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band_name = Do As Infinity |

image| name = [[Image:Do_As_Infinity_2005.jpg|300px|Do As Infinity]] |

| image = DAI at shibuyaver.jpg

years_active = [[September 29]], [[1999]] – [[September 29]], [[2005]] |

| landscape = yes

origin = [[Japan]] |

| caption = Do As Infinity performing in 2000

music_genre = [[J-Rock]] / [[J-pop]]|

| origin = Japan

current_members = [[Tomiko Van]] (lyrics, vocals)<br/>[[Ryo Owatari]] (lyrics, guitar, backup vocals)<br/>[[Dai Nagao]] (composition, guitar)|

| genre = [[J-pop]], [[Rock music|rock]]

past_members = |

| years_active = 1999–2005 <br> 2008–present

record_label = Avex Trax|

| label = [[Avex Trax]]

website = [http://www.d-a-i.com/ Do As Infinity Official Site]|

| associated_acts =

| website = [http://www.d-a-i.com/ d-a-i.com]

| current_members = [[Tomiko Van]]<br/>[[Ryo Owatari]]

| past_members = [[Dai Nagao]]

}}

'''Do As Infinity''' is a Japanese [[J-pop|pop]] and [[Rock music|rock]] band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist [[Tomiko Van]], guitarist [[Ryo Owatari]], and guitarist and composer [[Dai Nagao]]. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as DAI, alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Nagao. Signed to [[Avex Trax]], the band released their debut single "[[Tangerine Dream (song)|Tangerine Dream]]" on September 29, 1999, followed by three more singles between 1999 and 2000, which appeared on their debut album ''[[Break of Dawn (Do As Infinity album)|Break of Dawn]]'' (2000). In December 2000, Nagao decided to devote all his time to composing the music and no longer appeared at live events. Five more studio albums were released between 2001 with ''[[New World (Do As Infinity album)|New World]]'' and 2005 with ''[[Need Your Love (album)|Need Your Love]]''.

With the release of their [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] singles [[compilation album]] ''[[Do the A-side]]'' (2005), Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, 2005. The members continued work in the music industry, with Van pursuing a [[Solo (music)|solo]] career, Owatari working with his band [[Missile Innovation]] formed in 2004, and Nagao continuing to work with other artists at Avex Trax. The band reformed on September 29, 2008, but Nagao did not return. Do As Infinity had their first new single release "[[Infinity 1|∞1]]", in June 2009,<ref name="reform-news"/> followed by their seventh studio album ''[[Eternal Flame (album)|Eternal Flame]]'' (2009). The band released their 11th and latest studio album ''Brand New Days'' in February 2015.

{{nihongo|'''Do As Infinity'''|ドゥ・アズ・インフィニティ|Du Azu Infiniti}} was a popular [[Japan]]ese band which debuted on [[September 29]], [[1999]]<ref name="">http://www.do-as-infinity.com/index.php?z=band.html</ref> with the release of their first single, [[Tangerine Dream (Do As Infinity)|Tangerine Dream]]. Their name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., revealing that ''Do As Infinity'' was named after the band's guitarist and composer, Dai Nagao{{fact}}.

With the release of their A-side compilation album [[Do the A side]], ''Do As Infinity'' disbanded on [[September 29]], [[2005]], after a career which spanned six years, six albums, twenty singles, seven compilation albums and eight live DVDs

==Members==

===Main members===

* "Van" &mdash; {{nihongo|[[Tomiko Van]]|伴 都美子|}} (lyrics, vocals)

* "Ryo" &mdash; {{nihongo|[[Ryo Owatari]]|大渡 亮|}} (lyrics, guitar, backup vocals)

* "Dai" &mdash; {{nihongo|[[Dai Nagao]]|長尾 大|}} (composition, guitar)

===Other members (GREAT TOUR BAND)===

* [[Naoki Hayashibe]] (guitar)

* [[Jun Matsumoto (drummer)|Jun Matsumoto]] (drums)

* [[Kazco Hamano]] (chorus)

* [[Michitaro]] (bass guitar) (former member, went on to play for Otsuka Ai and other artists)

* [[Jun Takase]] (keyboard)

* [[Yoshiyasu Hayashi]] (bass guitar)<ref>http://www.freewebs.com/dai_newworld/GTB.htm</ref>

==History==

Dai Nagao started out as a [[composer]] for an amateur band. After its disbanding, Nagao continued composing songs, sending [[demo tape]]s to more than 50 record companies in Japan<ref name="trivia" />. Nagao was eventually hired by [[AVEX Records]] to work as a composer. He was immediately given a task to compose songs for [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] and [[hitomi]]. <!--there needs to be some sort of transitional info here. How did Nagao go from being a composer to creating a band?-->

===1999===

Dai Nagao started out as a [[composer]] for an amateur band. After its disbanding, Nagao continued composing songs, sending [[demo tape]]s to more than fifty record companies in Japan.<ref name="trivia"/> Nagao was eventually hired by [[Avex Trax]] to work as a composer. He was immediately given a task to compose songs for [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] and [[Hitomi (singer)|Hitomi]]. <!--There needs to be some sort of transitional info here. How did Nagao go from being a composer to creating a band?-->

Eventually, auditions were held, and he chose Tomiko Van as lead singer, and Ryo Owatari as guitarist. On September 29, 1999, the trio released their first single [[Tangerine Dream (song)|Tangerine Dream]], and held a live concert at the [[Shibuya]]<ref name="ninety nine">http://music.3yen.com/2005-03-02/do-as-infinity</ref>. They performed almost daily at a number of locations, ranging from Shibuya's 109 (which is famous for street performers)<ref name="ninety nine" />, to [[Yokohama Station]] and travelled to [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]] and other cities{{fact}}.

