Da-ice

Da-iCE (ダイス, Daisu, stylized as Da-iCE and pronounced "dice"), is a five-member Japanese male vocal and dance group. The group consists of members: Yudai Ohno, Toru Iwaoka, Taiki Kudo, Sota Hanamura, and Hayate Wada. They were formerly signed to Universal Sigma until they transferred to Avex Trax in June 2020.[1] They are currently managed by Avex Management Inc.[2]

Da-iCE
Da-iCE in 2016
From left: Taiki Kudo, Hayate Wada, Yudai Ohno, Toru Iwaoka, Sota Hanamura
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop, EDM, eurodance, dubstep
Years active2011–present
LabelsUniversal Sigma (2014-2020), Avex Trax
Associated actsAAA, Sky-Hi, TRF, Stevie Hoang
Websiteda-ice.jp
Members
  • Taiki Kudo
  • Toru Iwaoka
  • Yudai Ohno
  • Sota Hanamura
  • Hayate Wada

Name

Despite the hyphen in the group's name, it is pronounced as "dice". Five sides of a dice represent the members, while the last side represents the fans.[3] The "a-i" in the name is intentionally spelt in lowercase, as "ai" means love in the Japanese language.[4]

History

2011–2014: Formation and early years

In January 2011, Yudai Ohno, Toru Iwaoka, Taiki Kudo, Sota Hanamura, and Hayate Wada were gathered and formed into a group by their current manager.[5] The group, initially named Blackout, soon decided to change their names because "blackout" meant a power outage.[4] In April, they held their first concert in Shibuya Vuenos.

From May to September 2012, Da-iCE performed as the opening act for their agency mates AAA in "AAA Tour 2012 -777- Triple Seven".[6][7] This significantly widened their exposure to the public, and by the end of the tour their Twitter followers had grown from about 2,000 to over 10,000.[5] On 12 December 2012, the group released their self-titled debut indie mini-album. It ranked 1st on the Recochoku ringtone daily chart, and reached a peak of number 15 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart.

Following the release of the album, Da-iCE held their first tour in January 2013. In May of the same year, they held their second tour. On 5 June 2013, they released their first indie single, "I'll be back". The single ranked number 14 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, and achieved number one on the Recochoku ringtone daily chart.[8] In July, they announced they would be making their debut in 2014, and in October, it was announced that a nationwide online vote would determine their debut single.[9] At the end of 2013, the group transferred to Universal Music Japan's subsidiary, Universal Sigma.

On January, 15 2014, the group released their debut single, "Shout It Out", which ranked fourth place on the Oricon Weekly Charts.[10] In March, they held their third tour. Following the release of two subsequent singles, Da-iCE released their first full album, Fight Back, as well as a DVD of their third tour, on 15 October .[11] On 8 November 2015, the group announced that they would be releasing their second full-length album Every Season. All four singles from 2015 will be included in this album.

2016–present: 2nd Album Every Season

Officially released on 6 January 2016, Every Season ranked first place on the Oricon Daily Ranking on 5 January, a day prior to its official release. Their album sales had reached more than 30,000 copies sold. Every Season includes four singles from 2015 and a collaboration with SKY-HI from their senior group, AAA. On 1 February 2016, it was announced that Da-iCE would perform their first Hall Tour across Japan starting in July, with its final stop at Tokyo Nippon Budokan on 1 January 2017. This would be the first time the group had performed at an Arena as a solo act.[12] On 8 February, they wrapped up their 3rd tour with a surprise announcement of their new single "WATCH OUT", and their third concert live DVD "Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015-2016 -PHASE 4 HELLO-" to be released simultaneously on 6 April 2016. The single "WATCH OUT" was released in 3 versions and individual member versions. The third live DVD featured the semi-final performance in Tokyo at the Toyosu PIT on 31 January 2016, and included a Limited Edition one hour recording called "the Road to Nippon Budokan".[13]

On 5 September 2021, they released their new single "liveDevil", which serves as the opening theme song for the 32nd entry of the Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Revice.

