Chemistry (band)
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{{redirect|CHEMISTRY|the field of science|Chemistry}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name = Chemistry
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| Background = group_or_band
| Alias = Kemi
| Origin = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
| Genre = [[J-pop]], [[R&B]]
| Years_active = [[2001]]–present
| Label = [[DefSTAR Records]]
| Associated_acts = [[Kiyoshi Matsuo]], [[Shigeaki Tanaka]]
| URL = [http://www.chemistryclub.net/pc/top.jsp Official Website]
| Current_members = [[Yoshikuni Dōchin]]<br>[[Kaname Kawabata]]
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{{nihongo|'''Chemistry'''|ケミストリー ''Kemisutorī''}} is a [[J-pop|Japanese pop]]/[[R&B]] duo, composed of {{nihongo|[[Yoshikuni Dōchin]]|堂珍嘉邦|extra= born [[November 17]], [[1978]]}} and {{nihongo|[[Kaname Kawabata]]|川畑要|extra= born [[January 28]], [[1979]]}}. They were the winners of the [[Asayan]] audition (similar to the ''[[American Idol]]'' series) in 2000 organized by [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]].
Their first single "[[Pieces of a Dream (Chemistry song)|Pieces of a Dream]]" was releassed on [[March 3]], [[2001]], and was the best selling single that year (over 2 million). Most of their singles have reached #1 on the Oricon charts; all five albums have reached #1 the day they were released. Their #1 streak was broken by the [[Kinki Kids]]' ''[[H (Kinki Kids album)|H]]'' album, scoring them a #2 rank for ''[[Fo(u)r]]''.
Chemistry is also known in [[Korea]] for the popular collaboration song "[[Let's Get Together Now]]," featuring talents from both Korea and Japan and for collaborating with Korean singer [[Lena Park]] who appears in the b-side "Dance with Me" on the "[[Kimi ga Iru]]" single.
On [[March 6]], [[2008]], Kaname Kawabata married model [[Miki Takahashi (model)|Miki Takahashi]]. They met after she appeared in the PV for "[[This Night (Chemistry song)|This Night]]."<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200803/gt2008030701.html|title=CHEMISTRYの川畑要、人気モデル高橋美紀と入籍|accessdate=2008-03-06|date=2008-03-06|language=Japanese}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
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!#
!Title
!Release date
|'''Ranking'''<ref name="oricon">Based on the [[Oricon Charts]].</ref>
|-
|1
|''[[The Way We Are]]''
|[[2001-11-17]]
|'''#1'''
|-
|2
|''[[Second to None (Chemistry album)|Second to None]]''
|[[2003-01-08]]
|'''#1'''
|-
|–
|''[[Between the Lines(Chemistry album)|Between the Lines]]''
|[[2003-06-18]]
|'''#1'''
|-
|3
|''[[One×One]]''
|[[2004-02-18]]
|'''#1'''
|-
|–
|''[[Hot Chemistry]]''
|[[2005-01-26]]
|'''#1'''
|-
|4
|''[[Fo(u)r]]''
|[[2005-11-16]]
|#2
|-
|–
|''[[Re:fo(u)rm]]''
|[[2006-08-09]]
|#25
|-
|–
|''[[All the Best (Chemistry album)|All the Best]]''
|[[2006-11-22]]
|'''#1'''
|-
|5
|''[[Face to Face (Chemistry album)|Face to Face]]''
|[[2008-01-30]]
|'''TBA'''
|}
=== Singles ===
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!#
!Title
!Release date
|'''Ranking'''<ref name="oricon"/>
|'''No. of weeks in Charts'''<ref name="oricon"/>
|-
|1
|align="left"|"[[Pieces of a Dream (Chemistry song)|Pieces of a Dream]]"
