The Indigo
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- The correct title of this article is the Indigo. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
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 the Indigo's first album, Blue
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Japan | |
| Genre(s) | J-Rock / J-pop | |
| Years active | 1998- | |
| Label(s) | Geneon | |
| Website | www.the-indigo.com | |
| Members | ||
| Miki Taoka Yuichi Ichikawa |
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the Indigo is a Japanese band comprised of Miki Taoka (田岡美樹 Taoka Miki?) on vocals and Yuichi Ichikawa (市川裕一 Ichikawa Yuichi?) on composition and arrangement. They were first formed in 1998 and released their debut Maxi single BLUE on May 24, 2000. This was followed by their 2nd Maxi Single Kikasete (きかせて?) on August 30, 2000, and their first full album BLUE on September 27, 2000. They are signed under Geneon Entertainment.
the Indigo's songs range from pop rock to slow ballads. Their discography shows a gradual shift from an alternative-pop rock hybrid towards a preference for ballads. Their style is also shown in their covers of various rock classics in their cover albums My Fair Melodies and My Fair Melodies 2.
They have also performed several songs for both the opening and ending themes for anime TV series. This includes Namo Shirenu Hana (名も知れぬ花?) for Ai Yori Aoshi, Under the Blue Sky for Someday's Dreamers, I Do! for Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi, and more recently, Fantasista Girl (ファンタジスタ★ガール?) for Animal Yokocho.
They continue to release albums at a prodigious rate, averaging one per year, and toured Korea in late 2004-early 2005. They also perform regularly in live sessions at various clubs and events.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- BLUE (September 27, 2000)
- RECORDS (August 29, 2001)
- Poetic Beauty (January 17, 2002)
- My Fair Melodies (February 27, 2002) (Cover album)
- sound of fragrance (September 26, 2002)
- Indigo Suite (Best Indigo Music) (March 5, 2003)
- GLIDER (September 10, 2003)
- My Fair Melodies 2 (February 18, 2004) (Cover album)
- SONG IS LOVE (August 4, 2004)
- flair (November 9, 2005)
- Once More (June 7, 2006) (Cover album)
- Future Folk (November 8, 2006)
[edit] Singles
- BLUE (May 24, 2000)
- Kikasete (きかせて?) (August 30, 2000)
- Kokoroni (ココロニ) (December 13, 2000)
- BRAND NEW DAY (April 25, 2001)
- pain (June 27, 2001)
- Toikake (といかけ?) (August 28, 2002)
- UNDER THE BLUE SKY (February 5, 2003)
- Sweet Radio (featuring Nishitera Kyouka) (July 30, 2003)
- I Do! (November 12, 2003)
- Fantasista Girl (ファンタジスタ★ガール?) (October 26, 2005)
[edit] Other Songs
- Akai Hana: A one and a half-minute song that was used as the ending theme for episode 15 of the anime TV series Ai Yori Aoshi. It was never released on any of the Indigo's albums or singles, and is only available on the album Ai Yori Aoshi Original TV Soundtrack 2.
