Deen | |
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| Origin | Japan |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | B-Gram Records (1993–1998) BMG Japan/Berg (1998–2003) BMG Japan (2003–2009) Ariola Japan/Sony Music Entertainment Japan (2009–2013) Epic Records Japan (2013–) |
| Members | Shuichi Ikemori Koji Yamane |
| Past members | Naoki Uzumoto Tatsumi Nakai Keisuke Kurasawa Shinji Tagawa |
| Website | www.deen.gr.jp |
| Deen | |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2013– |
| Subscribers | 55,3k[1] |
| Total views | 47,630,783 million times[1] |
Last updated:August 6, 2024 | |
Deen (ディーン,Dīn) is aJapanese popular music band that formed in 1992. Members frequently changed until the release of the first album, and from there Deen has had four members: vocalist and lyricistShuichi Ikemori, keyboardist and leaderKoji Yamane, guitaristShinji Tagawa and drummerNaoki Uzumoto. In January 2000, Utsumoto and in March 2018, Tagawa left the group. The band has sold over 15 millioncompact discs.[2]
In the "Being" agency, Show Wesugi (original vocalist withWands) andTetsurō Oda made song "Konomama Kimidake wo Ubaisaritai" (lit. "Now, I want to make off with only you"). The group was formed for singing this song. The band debuted with the single on March 10, 1993. The single was certified a million-seller by theRecording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[3] Their 1994 song "Hitomi Sorasanaide" (lit. "Don't Avert Your Eyes"), written byIzumi Sakai and Tetsurō Oda, reached number-one position on the JapaneseOricon charts.[4] Their first albumDeen was also certified a million-seller by RIAJ.[5]
The group originally seemed to be just a project, but they began to perform live concerts in 1996. They also began to release their self-produced singles, but their sales declined. Their 1997 song "Yume de Aru Youni" (lit. "Hope that it will be a dream"), written by themselves, was adopted byTales of Destiny. It was no longer able to reach Top 10 on the Oricon charts.[6] But for fans, this song remained most popular over a decade.[7]
In 1998, the band partly moved toBMG Japan under the Berg label, which consisted of the "Being" agency artists. Since their 1999 single "Just One", almost all singles have been produced by them, but Utsumoto left Deen in 2000. They introducedclassical music into their music.[8] In 2002, they released acover version ofKyu Sakamoto's "Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o", featuring solo violinistDiana Yukawa. They began to call their style "Neo-AOR" after albumPray.[9]
The band completely moved from the "being" agency to BMG Japan in 2003. Their next albumUtopia, released on November 5, 2003, enlisted the help ofAl Schmitt. In 2006, baseball managerBobby Valentine participated in the music video of their song "Diamond".[10]
On June 8, 2008, they performed their first live concert at theNippon Budokan.[11] On December 10, 2008, they released the single "Eien no Ashita" (lit. "Eternal Tomorrow"), adopted byTales of Hearts. The single debuted at #6 on the Oricon weekly single charts.[12] It was their highest position after 1996.[13]
On January 12, 2018, the guitarist and composer Tagawa has announced withdrawal from the band after 25th anniversary Budoukan Live finishes, which makes now left only two members keyboardist Yamane and vocalist Ikemori.[14][15][16][17][18] On February 28 they released compilation albumDEEN The Best FOREVER Complete Singles+ as part of their 25th debut anniversary, which will include their final song as 3 members "Journey".[19][20][21] In August they've released three digital singles which includes completely new songAloha and rearrangement of famous hits asHitomi Sorasanaide andPower of Love with subtitleJawaiian Style. On December 26 they've released 25th music video and blu-ray live footageDeen Live Joy Countdown Special: Solo! Solo!! Solo!!!, it's also final work there former guitarist Tagawa is included as a member.
Since December 31, 2018 until January 13, 2019 the band held theirLive Joy Break tourDeen Live Joy Break 21: Best Songs 21 Years. On February 6, the band as two-member will release their singleMirai Kara no Hikari (Light from the Future) which will be used as an theme song for popular video game seriesTales's new chapterTales of the Rays: Fairy’s Requiem, it will be the first single sinceKimi he no Uta from 2017. It will be their third promotional song to the same video game series. On 13 March, the single will be included in their first two-member studio albumNewJourney.
In October 2023, Ikemori himself as representative of Deen, made guest appearance at the Japan's Anime Song Festival held atMelaka,Malaysia. It became his first stage appearance in Malaysia since his debut.[22][23]
As of 2023, they have released 46 singles, 17 studio albums, 7 best albums, 2 live and 3 cover albums.[24]
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