|[[2001-03-07]]
|'''#1'''
|32 weeks
|-
|2
|align="left"|"[[Point of No Return (Chemistry song)|Point of No Return]]"
|[[2001-06-06]]
|'''#1'''
|22 weeks
|-
|3
|align="left"|"[[You Go Your Way]]"
|[[2001-10-11]]
|'''#1'''
|14 weeks
|-
|4
|align="left"|{{nihongo|"[[Kimi wo Sagashiteta ~New Jersey United~]]"<br>|君をさがしてた ~New Jersey United~}}
|[[2002-05-09]]
|#2
|12 weeks
|-
|5
|align="left"|"[[Floatin']]"
|[[2002-07-17]]
|'''#1'''
|6 weeks
|-
|6
|align="left"|"[[It Takes Two (Chemistry song)|It Takes Two]]"
|[[2002-11-13]]
|'''#1'''
|14 weeks
|-
|7
|align="left"|"[[My Gift to You (Chemistry song)|My Gift to You]]"
|[[2002-12-18]]
|#4
|2 weeks
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{nihongo|"[[Ashita e Kaeru]]"|アシタヘカエル}}
|[[2003-08-06]]
|'''#1'''
|13 weeks
|-
|9
|align="left"|"[[Your Name Never Gone]]"
|[[2003-11-19]]
|#2
|13 weeks
|-
|10
|align="left"|"[[So in Vain]]"
|[[2004-02-04]]
|#3
|6 weeks
|-
|11
|align="left"|"[[Mirage in Blue]]"
|[[2004-07-07]]
|#4
|7 weeks
|-
|12
|align="left"|"[[Long Long Way]]"
|[[2004-10-27]]
|#4
|6 weeks
|-
|13
|align="left"|{{nihongo|"[[Shiroi no Toiki]]"|白の吐息}}
|[[2004-12-01]]
|#8
|6 weeks
|-
|14
|align="left"|{{nihongo|"[[Kimi ga Iru]]"|キミがいる}}
|[[2005-02-23]]
|#4
|9 weeks
|-
|15
|align="left"|"[[Wings of Words]]"
|[[2005-07-27]]
|#2
|12 weeks
|-
|16
|align="left"|"[[Almost in Love (Chemistry song)|Almost in Love]]"
|[[2005-11-02]]
|#6
|8 weeks
|-
|17
|align="left"|{{nihongo|"[[Yakusoku no Basho]]"|約束の場所}}
|[[2006-10-10]]
|#4
|11 weeks
|-
|18
|align="left"|{{nihongo|"[[Tōkage]] feat. [[John Legend]]"|遠影 feat. John Legend}}
|[[2006-11-01]]
|#9
|5 weeks
|-
|19
|align="left"|"[[Top of the World (Chemistry song)|Top of the World]]"
|[[2006-12-06]]
|#28
|5 weeks
|-
|20
|align="left"|{{nihongo|"[[Sora no Kiseki]]"|空の奇跡}}
|[[2007-04-25]]
|#9
|4 weeks
|-
|21
|align="left"|"[[This Night (Chemistry song)|This Night]]"<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.chemistryclub.net/pc/disco/top.jsp | title= Chemistry Club: Latest release | accessdate= 2007-07-25 | language= Japanese}}</ref>
|[[2007-08-01]]
|#15
|[[Wikt:TBA|TBA]]
|-
|22
|align="left"|{{nihongo|"[[Kagayaku Yoru]]"|輝く夜}}
|[[2007-12-05]]
|?
|N/A
|}
=== Videos ===
*[[2002-04-10]] ''R.A.W. ~Respect and Wisdom- Chemistry Acoustic Live'' (in [[DVD]] and [[VHS]])
*[[2003-02-14]] ''Chemistry the Videos: 2001-2002 ~What You See is What You Get~'' (in DVD and VHS)
*[[2003-09-10]] ''Two as We Stand ~Live and Documentary 2002-2003~'' (in DVD and VHS)
*[[2005-01-26]] ''Chemistry in Suntory Hall ~Hibiki~'' (in DVD and [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]])
*[[2006-08-09]] ''Chemistry the Videos: 2003-2006 ~We Sing, Therefore We Are~'' (in DVD and VHS)
*[[2006-11-22]] ''Chemistry 2006 Tour Fo(u)r'' ([[Blu-ray Disc]])
== Notes and references ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.chemistryclub.net/ Chemistry Club]
*[http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/DF/CHEMISTRY/ Chemistry website] on Sony Music Online Japan
*[http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-145/artist_name-chemistry/ Nippop Profile: Chemistry]
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