"Speed (stylized as SPEED) is a Japanese female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX. Speed made their major label debut on August 5, 1996 and became an immediate success."@en . "2000Z"^^ . "Speed"@en . . . "group_or_band" . . . . . "1996Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . .