Dreams Come True discography | |
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Studio albums | 20 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Video albums | 17 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Remix albums | 2 |
Music box albums | 6 |
The discography of Japanese pop duo Dreams Come True consists of 20 studio albums, 6 compilation albums, 17 video albums, and numerous singles. The band was formed in 1988 by Miwa Yoshida, Masato Nakamura, and Takahiro Nishikawa as Cha-Cha & Audrey's Project, which was later changed to Dreams Come True. [1] The first single "Anata ni Aitakute" did not chart, but their eponymous debut album sold over a million copies in Japan and was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The follow-up albums also performed well on the charts, with the 1989 release Love Goes On... lingering on the Oricon Albums Chart for four years. [1] The group's fifth studio album The Swinging Star (1992) was at one point, the best-selling album in Japan, shifting over 3.7 million copies in the country. [upper-alpha 1] [3]
In 1993, the band debuted the single "Winter Song", recorded in English, which was used as a theme song of the Japanese release of the film Sleepless in Seattle (1993). [3] The single "Love Love Love" (1995), topped the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over two-million copies, being certified two-times million by the RIAJ. In the late 1990s, the band recorded English version of a few of their songs, which were included in the international edition of Sing or Die (1998). However, the album did not chart in the United States. The band's 2001 release Monkey Girl Odyssey topped the chart in Japan, but the sales had dropped. [1] In 2002, Takahiro quit the band and Toshiba EMI dropped the group. The single "It's All About Love" (2002) was released through the band's own label, DCT Records, before being picked up by Universal J. [1] Following another English release, the band released Diamond 15 (2004), which peaked at number 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart. The 2008 single "Tsuretette Tsuretette" topped the Oricon Singles Chart, and the parent album Do You Dreams Come True? (2009) was certified three-times platinum by the RIAJ. The band has sold about 50 million records worldwide. [4] [5]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [2] | Certifications | |
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JPN [6] [7] | TWN East Asian [8] [upper-alpha 2] [upper-alpha 3] | ||||
Dreams Come True |
| 27 | — | 552,000 | |
Love Goes On... |
| 8 | — | 1,508,000 |
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Wonder 3 |
| 1 | — | 1,389,000 |
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Million Kisses |
| 1 | — | 2,361,000 |
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The Swinging Star |
| 1 | — | 3,223,000 |
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Magic |
| 1 | — | 2,578,000 |
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Delicious |
| 1 | — | 2,966,000 |
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Love Unlimited∞ |
| 1 | — | 2,434,000 [upper-alpha 4] |
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Sing or Die |
| 1 | — | 882,000 |
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The Monster |
| 1 | — | 1,086,000 |
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Monkey Girl Odyssey |
| 1 | — | 373,000 |
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Diamond 15 |
| 2 | — | 523,000 |
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The Love Rocks |
| 1 | 8 | 469,000 |
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And I Love You |
| 1 | 2 | 786,000 |
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Do You Dreams Come True? |
