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57th Japan Record Awards
The took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2015. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS. Presenters * Shin'ichirō Azumi (TBS announcer) * Yukie Nakama Winners and winning works Grand Prix * Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe — "Unfair World" Best Singer Award * Seiko Matsuda Best New Artist Award * Magnolia Factory Excellent Work Award * AAA — "Aishiteru no ni, Aisenai" * Mariya Nishiuchi — "Arigatou Forever..." * Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe — "Unfair World" * Kiyoshi Hikawa — "Itoshi no Tekīro" * Hiroshi Miyama — "Oiwaki Yama" * Kana Nishino — "Torisetsu" * AKB48 — "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" * Kyary Pamyu Pamyu — "Mondai Girl" * Kaori Mizumori — "Yamatoji no Koi" * Gesu no Kiwami Otome — "Watashi Igai Watashi Ja Nai no" New Artist Award * lol * Magnolia Factory * Natsumi Hanaoka * Rei Yasuda Best Album Award * Southern All Stars — "Budou" Excellence Album Award * Sekai no Owari ... [...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] |
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Kiriko Takemura (Japanese: 竹村 桐子, born January 29, 1993), known professionally as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Hiragana: きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ), is a Japanese tarento, singer, and model. Her public image is associated with Japan's ''kawaii'' and '' decora'' culture, centered in the Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. Kyary's music is produced by musician Yasutaka Nakata of electronic music duo Capsule. Her 2011 single "PONPONPON" reached the top ten on Japan's Oricon music chart; the 2012 singles "Candy Candy" and "Fashion Monster" followed this success. Kyary has since released five full-length albums: ''Pamyu Pamyu Revolution'' (2012), ''Nanda Collection'' (2013), ''Pika Pika Fantajin'' (2014), '' Japamyu'' (2018), and '' Candy Racer'' (2021). Though most of her success as a recording artist has been in Asia, she has also gained popularity in Western countries due in part to Internet videos which have gone viral. Media outlets have referred to Kyary as a "Fashion Monster" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Tsuruno
is a Japanese actor, tarento, and musician, originally from Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known for his roles as Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna in ''Ultraman Dyna'' and as the leader of the musical units Shuchishin and Aladdin. As a member of Shuchishin and Aladdin, he appears regularly on the variety show ''Quiz! Hexagon II''. Tsuruno married his former stylist in 2003. They have two sons named an unnamed son (born June 6, 2016) and three daughters named , , and . He named his albums after his daughters, and after recording his first album and before the birth of his third daughter he mused naming an album after his son such that it was called . Tsuruno is currently represented with Ohta Production. Filmography TV dramas Discography Albums Singles Personal life Tsuruno is a Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideaki Tokunaga
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor. Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of ''Star Tanjō!'' in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as " Yume o Shinjite" (the first ending theme of the anime series '' Dragon Quest'') and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No. 1 on Oricon weekly charts in 1991. He was also known for ''Vocalist'' album series, comprising his covers of female songs. ''Vocalist'', ''Vocalist 2'', ''Vocalist 3'' and ''Vocalist 4'' were released in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010 respectively. Tokunaga is the first male artist to have at least one album to reach the number-one position on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts for four decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s). Tokunaga also composed other singers' songs such as KinKi Kids' "Eien Ni" (from their 2007 album ''Phi''). Tokunaga gained high popularity in Hong Kong due to huge number of songs covered in Cantonese version by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tube (band)
is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1985.Mark Schilling ''The Encyclopedia of Japanese pop culture'' 1997 0834803801 p.230 "In the latter half of the 1980s rock bands like Rebecca, Checkers, Hound Dog, Tube, Anzen Chitai, Bakufu Slump, and Kome Kome Club began to take center stage on the pop scene. Unlike earlier bands, who played Western-style rock for hard-core fans, these groups had a more Japanized sound that ordinary kids could relate to. Also, taking a hint from New Music queen YUMINC, who mounted spectacular stage shows.." The members of the group are , and . Tube members Maeda and Haruhata have composed for other artists under the ''Pipeline Project'' alias. Since the group released most of its songs in April to July, the catchphrase originated "Summer comes with Tube". Members *Nobuteru Maeda - vocals, lyrics, composition, leader *Michiya Haruhata - guitar, keyboard, composition, backing-vocals *Hideyuki Kakuno - bass, backing-vocals *Ryoji Matsumoto - drums, percuss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenshi Yonezu
