U-ka Saegusa - Japanese pop band
U-ka Saegusa in dB (三枝夕夏 IN db（イン デシベル）, Saegusa Yūka in Deshiberu?) is a Japanese pop band signed to Giza Studio, Formed in 2002 around lead vocalist Yuuka "U-ka" Saegusa, the band's first three singles were all featured in the anime Cheeky Angel. Its first hit single was "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made", a theme song of the show Case Closed, which reached #8 in the Oricon charts.
Origin Japan
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 2002–present
Label(s) Giza Studio
Members
U-ka Saegusa
Yuichirou Iwai
Taku Oyabu
Keisuke Kurumatani "Kimi no Ai ni Tsutsumarete Itai" (君の愛に包まれて痛い, November 16, 2005)
"Ai no Wana" (愛のワナ, February 15, 2006)
"Fall in Love" (May 24, 2006)
"Everybody Jump" (July 12, 2006)
"Taiyou" (太陽, September 20, 2006)
"Kumo ni Notte" (雲に乗って, January 31, 2007)
"Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze no Naka......Yume no Naka"/"Atarashii Jibun he Kawaru Switch" (明日は明日の風の中......夢の中/新しい自分へ変わるスイッチ, October 31, 2007)
"Yukidoke no Ano Kawa no Nagare no You Ni" (雪どけのあの川の流れのように, February 27, 2008)
DVDs
Film Collection Vol.1 -Shocking Blue- (November 19, 2003)
One Live (February 16, 2005)
Film Collection Vol.2 (September 21, 2005)
Choco II to Live (November 1, 2006)
U-ka Saegusa in d-Best ~Smile & Tears~ (February 27, 2007)
Collaborations
"The Hit Parade" (with Tak Matsumoto, November 26, 2003)
"100 Mono Tobira" (100もの扉, with Aiuchi Rina and Sparkling Point, June 14, 2006)
"Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no You Ni" (七つの海を渡る風のように, (with Aiuchi Rina, April 11, 2007)
Lineup
Yuuka "U-ka" Saegusa (三枝夕夏) – vocals
Yuichirou Iwai (岩井勇一郎) – guitar
Taku Oyabu (大藪拓) – bass
Keisuke Kurumatani (車谷啓介) – drums
Discography
Albums and EPs
Secret & Lies (February 5, 2003)
U-ka Saegusa in dB 1st ~Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made~
(三枝夕夏 IN db 1st ～君と約束した優しいあの場所まで～, November 19, 2003)
U-ka Saegusa in dB II (November 17, 2004)
U-ka Saegusa in dB III (September 20, 2006)
U-ka Saegusa in d-Best ~Smile & Tears~ (June 6, 2007)
Singles
"Whenever I Think of You" (June 12, 2002)
"It's For You" (August 28, 2002)
"Tears Go By" (November 6, 2002)
"Chu True Love" (June 18, 2003)
"I Can't See, I Can't Feel" (August 20, 2003)
"Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made" (君と約束した優しいあの場所まで, October 29, 2003)
"Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi Wo" (眠る君の横顔に微笑みを, March 3, 2004)
"Hekonda Kimochi, Tokasu Kimi" (へこんだ気持ち 溶かすキミ, August 11, 2004)
"Egao de Iyou Yo" (笑顔でいようよ, September 15, 2004)
"Itsumo Kokoro ni Taiyou Wo" (いつも心に太陽を, October 13, 2004)
"Tobitatenai Watashi ni Anata ga Tsubasa wo Kureta" (飛び立てない私にあなたが翼をくれた, February 16, 2005)
"June Bride ~Anata Shika Mienai~" (ジューンブライド ～あなたしか見えない～, June 15, 2005)
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