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51st Japan Record Awards
The 51st Annual Japan Record Awards took place on December 30, 2009. TBS broadcast the event, which will take place again at New National Theatre in Shibuya, Tokyo. The nominations for the Awards were announced on December 1. Awards winners * Japan Record Award: - "Someday" ** Artist: Exile ** Songwriter: ATSUSHI ** Composer: miwa furuse ** Arranger: H-Wonder ** Record companies: Avex Entertainment ** Productions: LDH * Best Vocal Performance: Hiroshi Itsuki * Best New Artist: Big Bang * Best album: GReeeeN for "Shio, Koshō" Nominees Japan Record Awards * Ikimono-gakari for "YELL" * w-inds. x G-Dragon (Big Bang) for " Rain Is Fallin'" * Exile for "Someday" * Girl Next Door for "Infinity" * Daisuke Kitagawa for "Omae o Tsurete (おまえを連れて)" * Kumi Koda for "Lick me♥" * Fuyumi Sakamoto for "Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru (また君に恋してる)" * Tohoshinki for "Stand by U" * Kiyoshi Hikawa for "Tokimeki no Rumba (ときめきのルンバ)" * Ryoichi Higuchi for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New National Theatre Tokyo
The is Japan's first and foremost national centre for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama. It is located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. Since 1997 more than 650 productions were staged. There are about 300 performances per season with approximately 200,000 theatergoers. The centre has been praised for its architecture and state-of-the-art modern theatre facilities, which are considered among the best in the world. In 2007, the NNTT was branded with the advertising slogan: ''Opera Palace, Tokyo''. Background The construction of the NNTT was completed in February 1997. Its first public performances took place in October of that year. The Tokyo Opera City Tower is connected to the theatre. It has concert halls, an art gallery, a media-art museum, office space, many restaurants and shops. The combined complex of the skyscraper tower and the theatre is called the "Tokyo Opera City". Besides the public performances, various enterprises are under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W-inds
is a Japanese pop boy band managed by Vision Factory and signed to the Pony Canyon label since 2000. The group consists of Ryohei Chiba and Keita Tachibana; Ryuichi Ogata left the group in 2020. Tachibana is the lead singer of the group, while Chiba and Ogata provide backing vocals and rap. W-inds released their debut single, "Forever Memories", in 2001. They were named "Best New Artists" at the Japan Cable Awards and Japan Record Awards for the release of "Paradox." In addition to selling 5 million copies of CDs in Japan, W-inds has earned numerous awards and accolades from China, Hong Kong, and South Korea. History Pre-debut In 2000, Keita Tachibana from Fukuoka passed the Starlight Auditions hosted by Vision Factory and was signed onto their label. In the same year, Ryohei Chiba and Ryuichi Ogata, who attended the same dance school in Sapporo, passed dance auditions to join the group. The three moved to Tokyo to live together, and in November, began street performances in Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilcrhyme
is a Japanese two member hip-hop group. The band's name is a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of hillclimb and the word rhyme. They are best known for their 2009 hit song "Shunkashūtō", which has been certified for 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads and 1,000,000 ringtone downloads separately. The group was named the New Artist of the Year at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards. In December 2017, group member DJ Katsu was arrested for marijuana possession and subsequently left the group. Biography Hilcrhyme first met when Toc performed at a regular music event called Nettaiya, organised by DJ Katsu. After the event finished in 2005, the pair focused working together as a duo, mostly centering their activities around Niigata. The pair's first official release together came in March 2007, when they released ''Nettaiya'', a demo album. In July 2008, the group released their debut single, "Mō Byebye", independently througNao Planmanagement. Hilcrhyme debuted as a major labe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal (Japanese Band)
is an all-female Japanese rock band from Osaka. Although all four members have provided lead vocals, their primary roles are Haruna on vocals and rhythm guitar, Mami on lead guitar, Tomomi on bass guitar, and Rina on drums. With numerous overseas performances and anime theme songs, Scandal has built a considerable international fanbase.SCANDAL香港放送局RTHKのJ-POPチャートで1位を獲得！ . ''mFound entertainment''. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-09-03.SCANDAL、2ndアルバムが世界42カ国で発売決定 . ''Natalie''. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-09-03. The band has been voted by fans across the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Sakura
is an enka singer and child actress. In 2008, she made her debut with the single at the age of 10. In 2009, she received a "New Artist" award at the 51st Annual Japan Record Awards, becoming the youngest person to do so. She also appeared as a special guest on the 60th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in the "children's Kōhaku" section of the program. Biography Maya Sakura is the child of two successful restaurant owners. Her hobbies include reading.Hokkaidō Shinbun, 10 March 2009 She began to learn to play the violin aged two and a half, and the piano aged three. She is also trained in ballet and solfège In music, solfège (, ) or solfeggio (; ), also called sol-fa, solfa, solfeo, among many names, is a music education method used to teach aural skills, Pitch (music), pitch and sight-reading of Western classical music, Western music. Solfège is .... In 2004, she was awarded the gold medal in the , after which she began to pursue a career in enka. On 3 December 2008, she made her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Mizumori