Eventually, auditions were held, and he chose Tomiko Van as lead singer and Ryo Owatari as guitarist. Ryo turned up for the auditions in a red tracksuit with a Fender Jaguar and his effects pedals. He was asked to perform a small segment, but instead played three songs.<ref name="trivia"/> Tomiko sang "Heart" as a band member 42 hours after the Avex staff read her application. On September 29, 1999, the trio released their first single "[[Tangerine Dream (song)|Tangerine Dream]]", and held a live concert at the [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] AX.<ref name="ninety nine">{{cite web|url=http://music.3yen.com/2005-03-02/do-as-infinity|title=Japanese music - Do As Infinity|access-date=2007-12-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105151835/http://music.3yen.com/2005-03-02/do-as-infinity/|archive-date=2008-01-05}}</ref> They performed almost daily at a number of locations, ranging from Shibuya's 109,<ref name="ninety nine"/> to [[Yokohama Station]]. They additionally traveled to [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]] and other cities. Before "Tangerine Dream" was released, DAI and their fellow workers were giving out copies of their recordings for free to passersby.<ref name="trivia"/> At their one-hundredth concert, held at Shibuya AX for free, the members of DAI recognized that the fans were the same bunch that bothered to listen to them.<ref name="trivia"/>

The remainder of 1999 was spent performing both on the street and at in-store concerts at CD stores across the country. They also took part in choice events nationwide, including a festival in Tomiko Van's native [[Kumamoto]] prefecture. Their legendary streak of street concerts ended at one hundred, with a free concert for their fans, held at Shibuya Kokaido<ref name="ninety nine" />. Photos of some of their street performances were compiled into a PV for the song ''Field of Dreams'' which can be seen on the PV Collection [[DAI album 8|8]] as well as in the background of the [[Live in Japan (album)|LIVE IN JAPAN]] during a performance of the song. <!-- Will add one of those performance screenshots later -->

The remainder of 1999 was spent performing both on the street and at in-store concerts at CD stores across the country. They also took part in choice events nationwide, including a festival in Tomiko Van's native [[Kumamoto Prefecture]]. Their streak of street concerts ended at one hundred, with a free concert for their fans, held at Shibuya Kokaido.<ref name="ninety nine"/> Photos of some of their street performances were compiled into a PV for the song "Field of Dreams" which can be seen on the PV Collection ''[[8 (Do As Infinity album)|8]]'' as well as in the background of the ''[[Live in Japan (Do As Infinity album)|Live in Japan]]'' during a performance of the song.

===Heart===

[[Image:DAI_8_Heart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A screenshot from ''Heart''.]]

Do As Infinity released their second single, "[[Heart (Do As Infinity song)|Heart]]", in December{{fact}}. They continued to do public appearances all the way up to the year-end [[AVEXAvex RecordsTrax|Avex]] [[Millennium]] Count Down [[1999]]-[[2000]] held on [[New Year's Eve]] in Roppongi's [[Velfarre]] club. Heart was written before Tangerine Dream, but was recorded together in July due to the complicated drum samples.<ref name="trivia">{{factcite web|url=http://www.globemoon.net/waftf/dai|title="We are For the Future" (Do As Infinity)|access-date=2007-12-30}}</ref> The band continued to appear on radio shows and at CD store events. Their third single, "[[Oasis (Do As Infinity song)|Oasis]]", was released at the end of January. It was their first Top 30 hit and it was chosen as the official TV commercial song for Kanebo Cosmetics' ''Testimo'' line of products. "Oasis" was their first song to be used in an advertisement.

===2000===

The band continued to appear on radio shows and at CD store events. Their third single, [[Oasis (song)|Oasis]], was released at the end of January. It was their first Top 30 hit and it was chosen as the official TV commercial song for [[Kanebo Cosmetics]]' ''Testimo'' line of products{{fact}}. This was the first time their song was chosen to become a theme song for advertising.

The next single, "[[Yesterday & Today (Do As Infinity song)|Yesterday & Today]]" was chosen as the theme song for the drama series ''Nisennen no Koi'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619137/|title=Dai Nagao|work=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=2007-12-30}}</ref> which starred popular actors [[Miho Nakayama]] and [[Kaneshiro Takeshi]] and was given the primetime slot. The c/w-track, "Raven", was used as the ending song to the horror movie ''[[Uzumaki (film)|Uzumaki]]'', which gathered more mainstream audiences for the band.

Their first album, ''[[Break of Dawn (Do As Infinity album)|Break of Dawn]]'', debuted on number three on the [[Oricon]] album charts in March of the same year, only a month after "Yesterday & Today". They continued to make public appearances and do numerous live performances all over Japan. In August of that year, the band released the single "[[Rumble Fish (song)|Rumble Fish]]", which was used as the theme song for the hit movie ''Kamen Gakuen''; the cover of "Rumble Fish" was taken in Taiwan, and the trip provided the inspiration for "Shinjitsu no Uta".<ref name="trivia"/> Also in August, the single "Summer Days" was released, which would go on to become a staple at all Do As Infinity live concerts, and was used as a theme song for Fuji TV's ''OL Police''. "Summer Days" is also notable for being Do As Infinity's most well-known all-[[English language|English]] song (following their first, "Break of Dawn", from their debut album). During November of that same year, the band released the festive single "We Are.", which Tomiko has often said is one of her favorite DAI songs. The band would end the year with another countdown live held at the Velfarre club in [[Roppongi]].

