SPEED
Japanese female vocal/dance group Speed was formed in 1995 in Okinawa, Japan by
Hitoe Arakaki, Takako Uehara, Eriko Imai and Hiroko Shimabukuro; former students
of the Okinawa Actors School. Signing to prominent Japanese record label Toy’s
Factory, their debut album Starting Over was released in 1997, peaking at number
1 on the charts with lead single “Body & Soul” charting for 31 weeks. Their
second single “Steady” sold over 1.27 million copies, which the group followed
with smash hit singles “White Love” and “My Graduation”. Shifting to a more
futuristic sound, their second alb...
