![]() She has confessed to being nervous about performing live due to being a perfectionist that can't undo things on stage, thus preferring the studio. ĭouble has also made a point to avoid appearing on TV shows and remain out of the limelight, performing live only sporadically. She has put this down to her influence from Madonna and has stated that she feels natural to present herself as sexy even if music buyers feel shy to pick up her CDs. Throughout her career Double has showed a strong sexuality through her image, cover art and videos, something not usually associated with Japanese artists. In 2007 for her album "Reflex", Double teamed up with US Hip-Hop trio De La Soul for "Say I Gotta Believe," and with American rapper Ak'Sent for "We International." In 2004 Double completed a personal ambition to record a Jazz album, titled "Life is Beautiful" in which she teamed up with leading Japanese producers m-flo. ![]() ![]() Double later released an English version of the album, Double (Eng Ver.), which debuted at #30. She released one more single, "Angel", before releasing her eponymous debut solo album, Double, which peaked #13. Retaining the stage name, Double released her first solo single, "U", which came in at #29 and had a video produced by Brian Alexander Morgan ( Usher, Mariah Carey). Īfter the death of her sister, Double went on a hiatus and returned to the music industry in June 2000. One of the first major successes for modern R&B in Japan it is considered a major influence paving the way for later acts such as Crystal Kay, Ai and a re-styled Namie Amuro. In June, Crystal was released and made its debut at #2. īefore the release of their debut album Crystal, Sachiko died suddenly from a brain hemorrhage in May 1999. "Shake" was the duo's highest charting single, peaking at #21. They released three more singles, "Desire", "Bed" (both 1998) and "Shake" (1999). They released the single, "For Me", which debuted on the Oricon chart at #89. On February 4, 1998, Double made their debut as a duo. The duo began by performing at the US Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo. Inspired by the 1992 video to Real Love, the two sisters decided to enter the music business as R&B artists. After her older sister Sachiko came back from a trip to America, she introduced Takako to the music of Mary J. Takako Hirasawa was born in Niigata, Japan.
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