M-flo
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- The correct title of this article is m-flo. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
| m-flo | ||
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 Taku Takahashi (left), VERBAL (right)
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Japan |
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| Genre(s) | Hip-Hop | |
| Years active | 1997 - present | |
| Label(s) | Rhythm Zone | |
| Website | http://www.m-flo.com | |
| Members | ||
| VERBAL, Taku Takahashi | ||
| Former members | ||
| LISA | ||
m-flo is a Japanese hip hop group currently consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee VERBAL.
As to the origins of the group's name, VERBAL explains: "It was originally "meteorite flow," but for the Japanese that's pretty long, so (Avex) asked us to shorten it to m-flo, and it stuck. There's no deep meaning to it. I guess we wanna have impact like a meteorite."
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Taku Takahashi
Born Taku Takahashi in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan on March 29, 1974. Also known as Taku, ☆Taku Takahashi and Startak. Taku and VERBAL met in Setagaya-ku's St. Mary's International School (Class of 1993). Outside of the m-flo umbrella, Taku has produced tracks for such artists as Crystal Kay and melody. He also once had his own label, Tachytelic Records, which housed Emi Hinouchi.
[edit] Verbal
Born Ryu Yong Gi in Tokyo, Japan on August 21, 1975. Of Korean descent. Also known as Mr. V, Johnny Astro, L Universe, and The Funky President. VERBAL began rapping while on exchange in Boston, Massachusetts during his early twenties. He was responsible for forming espionage records; the label supported his pet projects Heartsdales and MIC BANDITZ. VERBAL has rapped for and produced many other successful J-Pop acts, including Namie Amuro, Kumi Koda, and BoA. In 2003 he contributed to the SUITE CHIC project alongside other top names in Japanese hip-hop. In 2005 he released an album, Beef or Chicken, with the Teriyaki Boyz.
[edit] LISA (Former member)
See main article. LISA
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 #6 (JP) |
 #1 (JP) |
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 #3 (JP) |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | JP | Album |
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| 1999 | "the tripod e.p." | 9 | Planet Shining |
| 1999 | "Mirrorball Satellite 2012" | 11 | Planet Shining |
| 1999 | "L.O.T.(Love or Truth)" | 20 | Planet Shining |
| 1999 | "chronopsychology" | 24 | Planet Shining |
| 2000 | "Hands" | 33 | Planet Shining |
| 2000 | "Come Back To Me" | 30 | Planet Shining |
| 2000 | "The Quantum EP" | 31 | EXPO EXPO |
| 2000 | "How You Like Me Now?" | 9 | EXPO EXPO |
| 2001 | "come again" | 4 | EXPO EXPO |
| 2001 | "orbit-3" | 9 | EXPO EXPO |
| 2001 | "prism" | 15 | EXPO EXPO |
| 2001 | "Dispatch" | 34 | EXPO EXPO |
| 2001 | "Yours only," | 25 | EXPO EXPO |
| 2003 | "REEEWIND!" (m-flo loves Crystal Kay) | 9 | ASTROMANTIC |
| 2003 | "miss you" (m-flo loves melody. & yamamoto ryohei) | 8 | ASTROMANTIC |
| 2004 | "the Love Bug" (m-flo loves BoA) | 8 | ASTROMANTIC |
| 2004 | "let go" (m-flo loves YOSHIKA) | 12 | BEAT SPACE NINE |
| 2005 | "DOPAMINE" (m-flo loves EMYLI & Diggy-MO') | 20 | BEAT SPACE NINE |
| 2005 | "Loop In My Heart/HEY!" (m-flo loves EMYLI & YOSHIKA/m-flo loves Akiko Wada) | 9 | BEAT SPACE NINE |
| 2006 | "Summer Time Love" (m-flo loves Emi Hinouchi & Ryohei) | 12 | COSMICOLOR |
