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64th Japan Record Awards
The was held on 30 December 2022. Nominations and awards were announced by the organizers on 15 November. This was the first awards ceremony since 2019 to allow attendance at the venue. Presenters * Kasumi Arimura * Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer) Winners Grand Prix * Sekai no Owari – "Habit" ** Artist: Sekai no Owari ** Lyrics: Fukase ** Music: Nakajin ** Arranger: Sekai no Owari Excellent Work Awards * Junretsu - "Kimi wo Ubai Saritai" * NiziU - "Clap Clap" * Wacci - "Koidaro" * Kiyoshi Hikawa – "Koshuji" * Ado - "New Genesis" * Da-ice - "Starmine" * Mrs. Green Apple - "Dance Hall" * Macaroni Enpitsu - "Nandemo Nai yo," * Be:First - "Bye-Good-Bye" * Sekai no Owari - "Habit" New Artist Awards * Hanna Ishikawa * Ocha Norma * Aimi Tanaka * Yuuki Tani Best Vocal Performance * Daichi Miura Special Prize * Ado * Aimer * Otokogumi * King Gnu * Kep1er * Da Pump * Yuzu Special Award * Sayuri Ishikawa * Yoshimi Tendo * Yumi Matsutoya Japan Composer's Association Aw ... [...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] |
Japan Record Award For Best New Artist
The Japan Record Award for is awarded annually. Until the 10th Japan Record Awards it was called the New Artist Award. Starting with the 11th, it has been called the Best New Artist Award. At present all nominees for the Best New Artist Award are awarded the New Artist Award. 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Japan Record Award References External links List of Best New Artist Award winners- TBS official website * - Sports Hochi , previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. Reports 19 September 1939: SS Scharnhorst The Hochi Shimbu ... Japanese music awards {{Japan-music-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Arai
Man Arai ( ja, 新井満 ''Arai Man''; 7 May 1946 – 3 December 2021) was a Japanese writer and singer. In 1987, he won the Noma Literary New Face Prize for ''Vexation'' and Akutagawa Prize The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes. History The ... in 1988 for ''Tazunebito no Jikan''. References External links * * 1946 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Japanese novelists Akutagawa Prize winners Japanese male singers Japanese lyricists 20th-century Japanese composers Japanese male composers Pony Canyon artists Sophia University alumni Singers from Niigata (city) Writers from Niigata Prefecture {{Japan-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Matsutoya
, nicknamed , is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer of both the lyrics and the music in her songs, she is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice and live performances, and is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Japanese popular music. Her recording career has been commercially successful with more than 42 million records sold. In 1990, her album ''The Gates of Heaven'' became the first album to be certified "2x million" by the RIAJ, and she has had twenty-one No. 1 albums listed on the Oricon charts. She is the only artist to have at least one number-one album every year on the Oricon charts for 18 consecutive years. After gaining several years of experience as a session musician, she debuted as a singer-songwriter in 1972. During her early career, she worked under her birth name . In 1975, Arai became known as a composer for "''Ichigo Hakusho'' wo Mou Ichido", a commercially successful song recorded by the folk duo BanBan. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimi Tendo
, better known as , is a Japanese enka is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than '' ryūkōka'' music, ... singer. She made her debut in 1970, but only began to be recognised in 1985, after changing record company, releasing her hit single (道頓堀人情), which went on to sell over half a million copies. She made her first NHK Red and White Song Festival performance in 1993, but was not selected to perform again until 1996, the year she released her biggest hit (珍島物語) and won the best singing award, establishing herself as one of the best female enka singer. And from 1996 onwards, Yoshimi has performed for 21 years consecutively in the prestigious year-end show. Discography Singles Albums Filmography Advertisements TV series NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayuri Ishikawa
is a Japanese enka singer who made her professional debut in 1973. With a career nearing five decades, she is one of the most-recognized and successful enka singers in history. Ishikawa is a popular contestant on the annual NHK ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' broadcast. Up till 2017, she has been invited to perform 40 times since 1977, the year she released her biggest hit, " Tsugaru Kaikyo-Fuyugeshiki". To date, she holds the record for the most appearances in the ''NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' for a female artist. She has released over 100 albums (including compilation albumsIshikawa's official website lists only her Teichiku albums.) and more than 120 singles, of which a few were not enka, but rock and jazz music instead. Another of her biggest hits, " Amagi-goe", which was released in 1986, won her many awards, and many believe that it was this song that made her an icon as an A-list enka singer. Biography Ishikawa grew up during enka's heyday and went with her mother and grandmother to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzu (band)
