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TRF (group)

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TRF
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active
  • 1992–
LabelsAvex Trax
Members
    • DJ KOO (DJ, rap, vocals)
    • SAM (dance, chorus)
    • ETSU (dance, chorus)
    • YU-KI (vocal, dance)
    • CHIHARU (dance, chorus)
WebsiteTRF official website

TRF (an abbreviation of Tetsuya Komuro Rave Factory) is a Japanese pop band. Its members are DJ Koo, Sam, Etsu, Yu-ki and Chiharu.

History

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The band debuted as "trf" in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, the band released five singles produced by Tetsuya Komuro, each selling over a million copies under the Avex record label. In 1995, their song "Overnight Sensation: Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru" received a Japan Record Award.

The following year, the band changed their name to an all-capital "TRF" with their single "Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen".

Yu-ki did voice acting for the children's animation movie Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon, for which she sang the opening theme song as well. She also performed the opening song to the 2006 Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kabuto as well as several variants of it.

Chiharu worked on the choreography for J-pop singer Shizuka Kudō, and appeared in a drama as herself.

Sam was married to popstar and protégé of Tetsuya Komuro, Namie Amuro, in 1997, who was three months pregnant with his child at the time, but the couple were divorced in 2002, due to irreconcilable differences. Amuro had full custody of their son, Haruto Maruyama.

The song "Lights and Any More" was used as opening theme of the anime Wangan Midnight, and their song Silence Whispers was used as the second ending theme for the anime Black Jack 21. A remix of their song "Boy Meets Girl" was used in 2000 as the first season ending theme of the anime UFO Baby, and in 2013 it was covered by the group Prizmmy as the opening theme for the series Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live.

TRF's 20th anniversary was in February 2013. They announced that they would be releasing something new every month, starting from November 2012.[1]

Discography

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Singles

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Release date title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking First album
trf
1st 25 February 1993 GOING 2 DANCE/OPEN YOUR MIND 8cmCD AVDD-20036 - trf 〜THIS IS THE TRUTH〜
20 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31098
2nd 21 June 1993 EZ Do Dance 8cmCD AVDD-20042 15 EZ DO DANCE
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31099
3rd 21 November 1993 愛がもう少し欲しいよ 8cmCD AVDD-20060 29 WORLD GROOVE
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31100
4th 21 November 1993 Silver and Gold dance 8cmCD AVDD-20061 24
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31101
5th 16 December 1993 寒い夜だから... 8cmCD AVDD-20062 8
21 November 1994
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31102
6th 25 May 1994 survival dAnce 〜no no cry more〜 8cmCD AVDD-20070 1 BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31103
7th 22 June 1994 Boy Meets Girl 8cmCD AVDD-20080 3
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31104
8th 1 January 1995 Crazy Gonna Crazy 8cmCD AVDD-20082 1 dAnce to positive
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31105
9th 1 February 1995 masquerade 8cmCD AVDD-20083
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31106
10th 8 Match 1995 Overnight Sensation 〜時代はあなたに委ねてる〜 8cmCD AVDD-20084
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31107
11th 25 October 1995 BRAND NEW TOMORROW 8cmCD AVDD-20105 BRAND NEW TOMORROW
29 NOvember 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31108
12th 11 December 1995 Happening Here/teens 8cmCD AVDD-20116 3
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31109
13th 21 Match 1995 Love & Peace Forever 8cmCD AVDD-20121 2 WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-
29 November 1995 12cmCD - AVCD-31110
TRF
14th 12 June 1996 Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen 8cmCD AVDD-20134 4 WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31111
15th 24 July 2006 BRAVE STORY 8cmCD AVDD-20130
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31112
16th 6 November 1996 SILENT NIGHT 8cmCD AVDD-20152 5
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31113
17th 11 December 1996 LEGEND OF WIND 8cmCD AVDD-20170 4
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31114
18th 18 February 1998 Unite! The Night! 8cmCD AVDD-20226 8 UNITE
29 November 2006 12cmCD - AVCD-31115
19th 25 Match 1998 Frame 8cmCD AVDD-20235 5
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31116
20th 29 April 1998 TRY OR CRY 8cmCD AVDD-20247 18
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31117
21st 23 September 1998 BE FREE 8cmCD AVDD-20262 16 LOOP#1999
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31118
22nd 5 November 1998 embrace/slug and sou 8cmCD AVDD-20277 19
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31119
23rd 3 February 1999 JOY 8cmCD AVDD-20295 30
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31120
24th 21 April 1999 WIRED 8cmCD AVDD-20302
29 November 2006 12cmCD AVCD-31121
25th 25 August 1999 HE LIVES IN YOU 12cmCD AVCD-30048 40
26th 18 January 2006 Where to begin CD+DVD AVCD-30886 18 Lif-e-Motions
CD AVCD-30887
27th 30 August 2006 Silence whispers CD+DVD AVCD-31002 40 TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-
CD AVCD-31003
28th 29 November 2006 We are all BLOOMIN' CD+DVD AVCD-31094 19
CD AVCD-31095
29th 17 October 2007 iNNOVATiON CD+DVD AVCD-31295 28 GRAVITY
CD AVCD-31296
30th 23 April 2008 Live Your Days CD+DVD AVCD-31403 49
CD AVCD-31404
31st 21 January 2009 Memorial Snow/CLOSURE CD+DVD AVCD-31476 37
CD AVCD-31477

