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Earth
Earth
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2000–2005
Labels	Sonic Groove
Past members	Yuka Togo; Maya Tomonaga; Sayaka Setoyama;
Website	www.avexnet.or.jp/earth

Earth (stylized as EARTH) was a Japanese girl group formed by Vision Factory in 2000, with its members consisting of Yuka Togo, Maya Tomonaga, and Sayaka Setoyama. They debuted in February 2000 with the release of the song "Time After Time", and they won the Japan Record Award Newcomer Award and Japan Cable Award Cable Music Award in the same year. They disbanded in January 2005.

History

Togo, Tomonaga, and Setoyama were winners of the Kanagawa & Kyushu Starlight Auditions held in 1999 by Vision Factory.^[1] They debuted on February 23, 2000, with the single "Time After Time", which was used as an insert song in the 2000 television drama Virtual Girl [ja].^[1]^[2] By the end of 2000, the group earned the Newcomer Award at the 42nd Japan Record Awards.^[3] Earth also won the Cable Music Award at the 33rd Japan Cable Award for "Time After Time."^[4] Earth later disbanded in January 2005.^[1]

Members

Yuka Togo (東郷祐佳)
Maya Tomonaga (朝長真弥)
Sayaka Setoyama (瀬戸山清香)

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Year	Album details	JPN ^[5]	Sales
Stories	2001	Released: March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28) Label: Sonic Groove Formats: CD	12	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
Title	Year	JPN ^[2]	Sales	Album
"Time After Time"	2000	13	—	Bright Tomorrow
"Time After Time (Hip Hop Soul Version)"		27	—	Non-album single
"Your Song"		24	—	Bright Tomorrow
"Is This Love"	2001	13	—	Bright Tomorrow
"Make Up Your Mind"		38	—	Non-album single
"Color of Seasons"		19	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2000	42nd Japan Record Award	Newcomer Award	Earth	Won^[3]
2000	33rd Japan Cable Award	Cable Music Award	"Time After Time"	Won^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "EARTH（avex trax）". CDJournal (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b
Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
- "Time After Time": "time after time". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Time After Time (Hip Hop Soul Version)": "time after time～HIP HOP SOUL Version～". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Your Song": "Your song". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Is This Love": "Is This Love". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Make Up Your Mind": "MAKE UP YOUR MIND". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Color of Seasons": "Color of Seasons". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "第４２回日本レコード大賞" [42nd Japan Record Award]. Japan Record Award (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "第33回日本有線大賞" [33rd Japan Cable Award]. Japan Cable Award (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^
Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
- Bright Tomorrow: "Bright Tomorrow". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2020.