Dream (Japanese band)
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese pop
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...

 girl group signed to the 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...

 since 2000 and Rhythm Zone
Rhythm Zone
is a record label in the Avex Records Group which releases all kinds of urban contemporary Japanese music.-History:The label was founded in 1999 by Max Matsuura to address the need for a new urban music label, signing M-Flo as its first artist, then followed by Exile.In 2000, Koda Kumi was signed...

 since 2009.

In 1999 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...

 organized a huge talent contest, called "Avex Dream 2000", with the aim of finding the right and talented girls for a new group. The result was dream, a three-piece group consisting of Mai Matsumuro
Mai Matsumuro
was one of the three original members and original lead singer of the J-pop band Dream also known as "Dream/DRM". During the time she that she participated in Dream, she was best known for her writing of the song "Night of Fire" until up to the last song "Sincerely: Ever Dream"...

, Kana Tachibana
Kana Tachibana
is a former member of the Japanese pop group Dream.Tachibana was originally one of the first three members of dream, chosen through a nationwide talent search held by Avex Trax in 2000. When lead singer Mai Matsumuro left the group, Tachibana was pronounced leader of the newly reformed eight-member...

, and Yu Hasebe
Yu Hasebe
is a Japanese actress and model. She was one of the original three members of the J-Pop group "Dream" . She debuted as a gravure idol in 2004. She has also starred in a number of Japanese movies and TV dramas...

. Since the group's debut in 2000 under the Avex Trax label, it has undergone many changes. The original trio member has sold 950,700 record labels. In all, the trio has sold over 1,100,000 records over the span of 10 years.

On July 7, 2002, the main lyricist Mai Matsumuro left the group to pursue a solo career. After Matsumuro's departure, Avex held another audition to replaced Matsumuro. Instead of one, six new members had won the audition, The result is eight-member (Dream) group with the debut single "Music is My Thing". On March 2004, Ai Risa left to pursue a solo career. They became a 7 member group as performed this way until 2007. During this time, the band's name changed from dream to DRM.

In August 2008, Yu Hasebe left the group to pursue a solo career, leaving Kana Tachibana
Kana Tachibana
is a former member of the Japanese pop group Dream.Tachibana was originally one of the first three members of dream, chosen through a nationwide talent search held by Avex Trax in 2000. When lead singer Mai Matsumuro left the group, Tachibana was pronounced leader of the newly reformed eight-member...

 behind as the only original member of dream. Afterward, DRM became Dream again.

In August 2010, Dream released their official major re-debut single, "My Way: Ulala" under the Rhythm Zone
Rhythm Zone
is a record label in the Avex Records Group which releases all kinds of urban contemporary Japanese music.-History:The label was founded in 1999 by Max Matsuura to address the need for a new urban music label, signing M-Flo as its first artist, then followed by Exile.In 2000, Koda Kumi was signed...

 label.

On November 24, 2010, Dream released their first album as a six-member group, titled Hands Up! under the Rhythm Zone label.

On November 23, 2010, Tachibana announced that she would leave the group. This marked the departure of the last member of the original three-member group. She officially left the group on February 19, 2011.

8-member dream (2002 - March 2004)

  • Dream 02 - Risa Ai
  • Dream 03 - Erie Abe
  • Dream 04 - Aya Takamoto
  • Dream 05 - Ami Nakashima
  • Dream 06 - Shizuka Nishida
  • Dream 07 - Kana Tachibana
  • Dream 08 - Yu Hasebe
  • Dream 09 - Sayaka Yamamoto

7-member dream/ (March 2004 - June 2007)

  • Dream 03 - Erie Abe
  • Dream 04 - Aya Takamoto
  • Dream 05 - Ami Nakashima
  • Dream 06 - Shizuka Nishida
  • Dream 07 - Kana Tachibana
  • Dream 08 - Yu Hasebe
  • Dream 09 - Sayaka Yamamoto

7-member DRM (June 2007 - July 2008)

