| U-ka saegusa IN db | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Alias: | db |
| Origin: | Osaka, Japan |
| Years Active: | 2002–2010 |
| Past Members: | U-ka Saegusa Yuichirou Iwai Taku Oyabu Keisuke Kurumatani |
| U-ka Saegusa in dB | |
| Channel Url: | UCfqnaittxRIaHhz9v-h2pmQ |
| Channel Display Name: | 三枝夕夏 IN db Official Channel |
| Years Active: | 2022 |
| Subscribers: | 7.19k |
| Views: | 1,734,759 million times |
was a Japanese pop rock band formed in Osaka in 2002. The band consists of lead vocalist U-ka Saegusa, lead guitarist Yūichirō Iwai, lead bassist Taku Ōyabu, and drummer Keisuke Kurumatani. Signed to Giza Studio, the band released four studio albums before disbanding in 2010. They're known for performing several theme songs for the Japanese anime series, Case Closed. One of the songs, "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made", became the band's best-selling single, selling approximately 34,000 copies nationwide.
The band formed in 2002 around lead vocalist Yūka "U-ka" Saegusa, the band's first three singles were all featured in the anime Cheeky Angel. Its first hit single was "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made", a theme song of the popular anime Detective Conan, which reached #8 in the Oricon charts.[1] On October 21, 2009, Saegusa stated that the band would disband in January 2010.[2] [3]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [4] | |||
| U-ka saegusa IN db 1st ~Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made~ |
| 19 | 25,747 |
| U-ka saegusa IN db II |
| 23 | 20,814 |
| U-ka saegusa IN db III |
| 19 | 19,213 |
| U-ka saegusa IN db IV ~Crystal na Kisetsu ni Miserarete~ |
| 33 | 5,999 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||
| U-ka saegusa IN d-best ~Smile & Tears~ |
| 5 | 40,456 |
| U-ka saegusa IN db Final Best |
| 30 | 5,799 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [5] | ||||
| "Whenever I Think of You" | 2002 | 41 | 6,580 | Secret & Lies |
| "It's for You" | 20 | 14,610 | ||
| "Tears Go by" | 21 | 12,450 | ||
| "Chu True Love" | 2003 | 20 | 13,447 | U-ka saegusa IN db 1st ~Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made~ |
| "I Can't See, I Can't Feel" | 36 | 7,731 | ||
| "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made" | 8 | 33,955 | ||
| "Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo" | 2004 | 12 | 25,344 | U-ka saegusa IN db II |
| "Hekonda Kimochi, Tokasu Kimi" | 14 | 16,375 | ||
| "Egao de Iyouyo" | 12 | 13,614 | ||
| "Itsumo Kokoro ni Taiyou wo" | 16 | 10,117 | ||
| "Tobitatenai Watashi ni Anata ga Tsubasa wo Kureta" | 2005 | 24 | 10,621 | U-ka saegusa IN db III |
| "June Bride ~Anata shika Mienai~" | 12 | 21,712 | ||
| "Kimi no Ai ni Tsutsumarete Itai" | 20 | 7,967 | ||
| "Ai no Wana" | 2006 | 36 | 5,288 | |
| "Fall in Love" | 32 | 5,175 | ||
| "100 mono Tobira" | 8 | 29,975 | ||
| "Everybody Jump" | 40 | 5,541 | U-ka saegusa IN db III | |
| "Taiyou" | 13 | 9,457 | U-ka saegusa IN d-best: Smile & Tears | |
| "Kumo ni Notte" | 2007 | 12 | 11,701 | |
| "Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no yōni" | 6 | 36,587 | ||
| "Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze no Naka......Yume no Naka" | 37 | 4,515 | U-ka saegusa IN db Final Best | |
| "Atarashii Jibun e Kawaru Switch" | ||||
| "Yukidoke no Ano Kawa no Nagare no You Ni" | 2008 | 19 | 12,183 | U-ka saegusa IN db IV ~Crystal na Kisetsu ni Miserarete~ |
| "Daremo ga Kitto Dareka no Santa Claus" | 39 | 3,374 | ||
| "Mou Kimi wo Hitori ni Sasenai" | 2009 | 59 | 2,746 | |
| "Itsumo Sugao no Watashi de Itai" | 42 | 3,061 | ||
| "Natsu no Owari ni Anata e no Tegami Kaki Tometeimasu" | 71 | 1,512 | ||
| Title | Album details |
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| U-ka Saegusa in dB Film Collection Vol. 1 -Shocking Blue- |
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| U-ka Saegusa in dB [One 1 Live] |
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| U-ka Saegusa in dB Film Collection Vol. 2 |
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| U-ka Saegusa in dB "Choco II to Live" |
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| U-ka Saegusa in d-Best Live ~Smile & Tears~ |
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| U-ka Saegusa in db Film Collection Vol. 3 |
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| U-ka Saegusa in db -Final Live Tour 2010- |
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