Ok, dream is one of the greatest Jpop group. But, IMHO, the best time of dream when it only had 3 members.
The Start of DreamOn Jan. 1st, 2000, AVEX holded an audition called "AVEX dream 2000" (the same audition that Miki Fujimoto went, see here:
http://www.jpop.hu/Dream/dream-audition-fujimoto.jpg). They were going to choose 3 winners out of 15,000 girls who tired out.
Sorry for the big image, it was the only good 3-nin dream pic, I found.The winners where (
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/avexdream_final/index.htm):
Mai Matsumuro
Yu Habese
Kana Tachibana
dream was more euro j-pop but had a lot of great singles.
After the 13th single, Mai Matsumuro left dream to pursue a career on songwriting. So on July 8th, 2002, dream added 6 more girls to the line up for appeal.
8-nin dream (Cover of ID)But in 2004, Risa Ai left for a solo career, bumping the current lineup to 7.
7-nin dream (Cover of dream meets avex CD) Yu Habese has put out a solo book while Sayaka has put out a solo single or album. Also, dream members have appeared in other dramas and such.
Current Members[dream03] Erie Abe
[dream04] Aya Takmoto
[dream05] Ami Nakashima
[dream06] Shizuka Nishida
[dream07] Kana Tachibana (Current Leader)
[dream08] Yu Habese
[dream09] Sayaka Yamamoto
Discography*Singles
[01] Movin' on (Jan. 1, 2000)
[02] Heart on Wave / Breakin' out (Mar. 8, 2000)
[03] Private wars (May 3, 2000)
[04] reality (Aug. 9, 2000)
[05] NIGHT OF FIRE (Sept. 9, 2000)
[06] MY will (Nov. 9, 2000) [First Ending to anime Inuyasha]
[07] Believe in you (Feb. 28, 2001)
[08] solve (May 23, 2001) [Released on my b-day!]
[09] Our Time (Aug. 8, 2001)
[10] STAY ~now I'm here~ (Oct. 31, 2001)
[11] Get Over (Nov. 28, 2001) [First Opening to anime Hikaru no Go]
[12] Yourself (Jan. 1, 2002)
[13] SINCERLY-ever dream- (June 10, 2002) [3rd ending to the anime Hikaru no Go]
[14] MUSIC IS MY THING (Feb. 13, 2003) [5th ending to the anime Hikaru no Go]
[15] I LOVE WORLD (Sept. 29, 2003)
[16] Identity -prologue- (Feb. 25, 2004)
[17] PURE (Aug. 4, 2004)
[18] Love Generation (Aug 11, 2004)
[19] Soyokaze no Shirabe/STORY (Mar. 2, 2005)
*Album
[001] SUPER EUROBEAT present EURO "dream"land (Sept. 20, 2000)
[002] Dear... (Feb. 28, 2001)
[003] PROCESS (Feb. 14, 2002)
[004] dream world (Feb. 26, 2003)
[005] ID (Mar. 10, 2004)
[006] 777 ~Best of dreams~ (Sept 29, 2004)
[007] dream meets Best Hits avex (Dec. 8, 2004)
[008] 777-another side story- (Mar. 9, 2005)
*Minialbums
[001] Natsuiro (July 27, 2005)
[ANNOUCED]dream's songs that have been used in animeWo Ai Ni (Asobotto Senki Goku - 2nd OP)
Shine of Voice (Ichigo 100% - Current OP)
MY will (Inuyasha - 1st ED)
Get Over (Hikaru no Go - 1st OP)
Sincerely ~ever dream~ (Hikaru no Go - 3rd ED)
Music is My Thing (Hikaru no Go - 5th ED)
Get Over ~Special Mix~ (Hikaru no Go - 6th ED, only used in the last episode, Ep. 75)
Websites:
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/dream01/ (3-nin dream Offical Website)
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/dream (Current Offical Website)
http://cupped-expressions.net/dream/ (Fanlisting with gopd info)