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EspañolEVERY LITTLE THING (BAND)
:''This article is about Every Little Thing, the Japanese band. For the song by the Beatles, see Every Little Thing (song).''
is a J-pop and soft rock duo from Japan who debuted in August 1996 with the release of their first single called "''Feel My Heart''". Their name is usually written in English, and only rarely in katakana or rōmaji.
Also known as 'ELT' by their fans. Every Little Thing was originally a trio, but after 2000 became a duo with Kaori Mochida as the lead vocal singer and Ichiro Ito as the guitarist. Mitsuru Igarashi, ex-member of the band, left ELT following the release of their 3rd original album "eternity", to produce other artists like dream and the now disbanded day after tomorrow, which was criticized for sounding too much like the early Every Little Thing.
In Taiwan, Every Little Thing is also known as 小事樂團. [1]
★ (Born March 24, 1978) - vocalist, songwriter
★ (Born November 10, 1967) - guitarist, composer, arranger
★ (Born May 17, 1969) - keyboardist, producer, songwriter (Left the band in 2000)
The group was created by Mitsuru Igarashi in 1996. Igarashi was a producer at the label Avex Trax at that time and he was looking for a girl for a new duo with him as the keyboardist. He listened to a demo tape from Kaori Mochida, who at that time was a young girl trying to get a music contract after she went solo from her group called The Kuro Buta All-Stars (a group with many girls similar to Morning Musume). She was still in school at that point of time.
Igarashi was speechless after listening to Kaori, impressed by her strong and sweet voice at the same time. He asked her to be part of a new band, and she accepted. Igarashi had a guitarist friend, Ichiro Ito, and Igarashi asked him to help in the first single of the duo called "''Feel My Heart''", written, composed, produced and arranged by Igarashi himself, and Ito agreed to help his friend; after "''Feel My Heart''" did so well at the charts and the group was gaining popularity, Itō finally decided to stay permanently in the group with Mochida and Igarashi.
Their first studio album, called "''everlasting''" was a big success, selling nearly two million copies in Japan, and marking ELT as a popular group that was about to stay for a long time in the public eye. The band reached #'1' at the Oricon charts for the first time with their fourth single, "''For the moment''".
The second studio album of the band, entitled "''Time to Destination''", released in 1998, was one of the best-selling albums of that year, and even now, is still the best-selling album of the band. This album also included their best-selling single, "''Time goes by''", which was a ballad tune.
At the release of the third studio album of the band, "''eternity''", released in 2000, Mitsuru Igarashi decided to leave the band to produce for other artists inside Avex, and since then, Every Little Thing was known as a duo (like was planned by Igarashi at the beginning). With the release of their 16th single released, "''Ai no kakera''" at that time, ELT transitioned their style from Igarashi's signature synthesized pop-rock sound to a more acoustic soft rock sound. The single "''sure''", which was the last song that Igarashi participated in, was the first song that marked the transition, with "''Ai no kakera''" marking it definitely. Their single "''fragile''" later released on January 1, 2001 became a massive hit single, becoming one of ELT's greatest hits from all time, selling approximately 829,580 copies in 2001.
Their latest album from 2004, "''commonplace''", which is mainly based on ballads and acoustic songs, is their poorest selling album to-date, with only 313,000 copies sold.
ELT's popularity has declined over the years, but although many similar bands like day after tomorrow and Do As Infinity have disbanded, ELT remains to be one of the few older bands that are still together, along with globe and Dreams Come True. In November 2004 the duo released their single "''Koibumi / good night''" that was a surprise for many, because it performed comparatively well at the charts, selling more than many of their previous singles. This result maybe because the 2nd song, "''good night''", was the theme song for the game Tales Of Rebirth.
Every Little Thing hasn't been releasing much materials lately, releasing two singles in 2004, and just one single in 2005, the soft rock "''Kimi no te''", and the acoustic compilation album "''ACOUSTIC:LATTE''".
In March 2006 the band released its 29th single "''azure moon''" and later close to their 10 year anniversary it released their 30th single "''HI-FI-MESSAGE''", an up-tempo song. A 2006-2007 concert tour followed their latest album release, "''Crispy Park''", which came out in August 2006. Their 31st single, "''swimmy''" (スイミー), theme song for the drama series "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko" (結婚できない男), was released later that month. Their latest single "Kirameki Hour" was released August 8th, 2007.
