is a three-piece Japanese

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band. DOES was formed in 2000 in the Fukuoka prefecture, where they continued to write songs and perform gigs until 2005. In 2005, some members left and the group went on hiatus. Releasing songs since 2004, DOES signed with

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in 2006. In 2008, their 6th single “Donten” reached 3rd on the

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weekly music ranking charts. It was also the 5th opening for the anime

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. On April 21, 2010, the band released their single "Bakuchi Dancer." The single sold around 33,000 copies in its initial week and debuted at number 3 on the Oricon weekly charts. The single ended up to be the 30th best selling single for the first half of 2010 and the 74th best single of the entire year. On November 14, 2012, the band released the single "Yumemiru Sekai" which is also the third opening for Space Brothers. In summer 2014 they released a CD single called "Guren" to be used as the 15th opening to the anime Naruto: Shippuden. On August 6, 2014, their special sixth album ''DOES'' was on sale. The band went on a hiatus in 2016 and returned in 2020.

Members

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Bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

, Vocals * -

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, Vocals

Discography

Independent Releases

#"DOES" (March 5, 2004) #"outside" (February 20, 2005) #"fish for you" (June 9, 2005) #"Fish For You No. 2" (March 8, 2006)

Singles

# (September 6, 2006) # (November 1, 2006) # (March 21, 2007) # (May 16, 2007) #*5th ending for anime series ''

'' # (October 31, 2007) # (June 18, 2008) #*5th opening for anime series ''

'' # (October 22, 2008) # (April 8, 2009) # (April 21, 2010) #*1st opening and 1st ending for the film '' Gintama: The Movie'' # (October 20, 2010) #* Opening theme song for the PSP game '' Kenka Bancho 5'' # (March 14, 2012) # (November 14, 2012) #*3rd opening for anime series '' Space Brothers'' # Guren (July 2, 2014) #*15th opening for anime series '' Naruto: Shippuden'' # KNOW KNOW KNOW (March 2, 2016) #*17th opening of anime series ''

Albums

#''NEWOLD'' (November 8, 2006) #''SUBTERRANEAN ROMANCE'' (November 18, 2007) #''The World's Edge'' (April 29, 2009) #''Modern Age'' (December 15, 2010) #''KATHARSIVILIZATION'' (May 9, 2012) #''Other side of Does'' (September 25, 2013) #''DOES'' (August 6, 2014) #''Innocence'' (April 27, 2016)

References

External links

DOES old official website

DOES new official website
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