Da-ice

Da-ice
Origin Japan
Genres J-pop
Years active 2011–present
Labels Universal Sigma
Website da-ice.jp
Members Yudai Ohno
Toru Iwaoka
Taiki Kudo
Sota Hanamura
Hayate Wada

Da-ice (stylized as Da-iCE), is a 5-member Japanese male vocal and dance group signed to Universal Music Japan's Universal Sigma label.[1] They are managed by Avex Management Inc.[2]

The group, consisting of 2 vocalists with a four-octave vocal range and 3 dancers, was formed in 2011.[3][4] They made their major debut in 2014.

Despite the hyphen in the group's name, it is pronounced as "dice". Five sides of a dice represent the members, while the last side represents the fans.[5] The "a-i" in the name is intentionally spelt in lowercase, as "ai" means love in the Japanese language.[6]

History

Pre-debut

In January 2011, Yudai Ohno, Toru Iwaoka, Taiki Kudo, Sota Hanamura and Hayate Wada were gathered and formed into a group by their current manager.[7] Then named Blackout, they quickly decided to change their name as "blackout" meant a power outage.[6] In April, they held their first concert in Shibuya Vuenos.

From May to September 2012, Da-iCE performed as the opening act for their agency mates AAA in "AAA Tour 2012 -777- Triple Seven".[8][9] This significantly widened their exposure to the public, and by the end of the tour their Twitter followers had grown from about 2,000 to over 10,000.[7] On 12 December 2012, the group released their self-titled debut indie mini-album. It ranked 1st on the Recochoku ringtone daily chart, and reached a peak of number 15 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart.

Following the release of the album, Da-iCE held their first tour in January 2013. In May the same year, they held their second tour. On 5 June 2013, they released their first indie single, "I'll be back". The single ranked in at 14 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and achieved a number 1 on the Recochoku ringtone daily chart again.[10] In July, they announced they would be making their major debut in 2014, and in October, they announced that the major debut single would be decided by nationwide voting online.[11] At the end of 2013 the group had a transfer to the sub label UNIVERSAL SIGMA of the music label Universal Music Japan, where they debuted with the single "SHOUT IT OUT".

2014 - Major Debut

On 15 January 2014, the group released their major debut single, "Shout It Out", which achieved 4th place on the Oricon Weekly Charts.[12] In March, they held their third tour. Following the release of 2 subsequent singles, Da-iCE released their 1st major and full album, Fight Back, as well as a DVD of their third tour, on 15 October.[13] On 8 November 2015, the group announced that they would be releasing their 2nd major and full album Every Season. All four singles from 2015 will be included in this album.

2016 - 2nd Album Every Season

Officially released on January 6, 2016, Every Season had achieved 1st place on the Oricon Daily Ranking on January 5, a day before the official release. Their album sale had reached more than 30,000 copies sold throughout the day. Every Season includes four singles from 2015 and a collaboration with SKY-HI from their senior group, AAA. On February 1, 2016, it was announced that Da-iCE would be holding their first Hall Tour across Japan starting from July, with its final stop being at Tokyo Nippon Budokan on January 1, 2017. This will be the first time the group has performed at an Arena as a solo act.[14] On February 8 they wrapped up their 3rd tour with a surprise announcement of their new single "WATCH OUT", and their 3rd concert live DVD "Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015-2016 -PHASE 4 HELLO-" to be released simultaneously on April 6, 2016. The single "WATCH OUT" will have 3 versions and individual member versions. The 3rd live DVD will feature the semi-final performance in Tokyo at the Toyosu PIT on January 31, 2016. This will include a Limited Edition one hour recording called “the Road to Nippon Budokan”.[15]

