M-flo

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m-flo is a Japanese rap group. m-flo currently consists of producer and disc jockey Taku Takahashi and rapper Verbal.

m-flo is an abbreviation for mediarite-flo. Mediarite is a play on the words meteorite, and media rite (of passage).

Contents

1 Band members

1.1 Taku Takahashi
1.2 Verbal

2 Former member

2.1 LISA

3 Discography

3.1 Albums
3.2 Singles
3.3 Vinyls
3.4 Promos
3.5 DVDs
3.6 Other

4 External links
5 References

Band members

Taku Takahashi

Born Taku Takahashi in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan on March 29, 1974. Also known as Taku, ☆Taku Takahashi and Startak. Taku met Verbal in high school, where they started a band together. Taku as drummer, and Verbal as MC.

Verbal

Born Ryu Yong Gi (he is Korean-Japanese) in Tokyo, Japan on August 21, 1975, also known as Mr. V, Johnny Astro, L Universe or the Funky President. He began rapping while on exchange in Boston, MA, USA during his early twenties. Verbal is also responsible for forming Espionage Records, and the label supports his pet projects The Heartsdales and MIC BANDITZ. He has also rapped for and produced many other successful acts including Namie Amuro, Bratzpack, and in 2003 he contributed to the SUITE CHIC project alongside other top names in Japanese hip-hop. In 2005 he released an album with the Teriyaki Boyz.

Former member

LISA

See main article. LISA

Discography

Albums

Planet Shining (February 23, 2000)
the Tri-pod EP (June 28, 2000)
THE REPLACEMENT PERCUSSIONISTS ~Rocket Scientists In Disguise~ (August 9, 2000)
EXPO EXPO (March 28, 2001)
m-flo tour 2001 "EXPO EXPO" (August 29, 2001)
Expo Bouei Robot "GRAN SONIK" (November 28, 2001)
Sotoshigoto m-flo turns it out! (February 27, 2002)
The Intergalactic Collection (March 5, 2003)
m-flo inside (March 17, 2004)
ASTROMANTIC (May 26, 2004)
ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL (September 15, 2004)
BEAT SPACE NINE (August 24, 2005)
DOPE SPACE NINE (November 2, 2005)
m-flo inside -Works Best II- (July 26, 2006)

Singles

the tripod e.p.'' (July 7, 1999)
Mirrorball Satellite 2012 (September 29, 1999)
L.O.T. (Love Or Truth) (November 25, 1999)
chronopsychology (November 25, 1999)
Hands (February 16, 2000)
Come Back To Me (April 26, 2000)
the Quantum EP (June 28, 2000)
How You Like Me Now? (September 6, 2000)
come again (January 17, 2001)
orbit-3 (March 14, 2001)
prism (May 9, 2001)
Dispatch (July 25, 2001)
Yours only, (October 31, 2001)
REEEWIND! (m-flo loves Crystal Kay) (June 18, 2003)
miss you (m-flo loves melody. and Yamamoto Ryohei) (October 22, 2003)
the Love Bug (m-flo loves BoA) (March 17, 2004)
I LIKE IT (Crystal Kay loves M-FLO) (June 21, 2004)
let go (m-flo loves YOSHIKA) (November 17, 2004)
DOPAMINE (m-flo loves EMYLI & Diggy-MO') (February 23, 2005)
Loop In My Heart/HEY! (m-flo loves EMYLI and YOSHIKA/m-flo loves Akiko Wada) (July 13, 2005)
BIG BANG ROMANCE (Nomiya Maki loves m-flo) (September 7, 2005)
Summer Time Love (m-flo loves Ryohei Yamamoto and Emi Hinouchi) (June 28, 2006)

Vinyls

Vanessa/Cosmic Night Run (m-flo loves Bloodest Saxophone/m-flo loves Nomiya Maki) (June, 2005)
A.D.D.P. (m-flo loves Monday Michiru) (April 21, 2005)
I wanna Be Down - Nite Grooves (m-flo loves Ryuichi Sakamoto) (2004)

Promos

L.O.T. (Love or Truth) remixes - Special Christmas Edition (December, 1999)

DVDs

m-flo Tour 2005 BEAT SPACE NINE at Nippon Budokan (February 22, 2005)
ASTROMANTIC DVD (February 23, 2005)
The Intergalactic Collectors Item (March 19, 2003)
m-flo Tour 2001 "EXPO EXPO" (September 27, 2001)
TUNNEL VISION (September 9, 2000)

Other

A version of the track TRIPOD BABY (from the album BEAT SPACE NINE) was re-released for the Shadow the Hedgehog video game due out in November 2005.
A remix of ONE DAY from the Beat Space Nine album featuring Miliyah Kato was remixed on her album, Rose.
A remix of miss you from the Astromantic album featuring melody. and Ryohei Yamamoto was later remixed and included as a bonus track on melody's album, Be as one, released on April 12, 2006.
A remix of let go from the Beat Space Nine album featuring YOSHIKA was recorded into an acoustic version and included as a bonus track on her album timeless, released on January 18, 2006.
A remix of gET ON! featuring Crystal Kay was remixed by the rap group ugly duckling
Short versions of L.O.T. (Love Or Truth), Mirrorball Satellite 2012, The Theme from "flo jack", Been So Long and The Rhyme Brokers were featured on the first versions of the video game Beatmania IIDX.

External links

[m-flo.com] - The official website
[m-flo Nippop Profile]
[Astrosexy] - Fan forum

References

[M-FLO.NET : Discography/Works]

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