GirlNextDoor

Girl Next Door is a Japanese dance trio that mixes techno/house beats with typical optimistic J-pop melodies. Chisa Maekawa, the vocalist (she goes simply by Chisa) began her show biz career as a dancer, scoring a scholarship to the Avex Artist Academy in 2005. Eventually, she caught the eye of Max Matsuura, the label's founder and an über-producer responsible for the stardom of Ayumi Hamasaki, and was granted a sanction to form a band with Daisuke Suzuki, a songwriter and a former keyboard player for Day After Tomorrow. Guitarist Yuji Inoue joined soon after. The band debuted...