Da-iCE

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Da-iCE (ダイス; pronounced "dice"), formerly known as BLACKOUT, is a five-member male dance & vocal group with attractive four-octave twin vocalists. They were formed on January 17, 2011, and made their major debut from Universal Sigma on January 15, 2014, with the single "SHOUT IT OUT".

Etymology[]

They created their group name by combining the words "dance" and "dice". It denotes that Da-iCE is a group made up of its five members and their fans united as one, signifying the cube's six sides. Their wish to be a loving artist is expressed by the lowercase letter "ai" (愛) which means "love" in Japanese. Their fans officially called "Rokumen" (6面; The Sixth Sides).

Members[]

Kudo Taiki (工藤大輝) - Performer (Leader)
Iwaoka Toru (岩岡徹) - Performer
Ohno Yudai (大野雄大) - Vocalist
Hanamura Sota (花村想太) - Vocalist
Wada Hayate (和田颯) - Performer

History[]

Pre-debut
- In 2011, a group named BLACKOUT was formed with five members, changing names to Da-iCE. They performed at Shibuya VUENOS with two songs, "New day" and "To the last man".
- On December 12, 2012, they released an independent mini album Da-iCE. It achieved the 15th position on the Oricon Daily Album Ranking and topped the Recochoku Daily Album Ranking.
- In January 2013, their Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2013: PHASE 0 was held.
- On June 5, 2013, their independent single "I'll be back" was released.
- On July 11, 2013, their major debut was announced during the final performance of Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2013: PHASE 1 at Zepp DiverCity.
- On September 5, 2013, they announced through "Da-iCE.TV" that they would be debuting under Universal Sigma.

2014: FIGHT BACK
- On January 15, they made their major debut from Universal Sigma with the release of "SHOUT IT OUT".
- On April 9, their second single "TOKI" was released.
- On August 27, their third single "Hush Hush" was released.
- On October 15, their first studio album FIGHT BACK was released.
- On November 3, their Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2014 PHASE 3: FIGHT BACK was started.

2015
- On January 7, their fourth single "Mou Ichido Dake" was released.
- On March 2, they were given the Best 5 New Artist Award at the 29th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
- On April 15, their fifth single "BILLION DREAMS" was released.
- On May 5, their Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015: PHASE 4 was started.
- On August 12, their sixth single "Everybody" was released.
- On November 4, their seventh single "HELLO" was released.

2016: EVERY SEASON
- On January 6, their second studio album EVERY SEASON was released.
- On April 6, their eighth single "WATCH OUT" was released.
- On July 15, their Da-iCE HALL TOUR 2016: PHASE 5 was started.
- On July 20, their ninth single "Paradive" was released.
- On November 2, their tenth single "Koigokoro" was released.

2017: NEXT PHASE
- On January 17, their Da-iCE PHASE 5 FINAL in Nippon Budokan was held.
- On January 25, their third studio album NEXT PHASE was released.
- On June 14, their 11th single "Tonikaku HEY" was released.
- On August 30, their 12th single "Kimi Iro" was released.

2018: BET
- On January 17, their 13th single "TOKYO MERRY GO ROUND" was released.
- On March 14, their Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2017: NEXT PHASE was released on Blu-ray and DVD.
- On April 7, their a-i contact VOL.5: FiGHT BaCK was held.
- On May 30, their 14th single "FAKESHOW" was released.
- On August 8, their fourth studio album BET was released.
- On November 21, their 15th single "Kumo wo Nuketa Aozora" was released.

2019: Da-iCE BEST
- On April 24, their 16th single "FAKE ME FAKE ME OUT" written by Fujihara Satoshi from Official HIGE DANdism was released.
- On June 6, their first best album Da-iCE BEST was released.
- On December 18, their 17th single "BACK TO BACK" was released.
- On December 30 to 31, their Da-iCE COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 was held at the Osaka International Convention Center.

2020: FACE
- On January 3, their digital single "Phoenix" was released.
- On January 10 to 11, their Da-iCE BEST TOUR 2020: SPECIAL EDITION was held at Yoyogi National Stadium.
- On March 23, their official mobile fan club "Da-iCE MOBiLE" was established.
- On March 25, their single "EXSID" in collaboration with EXIT was released.
- On April 29, their fifth studio album FACE was released.
- On June 17, their Da-iCE BEST TOUR 2020: SPECIAL EDITION was released on Blu-ray and DVD.
- On June 27, they officially transferred from Universal Sigma to avex trax.
- On August 26, their 18th single "DREAMIN' ON" was released.
- On September 30, their 19th single "amp" was released.
- On October 28, their 20th single "image" was released.
- On November 25, their 21st single "CITRUS" was released.
- On December 23, their 22nd single "EASY TASTY" was released.

