Flame (stylized as FLAME) was a Japanese boy band formed in 2001 by Vision Factory. On March 1, 2010, they disbanded.
Career Flame debuted in 2001 with their single "Mune no Kodō." Prior to debut, all four members had participated in the Junon Super Boy Contest. The group steadily released singles until their first album was released in late 2002 after four singles. A fifth single followed that in March 2003, but it was a different image and sound for the boy band. After their sixth single, "Venus", their releases became sporadic. In 2004, Kaneko left Flame to pursue a solo career. Seigo Noguchi was announced as a new member during Flame's fan club meeting on December 24, 2004, along with "Shake You Down" releasing as a new single on February 16, 2005. "Shake You Down" was used as the ending theme songs to and . On March 1, 2010, Flame announced through their official website that they were disbanding.
3 years after disbandment, on March 1, 2013, all five former members of Flame announced they were forming a new group, Emalf. Emalf later disbanded on November 27, 2015.
Members
Discography Studio albums
+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales JPNPeak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart: Boys' Quest: Flame Style: Boys' Quest 2002Released: Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD 7 — Flame Style 2004Released: Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD 15 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles
+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPNPeak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart: "Mune no Kodō": "Bye My Love": "What Can I Do?": "Truly": "Remind": "Venus": "Fundamental Loop": "Shake You Down": "Hanashitaku wa Nai": 2001 9 — Boys' Quest "Bye My Love" 2002 6 — "What Can I Do?" 8 — "Truly" 6 — "Remind" 2003 10 — Flame Style "Venus" 6 — "Fundamental Loop" 2004 14 — "Shake You Down" 2005 18 — 2006 31 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
VHS/DVD [2002.12.18] Boys' Box [2003.03.19] Boys' Step [2003.09.03] Boys' Box 2
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