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Doberman Infinity

{{Short description|Japanese hip-hop group}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = June 2019}}

Doberman Infinity Stylized as DOBERMAN INFINITY (also known as D.I) is a Japanese hip-hop group managed by LDH Japan and signed to the record label LDH Music.

{{Infobox musical artist

| alias = Doberman Inc (2000–2014), D.I

| current_members = *KUBO-C

  • GS
  • P-CHO
  • Sway
  • Kazuki

| past_members = *MAB

  • Tomogen

| genre = J-pop, Hip-hop

| label = Victor Entertainment (2004-2007)
Rhythm Republic (2007-2009)
Toy's Factory (2014-2017)
LDH Music (2017-present)

| years_active = 2000–present

| website = [http://dobermaninfinity-ldh.jp/ dobermaninfinity-ldh.jp]

}}

History

= Doberman Inc: 2000–2014 =

In 2000, three members of "West Head", KUBO-C, GS, and P-CHO, formed "Doberman Inc" with Tomogen and MAB through track maker Bachlogic. In 2002, the group started as an independent group with the album "Dobermann".

In 2004, the group signed to the major label Victor Entertainment, and made their major debut with the mini-album "Conversation Piece". In 2006, MAB withdrew, the group continued their activities with four members.

In 2008, the group became affiliated with LDH and started being managed by the company.{{Cite web|url=https://ameblo.jp/dobermaninc/entry-10146462288.html|title=『実は、』|website=DOBERMAN INFINITY 「INFINITY」|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-27}} On 17 October 2013, Tomogen left the group.{{Cite web|url=https://ameblo.jp/dobermaninc/entry-11600103471.html|title=『DOBERMAN INCより大切なご報告』|website=DOBERMAN INFINITY 「INFINITY」|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-27}}

= Doberman Infinity: 2014–present =

On 17 June 2014, it was announced that Kazuki who was a finalist in "Vocal Battle Audition 4" would be joining the group which would be renamed to "Doberman Infinity".{{Cite web|url=https://ameblo.jp/dobermaninc/entry-11879336006.html|title=『報告！！』|website=DOBERMAN INFINITY 「INFINITY」|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-27}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2014/06/17/0007060414.shtml|title=ＤＯＢＥＲＭＡＮに新ボーカル加入/芸能速報/デイリースポーツ online|website=www.daily.co.jp|access-date=2019-06-27}} A week later, on 24 June, the group announced the addition of Sway{{Cite web|url=https://ameblo.jp/dobermaninc/entry-11883196299.html|title=『皆様へ報告』|website=DOBERMAN INFINITY 「INFINITY」|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-27}} and the comeback of the group.{{Cite web|url=https://ameblo.jp/dobermaninfinity/entry-12042677807.html|title=DOBERMAN INFINITY『GSです』|website=DOBERMAN INFINITY オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-27}} The group also moved label to Toy's Factory.

In 2017, the group moved label to LDH's own record label LDH Music.

Members

= Present members =

class="wikitable"

!Name

!Native name

!Position

!Date of Birth

!Birthplace

KUBO-C

|{{Nihongo|Takashi Kubo|久保貴史}}

|MC, Leader

|{{Birth date and age|1980|1|21}}

|Nara Prefecture

GS

|{{Nihongo|Takashi Mutō|武藤隆志}}

| rowspan="3" |MC

|{{Birth date and age|1979|6|12}}

|Nara Prefecture

P-CHO

|{{Nihongo|Yūji Nagano|長野祐仁}}

|{{Birth date and age|1980|5|2}}

|Nara Prefecture

Sway

|{{Nihongo|Shuhei Nogae|野替愁平}}

|{{Birth date and age|1986|6|9}}

|Sapporo, Hokkaido

Kazuki

|{{Nihongo|Kazuki Hayashi|林和希}}

|Vocalist

|{{Birth date and age|1991|6|13}}

|Gifu Prefecture

= Past members =

class="wikitable"

