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Ayumi Lee
Lee Ayumi (born August 25, 1984), professionally known as Ayumi (previously Ahyoomee) in South Korea and Yumi Itō (previously ICONIQ) in Japan, is a Japanese-born South Korean singer, actress and entertainer based in Japan and South Korea. She debuted under the stage name Ahyoomee in 2001, as the leader and lead vocalist of South Korean girl group Sugar, a position she served in until the group's disbandment in 2006. Following the disbandment, Lee embarked on a solo career in South Korea under SM, releasing two digital singles. In 2008, she returned to Japan and began an acting career under the Japanese stage name Yumi Itō. In 2009, she debuted as a singer in Japan, under Avex's Rhythm Zone, taking the stage name Iconiq, and released a studio album, an EP, and seven digital singles. Early life Lee Ayumi was born in Tottori, Japan on August 25, 1984 to a Korean mother from Chungcheong and a second-generation Zainichi Korean father. She lived in Japan until the age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Alias
was a system used to record information regarding Alien (law), aliens resident in Japan. It was handled at the municipalities of Japan, municipal level, parallel to (but separately from) the koseki (family register) and juminhyo (resident register) systems used to record information regarding Japanese nationals. Foreigners staying in Japan for more than 90 days (excluding military personnel under a status of forces agreement and diplomatic personnel) were required to register within 90 days of landing in Japan. The applicant was required to provide a completed application form, passport (for applicants 16 years old or older) and two identification photos. The system was voluntary for shorter-term visitors. Alien registration was a prerequisite to many activities in Japan, such as purchasing a mobile phone, opening a bank account or obtaining a driver's license. As described Alien registration in Japan#Foreign residents' registration system, below, the alien registration system was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar (South Korean Group)
Sugar (Hangul:슈가, Japanese:シュガー) was a South Korean girl group formed by Starworld in 2001. The group's final lineup was composed of Ahyoomee, Hye Seung and Lee Ha Rin. During their career, the group saw moderate success in the Korean music market and released multiple songs in Japan. Sugar's Japanese singles "Take It Shake It" and "Real Identity" were notably the theme songs for Kaleido Star, a popular anime. The group officially disbanded after their contract with Starworld expired in December 2006, while only Ahyoomee maintained her career with Starworld until 2007 before transferring to the Starworld's affiliated label SM Entertainment. History Sugar made their first public appearance on music show in December 2001 with pre-debut single "Sweet Love". The group later released their debut album, ''Tell Me Why'', with the single "Tell Me Why" on March 13, 2002. Sugar was most compared by fans to the female groups M.I.L.K. and Shinvi for their similar musical styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Aragaki
is a Ryukyuan Japanese actress, model, singer and occasional radio show host. She has been selected several times as the most desired girlfriend and the most desired female celebrity face in Oricon's yearly survey. Early life She was born on June 11, 1988, in Naha, Okinawa. She is the youngest among her two siblings. After seeing an audition notice for the junior fashion magazine , she applied for it and won the Grand Prix award for the audition. In 2001, at the age of 13, she began her Nicola modelling career and was very well received as a Nicola model, having set a record for appearing on cover for 15 times. One of her co-models, actress Enomoto Ayako, gave her the nickname 'Gakky' as a take on her surname. She moved to Tokyo at 15 and enrolled at Horikoshi High School famous for being the academic base of many famous celebrities including Seiko Matsuda. She made her acting debut in Shibuya in 2005. She also became quite popular as in the Pocky commercials. She also expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics 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 (as of April 2011) 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 Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bye Now!