★ SACD
★
★ , December 15, 2004
★ 'The REMIXES Analog Box Set', December 19, 1997
★ 'The REMIXES II ANALOG SET', June 16, 1999
★ DVD Video
★
★ 'THE VIDEO COMPILATION', March 29, 2000
★
★ 'concert tour '98', March 29, 2000
★
★ 'Concert Tour Spirit 2000', August 30, 2000
★
★ , January 31, 2001
★
★ 'The Video Compilation II', March 7, 2001
★
★ 'fragile ~ Graceful World', March 28, 2001
★
★ 'Concert Tour Spirit 2001 4 FORCE', September 27, 2001
★
★ 'The Video Compilation I & II', March 13, 2002
★
★ 'BEST CLIPS', December 11, 2002
★
★ 'nostalgia', January 29, 2003
★
★ 'THE VIDEO COMPILATION III', April 16, 2003
★
★ '2003 tour MANY PIECES', December 3, 2003
★
★ 'commonplace tour 2004~2005', March 24, 2005
★
★ 'The Video Compilation IV', August 9, 2006
★ DVD-Audio
★
★ 'Every Best Single +3', January 28, 2004
★
★ , December 15, 2004
★ Every Little Thing Official Website
★ Nippop Profile | Every Little Thing
★
is a J-pop and soft rock duo from Japan who debuted in August 1996 with the release of their first single called "''Feel My Heart''". Their name is usually written in English, and only rarely in katakana or rōmaji.
Also known as 'ELT' by their fans. Every Little Thing was originally a trio, but after 2000 became a duo with Kaori Mochida as the lead vocal singer and Ichiro Ito as the guitarist. Mitsuru Igarashi, ex-member of the band, left ELT following the release of their 3rd original album "eternity", to produce other artists like dream and the now disbanded day after tomorrow, which was criticized for sounding too much like the early Every Little Thing.
In Taiwan, Every Little Thing is also known as 小事樂團. [1]
| Contents |
| Members |
| Biography |
| Discography |
| Albums |
| Singles |
| Vinyls sets |
| DVD |
| External links |
Members
★ (Born March 24, 1978) - vocalist, songwriter
★ (Born November 10, 1967) - guitarist, composer, arranger
★ (Born May 17, 1969) - keyboardist, producer, songwriter (Left the band in 2000)
Biography
The group was created by Mitsuru Igarashi in 1996. Igarashi was a producer at the label Avex Trax at that time and he was looking for a girl for a new duo with him as the keyboardist. He listened to a demo tape from Kaori Mochida, who at that time was a young girl trying to get a music contract after she went solo from her group called The Kuro Buta All-Stars (a group with many girls similar to Morning Musume). She was still in school at that point of time.
Igarashi was speechless after listening to Kaori, impressed by her strong and sweet voice at the same time. He asked her to be part of a new band, and she accepted. Igarashi had a guitarist friend, Ichiro Ito, and Igarashi asked him to help in the first single of the duo called "''Feel My Heart''", written, composed, produced and arranged by Igarashi himself, and Ito agreed to help his friend; after "''Feel My Heart''" did so well at the charts and the group was gaining popularity, Itō finally decided to stay permanently in the group with Mochida and Igarashi.
Their first studio album, called "''everlasting''" was a big success, selling nearly two million copies in Japan, and marking ELT as a popular group that was about to stay for a long time in the public eye. The band reached #'1' at the Oricon charts for the first time with their fourth single, "''For the moment''".
The original Every Little Thing lineup
The second studio album of the band, entitled "''Time to Destination''", released in 1998, was one of the best-selling albums of that year, and even now, is still the best-selling album of the band. This album also included their best-selling single, "''Time goes by''", which was a ballad tune.
At the release of the third studio album of the band, "''eternity''", released in 2000, Mitsuru Igarashi decided to leave the band to produce for other artists inside Avex, and since then, Every Little Thing was known as a duo (like was planned by Igarashi at the beginning). With the release of their 16th single released, "''Ai no kakera''" at that time, ELT transitioned their style from Igarashi's signature synthesized pop-rock sound to a more acoustic soft rock sound. The single "''sure''", which was the last song that Igarashi participated in, was the first song that marked the transition, with "''Ai no kakera''" marking it definitely. Their single "''fragile''" later released on January 1, 2001 became a massive hit single, becoming one of ELT's greatest hits from all time, selling approximately 829,580 copies in 2001.
Their latest album from 2004, "''commonplace''", which is mainly based on ballads and acoustic songs, is their poorest selling album to-date, with only 313,000 copies sold.
