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Aiuchi Rina
, professionally known by her stage name, and formerly known as R, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, businesswoman, fashion model, and YouTuber. Born in Higashiōsaka, Japan, she won the first season of the audition ''Super Starlight Contest'', winning a recording contract with Giza Studio. Her eurobeat-sounding debut album, '' Be Happy'' (2001) was certified gold in Japan and spawned a top-five single, "Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense", which served as the theme song to the Japanese anime television series ''Case Closed''. Aiuchi's second album ''Power of Words'' became her best-selling album, selling over 419,000 copies nationwide and certificated platinum in Japan. In 2010, Kakiuchi announced her retirement from the music industry and founded a dog clothing brand ''Bon Bon Copine'' in September 2012. She later resumed her musical activities, appearing on several television shows in 2015 and releasing a single "Warm Prayer" in 2018 under the new stage name, R. Early life K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include promotion of music sales, enforcement of copyright law, and research related to the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual ''RIAJ Year Book'', a statistical summary of each year's music sales, as well as distributing a variety of other data. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, the RIAJ has twenty member companies and a smaller number of associate and supporting members; some member companies are the Japanese branches of multinational corporations headquartered elsewhere. The association is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in Japan. RIAJ Certification In 1989, the Recording Industry Association of Japan introduced the music recording certification systems. It is awarded based on shipment figures of com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In Japan, physical sales decreased sharply in the 2000s, while download sales hit three to four times the amount of single sales. In November 2017, Oricon introduced its first digital songs chart, separate from its main physical singles chart. In November 2018, Oricon launched a streaming chart, and introduced a combined singles chart that utilizes physical single sales, downloads, and streams. Original Confidence Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by the former Snow Brand Milk Products promoter Sōkō Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. Entitled . The chart became official on January 4, 1968. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon's officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher (anime)
''Monster Rancher'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series based on Tecmo's ''Monster Rancher'' video game franchise. It originally aired on TBS in Japan for two seasons from April 1999 to September 2000. In North America, the series was first licensed by BKN, Inc. and broadcast with an English dub on the Bohbot Kids Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, the Fox Family Channel, and Fox Kids in the United States and YTV in Canada. It was later licensed by Discotek Media in 2013. Story The story follows a boy named Genki Sakura, who is a key player of the ''Monster Rancher'' video games. After winning a tournament hosted by the game's creators, Genki wins a special CD that he can use to unlock a special monster in his game at home. However, upon using this disk in his game console, he finds himself transported to a world of monsters that, much like Genki's game, are given life by scanning special stone disks within temples. There, he meets a girl named Holly and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close To Your Heart
"Close to Your Heart" is the debut single by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 23 March 2000 through Giza Studio, as the lead single from her debut album '' Be Happy''. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese animated television series ''Monster Rancher''. The single was released in four versions with different colors of the cover: pink, white, yellow, and purple. All the versions include the same tracks. Commercial performance "Close to Your Heart" reached at number nineteen on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, selling 64,000 physical copies. Track listing Charts Certification and sales , - ! scope="row", Japan (RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include p ...) , , 64,000 , - Release history References {{authority contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avex Group
is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival and hosting the annual A-nation. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) '' keiretsu''. Name Avex is an acronym of the English words Audio Visual Expert. Since its foundation, its corporate name was Avex D.D., Incorporated, and ten years later it was changed to Avex, Incorporated. The current name, Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated, was adopted in 2004 as part of reconstruction process after Tom Yoda's resignation. Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated was used for the main subsidiaries, while the old name (Avex, Incorporated) was for entertainment components of the Group. In 2005, Avex, Incorporated became Avex Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperado (Eagles Song)
"Desperado" is a power ballad by the American rock band the Eagles. The track was written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley and appeared on the 1973 album ''Desperado'' as well as numerous compilation albums. Although it was never released as a single, it became one of Eagles' best-known songs. It ranked No. 494 on ''Rolling Stone''s 2004 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Composition According to Henley, "Desperado" was based on a song he started in 1968, written in the style of old songs by Stephen Foster. The song was originally about a friend named Leo and with the opening line "Leo, my God, why don't you come to your senses..." In 1972, after they had recorded their first album, ''Eagles'', in London, Glenn Frey and Henley decided that they should write songs together, and within a day or two after returning from London they wrote "Desperado". They also wrote " Tequila Sunrise" in the first week of their collaboration. In their first songwriting session at Henley's ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doshisha Women's College Of Liberal Arts
'' , mottoeng = I am the true vine , established = Founded Chartered 1949 , type = Private , affiliation = , endowment = , debt = , rector = , officer_in_charge = , chairman = , chancellor = , president = Hirō Kaga , vice-president = , superintendent = , provost = , vice_chancellor = , principal = , dean = , director = , head_label = , head = , faculty = 836 , administrative_staff = 251 , students = 6,538 , undergrad = 6,466 , postgrad = 52 , doctoral = , divinity = , residents = , other = , city = Kyoto, Kyoto , province = , country = Japan , address = , coor = , campus = Urban/suburban, , free_label = , free = , sports = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cawaii!
''Cawaii!'' is a fashion magazine published in Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Thailand, and previously in Japan. History and profile Launched as a monthly gal fashion magazine targeted at women in their teens in Japan in March 1996, ''Cawaii!'' grew to be one of Japan's major gal magazines, and spawned its two sister magazines, '' S Cawaii!'' and '' Hanachu''."Spark for the gal boom, 'Cawaii!', suspends publication" 13 February 2009, '''' Circulation peaked at 400,000 in 2000. The edition and the |
Osaka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south. Osaka is the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Sakai, Higashiōsaka, and Hirakata. Osaka Prefecture is the third-most-populous prefecture, but by geographic area the second-smallest; at it is the second-most densely populated, below only Tokyo. Osaka Prefecture is one of Japan's two "Fu (country subdivision), urban prefectures" using the designation ''fu'' (府) rather than the standard ''Prefectures of Japan#Types of prefecture, ken'' for prefectures, along with Kyoto Prefecture. Osaka Prefecture forms the center of the Keihanshin metropolitan ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog's Fashion
Dog fashion is a popular style or practice, especially in canine clothing and accessories. Dog fashion is a distinctive trend of the style in which people dress their canine companions. This trend dates back to the Egyptian predynastic period and has since expanded due to increased consumer capitalism. Other animals such as cats may also wear fashion. History There is evidence from ancient Egypt that people were using decorative collars to adorn their dogs. One collar was discovered in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian nobleman Maihar Piri in 1440 BC. It depicts hunting scenes embossed into leather. The dog's name, Tantanuit, is visible on the collar. He was a favorite dog of the nobleman who wished to bring him to the afterlife. There are also silver, gold, silk and velvet decorative dog collars from the time of King Henry VIII which were used to represent how many battles the dog survived. During the Renaissance, dogs were seen as objects of possession and thus collars were fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