"Bye Now!" (stylised as BYE NOW!) is a song by Japanese/Korean musician Iconiq, and the lead promotional track from her debut album, ''Change Myself'', released in March 2010. It was widely played at radio stations during the album's release, peaking at #8 on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100. The song was later featured on her extended play '' Light Ahead'' in September 2010. Writing The song is a synthpop/R&B song, written by Michico, T. Kura, the writers of Iconiq's debut single "I'm Lovin' You." The lyrics of the song describe an everyday scene, in which the subject of the song is dissatisfied with her life. She "purposely spills her coffee everywhere" and thinks that "every single day is like a ceremony." She decides to work against this daily pressure, by saying goodbye to this "dangerous pressure" and "complex that everyone, even her boyfriend has" by being true to herself. Promotion The song was used in commercials for Shiseido's ''Maquillage'' make-up range and starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change Myself (song)
"Change Myself" is Japanese/Korean musician Iconiq's second Japanese digital single, and the title track of her debut album, ''Change Myself''. The song was central to much of the album's promotion, such as its use in commercials for Shiseido's ''Maquillage'' cosmetics range. The song's lyrics influenced the change theme to Iconiq's debut. The song was somewhat successful in the digital market, peaking at #1 on Recochoku's weekly ringtone ranking chart. However, the song only received moderate success as a full-length download, peaking at #20 on RIAJ's Digital Track Chart. Release The song was first released as a ringtone on January 20, 2010. A 1:39 edit of the song was released as B-side on Iconiq's " I'm Lovin' You" rental single, on January 27, 2010. A shorter edited version of the song was released as a digital download to cellphones on March 3, 2010, with the full-length version released simultaneously in cellphone and PC digital stores on March 31, 2010. The song appears o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change Myself
''Change Myself'' is Japanese pop musician Iconiq's debut album, released on March 10, 2010. The album was initially planned for a February 24 release, which was postponed for two weeks. Background Iconiq originally released music in Japan and South Korea as the leader of the girl-group Sugar. Iconiq released two solo singles under the name Ahyoomee in Korea in 2006, with Sugar disbanding in December 2006. In 2008, Iconiq moved to West Hollywood, California to study at dance and vocal schools. Iconiq cites this trip for the inspiration for the change/rebirth theme of her Japanese debut. Iconiq returned to Japan in 2009, signed as an artist to Avex Entertainment. The stage name ''Iconiq'' was chosen for her re-debut, due to its strong impact and personal meaning/goal, "to become an icon for the era." believing the name had strong impact. Promotion The bulk of the marketing for the album centred on Iconiq's buzz cut hair-style, often marketed as , along with the catch-phrase H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzz Cut
Lovelytheband (stylized in all lowercase) is an American indie pop band that formed in 2016 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band consists of vocalist Mitchy Collins, guitarist Jordan Greenwald, and drummer Sam Price. The band is most known for their single " Broken" which charted on several US ''Billboard'' charts. The band debuted in April 2017 with their single "Broken" which quickly earned over three million streams on Spotify. The single charted on several ''Billboard'' charts. It topped the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart and ''Billboard'' Rock Airplay chart for several weeks. The single also became the band's first top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Radio Songs chart and first top 40 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In September 2017, the band released their first EP, ''Everything I Could Never Say...''. They released the single "These Are My Friends" in May 2018. On August 3, 2018, they released their début album ''Finding It Hard to Smile''. Career 2016–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exile (Japanese Band)
Exile (stylized as EXILE) is a 19-member Japanese boy band. Hiro is the group's leader, who debuted as a member of Zoo under For Life Music, but Exile have released their singles and albums under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone. Hiro and Avex's president Max Matsuura came from the same high school. In 2003, the six original members of Exile founded the management and entertainment company LDH which has debuted many successful groups and soloists ever since. Exile is the representative group of the company. In total, they have sold over 24 million records in Japan alone. History Pre-debut The current leader, Hiro, was originally in the pop group Zoo before they split up in 1995. In 1999, he started a new group called J Soul Brothers, which later changed its name to Exile in 2001. (But the name of J Soul Brothers was later revived by Hiro again in 2007 when he helped to form another 7-member group under the new J Soul Brothers moniker.) Debut and second generation Atsush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Lovin' You
"I'm Lovin' You" (stylised as "I'm lovin' you") is Japanese/Korean musician Iconiq's debut Japanese solo single, a duet with Exile vocalist Atsushi. It was released on January 27, 2010 as a digital download to cellphones, as well as a special release CD in rental stores, featuring shortened versions of "I'm Lovin' You" and Iconiq's second digital single, "Change Myself." Writing The song is an upbeat R&B song, described in the press as "a love story about the moment when friends become lovers." The lyrics are observations by two different people, who see each other and wish that they were each other's partner. Iconiq and Atsushi collaborated because they wanted to create similar types of music. Atsushi thought a collaboration would be interesting, due to the pair having the same hairstyle. Promotion "I'm Lovin' You" was first unveiled in a commercial for Shiseido's Maquillage cosmetics line, featuring actress Juri Ueno, in late November 2009. At the time, large-scale billboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiseido
is a Japanese multinational cosmetic company founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1872. Its product categories consist of: skin care, makeup, body care, hair care, and fragrances. The company is one of the oldest cosmetic companies in the world and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022. It is the largest cosmetic firm in Japan and the fifth largest cosmetic company in the world. In Japan, Shiseido is available at cosmetic counters at selected department stores and most pharmacies. The company owns numerous brands and subsidiaries worldwide, in addition to its founding label. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, and is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Company History Founding Arinobu Fukuhara, former head pharmacist to the Imperial Japanese Navy, established the Shiseido Pharmacy in 1872. After a visit to the United States and Europe, Arinobu added a soda fountain to the store. This later grew into the Shiseido Parlor restaurant business, and eventually led to the introduction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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