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[[Image:speed2.jpg|thumb|200px|SPEED in 1997]] [[Image:speed1.jpg|thumb|200px|SPEED in 2003]]
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'''SPEED''' is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] female group managed by [[VISION FACTORY]] and signed under [[avex trax]] sub-label [[SONIC GROOVE]].
 
   
 
   
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== Members ==
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==Members==
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*[[Hiroko Shimabukuro|hiro]]
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* [[Shimabukuro Hiroko]] (島袋寛子)
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*[[Eriko Imai|Imai Eriko]]
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* [[Imai Eriko]] (今井絵理子)
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*[[Takako Uehara|Uehara Takako]]
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* [[Uehara Takako]] (上原多香子)
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*[[Hitoe Arakaki|Arakaki Hitoe]]
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* [[Arakaki Hitoe]] (新垣仁絵)
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===Sub-Units===
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* [[ERIHIRO]]
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==Information==
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SPEED is a female pop group consisting of four members. SPEED's two main vocalists are [[Hiroko Shimabukuro|hiro]] and [[Eriko Imai|Eriko]]. At the begining, [[Takako Uehara|Takako]] and [[Hitoe Arakaki|Hitoe]] were ropped in to be dancers for the group but later contributed with their voices as well.
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Since debuting in 1996 with "[[Body & Soul]]", they've won multiple Japan Gold Disk Awards such as New Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.
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They also started in a sci-fi movie ''[[Andromedia]]'' in 1998 with Hiro as the lead. Hiro played a character named Mai and Ai, Eriko as Yohko, Takako as Rica and Hitoe as Nao.
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The group disbanded at the end of March 2000, with each of the members pursuing solo projects.  They did get back together temporarily twice; once in 2001 releasing One More Dream and in 2003 released new works as part of the ''[[Wikipedia:Save the Children|Save the Children]]'' charity project.  However, Announced in 2008 the group decided to get back together and since then have been releasing new material.
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They disbanded again in 2012 after [[Arakaki Hitoe]] didn't renewed her contract.
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== Information ==
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==Discography==
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'''SPEED''' were a female pop group consisting of four members. SPEED's two main vocalists were [[Hiroko Shimabukuro|hiro]] and [[Eriko Imai|Eriko]]. [[Takako Uehara|Takako]] and [[Hitoe Arakaki|Hitoe]] were ropped in to be dancers for the group but later contribute their voices as well.
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[[Image:SPEED Alive Promo.jpg|thumb|210px|SPEED promoting "[[Alive (SPEED)|ALIVE]]" (1998) ]]
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[[Image:SPEED Carry Onmy way Promo.jpg|thumb|210px|SPEED promoting ''[[Carry On My Way|Carry On my way]]'' (1999) ]]
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[[Image:SPEED Ashita no Sora Promo.jpg|thumb|210px|SPEED promoting "[[Ashita no Sora]]" (2008) ]]
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[[Image:SPEED 2009.jpg|thumb|210px|SPEED promoting ''[[S.P.D.]]'' (2009) ]]
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[[Image:SPEED .jpg|thumb|210px|SPEED promoting "[[Yubiwa (SPEED)|Yubiwa]]" (2010)]]
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[[Image:LITTLEDANCERPROMO.jpg|thumb|210px|SPEED promoting "[[Little Dancer]]" (2011)]]
  
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Since debuting in 1996 with [[Body & Soul]], they've won multiple Japan Gold Disk Awards such as New Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.
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===Studio Albums===
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* [1997.05.21] [[Starting Over (SPEED)|Starting Over]]
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* [1998.04.29] [[Rise|RISE]]
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* [1999.12.22] [[Carry On My Way|Carry On my way]]
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* [2003.11.27] [[Bridge (SPEED)|BRIDGE]]
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* [2012.11.14] [[4 Colors (SPEED album)|4 COLORS]]
  
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They also started in a sci-fi movie [[Andromedia Movie|Andromedia]] in 1998 with Hiro as the lead. Hiro played a character named Mai and Ai, Eriko as Yohko, Takako as Rica and Hitoe as Nao.
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===Best Albums===
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* [1998.12.16] [[Moment|MOMENT]]
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* [2000.03.29] [[Dear Friends 1]]
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* [2000.03.29] [[Dear Friends 2]]
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* [2013.11.01] [[SPEED Complete Best]]
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* [2013.12.04] [[Dear Friends 3]]
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* [2021.01.13] [[SPEED Music Box -All The Memories-|SPEED MUSIC BOX -ALL THE MEMORIES-]]
  
