Girl Next Door (band)
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Girl Next Door is a Japanese
Music of Japan
The music of Japan includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles both traditional and modern. The word for music in Japanese is 音楽 , combining the kanji 音 with the kanji 楽...
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...
musical trio that debuted in 2008 on 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...
label. The band consists of vocalist Chisa, guitarist Yuji Inoue and Daisuke Suzuki
Daisuke Suzuki
is the songwriter of J-Pop group Girl Next Door.He debuted as Rubii in 1998. He is also the voice of Toshii on American Dad....
on keyboard.
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: in September 2008.Chisa was born November 16, 1985 and grew up in Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
. Her full name is . Girl Next Door's debut single, , was placed online on several sites from May 29, 2008. , 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
Girl Next Door (Girl Next Door album)
Girl Next Door is the first album from Girl Next Door released on December 24, 2008. It was released in two versions, a Normal Edition and an Album+DVD version. Both versions had a first press which included a slipcase and one of two photobooks...
including songs from the three singles. On December 22, 2008, the band's official fanclub "Next Door" opened.
The band's fifth single "Infinity
Infinity (Girl Next Door song)
"Infinity" is the fifth single by the band Girl Next Door and it was released on June 10, 2009. Infinity was used as the theme song of Japanese drama Atashinchi no Danshi.- CD Tracklisting :# Infinity# If# Jōnetsu no Daishō...
" was released on June 10, 2009. It is also the theme song for the 2009 Spring tv show Atashinchi no Danshi
Atashinchi no Danshi
is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television starring actress Maki Horikita. The producer, director, and screenwriter for the series consists of the same team that created the successful 2007 drama Hanazakari no Kimitachi e...
and became their first No. 1 single on 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 single charts. They also sang the OP song of the game Tales of VS.
Tales of VS.
is the latest escort title in the Tales series exclusively for the PlayStation Portable, released on August 6, 2009 in Japan. It was developed by Matrix Software and published by Namco Bandai Games. It is a cross-over action game which features various characters from past Tales games. Tales of VS...
using the song "Be Your Wings". The trio released their 6th single "Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You
Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You
"Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You" is the sixth single by the band Girl Next Door and it was released on August 5, 2009. Be Your Wings was used as the theme song of PlayStation Portable game Tales of VS., Friendship was used as a Coca-Cola commercial song, and Wait for You was used as the...
" on August 5, 2009. It was their first triple A-side single.
On January 20, 2010, they released their second album Next Future
Next Future
Next Future is the second album from Girl Next Door released on January 20, 2010. It was released in two versions, a Normal Edition and an Album+DVD version...
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
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 album charts.
Singles
| Release | Title | Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Charts | Legal Downloads (all formats) |
Album | |||||||
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| Peak Positions | Sales | Hot 100 | Hot Airplay | Hot Singles | ||||||||
| Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||||||
| 2008/09/03 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 125 | 30,025 | 58,137 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | Girl Next Door Girl Next Door (Girl Next Door album) Girl Next Door is the first album from Girl Next Door released on December 24, 2008. It was released in two versions, a Normal Edition and an Album+DVD version. Both versions had a first press which included a slipcase and one of two photobooks... |
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| 2008/10/08 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 218 | 21,081 | 33,474 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | ||
| 2008/11/19 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 259 | 22,117 | 30,884 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | ||
| 2009/04/15 | "Seeds of Dream Seeds of Dream "Seeds of Dream" is the fourth single by the band Girl Next Door and it was released on April 15, 2009. Seeds of Dream was used as the commercial song for Glico's Ice no Mi, while Reasons for Tears was used as a commercial song for Tokyo's 2016 Olympic-Paralympic bid.- CD Tracklisting :# Seeds of... " |
2 | 3 | 17 | 193 | 25,269 | 34,266 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | Next Future Next Future Next Future is the second album from Girl Next Door released on January 20, 2010. It was released in two versions, a Normal Edition and an Album+DVD version... |
| 2009/06/10 | "Infinity Infinity (Girl Next Door song) "Infinity" is the fifth single by the band Girl Next Door and it was released on June 10, 2009. Infinity was used as the theme song of Japanese drama Atashinchi no Danshi.- CD Tracklisting :# Infinity# If# Jōnetsu no Daishō... " |
1 | 1 | 14 | 139 | 30,641 | 47,598 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 2009/08/05 | "Be your wings/FRIENDSHIP/Wait for you Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You "Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You" is the sixth single by the band Girl Next Door and it was released on August 5, 2009. Be Your Wings was used as the theme song of PlayStation Portable game Tales of VS., Friendship was used as a Coca-Cola commercial song, and Wait for You was used as the... " |
3 | 4 | 19 | 191 | 22,801 | 34,354 | 7 | 6 | 6 | - | |
| 2009/11/25 | "Orion Orion (Girl Next Door song) "Orion" is the seventh single by the band Girl Next Door and it was released on November 25, 2009. Orion was used as the theme song of Japanese drama Untouchable.- CD Tracklisting :# Orion# # Drive Away # Orion... " |
8 | 9 | 39 | 315 | 16,338 | 22,993 | 16 | 23 | 10 | - | |
| 2010/06/16 | "Freedom Freedom (Girl Next Door song) "Freedom" is the eighth single by the band Girl Next Door and released by Avex Trax on June 16, 2010. "Freedom" is the theme song of Japanese drama Jotei Kaoruko.-CD Tracklisting:# Freedom# # Seeds of Dream # 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 | " | 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 | 16 | 23 | - | - | 4,622 | 5,282 | 38 | 48 | 35 | - | Agaruneku! | |
| 2011/10/19 | "Rock Your Body" | - | 21 | - | - | - | 4,286 | 73 | 93 | 28 | - | |
| 2011/11/16 | 22 | 33 | - | - | 2,883 | 3,328 | 76 | - | 42 | - | ||
Albums
| Release | Title | Oricon Singles Charts | Legal Downloads (all formats) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Positions | Sales | |||||||
| Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||
| 2008/12/24 | Girl Next Door Girl Next Door (Girl Next Door album) Girl Next Door is the first album from Girl Next Door released on December 24, 2008. It was released in two versions, a Normal Edition and an Album+DVD version. Both versions had a first press which included a slipcase and one of two photobooks... |
1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 171,165 | 212,844 | |
| 2010/01/20 | Next Future Next Future Next Future is the second album from Girl Next Door released on January 20, 2010. It was released in two versions, a Normal Edition and an Album+DVD version... |
1 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 56,436 | 91,138 | |
| 2011/04/27 | Destination | 3 | 5 | 29 | - | 16,393 | 21,815 | |
| 2011/12/28 | Agaruneku! | - | - | - | - | - | - | |