TRF (an abbreviation of TK Rave Factory) is a Japanese pop band. Its members are DJ Koo, Sam, Etsu, Yu-ki and Chiharu.
History The band debuted as "trf" in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, the band released five singles produced by Tetsuya Komuro, each selling over a million copies under the Avex record label. In 1995, their song "Overnight Sensation: Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru" received a Japan Record Award.
The following year, the band changed their name to an all-capital "TRF" with their single "Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen".
Yu-ki did voice acting for the children's animation movie Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon, for which she sang the opening theme song as well. She also performed the opening song to the 2006 Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kabuto as well as several variants of it.
Chiharu worked on the choreography for J-pop singer Shizuka Kudō, and appeared in a drama as herself.
Sam was married to popstar and protégé of Tetsuya Komuro, Namie Amuro, in 1997, who was three months pregnant with his child at the time, but the couple were divorced in 2002, due to irreconcilable differences. Amuro had full custody of their son, Haruto Maruyama.
The song "Lights and Any More" was used as opening theme of the anime Wangan Midnight, and their song Silence Whispers was used as the second ending theme for the anime Black Jack 21. A remix of their song "Boy Meets Girl" was used in 2000 as the first season ending theme of the anime UFO Baby, and in 2013 it was covered by the group Prizmmy as the opening theme for the series Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live.
TRF's 20th anniversary was in February 2013. They announced that they would be releasing something new every month, starting from November 2012.
Discography Singles Release date title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking First album trf 1st25 February 1993GOING 2 DANCE/OPEN YOUR MIND8cmCDAVDD-20036-trf 〜THIS IS THE TRUTH〜20 November 200612cmCDAVCD-310982nd21 June 1993EZ Do Dance8cmCDAVDD-2004215EZ DO DANCE29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-310993rd21 November 1993愛がもう少し欲しいよ8cmCDAVDD-2006029WORLD GROOVE29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-311004th21 November 1993Silver and Gold dance8cmCDAVDD-200612429 November 200612cmCDAVCD-311015th16 December 1993寒い夜だから...8cmCDAVDD-20062821 November 199429 November 200612cmCDAVCD-311026th25 May 1994survival dAnce 〜no no cry more〜8cmCDAVDD-200701BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-311037th22 June 1994BOY MEETS GIRL8cmCDAVDD-20080329 November 200612cmCDAVCD-311048th1 January 1995Crazy Gonna Crazy8cmCDAVDD-200821dAnce to positive29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-311059th1 February 1995masquerade8cmCDAVDD-20083129 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3110610th8 March 1995Overnight Sensation 〜時代はあなたに委ねてる〜8cmCDAVDD-20084129 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3110711th25 October 1995BRAND NEW TOMORROW8cmCDAVDD-201051BRAND NEW TOMORROW29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3110812th11 December 1995Happening Here/teens8cmCDAVDD-20116329 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3110913th21 March 1995Love & Peace Forever8cmCDAVDD-201212WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-29 November 200612cmCD -AVCD-31110TRF 14th12 June 