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globe
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genre(s)	J-Pop/Trance
Years active	1995–Present
Label(s)	Universal/avex globe
Website	official site
Members
KEIKO Tetsuya Komuro Marc Panther
Former members
Yoshiki

globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group has been another triumph in a long line of successes associated with Komuro, with its singles consistently hitting the charts even to the present day. In late 2002 Yoshiki, former drummer and pianist for X Japan, joined the group, but he left the band about a year later. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... Trance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... Avex Trax logo Avex Trax or Avex Entertainment Corporation is a music record label originally from Japan. ... Look up Keiko in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Marc Panther (born February 27, 1970) Rapper, Singer, Co-Producer. ... Yoshiki Hayashi , born in 1965 in Tateyama, Japan) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Keiko is the lead vocalist of the J-pop Group globe. ... Marc Panther (born February 27, 1970) Rapper, Singer, Co-Producer. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Yoshiki Hayashi , born in 1965 in Tateyama, Japan) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ...

Their debut album, Globe, sold over 4 million copies, and their single "wanna Be A Dreammaker" won them the Japanese record industry's highest honor: a Nihon Recordo Taishō. Komuro also mentioned there will be some collaboration work with other artists with the artist title of globe featuring, and globe extreme for collaborations with Yoshiki.

Members

globe original

• Tetsuya Komuro (小室 哲哉, Komuro Tetsuya^?) (November 27, 1958 in Fuchu, Tokyo) - The ex-pianist, producer and mastermind of the band, also known just as "TK". In the globe extreme era he played the guitar instead of keyboards.

• Marc Panther (real name: Ryuichi Sakai (酒井 龍一, Sakai Ryuichi^?) (February 27, 1970 in Marseille, France) - The rapper of the band. Sings in Japanese, English and French.

• Keiko Komuro (小室 桂子, Komuro Keiko^?) (Formerly Yamada) (August 18, 1972 in Usuki, Oita) - The vocalist of the band, known for the high notes she reaches.

globe extreme

• Yoshiki (November 20, 1965 in Tateyama, Chiba) - Played piano and keyboards. In September 2004 he joined the band, but by August 2005 he was already out of globe because of work matters.

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Biography

In the climb of his fame, producer Tetsuya Komuro organized one of his castings, searching for new singers in 1994, (especially one that was called EUROGROOVE NIGHT). The young girl Keiko Yamada assisted there, encouraged by her friends, and her voice undoubtedly got the attention of Komuro instantly. He chose her initially for a solo career. Another one of the careers that TK was thinking about producing at that time was that of the model and MTV VJ Marc Panther, who knew English and French apart from Japanese. Komuro finally had the idea to make a band using Keiko and Marc in main vocals and himself as keyboardist (and also some vocals). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Keiko is the lead vocalist of the J-pop Group globe. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Marc Panther (born February 27, 1970) Rapper, Singer, Co-Producer. ...

The band signed with label Avex in 1995, creating their own sub-label called avex globe. In August of the same year they released their first single, entitled "Feel Like dance". Little by little the band was becoming more popular. Their 4th single, "DEPARTURES", released in 1996, sold more than 2 million copies. The band's first studio album globe, also released in 1996, became a sensation, managing to sell more than 4 millions copies according to Oricon. The album was also the best selling one of that year. After having obtained such explosive sales in only two years of work, with more than 12 million singles sold (only in Japan) and 13 million copies of albums, the band was established as a premiere pop band inside the Japanese culture. AVEX Records, also known as AVEX Trax, is the music department of the Japanese commercial giant Avex Group. ... Oricon ), also known as Oricon Style, is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. ...

