DOUBLE (singer)

DOUBLE promoting "Lips" and WOMAN (2011)

DOUBLE is a Japanese R&B singer and hip-hop musician. DOUBLE started as a duo made up of sisters SACHIKO and TAKAKO. After the release of their debut album Crystal SACHIKO left the group, and TAKAKO continued DOUBLE as a solo project.

Profile

• Stage name: DOUBLE
• Name: TAKAKO

Former Member

• SACHIKO (1998-2000)

Information

DOUBLE originally started with two members, sisters SACHIKO and TAKAKO. They both got into music by the influence of their older sister, who, after spending time studying in the United States, brought back some R&B CDs by popular artists at that time. TAKAKO's personal interest in R&B came not from the music, but from watching the music videos by TLC, En Vogue and Mary J. Blige. After performing some covers in local night clubs, the duo got that chance to audition for For Life Records. In 1998, SACHIKO and TAKAKO formed the duo, DOUBLE.

After having numerous hits, tragedy struck on May 21, 1999 when SACHIKO suddenly passed away. Despite the loss of SACHIKO, TAKAKO refused to let DOUBLE fade away, and continued her music career. She has recorded numerous solo albums which some came out to be crowning achievements, and has certainly been in the runner up for the title of the "Queen of Japanese R&B".

During the promotion of her 1st digital single, "Emotions" TAKAKO made her debut as a DJ under the name of DJ Lilly a.k.a. DOUBLE at the Azabu Juuban club WAREHOUSE. While DJ Lilly a.k.a. DOUBLE is a separate character from DOUBLE, she released the album, virgin mix on July 4th 2007.

DOUBLE celebrated their 10th anniversary in the music business by releasing a best album on 6th February 2008. It reached #2 on the Oricon charts during its first week.

Discography

DOUBLE promoting Life is beautiful (2004)

DOUBLE promoting "Driving All Night / You Got To" (2002)

DOUBLE promoting double (2000)

DOUBLE promoting the album 10 YEARS BEST WE R&B (2008)

Studio Albums

• [1999.06.02] Crystal
• [2000.10.29] double
• [2002.10.09] VISION
• [2003.11.19] Wonderful
• [2007.08.08] Reflex
• [2011.10.05] WOMAN

Remix Albums

• [2000.02.11] Crystal Planet
• [2002.04.24] GEE (GTS) PRESENTS double GREATEST REMIX
• [2002.11.20] Re:VISION
• [2004.01.28] too Wonderful
• [2007.09.12] Reflex Remix

Best Albums

• [2008.02.06] 10 YEARS BEST WE R&B
• [2008.05.28] THE BEST COLLABORATIONS (Collaboration Best Album)
• [2010.04.14] Ballad Collection Mellow (Ballad Best Album)
• [2014.05.28] SINGLE BEST
• [2018.08.01] Latest Single Best

Other Albums

• [2001.04.25] double ENG ver. (English Album)
• [2004.11.24] Life is beautiful (Concept Album)
• [2007.07.04] virgin mix (DJ Lilly a.k.a. DOUBLE) (DJ Album)
• [2009.07.22] second virgin mix (DJ Lilly a.k.a. DOUBLE) (DJ Album)
• [2018.08.01] UPLOAD (Collaborative EP with SILVA and SUGARSOUL)

Singles

• [1998.02.04] For me
• [1998.05.21] Desire
• [1998.10.21] BED
• [1999.03.20] Shake
• [2000.07.19] handle feat. F.O.H.
• [2000.07.19] U
• [2000.11.22] Angel
• [2002.06.05] Driving All Night / You Got To
• [2002.09.04] Who's That Girl
• [2003.07.30] Rollin' on
• [2003.10.08] destiny
• [2005.11.30] ROCK THE PARTY
• [2006.03.01] Call Me
• [2007.04.11] SPRING LOVE
• [2007.07.04] SUMMERTIME feat. VERBAL
• [2007.12.05] Nokoribi -eternal BED- (残り火; Remaining Fire)
• [2009.07.22] Let it go
• [2009.11.11] Oyasumi no Kiss wo ~Good Night My Love~ (おやすみのキスを; Kiss Me Goodnight) (DOUBLExShimizu Shota)

