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½ No Shinwa
is the fourth single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Masao Urino and Yoshiyuki Ohsawa, the single was released on February 23, 1983, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her first greatest hits album '' Best Akina Memoires''. Background "½ no Shinwa" was originally titled , but NHK executives insisted to have the title changed under the network's strict broadcasting regulations. Lyricist Urino was dissatisfied with the title change, as he felt it hindered the impact of the song. Composer Ohsawa self-covered "½ no Shinwa" on his 1994 album ''Collage''. Nakamori has re-recorded the song for the 2006 compilation '' Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection''. In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine . Chart performance "½ no Shinwa" became Nakamori's second No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 573,100 copies. Track listing All music is arranged by Mitsuo Hagita. Charts Releas ...
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Akina Nakamori
is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow Motion (Akina Nakamori song), Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Nakamori's popularity increased with the release of her follow-up single, "Shōjo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon charts and sold over 390,000 copies. Her second album ''Variation (Hensoukyoku), Variation'' became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in that position for three weeks. She made her acting debut in 1985 with an appearance in the Japanese romance movie '':ja:愛・旅立ち, Ai, Tabidachi''. After an extended hiatus from 2010 to 2014, Akina released two compilation albums, ''All Time Best: Original'' a ...
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Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ...
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Warner Music Japan Singles
Warner can refer to: People * Warner (writer) * Warner (given name) * Warner (surname) Fictional characters * Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, stars of the animated television series ''Animaniacs'' * Aaron Warner, a character in '' Shatter Me series'' Education * Warner Pacific University, Portland, Oregon * Warner University, Lake Wales, Florida Places * Warner (crater), a lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Smythii * Warner Theatre (other), several theatres Australia * Warner, Queensland Canada * County of Warner No. 5, a municipal district in Alberta * Warner, Alberta, a village * Warner elevator row, Warner, Alberta United States * Warner, New Hampshire, a New England town ** Warner (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town * Warner, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Warner, Oklahoma * Warner, South Dakota * Warner, Wisconsin, a town Organisations * Warner Aerocraft, an American aircraft manufacturer based in Semin ...
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Songs With Lyrics By Masao Urino
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in the classical tradition, it is called an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally by ear are often referred to as folk songs. Songs composed for the mass market, designed to be sung by professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows, are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are oft ...
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Songs In Japanese
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in the classical tradition, it is called an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally by ear are often referred to as folk songs. Songs composed for the mass market, designed to be sung by professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows, are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, a ...
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Akina Nakamori Songs
Akina may refer to: * Akina, a character in the 3D-CG Hong Kong donghua TV series '' Zentrix'' * Mount Akina, name for Mount Haruna in the ''Initial D'' series of manga and anime * Akina, New Zealand, suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island * Akina Hiizumi, a character in the Japanese manga series '' Yozakura Quartet'' People * Duane Akina (born 1956), defensive backs coach * Joseph Apukai Akina (1856–1920), lawyer, politician and minister of the Kingdom of Hawaii * Akina Pau (born 1974), fencer from Hong Kong, China * Akina Shirt (born 1994), First Nations singer known for her performances in the Cree language * Yunsi (1680–1726; also Akina), Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty in China Japan * Akina (born 1999), member of the five-person Japanese girl group Faky * Akina Minami (born 1989), Japanese gravure idol and tarento * Akina Miyazato, member of the five-girl Japanese pop idol group Folder 5 * Akina Nakamori is ...
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1983 Songs
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the '' Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American reservations on "the failures of socialism." Watt will eventually resign in Sep ...
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1983 Singles
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Native American reservations on "the failures of socialism." Watt will eventually resign in September after a serie ...
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1983 In Japanese Music
In 1983 (Shōwa 58), Japanese music was released on records and performed in concerts, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals. During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world. Awards, contests and festivals The 12th Tokyo Music Festival was held on 27 March 1983. The 25th Osaka International Festival (Japanese: 大阪国際フェスティバル) was held from 8 April to 8 May 1983. The 25th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 15 May 1983. The 26th Yamaha Popular Song Contest was held on 2 October 1983. The 14th World Popular Song Festival was held from 29 to 30 October 1983. The final of the 12th FNS Music Festival was held on 20 December 1983. The 25th Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1983. The 34th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1983. Concerts Yumi Matsutoya had a concert at the Nippon Budokan on 6 July 1983. Number one singles The following reached number 1 on the weekly Oricon Single ...
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Warner Music Japan
Warner Music Group (WMG) owns, has a joint share, or is associated with the record labels listed here. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records *Elektra Records *Parlophone Records *Warner Records Atlantic Music Group * 1st & 15th Entertainment * All Money In * Artist Partner Group * Asylum Records * Atlantic Records * Atlantic Records Russia * Atco Records * Avang Music * Big Beat Records * Big Tree Records * Boulevard Boyz * Bread Winners' Association * Canvasback Music * Cat Records * Guwop Enterprises * 808 Mafia Records (joint venture with 808 Music Group & Boominati Worldwide * CBE * Chop Shop Records * Taylor Gang Entertainment (joint with EMPIRE, for JR Donarto & Berner respectfully) * Tha Mvmnt * Sniper Gang Records * Chopper City Records * Cotillion Records * CTE World * Custard Records * Eardrum Records * Esperanza Records * First Priority Music * Fort Knocks Entertainment * Full Surface Records * F-Stop Music * FNC Entertainment * Grind Or Die Label * ...
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Mitsuo Hagita
, born June 16, 1946, in Shizuoka, Japan, is a Japanese arranger, composer and musical producer. Biography After graduating from the Keio University, he set his goal to be arranger and composer. In 1973, he made debut as an arranger with the song "Hitoribocchi no Heya" by Masa Takagi. He won an award for Best Arrangement on the Japan Record Awards for two consecutive years - 1975 and 1976. Since 1976, he is member of the copyright collection society ''JASRAC'' and music association ''Japan Composers & Arrangers Association''. On the same year, he released his first solo work ''Secret Love''. In the span of 45 years of his career, he arranged over 4,000 songs. He is considered as one of the most renovated and representative music arranger in the Japanese music industry. Discography Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Works Anime *Wata no Kunihoshi (1984) * Giant Gorg (1984) *Record of Lodoss War (OVA, 1990) * Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OVA, 1991) *Sakura Diar ...
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Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection
is a compilation album by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori, released through Utahime Records and Universal Sigma on January 11, 2006 to commemorate Nakamori's 25th anniversary. The album consists of the singles " Akai Hana", " Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni", and " Rakka Ryūsui", plus self-covers of her classic singles from the Warner Pioneer era. Background The album cover features Nakamori's handprint. The first edition of the album was available in five different colors. To commemorate Nakamori's 25th anniversary, Universal Sigma launched a mobile phone campaign from January 11 to 24. Fans sent messages to Nakamori's hotline; the winning messages were selected to be read by Nakamori herself, and campaign winners received autographed goods. Chart performance The album peaked at No. 29 on Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "descript ...
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