TRF (an abbreviation of TK Rave Factory) is a Japanese pop band. Its members are DJ Koo, Sam, Etsu, Yu-ki and Chiharu.

History

The band debuted as "trf" in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, the band released five singles produced by Tetsuya Komuro, each selling over a million copies under the Avex record label. In 1995, their song "Overnight Sensation: Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru" received a Japan Record Award.

The following year, the band changed their name to an all-capital "TRF" with their single "Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen".

Yu-ki did voice acting for the children's animation movie Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon, for which she sang the opening theme song as well. She also performed the opening song to the 2006 Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kabuto as well as several variants of it.

Chiharu worked on the choreography for J-pop singer Shizuka Kudō, and appeared in a drama as herself.

Sam was married to popstar and protégé of Tetsuya Komuro, Namie Amuro, in 1997, who was three months pregnant with his child at the time, but the couple were divorced in 2002, due to irreconcilable differences. Amuro had full custody of their son, Haruto Maruyama.

The song "Lights and Any More" was used as opening theme of the anime Wangan Midnight, and their song Silence Whispers was used as the second ending theme for the anime Black Jack 21. A remix of their song "Boy Meets Girl" was used in 2000 as the first season ending theme of the anime UFO Baby, and in 2013 it was covered by the group Prizmmy as the opening theme for the series Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live.

TRF's 20th anniversary was in February 2013. They announced that they would be releasing something new every month, starting from November 2012.

Discography

Singles

Release datetitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content rankingFirst album
trf
1st25 February 1993GOING 2 DANCE/OPEN YOUR MIND8cmCDAVDD-20036-trf 〜THIS IS THE TRUTH〜
20 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31098
2nd21 June 1993EZ Do Dance8cmCDAVDD-2004215EZ DO DANCE
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31099
3rd21 November 1993愛がもう少し欲しいよ8cmCDAVDD-2006029WORLD GROOVE
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31100
4th21 November 1993Silver and Gold dance8cmCDAVDD-2006124
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31101
5th16 December 1993寒い夜だから...8cmCDAVDD-200628
21 November 1994
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31102
6th25 May 1994survival dAnce 〜no no cry more〜8cmCDAVDD-200701BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31103
7th22 June 1994Boy Meets Girl8cmCDAVDD-200803
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31104
8th1 January 1995Crazy Gonna Crazy8cmCDAVDD-200821dAnce to positive
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31105
9th1 February 1995masquerade8cmCDAVDD-20083
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31106
10th8 March 1995Overnight Sensation 〜時代はあなたに委ねてる〜8cmCDAVDD-20084
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31107
11th25 October 1995BRAND NEW TOMORROW8cmCDAVDD-20105BRAND NEW TOMORROW
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31108
12th11 December 1995Happening Here/teens8cmCDAVDD-201163
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31109
13th21 March 1995Love & Peace Forever8cmCDAVDD-201212WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-
29 November 200612cmCD -AVCD-31110
TRF
14th12 June 1996Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen8cmCDAVDD-201344WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31111
15th24 July 2006BRAVE STORY8cmCDAVDD-20130
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31112
16th6 November 1996SILENT NIGHT8cmCDAVDD-201525
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31113
17th11 December 1996LEGEND OF WIND8cmCDAVDD-201704
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31114
18th18 February 1998Unite! The Night!8cmCDAVDD-202268UNITE
29 November 200612cmCD -AVCD-31115
19th25 March 1998Frame8cmCDAVDD-202355
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31116
20th29 April 1998TRY OR CRY8cmCDAVDD-2024718
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31117
21st23 September 1998BE FREE8cmCDAVDD-2026216LOOP#1999
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31118
22nd5 November 1998embrace/slug and sou8cmCDAVDD-2027719
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31119
23rd3 February 1999JOY8cmCDAVDD-2029530
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31120
24th21 April 1999WIRED8cmCDAVDD-20302
29 November 200612cmCDAVCD-31121
25th25 August 1999HE LIVES IN YOU12cmCDAVCD-3004840
26th18 January 2006Where to beginCD+DVDAVCD-3088618Lif-e-Motions
CDAVCD-30887
27th30 August 2006Silence whispersCD+DVDAVCD-3100240TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-
CDAVCD-31003
28th29 November 2006We are all BLOOMIN'CD+DVDAVCD-3109419
CDAVCD-31095
29th17 October 2007iNNOVATiONCD+DVDAVCD-3129528GRAVITY
CDAVCD-31296
30th23 April 2008Live Your DaysCD+DVDAVCD-3140349
CDAVCD-31404
31st21 January 2009Memorial Snow/CLOSURECD+DVDAVCD-3147637
CDAVCD-31477

