title Oricon Singles Charts Billboard Japan Charts Legal Downloads
(all formats)Album Peak Positions Sales Hot 100 Hot Airplay Hot Singles Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Debut Overall 2008/09/03 "Gūzen no Kakuritsu" (偶然の確率)) 3 3 17 125 30,025 58,137 2 1 5 - Girl Next Door 2008/10/08 "Drive away/Shiawase no Jōken" (Drive away/幸福の条件) 3 3 18 218 21,081 33,474 3 2 6 - 2008/11/19 "Jōnetsu no Daishō/ESCAPE" (情熱の代償/ESCAPE) 3 3 21 259 22,117 30,884 3 1 6 - 2009/04/15 "Seeds of Dream" 2 3 17 193 25,269 34,266 3 4 4 - Next Future 2009/06/10 "Infinity" 1 1 14 139 30,641 47,598 3 - - - 2009/08/05 "Be your wings/FRIENDSHIP/Wait for you" 3 4 19 191 22,801 34,354 7 6 6 - 2009/11/25 "Orion" 8 9 39 315 16,338 22,993 16 23 10 - 2010/06/16 "Freedom" 4 9 48 - 8,858 12,015 18 23 12 - Destination 2010/10/13 "Ready to be a lady" 6 8 34 - 9,138 12,972 11 14 11 - 2010/12/22 "Unmei no Shizuku ~Destiny's Star~/Hoshizora Keikaku" (運命のしずく~Destiny's star~/星空計画)" 4 7 48 - 9,386 13,487 10 35 11 - 2011/04/13 "Silent Scream" 12 15 48 - 5,716 7,056 19 19 16 - 2011/09/07 "Dadapara!!" (ダダパラ!!) 16 23 - - 4,622 5,282 38 48 35 - 2011/10/19 "Rock Your Body" - - - - - - - - - - Albums
Release Title Oricon Singles Charts Legal Downloads
(all formats)Peak Positions Sales Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Debut Overall 2008/12/24 Girl Next Door 1 3 4 35 171,165 212,844 2010/01/20 Next Future 1 1 10 90 56,436 91,138 2011/04/27 Destination 3 5 29 - 16,393 21,815 References
- ^ (Japanese) "GIRL NEXT DOORがデビュー以来初の首位獲得". Oricon. 2009-06-23. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/66946/full/. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ (Japanese) "YUI、シングル4作連続首位で宇多田ヒカル以来の記録". Oricon. 2010-01-26. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/72765/full/. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ (Japanese) "GIRL NEXT DOOR、『NEXT FUTURE』が初のアルバムランキング1位". Barks. 2010-01-26. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000057704. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- "エイベックス社運賭けた男女3人ユニット" (in Japanese). Sponichi. 2008-07-17. http://www.excite.co.jp/News/entertainment/20080717/Sponichi_kfuln20080717006001.html. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- "GIRL NEXT DOOR: avex20周年記念の超大型新人、9月デビュー" (in Japanese). Barks. 2008-07-17. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000040876. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- "エイベックス大型新人、デビュー前に1位！" (in Japanese). Barks. 2008-07-17. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080802011735/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080717/gnj0807170435016-n2.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- "Girl Next Door Profile at Official Website". http://girlnextdoor.jp/profile/english.html. (Japanese)
External links
- "Girl Next Door Official Website". http://girlnextdoor.jp. (Japanese)
Categories:- Avex Trax artists
- Japanese musical groups
- Japanese dance musicians
- Musical groups established in 2008
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