Original Love

Japanese music band
  • J-pop
  • R&B
  • alternative rock
  • smooth jazz
Years active1986–presentLabelsPony Canyon, EMIMembersTakao TajimaPast membersTakashi Murayama
Hideyuki Komatsu
Makoto Ori
Nobuyuki Mori
Ryutaro Kihara
Shigeo Miyata
Yukihiro Akiyama

Original Love (オリジナル・ラブ) is a Japanese music band and project by Takao Tajima. The band was formed in 1986 with four members, but since 1995 they have been a solo project for Takao Tajima.

They were nominated in the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards for the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Japan category.[1]

They released a song titled "Happy Birthday Song" (ハッピーバースデイソング) on April 24, 2018.[2] They released their 18th album on February 12, 2019.[3][4]

Their song "Seppun" (接吻) was covered by Mika Nakashima in 2003.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Remembering The MTV Video Music Awards' International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Japan". Arama Japan. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "ORIGINAL LOVE 本日4/24は田島貴男の誕生日！ 新曲「ハッピーバースデイソング」配信リリース＆プレイリスト公開". Billboard Japan. April 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "ORIGINAL LOVE、約4年ぶりとなるアルバム発売決定". Billboard Japan. December 2, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "ORIGINAL LOVE、90年代～現在を結ぶロードムービーMV「ゼロセット」公開＆先行配信スタート". Billboard Japan. January 29, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "中島美嘉×田島貴男（ORIGINAL LOVE）今夜『Love music』で「接吻 kiss」コラボ". Billboard Japan. November 6, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

External links

  • Official website