===Love 2000===

The next single, [[Yesterday & Today (song)|Yesterday & Today]] was chosen as the theme song for a drama series ''Nisennen no Koi'', which starred popular actors [[Miho Nakayama]] and [[Kaneshiro Takeshi]] and was given the primetime slot{{fact}}. The c/w-track, ''Raven'', was used as the ending song to the horror movie [[Uzumaki (film)|Uzumaki]], which gathered more mainstream audiences for the band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzumaki_%28film%29]

Nagao resigned as front member on New Year's Eve in 2000, and concentrated on composition thereafter. After that, Nagao appeared in front of their fans as a member only twice more—the performance of the third debut anniversary held in September 2002, and a guest appearance in the second encore of their last live concert held on November 25, 2005. Nagao decided to work behind the scenes as he was unable to manage both the production of music and the live performance and [[promotional campaign]]. Nagao only wrote songs after he stopped appearing in public, and he hardly participated in recording.

===BREAK OF DAWN===

Their first album, [[Break of Dawn (album)|BREAK OF DAWN]], debuted on #3 of the [[Oricon]] album charts on March of the same year{{fact}}, only a month after "Yesterday & Today". They continued to make public appearances and do numerous live performances all over Japan. In August of that year, the band released the single "[[rumble fish]]", which was used as the theme song for the hit movie ''[[Kamen Gakuen]]''{{fact}}, and "SUMMER DAYS", which would go on to become a staple at all Do As Infinity live concerts, was used as a theme song for Fuji TV's ''OL Police''{{fact}}. "SUMMER DAYS" is also notable for being Do As Infinity's most well-known all-[[English language|English]] song (following their first, "BREAK OF DAWN", from their debut album). During the November of that same year, the band released the festive single "We are", which Tomiko has often said is one of her favorite DAI songs. The band would end the year with another countdown live held at the Velfarre club in [[Roppongi]]{{fact}}.

===2001===

===Moving onto the bigscreen===

[[2001]] was a whirlwind year for the band. With an album and six singles under their belts, the trio was well on their way to becoming seasoned veterans in the business, but they still had not appeared on national television. That changed with the release of their first single in the new millennium, "[[Desire (Do As Infinity song)|Desire]]"; "Desire" was once named M-42, which was used in their street performances.<ref name="trivia"/> The single was performed on the hit TV show "[[Music Station]]"{{fact}}. However, for some reason Van represented the band by herself. Nevertheless, the song and the band got national exposure. The televised performance brought Do As Infinity to an even wider audience, and helped to make their new album, ''[[New World (Do As Infinity album)|New World]]'', debut at number one on the Oricon charts{{fact}}.

In the following month they would release their first promotional video collection on DVD, simply titled ''[[9 (Do As Infinity album)|9]]'', and would go on tour throughout the month of May. After release of ''New World'', [[Tomiko Van]] was contracted to advertise for Japanese haircare company Lavenus. Van took part in all six commercials, including one which she rode a [[Harley-Davidson]] motorbike. Van can also be seen riding the Harley-Davidson in the "[[Tao (song)|Tao]]" promotional video. The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of "[[Tōku Made]]", "Signal" was used as the theme song for the first commercial. Six commercials were made in total, the other three songs included "Tsubasa no Keikaku", "Bōkenshatachi", and "Nice & Easy"; "Boukensha Tachi" was used three times.

[[Image:Van on bike.png|thumb|left|150px|Tomiko Van riding a Harley-Davidson.]]

On the following month they would release their first promotional video collection on DVD, simply entitled [[DAI album 9|9]], and would go on tour throughout the month of May. After release of ''New World'', [[Tomiko Van]] was contracted to advertise for Japanese haircare company [[LAVENUS]]. Van took part in all 6 commercials, including one which she rode a [[Harley-Davidson]] motorbike{{fact}}. Van can also be seen riding the Harley-Davidson in the [[TAO (song)|TAO]] promotional video{{fact}}. The [[b-side]] of [[Tooku Made]], "Signal" was used as the theme song for the first commercial{{fact}}. 6 commercials were made in total, the other three songs included "Tsubasa no Keikaku", "Boukensha-tachi", and "Nice & Easy"{{fact}. "Boukensha-tachi" was used three times{{fact}}.

Their ninth single was released at the end of May, "[[Week!]]{{fact}}". The following month would see the release of "[[Fukai Mori]]" (''Deep Forest''), which was chosen as the second ending theme song for the hit [[anime]] series ''[[InuYashaInuyasha]]''{{fact}}. The song was a huge hit, and would soon become the band's signature song. The remainder of the year was spent in preparation for yet another live concert tour, which would begin in November, not long after the release of their eleventh single, "[[Boukensha TachiBōkenshatachi]]", and their third album, ''[[Deep Forest (Do As Infinity album)|Deep Forest]]'', which debuted at number one on the charts{{fact}}.

===Asia tour2002===

January 2002 started with Van appearing on the Avex charity album ''VARIOUSVarious ARTISTSArtists FEATURINGFeaturing songnationSongnation'', and the release of the band's twelfth hit single, "[[Hi no Ataru Sakamichi]]", the following month. Then the band went global. After releasing a best album, ''[[Do the Best (Do As Infinity album)|Do the Best]]'' in March, the band traveled to [[Taiwan]] and [[Hong Kong]] in April for a special campaign. Their following overseas was almost as huge as in their own country, drawing 500 fans {{fact}}to their in-store event held at the [[HMV]] CD store in Hong Kong. They were nominated for the 17thseventeenth Annualannual Gold Disc awardAward in Japan for the best Rock & Pop album of the year and won {{fact}}. The band took a short break upon returning to Japan, but released their thirteenth single in July, the double A-sided "[[Under the sunSun /under Under the moonMoon]]{{fact}}". In August the band participated in avexAvex's ''aA-nation'' tour, performing in eight venues all over Japan{{fact}}.