Digital Singles

• [2006.07.26] Emotions
• [2011.08.10] Lips
• [2015.06.10] Circle of Life

Promo Singles

• [2008.xx.xx] BLACK DIAMOND (DOUBLE x Amuro Namie)

Vinyls

• [1998.09.20] BED
• [1999.03.07] Shake feat. ZEEBRA
• [1999.06.??] Make Me Happy
• [1999.10.22] Free style
• [1999.10.22] Sweet time
• [2000.02.11] Crystal Planet
• [2000.09.29] handle feat. F.O.H.
• [2000.12.13] U
• [2001.02.15] double
• [2001.04.27] double ENG ver.
• [2002.05.30] GEE(GTS) PRESENTS double GREATEST REMIX
• [2002.06.08] GEE(GTS) PRESENTS double GREATEST REMIX
• [2002.06.08] GEE(GTS) PRESENTS double GREATEST REMIX
• [2002.05.22] You Got To feat. S-WORD
• [2002.08.21] Driving All Night Remix
• [2002.08.31] DOUBLE TROUBLE
• [2002.11.09] VISION
• [2002.12.15] Re:VISION pt-01
• [2003.01.29] Re:VISION pt-02
• [2003.03.04] Re:VISION pt-03
• [2003.07.11] Rollin' on
• [2003.09.02] Rollin' on remix feat. AI
• [2003.10.31] destiny
• [2003.11.29] Disturbance feat. TOKONA-X
• [2003.12.08] Wonderful
• [2004.01.26] too Wonderful Pt.1
• [2004.02.25] too Wonderful Pt.2
• [2004.03.31] too Wonderful Pt.3
• [2004.06.10] summer e.p.
• [2004.11.24] Life is beautiful
• [2005.11.25] ROCK THE PARTY -STUDIO APARTMENT REMIX-
• [2005.12.01] ROCK THE PARTY
• [2006.04.01] Call Me
• [2006.08.18] Emotions
• [2007.07.04] SPRING LOVE
• [2007.07.25] SUMMERTIME feat. VERBAL
• [2007.09.12] Reflex
• [2007.10.12] Reflex Remix 1
• [2007.11.30] Reflex Remix 2
• [2008.02.18] Reflex Remix 3

Video Releases

• [2001.04.25] double
• [2003.04.09] THE BEST VISION of DOUBLE
• [2008.11.26] DOUBLE BEST LIVE We R&B TOUR FINAL @ STUDIO COAST

Featured Discography

Singles

• [1998.09.18] Kubota Toshinobu - AHHHHH! (#2 Love Reborn (KC'S“WHAT'CHA GONNA DO?”REMIX))
• [2000.10.18] Hirai Ken - LOVE OR LUST
• [2002.12.26] Heartsdales feat. DOUBLE - Should Have What!?
• [2003.10.15] AI - My friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas (#2 My Friend L'arpege Noir Mix with DOUBLE)
• [2007.10.24] DJ KAORI - MISS DJ!! (DJ KAORI & DOUBLE) (Digital Single)
• [2009.05.20] DJ MAKIDAI feat. DOUBLE - Real Love
• [2009.11.25] DJ KAORI - S・A・Y・O・N・A・R・A (#3 Miss DJ!! (DJ KAORI & DOUBLE))

