Dreams Come True
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- Dreams Come True is also an album by Judee Sill.
| Dreams Come True | |
|---|---|
| Origin |  Japan |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Jazz |
| Years active | 1988-Present |
| Label(s) | Sony Music Japan (1988-1997) Toshiba EMI (1997-2002) Virgin Records (1997-2002) DCT Records (2002-present) Universal Music Japan (2003-present) |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Masato Nakamura Miwa Yoshida |
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| Former members | |
| Takahiro Nishikawa | |
Dreams Come True (ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー Dorīmuzu Kamu Tourū?) is an influential music duo from Japan, formed in 1988. [1]
They are renowned for their melodies and poetic songwriting, and have sold more than 50 million records worldwide. [2]
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[edit] History
Dreams Come True was started by Masato Nakamura, and is fronted by Miwa Yoshida, who is the band's main singer-songwriter. They were originally a three-piece band with Takahiro Nishikawa on keyboards, until he departed in 2002. The band is commonly known as DCT (Dreams Come True) and sometimes referred to as "Dorikamu" (ドリカム?) by their fans. Dreams Come True released their self-titled debut album in 1989, which sold more than one million copies.
In 1993 they recorded "Winter Song" for the opening theme of the Tristar Pictures movie "Sleepless in Seattle" [3] and the following year recorded the song "Eternity" for the animated film "The Swan Princess" by New Line Cinema. In Japan, they recorded many theme songs for TBS television shows, and it wasn't long before they caught the attention of the Walt Disney company, and were hired to create various musical-tunes for their television shows, and attractions at the Tokyo Disney Resort. In 2001, they composed the theme song for the Japanese release on the Disney film Atlantis, and Miwa was hired to be the voice actor for the character Audrey Rocio Ramirez in the Japanese version.
Miwa Yoshida started a solo music career in 1995, and the following year appeared on the cover of Time Magazine [4]. She has also appeared in various advertisements for Sony, Visa, Honda, Shiseido, Lotte, Vodafone, and Coca Cola. Meanwhile Masato was hired to compose the music for a few television commercials, and around the same time compiled various "Dreams Come True" songs for Konami to be used in their game series Dance Dance Revolution. He had previously been hired to compose the music for the Sonic the Hedgehog video games on the Sega Mega Drive.
They have also been involved in various charity events. Including a collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto in 2001 to help raise funds for land mine removal agencies, and taking part in the Live 8 benefit concert in 2005.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Dreams Come True | March 21, 1989 |
| Love Goes On | November 22, 1989 |
| Wonder 3 | November 1, 1990 |
| Million Kisses | November 15, 1991 |
| The Swinging Star | November 14, 1992 |
| Magic | December 4, 1993 |
| Delicious | March 25, 1995 |
| Love Unlimited | April 21, 1996 |
| Sing or Die | November 15, 1997 |
| Sing or Die: Worldwide Version | July 16, 1998 |
| The Monster | April 21, 1999 |
| The Soul: Dreams Come True Greatest Hits | February 14, 2000 |
| The Monster: Universal Mix | May 9, 2001 |
| Monkey Girl Odyssey | December 5, 2001 |
| Sing or Die 2002: Monkey Girl Odyssey Tour Special Edition | March 29, 2002 |
| The Monster 2002: Monkey Girl Odyssey Tour Special Edition | March 29, 2002 |
| Dreamage: Love Ballad Collection | December 17, 2003 |
| Dreamania: Smooth Groove Collection | January 9, 2004 |
| Love Overflows: Asian Edition | March 3, 2004 |
| Diamond 15 | December 6, 2004 |
| The Love Rocks | February 22, 2006 |
| And I Love You | December 12, 2007 |
[edit] Singles
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| あなたに会いたくて (Anata ni Aitakute?) | March 21, 1989 |
| Approach | June 1, 1989 |
| うれしはずかし朝帰り (Ureshi Hazukashi Asagaeri?) | September 1, 1989 |
| LAT.43°N ~Forty-three Degrees North Latitude~ | November 22, 1989 |
| 笑顔の行方 (Egao no Yukue?) | February 20, 1989 |
| Ring! Ring! Ring! | June 21, 1989 |
| さよならを待ってる (Sayonara o Matteru?) | September 21, 1989 |
| 雪のクリスマス (Yuki no kurisumusu?) | November 21, 1990 |
| Eyes to me | April 25, 1991 |
| 忘れないで (Wasurenaide?) | October 25, 1991 |
| 決戦は金曜日 (Kessen wa Kinyoubi?) | September 28, 1992 |
| 晴れたらいいね (Haretaraii ne?) | October 21, 1992 |
| Go for it! | September 9, 1993 |
| Wherever You Are | April 28, 1994) |
| すき (suki?) | November 4, 1994 |
| サンキュ (Sankyu?) | February 22, 1995 |
| Love Love Love | July 24, 1995 |
| Romance | October 30, 1995 |
| そうだよ (soudayo?) | November 25, 1996 |
| Peace! | October 22, 1997 |
| あはは (ahaha?) | January 28, 1998 |
| Winter Song | November 26, 1998 |
| 朝がまた来る (Asa ga Mata Kuru?) | January 20, 1999 |
| なんて恋したんだろ (Nante koishitan daro?) | March 31, 1999 |
| Snow Dance | December 24, 1999 |
| 24/7 | November 22, 2000 |
| 好きだけじゃだめなんだ (Sukidake jadame nanda?) | January 31, 2001 |
| Go On, Baby! | June 6, 2001 |
| いつのまに (Itsu no mani?) | July 18, 2001 |
| It's All About Love | September 19, 2002 |
| やさしいキスをして (Yasashii kisu o shite?) | February 18, 2004 |
| マスカラまつげ／はじまりのla (masukara matsuge / Hajimari no la?) | April 21, 2004 |
| Olá! Vitória! | June 16, 2004 |
| Love Letter | November 3, 2004 |
| 何度でも (Nando demo?) | February 16, 2005 |
| Jet!!! / Sunshine | November 30, 2005 |
| もしも雪なら／今日だけは (Moshimo yukinara / Kyou dakewa?) | November 29, 2006 |
| 大阪LOVER (Osaka Lover?) | March 7, 2007 |
| きみにしか聞こえない (Kimi ni shika kikoenai?) | June 13, 2007 |
| ア・イ・シ・テ・ルのサイン 〜わたしたちの未来予想図〜 (A·i·shi·te·ru no sein ~Watashitachi no Mirai Yosouzu~?) | October 3, 2007 |
| またね featuring ルフィ、ゾロ、ナミ、ウソップ、サンジ、チョッパー、ロビン、フランキー、ヒルルク、くれは (Matane featuring Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Hiruruku, Kureha?) | February 27, 2008 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Yahoo! JAPAN - DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 2007特集
- ^ DREAMS COME TRUE - バイオグラフィー / BARKS アーティストプロフィール
- ^ http://www.dreamscometrue.com/ Reference located in biography, December 1993.
- ^ http://www.dreamscometrue.com/ Reference located in biography, October 1996.
