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Da-ice

{{Short description|Japanese male vocal and dance group}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Da-iCE

| image = FanimeCon 2016 (Da-iCE).jpg

| caption = Da-iCE in 2016
From left: Taiki Kudo, Hayate Wada, Yudai Ohno, Toru Iwaoka, Sota Hanamura

| landscape = yes

| alias =

| origin = Japan

| genre = J-pop, EDM, Eurodance, dubstep

| years_active = 2011–present

| label = Universal Sigma (2014-2020)
Avex Trax (2020-)

| associated_acts = AAA, Sky-Hi, TRF, Stevie Hoang

| website = {{url|da-ice.jp}}

| current_members = * Taiki Kudo

  • Toru Iwaoka
  • Yudai Ohno
  • Sota Hanamura
  • Hayate Wada

}}

{{nihongo|Da-ice|ダイス|Daisu|stylized as Da-iCE and pronounced "dice"}}, is a Japanese boy band. The group consists of five members: Yudai Ohno, Toru Iwaoka, Taiki Kudo, Sota Hanamura, and Hayate Wada. They were formerly signed to Universal Sigma until they transferred to Avex Trax in June 2020.{{cite web|publisher = Universal Music Japan|title=BIOGRAPHY - Da-iCE（ダイス） - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/da-ice/biography|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}} They are currently managed by Avex Management Inc.{{cite web|publisher=Avex|title=Da-iCE｜avex management Web|url=http://avex-management.jp/artists/DAICE/|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419080150/http://avex-management.jp/artists/DAICE/|archive-date=19 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

Name

Despite the hyphen in the group's name, it is pronounced as "dice". Five sides of a die represent the members, while the last side represents the fans.{{cite web|publisher = Natalie.mu|title=Da-iCE「BILLION DREAMS」インタビュー (2/3) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push|url=http://natalie.mu/music/pp/daice/page/2|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}} The "a-i" in the name is intentionally spelt in lowercase, as "ai" means love in the Japanese language.{{cite web|publisher = Ameba|title=初めまして！！(^^)｜Da-iCE(ダイス)オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba |url=http://ameblo.jp/da-ice/entry-10861861726.html|date=2011-04-14|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}}

History

= 2011–2014: Formation and early years =

In January 2011, Yudai Ohno, Toru Iwaoka, Taiki Kudo, Sota Hanamura, and Hayate Wada were gathered and formed into a group by their current manager.{{cite web|publisher = Natalie.mu|title=Da-iCE「BILLION DREAMS」インタビュー (1/3) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push|url=http://natalie.mu/music/pp/daice|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}} The group, initially named Blackout,{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Nhu |date=2014-02-12 |title=Da-iCE – Interview (2014) |url=https://j-generation.com/2014/02/da-ice-interview-2014/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=J-Generation |language=en}} soon decided to change the name because "blackout" meant a power outage. In April, they held their first concert in Shibuya Vuenos.{{fact|date=September 2021}}

From May to September 2012, Da-ice performed as the opening act for their agency mates AAA in "AAA Tour 2012 -777- Triple Seven".{{cite web|publisher = Ameba|title=Da-iCEから大事なお知らせ｜Da-iCE(ダイス)オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba |url=http://ameblo.jp/da-ice/entry-11227854017.html|date=2012-04-20|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}}{{cite web|publisher = Pia|title=結成わずか２年で快進撃中 AAAの全国ツアーのオープニングアクトも務めた ダンス＆ボーカルグループ、Da-iCEが1stシングルリリース|url=http://chubu.pia.co.jp/interview/music/2013-07/da-ice.html|date=2013-07-01|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}} This significantly widened their exposure to the public, and by the end of the tour their Twitter followers had grown from about 2,000 to over 10,000. On 12 December 2012, the group released their self-titled debut indie mini-album. It ranked 1st on the Recochoku ringtone daily chart, and reached a peak of number 15 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart.

Following the release of the album, Da-ice held their first tour in January 2013. In May of the same year, they held their second tour. In June 2013, they released their first indie single, "I'll Be Back". The single ranked number 14 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and achieved number one on the Recochoku ringtone daily chart.{{cite web|publisher = Mynavi|title=Da-iCE、インディーズアーティストとして2作連続でレコチョク総合サイト1位の快挙|url=http://woman.mynavi.jp/article/130522-053/|date=2013-05-22|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}} In July, they announced they would be making their debut in 2014, and in October, it was announced that a nationwide online vote would determine their debut single.{{cite web|publisher = Oricon|title=Da-iCE、来年1月にメジャーへ デビュー曲は"国民投票"で決定|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2030357/full/|date=2013-10-31|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}} At the end of 2013, the group transferred to Universal Music Japan's subsidiary, Universal Sigma.