| 2006 | "Love Song" (m-flo loves BONNIE PINK) | 9 | COSMICOLOR |
| 2006 | "Love Long and Prosper" (m-flo loves STAR TREK) 1 | - | COSMICOLOR |
1 Digital release only.
[edit] Remix & Other Albums
 #25 (JP) |
 #30 (JP) |
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 #16 (JP) |
 #24 (JP) |
 #27 (JP) |
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 #4 (JP) |
[edit] DVD's
- September 9, 2000 – TUNNEL VISION
- September 27, 2001 – m-flo Tour 2001 "EXPO EXPO"
- March 19, 2003 – The Intergalactic Collectors Item
- February 23, 2005 – ASTROMANTIC DVD
- February 22, 2006 – m-flo TOUR 2005 BEAT SPACE NINE at Nippon Budokan
[edit] Vinyls
- 2004 – I wanna Be Down - Nite Grooves (m-flo loves Ryuichi Sakamoto)
- April 21, 2005 – A.D.D.P (m-flo loves Monday Michiru)
- June, 2005 – Vanessa/Cosmic Night Run (m-flo loves Bloodest Saxophone/m-flo loves Nomiya Maki)
[edit] Other Appearances
- Crystal Kay - "Ex-Boyfriend feat. Verbal(m-flo)" (July 4, 2001)
- Utada Hikaru - "DISTANCE [m-flo remix]" (July 25, 2001)
- Hirai Ken - "TABOO(a tip of M-FLO remix)" (November 28, 2001)
- NAMIE AMURO & VERBAL - "lovin' it" (December 27, 2001)
- SUITE CHIC - "WHAT IF feat.VERBAL(m-flo)" (February 26, 2003)
- SUITE CHIC - "Just Say So feat.VERBAL(m-flo)" (February 26, 2003)
- Crystal Kay loves m-flo - "I LIKE IT" (June 18, 2003)
- CHEMISTRY meets m-flo - "Now or Never" (November 19, 2003)
- BoA - "SOME DAY ONE DAY feat. VERBAL (m-flo)" (January 15, 2004)
- JHETT a.k.a. YAKKO for AQUARIUS - "Sweetest feat. LISA" (March 24, 2005)
- Nomiya Maki loves m-flo - "Big Bang Romance" (September 2005)
- YOSHIKA loves m-flo - "let go (acoustic version)" (January 18, 2006)
- Ryohei feat. VERBAL (m-flo) - "onelove" (March 8, 2006)
- melody. - "miss you (nagareboshi REMIX)～m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei" (April 12, 2006)
- LISA - "TRIPOD BABY-CLASH the SOUND REMIX-/LISA ♥ m-flo" (October 25, 2006)
- Amazing Nuts! soundtrack - she loves the CREAM -Amazing Nuts! Ver.- / m-flo loves DOPING PANDA (December 6, 2006)
- May J. - "HERE WE GO feat.VERBAL (m-flo)" (December 20, 2006)
- MONKEY MAJIK + m-flo - "Picture Perfect" (February 7, 2007)
- Ryohei - "ReListen feat. LISA" (February 7, 2007)
[edit] Trivia
- A version of the track "TRIPOD BABY" (from the album BEAT SPACE NINE) was re-released for the Shadow the Hedgehog video game that came out November 2005.
- A remix of "ONE DAY" from the Beat Space Nine album featuring Miliyah Kato was remixed on her album, Rose.
- A remix of "miss you" from the Astromantic album featuring melody. and Ryohei Yamamoto was later remixed and included as a bonus track on melody's album, Be As One, released on April 12, 2006.
- A remix of "let go" from the Beat Space Nine album featuring YOSHIKA was recorded as an acoustic version and included as a bonus track on her album timeless, released on January 18, 2006.
- A remix of "gET ON!" featuring Crystal Kay was remixed by the rap group ugly duckling
- Short versions of "L.O.T. (Love Or Truth)", "Mirrorball Satellite 2012", "The Theme from flo jack", "been so long", and "The Rhyme Brokers" were featured on the first versions of the video game Beatmania IIDX. Another music video game, Dance Dance Revolution, featured the songs "The Theme from flo jack", "been so long", and "The Rhyme Brokers".
[edit] External links
- m-flo.com - The official website
- m-flo Nippop Profile
- m-flo Facebook Group