FACES PLACES cover

After their second album's release, FACES PLACES, the band began their first large scale tour called globe@4domes in which they performed at the four biggest Japanese domes: Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, and Tokyo. All of them were amazing successes. A few months later they began their first overseas tour around Asia alongside another artist from the Komuro family where they shared the stage with Namie Amuro and TRF. In 1998 they released 4 different singles in less than a month in a project called the BRAND NEW globe 4 SINGLES. One of those songs, "wanna Be a Dreammaker", won them their first Japan Record Award. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... This article is about a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Nagoya ) is the fourth largest city in Japan. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Namie Amuro , born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... TRF may refer to: Tuned radio frequency receiver TRF (band), a J-pop group Sandefjord Airport, Torp, (IATA airport code) Tropical Rainforest Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (or factor), a peptide hormone secreted by the hypothalamus Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, racehorse rescue organization Texas Renaissance Festival Categories: | ...

After a regular period of singles and albums, including their massive hit best-of compilation CRUISE RECORD 1995-2000 (#1 at Oricon), the band started to experiment with their music, exploring new musical areas. The first big step in this new era was the globe featuring project of 2000, in which each member of the band released one single as solo artists. The most successful of the 3 singles was KEIKO's "on the way to YOU,"and the singer went on her first solo nationwide tour of Japan because of the success. Oricon ), also known as Oricon Style, is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. ...

As new music influences were being received in Japan, electronic music like Trance became one of the main styles that globe decided to try. However, this new style was not so well received by globe's fanbase. Their 4th studio album, outernet, sold poorly compared to previous works; globe went from selling millions of copies of an album to selling a mere 100 thousand. But Komuro was not at all willing to give up his new style of music for the J-Pop tunes that made globe so popular in the early nineties. Trance music is a subgenre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. ... Outernet is a series of books written by Steve Barlow, and Steve Skidmore. ...

Lights cover.

In 2002 globe got even more into the Trance style, releasing 2 studio albums in that year: Lights and its sequel, Lights2. In July of that year globe and Belgian DJ Push collaborated on the single "dreams from above" for the set of Avex's Cyber Trance series. On September 1 Yoshiki, former drummer and pianist for X Japan, joined globe as its fourth member. Meanwhile, the band was appearing in a-nation, and the news of the change spread throughout Asia and the world quickly. Then on November 22, it was announced that Tetsuya Komuro and Keiko were marrying. The ceremony was televised live by a Japanese TV channel causing considerable controversy. The new era of the band as globe extreme (now with Yoshiki) began some weeks later, with the single "seize the light", a song created by Yoshiki and produced by Komuro. A second "Best Of" album was also released to commemorate the first 8 years of globe's musical career, entitled 8 Years ~Many Classic Moments~ (#2 at Oricon). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Trance music is a subgenre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. ... There are more than one album called Lights: Lights (Brigade album) by Brigade (2006) Lights (Archive album) by Archive (2006) Lights (globe album) by globe (6 February 2002) Category: ... Look up Push in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... AVEX Records, also known as AVEX Trax, is the music department of the Japanese commercial giant Avex Group. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Yoshiki Hayashi , born in 1965 in Tateyama, Japan) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Oricon ), also known as Oricon Style, is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. ...

After the release of a new album called LEVEL 4 and "get it on feat. KEIKO" (the only works with Yoshiki as a member of globe), the band went on a 2 year hiatus, and its members pursued solo interests. Keiko was the first one to go solo, releasing her first single KCO in December 2003. Months later in 2004, Marc started his solo project under the pseudonym of 245, a project that has plans for international projection beyond Japan. Later it was announced that the globe extreme era had ended and that Yoshiki was leaving globe. The band went back to having three members: TK, Keiko and Marc. Yoshiki's departure from the group was not completely clarified, but apparently the musician had other work-related commitments. The only release from globe during 2004 was their complete singles collection, globe decade -single history 1995-2004-, which included all of the band's singles from "Feel Like dance" to "get it on feat. KEIKO" (a limited edition deluxe box contained every single, album, and DVD ever released by the band). Events Roman emperor Philip the Arabian entrusted future emperor Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus with an important command on the Danube Trieu Thi Trinh Vietnamese warrior women begins her three year resistance against the invading Chinese. ...

