Origin Japan Years active 2011–present Website da-ice.jp Record label Avex Group | Genres J-pop Labels Universal Sigma Active from 2011 | |
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Associated acts AAA, SKY-HI, TRF, Stevie Hoang Albums NEXT PHASE, Every Season, Fight Back, Da-iCE indies collection, Billion Dreams, Everybody Members Sōta Hanamura, Hayate Wada, Tōru Iwaoka, Yūdai Ohno, Taiki Kudō Profiles | ||
Interview da ice japan talks about their beginnings and best moments so far
Da-ice (stylized as Da-iCE), is a 5-member Japanese male vocal and dance group signed to Universal Music Japan's Universal Sigma label. They are managed by Avex Management Inc.
Contents
- Interview da ice japan talks about their beginnings and best moments so far
- Da ice sings a whole new world fanime 2016
- Pre debut
- 2014 Major Debut
- 2016 2nd Album Every Season
- Achievements
- Variety
- Drama
- Movies
- Songs
- References
The group, consisting of 2 vocalists with a four-octave vocal range and 3 dancers, was formed in 2011. They made their major debut in 2014.
Despite the hyphen in the group's name, it is pronounced as "dice". Five sides of a dice represent the members, while the last side represents the fans. The "a-i" in the name is intentionally spelt in lowercase, as "ai" means love in the Japanese language.
Da ice sings a whole new world fanime 2016
Pre-debut
In January 2011, Yudai Ohno, Toru Iwaoka, Taiki Kudo, Sota Hanamura and Hayate Wada were gathered and formed into a group by their current manager. Then named Blackout, they quickly decided to change their name as "blackout" meant a power outage. In April, they held their first concert in Shibuya Vuenos.
From May to September 2012, Da-iCE performed as the opening act for their agency mates AAA in "AAA Tour 2012 -777- Triple Seven". This significantly widened their exposure to the public, and by the end of the tour their Twitter followers had grown from about 2,000 to over 10,000. On 12 December 2012, the group released their self-titled debut indie mini-album. It ranked 1st on the Recochoku ringtone daily chart, and reached a peak of number 15 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart.
Following the release of the album, Da-iCE held their first tour in January 2013. In May the same year, they held their second tour. On 5 June 2013, they released their first indie single, "I'll be back". The single ranked in at 14 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and achieved a number 1 on the Recochoku ringtone daily chart again. In July, they announced they would be making their major debut in 2014, and in October, they announced that the major debut single would be decided by nationwide voting online. At the end of 2013 the group had a transfer to the sub label UNIVERSAL SIGMA of the music label Universal Music Japan, where they debuted with the single "SHOUT IT OUT".
2014 - Major Debut
On 15 January 2014, the group released their major debut single, "Shout It Out", which achieved 4th place on the Oricon Weekly Charts. In March, they held their third tour. Following the release of 2 subsequent singles, Da-iCE released their 1st major and full album, Fight Back, as well as a DVD of their third tour, on 15 October. On 8 November 2015, the group announced that they would be releasing their 2nd major and full album Every Season. All four singles from 2015 will be included in this album.
2016 - 2nd Album Every Season
Officially released on January 6, 2016, Every Season had achieved 1st place on the Oricon Daily Ranking on January 5, a day before the official release. Their album sale had reached more than 30,000 copies sold throughout the day. Every Season includes four singles from 2015 and a collaboration with SKY-HI from their senior group, AAA. On February 1, 2016, it was announced that Da-iCE would be holding their first Hall Tour across Japan starting from July, with its final stop being at Tokyo Nippon Budokan on January 1, 2017. This will be the first time the group has performed at an Arena as a solo act. On February 8 they wrapped up their 3rd tour with a surprise announcement of their new single "WATCH OUT", and their 3rd concert live DVD "Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015-2016 -PHASE 4 HELLO-" to be released simultaneously on April 6, 2016. The single "WATCH OUT" will have 3 versions and individual member versions. The 3rd live DVD will feature the semi-final performance in Tokyo at the Toyosu PIT on January 31, 2016. This will include a Limited Edition one hour recording called “the Road to Nippon Budokan”.
Achievements
Variety
Drama
Movies
Songs
KoigokoroNEXT PHASE · 2017
ParadiveNEXT PHASE · 2017
EverybodyEvery Season · 2016