Access was formed after Hiroyuki Takami performed in some of Daisuke Asakura's solo work as a guest vocalist in 1991.
The duo went on to record three albums and attain significant popularity before announcing their breakup in 1995 for ambiguous reasons.
In 2007, after the Virginia Tech massacre, access produced the song "Shadow over the world" in dedication to the memory of the victims.
The song was released on the album "binary engine" and had its live debut during their summer tour of that same year.
In July 2008, their single "Dream Runner" was featured as the opening theme of the TV drama series, Here is Greenwood.