In January 2014, the group released their debut single, "Shout It Out", which ranked second place on the Oricon Daily Chart and fourth place on the Oricon Weekly Charts.{{cite web|publisher=CD Data Magazine|title=Da-iCE、メジャーデビュー曲「SHOUT IT OUT」を発売！|url=http://www.cddata-mag.com/news/liveinfo/2013/11/19/17/13/17|date=2013-11-19|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714053946/http://www.cddata-mag.com/news/liveinfo/2013/11/19/17/13/17|archive-date=14 July 2015|url-status=dead}} The single was chosen by their fans from three possible songs.

In March, they held their third tour. Following the release of two subsequent singles, Da-ice released their first full album, Fight Back, as well as a DVD of their third tour, on October 15.{{cite web|publisher = Musicman-Net|title=Da-iCE 1stアルバム「FIGHT BACK」詳細発表、LIVE DVD発売も決定|url=http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/39022.html|date=2013-09-02|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}}

On 8 November 2015, the group announced that they would be releasing their second full-length album Every Season. All four singles from 2015 will be included in this album.

= 2016–present: ''Every Season'' =

Officially released on January 6, 2016, Every Season ranked first place on the Oricon Daily Ranking on January 5, a day prior to its official release. Their album sales had reached more than 30,000 copies sold. Every Season includes four singles from 2015 and a collaboration with SKY-HI from their senior group, AAA. On February 1, 2016, it was announced that Da-iCE would perform their first Hall Tour across Japan starting in July, with its final stop at Tokyo Nippon Budokan on 1 January 2017. This would be the first time the group had performed at an Arena as a solo act.{{Cite web|url=http://avex.jp/daice/index.php?a=news_detail&id=1031674|title=「Da-iCE HALL TOUR 2016」＆武道館単独ライブ決定につき、チケット一次先行対象者入会キャンペーン実施！！|website=Da-iCE OFFICIAL WEBSITE|access-date=2016-03-11}} On February 8, they wrapped up their third tour with a surprise announcement of their single "Watch Out", and their third concert live DVD Da-ice Live House Tour 2015–2016: Phase 4 Hello, released simultaneously on April 6, 2016. The single "Watch Out" was released in 3 versions and individual member versions. The third live DVD featured the semi-final performance in Tokyo at the Toyosu PIT on January 31, 2016, and included a limited edition one hour recording called "the Road to Nippon Budokan".{{Cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000124116|title=Da-iCE、ツアーファイナル後にさんぴん茶でファンと乾杯|website=BARKS|date=9 February 2016 |language=ja-JP|access-date=2016-03-11}}

On December 22, 2021, the group released their single "liveDevil", which serves as the opening theme song for the 32nd entry of the Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Revice. The song featured additional vocals from Subaru Kimura, who also voiced one of Revice's main characters. The side B of the single featured "Promise", the ending song for the movie "Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations". On December 30, their single "Citrus" won the Grand Prix at the 63rd Japan Record Awards.{{cite web |url=https://aramajapan.com/news/tvmovie/musicaward-show/nominees-and-winners-announced-for-63rd-japan-record-awars/116008/ |title=Nominees and Winners Announced for "63rd Japan Record Awards" |author=Ronald |website=Arama! Japan |date=19 November 2021 |access-date=2022-01-07}}

The group is featured as the fictional boy band 4*Town in the Japanese dub of the 2022 Pixar film Turning Red. They performed Japanese version of the song "Nobody Like U", titled "どんな君" (Donna Kimi Mo) and released on February 25, 2022, as a single on major platforms including YouTube and Spotify; most of its lines are sung by Sota and Yudai.{{cite web |url=https://da-ice.jp/en/news/detail.php?id=1097983 |title=News |website=Da-Ice Official Website |date=2022-02-23 |access-date=2022-03-21}}{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/466802 |title=Da-iCEがディズニー＆ピクサー「私ときどきレッサーパンダ」の日本版エンドソング歌う、声優にも初挑戦 |website=Natalie.mu |date=2022-02-23 |access-date=2022-03-21}}

Members

  • {{nihongo|Taiki Kudō|工藤大輝}} – leader, performer
  • {{nihongo|Tōru Iwaoka|岩岡徹}} – performer
  • {{nihongo|Yūdai Ohno|大野雄大}} – vocalist
  • {{nihongo|Sōta Hanamura|花村想太}} – vocalist
  • {{nihongo|Hayate Wada|和田颯}} – performer

Discography

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;" | No.

