Day after tomorrow (band)
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Day After Tomorrow was a 3-member Japan
ese pop
band under the Avex label. Due to their music being produced by former Every Little Thing member Mitsuru Igarashi
, Day After Tomorrow's music took on a decidedly similar feel to that group's music, particularly the more synthpop
-based music that Every Little Thing released in their earlier years. As of the release of their best albums in August 2005, Day After Tomorrow are on hiatus as a result of a scandal from the media. Kitano, one of the members of the band, is dating Sayaka, the daughter of pop star Seiko Matsuda
. Media reports have also alleged that this was the main reason for it.
Since the band went on hiatus, Misono
has started a solo career and Daisuke Suzuki has gone on to play keyboard for the band Girl Next Door
.
Misono
's older sister is Kumi Koda
.
Day After Tomorrow performed the theme song of the Japanese release of the movie The Day After Tomorrow
. The song was "More than a Million Miles".
(nicknamed Maa-kun) – born October 25, 1974; guitar
ist and composer
(nicknamed Dai-chan) – born October 27, 1978; keyboardist
and composer
Japan
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...
band under the Avex label. Due to their music being produced by former Every Little Thing member Mitsuru Igarashi
Mitsuru Igarashi
is the former keyboarder and songwriter of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing. He founded the band in early 1996 with his old friend Ichirō Itō and then 18-year-old singer Kaori Mochida. He left Every Little Thing in April 2000 after releasing the third album, Eternity. Since leaving the band,...
, Day After Tomorrow's music took on a decidedly similar feel to that group's music, particularly the more synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
-based music that Every Little Thing released in their earlier years. As of the release of their best albums in August 2005, Day After Tomorrow are on hiatus as a result of a scandal from the media. Kitano, one of the members of the band, is dating Sayaka, the daughter of pop star Seiko Matsuda
Seiko Matsuda
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...
. Media reports have also alleged that this was the main reason for it.
Since the band went on hiatus, Misono
Misono
, who performs under the mononym Misono , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto. She is also the younger sister of Japanese singer Kumi Koda. Misono was the lead singer of pop band Day After Tomorrow, until the group disbanded in 2005. In 2006, Misono made her debut as a solo artist, remaining...
has started a solo career and Daisuke Suzuki has gone on to play keyboard for the band Girl Next Door
Girl Next Door (band)
Girl 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.-History:...
.
Misono
Misono
, who performs under the mononym Misono , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto. She is also the younger sister of Japanese singer Kumi Koda. Misono was the lead singer of pop band Day After Tomorrow, until the group disbanded in 2005. In 2006, Misono made her debut as a solo artist, remaining...
's older sister is 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...
.
Day After Tomorrow performed the theme song of the Japanese release of the movie The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film that depicts the catastrophic effects of global warming in a series of extreme weather events that usher in global cooling which leads to a new ice age. The film did well at the box office, grossing $542,771,772 internationally...
. The song was "More than a Million Miles".
Members
, real name: – born October 13, 1984; vocalist and songwriterSongwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
(nicknamed Maa-kun) – born October 25, 1974; guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
(nicknamed Dai-chan) – born October 27, 1978; keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and composer
Studio albums
- Day After TomorrowDay After Tomorrow (Day After Tomorrow album)Day After Tomorrow is the first studio album by Japanese J-pop band Day After Tomorrow.-Track listing:...
(August 7, 2002) - Day After Tomorrow IIDay After Tomorrow IIDay After Tomorrow II is the second studio album by Japanese J-pop band Day After Tomorrow.-Track listing:- Personnel :* Misono Kōda – vocals* Masato Kitano – guitar* Daisuke Suzuki – keyboard...
(November 20, 2002) - Elements (March 26, 2003)
- Primary Colors (February 18, 2004)
- Day AloneDay AloneDay Alone is the fifth studio album by Japanese J-pop band Day After Tomorrow.-Track listing:...
(March 9, 2005)
Greatest hits
- Complete Best (August 17, 2005),(September 20, 2006)
- Single BestSingle BestSingle Best is the second greatest hits album by Japanese J-pop band Day After Tomorrow.-Track listing:...
(August 17, 2005) - Selection Best AlbumSelection Best AlbumSelection Best Album is the third greatest hits album by Japanese J-pop band Day After Tomorrow.-Track listing:...
(September 20, 2006)
Singles
- Faraway (August 28, 2002)
- My Faith (December 4, 2002)
- Futurity (January 22, 2003)
- Stay in My Heart (April 16, 2003)
- Day Star (July 24, 2003)
- Moon GateMoon gateA Moon Gate is a circular opening in a garden wall that acts as a pedestrian passageway, and a traditional architectural element in Chinese gardens. Moon Gates have many different spiritual meanings for every piece of tile on the gate and on the shape of it...
(September 3, 2003) - Dear Friends / It's My Way (December 17, 2003)
- 螢火 ／Show Time Hotarubi / Show Time (February 4, 2004)
- Lost Angel (August 25, 2004)
- 君と逢えた奇蹟 Kimi to Aeta Kiseki (January 13, 2005)
- ユリノハナ Yuri no Hana (February 23, 2005)
Videography
- Faraway (August 7, 2002)
- My Faith (November 20, 2002)
- Day Alive: 1st Live Tour 2003 Elements (December 17, 2003),(December 8, 2004)
- Day Clips (March 10, 2004)
- More than a Million Miles (June 9, 2004)
- Lost Angel: Ano hi、Midori ni kimi ga Ite (September 29, 2004)
- Day Alone: Manohra to Hime-chan (March 24, 2005)