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The group disbanded at the end of March 2000, with each of the members pursuing solo projects. Nevertheless, they did get back together temporarily twice; once in 2001 releasing One More Dream and in 2003 released new works as part of the "[[Save the Children]]" charity project.
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===Live Albums===
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* [2001.12.19] [[SPEED Memorial Live "One More Dream" + Remix!!!|SPEED MEMORIAL LIVE "One More Dream" + Remix!!!]]
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* [2004.02.11] [[Best Hits Live ~Save the Children SPEED Live 2003~|BEST HITS LIVE ~Save The Children SPEED LIVE 2003~]]  
  
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SPEED's songs are typically fast and upbeat, incorporating a little bit of a hip-hop feel, and they have also been known to do the odd Ballad on occassion.
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===Cover Albums===
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* [2009.08.05] [[SPEEDland -The Premium Best Re Tracks-|SPEEDLAND -The Premium Best Re Tracks-]] (self cover album)
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===Tribute Albums===
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* [2021.11.11] [[SPEED Spirits (tribute album)|SPEED SPIRITS]]
  
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== Discography ==
 
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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*[1996.08.05] [[Body & Soul]]
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* [1996.08.05] [[Body & Soul]]
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*[1996.11.18] [[Steady|STEADY]]
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* [1996.11.18] [[Steady|STEADY]]
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*[1997.03.26] [[Go!Go!Heaven]]
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* [1997.03.26] [[Go! Go! Heaven]]
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*[1997.08.06] [[Wake Me Up!]]
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* [1997.08.06] [[Wake Me Up!]]
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*[1997.10.15] [[White Love]]
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* [1997.10.15] [[White Love]]
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*[1998.02.18] [[my graduation]]
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* [1998.02.18] [[My Graduation|my graduation]]
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*[1998.07.01] [[Alive|ALIVE]]
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* [1998.07.01] [[Alive (SPEED)|ALIVE]]
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*[1998.10.28] [[All My True Love|ALL MY TRUE LOVE]]
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* [1998.10.28] [[All My True Love|ALL MY TRUE LOVE]]
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*[1999.02.17] [[Precious Time]]
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* [1999.02.17] [[Precious Time]]
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*[1999.05.19] [[Breakin' out to The Morning]]
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* [1999.05.19] [[Breakin' Out to the Morning|Breakin' out to the morning]]
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*[1999.11.03] [[Long Way Home]]
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* [1999.11.03] [[Long Way Home]]
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*[2001.12.12] [[One More Dream|ONE MORE DREAM]]
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* [2001.12.12] [[One More Dream]]
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*[2003.08.27] [[Be My Love]]
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* [2003.08.27] [[Be My Love]]
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*[2003.11.27] [[Walking in the rain/Stars To Shine Again]]
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* [2003.11.27] [[Walking in the Rain / Stars to Shine Again|Walking in the rain / Stars to shine again]]
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* [2008.11.12] [[Ashita no Sora]] (あしたの空; ''Tomorrow's Sky'')
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* [2009.05.27] [[S.P.D.]]
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* [2010.04.21] [[Himawari ~Growing Sunflower~]] (ヒマワリ; ''Sunflower'')
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* [2010.09.01] [[Yubiwa (SPEED)|Yubiwa]] (指環; ''Ring'')
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* [2010.11.10] [[Let's Heat Up!]]
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* [2011.08.10] [[Little Dancer]] (リトルダンサー)
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===Video Releases===
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* [1997.11.19] [[SPEED First Live ~Starting Over from Odaiba~|SPEED First Live ~Starting Over from ODAIBA~]]
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* [1998.03.18] [[SPEED Spirits|SPEED SPIRITS]]
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* [1999.01.20] [[SPEED Tour Rise in Tokyo Dome|SPEED // TOUR RISE IN TOKYO DOME]]
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* [2000.03.01] [[SPEED Final Dome Tour Real Life|SPEED FINAL DOME TOUR REAL LIFE]]
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* [2000.09.27] [[SPEED Spirits II|SPEED SPIRITS II]]
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* [2000.12.20] [[SPEED Video Clips SPEED Spirits Complete|SPEED VIDEO CLIPS SPEED SPIRITS COMPLETE]]
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* [2003.12.25] [[Save the Children SPEED Live 2003|Save the Children SPEED LIVE 2003]]
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* [2009.12.30] [[Welcome to SPEEDLand SPEED Live|｢Welcome to SPEEDLAND｣ SPEED LIVE]]
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* [2010.11.24] [[Glowing Sunflower SPEED Live 2010 @ Osaka Jo Hall|GLOWING SUNFLOWER SPEED LIVE 2010 @ Osaka Jo Hall]]
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* [2011.04.27] [[Bible -SPEED Best Clips-|BIBLE -SPEED BEST CLIPS-]]
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* [2013.03.13] [[SPPED Sonic Groove Clips|SPEED SONIC GROOVE CLIPS]]
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===Compilations / Other===
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* [1997.07.24] [[Velfarre J-Pop Night Presents Dance With You|VELFARRE J-POP NIGHT presents DANCE with YOU]] (#3 ''Wanted (Shimei Teihai)'', #4 ''Carmen '77'', #8 ''Southpaw'')
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* [1998.08.05] [[Andromedia Original Soundtrack]]
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* [2005.03.30] [[Super Euro Groove -J-Euro Special Selection-|SUPER EURO GROOVE -J-EURO SPECIAL SELECTION-]] (#7 ''Go! Go! Heaven (TIME ULTRA REMIX)'', #8 ''White Love (Eurobeat Mix)'', #9 ''Be My Love (Euro Power Mix)'')
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* [2008.12.03] [[VISION FACTORY COMPILATION ~Yu Aku, Sakka Seikatsu 40 Shunen Kinen~]] (#2 ''Johnny e no Dengon'', #6 ''Gobangai no Mallee e'')
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* [2016.05.25] [[DJ'TEKINA//SOMETHING]] - [[Kawa-EDM|KAWA-EDM]] (#11 ''White Love  (TEKINA REMiX)'')
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* [2017.11.15] ''[[Aku Yu Tribute Special Songs ~Asahi no Youni~]]'' (#5 "Wanted (Shimei Teihai) (Rearrange ver.)", #7 "Gobangai no Mallee e", #9 "Johnny he no dengon", #11 " Southpaw (Rearrange ver.)", #17 "Carmen '77 (Rearrange ver.)")
  