| 1 | 6 | 672,000 |
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Love Central |
| 2 | — | 157,000 |
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Attack 25 |
| 1 | 25 | 177,000 |
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The Dream Quest |
| 1 | — | 113,000 |
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"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music chart, or items that failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [2] | Certifications |
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JPN [6] [7] | ||||
Sing or Die: Worldwide Version |
| 4 | 167,000 |
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The Monster: Universal Mix |
| 7 | 79,000 |
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Love Overflows: Asian Edition |
| 4 | 150,000 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [2] | Certifications | |
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JPN [6] [7] | TWN East Asian [24] | ||||
Best of Dreams Come True |
| 2 | — | 2,177,000 |
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Greatest Hits "The Soul" |
| 1 | — | 2,362,000 |
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Dreamage |
| 6 | — | 409,000 |
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Dreamania |
| 6 | — | 173,000 |
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Greatest Hits "The Soul II" [upper-alpha 5] |
| 1 | — | ||
The Soul for the People |
| 4 | — | 96,000 |
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Dreams Come True The Best! Watashi no Dorikamu (DREAMS COME TRUE THE BEST! 私のドリカム) |
| 1 | 12 | 901,000 |
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Dreams Come True The Ura Best! Watashi Dake no Dorikamu (DREAMS COME TRUE THE ウラBEST! 私だけのドリカム) |
| 1 | — | 180,000 |
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"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music chart, or items that failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [2] [7] |
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JPN [33] | |||
Dream Catcher: Dreams Come True Mix CD |
| 20 | — |
Dream Catcher 2: Dreams Come True Mix CD |
| 67 | — |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) [2] |
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JPN [6] [7] | |||
Sing or Die 2002: Monkey Girl Odyssey Tour Special Edition |
| 79 | 5,000 |
The Monster 2002: Monkey Girl Odyssey Tour Special Edition |
| 75 | 5,000 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [2] |
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JPN [6] [7] | |||
Dreams Come True Music Box Vol. 1: Winter Fantasia |
| 49 | |
Dreams Come True Music Box Vol. 2: Spring Rain |
| 81 | |
Dreams Come True Music Box Vol. 3: Early Summer |
| 82 | |
Dreams Come True Music Box Vol. 4: Summer Breeze |
| 147 | |
Dreams Come True Music Box Vol. 5: Autumn Leaves |
| — | |
Dreams Come True Music Box Vol. 6: Marry Me? |
| — | |
"—" denotes items that did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [2] | Certifications |
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JPN [6] [7] | ||||
Shichi-gatsu Nanoka, Hare Soundtrack (7月7日、晴れ サウンドトラック, "July 7, Sunny Day") |
| 4 | 760,000 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [2] | Certifications | Album | |||||
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JPN Oricon [36] [37] | JPN Hot 100 [38] [upper-alpha 6] [upper-alpha 7] | |||||||||
"Anata ni Aitakute" (あなたに会いたくて, "I Miss You") [57] | 1989 | — | — | Dreams Come True | ||||||
"Approach" [58] | — | — | ||||||||
"Ureshi Hazukashi Asagaeri" (うれしはずかし朝帰り, "Happy Embarrassing Staying Out All Night") | 49 | — [upper-alpha 8] | 14,000 | Love Goes On... | ||||||
