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[[Image:MAYS I LOVE YOU ga IenakutePROMO.jpg.png|thumb|230px|MAY'S promoting [[I Love You ga Ienakute|I LOVE YOU ga Ienakute]] (2009)]] | [[Image:MAYS I LOVE YOU ga IenakutePROMO.jpg.png|thumb|230px|MAY'S promoting [[I Love You ga Ienakute|I LOVE YOU ga Ienakute]] (2009)]] | ||
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| − | '''MAY'S''' is a [[J-R&B|Japanese R&B]] duo signed to [[KING RECORDS]]. The group made their indie debut in 2005 with the mini-album, "[[Drawing (MAY'S)|Drawing]]". In | + | '''MAY'S''' is a [[J-R&B|Japanese R&B]] duo signed to [[KING RECORDS]]. The group made their indie debut in 2005 with the mini-album, "[[Drawing (MAY'S)|Drawing]]". In 2008, they signed a major record deal and made their major debut with the single "[[My Everything]]". They are also part of the supergroup [[NATURAL8]]. |
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==Members== | ==Members== | ||
* [[Katagiri Maiko]] (Vocalist) | * [[Katagiri Maiko]] (Vocalist) | ||
* [[NAUGHTY BO-Z]] (Producer / Composer) | * [[NAUGHTY BO-Z]] (Producer / Composer) | ||
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| + | ==Information== | ||
| + | [[Katagiri Maiko]] and [[NAUGHTY BO-Z|Kawai Junich]] first met in 2002 while they were studying at a music school in [[Tokyo]]. At the end of the term, they had to produce a song and the two teamed up to do this, Junichi produced and composed the song while Maiko wrote the lyrics and used her good vocals to sing the song. | ||
| + | The genre of the group came from a merge of the likes of both Maiko and Junichi. Maiko likes from pop to rock, but she admires [[wikipedia:Whitney Houston|Whitney Houston]] and [[wikipedia:Mariah Carey|Mariah Carey]] while Junichi was a member of a school band who used to play hard rock, but he always loved R&B and Hip-Hop. | ||
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| + | ===Indie: 2004-2007=== | ||
| + | After they graduated, they soon began to start their career as MAY'S with the same formation as when they had to produce a song, while in school. They began to held concerts and they were selling some self-produced CDs at these lives, through this time they released a rental only single called "Sailing", not much information is know about it. Their career was only based in Tokyo until when [[GOD of ART RECORDS]] offered a contract to them in 2005. In October of the same year the duo collaborated with [[ENBULL]] on his album ''[[The Bullet Message|THE BULLET MESSAGE]]'' on the song "JUST IMAGINE" and in November they released their first mini-album, ''[[Drawing (MAY'S)|Drawing]]''. | ||
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| + | After the release of the mini-album, MAY'S continued to held concerts in clubs and in 2006 they would release their first full-lenght album, ''[[Beginning (MAY'S)|Beginning]]'' didn't included any of the songs included on the "Drawing" mini-album, and it was also released through an another indie label. At the end of the year, a new collaboration with MAY'S was released, "BIRHT ~You're the only one part II~" a song by [[CLIFF EDGE]], it was a big success digitally reaching the third position on the [[USEN]] charts becoming MAY'S and [[CLIFF EDGE]] breakthrough into the Japanese music industry. | ||
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| + | In early 2007, MAY'S released a remix album containing remixes of songs from both their first indie album, their mini-album and an analog released prior to the full-lenght album. It was a limited release and sold-out in just a few hours. At the same year, MAY'S became part of the supergroup [[NATURAL8]] along with [[CLIFF EDGE]], [[KG]] and [[SHIKATA]]. | ||
| + | At the end of 2007, MAY'S would collaborate again with [[CLIFF EDGE]], this time a split mini-album called ''[[Dear... (CLIFF EDGE & MAY'S)|Dear..]]'', despite it ranked at #30 on the [[Oricon]] charts, it charted for ten weeks becoming a moderately success. | ||
