Chemistry (band)

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Chemistry
Also known as Kemi
Origin Flag of Japan Japan
Genre(s) J-pop, R&B
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) DefSTAR Records
Associated acts Kiyoshi Matsuo, Shigeaki Tanaka
Website Official Website
Members
Yoshikuni Dōchin
Kaname Kawabata

Chemistry (ケミストリー Kemisutorī?) is a Japanese pop/R&B duo, composed of Yoshikuni Dōchin (堂珍嘉邦? born November 17, 1978) and Kaname Kawabata (川畑要? born January 28, 1979). They were the winners of the Asayan audition (similar to the American Idol series) in 2000 organized by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

Their first single "Pieces of a Dream" debuted on March 3, 2001, winning the best selling single in the same year (over 2 millions). Most of the singles released reached #1 in Oricon chart in Japan; and all 5 albums reached #1 in the Chart on the same day when they were released. Their #1 streak was taken off by the Kinki Kids' H album, scoring them a #2 rank for Fo(u)r.

Chemistry is also known in Korea for the popular collaboration song "Let's Get Together Now," featuring talents from both Korea and Japan and hooking up with Korean ballad singer Lena Park who appears in the b-side "Dance with Me" in the "Kimi ga Iru" single.

On March 6, 2008, Kaname Kawabata had entered Japanese model Miki Takahashi in his family register. Miki Takashi has acted in This Night's PV.[1]


Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

# Title Release date Ranking[2]
1 The Way We Are 2001-11-17 #1
2 Second to None 2003-01-08 #1
– Between the Lines 2003-06-18 #1
3 One×One 2004-02-18 #1
– Hot Chemistry 2005-01-26 #1
4 Fo(u)r 2005-11-16 #2
– Re:fo(u)rm 2006-08-09 #25
– All the Best 2006-11-22 #1
5 Face to Face 2008-01-30 TBA

[edit] Singles

# Title Release date Ranking[2] No. of weeks in Charts[2]
1 "Pieces of a Dream" 2001-03-07 #1 32 weeks
2 "Point of No Return" 2001-06-06 #1 22 weeks
3 "You Go Your Way" 2001-10-11 #1 14 weeks
4 "Kimi wo Sagashiteta ~New Jersey United~"
(君をさがしてた ～New Jersey United～?)		 2002-05-09 #2 12 weeks
5 "Floatin'" 2002-07-17 #1 6 weeks
6 "It Takes Two" 2002-11-13 #1 14 weeks
7 "My Gift to You" 2002-12-18 #4 2 weeks
8 "Ashita e Kaeru" (アシタヘカエル?) 2003-08-06 #1 13 weeks
9 "Your Name Never Gone" 2003-11-19 #2 13 weeks
10 "So in Vain" 2004-02-04 #3 6 weeks
11 "Mirage in Blue" 2004-07-07 #4 7 weeks
12 "Long Long Way" 2004-10-27 #4 6 weeks
13 "Shiroi no Toiki" (白の吐息?) 2004-12-01 #8 6 weeks
14 "Kimi ga Iru" (キミがいる?) 2005-02-23 #4 9 weeks
15 "Wings of Words" 2005-07-27 #2 12 weeks
16 "Almost in Love" 2005-11-02 #6 8 weeks
17 "Yakusoku no Basho" (約束の場所?) 2006-10-10 #4 11 weeks
18 "Tōkage feat. John Legend" (遠影 feat. John Legend?) 2006-11-01 #9 5 weeks
19 "Top of the World" 2006-12-06 #28 5 weeks
20 "Sora no Kiseki" (空の奇跡?) 2007-04-25 #9 4 weeks
21 "This Night"[3] 2007-08-01 #15 TBA
22 "Kagayaku Yoru" (輝く夜?) 2007-12-05 ? N/A

[edit] Videos

  • 2002-04-10 R.A.W. ~Respect and Wisdom- Chemistry Acoustic Live (in DVD and VHS)
  • 2003-02-14 Chemistry the Videos: 2001-2002 ~What You See is What You Get~ (in DVD and VHS)
  • 2003-09-10 Two as We Stand ~Live and Documentary 2002-2003~ (in DVD and VHS)
  • 2005-01-26 Chemistry in Suntory Hall ~Hibiki~ (in DVD and UMD)
  • 2006-08-09 Chemistry the Videos: 2003-2006 ~We Sing, Therefore We Are~ (in DVD and VHS)
  • 2006-11-22 Chemistry 2006 Tour Fo(u)r (Blu-ray Disc)

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ CHEMISTRYの川畑要、人気モデル高橋美紀と入籍 (Japanese) (2008-03-06). Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
  2. ^ a b c Based on the Oricon Charts.
  3. ^ Chemistry Club: Latest release (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.

[edit] External links

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