Composer Dai Nagao of Avex Trax hosted auditions for a band in 1999, eventually choosing Tomiko Van as lead vocalist and Ryo Owatari as guitarist.

[2] In December 2000, Nagao decided to devote all his time to composing the music and no longer appeared at live events.

[3] Do As Infinity's next two studio albums released in 2001, New World and Deep Forest, both peaked at No.

[6] Do As Infinity's next three studio albums charted in the top 5 of Oricon: True Song (2002) at No.

[9] Following the release of their A-side singles compilation album Do the A-side, Do As Infinity disbanded in September 2005,[10][11] with Van pursuing a solo career,[12] Owatari working with his band Missile Innovation formed in 2004,[13] and Nagao continuing to work with other artists at Avex Trax, such as Amasia Landscape.