is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and illustrator who began releasing Vocaloid music under the stage name in 2009. In 2012, he debuted under his real name, releasing music with his own voice. He has sold at least 4.2 million physical copies and more than 7 million digital copies in Japan. Biography Early musical career Kenshi Yonezu was born on March 10, 1991, in the rural part of Tokushima, Japan. As a child, Yonezu found it difficult to communicate with other people, especially his father. Yonezu typically felt that his mother understood him. He was diagnosed with high-functioning autism after the age of 20. Yonezu's first foray into music was in 2006 during his second year of junior high school, where he formed a band with his friend Hiroshi Nakajima, called Late Rabbit Edda, to play for the school culture festival. He worked as the vocalist, songwriter and occasional guitarist, while Nakajima was the guitarist. In late 2007, he set up a website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōta Komatsu
(born October 30, 1973) is a Japanese bandoneón player. He has cooperated with Japanese violinist Taro Hakase in his own album ''La Trampera'' (2001), and with Bajofondo Bajofondo is a Río de la Plata-based music band consisting of eight musicians from Argentina and Uruguay, which aims to create a more contemporary version of tango and other musical styles of the Río de la Plata region. It was founded in the ear ... in their album Mar Dulce. External links Official websiteRyōta Komatsu on Sony Music Online Tango musicians Japanese bandoneonists Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists 1973 births Living people Tango in Japan Musicians from Tokyo {{Japan-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taeko Onuki
is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is influential in the city pop genre. Early life and career Taeko Onuki was born in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, in 1953. Her father was Kenichiro Onuki, a member of the Japanese Special Attack Units during the Second World War. In 1973, she formed ''Sugar Babe'' with musicians Tatsuro Yamashita and Kunio Muramatsu. Because the dominant music style at the time was hard rock, audiences did not respond too warmly, and the group ended up splitting only three years later. In 1976, Onuki began her solo career by releasing the album ''Grey Skies,'' which carried the same sound as Sugar Babe. Her second, landmark album ''Sunshower'' was released the following year in 1977 and had a much different style, mixing pop music and jazz. In 1978 she released her third album, ''Mignonne'', in which she worked with producer Eji Ogura, but the sales-focused process was difficult for her and the album didn't sell as expected. She took a two year break from mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree (Sekai No Owari Album)
''Tree'' is the second studio album by Japanese rock band Sekai no Owari. It was released on January 14, 2015. It debuted at number one Number One most commonly refers to: * 1 (number) Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to: Music Albums * ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song * ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song * ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC * ''n.1 ... on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with 247,964 copies sold. Track listing References 2015 albums Japanese-language albums Sekai no Owari albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern All Stars
, also known by the abbreviations and SAS, are a Japanese rock band that first formed in 1974. The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata (lead vocals and guitars), Yuko Hara (vocals and keyboards), Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (bass), Hiroshi Matsuda (drums) and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa (percussion). In addition to the present lineup, former guitarist Takashi Omori had worked in the band until 2001.''Chikyu Ongaku Library: Southern All Stars enewed Edition', Edited by Amuse Inc., Tokyo FM Publishing, After the contract with Victor Entertainment, the band released their top-ten charting debut single "Katte ni Sindbad" in 1978. Since then, Southern has been one of the best-selling music groups in the past 30 years of Japan, selling more than 47 million albums and singles in Japan alone. They have had over 40 top-ten hit singles and 16 number-one albums on the Japan's Oricon Charts as of 2008. Their 1998 compilation '' Umi no Yeah!!'' has sold more than 3.3 million copies and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rei Yasuda
Rachel Rhodes (born April 15, 1993), known professionally as , is a Japanese singer and model. She portrayed and co-voiced the character Lumi, the fictional lead vocalist of Genki Rockets in 2006. She debuted as a solo singer in 2013. Early life and education Rachel Rhodes was born in North Carolina, United States on April 15, 1993, but moved to Japan at the age of 3. She attended an American school at Yokota Air Base. Rhodes is a hāfu from an American father who was from Michigan and a Japanese mother and is fluent in both English and Japanese. When Rhodes was in first grade, she was inspired to become a singer after hearing her mother listening to "First Love" by Hikaru Utada. She was later influenced by Mariya Takeuchi and Love Psychedelico. When she was in third grade she listened to American R&B artists Alicia Keys and Usher. Her younger brother is model Musashi Rhodes. Career 2006-2013: Genki Rockets Yasuda first began modeling in 2006, and appeared in a promotiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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