Access (group)

Access
Access
Also known as	AXS
Origin	Japan
Genres	Electropop; synthpop; power pop;
Years active	1992–1995; 2002–present;
Labels	Funhouse (1992–1995); Antinos (2002–2003); Sony Music Associated Records (2006–2010); Darwin Records (2010–2017); Sony Music Associated Records (2017–); Lantis (2024);
Members	Daisuke Asakura; Hiroyuki Takami
Website	www.access-web.jp

Access (also known as AXS) is a Japanese pop group. Its members are Daisuke Asakura and Hiroyuki Takami. Asakura is the primary composer/producer and featured keyboardist while Takami is the vocalist. Takami also writes a major portion of access' lyrics. Access is currently signed with Sony Music Associated Records. The name "access" is stylized in lowercase letters.

History

Access was formed after Hiroyuki Takami performed in some of Daisuke Asakura's solo work as a guest vocalist in 1991. The unit's career officially began in 1992. The duo went on to record three albums and attain significant popularity before announcing their breakup in 1995 for ambiguous reasons. In 2002, however, they reunited with much fanfare, and have remained active since.

"AXS" is their written nickname. While spelled "AXS", it is actually not an "X" but two inwardly-turned arrows ("A-><-S"). The nickname was coined by Takami. It first appeared on the group's debut album, Fast Access, on the last page of the lyrics book. "AXS" replaced the group's name on their third single "Naked Desire." The logo has many variations depending on its use. There is only one album that has "AXS" credited as the group's name: AXS Remix Best Tracks. In all of their albums from 1993 to 1995 song production was credited as "songs by AXS". Before their reunion in 2002, the logo and nickname have not been used, except as credits for remixed songs on the album and tour DVDs of "Crossbridge". In 2006, for the "blanc and rouge" tour, "AXS" reappeared in the tour logo interwoven in the design of a coat of arms.

In 2007, after the Virginia Tech massacre, access produced the song "Shadow over the world" in dedication to the memory of the victims. The song was released on the album "binary engine" and had its live debut during their summer tour of that same year.

Access performed the opening theme for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Stages 24 & 25, "Hitomi no Tsubasa", and did the third opening theme for D.Gray-Man, "Doubt & Trust" (2007). In July 2008, their single "Dream Runner" was featured as the opening theme of the TV drama series, Here is Greenwood. In 2009, Access was indirectly featured in a musical rendition of Goodbye Charlie with Takami portraying one of the lead roles and Asakura having composed and directed the music. Their single "Bet～追憶のRoulette～" was featured as an ending theme for Fuji TV's series Sukimono from 30 July 2012 to 27 August 2012.^{[citation needed]} Access was also featured in Fuji TV's event live, "FNSうたの夏まつり" ("FNS Summer Festival of Song" - 8 August 2012) doing a cover of TM Network's song, "Be Together", with Tetsuya Komuro.

Discography

Singles

[26 November 1992] Virgin Emotion

Virgin Emotion
Be Nude

[25 January 1993] Jewelry Angel

Jewelry Angel
Against The Rules
Virgin Emotion(Instrumental Mix)

[26 May 1993] Naked Desire

Naked Desire
Every Time You
Jewelry Angel (Instrumental Mix)

[25 August 1993] Moonshine Dance

Moonshine Dance
Lyin' Eyes
Naked Desire (Instrumental Mix)

[8 December 1993] Try Again

Try Again
Jungling Party
Moonshine Dance (Instrumental Mix)

[26 January 1994] 夢を見たいから (Yume Wo Mitaikara)

夢を見たいから
Us
Try Again (Instrumental Mix)

[27 April 1994] Misty Heartbreak

Misty Heartbreak
Stoned Merge
夢を見たいから (Instrumental Mix)

[25 May 1994] Sweet Silence

Sweet Silence
Decade & XXX

[19 August 1994] Drastic Mermaid

Drastic Mermaid
Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路　第一楽章　覚醒
Sweet Silence (Instrumental Mix)