Do As Infinity's fourteenth single, "[[Shinjitsu no Uta]]", was released in October, and sparked the beginning of a new project for the band. "Shinjitsu no Uta" was also chosen to be the fifth ending theme for ''[[Inuyasha]]''. "Shinjitsu no Uta" became famous in China in July 2002 and was also translated into [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]].<ref name="trivia"/> In the booklet of ''Do The A-side'', Kawamura stated that "Shinjitsu no Uta" was actually written two years before the actual release. Dai said that he left it as a demo because he felt that something was missing in the song. Despite their success, Do As Infinity wanted to show their fans that they had not forgotten them. They advertised on their website for fans to send them short stories using the band's previous releases as themes and using the word ''shinjitsu'' (truth) somewhere in the story. Entitled ''Your Truth'', these stories are now available in book form. The band closed out the year with another live tour, understandably titled ''Do As Infinity greatest year 02: All Standing'', and the year-end release of their fourth album, ''[[True Song]]''. <!--There needs to be some sort of transitional info here. What happened between 2003-2005?-->

===TRUE SONG===

[[Image:DAI_ShinjitsuNoUta.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A screenshot from ''Shinjitsu No Uta''.]]

===2003-2004===

Do As Infinity's fourteenth single, [[Shinjitsu no Uta]], was released in October, and sparked the beginning of a new project for the band. "Shinjitsu no Uta" was also chosen to be the fifth ending theme for ''InuYasha''. In the booklet of ''Do The A-side'', Kawamura stated that "Shinjitsu no Uta" was actually written 2 years before the actual release. Dai said that he left it as a demo because he felt that something was missing in the song{{fact}}. Despite their success, Do As Infinity wanted to show their fans that they had not forgotten them. They advertised on their website for fans to send them short stories using the band's previous releases as themes and using the word ''shinjitsu'' (truth) somewhere in the story. Entitled ''Your Truth'', these stories are now available in book form{{fact}}. The band closed out the year with another live tour, understatedly titled ''Do As Infinity greatest year 02 ~ALL STANDING~'', and the year-end release of their fourth album, ''TRUE SONG''. <!--there needs to be some sort of transitional info here. What happened between 2003-2005?-->

The band got busy on the concert tour of ''True Song'' and new recordings, their fifteenth single, "[[Mahou no Kotoba: Would You Marry Me?]]" released as their first single in 2003. It became one of the most frequently played songs at [[wedding]]s in Japan, becoming one of the band's most publicized singles of the year. "Honjitsu wa Seiten Nari" followed the popularity of its precedent single, it was previewed in their annual summer activity, [[a-nation]]. During this promotion period it was the first time the vocalist cut her hair short and with a bright blonde dye, she changed it back to a dark brown dye after the release of this single. The single's [[music video|promotional video]] was filmed during their a-nation 2003 activity and combined many different a-nation 2003 visits in different areas in Japan, marking another success for the band. "Hiiragi" was released in November of the same year and the announcement of the fifth album followed. Tomiko met with famous American singer, [[Michelle Branch]], during her visit in Japan to promote her album ''Hotel Paper'', for a magazine interview and photoshoot. After the release of ''[[Gates of Heaven (album)|Gates of Heaven]]'' the group took a short break and performed in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Dallas, Texas]] in the summer of 2004 as a small warm-up for their next album; footage of this can be found in the DVD ''[[Live Year 2004]]''. They performed in [[Korea]] during the ''Korea & Japan Friendship Week in JEJU'' along with [[jtL]]. Do As Infinity performed "Rakuen" as the ending theme of ''[[Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island]]'' in December 2004.

===Gates of Heaven2005===

In early 2005, the band were in the midst of another live concert tour, showcasing their sixth studio album ''[[Need Your Love (album)|Need Your Love]]'', along with video collections and recorded live concerts. Although Dai Nagao was not as active as he was in the beginning, (he did not participate in promotional events anymore) he was still the main composer behind the band.

The band got busy on the concert tour of ''TRUE SONG'' and new recordings, their fifteenth single, ''Mahou no kotoba ~Would You Marry Me?~'' released as their first single in 2003. It became one of the most frequently played songs in the weddings in Japan{{fact}}, becoming one of the band's most publicized single of the year. ''Honjitsu wa Seiten Nari'' followed the popularity of its precedent single, it was previewed in their annual summer activity, [[a-nation]]. During this promotion period it was the first time the vocalist cut her hair short and with a bright blonde dye{{fact}}, she changed it back to a dark brown dye after the release of this single. The single's [[promotional video]] was filmed during their a-nation 2003 activity and combined many different a-nation 2003 visits in different areas in Japan, marking another success for the band. ''Hiiragi'' was released in November of the same year and the announcement of the 5th album followed{{fact}}. Tomiko met with famous American singer, [[Michelle Branch]], during her visit in Japan to promote her album ''Hotel Paper'', for a magazine interview and photoshoot{{fact}}. After the release of ''Gates of Heaven'' the group took a short break and performed in [[New York City]], [[New York]] and [[Dallas, Texas]] in the summer of 2004 as a small warmup for their next album. They performed in [[Korea]] during the ''Korea & Japan Friendship Week in JEJU'' along with [[JTL]]{{fact}}.

"[[Tao (song)|Tao]]" became Do As Infinity's twentieth single released on July 27, 2005, and the last before disbanding later that year. The lyrics of "Tao" described about friends parting ways and this caused many rumors among the fans about the disbanding of Do As Infinity. "Tao" is also the main theme of ''[[Tales of Legendia]]'', an RPG released in summer 2005 and developed by [[Namco]]. The band announced on September 14 that they would disband on September 29, 2005, just six years to the day of their first single, "Tangerine Dream". Their last concert was at the Nippon Budokan on November 25, 2005. Three days before the final concert, Dai Nagao released the last Do As Infinity song called "Trust" on the official website through Internet streaming. The vocals featured in this song is sung by Mizushima Kana from one of Nagao's side project artists I-lulu.

