Doberman Infinity

Doberman Infinity Stylized as DOBERMAN INFINITY (also known as D.I) is a Japanese hip-hop group managed by LDH Japan and signed to the record label LDH Music.

Doberman Infinity
Also known asDoberman Inc (2000–2014), D.I
GenresJ-pop, Hip-hop
Years active2000–present
LabelsVictor Entertainment (2004-2007)
Rhythm Republic (2007-2009)
Toy's Factory (2014-2017)
LDH Music (2017-present)
Members
  • KUBO-C
  • GS
  • P-CHO
  • Sway
  • Kazuki
Past members
  • MAB
  • Tomogen
Websitedobermaninfinity-ldh.jp

History

Doberman Inc: 2000–2014

In 2000, three members of "West Head", KUBO-C, GS, and P-CHO, formed "Doberman Inc" with Tomogen and MAB through track maker Bachlogic. In 2002, the group started as an independent group with the album "Dobermann".

In 2004, the group signed to the major label Victor Entertainment, and made their major debut with the mini-album "Conversation Piece". In 2006, MAB withdrew, the group continued their activities with four members.

In 2008, the group became affiliated with LDH and started being managed by the company.[1] On 17 October 2013, Tomogen left the group.[2]

Doberman Infinity: 2014–present

On 17 June 2014, it was announced that Kazuki who was a finalist in "Vocal Battle Audition 4" would be joining the group which would be renamed to "Doberman Infinity".[3][4] A week later, on 24 June, the group announced the addition of Sway[5] and the comeback of the group.[6] The group also moved label to Toy's Factory.

In 2017, the group moved label to LDH's own record label LDH Music.

Members

Present members

Name Native name Position Date of Birth Birthplace
KUBO-C Takashi Kubo (久保貴史) MC, Leader (1980-01-21) January 21, 1980 (age 44) Nara Prefecture
GS Takashi Mutō (武藤隆志) MC (1979-06-12) June 12, 1979 (age 45) Nara Prefecture
P-CHO Yūji Nagano (長野祐仁) (1980-05-02) May 2, 1980 (age 44) Nara Prefecture
Sway Shuhei Nogae (野替愁平) (1986-06-09) June 9, 1986 (age 38) Sapporo, Hokkaido
Kazuki Kazuki Hayashi (林和希) Vocalist (1991-06-13) June 13, 1991 (age 33) Gifu Prefecture

Past members

Name Native name Date of birth Birthplace
MAB Tomofumi Mabuchi (馬渕智史) (1980-12-03) December 3, 1980 (age 43) Shiga Prefecture
Tomogen Tomonori Murakami (村上智則) (1980-06-03) June 3, 1980 (age 44) Amagasaki, Hyogo

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Information Chart positions
Oricon[7]
1st The Line 5
2nd Terminal
  • Release: 16 November 2016 (JPN)
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 7
3rd Off Road
  • Release: 18 April 2018 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 7
4th Lost + Found
  • Release: 6 July 2022 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 19

Mini-albums

Information Chart positions
Oricon[7]
1st #PRLG
  • Release: 19 November 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 8
2nd #PLAY
  • Release: 14 June 2017 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 4

Compilation albums

Information Chart positions Sales
Oricon[7]
1st 5IVE
  • Release: 26 June 2019 (JPN)
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 8

Singles

As lead artists

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Release date Chart positions Album
JPN
Oricon
[7] 		JPN
Hot 100
[9][A]
2015 Say Yeah!! 15 July 3 19 The Line
Jump Around ∞ 7 October 4 15
2016 Itsuka (いつか) 13 April 2 18 Terminal
GA GA SUMMER/D.Island feat. m-flo 27 July 7 10
2017 Do Party 10 May 4 7 Off Road
Ano Hi no Kimi to Ima no Boku ni (あの日のキミと今の僕に) 22 November 11 6
2018 Super Ball 15 August 4 19 5IVE
You & I 26 September 7 14
2019 We are the one/Zutto (ずっと) 27 November 7 46
Year Release Date Title Artist
2017 13 September Shatter Doberman Infinity×AK-69