Remix singles

Release dateTitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content rankingFirst album
TRF
1st23 March 20000Burst drive Mix [Unite! the Night! (SOUL SOLUTION MIX)]CDAVCD-30103Burst drive mix -album- non stop mixed by DJ KOO
2nd31 May 20000Burst drive Mix -2nd mix- [Samui Yoru Dakara (SHARP BOYS UK VOCAL MIX)]AVCD-30110
3rd26 July 20000Burst drive Mix -3rd mix- [It's MY TIME (SOUL SOLUTION MIX)]AVCD-30112
4th20 September 2000Burst drive Mix -4th mix- [Brave Story (JHONATHAN PETERS MIX)]AVCD-30131
5th22 November 2000Burst drive Mix -5th mix- [Silver and Gold dance (THUNDERPUSS MIX)]AVCD-30154
Various Artists (SUPER EUROBEAT)
-23 August 2000「だぁ!だぁ!だあ!」SEB プレゼンツ BOY MEETS GIRL with TRFCDAVDD-20354

Digital singles

Release dateTitleFirst album
18 July 2007survival dAnce '07
BOY MEETS GIRL '07
FUNKY M '07
11 February 2009lights and any moreGRAVITY
2 August 2010survival dAnce feat. DABO & JAMOSA 〜reborn〜TRF TRIBUTE ALBUM BEST
BOY MEETS GIRL feat. WISE 〜reborn〜
EZ DO DANCE retracked by Yasutaka Nakata (capsule)
19 January 2011寒い夜だから... feat. INFINITY16 & GOKIGEN SOUND
30 January 2013PUSH YOUR BACKWATCH THE MUSIC
16 December 2018Get Wild -live ver.-
16 December 2018LET ME GO MY WAY feat. Daisuke Asakura
22 March 2023EZ DO DANCE -Version.2023-TRF 30th Anniversary "past and future" Premium Edition
20 March 2024TRy the future

Albums

Release dateTitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content ranking
trf
1st25 February 1993trf 〜THIS IS THE TRUTH〜CDAVCD-1110214
2nd21 July 1993EZ DO DANCEAVCD-111284
3rd9 February 1994WORLD GROOVEAVCD-111831
4th27 July 1994BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜AVCD-11230
5th27 Match 1995dAnce to positiveAVCD-11288
6th11 December 1995BRAND NEW TOMORROWAVCD-113542
TRF
7th20 May 1998UNITECDAVCD-116454
8th19 May 1999LOOP#1999AVCD-117235
9th15 February 2006Lif-e-Motions2CD+DVDAVCD-178588
2CDAVCD-17860
10th11 February 2009GRAVITYCD+DVDAVCD-2375442
CDAVCD-23755

EPs

Release dateTitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content ranking
trf
25 February 2013WATCH THE MUSICCD+DVDAVCD-38579/B42
CDAVCD-38580

Remix albums

Release dateTitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content ranking
trf
1st21 May 1993HYPER TECHNO MIXCDAVCD-11122
2nd21 Ougust 1993HYPER TECHNO MIX IIAVCD-11153
3rd27 April 1994HYPER MIX IIIAVCD-112001
4th21 June 1995hyper mix 4AVCD-113132
TRF
5th27 December 2000Burst drive mix -album- non stop mixed by DJ KOOCDAVCD-11879
23 Marth 2011J-POPハリケーン 〜TRFだけ60分本気MIX〜 /MIX-JAVCD-38286
27 Marth 2013DJ KOO 〜TRF 20th Anniversary Non-stop mixAVC6-38659