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===Albums===
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==Publications==
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*[1997.05.21] [[Starting Over]]
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===Photobooks===
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*[1998.04.29] [[Rise|RISE]]
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* [1997.04.25] [[SPEED 1st Photobook]]
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*[1998.08.05] [[Andromedia|Andromedia Original Soundtrack]]
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* [1998.06.27] [[SPEED in Andromedia]]
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*[1998.12.16] [[Moment|MOMENT]]
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* [1998.11.14] [[SPEED 2nd Photobook]]
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*[1999.12.22] [[Carry On my way]]
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* [2000.01.21] [[SPEED 3rd Photobook]]
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*[2000.03.29] [[Dear Friends 1]]
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* [2000.02.14] [[Hai! SPEED de Ikou!]] (ハイ! SPEEDで行こう!)
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*[2000.03.29] [[Dear Friends 2]]
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* [2000.02.15] [[SPEED Spirits 1335 Days|SPEED Spirits 1335DAYS]] (SPEEDスピリッツ 1335DAYS)
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*[2001.12.19] [[One More Dream Remix!!!|ONE MORE DREAM + Remix!!!]]
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* [2000.03.25] [[SPEED 4th Photobook]]
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*[2003.11.27] [[Bridge|BRIDGE]]
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* [2004.01.09] [[Bridge (SPEED photobook)|BRIDGE]]
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*[2004.02.25] [[Best Hits Live ~Save the Childlen Speed Live 2003|BEST HITS LIVE ~Save the Childlen SPEED LIVE 2003]]
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* [2009.11.28] [[SPEED Welcome to Speedland|SPEED Welcome to SPEEDLAND]]
  
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===Videos/DVD's===
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==Filmography==
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*[1997.11.19] [[SPEED FIRST LIVE : Starting Over from ODAIBA]]
 
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*[1998.03.18] [[SPEED SPIRITS]]
 
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*[1999.01.20] [[SPEED // TOUR RISE IN TOKYO DOME]]
 
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*[2000.03.01] [[SPEED FINAL DOME TOUR REAL LIFE]]
 
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*[2000.09.27] [[SPEED SPIRITS II]]
 
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*[2000.12.20] [[SPEED VIDEO CLIPS SPEED SPIRITS COMPLETE]]
 
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*[2003.12.25] [[Save the Children SPEED LIVE 2003]]
 
  
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==Acting==
 
 
===Movies===
 
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*[1998.12.21] [[Andromedia Movie|Andromedia]]
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* [1998.12.21] [[Andromedia]] (アンドロメディア)
  
