August 5, 2009 Speed released Speedland: The Premium Best Re Tracks
CD Tracklist
01.Long Way Home
02.あしたの空 (Ashita no Sora)
03.Body & Soul
04.STEADY
05.Wake Me Up!
06.ALIVE
07.White Love
08.Snow Kiss
09.Breakin’ out to the morning
10.熱帯夜 (Nettaiya)
11.ALL MY TRUE LOVE
12.Precious Time
13.Go! Go! Heaven
14.my graduation
These songs are all from their various record breaking albums, which released in the 90′s.
For those of you who do not know who SPEED is, here’s a flashback to 1996 when they first debuted as female pop stars and swept the music industry of Japan off their feet.
This is a video of their performance of their first debut single Body & Soul. The average age for these girls ranged from 12 to 15 years old.. and thinking back, they were so young!!!! However, listening to their matured voices and watching them dance makes you forget about their age and become mesmerized by their talent (pedophiles beware).
At the height of their career, the group was forced decided to split and make careers of their own. They chose to do this on March 31, 2000 marking the end of Spring, where cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Rumor had it that the break up was a result from relationship issues with Hiroko, the youngest and main vocalist, and her boyfriend at the time. At the young age of 12, she was a very early bloomer and caught up in a serious relationship. Arguments with the manager were probably results of not being able spend days in each others arms and dates in the backseat of their mom’s car.
During the break-up, each member took small strides on their own hoping to land another hit single and start over on their own. However life is not that easy; and they quickly came back to reality when they realized the odd personalities that the four had, created qualities that people of all ages drooled over. Eriko and Hiroko with outstanding vocals, Takako with her cute yet beautiful face, and Hitoe… with her top notch hair-dos, sass, and dance moves. Combined, they were a perfect team.
13 years later, they reunited once again with slightly better costumes and video quality. Nonetheless, their music is still exceptional and revamped, so make sure you check out their new CD 
Also, they will be performing together at 16 different cities starting on September 5,2009. So Tokyo travelers.. be on the look out!