In 2005, after the two year hiatus, globe returned to the musical scene with a new single called "Here I Am" (used as the opening theme of TV anime series Black Jack), and in August of that year released their 9th studio album globe2 pop/rock to commemorate their 11th anniversary. This album was supposed to be a continuation of the band's first album; the hard electronic music was replaced by pop and rock influences. They also released their first online single through iTunes Japan called "Judgement". “Animé” redirects here. ... Black Jack (ブラック・ジャック Burakku Jakku) is a manga written by Osamu Tezuka in the 1970s, dealing with the medical adventures of a doctor named Black Jack. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...

In 2006 it was announced that globe was about to release their 31st single "Soldier" on March 1. Later that release was cancelled, and as its replacement the band released a new studio album on March 23, entitled maniac. The album didn't have any single or music video promoting it. Only "Soldier" was used in ads, using a few incomplete scenes from the shooting of the PV in TV spots because the full music video was never finished. A few months later they went to Latin America to record new material for their first mini album, NEW DEAL, released on August 9, 2006. The "Latino" style is the main theme of the mini album, even adding Spanish phrases to songs for the first time. is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

Singles

1. Feel Like dance (August 9, 1995)
2. Joy to the love (September 27, 1995)
3. SWEET PAIN (November 1, 1995)
4. DEPARTURES (January 1, 1996)
5. FREEDOM (March 27, 1996)
6. Is this love (August 28, 1996)
7. Can't Stop Fallin ' in Love (October 30, 1996)
8. FACE (January 15, 1997)
9. FACES PLACES (March 5, 1997)
10. Anytime smokin ' cigarette (April 9, 1997)
11. Wanderin ' Destiny (October 15, 1997)
12. Love again (March 31, 1998)
13. wanna Be To Dreammaker (September 2, 1998)
14. Sa Yo Na Ra (September 23, 1998])
15. sweet heart (September 30, 1998)
16. Perfume of love (October 7, 1998)
17. MISS YOUR BODY (March 25, 1999)
18. still growin' up (September 8, 1999)
19. biting her nails (December 15, 1999)
20. Tonikaku Mushō ni... (とにかく無性に…, Tonikaku Mushō ni... ^?) (June 14, 2000)
21. DON'T LOOK BACK / like to prayer (November 22, 2000)
22. garden (March 28, 2001)
23. try this shoot (August 1, 2001)
24. Stop! In the Name of Love (November 14, 2001)
25. genesis of next (December 5, 2001)
26. Many Classic Moments (February 6, 2002)
27. OVER THE RAINBOW / INSPIRED FROM RED & BLUE (April 10, 2002)
28. get it on now feat. KEIKO (March 26, 2003)
29. Here I Am / New Album Playlist (June 29, 2005)

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Albums

1. globe (March 31, 1996)
2. FACES PLACES (March 12, 1997)
3. Love again (March 31, 1998)
4. Relation (December 9, 1998)
5. outernet (March 28, 2001)
6. Lights (February 6, 2002)
7. Lights2 (April 17, 2002)
8. LEVEL 4 (March 26, 2003)
9. globe2 pop/rock (August 10, 2005)
10. maniac (March 23, 2006)

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Mini Albums

1. new deal (August 9, 2006)

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Best of Albums

• CRUISE RECORD 1995-2000 (September 22, 1999)
• 8 Years ~Many Classic Moments~ (November 27, 2002)
• Ballads & Memories (December 26, 2002)
• 8 Years + DVD (March 31, 2004)
• globe decade -single history 1995-2004- (December 16, 2005)

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Remix Albums

• FIRST REPRODUCTS (March 31, 1999)
• SUPER EUROBEAT presents EURO global (August 30, 2000)
• global trance EP (Vinyl) (November 10, 2001)
• global trance (September 12, 2002)
• global trance 2 (September 26, 2002)
• global trance best (September 3, 2003)

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External links

• globe's official site