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There is more than one artist under this name: 1. A Japanese Visual Kei band 2. California funk musician Darron Bergdorf 3. Uncredited Videogame Score Composer 4. Underground rapper from Erskine, Scotland. 1. D is a Japanese visual kei band formed in March 2003 by vocalist ASAGI (ex-Balsamic, JE*REVIENS, Ｓｙｎｄｒｏｍｅ), guitarist Ruiza (ex-Distray, LAYBIAL, Ｓｙｎｄｒｏｍｅ, ) and guitarist SIN (ex-WITH SEXY, Vasalla), former members of Syndrome. They were joined by bassist レナ (Rena) (ex-PERSONA) and drummer HIROKI (ex-Aioria, S to M). SIN left the band early on in 2003 and was replaced by HIDE-ZOU (ex-Clair de Lune, As'REAL, S to M) who had been support during the band's brief time under the name Night of the children. In 2005, レナ (Rena) also left the band and was replaced by Tsunehito (ex-ギブス (Givuss), SCISSOR) on bass. D was on their own independent label GOD CHILD RECORDS until in 2008 when they signed with major label Avex Trax. In June 2011 they ended their contract with Avex and their management to return to their own label once again. The band publishes a magazine called Mad tea party MAGAZINE and had a radio show Night Radio “D”, as well as their own TV program called 薔薇の館 (Bara no Yakata). During the band's time together, Ruiza has released a solo mini-album titled Amenity Gain and ASAGI has released a solo single called Corvinus. ASAGI is the owner of D's label GOD CHILD RECORDS as well as his own brand Rosen Kranz which currently produces the band's goods. After celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2023, ASAGI announced the band was planning to go on hiatus, with no news on whether they would return. D performed their last concert in March 2024. [url=[officialsite]http://www.d-gcr.com]D Official Site 2. d is Orange County, California-based musician darron Bergdorf, who merges influences from funk, rock and electronica. Founded in 1999 on [url=[label]http://www.dewrecords.com]dEW Records. Live, d is New Alternative Funk. darron Bergdorf has written, composed and recorded over 5000 original songs under the stage name d, including 4 contemporary ballets, one of which appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. To date, d has released 22 albums and has collaborated with countless artists. [url=[officialsite]http://www.dvolume.com]OFFICIAL d WEBSITE 3. D provided vocals to the song World with me on the Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II video game soundtrack. Due to inconsistencies in the Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II and Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution soundtracks booklets (D being only credited in the latter one), D is believed to be the same person as LOREN, who performed the opening and ending songs to the first Phantasy Star Online game, but there is no reliable source to confirm or deny such information. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

V is the name of more than one artist: 1) k-pop 2) boy band 3) Dutch duo 4) Australian producer and remixer 5) soul 6) Hong Kong Cantopop group 7) indie-act 8) post-metal 9) darkwave 10) alternative rock and indie pop 11) black pop band 1) Kim Taehyung (Hangul: 김태형), also known by his stage name V (뷔), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Kim Tae-hyung (Korean: 김태형; born December 30, 1995), also known professionally as V (Korean: 뷔), is a South Korean singer and a member of the boy band BTS. He was born in Daegu on December 30, 1995, and joined Big Hit Entertainment on September 3, 2011. He soon debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group BTS in 2013 with the track No More Dream from the EP 2 Cool 4 Skool. He was a "hidden" member of the to-be six-member group, being unable to appear while they were predebut. He has contributed to the writing of multiple songs such as "Hold Me Tight", "Fun Boyz", and his melody was used in the track "Run." Since his debut with the band in 2013, V has performed three solo songs under their name—"Stigma" in 2016, "Singularity" in 2018, and "Inner Child" in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2016, he co-wrote his solo song "Stigma" from the album WINGS, which reached 10 in US World, and 26 on the GAON charts. He made his acting debut in 2016 as Seok Hansung in KBS2'S historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth. V has proven to be one of the most flexible vocalists in K-Pop, with his songs that are above the general K-Pop standards. V's solo career is anticipated a lot since the release of his ost for the Korean drama 'Itaewon Class' which is the most streamed Korean ost of 2020, achieving top spots in 118 countries on the iTunes platform, he has been the most successful solo artist among the group members to date without a solo debut. Outside of his projects with BTS, V appeared in the 2016 television series Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth and contributed the single "It's Definitely You" to its soundtrack. He released his first independent song, the self-composed "Scenery", in 2019. In 2023, V made his official debut as a solo artist with the release of the singles "Love Me Again" and "Rainy Days". His debut solo album Layover is slated for September 8, accompanied by a third single, "Slow Dancing". 