Doa (Japanese band)
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Daiki Yoshimoto, Shinichiro Ohta, Akihito Tokunaga |
| Defunct | 2024 |
| Fate | Disbanded |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Area served | Japan |
| Products | Music albums, singles, live DVDs |
| Website | www |
doa (ドア; pronounced "doe-ah") was a Japanese rock group whose name derived from the initials of its three members: Daiki Yoshimoto, Shinichiro Ohta, and Akihito Tokunaga. The band made their debut in 2004 under the Giza Studio label and transitioned to an independent status in 2023. In August 2024, they revealed their intention to disband by the end of that year.
History
During the 1990s, both Akihito and Shinichiro were established musicians; Akihito contributed as an arranger and vocalist for Being Inc. artists and the band XL, while Shinichiro played guitar and composed for Baad and Rad Hammer.
doa’s initial release came in June 2004 with the mini album Deadstock, launched on the indie label Tent House. Their major label debut followed in July with the single "" released through Giza Studio. The band created opening themes "" and "" for the tokusatsu series Ultraman Nexus airing from 2004 to 2005. Akihito took charge of composition and arrangement, Shinichiro wrote the lyrics, and Daiki occasionally added English lyrics. Their 2008 single "Glass no Highway," which served as an ending theme for the anime Golgo 13, reached number 7 on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart.
In 2010, doa contributed to the Christmas cover compilation Christmas Non-Stop Carol alongside other artists from Giza and Tent House. Their last physical CD single, "Now and Forever," was released in March 2011; afterward, all singles were issued digitally. That same month, they embarked on their inaugural hall tour titled doa LIVE "open_door" 2011 Spring and offered a free digital single called "We are one." Between 2012 and 2016, doa raised over one million yen for relief efforts following the Great East Japan Earthquake by selling charity merchandise at live events.
The band’s first live DVD, doa 12th Winter Live "open_door" 2016, was released in 2017. Marking their 15th anniversary in 2019, they issued three compilation albums featuring songs selected by fans, each supported by a new digital single.
In 2020, Tokunaga began his solo career with the album "Route 109". By 2023, doa departed from Giza Studio to manage their activities independently under Floodlight. On August 5, 2024, they announced their decision to disband effective December 31.
Members
- Daiki Yoshimoto (吉本 大樹) – vocals, lyricist
- Shinichiro Ohta (大田 紳一郎) – guitar, vocals, composer, lyricist
- Akihito Tokunaga (徳永 暁人) – bass, vocals, composer, lyricist, arranger
Discography
The group’s catalog includes 15 physical singles, 18 promotional singles, 13 full-length albums, four compilation albums, one EP, and a single live DVD.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Oricon (JPN) |
|---|---|---|
| open_d | *Release date: February 9, 2005
|
50 |
| CANDLE | *Release date: November 23, 2005
|
59 |
| 3rd | *Release date: September 26, 2007
|
30 |
| Prime Garden | *Release date: November 29, 2008
|
31 |
| Frontier | *Release date: August 12, 2009
|
32 |
| This is life | *Release date: August 11, 2010
|
56 |
| Ride On | *Release date: January 23, 2013
|
63 |
| Wanted | *Release date: January 22, 2014
|
45 |
| Fly High | *Release date: January 28, 2015
|
69 |
| Freedom x Freedom | *Release date: January 27, 2016
|
63 |
| Island | *Release date: July 4, 2018
|
48 |
| Camp | *Release date: December 2, 2020
|
57 |
| Cheers! | *Release date: September 7, 2022
|
75 |
Compilation Albums
| Title | Album information | Oricon (Japan) |
|---|---|---|
| doa BEST ALBUM "open_door" 2004-2014 | * Release date: June 25, 2014
|
55 |
| Doa Best Collection "Rock Coast" | * Release date: July 10, 2019
|
60 |
| Doa Best Collection "Middle Coast" | * Release date: September 11, 2019
|
67 |
| Doa Best Collection "Ballad Coast" | * Release date: November 6, 2019
|
83 |
EP
| Title | Details | Highest Position |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Oricon | ||
| Deadstock |
|
x |
Other Appearances
| Title | Year | Artist | Album/Single |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Jingle Bells" | 2010 | V.A. | Christmas Non-Stop Carol |
| "Kokoro no Rhythm Tobichiru Butterfly" | V.A. | GIZA studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Blend: Love Side | |
| "Eiyuu" | V.A. | GIZA studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Blend: Fun Side |
Singles
| Year | Single Title | Japan Physical |
Album Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Hi no Tori no Yō ni" (火ノ鳥のように) | 46 | open_d |
| "Shiro no Jumon" (白の呪文) | 34 | ||
| "Eiyū" (英雄) | 39 | ||
| 2005 | "Aoi Kajitsu" (青い果実) | 47 | Candle |
| "Kimi Dake ni Kizuite Hoshii" (君だけに気づいてほしい) | 57 | ||
| "Candle" (キャンドル) | 49 | ||
| 2006 | "Zero no Kimochi" (ゼロの気持ち) | 48 | 3 |
| "Kokoro no Rhythm Tobichiru Butterfly" (心のリズム飛び散るバタフライ) | 38 | ||
| 2007 | "Harukaze" (はるかぜ) | 29 | |
| 2008 | "Glass no Highway" (ガラスのハイウェイ) | 14 | 'Prime Garden' |
| 'Southern Lights' (サザンライツ) | 21 | ||
| 'I wish' | 39 | ||
| '365 no Diamond' (365のダイヤモンド) | 36 | 'Frontier' | |
| 'Tabidachi no Uta' (旅立ちの歌) | 26 | 'Frontier' | |
| 'Now and Forever' | 52 | 'Ride On' |
Promotional singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|
|- |2011 | "Just a Girl" | Ride On | |- |2012 | | Ride On | |- |2012 | | Ride On | |- |2013 | "Something" | Wanted | |- |2013 | | Wanted | |- |2013 | | Wanted | |- |2014 | "Smile" | Fly High | |- |2015 | "Freedom x Freedom" | Freedom x Freedom | |- |2019 | "Window" | Doa Best Collection "Rock Coast" | |- |2019 | "Catch" | Doa Best Collection "Middle Coast" | |- |2019 | | Doa Best Collection "Ballad Coast" | |- |2020 | "Grasshopper" | Camp | |- |2020 | "Camp" | Camp | |- |2020 | | Camp | |- |2022 | "Wild Beast" | Cheers! | |- |2022 | | Cheers! | |- |2022 | | Cheers! | |- |2024 | "Believe in Yourself" | Non-album single | |}
DVD
| Title | Album information | Highest chart position |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Oricon | ||
| doa 12th Winter Live "open_door" 2016 |
|
46 |
See also
External links
- Articles with short description
- Articles containing Japanese-language text
- B Zone artists
- Giza Studio artists
- Japanese hard rock musical groups
- Japanese pop music groups
- Japanese folk rock groups
- Anime musicians
- Musical groups established in 2004
- Musical groups disestablished in 2024
- 2004 establishments in Japan
- 2024 disestablishments in Japan