PANDORA
What organization did Daisuke Asakura join in 2017?
Daisuke Asakura Early life and career . Asakuras childhood consisted of piano and electronic organ lessons , though he was expected to follow the family trade of plumbing . He started working with Yamaha keyboards and synthesizers in his early teens . Asakura began his career with a job at Yamaha right after finishing high school . While at Yamaha , Asakura worked on the EOS synthesiser , and was also featured in the instructional video for the SY77 . His talent was discovered by Tetsuya Komuro of TM Network and Asakura was pulled from Yamaha to work under Komuro as his protégé . Subsequently , Asakura played the bass synthesizer during TM Networks 1990–91 Rhythm Red tour . In 1992 , Asakura met the vocalist Hiroyuki Takami and featured him in some of his solo work . The two eventually formed Access ( or AXS ) in 1992 , after Asakura broke away from TM Network . He and Takami went on to achieve great success before splitting up in 1995 . The breakup of Access left Asakura open to pursue different projects that included composing and producing songs for new artists ; one of the most successful acts he created was J-pop idol Takanori Nishikawa under the title of T.M.Revolution ( also known as TMR ) . In the middle of 1996 , Asakura started a three-man unit titled Iceman which brought Kenichi Ito ( guitar ) and Michihiro Kuroda ( vocals ) to the spotlight . After a few years , Iceman ended activity . Other projects . During and after his years with Iceman Asakura built his wealth and reputation as a composer taking after his idol and teacher , Tetsuya Komuro . He produced singles and albums for various J-Pop vocalists . He was also the featured music composer for the anime series Gravitation . Examples of Asakuras past projects includes vocalists such as Yosuke Sakanoue , Kinya Kotani , Daichi Kuroda , Akiko Hinagata , Yuki Kimura , FayRay , Takashi Fujii and groups such as , Onapetz , Pool Bit Boys , Lazy Knack , Run&Gun and The Seeker . He also composed songs for artists such as the visual kei rock band Shazna . In 1999 , Asakura and Takanori Nishikawa formed their own official two-man unit , The End of Genesis T.M.R . evolution Turbo Type D ( or TMR-e , for short ) . They produced three singles and one album together , with Asakura performing alongside Nishikawa and appearing in their music videos . The project was officially ended in April 2000 when Nishikawa reverted to his original stage name of T.M.Revolution . Asakura is still TMRs primary songwriter . In 2001 , Asakura produced his first solo album in five years and worked with Iceman guitarist Kenichi Ito in Mad Soldiers ; a sort of comedic spin-off from Iceman in which both mens sinister alter egos Scorpion ( Asakura ) and Snake ( Ito ) produced music for Kinya Kotani , amongst others , and performed officially unrecorded cover versions of famous songs such as Lemon Tea by Sheena & The Rokkets and Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran . The name of Asakuras alter ego is a reference to his zodiac sign , Scorpio . In 2002 , he reunited with Hiroyuki Takami and reformed access . Asakura went off on a solo project in 2004 titled Quantum Mechanics Rainbow , in which he released multiple CDs for a year , and each CD title referenced both a color and math property . The project featured multiple live performances and subsequent DVD releases . In 2006–2007 , Asakura produced two singles for new J-pop idol Kimeru , hit the road with TM Network for 2007s TMN Tribute tour and created new songs for the newest version of the popular dance-step game , Dance Dance Revolution . In November 2007 , access released a memory/discography book , alongside highly coveted access plushies , to commemorate their 15th anniversary . In 2012 , access celebrated their 20th anniversary . In 2008 , Asakura started a new solo project entitled DA Metaverse ~100 Songs for 1000 Days , in which he would release 100 new songs over the course of 1000 days exclusively through iTunes . The project was launched on June 25 , 2008 . In 2009 he composed and produced the soundtrack for the anime adaptation of Chrome Shelled Regios . Also in 2009 , Asakura composed and arranged the soundtrack for a musical rendition of Goodbye Charlie in which Hiroyuki Takami played one of the lead roles . Asakura has worked with J-pop artists such as Daisy x Daisy ( for the opening theme song to Chrome Shelled Regios ) , On/Off , and Mayn as a composer and/or producer . He was also featured as an MC/performer for the event concert series , Girls Factory , alongside Mayu Watanabe of AKB48 and various guest