AAA

AAA promoting Buzz Communication (2011)

AAA (pronounced "Triple A"), standing for ATTACK ALL AROUND, is a 7 member group created in 2005 under the avex trax label. Their debut single, "BLOOD on FIRE", was used in the Initial D live action movie. Their first full-length album and first mini-album, both titled ATTACK, were released on January 1, 2006.

Members

• Nishijima Takahiro (西島隆弘)
• Urata Naoya (浦田直也)
• Uno Misako (宇野実彩子)
• Hidaka Mitsuhiro (日高光啓)
• Atae Shinjiro (與真司郎)
• Sueyoshi Shuta (末吉秀太)
• Ito Chiaki (伊藤千晃)

Former Members

• Goto Yukari (後藤友香里) (retired June 11, 2007)

Information

AAA is a super performance unit of seven members of both boys and girls. They debuted with single "BLOOD on FIRE" on September 14, 2005. In late 2005, AAA won the award 'Best New Artist' at the famed Nihon Record Taishou. For their first anniversary on September 13, 2006, the group performed a live at Nippon Budokan, the most prestigious venue in Japan, mobilizing 10,000 fans. The group revisited Nihon Budokan for another performance when they celebrated their second anniversary the following year to a sold-out crowd.

Along with being a singer and dancer, each member are expanding their fields in a new stage: TV hosts, modeling, and acting in Hollywood movies, TV dramas, and theatrical plays. Uno Misako appeared in the Hollywood film "THE GRUDGE 2", for example. Nishijima Takahiro played the lead role in Japanese film "AINO MUKIDASHI" (directed by Shion Sono) released in 2008. And in 2009, he was the lead role along with Fukuda Saki in a dorama named Ghost Friends. Ito Chiaki played the lead chaacter, Hagumi Hanamoto, in the Taiwanese drama "HONEY AND CLOVER." And in 2009, Urata Naoya went solo with an album entitled TURN OVER.

However, it was announced on the June 11, 2007 that Goto Yukari had retired from the group due to health problems. Soon after, AAA made their debut in the United States at the 2007 Otakon Anime Convention.

In 2008, the year began with a new single, "MIRAGE". It debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon charts and sold around 25,000 copies its first week on sale. That mad AAA’s highest charting single but it also makes it one of the lowest number one debuts ever.

Discography

Studio Albums

• [2006.01.01] ATTACK
• [2007.01.01] ALL
• [2007.09.19] AROUND
• [2009.02.11] depArture
• [2010.02.17] HEARTFUL
• [2011.02.16] Buzz Communication

Other Albums

• [2006.03.23] REMIX ATTACK (Remix Album)
• [2007.02.07] CCC -CHALLENGE COVER COLLECTION- (Cover Album)
• [2008.03.05] ATTACK ALL AROUND (Best Album)
• [2009.03.04] AAA REMIX ~non-stop all singles~ (Remix Album)

Mini-Albums

• [2006.01.01] ATTACK
• [2006.09.13] ALL/2
• [2007.03.21] alohAAA! (Collaboration with Town & Country)
• [2008.06.18] CHOICE IS YOURS
• [2011.01.12] 6TH ALBUM "Buzz Communication" Pre-Release Special Mini Album

Singles

• [2005.09.14] BLOOD on FIRE
• [2005.10.05] Friday Party
• [2005.11.16] Kirei na Sora (きれいな空; Beautiful Sky)
• [2005.12.07] DRAGON FIRE
• [2006.02.15] Hallelujah (ハレルヤ)
• [2006.03.23] Shalala Kibou no Uta (Shalala キボウの歌; Shalala Song of Hope)
• [2006.05.31] Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari (ハリケーン・リリ、ボストン・マリ)
• [2006.07.12] Soul Edge Boy / Kimono Jet Girl (ソウルエッジボーイ / キモノジェットガール)
• [2006.08.30] Let it beat!
• [2006.09.06] "Q"
• [2006.11.15] Chewing Gum (チューインガム)
• [2006.12.06] Black & White
• [2007.04.18] Get Chu! / SHE no Jijitsu (Get チュー! / SHEの事実; Get Chu! / The Truth About SHE)
• [2007.05.16] Kuchibiru Kara Romantica / That's Right (唇からロマンチカ; Romantica From My Lips)
• [2007.07.18] Natsumono (夏もの; Summer Things)
• [2007.09.19] Red Soul
• [2008.01.09] MIRAGE
• [2008.05.28] BEYOND ~ Karada no Kanata (BEYOND~カラダノカナタ; BEYOND ~ The Other Side of the Body)
• [2008.08.27] MUSIC!!! / ZERØ
• [2009.01.14] Tabidachi no Uta (旅ダチノウタ; Journey's Song)
• [2009.07.29] Break Down / Break your name / Summer Revolution
• [2009.10.21] Hide-away / Hide & Seek / Find you
• [2010.01.27] Heart and Soul
• [2010.05.05] Aitai Riyuu / Dream After Dream ~Yume Kara Sameta Yume~ (逢いたい理由 / Dream After Dream ～夢から醒めた夢～; To Meet with a Reason / Dream After Dream ~Waking from a Dream Right Into Another Dream~)
• [2010.08.18] Makenai Kokoro (負けない心; Undefeated Heart)
• [2010.11.17] PARADISE / Endless Fighters
• [2011.02.16] Daiji na Koto (ダイジナコト; Important Things)
• [2011.06.22] No cry No more
• [2011.06.??] TBA
• [2011.07.??] TBA

Digital Singles

• [2007.11.28] Crash / Hasta la vista / Akirerukurai Wagamama na Jiyuu / BET (Crash / Hasta la vista ~アスタ・ラ・ビスタ~ / あきれるくらいわがままな自由 / BET)
• [2011.03.16] Thank you
• [2011.07.27] Charge▼Go!

