A Japanese pop pair who started as child actors and scored chart-toppers with songs like 'To Be Or Not To Be'.
For a sense of their range, 'To Be Or Not To Be' has that driving pop-rock energy, while 'Kiseki' shows their smoother side. Both are good places to start.
They weren't just another idol group. Their debut single 'Hatachi (20)' hit number one on the Oricon chart right out of the gate in 1999, and they kept that momentum with tracks that blended pop with rock and R&B. Songs like 'To Be Or Not To Be' and 'Kiseki' became staples, and they brought in choreographers like Kenny Ortega for their stage shows. That mix of polished production and energetic performance defined their sound.
They first appeared together as kids in the TV drama 'Kinpachi-sensei' before releasing music. After their 1999 debut, they built a catalog through the 2000s with songs like 'Diamond' and 'Love Spiral (RABU.SUPAIRARU)'. A 2002 DUI arrest led to a brief hiatus, but they returned and kept going.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.