(1997–present) (1997–present) (1997–2002, 2017–present) M-Flo ( エムフロウ, Emu Furō, stylized as m-flo) is a group consisting of record producer,. Left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves. Project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the likes of,. Their mainstream success and critical acclaim established them as the most iconic and influential hip-hop production team in Japan with success throughout Asia. Taku Takahashi and Verbal also started successful side-projects outside M-Flo, such as the and Global Astro Alliance collaborating with international producers and artists such as and the. In 2008, the group announced a, stating that each member would be focusing on their respective side projects.

In 2012 the group ended their hiatus with the release of on March 14, 2012. On December 14, 2017, returned to the group and they announced that they will release new material in 2018. At the same time, M-Flo also released a digital compilation album called UNIVERSE to celebrate past years of the group, that contained all the 150 songs they released since their debut. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Before M-Flo [ ] (born as Ryu Young Gi [Korean: 류영기/ 유영기, Hanja: 柳榮起]) and ( 高橋 拓, Takahashi Taku) first met as students at in Tokyo. The pair collaborated in the group N.M.D., in which Takahashi was drummer and Verbal emceed, as well as throwing dance parties where they often performed together. Following his high school graduation, Verbal attended and the in while Taku relocated to study in.

Planet Shining is the first release by the Japanese trio M-Flo. Remixes of the songs from this album were released as The Replacement Percussionists. Track listing [ edit ]. Adobe after effect cs2 full cracked pc.

As a result, they are both fluent in English and use it frequently in their songs. Following their return to, the duo began performing in clubs and on television hoping to attract the attention of record companies. In 1998, Taku met Asakawa Masaji, the director of management company Artimage and DJ of the group GTS. Masaji invited Taku to produce a reworking of 's, with a rap by Verbal, originally intended as a GTS release. The song was released on vinyl in 1998 on 's Rhythm Republic imprint and later on the compilation album, and sold about 1000 units.

Forming M-Flo [ ] Following the release of 'The Way We Were', Verbal and Taku invited Elizabeth Sakura Narita, who with a Colombian background is better known by her stage name of, a friend while at who at the time was performing under the 'Unika' solo and in several underground projects trying to gain credit as a musician, to collaborate with them on a second single,, released under the name Mediarite-Flow. The name was a re-spelling of 'meteorite flow' as Verbal hoped the group would have a big impact in media and 'surprise the unsuspecting masses with some good music.' It was shortened by the group's label to 'M-Flo'.

The song was released on a limited-run vinyl with Rhythm Republic in 1998, attracting the attention of the major Avex Trax sublabel. 1999–2000: Planet Shining [ ] The group's first release with Rhythm Zone, 'The Tripod E.P.' , was a single which included a re-release of 'Been So Long' alongside new track 'Flo Jack' and was released on July 7, 1999. The EP gained the group a #7 position on the charts, and 'been so long' was licensed by for inclusion in alongside the songs 'The Rhyme Brokers' and 'Theme from 'flo-jack' '. A further four singles were released prior to the release of the group's first full-length album,, on February 23, 2000.

The album reached #6 in the charts. 2000–2002: Expo Expo, Lisa's departure [ ] Following the release of the Planet Shining remix album in August 2000, the group released the first single from their second album, 'How You Like Me Now?' , on September 1, 2000. In January of the following year they released 'Come Again', which achieved a #4 position in the Oricon charts and was their highest-selling single to date, selling 389,760 units, landing in the top 50 highest-selling singles in Japan for 2001. The group's second album,, was released on March 28, 2001, and reached #3 on the charts. Expo Expo was followed with a tour, released on CD and DVD in September 2001, and an album of remixes from Expo Expo,, in November. Following the release of, Lisa announced her departure from the group to pursue a solo career in early 2002.