Infinity 16

Infinity 16 (stylized as INFINITY16) is a Japanese reggae sound system. They debuted as a major label artist in 2008. The project's most successful songs include "Dream Lover" (a collaboration with Shōnan no Kaze, Minmi and Moomin) and "Tsutaetai Koto ga Konna Aru noni" (with Wakadanna from Shōnan no Kaze and Jay'ed).

Infinity 16
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop, Reggae
Years active	1994 (1994)–present
Labels	Far Eastern Tribe Records
Associated acts	10-Feet, Doraku, Goki, Jamosa, Jay'ed, Minmi, Moomin, Munehiro, Rize, Shōnan no Kaze
Website	www.infinity16sound.com
Members	Tela-C
Past members	Decem

Biography

In 1994, Tela-C started the project, with member Decem joining in the following year. The members stayed overseas in places such as New York City and Jamaica in 1998, and in 2002 started focusing on music properly. The group played at many clubs throughout Japan, and in 2004 won Club Citta's Sound Clash Tournament in Kawasaki.

Between 2005 and 2007, the group released six albums independently. In March 2007, the group won at the World Reggae Soundclash in Brooklyn, New York (in the International Cup‐Garrison Showdown category).[1]

In 2007, Infinity 16 debuted under the major label Far Eastern Tribe Records, with the single "Dream Land" (with Shōnan no Kaze, Minmi and Moomin). At the same time, member Decem left the project.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album Information	Oricon Albums Charts [2]
2005	Real Warriors Released: April 8, 2005 Label: Infinity16 (INFCD-002) Formats: CD	—
	Run Tings Released: November 11, 2005 Label: Infinity16 (INFCD-003) Formats: CD	—
	The Heritage Released: December 2, 2005 Label: Infinity16 (INFCD-004) Formats: CD	—
2006	Toppa Tings Released: June 24, 2006 Label: Infinity16 (INFCD-005) Formats: CD	—
	Heritage Vol. 2 (ヘリテイジ, Heriteiji) Released: December 22, 2006 Label: Infinity16 (INFCD-006) Formats: CD	—
2007	Me and My Dogs Released: September 21, 2007 Label: Infinity16 (INFCD-006) Formats: CD	197
	Foundation Rock Major label debut album Released: December 12, 2007 Label: Far Eastern Tribe (UMCF-9504) Formats: CD, digital download	10
2008	Welcomez Released: December 24, 2008 Label: Far Eastern Tribe (UMCF-1016/7) Formats: CD, digital download	15
2010	Untitled Released: June 16, 2010[3] Label: Far Eastern Tribe (UMCF-9532) Formats: CD, digital download	TBA

Singles

Release	Title	Notes	Chart positions			Album
			Oricon Singles Charts [2]	Billboard Japan Hot 100† [4]	RIAJ digital tracks† [5]
2007	"Dream Lover" (Welcomez Shōnan no Kaze, Minmi, Moomin)		10	—	5*	Foundation Rock
	"Manatsu no Orion" (真夏のオリオン, Midsummer Orion) (Welcomez Minmi, 10-Feet)		14	—	27*
	"Itsumademo Merry Christmas" (いつまでもメリークリスマス, Merry Christmas) (Welcomez Shock Eye from Shōnan no Kaze, Munehiro)		15	—	25*
2008	"Jealousy" (ジェラシー, Jerashī) (Welcomez Jesse from Rize)	Re-cut single.	84	—	—
	"Senkōhanabi" (線香花火, Toy Fireworks) (Welcomez Goki)		46	21	79*	Welcomez
	"Samurai no Uta" (侍ノ詩, Samurai Song) (with Dōzan Miki feat. Controller of Chocolate)		94	—	—
	"Dream Believer (Hoshi ni Negai o)" (星に願いを, Wishing on a Star) (Welcomez Minmi, Wakadanna & Han-kun from Shōnan no Kaze, Goki)		19	13	11*
2009	"Tsutaetai Koto ga Konna Aru noni" (伝えたい事がこんなあるのに, I Have Stuff to Tell You, But) (Welcomez Wakadanna from Shōnan no Kaze, Jay'ed)	RIAJ #1 for three weeks.	23	45	1	TBA
2010	"Aishiteru" (愛してる, I Love You) (Welcomez Wakadanna)		24	6	3

†Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009.
* charted on RIAJ Chaku-uta chart.

References

1. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/07/0723_asia_pop/source/3.htm
2. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-05-10. (subscription only)
3. "TBA/LTD EDITION". 95music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
4. "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
5. 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.

External links

• Official site (in Japanese)
• Official blog (in Japanese)