Girl Next Door is a Japanese J-pop trio that debuted in 2008 on the Avex Trax label. The band consists of vocalist Chisa, guitarist Yuji Inoue and Daisuke Suzuki on keyboard.

Girl Next Door was formed in March, and subsequently made their official debut in September 2008. Originally a member of Ma-Kiss, Chisa was presented many times in front of Max Matsuura (founder of Avex) through Avex Artist Academy Show Case. After many attempts by AAA staff, Chisa was finally acknowledged by Max Matsuura and was then introduced to keyboard player Suzuki and guitar player, Inoue.

Chisa was born November 16, 1985 and grew up in Hyōgo Prefecture. Her full name is Chisa Maekawa (前川 千紗^?).

Girl Next Door's debut single, "Gūzen no Kakuritsu" (偶然の確率^?), was placed online on several sites from May 29, 2008. As of July 2008^[update], there were two million views.

Over a period of three months from their debut, they have released three singles. On December 24, 2008, they released their self-titled debut album including songs from the three singles.

On December 22, 2008, the band's official fanclub "Next Door" opened.

The band's fifth single "Infinity" was released on June 10, 2009. It is also the theme song for the 2009 Spring tv show Atashinchi no Danshi and became their first #1 single. They also sang the OP song of the game Tales of VS using the song "Be your wings". The trio released their 6th single "Be Your Wings/Friendship/Wait for You" on August 5, 2009. It was their first triple A-side single.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

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[edit] References

• "エイベックス社運賭けた男女3人ユニット" (in Japanese). Sponichi. 2008-07-17. http://www.excite.co.jp/News/entertainment/20080717/Sponichi_kfuln20080717006001.html. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
• "GIRL NEXT DOOR: avex20周年記念の超大型新人、9月デビュー" (in Japanese). Barks. 2008-07-17. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000040876. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
• "エイベックス大型新人、デビュー前に1位！" (in Japanese). Barks. 2008-07-17. http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080717/gnj0807170435016-n2.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 

[edit] External links

• Official website (Japanese)