AAA (band)
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, and also known as Attack All Around, is a Japanese pop
band signed to the label Avex Trax
which debuted in September 2005. The group originally consisted of five young men and three young women who had all acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki
and Ami Suzuki
.
and also for Delicious Gakuin. For this single, "Climax Jump
," they have temporarily changed their name to "AAA Den-O form". The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
(RIAJ) for the shipment of 100,000 physical singles and 100,000 full-track ringtone music downloads (or Chaku Uta Full) each, making Climax Jump their most successful single to date.
AAA appeared at Otakon
2007 in Baltimore, Maryland. Yukari Goto officially left AAA due to health problems and has not returned to the group.
AAA had their first Oricon
weekly number 1 single in 2008 with "Mirage." AAA also appeared on the theaters and Nishijima manifested interest in the acting. He appeared in the film Love Exposure
, which was the first film for him to play the main role. He performed cross-dressing
in the film and eventually won the Sponichi Grand Prix New Face Award of the year 2009 on January 19, 2010.
After a string of top 5-10 hits throughout 2007-2008, AAA had a successful era in 2009 with their album HEARTFUL, with the album and all of the preceding singles debuting in the top 3. In 2010, AAA's double A-side single "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)
" topped the Oricon weekly charts in May 2010, becoming their second number 1 single on the charts. Both songs were composed by Tetsuya Komuro
, while those lyrics were written by others. Their next single "Makenai Kokoro
" was released in August. The song is also composed by Komuro, but Uno and Ito sing the majority of the song while Hidaka provides backing rap vocals like their Heartful
era. The single debuted at number 3 on the Oricon charts at over 45,000 sales.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band signed to the label Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
which debuted in September 2005. The group originally consisted of five young men and three young women who had all acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
and Ami Suzuki
Ami Suzuki
is a female singer, songwriter, actress and DJ from Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Having been discovered at the talent TV show Asayan, Suzuki was one of the most popular female singers as an idol in the late 1990s....
.
2007–present: Media mix and acting, New Lineup + Larger Success
AAA is also performing the opening for 2007's Kamen Rider Den-OKamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008...
and also for Delicious Gakuin. For this single, "Climax Jump
Climax Jump
"Climax Jump" is the 13th single by the Japanese group AAA, released by Avex Mode on March 21, 2007. The song was composed by Shuhei Naruse with the lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi. The song is the first opening theme for the 2007 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O...
," they have temporarily changed their name to "AAA Den-O form". The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
Recording Industry Association of Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...
(RIAJ) for the shipment of 100,000 physical singles and 100,000 full-track ringtone music downloads (or Chaku Uta Full) each, making Climax Jump their most successful single to date.
AAA appeared at Otakon
Otakon
Otakon is a fan convention in the United States focusing on East Asian popular culture and its fandom. The name is a portmanteau derived from convention and the Japanese word otaku...
2007 in Baltimore, Maryland. Yukari Goto officially left AAA due to health problems and has not returned to the group.
AAA had their first Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
weekly number 1 single in 2008 with "Mirage." AAA also appeared on the theaters and Nishijima manifested interest in the acting. He appeared in the film Love Exposure
Love Exposure
is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Sion Sono. The film gained a considerable amount of notoriety in film festivals around the world for its four-hour duration and themes including love, family, lust, religion and the art of upskirt photography. The first version was originally six...
, which was the first film for him to play the main role. He performed cross-dressing
Cross-dressing
Cross-dressing is the wearing of clothing and other accoutrement commonly associated with a gender within a particular society that is seen as different than the one usually presented by the dresser...
in the film and eventually won the Sponichi Grand Prix New Face Award of the year 2009 on January 19, 2010.
After a string of top 5-10 hits throughout 2007-2008, AAA had a successful era in 2009 with their album HEARTFUL, with the album and all of the preceding singles debuting in the top 3. In 2010, AAA's double A-side single "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)
Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)
-Charts:-Release history:...
" topped the Oricon weekly charts in May 2010, becoming their second number 1 single on the charts. Both songs were composed by 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...
, while those lyrics were written by others. Their next single "Makenai Kokoro
Makenai Kokoro
is a single by Japanese dance pop band AAA, released on August 18, 2010. It is their second consecutive single produced by Tetsuya Komuro, after "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream ".-Promotion:...
" was released in August. The song is also composed by Komuro, but Uno and Ito sing the majority of the song while Hidaka provides backing rap vocals like their Heartful
Heartful
-Charts:-External links:*...
era. The single debuted at number 3 on the Oricon charts at over 45,000 sales.