ELT's popularity has declined over the years, but although many similar bands like day after tomorrow and Do As Infinity have disbanded, ELT remains to be one of the few older bands that are still together, along with globe and Dreams Come True. In November 2004 the duo released their single "''Koibumi / good night''" that was a surprise for many, because it performed comparatively well at the charts, selling more than many of their previous singles. This result maybe because the 2nd song, "''good night''", was the theme song for the game Tales Of Rebirth.
Every Little Thing hasn't been releasing much materials lately, releasing two singles in 2004, and just one single in 2005, the soft rock "''Kimi no te''", and the acoustic compilation album "''ACOUSTIC:LATTE''".
In March 2006 the band released its 29th single "''azure moon''" and later close to their 10 year anniversary it released their 30th single "''HI-FI-MESSAGE''", an up-tempo song. A 2006-2007 concert tour followed their latest album release, "''Crispy Park''", which came out in August 2006. Their 31st single, "''swimmy''" (スイミー), theme song for the drama series "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko" (結婚できない男), was released later that month. Their latest single "Kirameki Hour" was released August 8th, 2007.
Discography
Albums
| # | Information | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | '''everlasting''' ★ Released: April 9, 1997 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' ★ Weeks on Chart: 59 | 1,922,160 copies sold |
| 1st Remix Album | '''THE REMIXES''' ★ Released: September 17, 1997 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 ★ Weeks on Chart: 54 | 647,020 copies sold |
| 2nd | '''Time to Destination''' ★ Released: April 15, 1998 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' ★ Weeks on Chart: 49 | 3,520,330 copies sold |
| 2nd Remix Album | '''THE REMIXES Ⅱ''' ★ Released: November 18, 1998 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #5 ★ Weeks on Chart: 13 | 299,380 copies sold |
| 1st Best Of Album | '''Every Best Single +3''' ★ Released: March 31, 1999 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' ★ Weeks on Chart: 54 | 2,556,314 copies sold |
| 3rd | '''eternity''' ★ Released: March 15, 2000 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' ★ Weeks on Chart: 22 | 966,710 copies sold |
| 4th | '''4 FORCE''' ★ Released: March 22, 2001 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 ★ Weeks on Chart: 13 | 847,330 copies sold |
| 2nd Best Of Album | '''Every Ballad Songs''' ★ Released: December 5, 2001 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 ★ Weeks on Chart: 14 | 493,530 copies sold |
| 3rd Remix Album | '''SUPER EUROBEAT presents Euro Every Little Thing''' ★ Released: September 5, 2001 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #3 ★ Weeks on Chart: 10 | 202,650 copies sold |
| 4th Remix Album | '''The Remixes Ⅲ ~Mix Rice Plantation~''' ★ Released: February 27, 2002 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #19 ★ Weeks on Chart: 3 | 35,070 copies sold |
| 5th Remix Album | '''Cyber TRANCE presents ELT TRANCE''' ★ Released: February 27, 2002 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #16 ★ Weeks on Chart: 4 | 61,870 copies sold |
| 5th | '''Many Pieces''' ★ Released: March 19, 2003 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' ★ Weeks on Chart: 25 | 526,542 copies sold |
| 3rd Best Of Album | '''Every Best Single 2''' ★ Released: September 10, 2003 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' ★ Weeks on Chart: 39 | 712,460 copies sold |
| 6th | '''commonplace''' ★ Released: March 3, 2004 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' ★ Weeks on Chart: 16 | 313,647 copies sold |
| 1st Acoustic Album | '''' ★ Released: February 16, 2005 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #4 ★ Weeks on Chart: 12 | 136,553 copies sold |
| 7th | '''Crispy Park''' ★ Released: August 9, 2006 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #1 ★ Weeks on Chart: TBR | 207,109 copies sold |
| 4th Best Of Album | '''14 message ~every ballad songs 2~''' ★ Released: February 14, 2007 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 ★ Weeks on Chart:3 | 116,830 copies sold |
Singles
| # | Information | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | '''Feel My Heart''' ★ Released: August 7, 1996 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #24 | 129,120 copies sold |
| 2nd | '''Future World''' ★ Released: October 23, 1996 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #20 | 110,050 copies sold |
| 3rd | '''Dear My Friend''' ★ Released: January 22, 1997 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #9 | 488,890 copies sold |
| 4th | '''For the moment''' ★ Released: June 4, 1997 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' | 688,270 copies sold |