  • Dream 03 - Erie Abe
  • Dream 04 - Aya Takamoto
  • Dream 05 - Ami Nakashima
  • Dream 06 - Shizuka Nishida
  • Dream 07 - Kana Tachibana
  • Dream 08 - Yu Hasebe
  • Dream 09 - Sayaka Yamamoto

Dream (August 2008 - 2011)

  • Kana Tachibana
  • Sayaka Yamamoto
  • Erie Abe
  • Aya Takamoto
  • Ami Nakashima
  • Shizuka Nishida

Dream (February 2011 - Present)

  • Sayaka Yamamoto
  • Erie Abe
  • Aya Takamoto
  • Ami Nakashima
  • Shizuka Nishida

Avex Dream 2000

In 1999, the Avex label organized a talent contest, called "Avex Dream 2000", looking for the next big hit idol group. Over 120,000 hopefuls auditioned in front of a panel of judges, notably including Kaori Mochida
Kaori Mochida
is the female lead singer of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing.- Biography :Kaori Mochida was a child actress, appearing in children's magazines and TV spots. Using the stage name of she sang with a girl band called , a group similar to Morning Musume. They changed their name to...

 of the popular band, Every Little Thing. Another of the entrants was Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...

, who placed second and is now a popular singer.

The final winners of the competition were Mai Matsumuro, Kana Tachibana, and Yu Hasebe. They formed Avex's idol group Dream.

Debut as 3-member Dream

On January 1, 2000, Dream debuted with the single "Movin' On", which charted within the top 15 on the Oricon charts. Their next few singles all charted in similar territory, failing to break the top 10 until their sixth single, "My will", made it to number 6 at the end of 2000. "My will" was the song that gave dream new found fame as it was the first ending theme to the popular anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 Inuyasha
InuYasha
, also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008...

. The group's next single peaked at number 36.

On February 28, 2001, Dream released their debut album, |Dear.... The album reached number 5 on the Oricon charts.

On November 28, 2001, Dream released "Get Over", the first opening theme to the anime Hikaru no Go
Hikaru no Go
is a manga series, a coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata with an anime adaptation. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa...

. It reached number 12 on the Oricon charts.

On February 14, 2002, dream released their second album, Process, which reached number 8 on the charts.

Following the release of Process, Matsumuro, who wrote most of the group's lyrics, announced that she was to leave in pursuit of a solo career. Dream then released their final single as a 3-member group, "Sincerely: Ever Dream".

On June 26, 2002, Dream released their final release as a three-member group and their first best album, Eternal Dream. On July 7, 2002, Matsumuro left Dream.

8-member Dream

Following Matsumuro's departure, Avex held more auditions for a replacement, and ended up with six new girls. They were Risa Ai, Erie Abe, Aya Takamoto, Ami Nakashima, Shizuka Nishida, and Sayaka Yamamoto.

The new eight-girl group "re-debuted" in 2003 with the single "Music is My Thing".

In February 2003, the group released their third album, Dream World. The album reached number 23 on the Oricon charts.

Following Dream World, Dream's popularity once again peaked. They participated in the first a-nation summer concert festival held by Avex. They appeared on popular singer Hamasaki Ayumi's TV show, Ayuready. Subsequently, dream's next single, "I Love Dream World", became their first single to chart within the Oricon top 10 since "My Will" in 2000.

In 2004, following the release of Dream's fourth album ID, Ai left Dream to pursue a solo career, bringing the group's member count down to seven.

7-member Dream/DRM

From 2004-2005, Dream released the singles "Pure", "Love Generation", and "Soyokaze no Shirabe / Story". They also released two mini albums, Natsuiro and Boy meets Girl. In addition, Dream released a best album (777: Best of Dreams), an Avex cover album (Dream Meets Best Hits Avex), and a self cover album (777: Another Side Story).

After a long period without much activity, Dream released 7th Anniversary Best (a best of album featuring songs from the groups debut as a three-member unit up till their latest single) and Greatest Live Hits (an album featuring recordings of their live performances) on January 1, 2007 (the group's 7th anniversary).

DRM

On June 27, 2007, Dream was "reborn" as the dance/chorus group DRM in an attempt to shed their image as idols. The group debuted with the mini album DRM.

