Information about Tomiko Van
Tomiko Van (伴 都美子 Ban Tomiko) (born January 9, 1979), is a Japanese J-Pop singer and also former member of the now disbanded band Do As Infinity, along with Ryo Owatari and Dai Nagao.
After Do As Infinity disbanded in September 2005, Avex Trax, Tomiko's label, announced that the singer was about to go as a solo artist. However, before the announcement of the split-up, the official website was already found and posted by some fans on D·A·I forums, it led to an even bigger suspicion among the fans that Do As Infinity would split.
Tomiko has a Kumamoto-dialect, which she performed on the first show that was aired after the official announcement of the split-up, Domoto Kyoudai. For most of the time, she doesn't display it to the public.
In 2006 Tomiko made her debut as a solo artist with her album "FAREWELL", with an all new music style, with mainly soft ballads, and even getting into jazz tunes, a style really different from old her works with band Do As Infinity. Surprisingly for a Japanese artist, no singles were released prior to her album for promoting it and helping sales, and the album was finally released in March 2006.
On October 3, 2006, Tomiko announced that she shall make her debut role in the Japanese movie, Heat ISLAND, as a café bar manager. Apparently, it has already begun its production process. Tomiko also announced her second stage-play role in a Japanese version of a recent play in America, Brooklyn, which shall involve her singing talent as well as acting. However, she has stated that this will not put a halt on her career as a singer, her second album is already in the production and was released in March 2007. It is a cover album entitled voice ~cover you with love~.[2]
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Musical career and personal life
Do As Infinity
Solo career
Tomiko gave her first steps as a solo artist while she was on D·A·I with the songs "Again", which appeared in charity album Song Nation, and later in 2003 with the song "drive me nuts", which was recorded for trance DJs project Cyber X. (Tomiko also appeared in six commercials for Japanese hair products company, LAVENUS [1].After Do As Infinity disbanded in September 2005, Avex Trax, Tomiko's label, announced that the singer was about to go as a solo artist. However, before the announcement of the split-up, the official website was already found and posted by some fans on D·A·I forums, it led to an even bigger suspicion among the fans that Do As Infinity would split.
Tomiko has a Kumamoto-dialect, which she performed on the first show that was aired after the official announcement of the split-up, Domoto Kyoudai. For most of the time, she doesn't display it to the public.
In 2006 Tomiko made her debut as a solo artist with her album "FAREWELL", with an all new music style, with mainly soft ballads, and even getting into jazz tunes, a style really different from old her works with band Do As Infinity. Surprisingly for a Japanese artist, no singles were released prior to her album for promoting it and helping sales, and the album was finally released in March 2006.
On October 3, 2006, Tomiko announced that she shall make her debut role in the Japanese movie, Heat ISLAND, as a café bar manager. Apparently, it has already begun its production process. Tomiko also announced her second stage-play role in a Japanese version of a recent play in America, Brooklyn, which shall involve her singing talent as well as acting. However, she has stated that this will not put a halt on her career as a singer, her second album is already in the production and was released in March 2007. It is a cover album entitled voice ~cover you with love~.[2]
Discography
Singles
| # | Information | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1st / Debut Single |
Flower | 18,802 copies sold |
| 2nd | Senkō 閃?
|
12,196 copies sold |
| 3rd | Yumeji 夢?
|
9,646 copies sold |
Albums
| # | Information | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1st / Debut Album |
FAREWELL | 36,591 copies sold |
Cover Album |
Voice～cover you with love~
|
9,710 copies sold |
Featured and collaborative releases
- drive me nuts (Cyber X Feat. Tomiko Van)
- TRUTH'94-meets tomiko van- (Cover version of TRF's original song)
- again (Various Artists album, Songnation, an Avex project consisting of collaborations between many different Avex artists)
References
External links
- (Japanese) Official Website
- Tomiko Van at the Internet Movie Database
| Tomiko Van |
|---|
| Albums |
| FAREWELL | Voice ~cover you with love~ |
| Singles |
| Flower | Senkō | Yumeji |
| Other related articles |
| Do As Infinity | Missile Innovation |
| Do As Infinity |
|---|
| Tomiko Van | Ryo Owatari | Dai Nagao |
| GREAT TOUR BAND: Naoki Hayashibe | Jun Matsumoto | Kazco Hamano | Michitaro | Jun Takase | Yoshiyasu Hayashi |
| Discography |
| Albums: Break of Dawn | New World | Deep Forest | True Song | Gates of Heaven | Need Your Love |
| Singles: Tangerine Dream | Heart | Oasis | Yesterday & Today | Rumble Fish | We are. | Desire | Tooku Made Week! | Fukai Mori | Boukensha Tachi | Hi no Ataru Sakamichi | Under the Sun / Under the Moon Shinjitsu no Uta | Mahou no Kotoba ~Would you marry me?~ | Honjitsu wa Seiten Nari | Hiiragi Rakuen | For the Future | TAO |
| Compilations: Do the Best | Do the B-Side | Do the A side | Great Supporters Selection | Minus V (instrumental collection) |
| Live albums: Do the Live | Live In Japan | Do As Infinity -Final- |
| DVD: 9 | 5 | The Clip Selection | 8 |
| DVD singles: Tooku Made | Shinjitsu no Uta |
| Box Set: Do the Box |
| See Also |
| Tomiko Van (solo artist) | Missile Innovation |
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Do As Infinity (ドゥ・アズ・インフィニティ
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Do As Infinity (ドゥ・アズ・インフィニティ
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Do As Infinity (ドゥ・アズ・インフィニティ
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Brooklyn
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Music Mark Schoenfeld
Barri McPherson
Lyrics Mark Schoenfeld
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Book Mark Schoenfeld
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Productions 2004 Broadway
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Released June 7, 2006
Format CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded ???
Genre J-pop & J-Rock
Length 17:53
Label avex trax
Writer(s) Maki Ogawa, Tomiko Van
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Format CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded ???
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Length 17:53
Label avex trax
Writer(s) Maki Ogawa, Tomiko Van
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Released November 29, 2006
Format CD single, CD+DVD
Genre J-pop
Label avex trax
Writer(s) Tomiko Van
Tomiko Van singles chronology
"Senkō"
(2006) "Yumeji"
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Yumeji is Tomiko Van's 3
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Genre J-pop
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"Senkō"
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