is a Japanese pop rock duo who debuted in 1997. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School. Their songs , "Reason", and were used as ending themes of the anime series '' Hunter × Hunter (2011)''. Yuzu started out as street musicians. At first, the band's name was "Light's", but Kitagawa disliked it, so they changed the name to "Yuzu". At that time, Kitagawa was eating a yuzu sherbet, so he named the band after the fruit (incidentally, Iwasawa was eating vanilla ice cream so the band's name might have been "Vanilla" - sometimes Iwasawa tells this story). The fans of Yuzu are called "Yuzukko (ゆずっ子)". Members * Yūjin Kitagawa (''born January 14, 1977'') – vocals, guitar, leader * Kōji Iwasawa (''born October 14, 1976'') – vocals, guitar Discography Albums Studio albums Mini albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles As lead artist * "—" denotes releases that did n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Pump
is a Japanese boy band made up of lead vocalist, Issa Hentona and MCs Ken Okumoto, Yukinari Tamaki and Shinobu Miyara. The band formed as students at Okinawa Actors School in 1996. They made their debut on the Avex Trax subsidiary avex tune under the guidance of producer Akio Togashi on June 11, 1997, with "Feelin' Good - It's Paradise". As one of the few male bands unassociated with Johnny's Entertainment, they were the first to gain major popularity reaching their peak in 2001 with the release of ''Da Best of Da Pump''. On April 7, 2006, Shinobu formally left the band following a hiatus due to a drunk driving incident in 2005. The band went on an unofficial hiatus at the end of 2006. On December 18, 2008, it was announced that Yukinari was leaving the band and that Ken and Issa were actively looking for his replacement. Within hours, their management company announced a brand new Da Pump with seven new members and a new concept as a multimedia entertainment group. The band wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kep1er
Kep1er (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed through the Mnet reality survival competition show ''Girls Planet 999'' in 2021 and managed by Swing Entertainment and Wake One Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Kim Chae-hyun, Huening Bahiyyih, Choi Yu-jin, Kim Da-yeon, Seo Young-eun, Kang Ye-seo, Hikaru Ezaki, Mashiro Sakamoto, and Shen Xiaoting. They made their official debut on January 3, 2022, with the extended play (EP) ''First Impact''. Name "Kep1er" was a name suggested by viewers of ''Girls Planet 999'' through the website Naver. The name is a reference to the planets in the Kepler star systems named after the 16th century astronomer Johannes Kepler. The name is also kept in relation to ''Girls Planet 999'' by continuing the show's cosmic theme. History Formation through ''Girls Planet 999'' Kep1er was formed through the Mnet reality survival show ''Girls Planet 999'', which aired from August 6 to October 22, 2021. The show brought 99 contestants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Gnu
is a Japanese band formed in 2013. It consists of: Daiki Tsuneta (Vocalist & Guitarist), Satoru Iguchi (Vocalist & Keyboardist), Kazuki Arai (Bassist) and Yu Seki (Drummer). The band's main songwriter is Daiki Tsuneta, who also performs as part of the creative collective Millennium Parade. Career In 2013, Mrs.Vinci was formed, later going by Srv.Vinci. In 2017, they renamed themselves to King Gnu. They then performed at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2017 and 2018. In January 2019, the band released ''Sympa'', their first release under a major label after signing to Ariola Japan. The following month, King Gnu released hit song "Hakujitsu", which ranked No.4 in the year-end chart of Billboard Japan Hot 100. In October, they released "Kasa" and achieved their first No.1 on the ''Billboard Japan'' Download Chart. ''Ceremony'' was a commercial success, peaking atop the Japanese Oricon albums chart, the ''Billboard Japan'' albums chart, and was one of the 10 best-selling albums of 2020 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimer
is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist signed to SACRA MUSIC and managed by agehasprings. Her name comes from the verb "Aimer" in French, which means "to love". Aimer uses the name aimerrhythm for lyrics credits. Debuted in 2011, she has released six studio albums, all of which made it into the top 20 of the Oricon Albums Chart, with fourth album ''Daydream'' being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Her 2021 song "Zankyosanka" became her first song to reach the top of the Japan Hot 100 chart, selling 87,649 downloads in its first week. It also charted at number 37 on the ''Billboard'' Global 200, marking her first appearance on the chart. Early life Aimer's father was a bassist in a band, so music surrounded her from a very young age. She started piano study in elementary school and admired the music of Ringo Sheena and Hikaru Utada. In junior high school, the music of Avril Lavigne inspired her to take up guitar and began writing lyrics in English. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