(born 31 August 1973, Kita, Tokyo) is a Japanese enka singer with Tokuma Japan Communications is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company’s product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, m .... Her real name is . She started her enka singing career in 1995. Her songs are usually titled after Japanese landmarks and Japanese nature, which are widely accepted and well received, making Mizumori extremely popular and receiving many invitations to be the ambassador of many regions in Japan. Unlike her enka singing peers, Mizumori usually performs in Western dresses, instead of the traditional kimono. Currently she holds the record of having the most top ten singles for a female enka singer. All her singles have entered the top 10 Oricon Chart since 2004. Mizumori is also a regular at the annual NHK Red and White Song Festival, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Hikawa
is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.Hikawa Kiyoshi: Profile Columbia Music Entertainment. Accessed May 6, 2008. His real name is and he is known as due to his young age and popularity. When he is marketing non-enka music, he goes by the name KIYOSHI, using capitalized letters of the Roman alphabet, instead of ''kanji'' or ''hiragana. His record company is Columbia Music Entertainment, and his agency is Nagara Productions. He was given his stage name by Takeshi Kitano, who initially supported his career. Today, Hikawa makes frequent appearances on , as well as NHK's annual ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen. History Hikawa was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. As a high school student, Hikawa was ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand By U
"Stand by U" is South Korean pop group Tohoshinki's twenty-eighth Japanese language single. "Stand by U" was released on July 1, 2009 by their label Rhythm Zone and was released in two formats: CD and CD+DVD. The track serves as the final single promoted by the group as a five-piece, following which legal troubles caused the group to go on an extended hiatus. Background Shortly after the release of their twenty-seventh Japanese language single, "Share the World/We Are!", news about the group recording the single started to surfaced online. Chart performance Upon the release of the single in Japan, it took the number two spot on the Oricon daily chart selling over 94,800 copies. On July 5, 2009 daily chart the single peaked at the number-one spot selling nearly 29,300 copies. On the issue date of July 13, 2009, "Stand by U" debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly chart behind pop boy band Arashi's "Everything"; selling a little more than 182,060 copies. Music video Like th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVXQ
TVXQ (stylized as TVXQ!), an initialism for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (), is a South Korean male pop duo consisting of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. They are known as in Japanese releases, and are sometimes referred to as DBSK, an abbreviation of their Korean name Dong Bang Shin Ki (). Their name roughly translates to "Rising Gods of the East". Formed by SM Entertainment in 2003, TVXQ began as a five-member boy band composed of members U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin, Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun, and Xiah Junsu. They were immediately launched to mainstream recognition following the release of their first physical single "Hug" (2004), which peaked at number four on the MIAK monthly music chart. Their first studio albums ''Tri-Angle'' (2004) and '' Rising Sun'' (2005) were both top sellers, pushing the band's popularity beyond Korea. Under Avex, TVXQ entered the Japanese market with their first Japanese album '' Heart, Mind and Soul'' (2006), but it was met with limited success. TVXQ r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuyumi Sakamoto
is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan. Career Having won a singing contest in early 1986, and after receiving about 11 months of vocal training, Sakamoto debuted as an enka recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko" in March 1987, and was well received. In 1988, she took part in the 39th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (New Year's Eve "song battle") for the first time. As of 2017, she has taken part 29 times, missing only the 53rd (2002) edition due to illness. This achievement placed Sakamoto on the 5th place (tied with another enka veteran Harumi Miyako) for the most Kōhaku appearances for a female artist. Sakamoto was also a vocalist of rock band HIS ( ja) with bassist and producer Haruomi Hosono and guitarist Kiyoshiro Imawano, though Imawano died in 2009. The band's name is an acronym coming from their names Hosono, Imawano and Sakamoto. The band released their album on July 19, 1991. In the 1993 Kōhaku Uta Gassen, she played Sailor Mercury with Hiroko Morigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumi Koda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single "Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", were used as themes for the video game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album ''Secret'' (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album '' Best: First Things'' (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively. Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style. In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year. Life and career Early life Koda was born into a family of musicians. Her grandfather was a Shakuhachi master and her mother was a Koto teacher; she is the older ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinity (Girl Next Door Song)
"Infinity" is the fifth single by the band Girl Next Door The girl next door is a young female stock character who is often used in romantic stories. She is so named because she often lives next door to the protagonist or is a childhood friend. They start out with a mutual friendship that later often ... and it was released on June 10, 2009. Infinity was used as the theme song of Japanese drama '' Atashinchi no Danshi''. CD Track listing # Infinity # If # Jōnetsu no Daishō (Diamond Mirror SCP Version) # Seeds of dream (Ice Cream Mix) # Infinity (Instrumental) DVD Track listing # Infinity (Music Video) Charts Oricon Sales Chart Billboard Japan External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Infinity (Girl Next Door Song) 2009 singles Girl Next Door (band) songs Japanese television drama theme songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles 2009 songs Avex Trax singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
