Flame (band)
| Company type | Boy band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Defunct | 2010-03-01 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo , Japan |
| Products | Music albums, singles, VHS/DVDs |
| Owner | Vision Factory |
| Parent | Pony Canyon |
Flame (presented as FLAME) was a Japanese boy band established in 2001 under the management of Vision Factory and affiliated with the Pony Canyon label. The ensemble officially dissolved on March 1, 2010.
Career
The group made its debut in 2001 with the single "Mune no Kodō." Prior to their debut, all four original members participated in the Junon Super Boy Contest. They initially released four singles before unveiling their first album towards the end of 2002. After issuing a fifth single in March 2003, Flame underwent a transformation in both their musical style and public persona. Following their sixth single, "Venus," their release schedule became less frequent. In 2004, Kyohei Kaneko departed to embark on a solo path. Later that year, Seigo Noguchi joined the lineup, an announcement made during a fan club gathering on December 24, 2004. The single "Shake You Down," released on February 16, 2005, was featured as the ending theme for both Shōnen Champloo and Saruche. Flame formally disbanded on March 1, 2010.
Three years afterward, on March 1, 2013, all five former members reunited to form a new group named Emalf. This unit subsequently disbanded on November 27, 2015.
Members
- Yusuke Izaki (伊崎 右典)
- Hisato Izaki (伊崎 央登)
- Yu Kitamura (北村 悠)
- Seigo Noguchi (野口 征吾)
- Kyohei Kaneko (金子 恭平)
Studio albums
| Title | Year | Details | JPN |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak chart position | ||||
| Boys' Quest | 2002 |
|
7 | — |
| Flame Style | 2004 |
|
15 | — |
| "—" indicates releases that did not chart or were unavailable in that region. | ||||
Singles
| Title | Year | JPN |
Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak chart position | ||||
| "Mune no Kodō" (ムネノコドウ) | 2001 | 9 | — | Boys' Quest |
| "Bye My Love" | 2002 | 6 | — | |
| "What Can I Do?" | 8 | — | ||
| "Truly" | 6 | — | ||
| "Remind" | 2003 | 10 | — | Flame Style |
| "Venus" | 6 | — | ||
| "Fundamental Loop" | 2004 | 14 | — | |
| "Shake You Down" | 2005 | 18 | — | Non-album single |
| "Hanashitaku wa Nai" (離したくはない) | 2006 | 31 | — | Non-album single |
| "—" signifies releases that did not enter charts or were not distributed in that territory. | ||||
VHS/DVD
- [2002.12.18] Boys' Box
- [2003.03.19] Boys' Step
- [2003.09.03] Boys' Box 2