"Lat.43°N (Forty-Three Degrees North Latitude)" | 74 | — | 4,000 | |||||||
"Egao no Yukue" (笑顔の行方, "The Direction of My Smiling Face") | 1990 | 2 | — | 446,000 |
| Wonder 3 | ||||
"Ring! Ring! Ring" | 7 | — | 124,000 | |||||||
"Sayonara o Matteru" (さよならを待ってる, "Waiting for a Goodbye") | 4 | — | 142,000 | |||||||
"Yuki no Christmas" (雪のクリスマス, "Snow Christmas") | 5 | — | 322,000 |
| — | |||||
"Eyes to Me" | 1991 | 1 | — | 741,000 |
| Million Kisses | ||||
"Wasurenai de" (忘れないで, "Don't Forget") | 5 | — | 314,000 |
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"Kessen wa Kinyōbi" | 1992 | 1 | — | 1,070,000 |
| The Swinging Star | ||||
"Haretara Ii ne" (晴れたらいいね, "It Would Be Good If It Were Sunny") | 1 | — | 685,000 |
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"Go for It!" | 1993 | 1 | 90 [upper-alpha 9] | 1,052,000 |
| Magic | ||||
"Winter Song" | 1994 | 1 | 53 [upper-alpha 10] | 989,000 | Greatest Hits "The Soul" | |||||
"Wherever You Are" | 1 | — | 548,000 |
| — | |||||
"Suki" | 1 | — | 591,000 |
| Delicious | |||||
"Thank You" (サンキュ, Sankyu) | 1995 | 2 | — | 1,069,000 |
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"Love Love Love" | 1 | — [upper-alpha 11] | 2,489,000 | Love Unlimited∞ | ||||||
"Romance" | 1 | — | 605,000 |
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"Sō Dayo" (そうだよ, "That's Right") | 1996 | 4 | — | 355,000 | Sing or Die | |||||
"Yūwaku" (誘惑, "Lure") | ||||||||||
"Peace!" | 1997 | 8 | — | 132,000 |
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"Marry Me?" | — | |||||||||
"Ahaha" (あはは) | 1998 | 19 | — | 60,000 | ||||||
"Winter Song" (re-issue) | 25 | — | 78,000 | — | ||||||
"Asa ga Mata Kuru" (朝がまた来る, "Tomorrow Still Comes") | 1999 | 1 | — [upper-alpha 12] | 710,000 |
| The Monster | ||||
"Nante Koi Shita n' Darō" (なんて恋したんだろ, "I Think I Was in Some Kind of Love") | 6 | — | 86,000 | |||||||
"Snow Dance" | 3 | — [upper-alpha 13] | 301,000 |
| Monkey Girl Odyssey | |||||
"Wasuremono Banchō" (わすれものばんちょう, "Lost-and-Found Leader") | 2000 | 14 | — | 69,000 | — | |||||
"24/7" | 4 | — | 169,000 |
| Monkey Girl Odyssey | |||||
"Suki Dake ja Dame Nanda" (好きだけじゃだめなんだ, "Just Loving Is Bad") | 2001 | 5 | — | 131,000 |
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"Go On, Baby!" (Universal Mix) | 25 | — | 19,000 | The Monster: Universal Mix | ||||||
"Itsu no Ma ni" (いつのまに, "Before I Notice") | 8 | — | 97,000 |
| Monkey Girl Odyssey | |||||
"It's All About Love" | 2002 | 6 | — | 32,000 | Love Overflows: Asian Edition | |||||
"Yasashii Kiss o Shite" (やさしいキスをして, "Kind Kisses") | 2004 | 2 | — | 316,000 | Diamond 15 | |||||
"Mascara Matsuge" (マスカラまつげ, "Mascara Eyebrows") | 5 | — | 47,000 |
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"Hajimari no La" (はじまりのla, "The First La") | — | |||||||||
"Olá! Vitória!" | 10 | — | 42,000 | |||||||
"Love Letter" (ラヴレター, Raburetā) | 5 | — | 50,000 | |||||||
" Nando Demo " (何度でも, "Every Time") | 2005 | 3 | 12 | 195,000 | The Love Rocks | |||||
"Jet!!!" | 6 | — | 83,000 |
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"Sunshine" | — | |||||||||
"Moshi mo Yuki Nara" (もしも雪なら, "If It Were Snowing") | 2006 | 7 | — | 79,000 |
| And I Love You | ||||
"Kyō Dake wa" (今日だけは, "Only Today") | — | |||||||||
"Osaka Lover" (大阪LOVER, Ōsaka Rabā) | 2007 | 7 | 63 | 112,000 | ||||||
"Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai" (きみにしか聞こえない, "I Can Only Hear You") | 4 | — | 73,000 | |||||||
"Aishiteru no Sign (Watashitachi no Mirai Yosōzu)" (ア・イ・シ・テ・ルのサイン 〜わたしたちの未来予想図〜, "A Sign of Love (Our Painting of the Future)") | 2 | — [upper-alpha 14] | 183,000 | |||||||
"Mata ne" (またね, "See You Later")(featuring Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Hiruluk, Kureha) | 2008 | 8 | 12 | 46,000 |
