TRF (an abbreviation of TK Rave Factory) is a
Japanese pop band. Its members are DJ Koo, Sam, Etsu, Yu-ki and Chiharu.
History
The band debuted as "trf" in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, the band released five singles produced by
Tetsuya Komuro, each selling over a million copies under the
Avex record label
"Big Three" music labels
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. In 1995, their song "Overnight Sensation: Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru" received a
Japan Record Award.
The following year, the band changed their name to an all-capital "TRF" with their single "Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen".
Yu-ki did
voice acting
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for the children's animation movie ''
Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon'', for which she sang the opening theme song as well. She also performed the opening song to the 2006 Tokusatsu series ''
Kamen Rider Kabuto
is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The ...
'' as well as several variants of it.
Chiharu worked on the
choreography
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for J-pop singer
Shizuka Kudō, and appeared in a
drama
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as herself.
Sam was married to popstar and protégé of Tetsuya Komuro,
Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro ( ; ; born September 20, 1977) is a retired Japanese singer. She rose to prominence as a Japanese idol, teen idol, and transitioned into a leading Pop music, pop artist due to her versatility across music styles and visual presentatio ...
, in 1997, who was three months pregnant with his child at the time, but the couple were divorced in 2002, due to irreconcilable differences. Amuro had full custody of their son, Haruto Maruyama.
The song "Lights and Any More" was used as opening theme of the anime ''
Wangan Midnight'', and their song ''Silence Whispers'' was used as the second ending theme for the anime ''
Black Jack 21''. A remix of their song "Boy Meets Girl" was used in 2000 as the first season ending theme of the anime ''
UFO Baby'', and in 2013 it was covered by the group
Prizmmy as the opening theme for the series ''
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live''.
TRF's 20th anniversary was in February 2013. They announced that they would be releasing something new every month, starting from November 2012.
Discography
Singles
Remix singles
Digital singles
Albums
EPs
Remix albums
Best albums
Other albums
Not released in Japan
Singles
Albums
Videography
Music videos
Live videos
See also
*
List of best-selling music artists in Japan
The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers. Japan is the largest physical music market in the world and Global music industry market share data, the s ...
References
External links
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Official website of YU-KI at Avex's website (in Japanese)Special J!-ENT 15th Anniversary Interview and Tribute to TRF (in English)
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Avex Trax artists
Tetsuya Komuro
Japanese pop music groups
Japanese dance music groups
Japanese techno music groups