2) V were a five-piece boy band comprising of Aaron Buckingham, Antony Brant, Mark Harle, Kevin McDaid and Leon Pisani. Their first single, "Blood Sweat & Tears", was released in May 2004 went into the official UK singles chart at number 6. The band's second single, released in the August 2004, was a double A-side consisting of a new song "Hip To Hip" and a cover of the Jackson Five's song "Can You Feel It" and charted at number 5 in the UK official singles chart. The third single, "You Stood Up" made #12 in the charts after a memorable appearance on Top of The Pops, but their debut album of the same name failed to reach the Top 75 album charts. In February 2005, V announced their decision to split on their website. 3) V was a cooperation between the Dutch artists Valensia and Robby Valentine. Their first album "V" was released in 1999. The songs on the album were influenced by such bands as The Beatles and Queen. The second album "Valentine vs Valensia" was released in 2002. 4) V (aka VQ, V_Gasm) is an Australian producer and remixer featured on OverClocked Remix. His remix of E Honda's theme entitled "Tokyo Slapdown" is featured on the Street Fighter 2 remix album Blood On the Asphalt. He also has a track on the forthcoming Tales remix album. 5) Valvin Roane II, aka V, a fresh neo soul talent from Philadelphia. On his album 'The Revelation Is Now Televised', he's working with productions from DJ Jazzy Jeff and Pete Kuzma - Jill Scott's bandleader. V sings with a church-schooled voice that's deeply soulful, and which hearkens back to 70´s Marvin Gaye or Stevie Wonder. While it would be easy enough to label this one as "classic soul" and leave it at that, V has also got a vibe that is richly his own. 6) V were a Hong Kong Cantopop group formed in 2005, consisting of Terry Tsui (徐浩邦), Randy Chow (周錫漢) and Leo Kan (簡俊毅). The group was disbanded in 2008 and Terry Tsui went on to start his solo career under the stage name of 徐浩. 7) A mysterious indie-act consisting of Cooke/Bungall/Eyre/Williamson who released at least two singles from 1993 to 1995. They released on Gift Records, a label founded in Sheffield, UK, by Warp Records co-founder Steve Beckett in the early 90's. It was home to Pulp before they signed to Island. The vicinity to Warp Records made the very special and famous Autechre remix for Vliezwei (Vliegenbos Morning Reproduced By Autechre) possible. It is not known if the band is still active. 8) V is a Post-Metal band from Sweden. Released their debut album "Pathogenesis" 8th November 2017 through Suicide Records. They are Andreas Baier at vocals, guitars and synthesizers, Jonas Gryth at guitars, Jonas Kindlund at the bass and Daniel Liljekvist at the drums. 9) 5 Member Darkwave/Electronic Band from UK (2009). Formerly known as Shadows in Sunlight, the band changed its name after a 4 month split in 2008, and the loss of one of their members. The Band have released one album as 'V' and are working on a second. Members include: Laura and Sarah Hunter - Lead Vocals Leon Raagsion - Guitar, Male Vocals Joe Kinrade - Electronics, Vocals Bradley Jones - Bass 10) V is the solo project of Victor Johnson is a musician from Minneapolis, who is also the lead guitarist of North Styrenn. Victor Johnson released his debut album "Welcome to life" independently in 2007. His sound is a mixture of alternative rock and indie pop. The album includes many a hook and melody to hang your hat on. Johnson was the primary musician on all songs for his debut release. Singing, taking up guitar duties and laying down bass tracks. With the help of a few other twin cities musicians "Welcome to Life" came to life and became a great sounding record. It includes 11 tracks. Johnson assembled a live band to play a few shows promoting the album in 2007. Himself on Vocals and Guitar, Stephen Johnson on Lead Guitar, Shon Cobbs on Bass Guitar and Clint Trotter on Drums. The band played the material to big crowds and the album was well received. Since then he has been writing and recording new tracks for a follow up release. His sound is has been inspired by such acts as Radiohead, The Doves and Elliot Smith. 11) V is a Berlin based black pop band formed in 2009 by dark-pop supernova V on bass and vocals and Robin' Banks on guitar. V plays a hypnotising reverb-drenched explosion of BLACK POP; dark synthwave music influenced by goth, punk and no-wave with themes of death, betrayal and suicide. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.