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"Merry-Life-Goes-Round" | 6 | 6 | 31,000 | Do You Dreams Come True? | ||||||
"True, Baby True." | — | |||||||||
" Tsuretette Tsuretette " (連れてって 連れてって, "Taking Along, Taking Along") | 1 | 1 | 86,000 | |||||||
"Good Bye My School Days" | 2009 | 6 | 4 | 28,000 | ||||||
"Sono Saki e" (その先へ, "Forward") (featuring Fuzzy Control) | 3 | 1 | 74,000 |
| Love Central | |||||
"Nee" (ねぇ, "Hey") | 2010 | 5 | 4 | 51,000 | ||||||
"Ikite Yuku no Desu" (生きてゆくのです, "I'm Keeping On Living") | 5 | 3 | 44,000 |
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"Lies, Lies." | 4 | 5 | 19,000 | |||||||
"My Time to Shine" | 2012 | 5 | 7 | 41,000 | Attack 25 | |||||
"Saa Kane o Narase" (さぁ鐘を鳴らせ, "Hey, Ring the Bell") | 2013 | 6 | 2 | 30,000 |
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"Made of Gold" (featuring Dabada) | 3 | |||||||||
"Aishite Waratte Ureshikute Namida Shite" (愛して笑ってうれしくて涙して, "Loving, Laughing, Happily Crying") [upper-alpha 15] | — | 29 | ||||||||
"Kono Machi de" (この街で, "In this Town") [upper-alpha 16] | — | 4 | ||||||||
"Again" | 2014 | 10 | 3 | 19,000 | ||||||
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or items that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [2] | Certifications | Album |
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JPN Oricon [2] | |||||
"I Miss You (Toki o Koete)" (Misia featuring DCT) | 2001 | 3 | 432,000 |
| Marvelous |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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JPN Hot 100 [38] [upper-alpha 6] [upper-alpha 17] | RIAJ Digital Track Chart [upper-alpha 18] [upper-alpha 19] | |||
"Godspeed!" | 2010 | 18 | 27 | Love Central |
"Kyūshū o Doko Made mo" (九州をどこまでも) [115] | 2015 | — | — | The Dream Quest |
"Itoshi no Riley" (愛しのライリー) | 66 | — | ||
"Anata no Yō ni" (あなたのように) [116] | 2016 | 6 | — | |
"KnockKnock!" | 2017 | - | — | |
"Anata to Onaji Soranoshita" (あなたと同じ空の下) | - | — | ||
"Sonohi ha Kanarazu Kuru" (その日は必ず来る) | - | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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JPN Hot 100 [38] [upper-alpha 6] [upper-alpha 20] | RIAJ monthly ringtones [upper-alpha 21] [upper-alpha 22] | RIAJ Digital Track Chart [upper-alpha 18] [upper-alpha 19] | |||||
"Mirai Yosozu II" (未来予想図II, "Painting of the Future II") | 1989 | — [upper-alpha 23] | 80 | 34 | Love Goes On... | ||
"Shichi-gatsu Nanoka, Hare" (7月7日、晴れ, "July 7, Sunny Day") | 1996 | 28 | — | — | Shichi-gatsu Nanoka, Hare Soundtrack | ||
"Mirai Yosozu II (English Version)" (未来予想図II ~ENGLISH VERSION~, "Painting of the Future") | 2007 | — | 78 | — | — | ||
"Mirai Yosozu II (Version '07) (未来予想図II 〜VERSION '07〜, "Painting of the Future") | 2012 | 97 [upper-alpha 24] | 69 | — |
| "Aishiteru no Sign (Watashitachi no Mirai Yosōzu)" (single) | |
"Sōzō o Koeru Ashita e" (想像を超える明日へ, "To a Tomorrow Beyond Imagination") | 2012 | 56 | — | — | "My Time to Shine" (single) | ||
"Ai ga Tadoritsuku Basho" (愛がたどりつく場所, "The Place Where Love Clambers To") | 5 | — | 10 |
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"Jikan Ryokō" (時間旅行, "Time Travel") | 20 | — | 8 | Wonder 3 / "My Time to Shine" (single) | |||
"Happy Happy Birthday" | 2012 | — | — | — |
| "Again" (single) | |
"One Last Dance, Still in Trance" | 2014 | 29 | — | — | Attack 25 | ||
"Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki!" (うれしい!たのしい!大好き!) | 2015 | 75 [upper-alpha 25] | — | — | Love Goes On... | ||
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or the RIAJ Charts, or items that did not chart. |
Song | Year | Album |
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"Eternity" | 1994 | The Swan Princess: Soundtrack [130] |
"Crystal Vine" | 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire [131] |
