Chemistry (band) 1008031 224749403 2008-07-10T07:05:59Z 99.239.250.76 {{redirect|CHEMISTRY|the field of science|Chemistry}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = Chemistry | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = Kemi | Origin = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]] | Genre = [[J-pop]], [[R&B]] | Years_active = [[2001]]&ndash;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]] | Past_members = }} {{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 === {| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;" |- style="background:#EFEFEF;" !# !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''' |- |&ndash; |''[[Between the Lines(Chemistry album)|Between the Lines]]'' |[[2003-06-18]] |'''#1''' |- |3 |''[[One×One]]'' |[[2004-02-18]] |'''#1''' |- |&ndash; |''[[Hot Chemistry]]'' |[[2005-01-26]] |'''#1''' |- |4 |''[[Fo(u)r]]'' |[[2005-11-16]] |#2 |- |&ndash; |''[[Re:fo(u)rm]]'' |[[2006-08-09]] |#25 |- |&ndash; |''[[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 === {| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;" |- style="background:#EFEFEF;" !# !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 == {{reflist}} == External links == {{Contains Japanese text}} *[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] [[Category:Sony Music Japan artists]] [[Category:Japanese musical groups]] [[ko:케미스트리]] [[id:Chemistry]] [[ja:CHEMISTRY]] [[simple:Chemistry (band)]] [[fi:Chemistry]] [[th:เคมิสทรี]]