D&D (band)

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Japanese Eurobeat idol group

title: "D&D (band)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["avex-group-artists", "japanese-pop-music-groups", "japanese-idol-groups", "japanese-girl-groups", "musical-groups-established-in-1996", "musical-groups-disestablished-in-1999", "musical-groups-from-okinawa-prefecture"] description: "Japanese Eurobeat idol group" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D&D_(band)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Japanese Eurobeat idol group ::

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Field	Value
name	D&D
image	D&D-1998loveisamelody.jpg
caption	D&D on the cover of their album Love Is a Melody (1998)
From left: Chika, Olivia, Aya
origin	Japan
genre	Dance music, eurobeat, pop music
years_active	1996-1999
past_members	Olivia Lufkin
Chikano Higa
Aya Uehara
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D&D was a Japanese eurobeat idol group, featuring vocalist Olivia, and dancers Chikano and Aya. They debuted in 1996 with the single "In Your Eyes," and disbanded in 1999. Vocalist Olivia debuted as a solo musician in 1999, and sung several theme songs for the anime Nana in 2006.

Biography

The three members of D&D attended the Okinawa Actors School, and were scouted by Rising Production for record company Avex Trax, debuting in 1996. Their first two singles, "In Your Eyes" and "Love Is a Melody" were used as background music for commercials for Yuri Takano Beauty Clinic that featured Namie Amuro as their spokesperson. As vocalist Olivia was not very confident in Japanese at the time of the group's debut, most songs were sung in English.Their third single, "Sunshine Hero," was used in a commercial for Morinaga's Piknik confectionery, which featured D&D themselves.

In March 1998, the group released their debut album Love Is a Melody: D&D Memorial 1st. It was commercially successful, debuting at number 5 on Oricon's albums chart, and was certified gold by the RIAJ for more than 250,000 copies shipped to stores. After Olivia participated in a collaboration song with Jean Michel Jarre and Tetsuya Komuro written for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, "Together Now," she began releasing material as a soloist. Chikano and Aya continued to release music together, as Aya & Chika from D&D. They released the single "Kiss in the Sun" in September 1998, followed by the opening theme song for the anime Power Stone, "Rise in My Heart," in April 1999. The group intended to release a third single in September 1999, however this was cancelled.

In July 2000, Aya and Chikano joined the girl group Hipp's, who performed in the television show The Night of Hit Parade, although Aya left the group several months later.The group, featuring Chika using her real name Chikano Higa, made their CD debut in 2001 with the song "Go! Go! Girl!" However, after only one single the band disbanded. In February 2009, Japanese magician Tatsuya Naka posted in his personal blog about attending Chika's wedding in Kyoto, to one of his childhood friends.

Discography

Album

::data[format=table title="List of albums, with selected chart positions"] | Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | JPN | Love Is a Melody: D&D Memorial 1st | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 5 | 277,000 | | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table title="List of singles, with selected chart positions"] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | Oricon Singles Charts | "Single 1" | "Single 2" | "Single 3" | "Single 4" | "Single 5" | "Single 6" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2000 | 10 | 100,000 | Album Title 1 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 75,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001 | 5 | 120,000 | Album Title 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 90,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2002 | 20 | 50,000 | Non-album single | | | | | | | | | | 2003 | 12 | 80,000 | Non-album single | | | | | | | | | ::

Other appearances

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Title	Year	Album
1998	Velfarre J-Pop Night presents Dance with You	Junko Sakurada cover.
Hiromi Iwasaki cover.
1999	Power Stone Original Soundtrack: Round 1
2004	Super Eurobeat Vol. 150
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Notes

References

(1999). "D&D". Avex Trax.
(1997). "サンクスLIVE'97ユニセフチャリティーコンサート D&D". Avex Trax.
link. Magoari Yamazato. Naha City Office. (1999)
link. Honya Club. (1999)
(2001). "Hipp's". Avex Trax.
link. Tatsuya Naka. (February 25, 2009)
"オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". [[Oricon]].
"D&Dのリリース一覧". [[Oricon]].
"GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1998年4月度". [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]].

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