"Sweet Sweet Sweet" | 2011 | Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack [132] |
"Sweet Sweet Sweet" (06 Akon Mix) | ||
"Sweet Dream" (06 Akon Mix) | ||
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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JPN DVD [133] [134] | JPN Blu-ray [135] | ||||
Shijō Saikyō no Idō Yuenchi Dreams Come True Wonderland '91 (史上最強の移動遊園地 ドリカムワンダーランド '91, The Fastest Amusement Park Ride Ever Dreams Come True Wonderland '91) |
| — | — | ||
Shijō Saikyō no Idō Yuenchi Dreams Come True Wonderland '91:50 Manri no Dream Catcher (史上最強の移動遊園地 ドリカムワンダーランド '95★50万人のドリームキャッチャー, "The Fastest Amusement Park Ride Ever Dreams Come True Wonderland '91: Dream Catcher of 500,000") |
| 219 [upper-alpha 26] | — | ||
Children of the Sun: Live! D.C.T. 1998 Sing or Die |
| — | — | ||
Shijō Saikyō no Idō Yuenchi Dreams Come True Wonderland 1999: Natsu no Yume (史上最強の移動遊園地 DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 1999 〜夏の夢〜, "The Fastest Amusement Park Ride Ever Dreams Come True Wonderland 1999: Summer Dream") |
| 23 | — | ||
Shijō Saikyō no Idō Yuenchi Dreams Come True Wonderland 1999: Fuyu no Yume (史上最強の移動遊園地 DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 1999 〜冬の夢〜, "The Fastest Amusement Park Ride Ever Dreams Come True Wonderland 1999: Winter Dream") |
| 21 | — | ||
DCT Clips V1 |
| 7 | — | ||
Shijō Saikyō no Idō Yuenchi Dreams Come True Wonderland 2003 (史上最強の移動遊園地 DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 2003, "The Fastest Amusement Park Ride Ever Dreams Come True Wonderland 2003") |
| 7 | — | ||
DCT TV Special Dreams Come True Wonderland 2003 Documentary (DCT-TV スペシャル DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 2003 DOCUMENTARY) |
| 47 | — | ||
Dreams Come True Concert Tour 2005 Diamond 15 |
| 4 | — | ||
Dreams Come True Concert Tour 2006: The Love Rocks |
| 2 | — | ||
Shijō Saikyō no Idō Yuenchi Dreams Come True Wonderland 2007 (史上最強の移動遊園地 DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 2007, "The Fastest Amusement Park Ride Ever Dreams Come True Wonderland 2007") |
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20th Anniversary Dreams Come True Concert Tour 2009 "Dorishitemasu?" (20th Anniversary DREAMS COME TRUE CONCERT TOUR 2009 "ドリしてます?", "20th Anniversary Dreams Come True Concert Tour 2009 'Have Taken?'") |
| 6 | — | ||
Minna de Dorisuru? Do You Dreams Come True? Special Live (みんなでドリする? DO YOU DREAMS COME TRUE? SPECIAL LIVE!) |
| 19 | — | ||
The Live!!! 2010: Dori×Pokari to Nama Rabusen (THE LIVE!!! 2010 〜ドリ×ポカリと生ラブセン〜) |
| 6 | 4 | ||
Shijō Saikyō no Idō Yuenchi Dreams Come True Wonderland 2011 (史上最強の移動遊園地 DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 2011, "The Fastest Amusement Park Ride Ever Dreams Come True Wonderland 2011") |
| 4 | 4 | ||
Dreams Come True Ura Dori Wonderland 2012/2013 (DREAMS COME TRUE 裏ドリワンダーランド 2012/2013) |
| 2 | 13 | ||
25th Anniversary Dreams Come True Concert Tour 2014 Attack 25 (25th Anniversary DREAMS COME TRUE CONCERT TOUR 2014 ATTACK 25) |
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Shijō Saikyō no Idō Yuenchi Dreams Come True Wonderland 2015 (史上最強の移動遊園地 DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 2015) |
| - | - | ||
Dreams Come True Ura Dori Wonderland 2016 (DREAMS COME TRUE 裏ドリワンダーランド 2016) |
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"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the DVD and/or Blu-ray charts, or items that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Director |
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"Sō Dayo" [137] | 1996 | Yasuyuki Yamaguchi |
"Asa ga Mata Kuru" [138] | 1999 | Wataru Takeishi |
"Nante Koi Shita n' Darō" [139] | ||
"Snow Dance" [140] | Noriyuki Tanaka | |