In early 2005, the band were in the midst of yet another live concert tour, showcasing their brand new album [[Need Your Love (album)|Need Your Love]]. Along with video collections and recorded live concerts, Do As Infinity were still going strong. Although Dai Nagao wasn't as active as he was in the beginning (he didn't participate in promotional events anymore, such as video clips or photo shoots){{fact}} he was still the main composer and the brain behind the band. He did, though, appear in concerts from time to time.

[[Tomiko Van]], the lead singer, pursued a solo career and debuted on March 29, 2006, with her album, ''[[Farewell (Tomiko Van album)|Farewell]]''. Ryo Owatari, the guitarist, worked with his band, [[Missile Innovation]], and released their first single on February 1, 2006. Owatari also worked with other Avex artists such as [[Ayumi Hamasaki]], [[Ai Otsuka]] and [[AAA (band)|AAA]]. Dai Nagao went on to work with Amasia Landscape and other artists under the True Song Music label, writing songs for various artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/do-as-infinity/person/168008/biography.html|title=Do As Infinity|work=[[TV.com]]|access-date=2007-12-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212091221/http://www.tv.com/do-as-infinity/person/168008/biography.html|archive-date=2008-02-12}}</ref>

===TAO===

[[Image:Dai tao.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''TAO'', the last single released.]]

===2008-present===

The release of the band's 20th single on [[July 27]],[[2005]] became the last single Do As Infinity would be releasing. The lyrics of TAO described about friends parting ways and this caused many rumors among the fans about the disbanding of Do As Infinity{{fact}}. TAO was also the main theme of [[Tales of Legendia]], a RPG videogame released in Summer 2005 and developed by [[Namco]]{{fact}}. The band announced on [[September 14]], [[2005]] that they would disband on September 29, 2005, exactly 6 years to the day since their first single, Tangerine Dream, was released. Their last concert was at the Nippon Budokan on [[November 25]], [[2005]]<ref>http://www.japan-zone.com/news/archives/2005_09.shtml</ref>. Three days before the final concert, Dai Nagao released the Do As Infinity last song called ''Trust'' on the official website through internet streaming{{fact}}. The vocal featured in this song is [[Mizushima Utana]] from one of Nagao's side project artists [[I-lulu]]. Many fans hoped for a CD release of the song recorded with Do As Infinity, however, it has yet to happen.

The band played a reunion show at the final show of 2008's ''A-nation'', as stated on the official BBS and blog entries of supporting musicians. Reportedly, Do As Infinity rehearsed for a month. As "secret guests" during the A-nation live concert on August 30, 2008, the band announced they would officially reform on September 29, 2008, and that they would be holding a free concert in Yoyogi Park on September 30, 2008.<ref name="reform-news">{{cite web|url=http://d-a-i.com/news/080830_1.html|title=Do As Infinity Reformation|work=Do As Infinity|access-date=2008-08-30|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901034511/http://d-a-i.com/news/080830_1.html|archive-date=2008-09-01|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://d-a-i.com/schedule/080930.html|title=Free Live Decision|work=Do As Infinity|access-date=2008-08-30|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807055546/http://d-a-i.com/schedule/080930.html|archive-date=2011-08-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> They would eventually embark on a nationwide tour once more to celebrate their reunion. The band released their 21st single, "[[Infinity 1|∞1]]", on June 17, 2009; it included four new songs. On September 30, 2009, the band released their seventh studio album, ''[[Eternal Flame (album)|Eternal Flame]]''. Do As Infinity provided the opening theme song, "[[Kimi ga Inai Mirai]]", to ''[[Inuyasha: The Final Act]]'' in 2009; the single for "Kimi ga Inai Mirai" was released on January 20, 2010.

Do As Infinity debuted their song "Everything Will Be All Right" on December 24, 2009, as the official 2010 promotional theme song for professional [[Kyōtei]] boat racing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://d-a-i.com/news/091218_1.html |title=2010年BOAT RACE 新CM楽曲が｢Everything will be all right｣に決定!! |trans-title=2010 Boat Race New Commercial Song "Everything Will Be All Right" Decided!! |work=Do As Infinity |access-date=2009-12-25 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231042330/http://d-a-i.com/news/091218_1.html |archive-date=2009-12-31 }}</ref> "Everything Will Be All Right", as well as three other songs, was included on the band's 23rd single, "[[Infinity 2|∞2]]", released on June 16, 2010. Do As Infinity released their 24th single "[[Jidaishin]]" on September 29, 2010. The single commemorated their 11-year anniversary and the physical copies were exclusively sold on the online music retailer Mu-mo, where they subsequently sold out.<ref name="DAI-Eight-News"/> Do As Infinity held their 11-year anniversary live convert at Shibuya AX on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d-a-i.com/news/100929.html |title=11th Anniversary LIVE 〜More!Core!Rare!Here!〜 セットリスト公開! |trans-title=11th Anniversary Live: More! Core! Rare! Here! Set List Published! |publisher=[[Avex Group]] |date=September 29, 2010 |access-date=November 11, 2010 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121081925/http://d-a-i.com/news/100929.html |archive-date=November 21, 2010 }}</ref> It was broadcast live via Internet streaming through [[Nico Nico Douga]] for free.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-26/do-as-infinity-concert-streamed-for-free-on-wednesday|title=Do As Infinity Concert Streamed for Free on Wednesday|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 26, 2010|access-date=September 30, 2010}}</ref> The band released their eighth studio album ''[[Eight (Do As Infinity album)|Eight]]'' on January 19, 2011.<ref name="DAI-Eight-News">{{cite web|url=http://d-a-i.com/news/101110.html|title=NEWアルバム｢EIGHT｣リリース決定!!|trans-title=New Album ''Eight'' to be Released!!|publisher=[[Avex Group]]|date=November 11, 2010|access-date=November 11, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807055529/http://d-a-i.com/news/101110.html|archive-date=August 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Do As Infinity released their 25th single {{Nihongo|"[[Chikai (Do As Infinity song)|Chikai]]"|誓い}} on July 27, 2011. The band's 26th single {{Nihongo|"Ariadne no Ito"|アリアドネの糸}} was released on September 7, 2011. Do As Infinity's 27th single {{Nihongo|"Tasogare"|黄昏}} was released on November 16, 2011. In 2012, Do As Infinity released two more studio albums: their ninth album ''Time Machine'' on February 29 and their tenth album ''Do As Infinity X'' on October 10. The band released the compilation album ''[[The Best of Do As Infinity]]'' on January 1, 2014. The band's 28th single "Mysterious Magic" was released on December 10, 2014; the song was used as an opening theme to the anime series ''[[Fairy Tail]]''. Do As Infinity released their 11th album ''Brand New Days'' on February 25, 2015.

