generasia:Featured article for 2026 week 5
Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity (ドゥー・アズ・インフィニティ) is a Japanese pop and rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Van Tomiko, guitarist Owatari Ryo, and guitarist and composer Nagao Dai. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as DAI, alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Nagao. Signed to avex trax, the band released their debut single "Tangerine Dream" on September 29, 1999, followed by three more singles between 1999 and 2000, which appeared on their debut album BREAK OF DAWN. In December 2000, Nagao decided to devote all his time to composing the music and no longer appeared at live events. Five more studio albums were released between 2001 with NEW WORLD and 2005 with NEED YOUR LOVE.
With the release of their A-side singles compilation album Do the A-side, Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, 2005. The members continued work in the music industry, with Van pursuing a solo career, Owatari working with his band Missile Innovation formed in 2004, and Nagao continuing to work with other artists at avex trax. The band reformed on September 29, 2008, but Nagao did not return. Do As Infinity had their first new single release "∞1", in June 2009, followed by their seventh studio album ETERNAL FLAME.
Their 14th studio album, Reborn, is released this week on January 28th.
