Double

Among the initial missionaries of American tempo & blues in Japan, Takako Hirasawa, the only real member of Increase, earned the name of “R&B Queen” in her house nation. The alias, unusual to get a solo artist, provides, actually, a tragic description, as the music group started off being a duo, shaped by Takako as well as her young sister Sachiko Hirasawa, who passed away before the discharge of their debut record. The Hirasawa sisters was raised in Niigata and got studied traditional piano as children, but were subjected to American R&B after their old sister (there have been three siblings) provides spent time in the U.S. and cut back lots of CDs. The sound of TLC and Mary J. Blige prompted them to start out their own music group, and in 1997 the duo started performing in regional clubs as Increase, soon getting an offer through the Tokyo label FOREVER Information, which got them a yearlong regular gig on the Yokota Atmosphere Foot of the U.S. Atmosphere Force (these were the first Japan performers in 27 years to try out the bottom). In 1998, Increase released their debut one, “FOR ME PERSONALLY,” that was highlighted in it mini-series Tsumetai Tsuki and accompanied by three even more singles that predated the record Crystal (1999), which have scored number two for the Oricon graphs. Nevertheless, in 1999 Sachiko Hirasawa abruptly died of the human brain hemorrhage. Takako ceased recording as well as hearing music — but she came back in a 12 months, keeping the name Two times like a tribute to her sister. Her 1st solo solitary was “U,” shipped in 2000, when Two times also released an eponymous recording, re-released in British in 2001, accompanied by Eyesight (2002) and Fantastic (2003), both later on released in remixed variations, like Crystal before them. Her jazz task Life Is Gorgeous premiered in 2004, but from then on Two times hit an interval of inactivity. She released just two singles during the period of 2005-2006, but enjoyed a resurgence in 2007 using the recording Reflex as well as the DJ part project Virgin Blend, out beneath the name DJ Lilly a.k.a. Two times. The remixed edition of Reflex made an appearance in 2007 aswell, and in 2008 the compilations a decade Greatest We R&B and THE VERY BEST Collaborations — the second option offering DJ Kaori, Ai, Heartsdales, and Zeebra — both increased to number 2 on the graphs.