THE ALFEE was the first Japanese act to hold a concert with an audience of that size. The following month, they performed their fifth summer live, TOKYO BAY-AREA, to an audience of approximately 100,000 people. In July 1986, ALFEE changed their name once more to THE ALFEE with the release of their 23rd single, " SWEAT & TEARS".
Soon followed " Koibitotachi no Pavement", the band's first #1 single. It reached #2 on the Oricon weekly chart and would later become an ALFEE classic. Later that December, the band made their first appearance at the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.Īfter the success of 1983, ALFEE released their next single, " Hoshizora no Distance", in January 1984. At first, it debuted outside the Oricon top ten, but soon became a hit and climbed to #7 after their performance at Nippon Budokan in August. Applications for tickets were included in their fifteenth single, " Akatsuki no Paradise Road".ĪLFEE released their sixteenth single, " Marie-Anne", in June 1983. At the beginning of 1983, ALFEE announced a Nippon Budokan concert even though they had not had a hit song. It was their first single to appear on the Oricon charts, peaking at #69. Later that year, the band released their fourteenth single, " Wakare no Rhythm". Around that time, Sakazaki stepped down as the leader of the band and passed the title to Takamizawa. Soon, ALFEE adopted a rock sound and held their first summer event outdoors in 1982, entitled ROCK'N'ROLL FIGHTING NIGHT -Kanashimi wo Buttobase!!.
Inoue Akira, the producer of the band's third album, Sanjuushi, suggested incorporating a solo in the song " Rakujitsu no Kaze".
In an interview, ALFEE was asked, "Your songs are only intended to be heard indoors, right?" to which Takamizawa was offended. Takamizawa has always been fond of the electric guitar. The following year, they re-debuted as ALFEE (アルフィー) with the single " Love Letter". ĪLFIE continued to perform at different live houses and as the backing band for Kamayatsu Hiroshi, Ken Naoko, and Saori Yuki until they were picked up again by Canyon Records in 1978. Unfortunately, Victor canceled the single the day before its release and terminated the band's recording contract. ALFIE continued as a three-member band and prepared to release their third single on December 10, 1975, titled " Fuchuu Torimono Hikae", a parody of the 300 million yen robbery. It did not fare well on the charts, and they released one more single and an album before Miyake withdrew from the band.
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That August, they made their professional debut as a folk band with the single " Natsu Shigure". At the time, Sakazaki was the leader.Ĭonfidence signed with Victor Music Industries in 1974 and changed their name to ALFIE (アルフィー) to avoid any confusion with Original Confidence. Soon, he re-encountered Sakazaki, Takamizawa Toshihiko from high school, and Miyake Yasuo to revive the band. After they graduated high school in 1973, Confidence parted ways and Sakurai entered Meiji Gakuin University. Covering Western acts such as Simon & Garfunkel, they participated in many folk contests where they often met Sakazaki Kohnosuke. In 1970, Sakurai Masaru formed the band Confidence (コンフィデンス) with two high school classmates.
Clockwise from top left: Miyake, Sakazaki, Takamizawa, Sakurai
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