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DOUBLE (Japan) originally started with two members, sisters SACHIKO and TAKAKO. TAKAKO was born into a Niigata family as the youngest of three sisters who got along famously and were always singing together. (TAKAKO does some rare reflecting on this period in an interview on her recently released video, or DVD, “DOUBLE”.) As is the case with most families, it was the oldest sibling who wielded the greatest influence on her younger sisters, SACHIKO and TAKAKO.
Music was certainly no exception. After spending some time studying in the United States, the eldest sister brought back a stack of rhythm and blues CDs by popular artists of the time. In fact, it was the eldest daughter who made sure that R&B music served as kind of the default soundtrack in the household.
TAKAKO’s personal awakening to R&B, however, came not from listening to her sisters CDs but from watching music videos on TV. It was around 1992, the time of Mary J. Blige, TLC and En Vogue’s breakthrough second album. It was only after the videos ignited in TAKAKO a passion for R&B that she remembered her sister’s collection.
“Actually, if I hadn’t seen the videos, I’m not sure whether I would’ve grown to like R&B at all,” TAKAKO confesses. Which is why she’s known as such a perfectionist when making her own videos. The premium she places on ensuring a high-quality integration of audio and visual content is evident in the aforementioned video biography, “DOUBLE.”
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queenBoA_
ready for a comeback tbh
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LeOnlovesJapan
Would love to hear something from her... She's just too good <3
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Jackcito
Please remove these shits and vote for the pictures of the real Double.
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Paradesu
there is more than one artists called Double. Deal with it. Stop arguing which one is the "right" one or which one is better or not. They're both good by some one. End of story.
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PabloRH
someone should "eccojam" both
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fabricioscabbia
last.fm failed here!! double is a pop/rock band with huge success in the 80's. There's nothing of j'pop. This is ridiculous!!!
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AnreteaXul
No argument here.
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XOTIK
vv Just because she isn't popular doesn't take away from her influence. She was one of the very first artists to bring American R&B to Japan and paved the way for a lot of artists who came after. Her impact is undeniable.
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Quarex
Last.FM artist overlaps are so tragic and infuriating. It cannot possibly be impossible to put a system in place to deal with this ... even if it would probably not be easy.
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AnreteaXul
For someone called the "Queen of J-RnB", I'm surprised by how few listens she has.
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cstettler
The Captain Of Her Heart still #1!
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AzureMeimu
The more I listen to WOMAN, the more I realise how perfect an album it is o_o
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XOTIK
What the fuck happened to compromise? Now I need to look at these ancient geezers again.
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LeOnlovesJapan
I'm still listening to WOMAN. It's just so good. Sunset is becoming one of my fav' song from her.
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FatC0w
The Captain of her Heart! Ageless ! [2] Agree!!!
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t1nzk
The Captain of her Heart! Ageless !
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AzureMeimu
RIP Sachiko.
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Gochir
The Captain of the Heart!
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lovefann
praying that a Woman remix album gets released [3]
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