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| + | ===Major debut: 2008-present=== | ||
| + | After years being an indie act, in early 2008 MAY'S received a propose to debut as a major act under [[KING RECORDS]]' subsidiary [[KING RECORDS#Venus-B|Venus-B]]. In July of the same year they released their first major single, "[[My Everything]]" and after two more singles, in 2009, they released their debut major full-lenght album ''[[Dreaming (MAY'S)|Dreaming]]''. It also included their third single "[[Kiss ~Koi ni Ochite... Fuyu~|KISS ~Koi ni Ochite... Fuyu~]] which sold more than 250,000 downloads and reached the #4 spot on the Recochoku Full weekly chart. | ||
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| + | In 2009, soon after the release of their first album, MAY'S made their first tour as a major act. [[MAY'S First Tour "Dreaming" with Aya na ture]] had it final at the [[Shibuya O-EAST]]. "I WISH" was used as the image song for [http://www.ayanature.jp/ Aya na ture] wedding dress collection in collaboration with MAY'S and "ONE LOVE ~100 Mankai no KISS de Aishiteru~" was the [http://www.wintersportsfesta.jp/index02.html WINTER SPORTS FESTA 09] CM theme song. MAY'S second album, ''[[Amazing (MAY'S)|Amazing]]'' was released in January of 2010 and was suceeded by their second tour which had a DVD called [[MAY'S Live Tour 2010 "Amazing" with Aya na ture]]. | ||
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| + | In 2010 MAY'S had their first strong tie-in for a single, with "[[Hoshi no Kazudake Dakishimete]]", which was used as the movie ''Ongakubito'' theme song. | ||
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==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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* [2010.06.16] [[MAY'S Live Tour 2010 "Amazing" with Aya na ture]] | * [2010.06.16] [[MAY'S Live Tour 2010 "Amazing" with Aya na ture]] | ||
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''Note: for NATURAL 8 releases, see [[NATURAL8]].'' | ''Note: for NATURAL 8 releases, see [[NATURAL8]].'' | ||
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* [2009.03.18] [[Tribute to Subaru Street Dance Hen]] (#7 ''Daydream'') | * [2009.03.18] [[Tribute to Subaru Street Dance Hen]] (#7 ''Daydream'') | ||
* [2009.03.04] [[2BACKKA]] - [[Hare Bare]] (#2 ''REMEMBER'' feat. '''MAY'S''') | * [2009.03.04] [[2BACKKA]] - [[Hare Bare]] (#2 ''REMEMBER'' feat. '''MAY'S''') | ||
| − | * [2009.03.25] [[HI-D | + | * [2009.03.25] [[HI-D]] - [[Special Calling|Special Calling ~Exclusive Collection~]] (#7 ''Sotsugyou'') |
* [2009.04.01] [[DJ MAYUMI]] - [[Party Up|PARTY UP]] (#1 ''PARTY UP'' feat. ZEEBRA, HOKT and '''MAY'S''') | * [2009.04.01] [[DJ MAYUMI]] - [[Party Up|PARTY UP]] (#1 ''PARTY UP'' feat. ZEEBRA, HOKT and '''MAY'S''') | ||
* [2009.04.08] [[KG]] - [[With You (KG)|With You]] (#1 ''With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~'' feat. '''MAY'S''') | * [2009.04.08] [[KG]] - [[With You (KG)|With You]] (#1 ''With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~'' feat. '''MAY'S''') | ||
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* [2009.09.30] [[SOFFet]] - [[Jam the Universe]] (#3 ''More than I love you ~365 no Kiseki~'' with '''MAY'S''') | * [2009.09.30] [[SOFFet]] - [[Jam the Universe]] (#3 ''More than I love you ~365 no Kiseki~'' with '''MAY'S''') | ||
| − | * [2009.10.07] [[ | + | * [2009.10.07] [[Clench & Blistah]] - [[One Life One Love]] (#11 ''Collab LOVE SONG Non Stop Mix: Lovers Holiday'' feat. '''MAY'S''') |
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* [2009.11.25] [[DJ KAORI]] - [[DJ KAORI's JMix III|DJ KAORI'S JMIX III]] (#24 ''With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~'' feat. '''MAY'S''') | * [2009.11.25] [[DJ KAORI]] - [[DJ KAORI's JMix III|DJ KAORI'S JMIX III]] (#24 ''With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~'' feat. '''MAY'S''') | ||
