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==History==
 
==History==
 
===1992-1993===
 
===1992-1993===
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'''TRF''' was formed in 1992 by [[Tetsuya Komuro]] and was originally called '''trf'''. There were 10 members in the group, [[YU-KI]] and [[Suzi Kim|Suzi Kim]] as the singers, [[DJ KOO]] and [[Hiro Matsumoto|Hiro Matsumoto]] as the DJs, and then six dancers. They debuted with the single [[Going 2 Dance / Open Your Mind|GOING 2 DANCE / OPEN YOUR MIND]] in 1993.
 
'''TRF''' was formed in 1992 by [[Tetsuya Komuro]] and was originally called '''trf'''. There were 10 members in the group, [[YU-KI]] and [[Suzi Kim|Suzi Kim]] as the singers, [[DJ KOO]] and [[Hiro Matsumoto|Hiro Matsumoto]] as the DJs, and then six dancers. They debuted with the single [[Going 2 Dance / Open Your Mind|GOING 2 DANCE / OPEN YOUR MIND]] in 1993.
  
 
Their second single, [[Ez Do Dance|EZ DO DANCE]] brought them even more success by selling over 900,000 copies and debuting at #16. Their album [[Ez Do Dance / trf|EZ DO DANCE / trf]] was their first release to sell one million copies. After the release of their second remix album they became the five member group they are today. After their third album, [[World Groove|WORLD GROOVE]], they won the New Artist award at the [[The Japan Gold Disc Awards|Japan Gold Disc Awards]]. Their third remix album [[trf Hyper Mix 3|trf HYPER MIX 3]] sold over 900,000 copies and debuted at #1.
 
Their second single, [[Ez Do Dance|EZ DO DANCE]] brought them even more success by selling over 900,000 copies and debuting at #16. Their album [[Ez Do Dance / trf|EZ DO DANCE / trf]] was their first release to sell one million copies. After the release of their second remix album they became the five member group they are today. After their third album, [[World Groove|WORLD GROOVE]], they won the New Artist award at the [[The Japan Gold Disc Awards|Japan Gold Disc Awards]]. Their third remix album [[trf Hyper Mix 3|trf HYPER MIX 3]] sold over 900,000 copies and debuted at #1.
  
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===<span class="mw-headline">1994-1995</span>===
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===1994-1995===
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When they released the single [[Survival Dance ~No No Cry More~|survival dAnce ~no no cry more~]], which was a theme song to the [[dorama]] [[17sai -At Seventeen-|17sai -at seventeen-]], it debuted at #1 and sold over 1,490,000 copies. [[Boy Meets Girl (TRF)|BOY MEETS GIRL]] was their seventh single and their second single to reach the one million sales mark. It was the Coca-Cola theme song and was used in the commercial. Their album [[Billionaire - Boy Meets Girl|BILLIONAIRE - BOY MEETS GIRL]] sold over 2,450,000 copies and debuted at #1. [[Samui Yoru Dakara...]] was re-released in 1994 because it was an ending song to the TV show Marui Tokyo Taste "Rooms" and they performed on [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]] for the first time.
  
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When they released the single [[Survival Dance ~No No Cry More~|survival dAnce ~no no cry more~]], which was a theme song to the [[dorama]] [[17sai -at seventeen-|17sai -at seventeen-]], it debuted at #1 and sold over 1,490,000 copies. [[Boy Meets Girl (TRF)|BOY MEETS GIRL]] was their seventh single and their second single to reach the one million sales mark. It was the Coca-Cola theme song and was used in the commercial. Their album [[Billionaire - Boy Meets Girl|BILLIONAIRE - BOY MEETS GIRL]] sold over 2,450,000 copies and debuted at #1. [[Samui Yoru Dakara...|Samui Yoru Dakara...]] was re-released in 1994 because it was an ending song to the TV show Marui Tokyo Taste "Rooms" and they performed on [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]] for the first time.
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In 1995, they released [[Crazy Gonna Crazy|CRAZY GONNA CRAZY]], which was the theme song to "Gaman Dekinai!", and it sold more than 1,600,00 copies and debuted at #1. They also won another [[The Japan Gold Disc Awards]]. Their album [[Dance to Positive|dAnce to positive]] sold over three million copies. Their fourth remix album, [[Hyper Mix 4|HYPER MIX 4]], also sold more than one million copies. Their single [[Brand New Tomorrow (TRF single)|BRAND NEW TOMORROW]] debuted at #1, but did not sell over one million copies. It was the theme song to the dorama [[Kurisumasu~Ibu ni Aimashou]], which [[DJ KOO]] and [[YU-KI]] starred in. At the end of the year, they performed for their second time on [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]] and received another [[The Japan Gold Disc Awards|Japan Gold Disc Award]].
  
