Earth (stylized as EARTH) was a Japanese

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formed by

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in 2000, with its members consisting of Yuka Togo, Maya Tomonaga, and Sayaka Setoyama. They debuted in February 2000 with the release of the song "Time After Time", and they won the

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Newcomer Award and Japan Cable Award Cable Music Award in the same year. They disbanded in January 2005.

History

Togo, Tomonaga, and Setoyama were winners of the

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Starlight Auditions held in 1999 by Vision Factory. They debuted on February 23, 2000, with the single "Time After Time", which was used as an insert song in the 2000 television drama '. By the end of 2000, the group earned the Newcomer Award at the

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. Earth also won the Cable Music Award at the 33rd Japan Cable Award for "Time After Time." Earth later disbanded in January 2005.

Members

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards

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* {{Authority control Avex Group artists Japanese pop music groups Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 Musical groups from Tokyo