Chemistry (band)

**Chemistry** is a Japanese band. This group is made up of two members: Douchin and Kawabata.They were the winners of the Asayan audition (similar to the American Idol series) in 2000 organized by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It was formed in 2001. The first single is "PIECES OF A DREAM".

## Members

- Yoshiyuki Dochin (1978.11.17)
- Kaname Kawabata (1979.1.28)

### Albums

|No.|Title|Release date|Ranking|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|_The Way We Are_|2001-11-17|1|
|2|_Second to None_|2003-01-08|1|
|3|_Between the Lines_|2003-06-18|1|
|4|_One X One_|2004-02-18|1|
|5|_Hot Chemistry_|2005-01-26|1|
|6|_Fo(u)r_|2005-11-16|2|
|7|_Re:fo(u)rm_|2006-08-09|25|
|8|_All the Best_|2006-11-22|1|
|9|_Face to Face_|2008-01-30|3|
|10|_Winter of Love_|2008-11-19|7|
|11|_The Chemistry Joint Album_|2009-03-11|10|
|12|_Regeneration_|2010-02-24|7|
|13|_Chemistry 2001-2011_|2011-03-02|6|
|14|_Trinity_|2012-01-25|8|

### Singles

|No.|Title|Release date|Ranking|No. of weeks in Charts|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|align="left"|"Pieces of a Dream"|2001-03-07|1|32 weeks||
|2|align="left"|"Point of No Return"|2001-06-06|1|22 weeks||
|3|align="left"|"You Go Your Way"|2001-10-11|1|14 weeks||
|4|align="left"||2002-05-09|2|12 weeks||
|5|align="left"|"Floatin'"|2002-07-17|1|6 weeks||
|6|align="left"|"It Takes Two"|2002-11-13|1|14 weeks||
|7|align="left"|"My Gift to You"|2002-12-18|4|2 weeks||
|8|align="left"||2003-08-06|1|13 weeks||
|9|align="left"|"Your Name Never Gone"|2003-11-19|2|13 weeks||
|10|align="left"|"So in Vain"|2004-02-04|3|6 weeks||
|11|align="left"|"Mirage in Blue"|2004-07-07|4|7 weeks||
|12|align="left"|"Long Long Way"|2004-10-27|4|6 weeks||
|13|align="left"||2004-12-01|8|6 weeks||
|14|align="left"||2005-02-23|4|9 weeks||
|15|align="left"|"Music of Cosmic Era#Wings of Words|Wings of Words"|2005-07-27|2|12 weeks|
|16|align="left"|"Almost in Love"|2005-11-02|6|8 weeks||
|17|align="left"||2006-10-04|4|11 weeks||
|18|align="left"||2006-11-01|9|5 weeks||
|19|align="left"|"Top of the World"|2006-12-06|28|5 weeks||
|20|align="left"||2007-04-25|9|4 weeks||
|21|align="left"|"This Night"|2007-08-01|13|5 weeks||
|22|align="left"|"Saigo no Kawa"|2007-10-24|4|11 weeks||
|23|align="left"|<small>(supported by Monkey Majik)</small>|2007-12-05|18|3 weeks||
|24|align="left"|"Life goes on"|2008-08-20|12|5 weeks||
|25|align="left"||2008-11-05|16|4 weeks||
|26|align="left"|"A Place for Us" <small>(with Toko Furuuchi)</small>|2009-02-18|21|2 weeks||
|27|align="left"||2009-11-04|19|4 weeks||
|28|align="left"|"Period"|2010-01-27|12|1 weeks||
|29|align="left"|"Shawty" <small>(Chemistry+Synergy)</small>|2010-08-18|18|3 weeks||
|30|align="left"|"Keep Your Love" <small>(Chemistry+Synergy)</small>|2010-11-03|11|3 weeks||
|31|align="left"|"A Better Tomorrow"|2011-02-16|16|2 weeks||
|32|align="left"|"Merry-go-round"|2011-03-02|19|weeks||
|33|align="left"|"Independence"|2011-08-10|17|weeks||
|34|align="left"|"Eternal Smile"|2011-11-30|19|weeks||

### Videos

- 2002-04-10 _R.A.W. ~Respect and Wisdom- Chemistry Acoustic Live_ (in DVD and VHS)
- 2003-02-14 _Chemistry the Videos: 2001-2002 ~What You See is What You Get~_ (in DVD and VHS)
- 2003-09-10 _Two as We Stand ~Live and Documentary 2002-2003~_ (in DVD and VHS)
- 2005-01-26 _Chemistry in Suntory Hall ~Hibiki~_ (in DVD and Universal Media Disc|UMD)
- 2006-08-09 _Chemistry the Videos: 2003-2006 ~We Sing, Therefore We Are~_ (in DVD and VHS)
- 2006-11-22 _Chemistry 2006 Tour Fo(u)r_ (Blu-ray Disc)

## Other websites

- Chemistry website on Sony Music Online Japan
- Chemistry Official Website
- Chemistry Club
- Kaname Kawabata Official Website
- Yoshikuni Dohchin Official Website

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Chemistry
- **img**: Chemistry Concert at Otakon 2011 - 58.jpg
- **background**: group_or_band
- **alias**: Kemi
- **origin**: Japan
- **genre**: Pop music, Pop, R&B
- **years active**: 2001present
- **label**: DefSTAR Records
- **associated acts**: Kiyoshi Matsuo, Shigeaki Tanaka, Lena Park, John Legend, Dohzi-T, Synergy
- **current members**: Yoshikuni Dōchin
Kaname Kawabata