Albums
| Album # | Album information |
|---|---|
| 1st | Attack
|
| 2nd | All
|
| 3rd | Around
|
| 4th | depArture
|
| 5th | Heartful Heartful -Charts:-External links:*... |
| 6th | Buzz Communication
|
Remix albums
| Album # | Album information |
|---|---|
| 1st | Remix Attack
|
| 2nd | AAA Remix: Non-Stop All Singles
|
Cover album
| Album # | Album information |
|---|---|
| 1st | CCC: Challenge Cover Collection
|
Mini-albums
| Mini-Album # | Mini-Album information |
|---|---|
| 1st | Attack (half-album)
|
| 2nd | All/2 （ニブンノオール）
|
| 3rd | AlohAAA AlohAAA (mini-album) AlohAAA is an EP by the group AAA . Released in March 2007, it peaked at #39 on the Oricon top 200 chart.-Track listing:# Wonderful Life# 太陽# ハリケーン・リリ, ボストン・マリ# Virgin F# 地球に抱かれて# Shalala キボウの歌... |
| 4th | Choice Is Yours
|
Compilation albums
| Album # | Album Information |
|---|---|
| 1st | Attack All Around
|
| 2nd | # AAABEST
|
Singles
| Single # | Single Information |
|---|---|
| 1st | "Blood on Fire"
1 Blood On Fire 2 Blood On Fire (Insturmental)
1 Blood On Fire (Music Video / PV) |
| 2nd | "Friday Party"
1 Friday Party 2 Friday Party (Insturmental)
1 Friday Party (Music Video / PV) |
| 3rd | "きれいな空 (Kirei na Sora) (Beautiful Sky)"
1 Kirei na Sora 2 Kirei na Sora (Insturmental)
1 Kirei na Sora (Music Video / PV) |
| 4th | "Dragon Fire"
1 Dragon Fire 2 Dragon Fire (Insturmental)
1 Dragon Fire (Music Video / PV) |
| 5th | "ハレルヤ (Hallelujah)"
1 Hallelujah 2 Hallelujah (Insturmental)
1 Hallelujah (Music Video / PV) |
| 6th | "Shalala キボウの歌 (Kibou no Uta) (Song of Hope)"
1 Shalala キボウの歌 2 Shalala キボウの歌 (Insturmental)
1 Shalala キボウの歌 (Music Video / PV) |
| 7th | "ハリケーン・リリ，ボストン・マリ (Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari)"
|
| 8th | "ソウルエッジボーイ／キモノジェットガール (Soul Edge Boy/Kimono Jet Girl)"
|
| 9th | "Let It Beat!"
|
| 10th | "Q"
|
| 11th | "チューインガム (Chewing Gum)"
|
| 12th | "Black & White"
|
| 13th | "Get チュー! / She の 事実 (Get Chuu! / She no Jijitsu)"
|
| 14th | "唇からロマンチカ / That's Right (Kuchibiru Kara Romantica / That's Right)"
|
| 15th | "夏もの (Natsu Mono) (Summer stuff)"
|
| 16th | "Red Soul"
|
| 17th | "Mirage"
|
| 18th | "Beyond: カラダノカナタ (Beyond: Karada no Kanata) (Beyond: The Other Side of the Body) "
|
| 19th | "MUSIC!!! / ZERØ"
1 Music 2 Zero 3 Crash (Exetended Version) 4 Music (Insturmental) 5 Zero (Insturmental)
1 Music (Music Video / PV) (Type A only) 2 Zero (Music Video / PV) (Type B only) |
| 20th | Tabidachi no Uta>旅ダチノウタ (Tabidachi no Uta) (Song of Departure) "
|
| 21st | "Break Down/Break Your Name/Summer Revolution"
|
| 22nd | "Hide-Away"
|
| 23rd | "Heart and Soul Heart and Soul (AAA song) "Heart and Soul" is Japanese band AAA's 23rd single, and the lead single released before their fifth studio album, Heartful. The single was released on January 27, 2010, a month before the album.-Promotion:... " |
| 24th | "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume) Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume) -Charts:-Release history:... " |
| 25th | "Makenai Kokoro Makenai Kokoro is a single by Japanese dance pop band AAA, released on August 18, 2010. It is their second consecutive single produced by Tetsuya Komuro, after "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream ".-Promotion:... " |
| 26th | "Endless Fighters/PARADISE"
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| 27th | "Daiji na Koto"
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| 28th | "No Cry No More"
|
| 29th | "CALL/I4U"
|
| 30th | "Charge ▶ Go! / Lights"
|
Compilation singles
| Single # | Single Information | Artist Information |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | "Climax Jump Climax Jump "Climax Jump" is the 13th single by the Japanese group AAA, released by Avex Mode on March 21, 2007. The song was composed by Shuhei Naruse with the lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi. The song is the first opening theme for the 2007 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O... "
|
AAA DEN-O Form |
| 2nd | "いざゆけ若鷹軍団2007 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks The are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The team was bought on January 28, 2005 by the SoftBank Corporation.The team was formerly known as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. In 1988, Daiei bought the team from Osaka's Nankai Electric Railway Co., and its headquarters were... (Izayuke Wakataka Gundan 2007)" |
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with AAA |
DVDs
- [2006.03.23] 1st Attack at Shibuya-Ax [Rank: #9 / Sales: 6,067]
- [2006.09.13] 2nd Attack at Zepp Tokyo [Rank: #4 / Sales: 10,496]
- [2006.12.31] 1st Anniversary Live - 3rd Attack 060913 at Budokan [Rank: #9 / Sales: 13,231]
- [2007.03.21] Channel @ x AAA
- [2007.07.18] 4th Attack at Shibuya: Ax on 4 April
- [2008.01.09] AAA 2nd Anniversary Live: 5th Attack 070922 Nippon Budokan [Rank: #1]
- [2008.03.12] Super Battle Gakuin Bangaihen: Delicious 5 Shijousaikyou no Teki
- [2008.03.15] PPP: Premium Performance Party (AAA Party Exclusive)
- [2008.08.27] AAA Tour 2008: Attack All Around
- [2009.01.14] AAA 3rd Anniversary Live 080922-080923 Nippon Budokan [Rank:#1]
- [2009.01.23] AAA meets Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (AAA Party Exclusive)
- [2009.02.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 1
- [2009.02.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 2
- [2009.03.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 3
- [2009.03.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 4
- [2009.04.24] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 5
- [2009.04.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 6
- [2009.08.12] AAA Tour 2009 - A depArture pArty[Rank:#1]
- [2010.03.03] AAA 4th Anniversary Live 090922 at Yokohama Arena [Rank:#1]
- [2010.09.29] AAA Tour 2010: Heart to ♥
External links
- Official Website
- AAA at Music Japan +