Speed (band)

SPEED is a Japanese music group that is has four female singers from Okinawa, Japan. The members are Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. Hiroko and Eriko are lead vocal singers.

When the group debuted, Hiroko was 12 years old. It made its debut single, “Body & Soul”, in 1996. The group has many songs, which sold million records.

It broke up on March 31, 2000. From 2000 to 2008, it broke up and came back together several times. The group made its latest comeback in 2008.

Members
 Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋寛子 born April 7, 1984)
 Eriko Imai (今井絵理子 born September 22, 1983)
 Takako Uehara (上原多香子 born January 14, 1983)
 Hitoe Arakaki (新垣仁絵 born April 7, 1981)

Discography
Singles
 Body & soul (1996)
 STEADY (1996)
 Go! Go! Heaven (1997)
 Wake Me Up! (1997)
 White Love (1997)
 my graduation (1998)
 ALIVE (1998)
 ALL MY TRUE LOVE (1998)
 Precious Time (1999)
 Breakin’ out to the morning (1999)
 Long Way Home (1999)
 One More Dream (2001)
 Be My Love (2003)
 Walking in the rain/Stars to shine again (2003)
 あしたの空 (2008)
 S.P.D (2009)

Albums
 Starting Over (1997)
 RISE (1998)
 MOMENT (1998)
 Carry On my way (1999)
 SPEED THE MAMORIAL BEST 1335days Dear Friends 1 (2000)
 SPEED THE MAMORIAL BEST 1335days Dear Friends 2 (2000)
 BRIDGE (2003)

Other websites
 http://www.avexnet.or.jp/speed/index.html 
 http://avexnet.or.jp/hiro/index.html 
 http://www.avexnet.or.jp/eriko/index.htm 
 http://www.avexnet.or.jp/uehara/index.html 
 http://www.avexnet.or.jp/hitoe/index.htm 

Category:Japanese girl groups
Category:Musicians from Okinawa Prefecture