CHEMISTRY - CHEMISTRY (2019)

CHEMISTRY (ケミストリー, Kemisutorī) is a Japanese pop/R&B duo, composed of Yoshikuni Dōchin (堂珍嘉邦, born November 17, 1978) and Kaname Kawabata (川畑要, born January 28, 1979). They were the winners of the ASAYAN "Chou Danshi Vocalist Audition" (similar to the American Idol series) organized by Sony Music Entertainment Japan which was held from October 1999 to January 2001. They beat out over 19,000 applicants.

The finalists of the auditions were paired up in different combinations and released limited-copy singles, but it was Kawabata and Dōchin's "Saigo no Yoru" in December 2000 which sold all 35,000 copies and landed 9th on the Oricon charts. They were announced as the winners in January 2001 and made their official debut as CHEMISTRY with their single "Pieces of a Dream". This first single was released on March 3, 2001, and was the best selling single that year (over 2 million).

Most of their singles have reached #1 on the Oricon charts; all five albums have reached #1 the day they were released. Their #1 streak was broken by the KinKi Kids' H album, scoring them a #2 rank for Fo(u)r. Kiyoshi "KC" Mitsuo, CHEMISTRY's producer, left from the group after they released their remix album Between the Lines.

CHEMISTRY is also known in Korea for the popular collaboration song "Let's Get Together Now", featuring talents from both Korea and Japan and for collaborating with Korean singer Lena Park who appears in the b-side "Dance with Me" on the "Kimi ga Iru" single.