Albums

• [2000.06.14] ZEEBRA - BASED ON A TRUE STORY (#7 Platinum Date featuring DOUBLE)
• [2001.07.04] Hirai Ken - gaining through losing (#9 LOVE OR LUST)
• [2001.09.05] Parappa the Party Mix (#1 Say "I Gotta Believe!" De La Soul featuring Double)
• [2001.11.28] m-flo - Sotoshigoto - m-flo turns it out! (#3 Make Me Happy)
• [2001.11.02] Hirai Ken - Kh re-mixed up 1 (#1 LOVE OR LUST (V.I.P remix))
• [2002.03.27] GTS - POP+underground (#1 I Miss You GTS feat. DOUBLE)
• [2002.05.29] ZEEBRA - THE FIRST STRUGGLE (#9 Platinum Date featuring DOUBLE)
• [2002.07.24] Kubota Toshinobu - THE BADDEST ~Only for lovers in the mood (#8 Love Reborn (KC'S“WHAT'CHA GONNA DO?”REMIX))
• [2002.11.27] Full Of Harmony - PROJECT VIKING (#8 Let's Get Together (remix) (HIRO & DOUBLE))
• [2002.11.27] TASHA - gemini (#9 DOUBLE TROUBLE feat. DOUBLE)
• [2002.12.04] GTS - GREATEST HITS & WORKS (#11 I MISS YOU feat. DOUBLE)
• [2003.07.16] S-WORD - STAR ILL WARZ (#10 one time feat. DOUBLE)
• [2003.09.25] Heartsdales - Sugar Shine (#10 Should Have What!? feat. DOUBLE)
• [2004.02.25] Heartsdales - Heart Attack! ~The Remixes & Video Clips~ (#7 Should Have What!? feat. DOUBLE (crossjam remix))
• [2004.05.26] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC (#11 Life is Beautiful (m-flo loves DOUBLE & TOKU))
• [2004.09.15] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL (#3 Life is Beautiful -Deckstream Remix- by Deckstream (m-flo loves DOUBLE & TOKU))
• [2004.09.29] DJ KAORI - DJ KAORI'S “RIDE” into the PARTY (#22 Let's Get Together (DOUBLE & HIRO from F.O.H))
• [2004.11.10] YOSUI TRIBUTE (#12 Wine Red no Kokoro)
• [2004.12.01] AI - FEAT. A.I. (#7 Rollin’ on remix feat. AI)
• [2004.12.22] Ono Yuji - Lupin III ~ Columbus no Isan wa Akenisomaru ~ Original Soundtrack (#14 You Took My Heart Away (Original Mix))
• [2004.12.22] TOKONA-X - GIANT foot STEP (#6 Disturbance feat. TOKONA-X)
• [2005.01.07] Jam Films S (#3 Platinum Date featuring DOUBLE)
• [2005.01.26] DJ MASTERKEY - THE LIFE ENTERTAINMENT.PRESENTS DADDY'S HOUSE VOL.3 (#11 IN THE WORLD(for the boys & girls) feat. DJ KAORI & DOUBLE)
• [2005.03.24] We♥Dance Classics Vol.1 (#3 Ring My Bell)
• [2004.06.23] Angela Johnson - Got To Let It Go (#6 Let's Get Together, #9 Tell Me)
• [2005.07.21] Ono Yuji - Yuji Ohno, You & Explosion Band -Made In Y.O.- (#4 Love Squall feat DOUBLE)
• [2005.08.03] TAG THE MIC (#12 Should Have Tried DOUBLE feat. Heartsdales)
• [2005.08.24] Ono Yuji - Tenshi no Sakuryaku ~Yume no Kakera wa Koroshi no Kaori~ Original Soundtrack (#5 Yume no Kakera (Lounge Version), #15 Yume no Kakera feat DOUBLE)
• [2005.10.26] DJ MASTERKEY - DADDY'S HOUSE BEST (#1 IN THE WORLD(for the boys & girls) feat. DJ KAORI & DOUBLE)
• [2005.11.23] Hirai Ken - Utabaka Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 (#10 LOVE OR LUST)
• [2006.07.12] Heartsdales - THE LEGEND (#5 Should Have What!? feat. DOUBLE)
• [2006.07.26] m-flo - m-flo inside -Works Best II- (#8 Life is Beautiful ~DOUBLE ver.~ m-flo loves DOUBLE & TOKU)
• [2006.12.06] Ak'Sent - International (#17 All I Need feat. DOUBLE)
• [2006.12.20] Heartsdales - THE LEGEND Final Live (#9 Should Have What!? feat. DOUBLE)
• [2007.01.24] DJ MASTERKEY - FROM THE STREETS (#20 IN THE WORLD(for the boys & girls) feat. DJ KAORI & DOUBLE)
• [2007.06.13] DJ MASTERKEY - FROM THE STREETS 2 (#18 You Got To)
• [2007.06.20] KOHEI JAPAN - Family (#15 BED (DOUBLES) feat. Mummy-D & KOHEI)
• [2007.08.22] Ono Yuji - DIVA FROM LUPIN THE THIRD (#7 Yume no Kakera, #8 Love Squall, #10 You Took My Heart Away)
• [2007.10.24] DJ KAORI - DJ KAORI'S JMIX (#9 Who's That Girl, #27 Miss DJ !!)
• [2007.11.07] Ryuha-R TV Soundtrack (#2 U)
• [2007.11.14] Full Of Harmony - White Album ~Winter Best~ (#7 Let’s Get Together(remix) (HIRO & DOUBLE))
• [2007.12.05] Rhythm Nation presents TOP HITS 07-08 (#1 We International feat. Ak'Sent)
• [2008.01.23] DJ MASTERKEY - FROM THE STREETS 3 (#20 IN THE WORLD(for the boys & girls) feat. DJ KAORI & DOUBLE)
• [2008.03.26] Girls Be Ambitious!! (#1 SPRING LOVE)
• [2008.07.23] We Love Cyndi -Tribute to Cyndi Lauper- (#4 True Colors)
• [2008.08.06] GTS - BEST OF HOUSE COVERS "The Platinum" (#1 Killing Me Softly With His Song (GTS feat.DOUBLE))
• [2011.04.27] Amuro Namie - Checkmate! (#11 BLACK DIAMOND (DOUBLE & Amuro Namie))
• [2012.10.31] DJ MAYUMI - BERRY JAM COLLABORATION (#1 BERRY JAM feat. DOUBLE, JESSE)
• [2013.05.29] READY TO PARTY (#16 You Got To feat. S-WORD / DOUBLE)
• [2016.11.26] NERDHEAD - ORDINARY DAYS (#1 No Matter What f/ DOUBLE)
• [2019.02.20] TOKU - ORIGINAL SONGBOOK (#15 Life is Beautiful with m-flo & DOUBLE)