In 2008, DRM released four digital singles, the first being released in January and the last, in April. The singles were released on the 7th of each month (January 7, February 7, and so on). Like their mini album, the singles were not met with much success.

LDH and re-debut as Dream

On August 1, 2008, Yu Hasebe left DRM in pursuit of a solo career, leaving Kana Tachibana behind as the only member of the original Dream. The group changed its name back to Dream and their official fanclub (Live Your Dreams) closed down. Also, the group changed management from Avex to LDH (Love Dream Happiness).

On September 9, 2009, the group released its first single as Dream and its first physical single since 2005's "Soyokaze no Shirabe / Story". The new single was titled "Perfect Girls / To The Top" and was sold exclusively at a series of free shows Dream performed throughout Japan as well as on mu-mo (an online store). As a special release, it did not chart on Oricon. To promote their comeback, Dream embarked on a nationwide tour of Japan, performing at free live appearances in numerous cities.

Dream appeared on their first TV live on December 31, 2009 on CDTV Premium Live 2009>>2010, performing Perfect Girls.

On March 1, 2010, Dream released their second single as a six member group, titled "Breakout", another mu-mo exclusive.

In May 2010, having completed their nationwide free performance campaign, Dream held a 3-date live tour titled Dream Live Tour 2010: Road to Dream. Dream also toured as a special guest on labelmate Exile's "Exile Live Tour 2010 Fantasy" alongside fellow LDH artists Happiness and Flower.

On August 18, 2010, Dream released their major label debut single, "My Way: Ulala" under the Rhythm Zone label. On October 6, 2010, Dream released their second major label single, "Ev'rybody Alright!".

On November 24, 2010, Dream released their debut album as a six-member group and fifth studio album overall, Hands Up!. To promote the album, Dream went on the tour, titled Dream Live Tour 2010-2011 "Hands Up!!".

On November 23, 2010, Kana Tachibana announced that she would leave the group on the group's official website.

The 5 member Dream will provide the theme song to the drama Meitantei Conan. The new song, titled "To you..." is expected to air April 15, 2011.

Now a part of LDH's collaborative Exile sister girl supergroup E-Girls with Happiness
Happiness
Happiness is a mental state of well-being characterized by positive emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources....

 and Flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...

.

Albums

  • [2001.02.28] Dear...
  • [2002.02.14] Process
  • [2003.02.25] Dream World
  • [2004.03.10] ID
  • [2010.11.24] Hands Up! (as Dream)

Other albums

  • [2000.09.20] Super Eurobeat Presents Euro "Dream" Land (remix album)
  • [2002.06.26] Eternal Dream (best-of album)
  • [2004.09.28] 777: Best of Dreams (best album)
  • [2004.12.08] Dream Meets Best Hits Avex (cover album)
  • [2005.03.09] 777: Another Side Story (self-cover album)
  • [2007.01.01] 7th Anniversary Best (best album)
  • [2007.01.01] Greatest Live Hits (best live album)

Mini-albums

  • [2005.07.27] Natsuiro (ナツイロ)
  • [2005.12.21] Boy meets Girl
  • [2007.06.27] DRM

Singles

  • [2000.01.01] "Movin 'On
    Movin 'On
    Movin 'On is the first single by Japanese band Dream as a trio, released on January 1, 2000. The single reached number 15 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for seven weeks, and sold 100,910 copies. This song was used as a opening theme to the TV Tokyo show Sukiyaki!! London Boots Daisakusen....

    "
  • [2000.03.08] "Heart on Wave
    Heart on Wave
    Heart on Wave/Breakin' Out is the second single by Japanese band Dream. First pressings included one of four trading cards . It was also their first double A-side single, and a VHS single was released later on April 19, 2000...

    "
  • [2000.05.03] "Private Wars
    Private Wars
    Private Wars is the third single by Japanese band Dream, released on May 5, 2000. It reached number 13 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks...