Digital Singles

Year Release Date Title Billboard Japan

Hot 100

2014 27 August Infinity 79[19]
2015 27 February Tomorrow Never Dies

Participating works

Year Release Date Title Artist Album
2014 27 August 24World Exile Tribe Exile Tribe Revolution
Won't Be Long
22 October Loveholic (Exile Shokichi feat.Doberman Infinity) Exile Shokichi The One (single)
29 October First Christmas Exile Atsushi Precious Love (single)
2016 15 June Do or Die Doberman Infinity High & Low Original Best Album
Voice Of Red feat. GS DJ Daruma from PKCZ
Hell On Earth KUBO-C, P-CHO & Jay'ed
2017 1 February Premium Tequila feat. Doberman Infinity Dance Earth Party I
21 June Takers feat. Doberman Infinity Jay'ed Here I Stand
2 August Unity feat. Doberman Infinity PKCZ 360° ChamberZ
2018 11 July Red Soul Blue Dragon Red Diamond Dogs feat. Doberman Infinity, Jay'ed, Mabu Red Soul Blue Dragon (single)
2019 6 March Konnichiwa What's Up! Remix feat. Doberman Infinity SudannaYuzuYully SYY

Video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
Title Video details Peak chart positions[7]
JPN

DVD

JPN

BD

DOBERMAN INFINITY 3rd Anniversary Special Concert "iii -three-"
  • Released: 4 October 2017
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: DVD · Blu-ray
 6 18
DOBERMAN INFINITY 2018 DOGG YEAR -FULL THROTTLE- in Nippon Budokan
  • Released: 27 March 2019
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: DVD · Blu-ray
 3 32
DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2019 5IVE ~Kanarazu Aou Kono Yakusoku no Basho de~
  • Released: April 1 2020
  • Label: LDH Music
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 TBA TBA

Live

Tours

Year Period Title
2016 from March 15 to April 17 DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2016 "THE LINE"
2017 from February 11 to April 6 DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2017 "TERMINAL"
2018 from May 26 to October 16 DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2018 DOGG YEAR ~PARTY ON THE OFF ROAD~
2019 from November 16 to November 27 DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2019 5IVE ~Kanarazu Aou Kono Yakusoku no Basho de~
2020 from March 7 to December 26 DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2020 We are the one
from March 28 to July 12 DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE TOUR 2020 We are the one ~PERFECT YEAH!!~

Concerts

Date Title
February 11 - 27, 2015 DOBERMAN INFINITY LIVE "#PRLG"
May 13 - 14, 2017 DOBERMAN INFINITY 3 Shuunen Tokubetsu Kinen Kouen "iii -three-"
November 12, 2018 DOBERMAN INFINITY 2018 DOGG YEAR ~FULL THROTTLE~ in Nippon Budokan

Tie-up

Song Title Tie-up
Infinity KTV / FujiTV Drama Great Teacher Onizuka season 2 insert song
99 J Sports "High School Basketball Winter Cup 2014" program theme song
Tomorrow Never Dies Gekidan Exile Stage play "Tomorrow Never Dies -yattekonai ashita wanai-" theme song
Heartbeat NTV "World Premium Boxing" image song
Jump Around ∞ Kansai Collection 2015 A/W Official theme song
NTV "High & Low -The Story Of S.W.O.R.D.- interlude song
Do or Die
to YOU "35th Sapporo White Illumination" collaboration song
So White So Bright "Love Snow Hokkaido 2015-16" tie-up song
On Way Home TV Asahi "Onegai! Ranking" November 2015 ending song
Off Road bayfm April 2018 late power play
Lookin' for Marianas Visitors Authority "3 consecutive holidays are Mariana." Image Song
The Name Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Nishikawa Haruka entry song
Harukaze (春風) Fuji TV drama "Kiss Shitai Matsuge" Insert song
Super Ball Nagashima Spa Land "Nagashima Jumbo sea Water Pool" 2018 CM song
Never Change Drama "Love or Not 2" Theme song
Thrill Life (スリルライフ) Nagashima Spa Land Hybrid Coaster "White Whale" CM Song[20]
Manatsu no masumatikku (真夏のマスマティック) Nagashima Spa Land "Jumbo Sea Water Pool" 2019 CM Song
5IVE "KNIVES OUT" × "BIGO LIVE JAPAN" Collaboration Event Official Support Song
ON WAY HOME Headline West "JAPAN MOVE UP WEST" CM song
Mada Tarinee (まだ足りねぇ) Movie "High & Low The Worst" interlude song
ASTRO BOY ~GO!GO! Atom~ TV Tokyo's anime "Go! Go! Atom" Opening song[21]

