Earth (stylized as EARTH) was a Japanese girl group formed by Vision Factory 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 Japan Record Award Newcomer Award and Japan Cable Award Cable Music Award in the same year. They disbanded in January 2005.

Earth
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2000–2005
LabelsSonic Groove
Past members
  • Yuka Togo
  • Maya Tomonaga
  • Sayaka Setoyama
Websitewww.avexnet.or.jp/earth

History

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Togo, Tomonaga, and Setoyama were winners of the Kanagawa & Kyushu Starlight Auditions held in 1999 by Vision Factory.[1] They debuted on February 23, 2000, with the single "Time After Time", which was used as an insert song in the 2000 television drama Virtual Girl [ja].[1][2] By the end of 2000, the group earned the Newcomer Award at the 42nd Japan Record Awards.[3] Earth also won the Cable Music Award at the 33rd Japan Cable Award for "Time After Time."[4] Earth later disbanded in January 2005.[1]

Members

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  • Yuka Togo (東郷 祐佳)
  • Maya Tomonaga (朝長 真弥)
  • Sayaka Setoyama (瀬戸山 清香)

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[5]
Stories 2001
  • Released: March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28)
  • Label: Sonic Groove
  • Formats: CD
12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN
[2]
"Time After Time" 2000 13 Bright Tomorrow
"Time After Time (Hip Hop Soul Version)" 27 Non-album single
"Your Song" 24 Bright Tomorrow
"Is This Love" 2001 13
"Make Up Your Mind" 38 Non-album single
"Color of Seasons" 19 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2000 42nd Japan Record Award Newcomer Award Earth Won[3]
33rd Japan Cable Award Cable Music Award "Time After Time" Won[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "EARTH(avex trax)". CDJournal (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
  3. ^ a b "第42回 日本レコード大賞" [42nd Japan Record Award]. Japan Record Award (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "第33回 日本有線大賞" [33rd Japan Cable Award]. Japan Cable Award (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
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