2021
- On December 30, their single "CITRUS" was given the 63rd Japan Record Award.^[1]

Discography[]

Pre-debut Mini Album[]

[2012.12.12] Da-iCE

Studio Albums[]

[2014.10.15] FIGHT BACK
[2016.01.06] EVERY SEASON
[2017.01.25] NEXT PHASE
[2018.08.08] BET
[2020.04.29] FACE
[2021.01.20] SiX
[2023.05.24] SCENE

Compilation Album[]

[2016.12.12] Da-iCE Indies Collection

Best Album[]

[2019.06.06] Da-iCE BEST

EP[]

[2022.02.16] REVERSi

Pre-debut Single[]

[2013.06.05] I'll be back

Singles[]

[2014.01.15] SHOUT IT OUT
[2014.04.09] TOKI
[2014.08.27] Hush Hush (ハッシュハッシュ)
[2015.01.07] Mou Ichido Dake (もう一度だけ; Only Once Again)
[2015.04.15] BILLION DREAMS
[2015.08.12] Everybody (エビバディ)
[2015.11.04] HELLO
[2016.04.06] WATCH OUT
[2016.07.20] Paradive (パラダイブ)
[2016.11.02] Koigokoro (恋ごころ; Awakening of Love)
[2017.06.14] Tonikaku HEY (トニカクHEY)
[2017.08.30] Kimi Iro (君色; Your Color)
[2018.01.17] TOKYO MERRY GO ROUND
[2018.05.30] FAKESHOW
[2018.11.21] Kumo wo Nuketa Aozora (雲を抜けた青空; Blue Sky through the Clouds)
[2019.04.24] FAKE ME FAKE ME OUT
[2019.12.18] BACK TO BACK
[2020.08.26] DREAMIN' ON
[2020.09.30] amp
[2020.10.28] image
[2020.11.25] CITRUS
[2020.12.23] EASY TASTY
[2021.12.22] liveDevil (feat. Kimura Subaru)

Collaboration Single[]

[2023.03.08] Sparrows (スパロウズ) (With CHEMISTRY)

Digital Singles[]

[2020.01.03] Phoenix
[2021.03.27] Bubble Love
[2021.06.28] Lights
[2021.08.09] Kartell
[2021.09.05] liveDevil-TV size-
[2022.02.05] Donna Kimi mo (どんな君も)
[2022.07.22] Dance Dance
[2022.08.22] Ima (イマ)
[2022.10.19] Answers
[2023.03.13] Funky Jumping
[2023.04.13] Dandelion (ダンデライオン)
[2023.10.20] Naimononedari (ナイモノネダリ)
[2024.02.14] A2Z
[2024.04.17] I wonder

From THE FIRST TAKE[]

[2021.10.26] CITRUS - From THE FIRST TAKE
[2023.07.28] Star Mine - From THE FIRST TAKE

Blu-ray & DVD[]

[2014.10.15] Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2014: PHASE 2
[2015.04.15] Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2014 PHASE 3: FIGHT BACK
[2016.04.06] Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015-2016: PHASE 4 HELLO
[2017.06.14] Da-iCE HALL TOUR 2016: PHASE 5 FINAL in Nippon Budokan
[2018.03.14] Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2017: NEXT PHASE
[2019.06.06] Da-iCE 5th Anniversary Tour: BET
[2020.06.17] Da-iCE BEST TOUR 2020: SPECIAL EDITION

Awards[]

2015 29th Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 New Artist Award
2021 63rd Japan Record Awards - Grand Prix (CITRUS)

Concerts[]

Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2013: PHASE0 (2013)
Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2013: PHASE 1 (2013)
Da-iCE the SHOWCASE LIVE (2013)
Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2014: PHASE 2 (2014)
Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2014 PHASE 3: FIGHT BACK (2014)
Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015: PHASE 4 (2015)
Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015-2016: PHASE 4 HELLO (2015-2016)
Da-iCE HALL TOUR 2016: PHASE 5 (2016-2017)
Da-iCE LIVE TOUR 2017: NEXT PHASE (2017)
Da-iCE 5th Anniversary Tour: BET (2018-2019)
Da-iCE BEST TOUR 2019 (2019)
Da-iCE BEST TOUR 2020 -SPECIAL EDITION- (2020) (Cancelled)
Da-iCE a-i contact TOUR 2020 (2020) (Cancelled)
Da-iCE ARENA TOUR 2021 -SiX- (2021)

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ "Da-iCEが「日本レコード大賞」受賞"

Official links[]

[1] "Da-iCEが「日本レコード大賞」受賞"

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