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;" | Year

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;" | Album

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;" | Sales (JPN){{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp |language=ja | work=Oricon |url-access=subscription }}

style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|Oricon Singles Charts
{{cite web|publisher = Oricon|title=Da-iCEの売上ランキング|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/581749/rank/|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|Billboard Japan Hot 100
{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail/?a=hot100 | title= Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN| publisher=Billboard | language=ja}}

scope="col" colspan="7" | Indie singles
1

! scope="row" | "I'll Be Back"

| 2013

| 13

-

|

| 6,000

scope="col" colspan="7" | Major singles
scope="col" colspan="7" | Universal Sigma
1

! scope="row" | "Shout It Out"

| rowspan="3"|2014

| 4

19

| rowspan="3"|Fight Back

| 14,000

2

! scope="row" | "Toki"

| 5

19

| 15,000

3

! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Hush Hush"|ハッシュハッシュ}}

| 8

38

| 23,000

4

! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Mou Ichido Dake"|もう一度だけ}}

| rowspan="4"|2015

| 2

8

| rowspan="4"|Every Season

| 22,000

5

! scope="row" | "Billion Dreams"

| 4

13

| 26,000

6

! scope="row" | "Everybody"

| 3

3

| 38,000

7

! scope="row" | "Hello"

| 3

-

| 40,000

8

! scope="row" | "Watch Out"

| rowspan="3" |2016

| 3

| 3

| rowspan="3"|Next Phase

|35,000

9

! scope="row" | "Paradive" (パラダイブ)

|2

|3

|47,000

10

! scope="row" |"Koigokoro" (恋ごころ; Love)

| 4

| 3

| 30,000

11

! scope="row" |"Tonikaku Hey" (トニカクHey; Anyway, Hey)

| rowspan="2" |2017

|2

|

| rowspan="4" |Bet

|38,000

12

! scope="row" |"Kimi Iro" (君色; Your Color)

|4

|TBA

|31,000

13

! scope="row" | "Tokyo Merry Go Round"

| rowspan="3" |2018

|2

|2

|48,000

14

! scope="row" | "Fakeshow"

|3

|6

|44,700

15

! scope="row" | "Kumo O Nuketa Aozora" (雲を抜けた青空; Cloudless Blue Sky)

|5

|9

| rowspan="2" | Da-ice Best

| rowspan="2" |TBA

16

! scope="row" | "Fake Me Fake Me Out"

|rowspan="2" |2019

|3

|8

17

! scope="row" | "Back to Back"

|2

|

|Face

|

scope="col" colspan="7" | Avex Trax
18

! scope="row" | "Dreamin' On"

| rowspan="5" |2020

|6

|

| rowspan="5" |Six

| rowspan="5" |

19

! scope="row" | "Amp"

|12

|

20

! scope="row" | "Image"

|8

|

21

! scope="row" | "Citrus"

|13

|

22

! scope="row" | "Easy Tasty"

|17

|

23

! scope="row" | "Bubble Love"

| rowspan="4" |2021

| rowspan="3" colspan="2" |Digital release

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="4" |

24

! scope="row" | "Lights"

25

! scope="row" | "Kartell"

| Reversi

26

! scope="row" | "liveDevil" {{small|(featuring Subaru Kimura)}}

|8

|

|

= Albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions

! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title

! style="width:6em;" rowspan="2"| Type

! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"| Album details

! colspan="1"| Peak positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;" | Sales (JPN)

style="width:2.5em;"|JPN
{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/581749/rank/album/|title=Da-iCEのアルバム売上TOP10作品|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 9, 2024}}
scope="row" | Da-ice

| EP

|

| 33

| 5,000

scope="row" | Fight Back

| Studio

|

  • Released: 15 December 2014 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

| 3

| 15,000+

scope="row" | Every Season

| Studio

|

  • Released: 6 January 2016 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

| 1

| 53,000+

scope="row" | Next Phase

| Studio

|

  • Released: 25 January 2017 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

| 2

| 50,000+

scope="row" | Bet

| Studio

|

  • Released: 8 August 2018 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

|3

|TBA

scope="row" | Da-ice Best

| Compilation

|

  • Released: 6 June 2019 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

| 2

| 35,000{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-06-17/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年06月17日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on 17 June 2019|work=Oricon News|accessdate=12 June 2019|language=ja}}

scope="row" | Face

| Studio

|

  • Released: 29 April 2020 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD+DVD, CD+DVD, digital download

| 2

| ?