Remix singles

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Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking First album
TRF
1st 23 Match 2000 Burst drive Mix
[Unite! the Night! (SOUL SOLUTION MIX)] 		CD AVCD-30103 Burst drive mix -album- non stop mixed by DJ KOO
2nd 31 May 2000 Burst drive Mix -2nd mix-
[Samui Yoru Dakara (SHARP BOYS UK VOCAL MIX)] 		AVCD-30110
3rd 26 July 2000 Burst drive Mix -3rd mix-
[It's MY TIME (SOUL SOLUTION MIX)] 		AVCD-30112
4th 20 September 2000 Burst drive Mix -4th mix-
[Brave Story (JHONATHAN PETERS MIX)] 		AVCD-30131
5th 22 November 2000 Burst drive Mix -5th mix-
[Silver and Gold dance (THUNDERPUSS MIX)] 		AVCD-30154
Various Artists (SUPER EUROBEAT)
- 23 Ougust 2000 「だぁ!だぁ!だあ!」SEB プレゼンツ BOY MEETS GIRL with TRF CD AVDD-20354

Digital singles

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Release date Title First album
11 July 2000 lights and any more GRAVITY
survival dAnce '07
BOY MEETS GIRL '07
FUNKY M '07
2 August 2010 survival dAnce feat. DABO & JAMOSA 〜reborn〜 TRF TRIBUTE ALBUM BEST
BOY MEETS GIRL feat. WISE 〜reborn〜
EZ DO DANCE retracked by Yasutaka Nakata (capsule)
19 January 2011 寒い夜だから... feat. INFINITY16 & GOKIGEN SOUND
30 January 2013 PUSH YOUR BACK WATCH THE MUSIC
16 December 2018 Get Wild -live ver.-
16 December 2018 LET ME GO MY WAY feat. Daisuke Asakura
2023年 3月22日 EZ DO DANCE -Version.2023- TRF 30th Anniversary "past and future" Premium Edition
2024年3月20日 TRy the future

Albums

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Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking
trf
1st 25 February 1993 trf 〜THIS IS THE TRUTH〜 CD AVCD-11102 14
2nd 21 July 1993 EZ DO DANCE AVCD-11128 4
3rd 9 February 1994 WORLD GROOVE AVCD-11183 1
4th 27 July 1994 BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜 AVCD-11230
5th 27 Match 1995 dAnce to positive AVCD-11288
6th 11 December 1995 BRAND NEW TOMORROW AVCD-11354 2
TRF
7th 20 May 1998 UNITE CD AVCD-11645 4
8th 19 May 1999 LOOP#1999 AVCD-11723 5
9th 15 February 2006 Lif-e-Motions 2CD+DVD AVCD-17858 8
2CD AVCD-17860
10th 11 February 2009 GRAVITY CD+DVD AVCD-23754 42
CD AVCD-23755

Small albums

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Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking
trf
25 February 2013 WATCH THE MUSIC CD+DVD AVCD-38579/B 42
CD AVCD-38580

Remix albums

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Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking
trf
1st 21 May 1993 HYPER TECHNO MIX CD AVCD-11122
2nd 21 Ougust 1993 HYPER TECHNO MIX II AVCD-11153
3rd 27 April 1994 HYPER MIX III AVCD-11200 1
4th 21 June 1995 hyper mix 4 AVCD-11313 2
TRF
5th 27 December 2000 Burst drive mix -album- non stop mixed by DJ KOO CD AVCD-11879
23 Marth 2011 J-POPハリケーン 〜TRFだけ60分本気MIX〜 /MIX-J AVCD-38286
27 Marth 2013 DJ KOO 〜TRF 20th Anniversary Non-stop mix AVC6-38659

Best albums[clarification needed]