"24/7" [141] | 2000 | Ichirō Miyamoto |
"Suki Dake ja Dame Nanda" [142] | 2001 | |
"Itsu no Ma ni" [143] | Ken Sueda | |
"Canon" (カノン) [144] | ||
"It's All About Love" [145] | 2002 | |
"Yasashii Kiss o Shite" [146] | 2004 | Shigeaki Kubo |
"Mascara Matsuge" [147] | Ken Sueda | |
"Hajimari no La" [148] | Satoshi Takagi | |
"Olá! Vitória!" [149] | Yūichi Kodama | |
"Love Letter" [150] | Ken Sueda | |
"Nando Demo" [151] | 2005 | Nakano Hiroyuki |
"Jet!!!" [152] | Ken Sueda | |
"Sunshine" [153] | Tetsuo Inoue | |
"Moshi mo Yuki no Nara" [154] | 2006 | Miwa Yoshida, Masato Nakamura, Ken Sueda |
"Kyō Dake wa" [155] | Shigeaki Kubo | |
"Osaka Lover" [156] | 2007 | Seki Ryūji |
"Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai" (movie version) [157] | Keīchi Kobayashi | |
"Aishiteru no Sign (Watashitachi no Mirai Yosōzu)" [146] | Shigeaki Kubo | |
"Merry-Life-Goes-Round" [158] | 2008 | |
"Tsuretette Tsuretette" [146] | ||
"Good Bye My School Days" [159] | 2009 | |
"Sono Saki e" [160] | Fumihiko Sori | |
"Nee" [161] | 2010 | Shinji Niwa |
"Ikite Yuku no Desu" [162] | Electronik | |
"Sōzō o Koeru Ashita e" [163] | 2012 | Hamamura "Hama" Tomohiro |
"Ai ga Tadoritsuku Basho" [164] | Hideaki Kuroda | |
"Made of Gold" [165] | 2013 | Hamamura "Hama" Tomohiro |
"Saa Kane o Narase" [166] | ||
"Kono Machi de" [167] | Naohiko Isomura | |
"Again" [168] | 2014 | Hamamura "Hama" Tomohiro |
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The discography of Ayaka consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, a cover album and numerous singles, released through Warner between 2006 and 2009, and through Ayaka's independent label, A Station, from 2012 onwards.
The discography of Japanese R&B and pop singer Ken Hirai consists of ten studio albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, three cover albums, thirteen video albums and numerous singles and promotional singles. Hirai debuted as a musician under Sony Music Records in 1995 with the single "Precious Junk", but found success five years later with the single "Lakuen" and his third album, The Changing Same.
The discography of Japanese musician Kaela Kimura consists of eleven studio albums, two compilation albums, one cover album, three extended plays, twenty-eight singles and five video albums. She debuted as a musician in 2004 under the label Columbia Music Entertainment, releasing ten albums with the company. In 2013, Kimura released Rock, an album of English language covers under her private label Ela Music. In 2014, Kimura released "Ole! Oh!", her first single under Victor Entertainment.
The discography of Japanese recording artist and actor Masaharu Fukuyama consists of ten studio albums, four compilation albums, three remix albums, twenty video albums, and numerous physical and promotional singles. Fukuyama debuted through BMG Japan by releasing the single "Tsuioku no Ame no Naka" (1990) and the album Dengon. The works failed to chart, however, in 1992 the single "Good Night", aided by the popularity it gained through use in the drama Ai wa Dō da, charted on the Oricon Singles Chart, peaking at number nine. In 1993, his album Calling became his first number one album on the Oricon Albums Chart; it has sold over 850,000 copies in Japan and has been certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
The discography of the Japanese rock band Radwimps consists of thirteen studio albums, ten video albums, and 32 singles. Radwimps debuted as a musical act in 2003 through independent label Newtraxx, releasing the albums Radwimps (2003) and Radwimps 2: Hatten Tojō (2005). After being signed to major label Toshiba EMI, the band released their album Radwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai to increasing commercial success.
