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Double are defined as 2 different bands, one from Japan, the other from Switzerland.
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.”
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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jamesftm wrote:
Who's she?
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XOTIK wrote:
v Because this is (sadly) a split artist page.
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lilkitten2 wrote:
lips <3
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shdcat wrote:
new album is her best work so far
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Seaohn wrote:
praying that a Woman remix album gets released [2]
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watchxthis wrote:
praying that a Woman remix album gets released
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asimovsghost wrote:
Awesome comeback, DOUBLE <3
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Seaohn wrote:
All this photo profile changing is givin' me headache.
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PixyOneDay wrote:
I'm so glad Junsu's done a duet with her since I was able to discover her music thanks to that. And I freaking love it. She's one amazing WOMAN, I tell you X3
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Mikayuko wrote:
The one hit wonders have been crushed! [3]
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watchxthis wrote:
The one hit wonders have been crushed! [2]
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OsirisJules wrote:
The one hit wonders have been crushed!
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Seaohn wrote:
I hate Japan's current musical taste [2]
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LeOnlovesJapan wrote:
The tag are sooo wrong but it's nice to see her dominate the charts. Too bad she didn't sell a lot... I hate Japan's current musical taste. WOMAN is fucking good! [2]
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Seaohn wrote:
Autotune or not, WOMAN album is fucking good!
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FUTURECHECKA wrote:
I think that this is a pretty good album overall, but maybe some tracks would've been more suitable for another artist. Could just be the autotune influencing my opinion, though. It does not mesh well with her voice at all. O_o
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N07B wrote:
AMAZING ALBUM! [3]
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Seaohn wrote:
AMAZING ALBUM! [2] Now I can say I love every track on it.
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lucashaughton wrote:
Count 3 is so perfect
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Sakuramodern wrote:
I'm not feeling the album as much as I thought I would [2] i like her and i think she's quite talented, but the album as a whole isn't my cup of tea. there are some good tracks on it though, tattoo is definitely one of my favorite songs of 2011.
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djdf060 and pisutachio added Double to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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janus_hi wrote about Double in 【女性歌手限定】2007年ヒット曲. Thursday evening
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janus_hi wrote about Double in a deleted journal. Thursday evening
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janus_hi wrote about Double in a deleted journal. Thursday evening
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naokun7 tagged Double with house, r and b, soothing and 40 other tags. last month
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Jyabura wrote about Double – THE BEST COLLABORATIONS in My Top 50 Albums. June 2011
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Seaohn wrote about Double – Reflex in J-Pop Collection. November 2010
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