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In 1995, they released [[Crazy Gonna Crazy|CRAZY GONNA CRAZY]], which was the theme song to "Gaman Dekinai!", and it sold more than 1,600,00 copies and debuted at #1. They also won another [[The Japan Gold Disc Awards|Japan Gold Disc Award]]. Their album [[Dance to Positive|dAnce to positive]] sold over three million copies. Their fourth remix album, [[Hyper Mix 4|HYPER MIX 4]], also sold more than one million copies. Their single [[Brand New Tomorrow (TRF single)|BRAND NEW TOMORROW]] debuted at #1, but did not sell over one million copies. It was the theme song to the dorama Kurisumasu~Ibu ni Aimashou, which [[DJ KOO]] and [[YU-KI]] starred in. At the end of the year, they performed for their second time on [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]] and received another [[The Japan Gold Disc Awards|Japan Gold Disc Award]].
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===1996-Hiatus===
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At the beginning of the year 1996, they released [[Love & Peace Forever]]. There was a drop in their sales, but by that time they had already sold over 20,000,000 copies. When they released [[Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen]], they changed their name to '''TRF'''. In the year 1997, the members started to work on solo projects and didn't release much under '''TRF'''.
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===<span class="mw-headline">1996-Hiatus</span>===
 
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At the beginning of the year 1996, they released [[Love & Peace Forever|Love & Peace Forever]]. There was a drop in their sales, but by that time they had already sold over 20,000,000 copies. When they released [[Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen|Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen]], they changed their name to '''TRF'''. In the year 1997, the members started to work on solo projects and didn't release much under '''TRF'''.
 
  
 
During 1998, they released a number of singles that sold moderately well, but not as much as their previous singles. Their seventh album, [[Unite (TRF)|UNITE]] showed a significant decline in their popularity. They released a few more singles until the end of 1999. Then they released six remix singles and one more remix album called [[Burst Drive Mix -Album-|Burst drive mix -Album-]]. After these being so unsuccessful, they went on a six year hiatus and continued with solo projects.
 
During 1998, they released a number of singles that sold moderately well, but not as much as their previous singles. Their seventh album, [[Unite (TRF)|UNITE]] showed a significant decline in their popularity. They released a few more singles until the end of 1999. Then they released six remix singles and one more remix album called [[Burst Drive Mix -Album-|Burst drive mix -Album-]]. After these being so unsuccessful, they went on a six year hiatus and continued with solo projects.
  
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===<span class="mw-headline">Return</span>===
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===Return===
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They came back in 2006 with the single [[Where to Begin|Where to begin]]. The album [[Lif-E-Motions|Lif-e-Motions]] contained new songs and also had other artists cover older '''TRF''' songs, such as [[Teens]] by [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]. 2007 marks their 15 year anniversary, so they released their second best album, [[TRF 15th Anniversary Best -Memories-|TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-]].
  
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They came back in 2006 with the single [[Where to Begin|Where to begin]]. The album [[Lif-e-Motions|Lif-e-Motions]] contained new songs and also had other artists cover older '''TRF''' songs, such as [[Teens]] by [[Hamasaki Ayumi]]. 2007 marks their 15 year anniversary, so they released their second best album, [[TRF 15th Anniversary Best -Memories-|TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-]].
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==Discography==
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===Albums===
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* [1993.02.25] [[trf ~This Is The Truth~|trf ~THIS IS THE TRUTH~]]
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* [1993.07.21] [[Ez Do Dance / trf|EZ DO DANCE / trf]]
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* [1994.02.09] [[World Groove|WORLD GROOVE]]
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* [1994.07.27] [[Billionaire ~Boy Meets Girl~|BILLIONAIRE ~BOY MEETS GIRL~]]
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* [1995.03.27] [[Dance to Positive|dAnce to positive]]
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* [1995.12.11] [[Brand New Tomorrow (TRF album)|BRAND NEW TOMORROW]]
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* [1996.02.21] [[The Live|THE LIVE]]
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* [1998.05.20] [[Unite (TRF)|UNITE]]
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* [1999.05.19] [[Loop 1999|LOOP #1999]]
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* [2006.02.15] [[Lif-E-Motions|Lif-e-Motions]]
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* [2009.02.11] [[Gravity (TRF)|GRAVITY]]
  
