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The male Japanese pop/R&B duo Chemistry got their start via the highly popular TV show Ayasan, and then went on to become one of the top-selling J-pop artists of the 2000s. The Japanese counterpart to American Idol, Ayasan has launched the careers of other big names on the national scene, including Ami Suzuki and Morning Musume; Chemistry, consisting of Kaname Kawabata and Yoshikuni Dochin, won its 2000 edition, besting 19,000 other contestants and winning a contract with Sony Music. The band pre-debuted with the single "Saigo No Yoru" in 2000, and its first release for Sony was the single "Pieces of a Dream" (2001), produced by Kiyoshi "KC" Matsuo, who worked with Hirai Ken. The single shot to number one and sold over two million units in 2001, and Chemistry's debut studio album, The Way We Are, topped the charts as well, selling three million copies the same year. This success allowed the band to start its international career, debuting in Taiwan at a MTV event in the summer of 2001....