AAA (band)
| AAA トリプル・エー |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Pop, eurobeat, techno, ballad |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Avex Trax |
| Website | www.avexnet.or.jp/aaa |
| Members | |
| Takahiro Nishijima Naoya Urata Mitsuhiro Hidaka Shinjiro Atae Shuta Sueyoshi Misako Uno Chiaki Itō |
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| Past members | |
| Yukari Goto | |
AAA (トリプル・エー Toripuru Ē, Triple A), and also known as Attack All Around, is a Japanese pop band signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005. The group originally consisted of five young men and three young women who had all acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki and Ami Suzuki.
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[edit] History
[edit] 2007–present: Media mix and acting, New Lineup + Larger Success
AAA is also performing the opening for 2007's Kamen Rider Den-O and also for Delicious Gakuin. For this single, "Climax Jump," they have temporarily changed their name to "AAA Den-O form". The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for the shipment of 100,000 physical singles and 100,000 full-track ringtone music downloads (or Chaku Uta Full) each, making Climax Jump their most successful single to date.[1][2]
AAA appeared at Otakon 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland.[3] Yukari Goto officially left AAA due to health problems and has not returned to the group.
AAA had their first Oricon weekly number 1 single in 2008 with "Mirage." AAA also appeared on the theaters and Nishijima manifested interest in the acting. He appeared in the film Love Exposure, which was the first film for him to play the main role. He performed cross-dressing in the film[4] and eventually won the Sponichi Grand Prix New Face Award of the year 2009 on January 19, 2010.[5]
After a string of top 5-10 hits throughout 2007-2008, AAA had a successful era in 2009 with their album HEARTFUL, with the album and all of the preceding singles debuting in the top 3. In 2010, AAA's double A-side single "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)" topped the Oricon weekly charts in May 2010, becoming their second number 1 single on the charts. Both songs were composed by Tetsuya Komuro, while those lyrics were written by others. Their next single "Makenai Kokoro" was released in August. The song is also composed by Komuro, but Uno and Ito sing the majority of the song while Hidaka provides backing rap vocals like their Heartful era. The single debuted at number 3 on the Oricon charts at over 45,000 sales.
In 2011, they released their 2nd compilation album "# AAABEST" and it went on to become their best selling album at that time, as well as becoming their 1st number one album on the Oricon weekly charts.[6]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album # | Album information |
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| 1st | Attack
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| 2nd | All
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| 3rd | Around
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| 4th | depArture
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| 5th | Heartful
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| 6th | Buzz Communication
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[edit] Remix albums
| Album # | Album information |
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| 1st | Remix Attack
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| 2nd | AAA Remix: Non-Stop All Singles
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[edit] Cover album
| Album # | Album information |
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| 1st | CCC: Challenge Cover Collection
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[edit] Mini-albums
| Mini-Album # | Mini-Album information |
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| 1st | Attack (half-album)
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| 2nd | All/2 (ニブンノオール)
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| 3rd | AlohAAA
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| 4th | Choice Is Yours
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[edit] Compilation albums
| Album # | Album Information |
|---|---|
| 1st | Attack All Around
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| 2nd | # AAABEST
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[edit] Singles
| Single # | Single Information |
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| 1st | "Blood on Fire"
1 Blood On Fire
1 Blood On Fire (Music Video / PV) |
| 2nd | "Friday Party"
1 Friday Party
1 Friday Party (Music Video / PV) |
| 3rd | "きれいな空 (Kirei na Sora) (Beautiful Sky)"
1 Kirei na Sora
1 Kirei na Sora (Music Video / PV) |
| 4th | "Dragon Fire"
1 Dragon Fire
1 Dragon Fire (Music Video / PV) |
| 5th | "ハレルヤ (Hallelujah)"
1 Hallelujah
1 Hallelujah (Music Video / PV) |
| 6th | "Shalala キボウの歌 (Kibou no Uta) (Song of Hope)"
1 Shalala キボウの歌
1 Shalala キボウの歌 (Music Video / PV) |
| 7th | "ハリケーン・リリ,ボストン・マリ (Hurricane Riri, Boston Mari)"
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| 8th | "ソウルエッジボーイ/キモノジェットガール (Soul Edge Boy/Kimono Jet Girl)"
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| 9th | "Let It Beat!"