!Name

!Native name

!Date of birth

!Birthplace

MAB

|{{Nihongo|Tomofumi Mabuchi|馬渕智史}}

|{{Birth date and age|1980|12|3}}

|Shiga Prefecture

Tomogen

|{{Nihongo|Tomonori Murakami|村上智則}}

|{{Birth date and age|1980|6|3}}

|Amagasaki, Hyogo

Discography

= Albums =

== Studio albums ==

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |

! rowspan="2" |Information

!Chart positions

Oricon{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/632343/|title=DOBERMAN INFINITYの売上ランキング|website=ORICON NEWS|access-date=2025-01-22}}
1st

|The Line

|align="center"| 5

2nd

|Terminal

  • Release: 16 November 2016 (JPN)
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

|align="center"| 7

3rd

|Off Road

  • Release: 18 April 2018 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

|align="center"| 7

4th

|Lost + Found

  • Release: 6 July 2022 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

|align="center"| 19

5th

|D.X

  • Release: 15 January 2025 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download

|align="center"| 5

== Mini-albums ==

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |

! rowspan="2" |Information

! colspan="1" |Chart positions

Oricon
1st

|#PRLG

  • Release: 19 November 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

|align="center"| 8

2nd

|#PLAY

  • Release: 14 June 2017 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

|align="center"| 4

== Compilation albums ==

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |

! rowspan="2" |Information

! colspan="1" |Chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Sales

Oricon
1st

|5IVE

  • Release: 26 June 2019 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download

|align="center"| 8

|

  • JPN: 16,631{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2019-07-08/ |website=Oricon News |script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年07月08日付 |trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on July 8, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2019}}

= Singles =

== As lead artists ==

class="wikitable sortable"

|+List of singles, with selected chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Release date

! colspan="2"| Chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

JPN
Oricon

! JPN
Hot 100
{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail/?a=hot100|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 {{!}} Charts|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-26}}{{Efn|Sources for chart positions are as follows:

"Say Yeah

",{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2015&month=07&day=27 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=27 July 2015 | access-date=26 June 2019 }}

"Jump Around ∞",{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2015&month=10&day=19 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=19 October 2015 | access-date=26 June 2019 }}

"Itsuka"",{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2016&month=04&day=25 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=25 April 2016 | access-date=26 June 2019 }}

"GA GA SUMMER",{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2016&month=08&day=8 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=8 August 2016 | access-date=26 June 2019 }}

"Do Party",{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2017&month=05&day=22 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=22 May 2017 | access-date=26 June 2019 }}

"Ano Hi no Kimi to Ima no Boku ni",{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2017&month=12&day=4 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=4 December 2017 | access-date=26 June 2019 }}

"Super Ball" ,{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=08&day=27 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=27 August 2018 | access-date=26 June 2019 }}

"You & I",{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=10&day=8 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=8 October 2018 | access-date=26 June 2019 }}

"We are the one",{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2019&month=12&day=9 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date= 9 December 2019 | access-date=22 December 2019 }}|name=BillboardSingles|group=upper-alpha}}

rowspan="2" |2015

|Say Yeah

|15 July

|3

|19

| rowspan="2" |The Line

Jump Around ∞

|7 October

|4

|15

rowspan="2" |2016

|{{Nihongo|2=いつか|3=Itsuka}}

|13 April

|2

|18

| rowspan="2" |Terminal

GA GA SUMMER/D.Island feat. m-flo

|27 July

|7

|10

rowspan="2" |2017

|Do Party

|10 May

|4

|7

| rowspan="2" |Off Road

{{Nihongo|2=あの日のキミと今の僕に|3=Ano Hi no Kimi to Ima no Boku ni}}

|22 November

|11

|6

rowspan="2" |2018

|Super Ball

|15 August

|4

|19

| rowspan="2" |5IVE

You & I

|26 September

|7

|14

2019

|We are the one/{{Nihongo|2=ずっと|3=Zutto}}

|27 November

|7

|46

|

== As featured artists ==

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Release Date

!Title

!Artist

2017

|13 September

|Shatter

|Doberman Infinity×AK-69

== Digital Singles ==

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Release Date

!Title

!Billboard Japan

Hot 100

2014

|27 August

|Infinity

|79{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2014&month=09&day=15|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 /15 September 2014|last=|first=|date=|website=Billboard JAPAN|language=ja|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-06-27}}

2015

|27 February

|Tomorrow Never Dies

|

= Participating works =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Release Date

!Title

!Artist

!Album

rowspan="4" |2014

| rowspan="2" |27 August

|24World

| rowspan="2" |Exile Tribe

| rowspan="2" |Exile Tribe Revolution

Won't Be Long
22 October

|Loveholic (Exile Shokichi feat.Doberman Infinity)

|Exile Shokichi

|The One (single)

