TM Network

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TM NETWORK is Japanese Pop or J-Rock band. Consisted of Tetsuya Komuro (Keyboardist), Takashi Utsunomiya (Vocalist) and Naoto Kine (Guitarist).

They were original members of a band call Speedway during their school days. The three of them formed TM NETWORK. Their name is commonly thought to stand for "Time Machine Network". However, on September 6th 2006 on an episode of Trivia no Izumi claimed that TM actually stands for 'Tama', the district from Tokyo they all came from. While Trivia no Izumi claims that TM stands for 'Tama' Tetsuya Komuro himself as early as 1984 on the show LiveG, has said that the TM stands for Time Machine.

On August 22, 1983 TM NETWORK took part in "the Fresh Sounds Contest" (フレッシュサウンズコンテスト) which was sponsored by Coca-Cola. The song they performed was "1974" and it was aired on TBS. This was their first step towards a record deal.

They made their record debut with single "Kinyoubi no lion (Friday's Lion)" and album "Rainbow Rainbow" on April 21, 1984.

They became famous first in Hokkaido. After a while they had more hits with the songs "Self Control", "Get Wild" and others. So they became one of the most popular rock bands in Japan.

Several musicians have supported them at their live shows as backing bands such as Tak Matsumoto (B'z), Daisuke Asakura (access), and more.

They changed their name to TMN in 1990, and broke up in 1994. They had reunited under their old name of TM NETWORK in 1999.

They compiled with the overseas musicians such as Julio Iglesias Jr., Sheila E, Lee-Hom Wang for "Happiness×3 Loneliness×3".

1 Members
2 Discography

[edit] Members

Tetsuya Komuro (小室哲哉 Komuro Tetsuya, born November 27, 1958 in Fuchu, Tokyo) Keyboard, composition, arrangement, lyrics, producer, chorus.
Takashi Utsunomiya (宇都宮隆 Utsunomiya Takashi, born October 25, 1957) Main vocals, chorus.

He is acting solo singer. And also, as an actor, performed in the musical "Rent" in Japan.

Naoto Kine (木根尚登 Kine Naoto, born September 26, 1957) Guitar, composition, piano, harmonica, chorus.

He is acting solo singer-songwriter. And also, as an author, written many novels and other books.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

金曜日のライオン(Kinyoubi no lion)"Take it to the Lucky"
1974
ACCIDENT
DRAGON THE FESTIVAL(Zoo Mix)
YOUR SONG("D"Mix) (Theme of "Vampire Hunter D" 1985)
Come on Let's Dance(This is the FANKS DYNA-MIX)
GIRL
All-Right All-Night(No Tears No blood)
Self Control
Get Wild (Theme of "City Hunter" anime)
KISS YOU
RESISTANCE
BEYOND THE TIME (Theme of "Mobile Suit Gundam:Char's Counterattack")
SEVEN DAYS WAR
COME ON EVERYBODY
JUST ONE VICTORY / STILL LOVE HER (Theme of "City Hunter 2" anime)
COME ON EVERYBODY(with Nile Rodgers)
KISS YOU(KISS JAPAN)
GET WILD '89
DIVE INTO YOUR BODY
THE POINT OF LOVERS' NIGHT
TIME TO COUNT DOWN
RHYTHM RED BEAT BLACK
RHYTHM RED BEAT BLACK(Version 2.0) / RHYTHM RED BEAT BLACK(Version 300000000000) by Denki Groove
Love Train
WILD HEAVEN
一途な恋(Ichizu na Koi)
Nights of The Knife
GET WILD DECADE RUN / IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT (Verdy Kawasaki 1st stage support song)
10 YEARS AFTER (Verdy Kawasaki 2nd stage support song)
Happiness×3 Loneliness×3
Message
IGNITION, SEQUENCE, START
We Are Starting Over
CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS
NETWORK ^TM