 
==Awards & Achievements==
 
==Awards & Achievements==
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*[1996] Rookie of the Year - 9th Nihon-yusen Award
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* [1996] Rookie of the Year - 9th Nihon-yusen Award
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*[1996] Rookie of the Year  -  38th Nihon-RECORD Award
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* [1996] Rookie of the Year  -  38th Nihon-RECORD Award
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*[1997] Music Rookie of the Year - 34th Gorden-Arrow Award
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* [1997] Music Rookie of the Year - 34th Gorden-Arrow Award
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*[1997] Best Five New Artist - 11th Nihon-Gord-Disc Award
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* [1997] Best Five New Artist - 11th Nihon-Gord-Disc Award
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*[1997] YOSHIDA TADASHI award - 30th Nihon-YUSENHOSO Award
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* [1997] YOSHIDA TADASHI award - 30th Nihon-YUSENHOSO Award
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*[1997] Golden Second Best Award - 30th Nihon-Record-Sales Award
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* [1997] Golden Second Best Award - 30th Nihon-Record-Sales Award
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*[1997] Excellent Award - 39th Nihon-Record Award
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* [1997] Excellent Award - 39th Nihon-Record Award
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*[1998] Best Pop Album of the Year Award - 12th Nihon-Gold-Disc Award
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* [1998] Best Pop Album of the Year Award - 12th Nihon-Gold-Disc Award
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==JpopStop Links==
 
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*[http://forums.jpopstop.com/f11/speed-hiro-eriko-takako-hitoe-9/ Official Forum Discussion Thread]
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[http://www.avexnet.or.jp/speed/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.avexnet.or.jp/speed/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.visionfactory.jp/artist/speed/ VISION FACTORY Profile]
  
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[[Category:Groups]]
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[[Category:Japanese Girl Groups]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop]]
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[[Category:1996 Debut]]
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[[Category:Disbanded]]

Latest revision as of 18:30, 11 November 2021

SPEED promoting 4 COLORS (2012)

SPEED is a Japanese pop female group managed by VISION FACTORY and signed under avex trax sub-label SONIC GROOVE.

Members

Sub-Units

Information

SPEED is a female pop group consisting of four members. SPEED's two main vocalists are hiro and Eriko. At the begining, Takako and Hitoe were ropped in to be dancers for the group but later contributed with their voices as well.

Since debuting in 1996 with "Body & Soul", they've won multiple Japan Gold Disk Awards such as New Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.

They also started in a sci-fi movie Andromedia in 1998 with Hiro as the lead. Hiro played a character named Mai and Ai, Eriko as Yohko, Takako as Rica and Hitoe as Nao.

The group disbanded at the end of March 2000, with each of the members pursuing solo projects. They did get back together temporarily twice; once in 2001 releasing One More Dream and in 2003 released new works as part of the Save the Children charity project. However, Announced in 2008 the group decided to get back together and since then have been releasing new material.

They disbanded again in 2012 after Arakaki Hitoe didn't renewed her contract.

Discography

SPEED promoting "ALIVE" (1998)
SPEED promoting Carry On my way (1999)
SPEED promoting "Ashita no Sora" (2008)
SPEED promoting S.P.D. (2009)
SPEED promoting "Yubiwa" (2010)
SPEED promoting "Little Dancer" (2011)

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Live Albums

Cover Albums

Tribute Albums

Singles

Video Releases

Compilations / Other

Publications

Photobooks

Filmography

Movies

  • [1998.12.21] Andromedia (アンドロメディア)

Awards & Achievements

  • [1996] Rookie of the Year - 9th Nihon-yusen Award
  • [1996] Rookie of the Year - 38th Nihon-RECORD Award
  • [1997] Music Rookie of the Year - 34th Gorden-Arrow Award
  • [1997] Best Five New Artist - 11th Nihon-Gord-Disc Award
  • [1997] YOSHIDA TADASHI award - 30th Nihon-YUSENHOSO Award
  • [1997] Golden Second Best Award - 30th Nihon-Record-Sales Award
  • [1997] Excellent Award - 39th Nihon-Record Award
  • [1998] Best Pop Album of the Year Award - 12th Nihon-Gold-Disc Award

External Links


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SPEED
Shimabukuro Hiroko (L) · Imai Eriko · Uehara Takako · Arakaki Hitoe
Topics SPEED Sunflower Promo.jpg
Singles
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20
Albums
Other Albums
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07
DVDs / VHS
01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10
Website: Official Website
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