move
move is a two-piece Japanese music group of the producer T-Kimura (real name: Takashi Kimura ( 木村 貴志 ); * January 25, 1968). The group consists of Yuri (civil: Yuri Masuda ( 益田 祐 里 ); * February 22, 1977) as a singer and Motsu (civil: Mototaka Segawa ( 瀬 川 素 公 ); * May 22) as a rapper .
In 1996, after T-Kimura's previous Favorite Blue project ended , he formed the band move. In 1997 the first single Rock It Down was created . The band was created using the following single Around the World known in the anime Initial D was used. In 2005 the group changed the spelling of their name by adding a period between each letter. In the same year a tour of the USA began . They also appeared at the Anime USA (AUSA) anime convention in Virginia . The band is currently under contract with the Avex label . In 2007 the band gave their European premiere at the Connichi in Kassel.
move is probably best known for the mix of rock , rap , electro , metal and many other genres in their music. move are also well known for using their songs as title and closing music for the Initial D series . They also provided the theme music for the anime series Ikki Tousen with their song Drivin 'Through the Night , as well as the credits for the anime Final Fantasy Unlimited, Romancing Train, and the credits for the game Dynasty Warriors 2 .
On December 2, 2008, T-Kimura stated on the official website that in the future he would focus more on the production than on the gigs. On April 10, 2009, MOVE performed with DJ T-Tashiro during the Kamikazecon II anime convention in Houston , where the group announced that T-Kimura would no longer be on stage with move.
Discography
Singles
- ROCK IT DOWN (1997/10/01)
- around the world (1998/01/07)
- over drive (1998/03/18)
- Rage your dream (1998/05/13)
- BREAK IN2 THE NITE (1998/11/11)
- platinum (1999/06/30)
- Blazin 'Beat (1999/10/27)
- words of the mind -brandnew journey- (2000/01/19)
- sweet vibration (2000/07/19)
- Gamble Rumble (2001/01/11)
- SUPER SONIC DANCE (2001/06/13)
- FLY ME SO HIGH (2001/08/08)
- come together (2001/12/19)
- Romancing Train (2002/02/06)
- FUTURE BREEZE (2002/06/26)
- ¡WAKE YOUR LOVE! (2002/11/20)
- BURNING DANCE (2003/06/25)
- Painless PAIN (2003/09/03)
- Blast My Desire (2004/01/07)
- DOGFIGHT (2004/05/26)
- GHETTO BLASTER (2004/08/04)
- How To See You Again / Noizy Tribe (2005/01/13)
- FREAKY PLANET (2005/09/28)
- DISCO TIME (2005/10/26)
- Raimei -out of control- ( 雷鳴 -out of control-; 2005/11/23)
- ANGEL EYES (2005/12/14)
- Systematic Fantasy / Good Day Good Time (2007/06/20)
- SPEED MASTER (2007/08/22; move feat. 8-BALL, 8-BALL feat. Move)
- DIVE INTO STREAM (2008/07/02)
- Fate Seeker (2010/01/13)
Albums
Studio albums
- electrock (1998/06/24)
- worlds of the mind (2000/01/19)
- Operation Overload 7 (2001/02/15)
- SYNERGY (2002/02/27)
- DECADANCE (2003/09/10)
- Deep Calm (2004/01/28)
- BOULDER (2005/01/26)
- GRID (2006/01/25)
- Humanizer (2009/01/21)
- Anim.ove01 (2009/08/19)
- Dream Again (2010/03/03)
Remix albums
- remixers play move (2000/3/23)
- SUPER EUROBEAT presents EURO movement (2000/11/29)
- HYPER TECHNO MIX REVOLUTION I (2001/05/30)
- HYPER TECHNO MIX REVOLUTION II (2001/07/25)
- HYPER TECHNO MIX REVOLUTION III (2001/10/11)
- TropicanTrops (2002/08/28)
- FAST FORWARD〜FUTURE BREAKBEATNIX〜 (2004/05/26)
Best of albums
- move super tune -BEST SELECTIONS- (2002/12/04)
- REWIND〜singles collection + 〜 (2004/03/24)
- 10th Anniversary MEGA BEST (2007/10/03)
Live CDs
- 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY MEGALOPOLIS TOUR 2008 LIVE CD at SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO (2008/03/19)
DVD-Audio
- move super tune -BEST SELECTIONS- (2004/01/28)
DVD video
- overdose pop star (2000/11/1)
- SYNERGY | SYNERGY CLIPS (2002/03/13)
- FUTURE BREEZE | FUTURE BREEZE + various works (2002/06/26)
- ¡WAKE YOUR LOVE! (2002/11/20)
- Painless PAIN (2003/09/03)
- Blast My Desire (2004/01/07)
- DOGFIGHT (2004/05/26)
- 10th Anniversary GIGA BEST (2007/10/03)
Live DVDs
- 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY MEGALOPOLIS TOUR 2008 LIVE DVD at SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO (2008/03/19)
VHS
- ELECTRIZE (1998/10/07)
- ELECTRIZM (2000/11/01)
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)