is a Japanese pop music band. D-51 is group consisting of two men, Yu and Yasu. They are signed under Pony Canyon label. According to its members, the name D-51 came from Japanese National Railways' D51 steam locomotive class.
In 2005, they had their first big hit with the single No More Cry, which peaked at no. 5 on Oricon charts and became the 13th best selling single of the year, selling 402,034 copies. In 2006, their single "Brand New World" was used as the sixth opening theme for the One Piece anime
Members Yu: born Yū Uezato (上里優 Uezato Yū) on November 9, 1983 in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yasu: born Yasuhide Yoshida (吉田安英 Yoshida Yasuhide) on April 6, 1982 in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Discography
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positionsYear Title Oricon Album Peakposition Weeks charted "Let's Try" – – "Top of the Summer" – – "Dreamin' On" – – "No more cry" 2 28 "Hibiscus"(ハイビスカス Haibisukasu) – – "Always" 23 8 "Brand New World" 15 11 "Hajimaru"(はじまる) 88 1 "Forever Friends" 67 2 "Stand Up!" 110 1 "Sepia"(セピア) 135 1 "Travelers of Life" 85 2 "Road"(ロード) 172 1 "Lady Don't Cry" 110 1 "Familia"(ファミリア) 50 3 (めぐり逢い) 148 1
Albums
+ List of albums, with selected chart positionsYear Title Catalogue Number (Japan) Oricon Notes Peakposition Weeks charted Street Breeze FLHO-101 – –Mini-album Track listing: Let's Try Lonely Saturday Night Crazy Love Dancin' in the Street Futari Let's Try (original karaoke) Oneness PCCA-02251 – –Track listing: Top of the Summer No More Cry (Smile Power Mix) My favorite island (message) Kaze no Melody (風のメロディー Melody of the Wind) Million Night Born singer×2 (message) Kibō Clap (希望クラップ Clap for Hope) Kōsotori (コウノトリ Stork) Life is music (message) Believer Another Day Harmony We are ready! (message) Let's Try (street band version) 2gether PCCA-02551 39 3Track listing: Shall We Nori Nori? (SHALL WE ノリノリ? Shall We Get Wild?) Dance Around Hibiscus (ハイビスカス Haibisukasu) Missing You Donna ni (どんなに How) Ore Tomo (オレトモ With Me) Survivor (サヴァイバー Savaibaa) (Beat Patrol Mix) Bacchanale Time (バッカナル TIME Bakkanaru Taimu) Anata e ~ A Song for You (あなたへ ～ A SONG FOR YOU To You ~ A Song for You) Hopeful Days Always Mitsu Yoko Ichi Mura(三横一村 Three Sides, One Village) PCCA-02951 108 2Track listing: Ohanami Shite~na (お花見して～な I wanna do Hanami...) 3rd Time's Luck Hajimaru (はじまる Start) Forever Friends (album mix) Ganbare (願晴れ Wish for Sun) Hadaka no Ōsama (裸の王様 The Naked King) No Work, No Holiday Last Scene (ラストシーン Rasuto Shiin) (album mix) Brand New World Stay with me (acoustic live recording) Hopeful Days (acoustic live recording) Daisy PCCA-03351 296 1Track listing: Daisy The life is dramatic Road (ロード) Manon (マノン) and i love you Hitori ja nai (ひとりじゃない) Love Another sky Play on! Travelers Of Life Fight (ファイト) Kiseki wa deai mata sore he (奇跡は出会いまたそれへ) LOVE SONG Tokyo (東京) Star PCCA-03651 271 1Track listing: GOLDEN TIME BEAT Lady Don't Cry Step & Go Hitorikiri no Christmas (ひとりきりのクリスマス) Midnight Train Akogare (あこがれ) fall in love Perfect World (FUJIMINO MIX) Tabidachi no Kaze (旅立ちの風) Familia (ファミリア) STAR Best of D-51 PCCA-03251 50 3Compilation album Track listing: Top of Summer Dreamin' on No More Cry Hibiscus (ハイビスカス Haibisukasu) Always Brand New World Hajimaru (はじまる Start) Forever Friends Stand Up ! Sepia (セピア) Great Man (Yasu solo) Sayonara to Namida (さよならと涙 Goodbye and Tears) (Yu solo) Lonely Saturday Night Hikō Shōnen-ki (飛行少年紀 Flying Youth) Life Yet The Earth Does Move FLHO-106 Mini-album
References
Brand New World. (November 2006) Newtype USA. p. 118.
External links D-51 Official Website D-51 Official Blog