Girl Next Door (band)
| Company type | Music group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | March 2008 |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo , Japan |
| Products | Pop music, singles, albums |
| Website | girlnextdoor |
Girl Next Door was a Japanese pop ensemble that made its debut in 2008 through the Avex Trax label. The trio was composed of vocalist Chisa, guitarist Yuji Inoue, and keyboardist Daisuke Suzuki. On September 3, 2013, coinciding with their fifth anniversary, they revealed intentions to disband later that year, culminating with a farewell concert at SHIBUYA-AX on December 8, 2013.
History
Established in March 2008, Girl Next Door officially launched their career in September with their initial single, . Chisa, who began as a dancer in the Kansai region and joined Avex Artist Academy in 2005, teamed up with songwriter and keyboardist Daisuke Suzuki to produce demo recordings that caught the attention of Avex CEO Max Matsuura. Guitarist Yuji Inoue subsequently joined to finalize the group.
Chisa (born November 16, 1985, in Hyōgo Prefecture) is . Their debut single was made available online starting May 29, 2008, amassing two million views by July. Within three months post-debut, they released three singles and followed up with their self-titled debut album on December 24, 2008. The official fan club "Next Door" was inaugurated on December 22.
Their fifth single, "Infinity" (June 10, 2009), was used as the theme for the television drama Atashinchi no Danshi and became their first single to top the Oricon weekly charts. Additionally, they performed "Be Your Wings," which served as the opening track for the game Tales of VS.. Their sixth single "Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You" (August 5, 2009) marked their first release featuring three A-side tracks.
On January 20, 2010, the group unveiled their second album Next Future, which included songs from four previously released singles. The album debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly charts with approximately 56,000 copies sold during its first week.
Singles
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| Release | Title | Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Charts | Legal Downloads (all formats) |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Positions | Sales | Hot 100 | Hot Airplay | Hot Singles | ||||||||
| Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||||||
| 2008/09/03 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 125 | 31,025 | 58,137 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | Girl Next Door | |
| 2008/10/08 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 218 | 21,081 | 33,474 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| 2008/11/19 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 25,117 | 30,884 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |||
| 2009/04/15 | "Seeds of Dream" | 2 | 3 | 17 | 193 | 25,269 | 34,266 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | Next Future |
| 2009/06/10 | "Infinity" | 1 | 1 | 14 | 139 | 30,641 | 47,598 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2009/08/05 | "Be your wings/FRIENDSHIP/Wait for you" | 3 | 4 | 19 | 191 | 21,801 | 34,354 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| 2009/11/25 | "Orion" | 8 | 9 | 39 | 315 | 16,338 | 22,993 | 16 | 23 | 10 | ||
| Release Date | Album Title | Oricon Singles Chart Performance | Legal Downloads (all formats) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Rankings | Sales Figures | |||||||
| Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | First Week | Total | |||
| 2008/12/24 | Girl Next Door | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 171,165 | 212,844 | |
| 2010/01/20 | Next Future | 1 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 56,436 | 91,138 | |
| 2011/04/27 | Destination | 3 | 5 | 29 | 263 | 16,393 | 24,545 | |
| 2011/12/28 | Agaruneku! | 9 | 19 | - | - | 5,523 | 8,271 | |
| 2012/03/07 | Single Collection | 13 | 26 | - | - | 4,156 | 4,156 | |
| 2013/03/13 | Life of Sound | - | - | - | - | - | - | |