Earth (Japanese band) explained

Earth
Origin:	Tokyo, Japan
Genre:	J-pop
Years Active:	2000–2005
Label:	Sonic Groove
Past Members:	Yuka Togo Maya Tomonaga Sayaka Setoyama

Earth (stylized as EARTH) was a Japanese girl group formed by Vision Factory in 2000, with its members consisting of Yuka Togo, Maya Tomonaga, and Sayaka Setoyama. They debuted in February 2000 with the release of the song "Time After Time", and they won the Japan Record Award Newcomer Award and Japan Cable Award Cable Music Award in the same year. They disbanded in January 2005.

History

Togo, Tomonaga, and Setoyama were winners of the Kanagawa & Kyushu Starlight Auditions held in 1999 by Vision Factory.^[1] They debuted on February 23, 2000, with the single "Time After Time", which was used as an insert song in the 2000 television drama .^[1] By the end of 2000, the group earned the Newcomer Award at the 42nd Japan Record Awards. Earth also won the Cable Music Award at the 33rd Japan Cable Award for "Time After Time." Earth later disbanded in January 2005.^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications	Title	Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
JPN ^[2]
Stories	2001	Released: Label: Sonic Groove Formats: CD	12	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications	Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
JPN ^[3]
"Time After Time"	2000	13	-	Bright Tomorrow
"Time After Time (Hip Hop Soul Version)"		27	-
"Your Song"		24	-	Bright Tomorrow
"Is This Love"	2001	13	-
"Make Up Your Mind"		38	-
"Color of Seasons"		19	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2000	42nd Japan Record Award	Newcomer Award	Earth	^[4]
	33rd Japan Cable Award	Cable Music Award	"Time After Time"	^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: EARTH（avex trax） . ja . CDJournal . 2020-12-24 . July 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100702092851/http://artist.cdjournal.com/a/earth/100645 . live .
2. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
   • Bright Tomorrow: Web site: Bright Tomorrow . ja . . 2020-12-24 . May 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528044314/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/7330/products/433149/1/ . live .
3. Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
   • "Time After Time": Web site: time after time . ja . . 2020-12-24 . May 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528044315/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/7330/products/45057/1/ . live .
   • "Time After Time (Hip Hop Soul Version)": Web site: time after time～HIP HOP SOUL Version～ . ja . . 2020-12-24 . May 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528044316/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/7330/products/45058/1/ . live .
   • "Your Song": Web site: Your song . ja . . 2020-12-24 . May 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528044317/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/7330/products/45059/1/ . live .
   • "Is This Love": Web site: Is This Love . ja . . 2020-12-24 . May 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528044317/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/7330/products/431317/1/ . live .
   • "Make Up Your Mind": Web site: MAKE UP YOUR MIND . ja . . 2020-12-24 . May 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528044317/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/7330/products/449191/1/ . live .
   • "Color of Seasons": Web site: Color of Seasons . ja . . 2020-12-24 . May 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528044318/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/7330/products/458086/1/ . live .
4. Web site: 第４２回 日本レコード大賞 . 42nd Japan Record Award . ja . . 2020-12-24 . September 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905035305/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco42.html . dead .
5. Web site: 第33回 日本有線大賞 . 33rd Japan Cable Award . ja . . 2020-12-24 . January 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128110231/http://ranking.cansystem.info/grandprix/?md=h&ts=33 . live .