DO AS INFINITY was a popular Japanese band which debuted on September 29, 1999 with the release of their first single, "Tangerine Dream". Their name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., revealing that Do As Infinity was named after the band's guitarist and composer, Dai Nagao. With the release of their A-side compilation album Do the A side, Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, 2005, after a career which spanned six years, six albums, twenty singles, seven compilation albums and eight live DVDs.
Tomiko Van (lyrics, vocals)
After Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, 2005, Avex Trax, Tomiko's label, announced that the singer was going solo and last song she sing was Tao very emotional MV (she cry the whole day while doing this but still she manage to finish it)
Ryo Owatari
is a Japanese guitarist who was born April 4, 1972 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was formerly a member of the amateur band pee-ka-boo, but he is mainly known for his work in the now-disbanded Do As Infinity alongside Tomiko Van and Dai Nagao. After the disbanding of Do As Infinity, he started working with his new band, Missile Innovation. He is currently married to a Japanese Office Lady whose identity has been tightly concealed. He also has a son, but the family chooses not to disclose any information related him.
Ryo has also collaborated with some Avex label artists like Ai Otsuka and Ayumi Hamasaki.
Dai Nagao
Japanese born 28 March 1971 in Chiba, Japan is a Japanese composer, musician and producer. He was a member and composer of the popular musical group Do As Infinity from its founding until it disbanded in September 2005. Though sort of a behind the scenes member of the band later on, he did play live with the band full time when it first started, as an acoustic guitarist until about 2001. Then he would appear occasionally in a few concerts as a special guest, including the final live on November 25, 2005. Nagao is one of the very few Japanese artists that plays a custom double-neck acoustic guitar.
His new projects include composing songs for Amasia Landscape, as well as composing for Asian bands and singers such as SE7EN, Sayaka Yamamoto, Mount Position, I-lulu, Voxray, Dazzfeed, Sacra, and Blazespirit. He frequently composes or co-composes songs for Ayumi Hamasaki with his most recent composition being BLUE BIRD, released in June 2006.
Now year 2008 Dai Nagao began playing guitar at street venues with violinist ARIA.
By the way this Tao lyrics the last song before they disband
TAO
Lyrics: Midorijay
Music: D.A.I AKA Do As Infinity
From the single "TAO"
kimi ga subete hanashiowari
me no mae ni wa futatsu no michi
tsuraku nagai tabi no tochuu
omotai nimotsu futatsu ni wakeru
You finish talking about everything
In front of us are 2 paths
In the middle of our long and painful journey,
our heavy baggage separates into 2
sorenara migi wo tore
shinjiteru mama ni
bokura wa hidari e to yuku
If that's so, take the right
I'll keep on believing
We go to the left
ima haruka na yuuhi no naka kage toketeku
ryoute furu yo kimi ga kieru made
Now, the shadows melt into the distant sunset
I will wave both of my hands until you disappear
saraba tomo yo wasure wa shinai
deaeta koto hokori ni omou
bokura no kawari no kibou no tsue ga
hikari no saki michibiku darou