scope="row" | Six

| Studio

|

  • Released: 20 January 2021 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, CD+DVD, digital download

| 4

| ?

scope="row" | Reversi

| EP

|

  • Released: 16 February 2022 {{small|(JPN)}}{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2021/12/31/0702|title=Da-iCE{{!}}自身初のEP『REVERSi』2022年2月16日発売|publisher=Tower Records|language=ja|date=December 31, 2021|access-date=January 12, 2022}}
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, CD

| 2

| 12,791{{cite web |title=オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年02月14日～2022年02月20日 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-02-28/ |publisher=Oricon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223050703/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-02-28/ |archive-date=February 23, 2022 |access-date=February 23, 2022 |language=ja}}

scope="row" | Scene

| Studio

|

  • Released: 24 May 2023 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, CD

| 10

| 10,275{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2023-06-05/|title=オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年05月22日～2023年05月28日|trans-title=Oricon Weekly Album Ranking May 22, 2023 – May 28, 2023|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=May 31, 2023|archive-date=May 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531030312/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2023-06-05/|url-status=dead}}

scope="row" | Musi-am

| Studio

|

  • Released: 2 October 2024 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, CD

| 2

| 15,458{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-10-14/|script-title=ja:オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年09月30日～2024年10月06日|trans-title=Oricon Weekly Album Ranking September 30, 2024 – October 6, 2024|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 9, 2024|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009040423/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-10-14/|url-status=dead}}

== Video releases ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions

style="width:5em;" rowspan="2"|No.

! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title

! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"| Album details

! colspan="1"| Peak positions

style="width:2.5em;"|JPN
1

! scope="row" | Da-ice Live Tour 2014: Phase 2

|

  • Released: 15 October 2014 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD

| 9

2

! scope="row" | Da-ice Live Tour Phase 3: Fight Back

|

  • Released: 15 April 2015 {{small|(JPN)}}
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD

| 12

3

! scope="row" | Da-ice Live House Tour 2015–2016: Phase 4 Hello

|

  • Released: 6 April 2016 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD

| 5

4

! scope="row" | Da-iCE HALL TOUR 2016 -PHASE 5- FINAL in Nippon Budōkan

|

  • Released: 14 June 2017 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD/Blu-ray

| 4

5

! scope="row" | Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2017 -NEXT PHASE-

|

  • Released: 14 March 2018 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD/Blu-ray

| 5

6

! scope="row" | Da-iCE 5th Anniversary Tour -BET-

|

  • Released: 6 June 2019 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD/Blu-ray

| 7

7

! scope="row" | Da-iCE BEST TOUR 2020 -SPECIAL EDITION-

|

  • Released: 17 June 2020 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD/Blu-ray

| 1

8

! scope="row" | Da-iCE COUNTDOWN LIVE 2020-2021

|

  • Released: 20 September 2021 (JPN)
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Format: DVD/Blu-ray

| —

9

! scope="row" | Da-iCE ARENA TOUR 2021 -SiX-

|

  • Released: 16 March 2022 (JPN)
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Format: DVD/Blu-ray

| —

== Collaborative works==

class="wikitable"
Year

! style="width:230px;"|Song

! style="width:230px;"|Notes

! Release title

style="text-align:center;" | 2013

|"My Generation" (Vimclip)

| Featuring vocals from Yudai Ohno and Sota Hanamura

|style="text-align:center;" | I

2016

|"Play 17"

|Collaboration with AAA and TRF, song features Yudai and Sota. Hayate features in music video.

|TRF×AAA×Da-iCE - Play 17

=Photobooks=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:small"
Title

!Release Date

Da-iCE First Photo Book

|2015-03-13

Achievements

  • 2015
  • The Japan Gold Disc Award 2015 - Best 5 New Artist{{cite web|publisher = RIAJ|title=THE GOLD DISC|url=http://www.golddisc.jp/award/29/|accessdate=2015-04-23|language=ja}}
  • 2021
  • 63rd Japan Record Awards Grand Prix winners{{cite news|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2219463/full/|title=『レコ大』Da-iCE「CITRUS」で初の大賞 結成10周年に栄冠つかむ|date=2021-12-30|publisher=oricon.co.jp|access-date=2022-02-07}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://da-ice.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
  • [https://www.universal-music.co.jp/da-ice/ Da-iCE Universal sigma profile] {{in lang|ja}}

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