Access (also known as AXS) is a Japanese pop group. Its members are Daisuke Asakura and Hiroyuki Takami. Asakura is the primary composer/producer and featured keyboardist while Takami is the vocalist. Takami also writes a major portion of access' lyrics. Access is currently signed with Sony Music Associated Records. The name "access" is stylized in lowercase letters.
Access was formed after Hiroyuki Takami performed in some of Daisuke Asakura's solo work as a guest vocalist in 1991. The unit's career officially began in 1992. The duo went on to record three albums and attain significant popularity before announcing their breakup in 1995 for ambiguous reasons. In 2002, however, they reunited with much fanfare, and have remained active since.
"AXS" is their written nickname. While spelled "AXS", it is actually not an "X" but two inwardly-turned arrows ("A-><-S"). The nickname was coined by Takami. It first appeared on the group's debut album, Fast Access, on the last page of the lyrics book. "AXS" replaced the group's name on their third single "Naked Desire." The logo has many variations depending on its use. There is only one album that has "AXS" credited as the group's name: AXS Remix Best Tracks. In all of their albums from 1993 to 1995 song production was credited as "songs by AXS". Before their reunion in 2002, the logo and nickname have not been used, except as credits for remixed songs on the album and tour DVDs of "Crossbridge". In 2006, for the "blanc and rouge" tour, "AXS" reappeared in the tour logo interwoven in the design of a coat of arms.
In 2007, after the Virginia Tech massacre, access produced the song "Shadow over the world" in dedication to the memory of the victims. The song was released on the album "binary engine" and had its live debut during their summer tour of that same year.
Access performed the opening theme for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Stages 24 & 25, "Hitomi no Tsubasa", and did the third opening theme for D.Gray-Man, "Doubt & Trust" (2007). In July 2008, their single "Dream Runner" was featured as the opening theme of the TV drama series, Here is Greenwood. In 2009, Access was indirectly featured in a musical rendition of Goodbye Charlie with Takami portraying one of the lead roles and Asakura having composed and directed the music. Their single "Bet～追憶のRoulette～" was featured as an ending theme for Fuji TV's series Sukimono from 30 July 2012 to 27 August 2012.[citation needed] Access was also featured in Fuji TV's event live, "FNSうたの夏まつり" ("FNS Summer Festival of Song" - 8 August 2012) doing a cover of TM Network's song, "Be Together", with Tetsuya Komuro.
Discography
Singles
[26 November 1992] Virgin Emotion
Virgin Emotion
Be Nude
[25 January 1993] Jewelry Angel
Jewelry Angel
Against The Rules
Virgin Emotion(Instrumental Mix)
[26 May 1993] Naked Desire
Naked Desire
Every Time You
Jewelry Angel (Instrumental Mix)
[25 August 1993] Moonshine Dance
Moonshine Dance
Lyin' Eyes
Naked Desire (Instrumental Mix)
[8 December 1993] Try Again
Try Again
Jungling Party
Moonshine Dance (Instrumental Mix)
[26 January 1994] 夢を見たいから (Yume Wo Mitaikara)
夢を見たいから
Us
Try Again (Instrumental Mix)
[27 April 1994] Misty Heartbreak
Misty Heartbreak
Stoned Merge
夢を見たいから (Instrumental Mix)
[25 May 1994] Sweet Silence
Sweet Silence
Decade & XXX
[19 August 1994] Drastic Mermaid
Drastic Mermaid
Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路 第一楽章 覚醒
Sweet Silence (Instrumental Mix)
[25 August 1994] Drastic Mermaid Re-sync Style
