Original Love

Original Love
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active1986–present
LabelsPony Canyon, EMI
MembersTakao Tajima
Past 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.