1996Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen8cmCDAVDD-201344WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3111115th24 July 2006BRAVE STORY8cmCDAVDD-20130429 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3111216th6 November 1996SILENT NIGHT8cmCDAVDD-20152529 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3111317th11 December 1996LEGEND OF WIND8cmCDAVDD-20170429 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3111418th18 February 1998Unite! The Night!8cmCDAVDD-202268UNITE29 November 200612cmCD -AVCD-3111519th25 March 1998Frame8cmCDAVDD-20235529 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3111620th29 April 1998TRY OR CRY8cmCDAVDD-202471829 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3111721st23 September 1998BE FREE8cmCDAVDD-2026216LOOP#199929 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3111822nd5 November 1998embrace/slug and soul8cmCDAVDD-202771929 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3111923rd3 February 1999JOY8cmCDAVDD-202953029 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3112024th21 April 1999WIRED8cmCDAVDD-203023029 November 200612cmCDAVCD-3112125th25 August 1999HE LIVES IN YOU12cmCDAVCD-300484026th18 January 2006Where to beginCD+DVDAVCD-3088618Lif-e-MotionsCDAVCD-3088727th30 August 2006Silence whispersCD+DVDAVCD-3100240TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-CDAVCD-3100328th29 November 2006We are all BLOOMIN'CD+DVDAVCD-3109419CDAVCD-3109529th17 October 2007iNNOVATiONCD+DVDAVCD-3129528GRAVITYCDAVCD-3129630th23 April 2008Live Your DaysCD+DVDAVCD-3140349CDAVCD-3140431st21 January 2009Memorial Snow/CLOSURECD+DVDAVCD-3147637CDAVCD-31477
Remix singles Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking First album TRF1st23 March 2000Burst drive Mix[Unite! the Night! (SOUL SOLUTION MIX)]CDAVCD-30103Burst drive mix -album- non stop mixed by DJ KOO2nd31 May 2000Burst drive Mix -2nd mix-[Samui Yoru Dakara (SHARP BOYS UK VOCAL MIX)]AVCD-301103rd26 July 2000Burst drive Mix -3rd mix-[It's MY TIME (SOUL SOLUTION MIX)]AVCD-301124th20 September 2000Burst drive Mix -4th mix-[Brave Story (JHONATHAN PETERS MIX)]AVCD-301315th22 November 2000Burst drive Mix -5th mix-[Silver and Gold dance (THUNDERPUSS MIX)]AVCD-30154 Various Artists (SUPER EUROBEAT) -23 August 2000「だぁ!だぁ!だあ!」SEB プレゼンツ BOY MEETS GIRL with TRFCDAVDD-20354
Digital singles Release date Title First album18 July 2007survival dAnce '07BOY MEETS GIRL '07FUNKY M '0711 February 2009lights and any moreGRAVITY2 August 2010survival dAnce feat. DABO & JAMOSA 〜reborn〜TRF TRIBUTE ALBUM BESTBOY MEETS GIRL feat. WISE 〜reborn〜EZ DO DANCE retracked by Yasutaka Nakata (capsule)19 January 2011寒い夜だから... feat. INFINITY16 & GOKIGEN SOUND30 January 2013PUSH YOUR BACKWATCH THE MUSIC16 December 2018Get Wild -live ver.-16 December 2018LET ME GO MY WAY feat. Daisuke Asakura22 March 2023EZ DO DANCE -Version.2023-TRF 30th Anniversary "past and future" Premium Edition20 March 2024TRy the future
Albums Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking trf 1st25 February 1993trf 〜THIS IS THE TRUTH〜CDAVCD-11102142nd21 July 1993EZ DO DANCEAVCD-1112843rd9 February 1994WORLD GROOVEAVCD-1118314th27 July 1994BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜AVCD-1123015th27 Match 1995dAnce to positiveAVCD-1128816th11 December 1995BRAND NEW TOMORROWAVCD-113542 TRF 7th20 May 1998UNITECDAVCD-1164548th19 May 1999LOOP#1999AVCD-1172359th15 February 2006Lif-e-Motions2CD+DVDAVCD-1785882CDAVCD-1786010th11 February 2009GRAVITYCD+DVDAVCD-2375442CDAVCD-23755