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| 10th | "Q"
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| 11th | "チューインガム (Chewing Gum)"
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| 12th | "Black & White"
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| 13th | "Get チュー! / She の 事実 (Get Chuu! / She no Jijitsu)"
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| 14th | "唇からロマンチカ / That's Right (Kuchibiru Kara Romantica / That's Right)"
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| 15th | "夏もの (Natsu Mono) (Summer stuff)"
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| 16th | "Red Soul"
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| 17th | "Mirage"
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| 18th | "Beyond: カラダノカナタ (Beyond: Karada no Kanata) (Beyond: The Other Side of the Body) "
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| 19th | "MUSIC!!! / ZERØ"
1 Music
1 Music (Music Video / PV) (Type A only) |
| 20th | 旅ダチノウタ (Tabidachi no Uta) (Song of Departure) "
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| 21st | "Break Down/Break Your Name/Summer Revolution"
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| 22nd | "Hide-Away"
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| 23rd | "Heart and Soul"
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| 24th | "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)"
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| 25th | "Makenai Kokoro"
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| 26th | "Endless Fighters/PARADISE"
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| 27th | "Daiji na Koto"
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| 28th | "No Cry No More"
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| 29th | "CALL/I4U"
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| 30th | "Charge ▶ Go! / Lights"
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| 31th | "タイトル未定"
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[edit] Compilation singles
| Single # | Single Information | Artist Information |
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| 1st | "Climax Jump"
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AAA DEN-O Form |
| 2nd | "いざゆけ若鷹軍団2007 (Izayuke Wakataka Gundan 2007)"
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with AAA |
[edit] DVDs
- [2006.03.23] 1st Attack at Shibuya-Ax [Rank: #9 / Sales: 6,067]
- [2006.09.13] 2nd Attack at Zepp Tokyo [Rank: #4 / Sales: 10,496]
- [2006.12.31] 1st Anniversary Live - 3rd Attack 060913 at Budokan [Rank: #9 / Sales: 13,231]
- [2007.03.21] Channel @ x AAA
- [2007.07.18] 4th Attack at Shibuya: Ax on 4 April
- [2008.01.09] AAA 2nd Anniversary Live: 5th Attack 070922 Nippon Budokan [Rank: #1]
- [2008.03.12] Super Battle Gakuin Bangaihen: Delicious 5 Shijousaikyou no Teki
- [2008.03.15] PPP: Premium Performance Party (AAA Party Exclusive)
- [2008.08.27] AAA Tour 2008: Attack All Around
- [2009.01.14] AAA 3rd Anniversary Live 080922-080923 Nippon Budokan [Rank:#1]
- [2009.01.23] AAA meets Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (AAA Party Exclusive)
- [2009.02.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 1
- [2009.02.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 2
- [2009.03.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 3
- [2009.03.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 4
- [2009.04.24] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 5
- [2009.04.27] Mirai Seiki Shakespeare (Drama) Vol. 6
- [2009.08.12] AAA Tour 2009 - A depArture pArty[Rank:#1]
- [2010.03.03] AAA 4th Anniversary Live 090922 at Yokohama Arena [Rank:#1]
- [2010.09.29] AAA Tour 2010: Heart to ♥
[edit] Books
- [2005.09.01] AAA artistbook / The First Attack
[edit] References
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年3月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200803.html. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定<略称:11月度認定>" (in Japanese). RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w071220_3.html. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ Guests: Musical
- ^ "西島隆弘、次は主演賞?芝居も歌も「AAA」" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2010-02-09. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2010/02/09/02.html. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ "役者魂!西島隆弘 パンチラの嵐でも"無反応"" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2010-01-20. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2010/01/20/01.html. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ (in Japanese), http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/373048/ranking/cd_album/
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- AAA at Music Japan +
| Preceded by Ai Otsuka |
Japan Record Award for Best New Artist 2005 |
Succeeded by Ayaka |
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