[19 October 1994] Scandalous Blue
Scandalous Blue
Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路 第二楽章 混乱
Drastic Mermaid (Instrumental Mix)
[26 October 1994] Scandalous Blue Re-sync Style
[7 December 1994] Tear's Liberation
Tear's Liberation
Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路 第三楽章 解放
Scandalous Blue (Instrumental Mix)
[14 December 1994] Tear's Liberation Re-sync Style
[23 January 2002] Only the love survive
Only the love survive
Look-a-Head <from Live before next at Yokohama Arena 1994 December 19>
[27 February 2002] Edge
Edge
Especially Kiss
[19 February 2003] Real at Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに～ (Real at Night ~Nemurenu Yoru No Muko Ni~)
Real at Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに～
[31 January 2007] Diamond Cycle
Stay
Bright Sight
Inner Cycle
Catch the Rainbow
[18 July 2007] 瞳ノ翼 (Hitomi No Tsubasa)
瞳ノ翼
瞳ノ翼（TV size version）
瞳ノ翼（Instrumental）
[31 October 2007] Doubt & Trust ～ダウト＆トラスト～
Doubt & Trust ～ダウト＆トラスト～
Gonna Be
Doubt & Trust ～ダウト&トラスト～ （Instrumental）
[27 August 2008] Dream Runner
Dream Runner
Paradise
Dream Runner (TV version)
Dream Runner (Instrumental)
[28 July 2010] Higher Than Dark Sky
Version A
Higher Than Dark Sky
アオイナミ (Aoi Nami)
SOUL DYNAMITE
Version B
Higher Than Dark Sky
SOUL DYNAMITE (original live)
アオイナミ (original live)
[3 August 2011] Share The Love
Version A
Share The Love
KEEP IT
Ride Up for the Shiny Way
Version B
Share The Love
KEEP IT (2010 Version)
Higher Than Dark Sky (Piano Version)
[4 April 2012] Wild Butterfly
Wild Butterfly
Beyond the Second-D.
ChaOs GrAdatioN
[11 July 2012] Bet～追憶のRoulette～
Bet～追憶のRoulette～
Let Me Go
Bet～追憶のRoulette～ (Instrumental)
Albums
[25 April 1993] Fast Access
Sensual Glide
Virgin Emotion
Pale Blue Rain
Jewelry Angel (Deep AXS Mix)
Distance~Motomeauniwa Tosugite~
Hot Cruising Night (Original AXS)
Against the Rules
Can-Dee Graffiti
Be Nude
Perfect Timing
Look-A-Head
[22 September 1993] ACCESS II
NIGHT WAVE (ORIGINAL AXS VERSION)
NAKED DESIRE (THE ENTERPRISE MIX)
MOONSHINE DANCE (THE ENTERPRISE MIX)
I SING EVERY SHINE FOR YOU
JUNGLING PARTY
LYIN' EYES (THE ENTERPRISE MIX)
REALTIME LOVER
ENDLESS SUMMER 〜君が滲んだ夏 (Kimi ga Nijinda Natsu)〜
MARMALADE DAYS
JULIET
S-MILE GENERATION
[25 May 1994] DELICATE PLANET
Silver Heart
Misty Heartbreak -West Side Mix-
Yume wo mitai kara -West Side Mix-
Stay My Love
Stoned Merge -West Side Mix-
Pink Junktion
Regret
Decade & XXX
Sweet Silence -West Side Mix-
Try Again -West Side Mix-
Find New Way
Beat Planet
[15 March 1995] Live Ones Sync - Across Japan Tour '93-'94
[15 March 1995] Live Zeros Sync - Across Japan Tour '93-'94
[1 October 1995] AXS Single Tracks
[25 March 1996] AXS REMIX BEST TRACKS (Remix Album)
[23 June 1999] Sync - Beat Box -893 Days-
[20 March 2002] CROSSBRIDGE
"born a cross"(instruments)
Shake the Sunrise
Only the love survive ～PK mix～
Jewelry Angel 2002 ～Platonic Eye～
Moonshine Dance 2002 ～Return to Star～
夢を見たいから (Yume o Mitai kara) 2002 ～Soul The Future Love～
777 trois seven
Against the Rules 2002 ～AA trance～
Grand Muse
EDGE ～PK mix～
"cross a bridge"(instruments)
[5 February 2003] Rippin' Ghost
-a-bstract Ghost
Kiss My -a- Soul
Break Through The Big Town
White Lights
Real at Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに (Nemurenu Yoru no Muko ni)～
Fly High, Fly Away ～In-Comer Android～
balearic Ghost
View
Ozone, In the Native
Another Day
Hung Me for the Distance ～絆された愛の果てに (Hodasareta Ai no Hate ni)～
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