The R&B-influenced J-pop duo Chemistry (styled as CHEMISTRY) first hit the scene
in 2001 with their single "Pieces of a Dream," which they recorded after winning
the 2000 Asayan audition – a show similar to American Idol – organised by Sony
Music Entertainment Japan. Comprising Yoshikuni Dōchin (堂珍 嘉邦, born November 17,
1978) and Kaname Kawabata (川畑 要, born January 28, 1979), the duo scored a string
of chart-topping hits in the '00s, shooting to the top of Japan's Oricon chart
an impressive five times for their first run of albums: 2002's The Way We Are,
2003's Second to None and...