[25 August 1994] Drastic Mermaid Re-sync Style
[19 October 1994] Scandalous Blue

Scandalous Blue
Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路　第二楽章　混乱
Drastic Mermaid (Instrumental Mix)

[26 October 1994] Scandalous Blue Re-sync Style
[7 December 1994] Tear's Liberation

Tear's Liberation
Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路　第三楽章　解放
Scandalous Blue (Instrumental Mix)

[14 December 1994] Tear's Liberation Re-sync Style
[23 January 2002] Only the love survive

Only the love survive
Look-a-Head <from Live before next at Yokohama Arena 1994 December 19>

[27 February 2002] Edge

Edge
Especially Kiss

[19 February 2003] Real at Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに～ (Real at Night ~Nemurenu Yoru No Muko Ni~)

Real at Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに～

[31 January 2007] Diamond Cycle

Stay
Bright Sight
Inner Cycle
Catch the Rainbow

[18 July 2007] 瞳ノ翼 (Hitomi No Tsubasa)

瞳ノ翼
瞳ノ翼（TV size version）
瞳ノ翼（Instrumental）

[31 October 2007] Doubt & Trust　～ダウト＆トラスト～

Doubt & Trust　～ダウト＆トラスト～
Gonna Be
Doubt & Trust ～ダウト&トラスト～　（Instrumental）

[27 August 2008] Dream Runner

Dream Runner
Paradise
Dream Runner (TV version)
Dream Runner (Instrumental)

[28 July 2010] Higher Than Dark Sky
Version A

Higher Than Dark Sky
アオイナミ (Aoi Nami)
SOUL DYNAMITE

Version B

Higher Than Dark Sky
SOUL DYNAMITE (original live)
アオイナミ (original live)

[3 August 2011] Share The Love
Version A

Share The Love
KEEP IT
Ride Up for the Shiny Way

Version B

Share The Love
KEEP IT (2010 Version)
Higher Than Dark Sky (Piano Version)

[4 April 2012] Wild Butterfly

Wild Butterfly
Beyond the Second-D.
ChaOs GrAdatioN

[11 July 2012] Bet～追憶のRoulette～

Bet～追憶のRoulette～
Let Me Go
Bet～追憶のRoulette～ (Instrumental)

[8 May 2013] 永遠dive
[17 July 2013] JOY TRAIN
[9 July 2014] Vertical Innocence
[8 April 2015] IZASUSUME!
[21 October 2015] Winter Ring Affair
[23 November 2016] 24sync
[24 May 2017] Knock beautiful smile
[21 July 2024] arc jump'n to the sky

Albums

[25 April 1993] Fast Access

Sensual Glide
Virgin Emotion
Pale Blue Rain
Jewelry Angel (Deep AXS Mix)
Distance~Motomeauniwa Tosugite~
Hot Cruising Night (Original AXS)
Against the Rules
Can-Dee Graffiti
Be Nude
Perfect Timing
Look-A-Head

[22 September 1993] ACCESS II

NIGHT WAVE (ORIGINAL AXS VERSION)
NAKED DESIRE (THE ENTERPRISE MIX)
MOONSHINE DANCE (THE ENTERPRISE MIX)
I SING EVERY SHINE FOR YOU
JUNGLING PARTY
LYIN' EYES (THE ENTERPRISE MIX)
REALTIME LOVER
ENDLESS SUMMER 〜君が滲んだ夏 (Kimi ga Nijinda Natsu)〜
MARMALADE DAYS
JULIET
S-MILE GENERATION

[25 May 1994] DELICATE PLANET

Silver Heart
Misty Heartbreak -West Side Mix-
Yume wo mitai kara -West Side Mix-
Stay My Love
Stoned Merge -West Side Mix-
Pink Junktion
Regret
Decade & XXX
Sweet Silence -West Side Mix-
Try Again -West Side Mix-
Find New Way
Beat Planet