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* [2010.02.24] [[KG]] - [[Love for You (KG)|Love for you]] (#8 ''With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~ (Winter Mix)'') | * [2010.02.24] [[KG]] - [[Love for You (KG)|Love for you]] (#8 ''With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~ (Winter Mix)'') | ||
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| − | * [2010.03. | + | ==Lives== |
| + | ===Concert tours=== | ||
| + | * [2009.03.13] - [2009.03.21] [[MAY'S First Tour "Dreaming" with Aya na ture]] | ||
| + | * [2010.02.28] - [2010.03.21] [[MAY'S Live Tour 2010 "Amazing" with Aya na ture]] | ||
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| + | ===Special concerts=== | ||
| + | * [2009.09.23] MAY'S MOBILE FAN CLUB "Smiling" Kaisetsu Kinen Live (MAY’S MOBILE FAN CLUB “Smiling”開設記念ライブ; ''Inaugural Live'') | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 18 June 2010
MAY'S is a Japanese R&B duo signed to KING RECORDS. The group made their indie debut in 2005 with the mini-album, "Drawing". In 2008, they signed a major record deal and made their major debut with the single "My Everything". They are also part of the supergroup NATURAL8.
Contents
Members
- Katagiri Maiko (Vocalist)
- NAUGHTY BO-Z (Producer / Composer)
Information
Katagiri Maiko and Kawai Junich first met in 2002 while they were studying at a music school in Tokyo. At the end of the term, they had to produce a song and the two teamed up to do this, Junichi produced and composed the song while Maiko wrote the lyrics and used her good vocals to sing the song. The genre of the group came from a merge of the likes of both Maiko and Junichi. Maiko likes from pop to rock, but she admires Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey while Junichi was a member of a school band who used to play hard rock, but he always loved R&B and Hip-Hop.
Indie: 2004-2007
After they graduated, they soon began to start their career as MAY'S with the same formation as when they had to produce a song, while in school. They began to held concerts and they were selling some self-produced CDs at these lives, through this time they released a rental only single called "Sailing", not much information is know about it. Their career was only based in Tokyo until when GOD of ART RECORDS offered a contract to them in 2005. In October of the same year the duo collaborated with ENBULL on his album THE BULLET MESSAGE on the song "JUST IMAGINE" and in November they released their first mini-album, Drawing.
After the release of the mini-album, MAY'S continued to held concerts in clubs and in 2006 they would release their first full-lenght album, Beginning didn't included any of the songs included on the "Drawing" mini-album, and it was also released through an another indie label. At the end of the year, a new collaboration with MAY'S was released, "BIRHT ~You're the only one part II~" a song by CLIFF EDGE, it was a big success digitally reaching the third position on the USEN charts becoming MAY'S and CLIFF EDGE breakthrough into the Japanese music industry.
In early 2007, MAY'S released a remix album containing remixes of songs from both their first indie album, their mini-album and an analog released prior to the full-lenght album. It was a limited release and sold-out in just a few hours. At the same year, MAY'S became part of the supergroup NATURAL8 along with CLIFF EDGE, KG and SHIKATA. At the end of 2007, MAY'S would collaborate again with CLIFF EDGE, this time a split mini-album called Dear.., despite it ranked at #30 on the Oricon charts, it charted for ten weeks becoming a moderately success.
Major debut: 2008-present
After years being an indie act, in early 2008 MAY'S received a propose to debut as a major act under KING RECORDS' subsidiary Venus-B. In July of the same year they released their first major single, "My Everything" and after two more singles, in 2009, they released their debut major full-lenght album Dreaming. It also included their third single "KISS ~Koi ni Ochite... Fuyu~ which sold more than 250,000 downloads and reached the #4 spot on the Recochoku Full weekly chart.