Filmography

Radio

Year Title Network Notes
2015 We All Can Be Connected Bayfm October 2015 – present

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2016 YEAH!! YEAH!! YEAH!! Exile The Second

Producing

Artists

Photobook

Year Release date Title Ref.
1st 2018 22 December Doberman Infinity DOGG Year 2018 Memorial Photobook [23]

Doberman Inc's Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Release Date Title
1st 25 June 2002 DOBERMANN
2nd 15 April 2003 MEGA CITY FIVE
3rd 23 June 2004 FIVE STAR LINERS
4th 21 September 2006 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN
5th 26 April 2008 ZERO
6th 9 November 2011 ONE ～Oretachi wa hitotsu～ (ONE ～俺たちは1つ～)

Mini-albums

Release Date Title
1st 4 June 2003 The Bootleg E.P.
2nd 21 April 2004 CONVERSATION PIECE
3rd 14 July 2010 NEVER LOSE YOURSELF

Best albums

Release Date Title
1st 29 August 2007 THE BEST ～ TIME 4 SOME ACTION

Singles

Release Date Title
1st 16 September 2009 GENERATION/FIREWORKS type D.I

Digital Singles

Release Date Title
1st 2 March 2011 Makenna (負けんな)

Notes

  1. ^ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Say Yeah!!",[10] "Jump Around ∞",[11] "Itsuka"",[12] "GA GA SUMMER",[13] "Do Party",[14] "Ano Hi no Kimi to Ima no Boku ni",[15] "Super Ball" ,[16] "You & I",[17] "We are the one",[18]

References

  1. ^ "『実は、』". DOBERMAN INFINITY 「INFINITY」 (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "『DOBERMAN INCより大切なご報告』". DOBERMAN INFINITY 「INFINITY」 (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "『報告！！』". DOBERMAN INFINITY 「INFINITY」 (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "ＤＯＢＥＲＭＡＮに新ボーカル加入/芸能速報/デイリースポーツ online". www.daily.co.jp. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "『皆様へ報告』". DOBERMAN INFINITY 「INFINITY」 (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "DOBERMAN INFINITY『GSです』". DOBERMAN INFINITY オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e "DOBERMAN INFINITYの売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年07月08日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on July 8, 2019]. Oricon News. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Charts". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). July 27, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). October 19, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  12. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). April 25, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). May 22, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 4, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  16. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). August 27, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). October 8, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  18. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  19. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 /15 September 2014". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  20. ^ "DOBERMAN INFINITY新曲『スリルライフ』がナガシマスパーランド テレビCM「白鯨ハイブリッドDI篇新登場」に起用！ | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  21. ^ "DOBERMAN INFINITY's new song "ASTRO BOY ~GO!GO! Atom~" chosen as the opening song of the latest work "GO!GO! Atom" of the world-famous anime! | NEWS (ALL) | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  22. ^ "EXILE HIROとDOBERMAN INFINITYが共同プロデュース 新ユニット・BALLISTIK BOYZ結成 | SPICE - エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス". SPICE（スパイス）｜エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  23. ^ "【DOGG YEAR NEWS】DOBERMAN INFINITY DOGG YEAR 2018 MEMORIAL PHOTO BOOK coming soon! | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

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