Romantic Mode (stylized as ROMANTIC MODE) was a Japanese

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group that debuted in 1996 with their first single, "Dreams." The members are Akira Asakura (

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), Masaki Suzukawa (guitars/keyboards), and

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(keyboards/

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). Their style is

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. Two of their songs, "DREAMS" and "Resolution," were used in the

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'' as the first and second opening songs, respectively. The group broke up soon after their last album was released in 1999. However, Akira Asakura continued as a solo artist initially under her birthname, Saori Saitoh, but reverted to her stagename in 2005.

Discography

Singles

*22 March 1996: DREAMS *23 October 1996: Resolution *21 February 1997: LIBERTY *21 March 1997: Love Is The Destiny *21 August 1997: Eien ga Owaru made Atsui KISS wo Shiyō (永遠が終わるまで熱いKISSをしよう) *21 February 1998: Runner

Albums

*21 August 1996: ROmantic Mode *21 December 1996: Vision of Love *22 October 1997: Dimensions *25 March 1999: romantic pleasures Japanese pop music groups Japanese electropop groups Musical groups established in 1995 Musical groups disestablished in 1999 {{Japan-band-stub