artists . Since 2006 , Asakura has been a member of the Domoto Bros . Band on the music TV series Shin Domoto Kyoudai ( New Domoto Brothers ) , hosted by the duo of KinKi Kids , as a keyboardist . Asakura formed a group with other musicians from the shows band in 2009 called Sugar and the Honey Tones , and they have produced one album . Asakura and Tetsuya Komuro formed the unit PANDORA in 2017 , having produced one mini album including a track featuring the artist Beverly , Be the One . Asakura is featured in his own radio talk show , Neo Age Circuit , which airs every Saturday at 11pm ( JST ) on FM Nack5 79.5 . His official fanclub , Smile , was temporarily the official fanclub for access until their breakup in 1995 . It is still active in relation to Asakuras activities today . Discography . Singles . - Cosmic Runaway ( February 1 , 1995 ) - Sirens Melody ( May 10 , 1995 ) - Black or White ? ( May 25 , 1995 ) - Rainy Heart – Doshaburi no Omoide no Naka ( June 10 , 1995 ) DA Metaverse . - Dream Ape Metaverse ( June 25 , 2008 ) - Repli Eye-Programd ( June 25 , 2008 ) - Nothung Syndrome ( June 25 , 2008 ) - Ya･Ti･Ma ( July 30 , 2008 ) - Sonic Cruise ( September 24 , 2008 ) - So・U・Shu・Tsu – mould ( November 12 , 2008 ) - Fall Fear ( November 12 , 2008 ) - Leaf Fall ( November 12 , 2008 ) - The Transmuters ( November 19 , 2008 ) - 創出 ( Soushutsu ) ( November 19 , 2008 ) - Kiss For Salome ( November 19 , 2008 ) - Chimera Draft ( November 26 , 2008 ) - Star Cascade ( November 26 , 2008 ) - Gate I ( November 26 , 2008 ) - X-Night ( December 17 , 2008 ) - Der Rattenfänger Von Hameln ( January 7 , 2009 ) - Fractal Vibe ( February 25 , 2009 ) - St . Electric ( March 4 , 2009 ) - Blanca ( April 29 , 2009 ) - Rip ( June 10 , 2009 ) - Prime Diffusion ( June 17 , 2009 ) - Sphere Valley ( June 24 , 2009 ) - A Midsummer Nights Dream ( July 1 , 2009 ) - YaTa-Raven Chronicle ( December 2 , 2009 ) - Space Closer ( December 16 , 2009 ) - 3x10^8 Lucks ( November 5 , 2014 ) - Topology ( November 12 , 2014 ) - 0 Game ( November 19 , 2014 ) - Ambition Rising ( January 21 , 2015 ) - Grid Justice ( January 21 , 2015 ) - Remote Space ( February 25 , 2015 ) - March Hare ( March 25 , 2015 ) - Danteroid ( December 11 , 2015 ) - Coda Growth ( January 29 , 2020 ) - Meme Crack - Growth20 ( February 29 , 2020 ) - Wavelet Petal ( March 29 , 2020 ) - Entanglement Capriccio ( May 11 , 2020 ) - Olympus ( October 2 , 2020 ) Albums . - Landing Timemachine ( October 25 , 1991 ) - D-Trick ( September 2 , 1992 ) - Electromancer ( July 12 , 1995 ) - 21st Fortune CD ( November 20 , 2002 ) - Quantum Mechanics Rainbow I : Violet Meme ( March 30 , 2004 ) - Quantum Mechanics Rainbow II : Indigo Algorithm ( May 31 , 2004 ) - Quantum Mechanics Rainbow III : Blue Resolution ( July 30 , 2004 ) - Quantum Mechanics Rainbow IV : Green Method ( September 15 , 2004 ) - Quantum Mechanics Rainbow V : Yellow Vector ( November 30 , 2004 ) - Quantum Mechanics Rainbow VI : Orange Compile ( December 31 , 2004 ) - Quantum Mechanics Rainbow VII : Red Trigger ( March 30 , 2005 ) - d・file -for TV programs- ( July 19 , 2006 ) Compilations . - DAs Best Works 91–95 ( June 24 , 1998 ) - DecAde : The Best of Daisuke Asakura ( November 21 , 2001 ) ( July 1 , 2002 ) - D・Collection : The Best Works of Daisuke Asakura ( July 19 , 2007 ) - DA METAVERSE I + II ( March 8 , 2013 ) Soundtrack albums . - Daiva ( November 4 , 1992 ) - Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 - Gravitation ( Anime OST ) - Koukaku no Regios : Sound Restoration - Koukaku no Regios : Sound Restoration 2 Remix albums . - Sequence Virus 2003 ( December 20 , 2003 ) - Sequence Virus 2004 ( August 14 , 2004 ) - Sequence Virus 2005 ( October 17 , 2005 ) - Sequence Virus 2006 ( December 23 , 2006 ) - Sequence Virus 2007–2008 ( July 25 , 2008 ) - Sequence Virus 2009 ( March 31 , 2010 ) - Sequence Virus 2015 ( June 29 , 2016 ) - Sequence Virus 2017 ( August 29 , 2018 ) - Sequence Virus 2019 ( May 13 , 2020 ) DVD . - 21st Fortune Complete Box ( September 19 , 2002 ) - 21st Fortune DVD ( November 20 , 2002 ) - Daisuke Asakura Live Tour04 Cultivate Meme : About Quantum Mechanics Rainbow ( March 4 , 2005 ) - Daisuke Asakura Quantum Mechanics Rainbow ( October 17 , 2005 ) - Drive Meme-over Quantum Mechanics Rainbow- ( March 20 , 2006 ) - D-Clips Tour . - Electric Romance ( December 14 , 1995 ) to ( January 9 , 1996 ) - Quantum Mechanics Rainbow ( 2004–2005 ) External links . - DAnet official website ( Japanese ) - Darwin Records ( Japanese ) - Da Metaverse birth −1000 Days for 100 Songs- ( Japanese ) - Access official website ( Japanese ) - Sugar and the Honey Tones official MySpace page