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===2001===
2001 was a whirlwind year for the band. With an album and six singles under their belts, the trio was well on their way to becoming seasoned veterans in the business, but they still had not appeared on national television. That changed with the release of their first single in the new millennium, "[[Desire (Do As Infinity song)|Desire]]"; "Desire" was once named M-42, which was used in their street performances.<ref name="trivia"/> The single was performed on the hit TV show "[[Music Station]]". However, for some reason Van represented the band by herself. Nevertheless, the song and the band got national exposure. The televised performance brought Do As Infinity to an even wider audience, and helped to make their new album, ''[[New World (Do As Infinity album)|New World]]'', debut at number one on the Oricon charts.

In the following month they would release their first promotional video collection on DVD, simply titled ''[[9 (Do As Infinity album)|9]]'', and would go on tour throughout the month of May. After release of ''New World'', [[Tomiko Van]] was contracted to advertise for Japanese haircare company Lavenus. Van took part in all six commercials, including one which she rode a [[Harley-Davidson]] motorbike. Van can also be seen riding the Harley-Davidson in the "[[Tao (song)|Tao]]" promotional video. The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of "[[Tōku Made]]", "Signal" was used as the theme song for the first commercial. Six commercials were made in total, the other three songs included "Tsubasa no Keikaku", "Bōkenshatachi", and "Nice & Easy"; "Boukensha Tachi" was used three times.

Their ninth single was released at the end of May, "[[Week!]]". The following month would see the release of "[[Fukai Mori]]" (''Deep Forest''), which was chosen as the second ending theme song for the hit [[anime]] series ''[[Inuyasha]]''. The song was a huge hit, and would soon become the band's signature song. The remainder of the year was spent in preparation for yet another live concert tour, which would begin in November, not long after the release of their eleventh single, "[[Bōkenshatachi]]", and their third album, ''[[Deep Forest (Do As Infinity album)|Deep Forest]]'', which debuted at number one on the charts.