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Ami Selection
''Ami Selection'' is the second compilation album by Japanese recording artist Ami Suzuki, and her first released on the Avex label. It was released on December 7, 2011. Album history Despite being Ami's first greatest hits album on Avex, more than a half of the album consists of songs from the time when she was with Sony Music. For this album a total of 8 songs from Ami's Sony era were re-recorded with new vocals, including her debut single "Love the Island", and her first number one single, "Be Together". The newly recorded version of "Love the Island" was previously released on digital format, on July 27, 2011. Singles that enjoyed moderate success, such as "Eventful", "Fantastic", "Like a Love?" or "One" didn't make to the final track listing. The limited edition version comes with a DVD that includes music videos and some songs that were performed live at the 29th Anniversary Live. Chart performance The day it was released, the album peaked at nº 18 on the Oricon Daily c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ami Suzuki
is a Japanese recording artist, DJ, and actress from Zama, Kanagawa, Japan. Having been discovered at the talent TV show ''Asayan'', she was one of the most popular female teen idols in the late 1990s. However, in 2000, Suzuki faced legal problems with her management company resulting in a controversial blacklisting from the entertainment industry. Suzuki attempted to resurrect her career under her own steam with two indie singles before signing to Avex Trax in 2005. She released " Delightful", a dance song that reached No. 3 on the Japanese Oricon charts with a style similar to electronic club music, significantly different from her pop idol days. Since her appearance in the 2006 film '' Rainbow Song'', Suzuki has gradually made a name for herself in the acting field, starring in various movies, television series, and musicals. Biography 1998: ''Asayan'' and debut While attending high school, Ami auditioned for Japanese talent show ''Asayan'', which was searching for a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Key
"White Key" is the fourth single released by Japanese singer Ami Suzuki under music label Sony Music in December 1998. Information The main song of the single was also at the TV commercial of the Japanese product "Kissmark", in the same way that "''all night long''" was used before. The full single was produced by Tetsuya Komuro is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced contemporary electronic dance music to the Japanese mainstream. He was also a former owner of the .... This it's also her second single that includes a b-side; the first was her debut single "''love the island''". Following her blacklisting from the music industry in September 2000, production and distribution of the single stopped in its entirety. Track listing #White Key #:Composed by Cozy Kubo & TK #:Written by Marc & TK #:Produced by Tetsuya Komuro #White Key (Doze of Mix) #:Remixed by TK # #:Compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taku Takahashi
is a Japanese hip hop recording artist, DJ and record producer who debuted in 1997 as a record producer of the hip hop group M-Flo. The group rose to prominence in the early 2000s, with hit singles such as "How You Like Me Now?" and "Come Again." Takahashi was also a member of Avex's 20th anniversary dance music project Ravex, and has produced songs for musicians such as Crystal Kay, Ami Suzuki and Rie Fu, and remixes for Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki. He formed the record labels Tachytelic Records and TCY Recording. Taku Takahashi has occasionally rapped in his songs, such as on M-Flo's songs "Get On!" and "The Rhyme Brokers," and occasionally sung vocals ("I Wanna Be Down," "Love Long and Prosper", "Toxic Sweet"). Biography Taku Takahashi grew up in Yokohama, with his father employed in the construction industry. He attended high school in Tokyo, at St. Mary's International School, along with Verbal. In 1992, the pair formed a rap rock band called N.M.D. in 1992, in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emi Hinouchi
is a Japanese urban music singer-songwriter. She was formerly signed under King Records' sub-label Venus-B and Taku Takahashi's Tachytelic Records. She is best known for writing songs for Heartsdales and for her collaborations with M-Flo. As of 2011, Hinouchi has released twelve singles, three studio length albums, and collaborated with numerous artists. Biography Emi Hinouchi was born in Osaka, Japan. She lived in Taiwan from the age of 4 to 14. It was then that Hinouchi grew an interest in global and Japanese music. After returning to Japan, she started composing music and writing lyrics, eventually completing the song "Painful" at the age of 16. After that, she performed at several gigs as a vocalist with an indie band from Osaka. She presented the song "Painful" at an audition held by Taku Takahashi of M-Flo, one of her favorite artists and influences, and won the audition. In 2002, she made her major debut on Takahashi's label, Tachytelic Records, with the double A-si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasutaka Nakata
