The band's initial releases performed poorly on the charts, but the following ones started gaining attention, aided by the group's appearance on their own variety show, SMAP×SMAP. Sports Music Assemble People, abbreviated as SMAP, was formed in 1988 by a group of backup dancers for the boy band Hikaru Genji of Johnny & Associates. The discography of Japanese boy band SMAP consists of 21 studio albums, 5 compilation albums, 23 video albums, and numerous singles. It sold over 800,000 copies and is the second best-selling remix album of all time in Japan. The album spawned three top ten hits: "Believe," "Wasurenai Hibi" and "Sweetness." Misia's first remix album, Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo, was released three months later and shot to number one. It won a Japan Record Award for Best Album and a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year. In 2000, Misia's second studio album, Love Is the Message, debuted at number one and was certified double million. Mother Father Brother Sister was certified double million and won a Japan Record Award for Best Album, as well as a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year. The album peaked at number one three weeks later and stayed in the top five for eleven consecutive weeks. In June, her debut album, Mother Father Brother Sister, opened at number three on the Oricon chart. Under the sub-label Arista Japan, Misia released her first single, "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni." in February 1998, followed by "Hi no Ataru Basho" in May. In 1997, Misia signed a recording contract with BMG Japan and joined the then up-and-coming talent agency, Rhythmedia. The discography of Japanese R&B singer Misia consists of nine studio albums, three compilation albums, one extended play (EP), one live album, six remix albums, twenty-six singles, twelve promotional singles, eighteen video albums and thirty-seven music videos. The Official Delivery Icchō DVD ( デリバリイッチョウ ) Video albums List of media, with selected chart positions Title Other appearances List of guest appearances that feature Teriyaki Boyz Title "-" denotes items that did not chart, were ineligible to chart due to a lack of a physical single release, or were released before the creation on the Japan Hot 100 in 2008. "Itsumo It's More" ( いつも IT’S MORE, "It's Always More") The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (soundtrack)
Singles List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Mix-tape and video album set, featuring footage from the Do You Like Japan? tour.Mixtapes List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Discography Studio albums List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Two tracks by the Teriyaki Boyz were featured on The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack, the title track Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious), and "Cho L A R G E", featuring Pharrell which had previously been released on their debut album. The group has gone on to collaborate with renowned rap artists Kanye West, Jay-Z, Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, and Big Sean for their subsequent singles. Their first single "HeartBreaker", was produced by Daft Punk and contains elements of the Daft Punk song " Human After All". Their debut album from Def Jam Recordings and (B)APE Sounds, titled Beef or Chicken was produced by an array of rap and electronica producers including Adrock of the Beastie Boys, Cornelius, Cut Chemist, Daft Punk, Dan the Automator, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, Just Blaze, Jermaine Dupri, Mark Ronson, and The Neptunes. Hence the group members are prominently seen sporting Bathing Ape wear for live concerts and in music videos. The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, Verbal from M-Flo, rapper Wise and Nigo, the DJ and founder of the popular Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape.
Teriyaki Boyz are a Japanese hip hop group from Yokohama, Japan.