DVDs

• [2001.07.04] Hirai Ken - Ken Hirai Films Vol.3 (LOVE OR LUST PV)
• [2001.08.08] ZEEBRA - LIVE ANIMAL 2000 JAPAN TOUR VIDEO (Platinum Date featuring DOUBLE (Live))
• [2005.02.23] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC (Life is beautiful m-flo loves DOUBLE & TOKU (Live))
• [2007.07.11] Rhythm Nation 2006 -The biggest indoor music festival- (Emotions (live))
• [2007.10.31] m-flo - m-flo Tour 2007 "Cosmicolor" @ Yokohama Arena (Life is Beautiful (m-flo loves DOUBLE) (live))
• [2008.04.02] Rhythm Nation 2007 -The biggest indoor music festival- (Driving All Night (live))

Publications

Calendars

• [2012.12.03] DOUBLE 2013 Calendar

Photobooks

• [2007.12.12] Gekkan DOUBLE

Perfumes

• [2011.10.05] HISTORY OF LOVE
• [2012.07.13] WW by DOUBLE - SLAVE OF LOVE

External Links

• Official Website
• DOUBLE GROOVE SITE
• DJ Lilly a.k.a. DOUBLE (Official Website)
• THE OFFICIAL DOUBLE MUSIC VIDEO CHANNEL
• Official Blog
• Official Facebook
• Official Twitter