In 2009, soon after the release of their first album, MAY'S made their first tour as a major act. MAY'S First Tour "Dreaming" with Aya na ture had it final at the Shibuya O-EAST. "I WISH" was used as the image song for Aya na ture wedding dress collection in collaboration with MAY'S and "ONE LOVE ~100 Mankai no KISS de Aishiteru~" was the WINTER SPORTS FESTA 09 CM theme song. MAY'S second album, Amazing was released in January of 2010 and was suceeded by their second tour which had a DVD called MAY'S Live Tour 2010 "Amazing" with Aya na ture.
In 2010 MAY'S had their first strong tie-in for a single, with "Hoshi no Kazudake Dakishimete", which was used as the movie Ongakubito theme song.
Discography
Albums
Other Albums
- [2005.11.30] Drawing (indies mini-album)
- [2007.03.14] Remix Collection Vol. 1 (indies remix album)
- [2007.11.14] Dear... (mini-album with CLIFF EDGE)
- [2010.03.24] Featuring ~Collaboration Best~ (Featuring ~コラボベスト~)
Singles
- [2008.07.02] My Everything
- [2008.10.08] Daydream
- [2008.12.03] KISS ~Koi ni Ochite... Fuyu~ (KISS ～恋におちて...冬～; KISS ～Falling in Love... Winter～)
- [2009.04.22] I WISH
- [2009.08.19] I LOVE YOU ga Ienakute (I LOVE YOUが言えなくて; I Can't Say I Love You)
- [2009.11.25] ONE LOVE ~100 Mankai no KISS de Aishiteru~ (ONE LOVE ～100万回のKISSでアイシテル～; One Million Kisses)
Digital Downloads
- [2009.11.25] Sing for you (mayx2 / May J. & MAY'S)
- [2010.05.19] Hoshi no Kazudake Dakishimete (星の数だけ抱きしめて)
Analog
- [2006.06.09] 12inch Remix
- [2007.10.20] Rodriguez (ロドリゲス)
- [2009.12.25] The Remixes EP
DVDs
- [2010.06.16] MAY'S Live Tour 2010 "Amazing" with Aya na ture
Collaborations / Other
Note: for NATURAL 8 releases, see NATURAL8.
- [2005.10.19] ENBULL - THE BULLET MESSAGE (#7 JUST IMAGINE feat. MAY'S)
- [2006.12.13] CLIFF EDGE - BIRTH (#1 Birth ~You're the only one Pt. 2 feat. MAY'S)
- [2008.09.10] Clench & Blistah - Clench & Blistah (#4 Lover's Holiday feat. MAY'S)
- [2009.03.18] Tribute to Subaru Street Dance Hen (#7 Daydream)
- [2009.03.04] 2BACKKA - Hare Bare (#2 REMEMBER feat. MAY'S)
- [2009.03.25] HI-D - Special Calling ~Exclusive Collection~ (#7 Sotsugyou)
- [2009.04.01] DJ MAYUMI - PARTY UP (#1 PARTY UP feat. ZEEBRA, HOKT and MAY'S)
- [2009.04.08] KG - With You (#1 With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~ feat. MAY'S)
- [2009.09.30] SOFFet - Jam the Universe (#3 More than I love you ~365 no Kiseki~ with MAY'S)
- [2009.10.07] Clench & Blistah - One Life One Love (#11 Collab LOVE SONG Non Stop Mix: Lovers Holiday feat. MAY'S)
- [2009.11.25] DJ KAORI - DJ KAORI'S JMIX III (#24 With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~ feat. MAY'S)
- [2010.02.24] KG - Love for you (#8 With You ~Kimi to Itsumademo~ (Winter Mix))
Lives
Concert tours
- [2009.03.13] - [2009.03.21] MAY'S First Tour "Dreaming" with Aya na ture
- [2010.02.28] - [2010.03.21] MAY'S Live Tour 2010 "Amazing" with Aya na ture
Special concerts
- [2009.09.23] MAY'S MOBILE FAN CLUB "Smiling" Kaisetsu Kinen Live (MAY’S MOBILE FAN CLUB “Smiling”開設記念ライブ; Inaugural Live)
External Links
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