M.O.V.E.

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m.o.v.e (also spelled as M.O.V.E; formerly known as move) is a 3-member Japanese musical group. The group consists of yuri [Masuda Yūri (益田祐里, Masuda Yūri^?)] on vocals, motsu [Segawa Mototaka (瀬川素公, Segawa Mototaka^?)] on the rapping, and t-kimura [Kimura Takashi (木村貴志, Kimura Takashi^?)] as the producer. They are currently signed with the avex tune recording label.

m.o.v.e is perhaps best known for the unique style with which they blend rock, rap, electronica, metal, and many other genres into their music. m.o.v.e are also well-known for their contribution of opening and closing theme songs for the Initial D series. These include around the world, Rage your dream, BREAK IN2 THE NITE, Blazin' Beat, Gamble Rumble, DOGFIGHT, and Noizy Tribe.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 CD singles 1.1.1 iTunes Music Store USA Releases 1.2 Albums 1.2.1 Original Album 1.2.2 Remix Album 1.2.3 Best Album 1.3 DVD Audio 1.4 DVD Video 1.5 VHS Video 2 Trivia 3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] CD singles

1. ROCK IT DOWN (October 1, 1997)
2. around the world (January 7, 1998)
3. over drive (March 18, 1998)
4. Rage your dream (May 13, 1998)
5. BREAK IN2 THE NITE (November 11, 1998)
6. platinum (June 30, 1999)
7. Blazin' Beat (October 27, 1999)
8. words of the mind --brandnew journey-- (January 19, 2000)
9. sweet vibration (July 19, 2000)
10. Gamble Rumble (January 11, 2001)
11. SUPER SONIC DANCE (June 13, 2001)
12. FLY ME SO HIGH (August 8, 2001)
13. come together (December 19, 2001)
14. Romancing Train (February 6, 2002)
15. FUTURE BREEZE (June 26, 2002)
16. ¡ WAKE YOUR LOVE ! (November 20, 2002)
17. BURNING DANCE ~and other Japanimation songs~ (June 25, 2003)
18. Painless PAIN! (September 3, 2003)
19. Blast My Desire (January 7, 2004)
20. DOGFIGHT (May 26, 2004)
21. GHETTO BLASTER (August 4, 2004)
22. How To See You Again/Noizy Tribe (January 13, 2005)
23. FREAKY PLANET (September 28, 2005)
24. DISCO TIME (October 26, 2005)
25. Raimei ~out of kontrol~ [雷鳴 ~out of kontrol~] (November 23, 2005)
26. ANGEL EYES (December 14, 2005)
27. Good Day Good Time (unknown)

[edit] iTunes Music Store USA Releases

1. DOGFIGHT -- EP
   1. DOGFIGHT (English Version)
2. Freaky Planet / Dogfight - Single
   1. FREAKY PLANET (English Version)
   2. DOGFIGHT (English Version)
3. Vagabond / Noizy Tribe / Les Rythems Digitals Mix - EP
   1. Vagabond (English Version)
   2. Noizy Tribe (English Version)
   3. Les Rythems Digitals Mix
4. The Longest Movie / Cafe Roza Mad Professor Mix - Single
   1. The Longest Movie
   2. cafe ROZA --for Johnny & Mary-- (MAD PROFESSOR Mix)

[edit] Albums

[edit] Original Album

1. electrock (June 24, 1998)
2. worlds of the mind (January 19, 2000)
3. Operation Overload 7 (February 15, 2001)
4. SYNERGY (February 27, 2002)
5. DECADANCE (September 10, 2003)
6. Deep Calm (January 28, 2004)
7. BOULDER (January 26, 2005)
8. GRID (January 25, 2006)

[edit] Remix Album

1. remixers play move (March 23, 2000)
2. SUPER EUROBEAT presents EURO movement (November 29, 2000)
3. HYPER TECHNO MIX REVOLUTION I (May 30, 2001)
4. HYPER TECHNO MIX REVOLUTION II (July 25, 2001)
5. HYPER TECHNO MIX REVOLUTION III ~TRANCE VS. HARD CORE TECHNO~ (October 11, 2001)
6. TropicanTrops (August 28, 2002)
7. FAST FORWARD ~FUTURE BREAKBEATNIX~ (May 26, 2004)

[edit] Best Album

1. move super tune -BEST SELECTIONS- (December 4, 2002)
2. REWIND ~singles collection+~ (March 24, 2004)

[edit] DVD Audio

1. move super tune -BEST SELECTIONS- (January 28, 2004)

[edit] DVD Video

1. OVERDOSE POP STAR (November 1, 2000)
2. SYNERGY CLIPS (March 13, 2002)
3. FUTURE BREEZE+various works (June 26, 2002)
4. ¡ WAKE YOUR LOVE ! DVD (November 20, 2002)
5. Painless PAIN DVD (September 3, 2003)
6. Blast My Desire (January 7, 2004)
7. DOGFIGHT (May 26, 2004)

[edit] VHS Video

1. ELECTRIZE (October 7, 1998)
2. electrizm (November 1, 2000)

[edit] Trivia

• Takumi Fujiwara's car from the Initial D series, the Trueno AE86, appeared in the PV for "FREAKY PLANET".
• The English version of "FREAKY PLANET" was used in a remix contest held by ACIDplanet.com. The contest was held from August 31, 2005 to October 31, 2005. The winner had their track added onto the "GRID" album. This special track is listed as "Groovy Planet (London Stomp Mix)".
• m.o.v.e has appeared, in anime form, within episode 20 of Initial D: Fourth Stage.
• m.o.v.e's PV for "Raimei ~out of kontrol~" paid homage to the Initial D series, by having themselves inserted from reality into the anime. In the PV, motsu (with t.kimura as passenger) battled Takumi Fujiwara (with yuri as passenger) in a downhill battle race.
• The B-side for "sweet vibration", entitled "Can't Quit THIS!!! ~knock 'em out~" was used as an ending theme for the Playstation 2 game Dynasty Warriors 2
• m.o.v.e has appeared once in the past in the United States. Their first show was in Virginia as the musical guest for the anime convention AnimeUSA in 2005 (a short video clip is featured in their 2006 album "GRID"). They are scheduled to appear for the second time in Seattle, Washington as the musical guest for another anime convention Sakura-Con in April 2007.

[edit] External links

• m.o.v.e official website (Japanese)
• m.o.v.e official MySpace
• J!-ENT article on m.o.v.e's upcoming appearance at Sakura-Con 2007