[15 March 1995] Live Ones Sync - Across Japan Tour '93-'94
[15 March 1995] Live Zeros Sync - Across Japan Tour '93-'94
[1 October 1995] AXS Single Tracks
[25 March 1996] AXS REMIX BEST TRACKS (Remix Album)
[23 June 1999] Sync - Beat Box -893 Days-
[20 March 2002] CROSSBRIDGE

"born a cross"(instruments)
Shake the Sunrise
Only the love survive ～PK mix～
Jewelry Angel 2002 ～Platonic Eye～
Moonshine Dance 2002 ～Return to Star～
夢を見たいから (Yume o Mitai kara) 2002 ～Soul The Future Love～
777 trois seven
Against the Rules 2002 ～AA trance～
Grand Muse
EDGE ～PK mix～
"cross a bridge"(instruments)

[5 February 2003] Rippin' Ghost

-a-bstract Ghost
Kiss My -a- Soul
Break Through The Big Town
White Lights
Real at Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに (Nemurenu Yoru no Muko ni)～
Fly High, Fly Away ～In-Comer Android～
balearic Ghost
View
Ozone, In the Native
Another Day
Hung Me for the Distance　～絆された愛の果てに (Hodasareta Ai no Hate ni)～

[9 April 2003] Re-sync Ghost (Remix Album)

Real at Night (truancy mix)
Real at Night (knockin'barrier mix)
White Lights (lovely'snowy'mix)
White Lights (deep valentine mix)
Hung Me for the Distance (pascal talk mix)
Hung Me for the Distance (preservative mix)
Fly High, Fly Away In-Comer Android (extended dub mix)
Ozone, In the Native (extended dub mix)

[31 January 2007] diamond cycle

Stay
Bright Sight
Inner Cycle
Catch the Rainbow

[4 July 2007] binary engine

Awake
closet
Life goes on
Wild in the desert
Summer Night Breezer
biologic engine（Instrumental）
Gone too Soon
Shadow over the world
High and Scream
瞳ノ翼 (Hitomi no Tsubasa) ～binary version

[21 November 2007] access best selection: Disc 1

Virgin Emotion
Jewelry Angel
Naked Desire
Moonshine Dance
Try Again
夢を見たいから
Misty Heartbreak
Sweet Silence
Drastic Mermaid
Scandalous Blue
Tear's Liberation
Only the love survive
Edge
Real at Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに～
瞳ノ翼
Doubt & Trust ～ダウト&トラスト～

Disc 2

Sequence Meditation ～超電導思考回路　第一楽章　覚醒～
Find New Way
Be Nude
Lyin' Eyes （Crossbridge ver. 2002）
Stoned Merge （blanc and rouge ver.2006）
Decade & ×××（Summer Style ver.2002）
Beat Planet （binary engine ver.2007）
Shake the Sunrise
Against the Rules 2002 ～AA trance～
Hung Me for the Distance　～絆された愛の果てに～
balearic Ghost
Stay
Life goes on
Stay My Love

Disc 3

Summer Night Breezer
closet
Especially Kiss
White Lights
Pale Blue Rain
Jungling party
Night Wave
Against the Rules
Silver Heart （binary engine version 2007）
Catch the Rainbow
View
Ozone in the Native
Grand Muse
Look-A-Head

[22 August 2012] Secret Cluster

All Versions (Disc 1)

vibe cluster (Instrumental）
Bet ~追憶のRoulette (Tsuioku no Roulette)~ Album ver.
Beyond the Second-D.
Star Tribal
Let me go
Stand By
ChaOs GrAdatioN
f☆R☆E☆e
Wild Butterfly Album ver.
Secret Dimension (Instrumental）
20th Sincerely

Version A, Disc 2: 2007–2011 Singles Collection

Doubt & Trust ～ダウト＆トラスト～
GONNA BE
Dream Runner
PARADISE
Higher Than Dark Sky
アオイナミ (Aoi Nami)
SOUL DYNAMITE
Share The Love
Keep It
Ride Up for the Shiny Way