The discography of Japanese musical act Rip Slyme consists of ten studio albums, four compilation albums, two extended plays, one live album, eight video albums and thirty-three singles. Rip Slyme debuted as an independent act on File Records in 1995, releasing material with them until their major label debut under Warner Music Japan in 2000. The band's second album under Warner, Tokyo Classic (2002) was a commercial success, selling over 1,000,000 copies.
The discography of M-Flo features nine studio albums, nine compilation albums, one live album and 25 singles. These were released on Labsoul Records and Avex Group independent label Rhythm Republic in 1998, and from 1999 onwards released through Rhythm Zone.
The discography of Japanese actress and singer-songwriter Takako Matsu includes ten studio, three compilation, two live, seven video albums, twenty-one singles, and twenty music videos. Born into a family of actors, Matsu made her debut as a stage performer before her roles in TV dramas and films. That year she released her first single, "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara", which peaked at number 8 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 400,000 copies. Matsu's debut album, Sora no Kagami, peaked at number 4 on the Oricon Albums Chart. Selling over 300,000 copies, it earned a platinum certification from the RIAJ and Matsu was named Best New Artist of the Year at the 12th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
"Tsuretette Tsuretette" is a single by Japanese pop duo Dreams Come True, from their fifteenth studio album, Do You Dreams Come True? (2009), released on November 12, 2009, through Universal Music Japan. The title track was written by the band's singer and songwriter Miwa Yoshida, and produced by Masato Nakamura. The single debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, becoming the group's first single to top the chart in ten years. It has sold about 86,000 copies in Japan and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
The discography of Japanese pop group AAA includes eleven studio albums, six extended plays, seven compilation albums, eight live albums, one cover album, three remix albums, and 52 singles. All of the group's releases have been with Avex Trax, a subsidiary of Avex Group.
The discography of Japanese boy band SMAP consists of 21 studio albums, 5 compilation albums, 23 video albums, and numerous singles. Sports Music Assemble People, abbreviated as SMAP, was formed in 1988 by a group of backup dancers for the boy band Hikaru Genji of Johnny & Associates. The band's initial releases performed poorly on the charts, but the following ones started gaining attention, aided by the group's appearance on their own variety show, SMAP×SMAP. Meanwhile Kimi Iro Omoi single was used in anime Akazukin Chacha broadcast in Japan only. In worldwide broadcast, Kimi Iro Omoi single was replaced by Shoko Sawada. However, that single can only available on MP3 Store, then download between TV Size and Full version. Their 2003 single "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" sold over two million copies in Japan, becoming one of the best-selling singles in the country. In August 2016, the group announced that they will disband by the year end. Since 2003, all of the band's releases have peaked at number one on the Oricon Albums or Singles Chart. The group has sold over 38,5 million records in Japan.
The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Kazumasa Oda consists of ten studio albums, four compilation albums, two cover albums, three video albums, and thirty solo singles. Oda began his career as a performer of the folk-rock band Off Course. He began releasing solo material in 1985. His 1991 single "Oh! Yeah!" / "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" topped the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified two-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). When his 2016 compilation album Ano Hi Ano Toki topped the Oricon Albums Chart, Oda became the oldest artist in the country to achieve the accomplishment.
The discography of the Japanese pop group Sandaime J Soul Brothers consists of eight studio albums, two compilation albums, and twenty-six singles. Since the group's original formation in 1999, the group has experienced two line-up changes and reboots, and currently consists of seven members: Naoto Kataoka, Naoki Kobayashi, Ryuji Imaichi, Hiroomi Tosaka, Elly, Takanori Iwata, Kenjiro Yamashita. The group was formed by producer and former Exile member Hiroyuki Igarashi who founded the group's management agency LDH Japan.