[[Tomiko Van]], the lead singer, is pursuing a solo career. She debuted [[June 7]] [[2006]] with her single, [[Flower (Tomiko Van song)|Flower]] . Ryo Owatari, the guitarist, has already started work on his next band, [[Missile Innovation]], they are scheduled to release their first single on February 1, 2006. Ryo has also been working with other avex artists such as [[Ayumi Hamasaki]], [[Otsuka Ai]] and [[AAA: Attack All Around|AAA]]. Dai Nagao currently works with [[Amasia Landscape]] and other artists under the [[TRUE SONG MUSIC]] label, writing songs for various artists<ref name="trivia">http://www.tv.com/do-as-infinity/person/168008/biography.html</ref>.

==TriviaCredit to songs==

Under the concept of "Whoever the songwriter is, it is D.A.I", the credit was written as "D.A.I" at first, even if any other member would compose the music. After "Be Free" was collected in ''[[Do the B-side]]'', it came to be specified who wrote a song, and, after re-formation, it came to be specified who composed as well. Tomiko Van and Ryo Owatari mainly write lyrics. Saiko Kawamura, which is a joint [[pen name]] of Jun Harada and Kayoko Shinchi, and Naoto Suzuki also write songs besides them. It seems that Dai Nagao composed almost all the music except for "Azayaka na Hana" collected in ''[[Gates of Heaven (album)|Gates of Heaven]]'', which Ryo Owatari composed. They produced the first and the second singles by themselves, but [[Seiji Kameda]] became a joint producer from the third single; he also plays a bass guitar in recording.

*Before Tangerine Dream was released, DAI and their fellow workers were giving out copies of their recordings for free to passers by (Dai was very good at giving recordings to girls waiting at the traffic lights!) <ref name="trivia">http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html</ref>.

===Do! Creative!!===

*Tomiko sang "Heart" as a band member 42 hours after the avex staff read her application<ref name="trivia">http://www.do-as-infinity.com/index.php?z=band.html</ref>.

Do! Creative!! was a semiannual contest held by Do As Infinity and Avex Trax to give Do As Infinity fans a chance to compose songs that the band later performs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d-a-i.com/docreative/|title=Do! Creative!!|publisher=[[Avex Group]]|access-date=June 4, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807055213/http://d-a-i.com/docreative/|archive-date=August 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first instance of Do! Creative!! was held between March 14 and April 14, 2009. Of the approximately 1000 songs received, three were chosen to be placed on ''Eternal Flame'': "Nighter" composed by Yu, "Kitakaze" composed by Yosuke Kawashima, and "Honō" composed by Shinpei.<ref name="Do-Creative-winners">{{cite web|url=http://d-a-i.com/docreative/res.html|title=Do! Creative!!|publisher=[[Avex Group]]|access-date=June 4, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920052917/http://d-a-i.com/docreative/res.html|archive-date=September 20, 2010}}</ref> For the second contest, held between September 1 and October 31, 2009, three were selected, two of which appear on "∞2": "Everything Will Be Alright" by Shohei Ohi, and "Haruka" by Fumiyasu Sueoka;<ref name="Do-Creative-winners"/> the song composed by the third winner, Nobuhisa Fujii, has yet to be revealed. Of the contestants in the second contest, about 400 were from outside Japan.<ref name="Do-Creative-winners"/>

==Members==

*Heart was actually written before Tangerine Dream, but was recorded together in July due to the complicated drum samples !)<ref name="trivia">http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html</ref>.

;Current members

* "Van": [[Tomiko Van]] (lyrics, vocals)

* "Ryo": [[Ryo Owatari]] (lyrics, guitar, backup vocals)

;Former members

*At their 100th concert, held at Shibuya AX for free, the members of DAI recognized that the fans were the same bunch that bothered to listen to them (in section 2.)<ref name="trivia" />

* "Dai": [[Dai Nagao]] (composition, guitar)

;Producers

*Desire was once named M-42, which was used in their street performances <ref name="trivia">http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html</ref>.

* "Dai": Dai Nagao (1999–2005)

* [[Seiji Kameda]] (2000–present) (recording bassist)

===Backup bands===

*The cover of "Rumble Fish" was taken in Taiwan, and the trip provided the inspiration for Shinjitsu no Uta <ref name="trivia">http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html</ref>.

;Great Tour Band

The members listed below are not the only band members that DAI has gone through during their career, however, these musicians are the more notable ones because of their work for DAI.

*Shinjitsu no Uta became famous in China in July 2002 and also translated into Mandarin <ref name="trivia">http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html</ref>.

* [[Naoki Hayashibe]] (guitar)

* [[Jun Matsumoto (drummer)|Jun Matsumoto]] (drums)

*A couple who met while listening to DAI's earlier street performances invited the members of the band to their wedding. <ref name="trivia">http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html</ref>.

* [[Kazco Hamano]] (chorus)

* [[Michitaro|Michitaro Shimamoto]] (bass guitar) (former member, went on to play for Ai Otsuka and other artists)

*Ryo turned up for the auditions in a red tracksuit with a Fender Jaguar and his effects pedals. He was asked to perform a small segment, but instead played three songs <ref name="trivia">http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html</ref>.