Version B, Disc 2: DVD - access COUNTDOWN LIVE 2011-2012 LIVE DIGEST

[5 December 2012] Re-Sync Cluster (Remix Album)

Wild Butterfly Digital Ageha Re-Sync Style (remixed by Daisuke Asakura)
Beyond the Second-D. S'capade Remix (remixed by Shinnosuke - SOUL'd OUT)
Stand By Deep Air Re-Sync Style (remixed by Daisuke Asakura)
Wild Butterfly Digital Spider Remix (Remixed by YOW-ROW/GARI)
ChaOs GrAdatioN External Re-Sync (Remixed by Kensuke Ushio/agraph)
Bet ~追憶のRoulette~ Demon Angel Re-Sync Style (Remixed by Daisuke Asakura)

[20 December 2017] Heart Mining

Cassini (Instrumental)
Crack Boy
Vertical Innocence (Heart Mining Ver.)
Inside me, Inside you
Tragedy
Discover Borderless
Knock beautiful smile (Heart Mining Ver.)
Friend Mining
Heart Mining
Voyager (Instrumental)
永遠dive (Eien dive) (Heart Mining Ver.)

DVD

[20 March 1993] Fast Access Looking 4 Reflexions
[18 October 1993] SECOND Access Looking 4 ReflexionsII
[9 February 1994] Live Reflexions Access To Second
[2 June 1994] Looking 4 Reflexions III Delicate Planet
[19 December 1994] Looking 4 Reflexions IV Sequence Meditation
[1 March 1995] Live Reflexions II Sync-Across Japan Tour '94 Delicate Planet Arena Style
[21 August 2002] Access Tour 2002 "Crossbridge" Live at Tokyo International Forum
[19 March 2003] Access Live Sync - Across 2002 "Summer Style" Live at Nippon Budokan
[26 March 2008] access 15TH Anniversary DVD Box

Live performances

[20 March 1993 ~ 16 April 1993] 1993 Fast access Tour '93
[18 October 1993 ~ 28 December 1993] 1993 Sync-Across Japan Tour '93 Access to Second
[2 June 1994 ~ 2 September 1994] 1994 Sync-Across Japan Tour '94 Delicate Planet
[12 December 1994 ~ 19 December 1994] 1994 Sync-Across Japan Tour '94 Delicate Planet Arena Style
[23 April 2002 ~ 26 May 2002] access Tour 2002 Crossbridge
[27 August 2002 ~ 28 August 2002] access Tour 2002 "Summer Style"
[4 April 2003 ~ 1 June 2003] access Tour 2003 -Livin' Ghost
[1 July 2005 ~ 10 July 2005] access Tour 2005 Catch The Summer
[30 July 2005 ~ 20 August 2005] access Joint 2005 -Film, Talk and Live Event-
[5 April 2006 ~ 21 April 2006] access Tour 2006 "blanc" and "rouge"
[7 February 2007 ~ 7 March 2007] access Tour 2007 diamond cycle
[29 July 2007 ~ 25 August 2007] access Tour 2007 -binary engine- ~Zepp Version~
[6 July 2007 ~ 10 September 2007] access Tour 2007 -binary engine- ~Hall version~
[12 July 2008 ~ 4 August 2008] access Tour 2008 -We are access-
[25 July 2009 ~ 14 August 2009] access Tour 2009 SUMMER STYLE
[31 July 2010 ~ 29 August 2010] access Tour 2010 STREAM
[8 August ~ 28 August 2011] access Tour 2011 OPERATION CONNECT
[11 March ~ 4 April 2012] access 20th Anniversary CLUB TOUR 2012 minimum CLUSTER
[14 July ~ 24 August 2012] access 20th Anniversary TOUR 2012 MEGA cluster

External links

Official website (in Japanese)