doa (Japanese band)

doa
Origin	Japan
Genres	Rock, Pop, Folk rock, Hard rock, Country rock
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Giza Studio
Website	Official Website
Members	Daiki Yoshimoto Akihito Tokunaga Shinichiro Ohta

doa (read as "do-a") is a Japanese hard rock band currently under the Giza Studio label. The band is named after a single letter of each of the members' names: Daiki Yoshimoto, Shinichiro Ohta, and Akihito Tokunaga.

Two of the band's singles, "Eiyuu" and "Aoi Kajitsu", were used as opening theme songs for the 2004-2005 tokusatsu TV series Ultraman Nexus. Shiro no Jumon was used as an ending theme song for Saiyuki Reload Gunlock.

Members

• Daiki Yoshimoto (吉本 大樹 Yoshimoto Daiki) - vocals
• Shinichiro Ohta (大田 紳一郎 Ōta Shin'ichirō) - guitar, vocals
• Akihito Tokunaga (徳永 暁人 Tokunaga Akihito) - bass guitar, vocals

Discography

Albums

Deadstock

June 16, 2004 (Indies)

1. OHIO
2. WOODSTOCK
3. Tanpopo
4. HELPLESS
5. Juu wo Tore
6. Haru Ranman
7. FIND THE COST OF FREEDOM

Open_d

February 9, 2005

1. Open_d
2. Shiro no Jumon
3. Siren
4. Hi no Tori no You ni
5. Uzumakiku Yozora
6. Sakamichi
7. Mujintou
8. Haru Ichiban ni
9. Jyuu to Iu Mei no Brand
10. Eiyuu
11. Shinsekai

Candle

November 23, 2005

1. Candle
2. Boku wa Kimi wo Kowashi Tarishinai
3. Kimi Dake ni Kizuite Hoshii
4. Happy Ending ja Owaranai
5. Yozora wa Kirameite
6. I wanna know your soul
7. Sherry
8. Kiken na Curve
9. Aoi Kajitsu
10. Jitensha Shounen
11. Hare

3

September 26, 2007

1. Kokoro no Rhythm Tobichiru Butterfly
2. Chikyuu no Nake de Futari Kiri
3. RUNAWAY
4. Keep Rollin'
5. Zero no Kimochi
6. Uso
7. Harukaze
8. SALMON JUMP
9. Atsui Uchi ni Ute
10. Route 26
11. cactus (Interlude)
12. One Love
13. Jiyuu Katachi ~FREE STYLE~

Prime Garden

November 19, 2008

1. Big Wave Will Come
2. I wish
3. Hello☆Goodbye
4. Glass no Highway
5. Owaranai YESTERDAY
6. Come On!
7. Southern Lights
8. Kaze no Naka no Sodateta Hana
9. Wagabeso
10. OH OH OSAKA
11. Donkurai
12. Tegami
13. Kanpai

Frontier

August 12, 2009

1. TAKE IT EASY
2. I'll be there
3. DESIRE
4. DANCE WITH LIFE ~Tsuyogari no Ganbariiman~
5. FRONTIER
6. Wave Your Hands
7. Warau ga Kachi ya
8. Oh FRIEND
9. Just like that?
10. Shitsudo -100 % no Kyuujitsu
11. Nannen Burikani
12. Poison
13. 365 no Diamonds

This Life

August 11, 2010

1. THIS LIFE
2. Tabidachi no Uta
3. No Control
4. Imagine
5. Ippai
6. I Sing
7. Doshaburi PaperDriver
8. Always in my heart
9. Otona Rhapsody
10. WANDER THE WORLD
11. Bye-Bye Deflation
12. Kasu Udon
13. FREE WAY

Singles

Maxi

1. "Hi no Tori no Yō ni" (火ノ鳥のように, "Like a Fire Bird") - July 14, 2004
2. "Shiro no Jumon" (白の呪文, "A White Spell") - September 15, 2004
3. "Eiyū (英雄, "Hero") - November 24, 2004
4. "Aoi Kajitsu" (青い果実, "Blue Fruit") - April 27, 2005
5. "Kimi Dake ni Kizuite Hoshii" (君だけに気づいてほしい, "I Just Hope You Realize") - August 17, 2005
6. "Candle" (キャンドル Kyandoru) - November 2, 2005
7. "Zero no Kimochi" (ゼロの気持ち, "Zero Feelings") - August 23, 2006
8. "Kokoro no Rhythm Tobichiru Butterfly" (心のリズム飛び散るバタフライ Kokoro no Rizumu Tobichiru Batafurai, "The Rhythm of the Heart is Like a Fluttering Butterfly") - December 6, 2006
9. "Harukaze" (はるかぜ, "Spring Breeze") - March 7, 2007
10. "Glass no Highway" (ガラスのハイウェイ Gurasu no Haiwei, "Highway of Glass") - April 2, 2008
11. "Southern Lights" (サザンライツ Sazan Raitsu) - July 16, 2008
12. "I wish" - October 22, 2008
13. "365 no Diamond" (365のダイヤモンド Sanbyaku Rokujū Go no Daiyamondo, "365 Diamonds") - January 28, 2009
14. "Tabidachi no Uta" (旅立ちの歌, "Traveller's Song") - March 17, 2010
15. "Now and Forever" - March 16, 2011

Digital

1. "We Are One" - May 25, 2011

See also

• J-Rock

External links

• doa official Web site (Japanese)
• doa official blog (Japanese)
• Hiroki Yoshimoto official site (Japanese)