* [[Jun Takase]] (keyboard)

* [[Yoshiyasu Hayashi]] (bass guitar)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freewebs.com/dai_newworld/GTB.htm|title=The Great Tour Band at New World, a DAI unofficial fansite|access-date=2007-12-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229054725/http://www.freewebs.com/dai_newworld/GTB.htm|archive-date=2007-12-29}}</ref>

*Do As Infinity and [[Every Little Thing]] are the only two bands that have done 3 theme songs for [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[anime]] [[InuYasha]]

*Do As Infinity performed in Dallas and New York in the summer of 2004, footages can be found in the DVD, ''LIVE YEAR 2004''{{fact}}.

*In a performance of Fukai Mori, which was one week after the release of Fukai Mori, Tomiko Van, the lead singer, broke into tears near the beginning but managed to finish the song.

'''Tour Band''' (2009)

*Do As Infinity had a little known back-up band (you can see 2 members of the band in the music video "Mahou no Kotoba ~Would you marry me?~"). They're called the GREAT TOUR BAND <ref>http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html</ref>

* Takumi Ishida (guitar)

* Yukiko Shibuya (bass guitar)

* Jun Takase (keyboard)

* Noriyasu "Kaasuke" Kawamura (drums) (Originally he was a recording drummer from their first album ''[[Break of Dawn (Do As Infinity album)|Break of Dawn]]'', and participated in the tour band from 2008.)

==Discography==

{{main|Do As Infinity discography}}

In all of the CDs released by the band, they always include the line ''Do As Infinity are Van Tomiko, Owatari Ryo, Nagao Dai and all supporters'' to state the importance of their supporters.

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'''Studio albums'''

*''[[Break of Dawn (Do As Infinity album)|Break of Dawn]]'' (2000)

*''[[New World (Do As Infinity album)|New World]]'' (2001)

*''[[Deep Forest (Do As Infinity album)|Deep Forest]]'' (2001)

*''[[True Song (album)|True Song]]'' (2002)

*''[[Gates of Heaven (album)|Gates of Heaven]]'' (2003)

*''[[Need Your Love (album)|Need Your Love]]'' (2005)

*''[[Eternal Flame (album)|Eternal Flame]]'' (2009)

*''[[Eight (Do As Infinity album)|Eight]]'' (2011)

*''Time Machine'' (2012)

*''Do As Infinity X'' (2012)

*''Brand New Days'' (2015)

*''[[Alive (Do As Infinity album)|Alive]]'' (2018)

*''Do As Infinity'' (2019)

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'''Compilation albums'''

*''[[Do the Best (Do As Infinity album)|Do the Best]]'' (2002)

*''[[Do the Best (Do As Infinity album)|Do the Best+DVD]]'' (2004)

*''[[Do the B-side]]'' (2004)

*''[[Do the A-side]]'' (2005)

*''[[Do the Best "Great Supporters Selection"]]'' (2006)

*''[[Minus V]]'' (2006)

*''[[The Best of Do As Infinity]]'' (2014)

*''2 of Us [Red] -14 Re:Singles-'' (2016)

*''2 of Us [Blue] -14 Re:Singles-'' (2016)

*''Lounge'' (2019)

*''Do the B-side 2'' (2019)

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'''Live albums'''

*''[[Do the Live]]'' (2003)

*''[[Live in Japan (Do As Infinity album)|Live in Japan]]'' (2004)

*''[[Do As Infinity: Final]]'' (2006)

*''Do As Infinity 14th Anniversary: Dive At It Limited Live 2013'' (2014)

*''Do As Infinity 16th Anniversary: October's Garden'' (2016)

'''Box set'''

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*''[[Do the Box]]'' (2006)

===Albums===

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{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Title

! Released

! Ranking

! Number Sold

|-

| rowspan="2" | [[Break of Dawn (album)|Break of Dawn]]

| rowspan="2" | [[March 23]], [[2000]]

| rowspan="2" | '''#3'''

| 320,000 copies sold

|-

!

!

!

!

|-

| rowspan="2" | [[New World (album)|New World]]

| rowspan="2" | [[February 21]], [[2001]]

| rowspan="2" | '''#1'''

| 354,000 copies sold

|-

!

!

!

|-

| rowspan="2" | [[Deep Forest (Do As Infinity album)|Deep Forest]]

| rowspan="2" | [[September 19]], [[2001]]

| rowspan="2" | '''#1'''

| 609,000 copies sold

|-

!

!

!

|-

| rowspan="2" | [[True Song (album)|True Song]]

| rowspan="2" | [[December 26]], [[2002]]

| rowspan="2" | '''#5'''

| 272,000 copies sold

|-

!

!

!

|-

| rowspan="2" | [[Gates of Heaven (album)|Gates of Heaven]]

| rowspan="2" | [[November 27]], [[2003]]

| rowspan="2" | '''#3'''

| 294,000 copies sold

|-

!

!

!

|-

| rowspan="2" | [[Need Your Love (album)|Need Your Love]]

| rowspan="2" | [[February 16]], [[2005]]

| rowspan="2" | '''#3'''

| 137,000 copies sold

|-

|}

:'''Note:''' how the albums start with the final letter of the previous album.