Best albums [ clarification needed ]

Release dateTitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content ranking
TRF
1st1 January 1998WORKS -THE BEST OF TRF-2CDAVCD-116331
28 January 2004DVD-AudioAVAD-91201
2nd7 February 2007TRF 15th Anniversary BEST -MEMORIES-3CD+3DVDAVCD-231676
2CD+2DVDAVCD-23170
2CDAVCD-23172
30 June 2007Complete Best TRF Vol.1CDAQC1-50265
Complete Best TRF Vol.2AQC1-50266
3rd21 November 2013TRF 20TH Anniversary COMPLETE SINGLE BEST3CD+DVDAVCD-3863521
3CDAVCD-38638
4th25 December 2013BEST SINGLE Collection × EZ DO DANCERCIZECD+DVDAVCD-38886
TRF BEST OF BESTCDAQC1-77433
5th20 February 2024TRF 30th Anniversary "past and future" Premium Edition3CD+3Blu-rayAVCD-63558~60/B~D

Other albums

Release dateTitleSales modelStandard number
Plan21 October 1994PRESET SOUND2CDAVCD-11260
Live21 February 1996THE LIVE33CDAVCD-11408〜10
PlanLive-Dio meets trf our dance campCD
19 December 2012TRFリスペクトアイドルトリビュート!!CD+DVDAVCD-38660
CDAVCD-38661
13 Marth 2013TRF TRIBUTE ALBUM BEST2CDAVCD-38676/7
27 Marth 2013VOCALOID3 meets TRF / VRF2CDAVCD-38678
2 December 2015TRF 〜Hi-Res Best〜Digital download
TRF 〜Hi-Res Selection〜

Not released in Japan

Singles

Title
BOY MEETS GIRL
寒い夜だから...
CRAZY GONNA CRAZY
survival dAnce 〜no no cry more〜
WORLD GROOVE '96
EZ DO DANCE '96

Albums

Title
BILLIONAIRE '96
dAnce to positive
BRAND NEW TOMORROW
MEGA MIXES

Videography

Music videos

Release dateTitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content ranking
trf
1st26 September 1994WORLD GROOVEVHSAVVD-90007
29 March 2000DVDAVBD-91002
29 November 2006AVBD-91431
2nd21 June 1995ULTIMATE FILMS 1994-1995VHSAVVD-90015
29 March 2000DVDAVBD-91004
29 November 2006AVBD-91433
TRF
3rd11 December 2002VIDEO CLIPSDVDAVBD-91127

Live videos

Release dateTitleSales modelStandard numberOriginal content ranking
trf
1st16 December 1994TOUR '94 BILLIONAIRE 〜BOY MEETS GIRL〜VHSAVVD-90010
29 March 2000DVDAVBD-91003
29 November 2006AVBD-91432
2nd22 November 1995TOUR'95 dAnce to positive Overnight SensationVHSAVVD-90021
29 March 2000DVDAVBD-91005
29 November 2006AVBD-91434
3rd21 February 1996BRAND NEW TOMORROW in TOKYO DOME -Presentation for 1996-VHSAVVD-90022
29 March 2000DVDAVBD-91006
29 November 2006AVBD-91435
TRF
4th30 April 1997LIVE in YOKOHAMA ARENAVHSAVVD-90031
29 March 2000DVDAVBD-91007
29 November 2006AVBD-91436
5th17 September 1998TOUR '98 Live in Unite!VHSAVVD-90046
29 March 2000DVDAVBD-91008
29 November 2006AVBD-91437
6th15 December 1999TOUR 1999 exicoast tour at OSAKAVHSAVVD-90067
29 March 2000DVDAVBD-91009
29 November 2006AVBD-91438
7th30 August 2006TRF Lif-e-Motions TOUR 2006AVBD-91408
8th23 April 2008COMPLETE BEST LIVE from 15th Anniversary Tour -MEMORIES- 2007AVBD-91515
9th14 August 2013TRF 20th Anniversary TourAVBD-92035
Blu-rayAVXD-91628

See also

External links