Love (Japanese band)
Love was a Japanese pop and R&B duo produced by Hiro from LDH. They were active from 2008 to 2012 and released music under Sony Music Associated Records. The group had two members: Misaki Matsumoto and Stephanie (a quarter Italian).
They formed after meeting through the LDH team, initially joining a dance-vocal project called Real Force. When that plan didn’t work out, they became the duo Love. The name comes from the first word in LDH’s full name: Love Dream Happiness.
Love’s first activity was a cover of Zone’s “Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)” released as a ringtone, with the full version later included in the August issue of Gekkan Exile magazine. About a year later, they released their debut single, “First Love: Love Letter,” with the cover as the B-side.
Their music did well in digital markets, with all lead tracks from their singles reaching the top 5 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart. The debut album “Taisetsu na Kimochi” includes the song “Taisetsu na Kimochi,” which was not released as a physical single. Their song “Tada Hitotsu no Negai Sae” was certified gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 full-length cellphone downloads.
Love collaborated with Exile twice: first on “Love, Dream & Happiness” for Exile’s Ballad Best (2008), and in 2009 Misaki sang backing vocals on Exile’s “If (I Know)” from Aisubeki Mirai e.
On December 28, 2012, it was announced that Love had disbanded after that year.
Members: Misaki Matsumoto and Stephanie. Label: Sony Music Associated Records. Website: www.love-ldh.jp
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 14:34 (CET).