Thursday, June 3, 2010

Japan's ON/OFF

Ohayo gozaimasu, minna!!
Hidayuki desu!

Nee... Since the start of school holiday, I've been interested in the japanese duo, ON/OFF (>人<;)



At first, I know them for singing Vampire Knight ED theme - Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi and Rinne: Rondo ^^



I don't know why but they seemed adorable when I started watching their Rinne (Rondo) PV ( ´ ▽ ` )ノ



And so, I've started to look more info about this twins! ^ ^

This is ON/OFF profile (taken from Japan Wiki):

On/Off (stylized as ON/OFF) is a japanese duo band, originated from Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture. Their members are Naoya Sakamoto and Kazuya Sakamoto (both born on December 10, 1983), which are also students from Madison Music Academy, a music school in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.

The duo debuted in 2007, releasing the single "Eien no Setsuna" (永遠の刹那, "Eternal Moment") for a live adaptation drama, Fuma no Kojiro ending theme - which the twins starred as casts for Kou (Naoya) and Shoryu (Kazuya).

The members:



1. Naoya Sakamoto (the older brother)
Birthdate: December 10, 1983.
Hometown: Fukuoka, Japan.
Blood type: O type.
Height: 171 cm.
Weight: 50 kg.
Specialty: sports.
Hobbies: watching DVD.
Favorite word: "zenshin" (前進 , "progress")



2. Kazuya Sakamoto (the younger brother)
Birthdate: December 10, 1983.
Hometown: Fukuoka, Japan.
Blood type: O type.
Height: 170 cm.
Weight: 50 kg.
Specialty: singing.
Hobbies: drive.
Favorite word: egao (笑顔 , "smile")

History:
On/Off debuted on November 21, 2007 with "Eien no Setsuna" (永遠の刹那 "Eternal Moment"), which was used as the ending theme song the live-action adaptation of Fūma no Kojirō; they were also a part of its cast. The single debuted at #59 on the Oricon charts. Following the release of "Eien no Setsuna" was their second single "Futatsu no Kodō to Akai Tsumi" (ふたつの鼓動と赤い罪 "Two Beats and a Red Sin") on June 4, 2008. The single achieved more success than their debut single charting at #19 on the charts. "Futatsu no Kodō to Akai Tsumi" was used as the opening theme song for the first season of anime series Vampire Knight. The duo released two singles, "Rinne: Rondo" (輪廻-ロンド- "Cycle: Rondo"?) (October 2008) and "Hana Kagari: Hana Kagari" (花篝-ハナカガリ- "Bamboo Flower: Bamboo Flower"?) (March 2009), before releasing their debut album Legend of Twins I: Futago Densetsu (Legend of Twins I-双子伝説- Legend of Twins I: The Legend Twins?) on April 22, 2009. The former charted at #18 on the charts and was used as the opening for the second season of Vampire Knight; while the latter failed to chart on the Top 30. As for 2010, they will be releasing their fifth single, "Butterfly" on June 9.




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