Members

Name
Position
Date of birth
Birthplace
Blood
type
Taiki Kudō (工藤大輝) Leader/Dancer 28 June 1987 Hokkaido B
Tōru Iwaoka (岩岡徹) Dancer 6 June 1987 Chiba Prefecture O
Yūdai Ohno (大野雄大) Vocalist 1 April 1989 Aichi Prefecture A
Sōta Hanamura (花村想太) Vocalist 15 August 1990 Hyogo Prefecture A
Hayate Wada (和田颯) Dancer 3 February 1994 Gunma Prefecture O

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
No. Title Year Peak chart positions Album Sales (JPN)[16]
Oricon Singles Charts
[17]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[18]
Indie Singles
1 "I'll Be Back" 2013 13 - 6,000
Major Singles
1 "Shout It Out" 2014 4 19 Fight Back 14,000
2 "Toki" 5 19 15,000
3 "Hush Hush" (ハッシュハッシュ) 8 38 23,000
4 "Mou Ichido Dake" (もう一度だけ) 2015 2 8 Every Season 22,000
5 "Billion Dreams" 4 13 26,000
6 "Everybody" 3 3 38,000
7 "Hello" 3 - 40,000
8 "Watch Out" 2016 3 - - 35,000

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Type Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[16]
JPN
[17]
Da-iCE EP 33 5,000
Fight Back Studio 3 14,000
Every Season Studio 1 39,000+

Video releases

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[17]
Da-iCE Live Tour 2014 -Phase 2-
  • Released: December 15, 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD
 9
Da-iCE Live Tour Phase 3 ~Fight Back~
  • Released: April 15, 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD
 12
Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015-2016 -PHASE 4 HELLO- To be Released: April 6, 2016 (JPN) 3

Collaborative works

Year Song Notes Release title
2013 "My Generation" (Vimclip) Featuring vocals from Yudai Ohno and Sota Hanamura I

Photobooks

Title Release Date
Da-iCE First Photo Book 2015-03-13

Achievements

Appearances

Variety

Drama

Movies

References

  1. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY - Da-iCE（ダイス） - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Da-iCE｜avex management Web" (in Japanese). Avex. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Da-iCE｜MTV ZUSHI FES 14 supported by RIVIERA｜MTV JAPAN" (in Japanese). Viacom International. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ "ボーカル＆ダンスユニット"Da-iCE"（ダイス）が遂に『SHOUT IT OUT』でメジャーデビュー！" (in Japanese). Viacom International. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Da-iCE「BILLION DREAMS」インタビュー (2/3) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. 1 2 "初めまして！！(^^)｜Da-iCE(ダイス)オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba" (in Japanese). Ameba. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  7. 1 2 "Da-iCE「BILLION DREAMS」インタビュー (1/3) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Da-iCEから大事なお知らせ｜Da-iCE(ダイス)オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba" (in Japanese). Ameba. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  9. ↑ "結成わずか２年で快進撃中 AAAの全国ツアーのオープニングアクトも務めた ダンス＆ボーカルグループ、Da-iCEが1stシングルリリース" (in Japanese). Pia. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  10. ↑ "Da-iCE、インディーズアーティストとして2作連続でレコチョク総合サイト1位の快挙" (in Japanese). Mynavi. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  11. ↑ "Da-iCE、来年1月にメジャーへ デビュー曲は"国民投票"で決定" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  12. ↑ "Da-iCE、メジャーデビュー曲「SHOUT IT OUT」を発売！" (in Japanese). CD Data Magazine. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  13. ↑ "Da-iCE 1stアルバム「FIGHT BACK」詳細発表、LIVE DVD発売も決定" (in Japanese). Musicman-Net. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  14. ↑ "「Da-iCE HALL TOUR 2016」＆武道館単独ライブ決定につき、チケット一次先行対象者入会キャンペーン実施！！". Da-iCE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  15. ↑ "Da-iCE、ツアーファイナル後にさんぴん茶でファンと乾杯". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  16. 1 2 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). (subscription required (help)).
  17. 1 2 3 "Da-iCEの売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  18. ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  19. ↑ "THE GOLD DISC" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2015-04-23.

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