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Double are defined as 2 different bands, one from Japan, the other from Switzerland.

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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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obskyr wrote:
yesterday morning

cant believe that like no one's listening to her :S

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Seaohn wrote:
20 days ago

New song is beautiful!!!

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Kirlia20 wrote:
20 days ago

Wow the song with shota is nice *_*

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gabiuspears wrote:
22 days ago

this page is so confuse

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ticktockclock wrote:
24 days ago

Ooh..nice default.

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Kirlia20 wrote:
26 days ago

Hope she will get better soon!! [2]

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Seaohn wrote:
last month

Hope she will get better soon!! T_____T

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bitchboom wrote:
last month

lol @ flopple being on hiatus indefinitely. She must've been worried about them album sales. What a perfect time to ruin Shota's saless. Bitch.

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lulled wrote:
last month

I prefer Captain Of Her Heart...

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Seaohn wrote:
last month

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan't wait!!!! Thanx Kirlia for the image!!! *ç* Luv it!

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Kirlia20 wrote:
last month

New single on 11/11 :O With Shota.. Vote :D

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Seaohn wrote:
July 2009

Her version of Ne-Yo's Because of You is simply WONDERFUL!!! Love it!!!!

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Seaohn wrote:
July 2009

Agree with Chan_talle! XD

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Seaohn wrote:
July 2009

Feel it is THE jam!

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chocobooo wrote:
July 2009

I like the new single (which is actually my first one :)) )

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floriankuchan wrote:
July 2009

single leaked

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GotMeHigh wrote:
July 2009

tranny tranny

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Agent-D wrote:
July 2009

let it go is fantastic!!! i want it :(

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Seaohn wrote:
July 2009

Very good song!! I like it!! Maybe a bit too pop-ish, but it like it anyway... she is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

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Seaohn wrote:
July 2009

Is already out the PV of Let it go!?!?!?!? Watching...

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