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==<span class="mw-headline"> Discography </span>==
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===Best Albums===
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* [1998.01.01] [[Works -The Best of TRF-|WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-]]
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===<span class="mw-headline"> Singles </span>===
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* [2007.02.07] [[TRF 15th Anniversary Best -Memories-|TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-]]
  
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===Singles===
 
* [1993.02.25] [[Going 2 Dance / Open Your Mind|GOING 2 DANCE / OPEN YOUR MIND]]
 
* [1993.02.25] [[Going 2 Dance / Open Your Mind|GOING 2 DANCE / OPEN YOUR MIND]]
 
* [1993.06.21] [[Ez Do Dance|EZ DO DANCE]]
 
* [1993.06.21] [[Ez Do Dance|EZ DO DANCE]]
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* [1999.04.21] [[Wired|WIRED]]
 
* [1999.04.21] [[Wired|WIRED]]
 
* [1999.08.25] [[He Lives in You|He Lives in You]]
 
* [1999.08.25] [[He Lives in You|He Lives in You]]
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* [2000.03.23] [[Burst Drive Mix|Burst drive Mix]]
 
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* [2000.05.31] [[Burst Drive Mix -2nd Mix-|Burst drive Mix -2nd mix-]]
 
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* [2000.07.26] [[Burst Drive Mix -3rd Mix-|Burst drive Mix -3rd mix-]]
 
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* [2000.08.23] [[Daa! Daa! Daa! SEB Presents Boy Meets Girl with TRF|Daa! Daa! Daa! SEB Presents BOY MEETS GIRL with TRF]]
 
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* [2000.09.20] [[Burst Drive Mix -4th Mix-|Burst drive Mix -4th mix-]]
 
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* [2000.11.22] [[Burst Drive Mix -5th Mix-|Burst drive mix -5th mix-]]
 
 
* [2006.01.18] [[Where to Begin|Where to begin]]
 
* [2006.01.18] [[Where to Begin|Where to begin]]
 
* [2006.08.30] [[Silence Whispers|Silence whispers]]
 
* [2006.08.30] [[Silence Whispers|Silence whispers]]
 
* [2006.11.29] [[We Are All Bloomin'|We are all BLOOMIN']]
 
* [2006.11.29] [[We Are All Bloomin'|We are all BLOOMIN']]
 
* [2007.10.17] [[Innovation|iNNOVATiON]]
 
* [2007.10.17] [[Innovation|iNNOVATiON]]
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* [2008.04.23] [[Live Your Days]]
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* [2009.01.21] [[Memorial Snow / Closure|Memorial Snow / CLOSURE]]
  
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===<span class="mw-headline"> Albums </span>===
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===Remix Albums===
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* [1993.02.25] [[trf ~This Is The Truth~|trf ~THIS IS THE TRUTH~]]
 
 
* [1993.05.21] [[Hyper Techno Mix|HYPER TECHNO MIX]]
 
* [1993.05.21] [[Hyper Techno Mix|HYPER TECHNO MIX]]
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* [1993.07.21] [[Ez Do Dance / trf|EZ DO DANCE / trf]]
 
 
* [1993.10.21] [[Hyper Techno Mix 2|HYPER TECHNO MIX 2]]
 
* [1993.10.21] [[Hyper Techno Mix 2|HYPER TECHNO MIX 2]]
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* [1994.02.09] [[World Groove|WORLD GROOVE]]
 
 
* [1994.04.27] [[trf Hyper Mix 3|trf HYPER MIX 3]]
 