Special Singles

• [2007.03.21] Climax Jump (AAA DEN-O form)
• [2007.03.21] Izayuke Wakataka Gundan 2007 (いざゆけ若鷹軍団2007) (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with AAA)
• [2008.10.01] Ijan! Ijan! Sugejan?! (いーじゃん! いーじゃん! スゲーじゃん?!)

DVDs

• [2006.03.23] 1st ATTACK at SHIBUYA-AX
• [2006.09.13] 2nd ATTACK at Zepp Tokyo on 29th of June 2006
• [2007.01.01] 1st Anniversary Live -3rd ATTACK 060913- at Nippon Budokan
• [2007.03.21] Channel@×AAA
• [2007.06.20] Theater of AAA ~Bokura no Te~ (~ボクラノテ~; Our Hands)
• [2007.07.18] AAA TOUR 2007 4th ATTACK at SHIBUYA-AX on 4th of April
• [2008.01.09] AAA 2nd Anniversary Live -5th ATTACK 070922- Nippon Budokan
• [2008.08.27] AAA TOUR 2008 -ATTACK ALL AROUND- at NHK HALL on 4th of April
• [2009.01.14] 3rd Anniversary Live 080922-080923 NIPPON BUDOKAN
• [2009.03.04] Channel@×AAA Vol.2
• [2009.08.12] AAA TOUR 2009 -A depArture pArty-
• [2010.03.03] AAA 4th Anniversary LIVE 090922 at Yokohama Arena
• [2010.09.29] AAA Heart to ♥ TOUR 2010

Compilation / Other

• [2005.09.14] Initial D The Movie Sound Tune (#17 BLOOD on FIRE)
• [2005.10.26] a-nation '05 BEST HIT LIVE (#1 BLOOD on FIRE (Live at Ajinomoto Stadium 2005.08.20))
• [2006.02.15] TRF - Lif-e-Motions (Disc 2: #5 CRAZY GONNA CRAZY)
• [2006.05.03] Super Eurobeat Presents Super GT 2006 (#1 BLOOD on FIRE)
• [2006.07.19] a-nation '06 BEST HIT SELECTION (#7 BLOOD on FIRE)
• [2006.09.06] Super Eurobeat Presents Super GT 2006 - Second Round (#26 BLOOD on FIRE (SG Sonic Edit))
• [2006.09.13] Let's Go Undoukai!! Dept.4 Special (#3 Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari)
• [2006.09.13] Cheers -Undoukai Songs- (#3 Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari, #15 Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari -instrumental-)
• [2006.12.06] a-mania - Pane! for SKIP J-TRANCE (#3 BLOOD on FIRE [SHAM-POO vs.HEAVENS WiRE RMX])
• [2007.01.17] Club Disney 2007 (#4 You Can Fly ! You Can Fly ! You Can Fly !, #5 Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song))
• [2007.02.14] Tokyo Purin - The Best of Tokyo Purin Sono 2 (#14 Tokyo Purin ga 10 Shuunen)
• [2007.03.07] Girl's BALLAD Best -tear drops- (#11 Deai no Chikara)
• [2007.06.26] Kamen Rider Den-O Original Soundtrack (#29 Climax Jump HIPHOP ver., #34 Climax Jump TV-SIZE EDIT)
• [2007.07.25] a-nation '07 BEST HIT SELECTION (#6 Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari)
• [2007.08.22] m.c.A・T - music conductor A.T (#23 Friday Party)
• [2007.09.05] 1st ~Debut Single Collection~1st ~Debut single collection~ (#14 BLOOD on FIRE)
• [2009.01.28] Disney's Dream POP (#3 Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride)
• [2009.03.11] Haya! Hayauta Non Stop Mega Mix (#13 BLOOD ON FIRE)
• [2009.07.22] Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK RIDE Third featuring DEN-O KABUTO HIBIKI (#1 Climax Jump Ver.RIDER CHIPS, #2 Climax Jump Ver. Shuhei Naruse)
• [2010.01.10] Super Eurobeat VOL.200 (#45 Champagne Gold, #46 Hide & Seek (SCP ReVamp Mix), #47 Find you (Super Mix), #48 BLOOD on FIRE)
• [2010.01.27] D-1 Dream Project 2010 (#2 Break Down <TOKIMA TOKIO Summer Of Love Mix>)
• [2011.04.27] KAMEN RIDER BEST 2000-2011 (CD1 #9 Climax Jump)

Books

• [2005.09.14] AAA artistbook / the first attack
• [2010.10.08 - 2011.01.09] AAA 5thanniversary LIVE Original Photo Book

External Links

• Official Website