Dreams Come True (band)

Dreams Come True (Japanese: ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー, Hepburn: Dorīmuzu Kamu Turū) is a Japanese pop band formed in 1988 by Miwa Yoshida (lead vocals), Masato Nakamura (bass) and Takahiro Nishikawa (keyboards). Nishikawa left in 2002 to pursue a solo career.

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Dreams Come True
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop R&B new wave city pop
Years active	1988 (1988)–present
Labels	Epic/Sony Virgin Universal J Nayutawave Universal Sigma DCT

Members	Masato Nakamura Miwa Yoshida

Past members	Takahiro Nishikawa

Website	dreamscometrue.com

Dreams Come True has sold more than 50 million records worldwide.^[1] Their fifth album, The Swinging Star (1992), was the first Japanese album to sell more than three million copies, and for several years was the highest-selling Japanese-language album of all time.^[2] Nakamura composed the music for the Sega Mega Drive games Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992). In 1998, Dreams Come True released the English-language album Sing or Die, which was a commercial failure in the west.

Dreams Come True was formed in 1988 by Miwa Yoshida (lead vocals), Masato Nakamura (bass) and Takahiro Nishikawa (keyboards).^[2] The band is commonly known as DCT and sometimes referred to as "Dorikamu" (ドリカム). Their first album, Dreams Come True, sold more than one million copies in Japan.^[3] Their fifth, The Swinging Star (1992), was the first Japanese album to sell over three million copies, and for several years was the best-selling Japanese-language album of all time.^[2]

Nakamura composed the music for the Sega Mega Drive games Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992).^[4] In 1993, Dreams Come True recorded "Winter Song" for the opening theme of the Japanese version^[5] of the film Sleepless in Seattle^[6]^[7] and the following year recorded the song "Eternity" for the animated film The Swan Princess by New Line Cinema. In Japan, they recorded theme songs for programs produced by Tokyo Broadcasting System. The Walt Disney Company hired the band to create themes for their television shows and attractions at the Tokyo Disney Resort. In 2001, the band performed "Crystal Vine", the theme song for the Japanese version of Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and Yoshida performed the dub of Audrey Rocio Ramirez.^[8]

Yoshida started a solo music career in 1995, and the following year appeared on the cover of Time.^[6] She also appeared in advertisements for Sony, Visa, Honda, Shiseido, Lotte, Vodafone, and Coca-Cola. Nakamura was hired to compose the music for several television commercials, and around the same time compiled Dreams Come True songs for Konami to be used in the video game Dancing Stage featuring Dreams Come True.

On April 1, 1996, Dreams Come True released Love Unlimited, their final album for Sony Music. News of their departure caused Sony Music shares to drop severely on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.^[9] They later signed with Virgin Music America and Toshiba-EMI in Japan, due to that label's promises to break the group into the American market—something Sony was unwilling to do.^{[citation needed]} Their first album with Virgin, Sing or Die,^{[citation needed]} was released in English but was a commercial failure in the US.^[10] According to The New York Times, the band's "brand of bright, uptempo pop just didn't hit the right chord with American listeners".^[11] In The Washington Post, Mark Jenkins wrote that Sing or Die was "global pop in the worst sense ... this is music that aspires to the depth of advertising jingles".^[12]

Nishikawa departed in 2002 to pursue a solo career.^[13] Following his departure, he was arrested for assault and drug possession and received a suspended sentence. After a second arrest for possession in 2006, he was sentenced to prison.^[14]

Following 2001's Monkey Girl Odyssey, DCT severed all ties with Virgin and Toshiba-EMI, and set up shop with Universal Music Japan. More recent albums such as The Love Rocks and And I Love You have returned to the classic DCT sound, and have been received more warmly.^{[citation needed]}

The band released one more English-language album on Universal called Love Overflows, which were re-recorded versions of songs from Love Goes On to Monkey Girl Odyssey.

They have also been involved in charity events. Including the collaboration "Zero Landmine" with Ryuichi Sakamoto in 2001 to help raise funds for land mine removal agencies, and taking part in the Live 8 benefit concert in 2005.

On November 12, 2008, their single "Tsuretette Tsuretette" was released. "Tsuretette Tsuretette" debuted a top on the Oricon weekly charts, nine years ten months since their last number-one single "Asa ga Mata Kuru".^[15] The song also appears on the band's most recent album, Do You Dreams Come True?. The album is available in three versions: A single disc version, containing the main album; a second that adds Greatest Hits: The Soul 2, a sequel to their 2000 greatest-hits package; and a third that adds a live DVD, "Winter Fantasia 2008."

Their DVD and Blu-ray of their 20th Anniversary tour is one of the first concert videos to be filmed with the RED One high-definition camera.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, they released their download only single "Godspeed", where the title is meant to be an even stronger wish of "Good Luck" for everyone to listen to it.^[16] In November, they released their 23rd album, Love Central, their second on Universal Music Japan's Nayutawave label. Their song "Itoshi no Riley" is the Japanese theme song of Inside Out. The music video is sandwiched in between the Lava short and the actual film itself on the theatrical release.^[17] In 2016, Dreams Come True released their first complete greatest hits album, Dreams Come True the Ura Best! Watashi Dake no Dorikamu.

In September2021, Dreams Come True released the single "Tsugi no Se~no! De - On the Green Hill", new version of Nakmura's theme for Green Hill Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog.^[18]

On July 2, 2025 it was announced that the group will be in charge of the TV Asahi drama The Great Chase ~Metropolitan Police Department SSBC Violent Crimes Unit~ theme song, named "Beacon".^[19]

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