29 October

|First Christmas

|Exile Atsushi

|Precious Love (single)

rowspan="3" |2016

| rowspan="3" |15 June

|Do or Die

|Doberman Infinity

| rowspan="3" |High & Low Original Best Album

Voice Of Red feat. GS

|DJ Daruma from PKCZ

Hell On Earth

|KUBO-C, P-CHO & Jay'ed

rowspan="3" |2017

|1 February

|Premium Tequila feat. Doberman Infinity

|Dance Earth Party

|I

21 June

|Takers feat. Doberman Infinity

|Jay'ed

|Here I Stand

2 August

|Unity feat. Doberman Infinity

|PKCZ

|360° ChamberZ

2018

|11 July

|Red Soul Blue Dragon

|Red Diamond Dogs feat. Doberman Infinity, Jay'ed, Mabu

|Red Soul Blue Dragon (single)

2019

|6 March

|Konnichiwa What's Up! Remix feat. Doberman Infinity

|SudannaYuzuYully

|SYY

= Video albums =

class="wikitable"

|+List of media, with selected chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Title

! rowspan="2" |Video details

! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions

JPN

DVD

!JPN

BD

DOBERMAN INFINITY 3rd Anniversary Special Concert "iii -three-"

|

  • Released: 4 October 2017
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: DVD · Blu-ray

|6

|18

DOBERMAN INFINITY 2018 DOGG YEAR -FULL THROTTLE- in Nippon Budokan

|

  • Released: 27 March 2019
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: DVD · Blu-ray

|3

|32

DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2019 5IVE ~Kanarazu Aou Kono Yakusoku no Basho de~

|

  • Released: April 1 2020
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

|TBA

|TBA

Live

= Tours =

class="wikitable"

|+

!Year

!Period

!Title

2016

|from March 15 to April 17

|DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2016 "THE LINE"

2017

|from February 11 to April 6

|DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2017 "TERMINAL"

2018

|from May 26 to October 16

|DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2018 DOGG YEAR ~PARTY ON THE OFF ROAD~

2019

|from November 16 to November 27

|DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2019 5IVE ~Kanarazu Aou Kono Yakusoku no Basho de~

rowspan="2" |2020

|from March 7 to December 26

|DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2020 We are the one

from March 28 to July 12

|DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2020 We are the one ~PERFECT YEAH!!~

= Concerts =

class="wikitable"

|+

!Date

!Title

February 11 - 27, 2015

|DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE "#PRLG"

May 13 - 14, 2017

|DOBERMAN INFINITY 3 Shuunen Tokubetsu Kinen Kouen "iii -three-"

November 12, 2018

|DOBERMAN INFINITY 2018 DOGG YEAR ~FULL THROTTLE~ in Nippon Budokan

Tie-up

class="wikitable"

!Song Title

!Tie-up

Infinity

|KTV / FujiTV Drama Great Teacher Onizuka season 2 insert song

99

|J Sports "High School Basketball Winter Cup 2014" program theme song

Tomorrow Never Dies

|Gekidan Exile Stage play "Tomorrow Never Dies -yattekonai ashita wanai-" theme song

Heartbeat

|NTV "World Premium Boxing" image song

rowspan="2" |Jump Around ∞

|Kansai Collection 2015 A/W Official theme song

rowspan="2" |NTV "High & Low -The Story Of S.W.O.R.D.- interlude song
Do or Die
to YOU

|"35th Sapporo White Illumination" collaboration song

So White So Bright

|"Love Snow Hokkaido 2015-16" tie-up song

On Way Home

|TV Asahi "Onegai! Ranking" November 2015 ending song

Off Road

|bayfm April 2018 late power play

Lookin' for

|Marianas Visitors Authority "3 consecutive holidays are Mariana." Image Song

The Name

|Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Nishikawa Haruka entry song

{{Nihongo|2=春風|3=Harukaze}}

|Fuji TV drama "Kiss Shitai Matsuge" Insert song

Super Ball

|Nagashima Spa Land "Nagashima Jumbo sea Water Pool" 2018 CM song

Never Change

|Drama "Love or Not 2" Theme song

{{Nihongo|Thrill Life|スリルライフ
}

|Nagashima Spa Land Hybrid Coaster "White Whale" CM Song{{Cite web|url=https://www.ldh.co.jp/news/detail.php?lang=jpn&site=LDH&newsid=0000019044|title=DOBERMAN INFINITY新曲『スリルライフ』がナガシマスパーランド テレビCM「白鯨ハイブリッドDI篇新登場」に起用！ {{!}} LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -|website=www.ldh.co.jp|access-date=2019-06-27}}