EPs Release dateTitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content rankingtrf25 February 2013WATCH THE MUSICCD+DVDAVCD-38579/B42CDAVCD-38580
Remix albums Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking trf1st21 May 1993HYPER TECHNO MIXCDAVCD-111222nd21 Ougust 1993HYPER TECHNO MIX IIAVCD-111533rd27 April 1994HYPER MIX IIIAVCD-1120014th21 June 1995hyper mix 4AVCD-113132 TRF5th27 December 2000Burst drive mix -album- non stop mixed by DJ KOOCDAVCD-1187923 Marth 2011J-POPハリケーン 〜TRFだけ60分本気MIX〜 /MIX-JAVCD-3828627 Marth 2013DJ KOO 〜TRF 20th Anniversary Non-stop mixAVC6-38659
Best-of compilation albums Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking TRF1st1 January 1998WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-2CDAVCD-11633128 January 2004DVD-AudioAVAD-912012nd7 February 2007TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-3CD+3DVDAVCD-2316762CD+2DVDAVCD-231702CDAVCD-2317230 June 2007Complete Best TRF Vol.1CDAQC1-50265Complete Best TRF Vol.2AQC1-502663rd21 November 2013TRF 20TH Anniversary COMPLETE SINGLE BEST3CD+DVDAVCD-38635213CDAVCD-386384th25 December 2013 BEST SINGLE Collection × EZ DO DANCERCIZECD+DVDAVCD-38886 TRF BEST OF BESTCDAQC1-774335th20 February 2024TRF 30th Anniversary "past and future" Premium Edition3CD+3Blu-rayAVCD-63558~60/B~D
Other albums Release date Title Sales model Standard numberPlan 21 October 1994 PRESET SOUND2CDAVCD-11260Live21 February 1996 THE LIVE33CDAVCD-11408〜10PlanLive-Dio meets trf our dance campCD19 December 2012CD+DVDAVCD-38660CDAVCD-3866113 Marth 2013TRF TRIBUTE ALBUM BEST2CDAVCD-38676/727 Marth 2013 VOCALOID3 meets TRF / VRF2CDAVCD-386782 December 2015TRF 〜Hi-Res Best〜Digital downloadTRF 〜Hi-Res Selection〜
Not released in Japan Singles Title BOY MEETS GIRL 寒い夜だから... CRAZY GONNA CRAZY survival dAnce 〜no no cry more〜 WORLD GROOVE '96 EZ DO DANCE '96
Albums Title BILLIONAIRE '96 dAnce to positive BRAND NEW TOMORROW MEGA MIXES
Videography Music videos Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking trf1st 26 September 1994WORLD GROOVE VHS AVVD-90007 29 March 2000DVD AVBD-91002 29 November 2006 AVBD-914312nd 21 June 1995ULTIMATE FILMS 1994-1995 VHS AVVD-90015 29 March 2000DVD AVBD-91004 29 November 2006 AVBD-91433 TRF 3rd 11 December 2002 VIDEO CLIPS DVD AVBD-91127
Live videos Release date Title Sales model Standard number Original content ranking trf1st 16 December 1994TOUR '94 BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜 VHS AVVD-90010 29 March 2000DVD AVBD-91003 29 November 2006 AVBD-914322nd 22 November 1995TOUR'95 dAnce to positive Overnight Sensation VHS AVVD-90021 29 March 2000DVD AVBD-91005 29 November 2006 AVBD-914343rd 21 February 1996BRAND NEW TOMORROW in TOKYO DOME -Presentation for 1996- VHS AVVD-90022 29 March 2000DVD AVBD-91006 29 November 2006 AVBD-91435 TRF4th 30 April 1997LIVE in YOKOHAMA ARENA VHS AVVD-90031 29 March 2000DVD AVBD-91007 29 November 2006 AVBD-914365th 17 September 1998TOUR '98 Live in Unite! VHS AVVD-90046 29 March 2000DVD AVBD-91008 29 November 2006 AVBD-914376th 15 December 1999TOUR 1999 exicoast tour at OSAKA VHS AVVD-90067 29 March 2000DVD AVBD-91009 29 November 2006 AVBD-91438 7th 30 August 2006 TRF Lif-e-Motions TOUR 2006 AVBD-91408 8th 23 April 2008 COMPLETE BEST LIVE from 15th Anniversary Tour -MEMORIES- 2007 AVBD-915159th14 August 2013TRF 20th Anniversary Tour AVBD-92035 Blu-ray AVXD-91628
See also List of best-selling music artists in Japan
References
External links
Official website of YU-KI at Avex's website (in Japanese) Special J!-ENT 15th Anniversary Interview and Tribute to TRF (in English)