| 5th | '''Deatta koro no you ni''' 出逢った頃のように ★ Released: August 6, 1997 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #3 | 602,830 copies sold |
| 6th | '''Shapes Of Love / Never stop!''' ★ Released: October 22, 1997 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #3 | 526,130 copies sold |
| 7th | '''Face the change''' ★ Released: January 7, 1998 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' | 633,970 copies sold |
| 8th | '''Time goes by''' ★ Released: February 11, 1998 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 | 1,149,600 copies sold |
| 9th | '''FOREVER YOURS''' ★ Released: June 17, 1998 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' | 475,470 copies sold |
| 10th | '''NECESSARY''' ★ Released: September 30, 1998 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 | 233,910 copies sold |
| 11th | '''Over and Over''' ★ Released: January 27, 1999 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #4 | 314,600 copies sold |
| 12th | '''Someday,Someplace''' ★ Released: March 3, 1999 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #4 | 183,840 copies sold |
| 13th | '''Over and Over / ELT Songs from L.A.''' ★ Released: October 20, 1999 | |
| 14th | '''Pray / Get Into A Groove''' ★ Released: January 1, 2000 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 | 407,030 copies sold |
| 15th | '''sure''' ★ Released: February 16, 2000 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #3 | 250,660 copies sold |
| 16th | '''Rescue me / Smile Again''' ★ Released: June 14, 2000 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 | 99,280 copies sold |
| 17th | '''Ai no Kakera''' 愛のカケラ ★ Released: October 18, 2000 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 | 206,360 copies sold |
| 18th | '''fragile / JIRENMA''' ★ Released: January 1, 2001 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' | 834,020 copies sold |
| 19th | '''Graceful World''' ★ Released: February 21, 2001 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #5 | 194,400 copies sold |
| 20th | '''jump''' ★ Released: October 17, 2001 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #7 | 107,240 copies sold |
| 21st | '''KIWOKU''' キヲク ★ Released: May 15, 2002 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #4 | 136,970 copies sold |
| 22nd | '''Sasayaka na Inori''' ささやかな祈り ★ Released: August 16, 2002 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #5 | 77,130 copies sold |
| 23rd | '''UNTITLED 4 ballads''' ★ Released: December 18, 2002 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' | 369,674 copies sold |
| 24th | '''Grip!''' ★ Released: March 12, 2003 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #7 | 65,037 copies sold |
| 25th | '''FUNDAMENTAL LOVE''' ファンダメンタル・ラブ ★ Released: July 30, 2003 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #9 | 55,914 copies sold |
| 26th | '''Mata Ashita''' また あした ★ Released: November 12, 2003 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #3 | 181,426 copies sold |
| 27th | '''SORAAI''' ソラアイ ★ Released: February 25, 2004 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #8 | 48,019 copies sold |
| 28th | '''Koibumi / good night''' 恋文 / good night ★ Released: December 15, 2004 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: '#1' | 156,512 copies sold |
| 29th | '''Kimi no te''' きみの て ★ Released: October 26, 2005 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2 | 74,857 copies sold |
| 30th | '''azure moon''' ★ Released: March 15, 2006 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #12 | 24,574 copies sold |
| 31st | '''Hi-Fi Message''' ハイファイ メッセージ ★ Released: June 14, 2006 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #9 | 23,541 copies sold |
| 32nd | '''Swimmy''' スイミー ★ Released: August 30, 2006 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #16 | 20,036 copies sold |
| 33rd | '''Kirameki Hour''' キラメキアワー ★ Released: August 8, 2007 ★ Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #14 | 17,807 copies sold |
| 34th |
★ SACD
★
★ , December 15, 2004
Vinyls sets
★ 'The REMIXES Analog Box Set', December 19, 1997
★ 'The REMIXES II ANALOG SET', June 16, 1999
DVD
★ DVD Video
★
★ 'THE VIDEO COMPILATION', March 29, 2000
★
★ 'concert tour '98', March 29, 2000
★
★ 'Concert Tour Spirit 2000', August 30, 2000
★
★ , January 31, 2001
★
★ 'The Video Compilation II', March 7, 2001
★
★ 'fragile ~ Graceful World', March 28, 2001
★
★ 'Concert Tour Spirit 2001 4 FORCE', September 27, 2001
★
★ 'The Video Compilation I & II', March 13, 2002
★
★ 'BEST CLIPS', December 11, 2002
★
★ 'nostalgia', January 29, 2003
★
★ 'THE VIDEO COMPILATION III', April 16, 2003
★
★ '2003 tour MANY PIECES', December 3, 2003
★
★ 'commonplace tour 2004~2005', March 24, 2005
★
★ 'The Video Compilation IV', August 9, 2006
★ DVD-Audio
★
★ 'Every Best Single +3', January 28, 2004
★
★ , December 15, 2004
External links
★ Every Little Thing Official Website
★ Nippop Profile | Every Little Thing
★
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