===Singles===

#[[Tangerine Dream (song)|Tangerine Dream]] ([[September 29]], [[1999]]) — #58

#[[Heart (Do As Infinity song)|Heart]] ([[December 8]], [[1999]]) — #56

#[[Oasis (song)|Oasis]] ([[January 26]], [[2000]]) — #25

#[[Yesterday & Today (song)|Yesterday & Today]] ([[February 23]], [[2000]]) — #10

#[[rumble fish]] ([[August 2]], [[2000]]) — #20

#[[We are.]] ([[November 29]], [[2000]]) — #16

#[[Desire (Do As Infinity song)|Desire]] ([[January 24]], [[2001]]) — #8

#{{nihongo|[[Tooku Made]]|遠くまで|}} ([[April 25]], [[2001]]) — #12

#[[Week!]] ([[May 30]], [[2001]]) — #8

#{{nihongo|[[Fukai Mori]]|深い森|}} ([[June 27]], [[2001]]) — #5

#{{nihongo|[[Boukensha Tachi]]|冒険者たち|}} ([[September 5]], [[2001]]) — #7

#{{nihongo|[[Hi no Ataru Sakamichi]]|陽のあたる坂道|}} ([[February 27]], [[2002]]) — #5

#[[Under the sun/under the moon]] ([[July 31]], [[2002]]) — #5

#{{nihongo|[[Shinjitsu no Uta]]|真実の詩|}} ([[October 30]], [[2002]]) — #5

#{{nihongo|[[Mahou no Kotoba ~Would you marry me?~]]|魔法の言葉~Would you marry me?~|}} ([[June 11]], [[2003]]) — #4

#{{nihongo|[[Honjitsu wa Seiten Nari]]|本日ハ晴天ナリ|}} ([[September 25]], [[2003]]) — #4

#{{nihongo|[[Hiiragi]]|柊|}} ([[November 6]], [[2003]]) — #7

#{{nihongo|[[Rakuen]]|楽園|}} ([[December 15]], [[2004]]) — #2

#[[For the Future]] ([[January 19]], [[2005]]) — #6

#[[TAO (song)|TAO]] ([[July 27]], [[2005]]) — #11

:'''Note:''' that the first 4 singles all had names of famous rock bands.

All singles starting from ''Mahou no Kotoba ~Would you marry me?~'' were released in CD and CD+DVD versions. Each DVD that was included contained the [[promotional video]] to the single they were released with. They also include the credits of each video that was included with it. Each CD and CD+DVD singles contained different but similar covers.

===Compilations===

#''[[Do the Best|Do The Best]]'' ([[March 20]], [[2002]]) &mdash; 831,000

#''[[Do the Best#DVD|Do The Best + DVD]]'' ([[March 31]], [[2004]]) &mdash; 12,000

#''[[Do the B-Side|Do The B-side]]'' ([[September 23]], [[2004]]) &mdash; 49,000

#''[[Do the A side]]'' ([[September 28]], [[2005]]) &mdash; 140,000

#''[[Do the A side#DVD|Do The A-side + DVD]]'' ([[September 28]], [[2005]]) &mdash; 140,000

#''[[Do As Infinity Do The Best "Great Supporters Selection"]]'' ([[March 15]], [[2006]])

#''[[MINUS V (instrumental collection)]]'' ([[March 15]], [[2006]])

===Live===

*[[Do the Live]] ([[March 12]], [[2003]]) &mdash; 32,000

*[[Live in Japan (album)|LIVE IN JAPAN]] ([[March 31]], [[2004]]) &mdash; 17,000

*[[Do As Infinity -Final-]] ([[March 15]], [[2006]])

===Box set===

*''[[Do the Box]]'' ([[March 15]], [[2006]])

===Others===

*again / TOMIKO VAN from Do As Infinity (from the ''Songnation'' album)

*Drive me nuts / Cyber X feat. Tomiko Van &mdash; ''#27''

*El Dorado / atami (Guest Vo. tomiko Van, Guest EG.ryo Owatari) (from the ''Doppler'' album)

*COME ON NOW! / NORTHERN BRIGHTS (Participation on Chorus by Owatari)

*I miss you? / Do As Infinity for BLACK STONES (from the album ''LOVE for NANA ~Only 1 Tribute'')

==DVDs==

===DVD singles===

*{{nihongo|[[Tooku Made]]|遠くまで|}} ([[April 25]], [[2001]])

*{{nihongo|[[Shinjitsu no Uta]]|真実の詩|}} ([[December 26]], [[2002]])

===Video clips===

*[[DAI album 9|9]] ([[March 7]], [[2001]])

*[[DAI album 5|5]] ([[September 27]], [[2001]])

*[[THE CLIP SELECTION]] ([[December 11]], [[2002]])

*[[DAI album 8|8]] ([[January 7]], [[2004]])

===Live===

*[[Do As Infinity LIVE TOUR 2001 ~DEEP FOREST~]] ([[March 20]], [[2002]])

*[[Do As Infinity LIVE IN JAPAN]] ([[March 31]], [[2004]])

*[[Do As Infinity LIVE YEAR 2004]] ([[March 3]], [[2005]])

*[[Do As Infinity LIVE IN JAPAN II]] ([[September 28]], [[2005]])

*[[Do As Infinity ~Final~]] ([[March 15]], [[2006]])

*[[Do As Infinity 3rd ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL LIVE]] ([[September 20]], [[2006]])

*[[Do As Infinity -Premier-]] ([[September 20]], [[2006]])

==VHS==

===Video clips===

*9 ([[March 7]], [[2001]])

*5 ([[September 27]], 2001)

==References==

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===Official links===

*[http://www.d-a-i.com/ Do As Infinity's Officialofficial Website (Japanese)website] {{in lang|ja}}

*{{anime News Network|people|7075}}

*[http://www.area404.jp/ Nagao Dai's Area404] (features artists on True Song Records)

*[http://www.amasia.jp/ Nagao Dai's Amasia landscape]

*[http://www.avexnet.or.jp/van/ Tomiko Van] Official Website

*[http://www.missileinnovation.com/ Ryo Owatari's Missile Innovation]

===Non-official links===

*[http://zansuken.free.fr/en/ Do the web]

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*[http://www.globemoon.net/dai/index2.html We are For the Future]

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