Members

Taiki Kudō (工藤大輝) – Leader, performer

Tōru Iwaoka (岩岡徹) – Performer

Yūdai Ohno (大野雄大) – Vocalist

Sōta Hanamura (花村想太) – Vocalist

Hayate Wada (和田颯) – Performer

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
No. Title Year Peak chart positions Album Sales (JPN)[14]
Oricon Singles Charts
[15]
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[16]
Indie Singles
1 "I'll Be Back" 2013 13- 6,000
Major Singles
1 "Shout It Out" 2014 419 Fight Back 14,000
2 "Toki" 519 15,000
3 "Hush Hush" (ハッシュハッシュ) 838 23,000
4 "Mou Ichido Dake" (もう一度だけ) 2015 28 Every Season 22,000
5 "Billion Dreams" 413 26,000
6 "Everybody" 33 38,000
7 "Hello" 3- 40,000
8 "Watch Out" 2016 3 3 Next Phase 35,000
9 "Paradive" (パラダイブ) 2 3 47,000
10 "Koigokoro" (恋ごころ; Love) 4 3 30,000
11 "Tonikaku HEY" (トニカクHEY; Anyway, HEY) 2017 2 BET 38,000
12 "Kimi Iro" (君色; Your Color) 4 TBA 31,000
13 "Tokyo Merry Go Round" 2018 2 2 48,000
14 "Fakeshow" 3 6 44,700
15 "Kumo O Nuketa Aozora" (雲を抜けた青空; Cloudless Blue Sky) 5 9 Da-iCE BEST TBA
16 "Fake Me Fake Me Out" 2019 3 8

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Type Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[14]
JPN
[15]
Da-iCE EP 33 5,000
Fight Back Studio
  • Released: 15 December 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
3 15,000+
Every Season Studio
  • Released: 6 January 2016 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
1 53,000+
NEXT PHASE Studio
  • Released: 25 January 2017 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
2 50,000+
BET Studio
  • Released: 8 August 2018 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
3 TBA
Da-iCE BEST Compilation
  • Released: 6 June 2019 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
2 35,000[17]
FACE Studio
  • Released: 29 April 2020 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD+DVD, CD+DVD, digital download
 ?  ?
SiX Studio
  • Released: 20 January 2021 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, CD+DVD, digital download
 ?  ?

Video releases

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[15]
Da-iCE Live Tour 2014 -Phase 2-
  • Released: 15 December 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD
9
Da-iCE Live Tour Phase 3 ~Fight Back~
  • Released: 15 April 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD
12
Da-iCE Live House Tour 2015-2016 -PHASE 4 HELLO-
  • Released: 6 April 2016 (JPN)
3

Collaborative works

Year Song Notes Release title
2013 "My Generation" (Vimclip) Featuring vocals from Yudai Ohno and Sota Hanamura I
2016 "Play 17" Collaboration with AAA and TRF, song features Yudai and Sota. Hayate features in music video. TRF×AAA×Da-iCE - Play 17

Photobooks

Title Release Date
Da-iCE First Photo Book 2015-03-13

Achievements

References

  1. "BIOGRAPHY - Da-iCE(ダイス) - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. "Da-iCE|avex management Web" (in Japanese). Avex. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. "Da-iCE「BILLION DREAMS」インタビュー (2/3) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. "初めまして!!(^^)|Da-iCE(ダイス)オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba" (in Japanese). Ameba. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. "Da-iCE「BILLION DREAMS」インタビュー (1/3) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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  7. "結成わずか2年で快進撃中 AAAの全国ツアーのオープニングアクトも務めた ダンス&ボーカルグループ、Da-iCEが1stシングルリリース" (in Japanese). Pia. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  8. "Da-iCE、インディーズアーティストとして2作連続でレコチョク総合サイト1位の快挙" (in Japanese). Mynavi. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  9. "Da-iCE、来年1月にメジャーへ デビュー曲は"国民投票"で決定" (in Japanese). Oricon. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. "Da-iCE、メジャーデビュー曲「SHOUT IT OUT」を発売!" (in Japanese). CD Data Magazine. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. "Da-iCE 1stアルバム「FIGHT BACK」詳細発表、LIVE DVD発売も決定" (in Japanese). Musicman-Net. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  12. "「Da-iCE HALL TOUR 2016」&武道館単独ライブ決定につき、チケット一次先行対象者入会キャンペーン実施!!". Da-iCE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  13. "Da-iCE、ツアーファイナル後にさんぴん茶でファンと乾杯". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  14. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese).
  15. "Da-iCEの売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  16. "Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  17. 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年06月17日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on 17 June 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  18. "THE GOLD DISC" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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