M-Flo (エムフロウ, Emu Furō, stylized as m-flo) is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of record producer DJ Taku Takahashi, Verbal and Lisa. Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the likes of Namie Amuro, Bonnie Pink, Koda Kumi and BoA.[1] Their mainstream success and critical acclaim established them as the most iconic and influential hip-hop production team in Japan with success throughout Asia.[2] Taku Takahashi and Verbal also started successful side-projects outside M-Flo, such as the Teriyaki Boyz and Global Astro Alliance collaborating with international producers and artists such as Kanye West and the Beastie Boys. In 2008, the group announced a hiatus, stating that each member would be focusing on their respective side projects.[3] In 2012 the group ended their hiatus with the release of Square One on March 14, 2012.[4] On December 14, 2017, Lisa returned to the group[5] and they announced that they will release new material in 2018. At the same time, M-Flo also released a digital compilation album called UNIVERSE[6] to celebrate past years of the group, that contained all the 150 songs they released since their debut.