* [1994.04.27] [[trf Hyper Mix 3|trf HYPER MIX 3]]
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* [1994.07.27] [[Billionaire - Boy Meets Girl|BILLIONAIRE - BOY MEETS GIRL]]
 
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* [1995.03.27] [[Dance to Positive|dAnce to positive]]
 
 
* [1995.06.21] [[Hyper Mix 4|HYPER MIX 4]]
 
* [1995.06.21] [[Hyper Mix 4|HYPER MIX 4]]
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* [1995.12.11] [[Brand New Tomorrow (TRF album)|BRAND NEW TOMORROW]]
 
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* [1996.02.21] [[The Live|THE LIVE]]
 
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* [1998.01.01] [[Works -The Best of TRF-|WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-]]
 
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* [1998.05.20] [[Unite (TRF)|UNITE]]
 
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* [1999.05.19] [[Loop 1999|LOOP #1999]]
 
 
* [2000.12.27] [[Burst Drive Mix -Album-|Burst drive mix -Album-]]
 
* [2000.12.27] [[Burst Drive Mix -Album-|Burst drive mix -Album-]]
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* [2006.02.15] [[Lif-e-Motions|Lif-e-Motions]]
 
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* [2007.02.07] [[TRF 15th Anniversary Best -Memories-|TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-]]
 
  
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==<span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span>==
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===Remix Singles===
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* [2000.03.23] [[Burst Drive Mix|Burst drive Mix]]
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* [2000.05.31] [[Burst Drive Mix -2nd Mix-|Burst drive Mix -2nd mix-]]
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* [2000.07.26] [[Burst Drive Mix -3rd Mix-|Burst drive Mix -3rd mix-]]
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* [2000.08.23] [[Daa! Daa! Daa! SEB Presents Boy Meets Girl with TRF|Daa! Daa! Daa! SEB Presents BOY MEETS GIRL with TRF]]
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* [2000.09.20] [[Burst Drive Mix -4th Mix-|Burst drive Mix -4th mix-]]
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* [2000.11.22] [[Burst Drive Mix -5th Mix-|Burst drive mix -5th mix-]]
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===DVD===
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* [2000.03.29] [[Wold Groove|WORLD GROOVE]] (re-issue)
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* [2000.03.29] [[trf Tour '94 Billionaire ~Boys Meet Girls~|trf TOUR '94 BILLIONAIRE ~BOY MEETS GIRL~]] (re-issue)
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* [2000.03.29] [[Ultimate Films 1994-1995|ULTIMATE FILMS 1994-1995]] (re-issue)
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* [2000.03.29] [[trf Tour '95 Dance to Positive Overnight Sensation|trf TOUR '95 dAnce to positive Overnight Sensation]] (re-issue)
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* [2000.03.29] [[Brand New Tomorrow in Tokyo Dome ~Presentation for 1996~|BRAND NEW TOMORROW IN TOKYO DOME ~PRESENTATION FOR 1996~]] (re-issue)
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* [2000.03.29] [[TRF Live in Yokohama Arena|TRF LIVE in YOKOHAMA ARENA]] (re-issue)
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* [2000.03.29] [[TRF Tour '98 Live in Unite!|TRF TOUR '98 Live in Unite!]] (re-issue)
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* [2000.03.29] [[TRF Tour 1999 Exicoast Tour at Osaka|TRF TOUR 1999 EXICOAST TOUR AT OSAKA]] (re-issue)
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* [2000.12.11] [[Video Clips (TRF)|VIDEO CLIPS]]
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* [2006.08.30] [[TRF Lif-E-Motions Tour 2006|TRF Lif-e-Motions TOUR 2006]]
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* [2008.04.23] [[Complete Best Live From 15th Anniversary Tour -Memories- 2007|COMPLETE BEST LIVE from 15th Anniversary Tour -MEMORIES- 2007]]
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===VHS===
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* [1994.09.26] [[Wold Groove|WORLD GROOVE]]
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* [1994.12.16] [[trf Tour '94 Billionaire ~Boys Meet Girls~|trf TOUR '94 BILLIONAIRE ~BOY MEETS GIRL~]]
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* [1995.06.21] [[Ultimate Films 1994-1995|ULTIMATE FILMS 1994-1995]]
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* [1995.11.22] [[trf Tour '95 Dance to Positive Overnight Sensation|trf TOUR '95 dAnce to positive Overnight Sensation]]
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* [1996.02.21] [[Brand New Tomorrow in Tokyo Dome ~Presentation for 1996~|BRAND NEW TOMORROW IN TOKYO DOME ~PRESENTATION FOR 1996~]]
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* [1997.04.30] [[TRF Live in Yokohama Arena|TRF LIVE in YOKOHAMA ARENA]]
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* [1998.09.17] [[TRF Tour '98 Live in Unite!|TRF TOUR '98 Live in Unite!]]
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* [1999.12.15] [[TRF Tour 1999 Exicoast Tour at Osaka|TRF TOUR 1999 EXICOAST TOUR AT OSAKA]]
  
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==External Links==
 
* [http://trf.avexnet.or.jp/ Official Website]
 
* [http://trf.avexnet.or.jp/ Official Website]
  
 
[[Category:Groups]]
 
[[Category:Groups]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop]]

Revision as of 02:03, 31 May 2009

trf

TRF (Tetsuya Komuro Rave Factory) is a Japanese dance pop group. They debuted in 1993 as trf and in 1996 they changed their name to an all-capital TRF. The group is known for their dance songs that are titled with nonstandard English (ie. CRAZY GONNA CRAZY).


Members

History

1992-1993

TRF was formed in 1992 by Tetsuya Komuro and was originally called trf. There were 10 members in the group, YU-KI and Suzi Kim as the singers, DJ KOO and Hiro Matsumoto as the DJs, and then six dancers. They debuted with the single GOING 2 DANCE / OPEN YOUR MIND in 1993.

Their second single, EZ DO DANCE brought them even more success by selling over 900,000 copies and debuting at #16. Their album EZ DO DANCE / trf was their first release to sell one million copies. After the release of their second remix album they became the five member group they are today. After their third album, WORLD GROOVE, they won the New Artist award at the Japan Gold Disc Awards. Their third remix album trf HYPER MIX 3 sold over 900,000 copies and debuted at #1.

1994-1995

When they released the single survival dAnce ~no no cry more~, which was a theme song to the dorama 17sai -at seventeen-, it debuted at #1 and sold over 1,490,000 copies. BOY MEETS GIRL was their seventh single and their second single to reach the one million sales mark. It was the Coca-Cola theme song and was used in the commercial. Their album BILLIONAIRE - BOY MEETS GIRL sold over 2,450,000 copies and debuted at #1. Samui Yoru Dakara... was re-released in 1994 because it was an ending song to the TV show Marui Tokyo Taste "Rooms" and they performed on Kouhaku Uta Gassen for the first time.

In 1995, they released CRAZY GONNA CRAZY, which was the theme song to "Gaman Dekinai!", and it sold more than 1,600,00 copies and debuted at #1. They also won another The Japan Gold Disc Awards. Their album dAnce to positive sold over three million copies. Their fourth remix album, HYPER MIX 4, also sold more than one million copies. Their single BRAND NEW TOMORROW debuted at #1, but did not sell over one million copies. It was the theme song to the dorama Kurisumasu~Ibu ni Aimashou, which DJ KOO and YU-KI starred in. At the end of the year, they performed for their second time on Kouhaku Uta Gassen and received another Japan Gold Disc Award.

1996-Hiatus

At the beginning of the year 1996, they released Love & Peace Forever. There was a drop in their sales, but by that time they had already sold over 20,000,000 copies. When they released Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen, they changed their name to TRF. In the year 1997, the members started to work on solo projects and didn't release much under TRF.

During 1998, they released a number of singles that sold moderately well, but not as much as their previous singles. Their seventh album, UNITE showed a significant decline in their popularity. They released a few more singles until the end of 1999. Then they released six remix singles and one more remix album called Burst drive mix -Album-. After these being so unsuccessful, they went on a six year hiatus and continued with solo projects.

Return

They came back in 2006 with the single Where to begin. The album Lif-e-Motions contained new songs and also had other artists cover older TRF songs, such as Teens by Hamasaki Ayumi. 2007 marks their 15 year anniversary, so they released their second best album, TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-.

Discography

Albums

Best Albums

Singles

Remix Albums

Remix Singles

DVD

VHS

External Links

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