|-

|{{Nihongo|2=真夏のマスマティック|3=Manatsu no masumatikku}}

|Nagashima Spa Land "Jumbo Sea Water Pool" 2019 CM Song

|-

|5IVE

|"KNIVES OUT" × "BIGO LIVE JAPAN" Collaboration Event Official Support Song

|-

|ON WAY HOME

|Headline West "JAPAN MOVE UP WEST" CM song

|-

|{{Nihongo|2=まだ足りねぇ|3=Mada Tarinee}}

|Movie "High & Low The Worst" interlude song

|-

|ASTRO BOY ~GO!GO! Atom~

|TV Tokyo's anime "Go! Go! Atom" Opening song{{Cite web|url=https://www.ldh.co.jp/eng/news/detail.php?lang=eng&site=LDH&newsid=0000020573|title=DOBERMAN INFINITY's new song "ASTRO BOY ~GO!GO! Atom~" chosen as the opening song of the latest work "GO!GO! Atom" of the world-famous anime! {{!}} NEWS (ALL) {{!}} LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -|website=www.ldh.co.jp|access-date=2019-11-02}}

|}

Filmography

= Radio =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Network

!Notes

2015

|We All Can Be Connected

|Bayfm

|October 2015 – present

= Music videos =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Artist

2016

|YEAH!! YEAH!! YEAH!!

|Exile The Second

Producing

= Artists =

  • Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe (Co-produced with Exile Hiro){{Cite web|url=https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/186094|title=EXILE HIROとDOBERMAN INFINITYが共同プロデュース 新ユニット・BALLISTIK BOYZ結成 {{!}} SPICE - エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス|website=SPICE（スパイス）｜エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス|access-date=2019-06-27}}

Photobook

class="wikitable"

!

!Year

!Release date

!Title

!Ref.

1st

|2018

|22 December

|Doberman Infinity DOGG Year 2018 Memorial Photobook

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.ldh.co.jp/news/detail.php?lang=eng&site=LDH&newsid=0000017845|title=【DOGG YEAR NEWS】DOBERMAN INFINITY DOGG YEAR 2018 MEMORIAL PHOTO BOOK coming soon! {{!}} LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -|website=www.ldh.co.jp|access-date=2019-07-01}}

Doberman Inc's Discography

= Albums =

== Studio albums ==

class="wikitable"

!

!Release Date

!Title

1st

|25 June 2002

|DOBERMANN

2nd

|15 April 2003

|MEGA CITY FIVE

3rd

|23 June 2004

|FIVE STAR LINERS

4th

|21 September 2006

|STOP, LOOK, LISTEN

5th

|26 April 2008

|ZERO

6th

|9 November 2011

|{{Nihongo|2=ONE ～俺たちは1つ～|3=ONE ～Oretachi wa hitotsu～}}

== Mini-albums ==

class="wikitable"

!

!Release Date

!Title

1st

|4 June 2003

|The Bootleg E.P.

2nd

|21 April 2004

|CONVERSATION PIECE

3rd

|14 July 2010

|NEVER LOSE YOURSELF

== Best albums ==

class="wikitable"

!

!Release Date

!Title

1st

|29 August 2007

|THE BEST ～ TIME 4 SOME ACTION

= Singles =

class="wikitable"

!

!Release Date

!Title

1st

|16 September 2009

|GENERATION/FIREWORKS type D.I

= Digital Singles =

class="wikitable"

!

!Release Date

!Title

1st

|2 March 2011

|{{Nihongo|2=負けんな|3=Makenna}}

Notes

{{Reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

References

{{Reflist|}}

External links

  • [http://dobermaninfinity-ldh.jp/ DOBERMAN INFINITY]
  • [https://wearedi.jp/ We are D.I -DOBERMAN INFINITY OFFICIAL FAN CLUB-]
  • [https://ameblo.jp/dobermaninfinity DOBERMAN INFINITY Official Blog] - Ameba Blog
  • {{YouTube|channel=UC0u8-aXoJQ96QJpUhPp7SZg|DOBERMAN INFINITY OFFICIAL}}

Twitter

  • {{Twitter|DOBER_OFFICIAL|DOBERMAN INFINITY}}
  • {{Twitter|DOBERMAN_G|D-INFINITY GS}}
  • {{Twitter|CHO_DOBERMAN|P-CHO_official}}
  • {{Twitter|sway_official|SWAY TOKYO}}
  • {{Twitter|kazu_0574|KAZUKI}}

Old links

  • [http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/artist/dobermaninfinity DOBERMAN INFINITY | TOY'S FACTORY]
  • [https://ameblo.jp/dobermaninc DOBERMAN INFINITY Official Blog "INFINITY"] (May 2008- November 2014)

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