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Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking
TRF
1st 1 January 1998 WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF- 2CD AVCD-11633 1
28 January 2004 DVD-Audio AVAD-91201
2nd 7 February 2007 TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES- 3CD+3DVD AVCD-23167 6
2CD+2DVD AVCD-23170
2CD AVCD-23172
30 June 2007 Complete Best TRF Vol.1 CD AQC1-50265
Complete Best TRF Vol.2 AQC1-50266
3rd 21 November 2013 TRF 20TH Anniversary COMPLETE SINGLE BEST 3CD+DVD AVCD-38635 21
3CD AVCD-38638
4th 25 December 2013 BEST SINGLE Collection × EZ DO DANCERCIZE CD+DVD AVCD-38886
TRF BEST OF BEST CD AQC1-77433
5th 20 February 2024 TRF 30th Anniversary "past and future" Premium Edition 3CD+3Blu-ray AVCD-63558~60/B~D

Other albums

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Release date Title Sales model Standard number
Plan 21 October 1994 PRESET SOUND 2CD AVCD-11260
Live 21 February 1996 THE LIVE3 3CD AVCD-11408〜10
Plan Live-Dio meets trf our dance camp CD
19 December 2012
TRFリスペクトアイドルトリビュート!!
 		CD+DVD AVCD-38660
CD AVCD-38661
13 Marth 2013 TRF TRIBUTE ALBUM BEST 2CD AVCD-38676/7
27 Marth 2013 VOCALOID3 meets TRF / VRF 2CD AVCD-38678
2 December 2015 TRF 〜Hi-Res Best〜 Digital download
TRF 〜Hi-Res Selection〜

Not released in Japan

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Singles

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Title
BOY MEETS GIRL
寒い夜だから...
CRAZY GONNA CRAZY
survival dAnce 〜no no cry more〜
WORLD GROOVE '96
EZ DO DANCE '96

Albums

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Title
BILLIONAIRE '96
dAnce to positive
BRAND NEW TOMORROW
MEGA MIXES

Video work

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Music clips

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Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking
trf
1st 26 September 1994 WORLD GROOVE VHS AVVD-90007
29 Marth 2000 DVD AVBD-91002
29 November 2006 AVBD-91431
2nd 21 June 1995 ULTIMATE FILMS 1994-1995 VHS AVVD-90015
29 Marth 2000 DVD AVBD-91004
29 November 2006 AVBD-91433
TRF
3rd 11 December 2002 VIDEO CLIPS DVD AVBD-91127

Live videos

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Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking
trf
1st 16 December 1994 TOUR '94 BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜 VHS AVVD-90010
29 Marth 2000 DVD AVBD-91003
29 November 2006 AVBD-91432
2nd 22 November 1995 TOUR'95 dAnce to positive Overnight Sensation VHS AVVD-90021
29 Marth 2000 DVD AVBD-91005
29 November 2006 AVBD-91434
3rd 21 February 1996 BRAND NEW TOMORROW in TOKYO DOME -Presentation for 1996- VHS AVVD-90022
29 Marth 2000 DVD AVBD-91006
29 November 2006 AVBD-91435
TRF
4th 30 April 1997 LIVE in YOKOHAMA ARENA VHS AVVD-90031
29 Marth 2000 DVD AVBD-91007
29 November 2006 AVBD-91436
5th 17 September 1998 TOUR '98 Live in Unite! VHS AVVD-90046
29 Marth 2000 DVD AVBD-91008
29 November 2006 AVBD-91437
6th 15 December 1999 TOUR 1999 exicoast tour at OSAKA VHS AVVD-90067
29 Marth 2000 DVD AVBD-91009
29 November 2006 AVBD-91438
7th 30 August 2006 TRF Lif-e-Motions TOUR 2006 AVBD-91408
8th 23 April 2008 COMPLETE BEST LIVE from 15th Anniversary Tour -MEMORIES- 2007 AVBD-91515
9th 14 August 2013 TRF 20th Anniversary Tour AVBD-92035
Blu-ray AVXD-91628

Tours

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  • CLUB TOUREZ DO DANCE
  • trf CLUB TOUR seven8 '94
  • trf TOUR '94 "BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL"
  • trf TOUR '95 dAnce to positive Overnight Sensation
  • TRF 96 ARENA TOUR SILENT NIGHT
  • TRF TOUR '98 Live in Unite!
  • TRF exicoast tour '99
  • TRF Lif-e-Motions TOUR 2006
  • TRF 15th Anniversary TOUR -MEMORIES- 2007
  • TRF 20TH Anniversary Tour

Live

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  • BRAND NEW TOMORROW in TOKYO DOME 〜Presentation for 1996〜
  • 上海ライブ
  • TRFシークレットライブ
  • TRFクリスマスディナーショー
  • TRFクリスマスディナーショー2008
  • TRFウィンタースペシャルナイト
  • TRF 25th Anniversary「THANXXX!!! 25 Best Hits LIVE & Party」
  • TRF 30th Anniversary Live「THANXXX!!! LIVE & Party」
  • TRF 30th Anniversary Live at 日本武道館 「past and future.」

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TRF will have monthly new release in anticipation of their 20th anniversary". Asia Pacific Arts. 9 October 2012.
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