    "
  • [2000.08.09] "Reality"
  • [2000.09.20] "Night of Fire
    Night of Fire (song)
    Night of Fire is the 5th single by Japanese band Dream, the single reached #20 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted. A PV was released on the DAYDREAM DVD and VHS. The song itself is a cover of a parapara classic, previously recorded, in English, by the Italian artist Niko in 1999, and later...

    "
  • [2000.11.29] "My Will
    My Will
    My will is the 6th single by Japanese band Dream. The title track is the first ending theme of the anime InuYasha. The single remains the group's best-selling single, reaching number 6 on the weekly Oricon charts and charting for nine weeks, selling more than 105,000 copies...

    "
  • [2001.02.28] "Believe in You
    Believe in You (song)
    Believe in You is the 7th single by Japanese band Dream, It was the last release to bear the group's three-silhouette logo. The video single was released was released April 4, 2001. The single reached #36 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for two weeks...

    "
  • [2001.05.23] "Solve
    Solve (song)
    Solve is Dream's eighth single. The single reached #17 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for three weeks. The title track was the May 2001 ending theme for Nihon TV show Pinpapa and the image song for the Japanese release of Little Nicky.-Tracklist:...

    "
  • [2001.08.08] "Our Time
    Our Time (song)
    Our Time is the ninth single of Japanese pop group Dream. The single reached #25 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for three weeks. The title track was used as an opening theme for the TV Tokyo show Sukiyaki!! London Boots Daisakusen...

    "
  • [2001.10.31] "Stay: Now I'm Here
    Stay: Now I'm Here
    "Stay: Now I'm Here" is the tenth single of Dream. The single reached #19 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for two weeks. The title song was used in a CM for Kanebo Hadabisei ....

    "
  • [2001.11.28] "Get Over
    Get Over
    Get Over is the 11th single by Japanese band Dream. First press copies of the single came with a Hikaru No Go sticker. The single reached number 12 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for eight weeks...

    "
  • [2002.01.01] "Yourself
    Yourself (song)
    Yourself is the 12th single of Dream. The single reached #21 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for four weeks. Yourself was the image song for the 80th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament. This marked the last time that the group would release a video single.- Tracklist :* Yourself *...

  • [2002.06.10] "Sincerely: Ever Dream
    Sincerely: Ever Dream
    Sincerely: Ever Dream is the 13th and final single by the Japanese band Dream as a trio. It reached number 19 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for four weeks. This song also is a reworking of "Sincerely" from the group's album Dear..., with new lyrics by graduating member Mai Matsumuro. A...

    "
  • [2003.02.13] "Music Is My Thing
    Music Is My Thing
    Music is My Thing is the 14th single by the Japanese Dream, and the first single by the band with 8 members. The title track was used as the fifth ending theme to the anime Hikaru no Go. The song is a Japanese-language remake of a song originally recorded in English by Belgian artist Samantha...

    "
  • [2003.09.10] "I Love Dream World
    I Love Dream World
    is the 15th single of Jpop band Dream. This would remain the group's symbol until their rebirth as DRM in 2007. The single reached #10 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for six weeks. This is also dream's first single to chart within the top 10 on Oricon's weekly charts since 2000's "My...

    "
  • [2004.02.25] "Identity: Prologue"
  • [2004.08.04] "Pure"
  • [2004.08.11] "Love Generation"
  • [2005.03.02] "Soyokaze no Shirabe
    Soyokaze no Shirabe
    is the 19th single by Japanese band Dream, released on March 2, 2005. It is the last single released on the Avex Trax label, their third single as a 7-member group, and the last before changing their name to DRM. First pressings of its CD-only edition included one of three stickers. The limited...

    "
  • [2010.08.18] "My Way: Ulala" (as Dream)
  • [2010.10.06] "Ev'rybody Alright!" (as Dream)
  • [2011.11.30] "Dreaming Girls" (as Dream)
  • [2011.12.28] "Celebration/Dreaming Girls" (as E-Girls)

mu-mo exclusive singles

  • [2009.09.09] "Perfect Girls / To the Top
    Perfect Girls / To the Top
    Perfect Girls / To the Top is 20th single by Japanese band Dream, and the first single released by the band as a six-member group. The single comes in one format, CD+DVD and is sold exclusively at Dream's live performances and through mu-mo. "Perfect Girls" is the theme song to Wangan Midnight: The...

