Smile.dk
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This is about the Swedish pop group. For the British rock band that Queen was formed out of, see Smile (band).
Smile.dk is a Swedish pop music/Bubblegum Dance group with Malin Kernby and Veronica Larsson as the current members. The band is well-known around the world partly due to their song "Butterfly" in Dance Dance Revolution.
The members are.....
- Veronica Larsson
- Malin Kernby (Joined during 2nd album)
- Nina Boquist (Left group after 1st Album)
Despite what the name suggests, Malin, Veronica and former member Nina are not Danish; they are all from Sweden. They marketed their album in Denmark, hence the ".dk" tag.
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[edit] History
Veronica and Nina first formed their band as Smile and published their first album Smile in 1998. It received wide attention, especially in Japan. Several songs in this album were included in EMI Dancemania compilations, of which one of the songs, "Butterfly", was eventually licensed by Konami into the first version of Dance Dance Revolution. Since then, Butterfly has become one of the most popular songs in Dance Dance Revolution's history. Other Smile.dk songs on Dance Dance Revolution include "Boys" from Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX and its remix "Boys (Euro Mix)" from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX, "Mr. Wonderful" and "Butterfly (Upswing mix)" from Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX, "Petit Love" in Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000, "Dancing All Alone" in Dance Dance Revolution 5thMIX, and "Golden Sky" in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA.
After the first album, Nina left Smile and started a solo career and Malin replaced Nina in Smile. The band name was also changed from Smile to Smile.dk.
The single "Kissy Kissy" from their second album is also a popular track in the dance game EZ2Dancer.
The group's songs, particularly "Butterfly", are often mistaken as being by the similar artists Toy-Box and, on occasion, Aqua. "Butterfly" is constantly being mistaken to be sung by Jpop artist Ayumi Hamasaki.
The video for "Boys" pays homage to Sabrina Salerno's hit 'Boys Boys Boys (Summertime Love)' in that Veronica is seen performing in a crystal-clear swimming pool, as did Salerno in her own video.
[edit] Hiatus
According to their manager [in 2005], Veronica and Malin have been taking a break due to both girls being married and one having a baby on the way. He seemingly does not believe the last has been heard of Smile.dk.
[edit] Trivia
The Smile.dk single, Domo Domo Domo was inspired by Australian born, Nagoya, Japan based radio DJ Chris Glenn. The line is a catchphrase used by Glenn as a greeting to his radio shows and events. "Domo" translates as an informal "Thank You".
[edit] Similar artists
- Aqua (Most successful Danish band world wide)
- Toy-Box (famous for their hit "Tarzan & Jane")
- Hit'n'Hide (famous for their hit "Space Invaders")
- Daze (famous for their hit "Superhero")
- Vengaboys (famous for their hit "We're Going to Ibiza")
- Me & My (famous for their hit "Dub I Dub")
- See Bubblegum dance
[edit] Albums
- Smile (1998)
- Future Girls (2000)
- Smile Paradise (2001)
- Golden Sky (2003)
[edit] Video Game Discography
| Song | Game | Hardware | Region | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly | Dance Dance Revolution | Arcade | Japan | 1998.10.?? |
| Boys | Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix | Arcade | Japan | 1999.1.19 |
| Butterfly (Upswing Mix) | Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix | Arcade | Japan | 1999.10.30 |
| Boys (Euro Mix) | Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix | Arcade | Japan | 2000.7.24 |
| Petit Love | Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix Plus | Arcade | Japan | 2000.7.24 |
| Dancing All Alone | Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix | Arcade | Japan | 200?.??.?? |
| Golden Sky | Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA | Arcade | Japan | 2006.7.12 |
| Kissy Kissy | Ez2Dancer UK Move Special Edition | Arcade | UK | 2003.??.?? |
| Butterfly (Delaction Mix) | Pop'n Music 13 Carnival | Console (PS2) | Japan | 2006.??.?? |