    " (as Dream)
  • [2010.03.01] "Breakout" (as Dream')

Digital singles

  • [2008.01.07] "Touchy Touchy"] (DRM)
  • [2008.02.07] "Electric" (DRM)
  • [2008.03.07] "Tasty" (DRM)
  • [2008.04.07] "To You" (DRM)
  • [2011.04.15] "to you" (Dream)

Shared releases

  • [2003.12.10] "1st X'mas" (Dream + Fruit Punch + SweetS
    SweetS
    was a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....

    )
  • [2004.12.01] "2nd X'mas
    2nd X'mas
    "2nd X'mas featuring dream+SweetS+Aiko Kayo" is second collaborative Christmas single released by avex. It was released on December 1, 2004. "Kibou no Uta ~Merry Christmas to you~" was used as Tensai! Tokoroten's ending theme...

    " (Dream + SweetS
    SweetS
    was a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....

     + Kayo Aiko)
  • [2005.11.16] "3rd X'mas
    3rd X'mas
    "3rd X'mas featuring dream+Nao Nagasawa+SweetS+Nanase Hoshii+Aiko Kayo+PARADISE GO!! GO!!+Michi Saito" is third collaborative Christmas single released by avex. It was released on November 16, 2005...

    " (Dream + Nagasawa Nao + SweetS
    SweetS
    was a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....

     + Hoshii Nanase + Kayo Aiko + Paradise Go!! Go!! + Michi Saito)
  • [2006.12.06] Best X'mas

Various artists albums

  • [2000.12.23] Countdown J-Pop 2000
  • [2001.01.11] J-Euro Best
  • [2001.10.19] J-Euro non-stop Best
  • [2003.07.13] Avex 15th Anniversary Compilation J-POP Vol.2
  • [2003.07.24] A+nation Vol.1 - Summer Power
  • [2003.07.24] A+nation Vol.2 - Summer Lover
  • [2003.07.24] A+nation Vol.3 - Summer Remixmix
  • [2004.07.28] A-nation 04 Best Hit Summer
  • [2004.12.18] Countdown J-Pop 2005
  • [2005.03.16] Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation~
    Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation~
    Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation~ is the first Girl's BOX compilation album released by avex. It was released on March 16, 2005.- Track listing :#Movin' on / dream#GALAXY / Nana Katase#LolitA☆Strawberry in summer / SweetS#xOxOxO / Nao Nagasawa...

  • [2005.07.14] Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Summer~
    Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Summer~
    Girl's Box: Best Hits Compilation Summer is the second Girl's Box compilation album released by Avex. It was released on July 13, 2005. First pressings of the album included a trading card.- Track listing :#Eienloverin - Yuko Ogura...

  • [2005.11.30] Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Winter~
    Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Winter~
    Girl's BOX ~Best Hits Compilation Winter~ is the third Girl's BOX compilation album released by avex. It was released on November 30, 2005.- Track listing :#Sanbika Dai 24ban Chichi no Kami yo / SweetS#Yourself / dream#Can't Hide / Hiroko Sato...


Anime soundtracks

  • [2004.09.08] Best of Inu Yasha Seifu Meigetsu - Inu Yasha Theme Zenshu 2
  • [2006.03.23] Ichigo 100% Music 100% (『いちご100%』ミュージック100%)

DVD

  • [2001.03.07] Daydream
  • [2001.08.08] Dream Live 2001
  • [2002.03.20] Daydream2
  • [2002.12.11] Dream Clip Selection
  • [2002.12.26] Dream Live 2002 "Process"
  • [2003.03.19] Dream Party
  • [2003.08.06] Dream Live 2003: Dream World
  • [2004.05.26] ID (Musical)
  • [2004.09.29] Dream Party 2
  • [2005.03.09] Dream Christmas Party 2004
  • [2006.02.15] Boy Meets Girl: A Little More
  • [2006.06.14] Dream Party 2006: Love & Dream
  • [2007.04.11] Dream Party 2006 X'mas

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