is a Japanese DJ and music producer. He formed the band Capsule in 1997 with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and himself as composer and record producer when both were 17. The band debuted in 2001 with the song "Sakura". He is known for being the music producer of Japanese girl group Perfume and Japanese model-turned-singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu since 2003 and 2011, respectively. These artists have gained commercial success for their songs that Nakata wrote and produced, such as " Chocolate Disco", "Polyrhythm", "Fashion Monster", and " Ninja Re Bang Bang". Nakata has worked with several other Japanese pop singers, including MEG, Ami Suzuki and SMAP, and has also remixed songs by other artists, including M-Flo and Leah Dizon. He ran his own label, Contemode, in association with Yamaha. After Towa Tei, he was the second Japanese artist to officially remix Kylie Minogue, contributing a version of her single "Get Outta My Way". He also formed Coltemonikha with singer, model and fashion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Free/Super Music Maker
"Free Free" (stylized as "FREE FREE") is a song by Japanese recording artist Ami Suzuki and producer Yasutaka Nakata, taken from her sixth studio album ''Dolce'' (2008). It was released on August 22, 2007 through Avex Trax and was distributed into three physical formats and for digital consumption. Additionally, the track appeared as a double A-side to "Super Music Maker", another recording by Suzuki and Nakata. Suzuki first started working with the producer in late 2006 after her staff at Avex noticed the singers engagement with dance-oriented music whilst performing at night clubs, and wanted to pair her with a musician that dealt with electronic dance music. Musically, "Free Free" is an electro house number which is inspired by 1980s pop and disco music. The lyrical content is sombre and based on the theme of longing for freedom. With that said, erotica is another factor that inspired the track;s lyrics and Suzuki's image for the promotion. Backed by synthesizers and keyboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HΛL
Hal (stylized HΛL, replacing the Latin "A" with the Greek "Λ" or Lambda) is a Japanese pop band formed in 1996. They have worked with several Japanese pop and rock stars and also have won two Japan Record Awards for their musical arrangements for singer Ayumi Hamasaki (with "''Free & Easy''" in 2002 and "''No way to say''" in 2003). Biography Hal went from music arrangers into a music band and then back to music arrangers, arranging songs for many Japanese artists. Toshiharu Umezaki (sometimes written as Toshiyasu Umezaki) is known as the main member and leader of the band, which had gone through some deformations in their structure. The sound of Hal is mainly a lively digital beat at the edge where the electric guitars are used a lot, as a special feature and typic in their arrangements. Hal started out as music arrangers in 1999 and became known especially for the work that they did (and are still doing) with Ayumi Hamasaki. "''Appears''", "''Fly High''", "''M''", "''Evolut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Suzuki (musician)
is the songwriter of J-Pop group 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 .... He debuted as Rubii in 1998. 1978 births Japanese composers Japanese male composers Japanese male musicians Living people Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture People from Kanagawa Prefecture {{Japan-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negaigoto
is the third single released by Ami Suzuki under label Avex Trax. "Negaigoto" is a ballad, rather than an upbeat trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ... song like her previous Avex singles. The song debuted at number 13 on the weekly charts and has sold over 22,000 copies. "Negaigoto"'s B-side was named "Times" and was an upbeat song. All the songs were written by Suzuki. Track listing Live performances *12 August 2005 — Music Fighter *18 August 2005 — Utaban *26 August 2005 — PopJam Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) {{Ami Suzuki Ami Suzuki songs 2005 singles Songs written by Ami Suzuki Songs written by Daisuke Suzuki (musician) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delightful (Ami Suzuki Song)
"Delightful" is the first physical single released by Ami Suzuki under the label Avex Trax. It is commonly known as Suzuki's "comeback single", after 5 years of her previous major work. Information This single became her first major work of Suzuki since 2000's " Reality/Dancin' in Hip-Hop". The song "Delightful" was produced by German trance musician Axel Konrad, giving to it a marked eurodance influence. Since her return to a major company, "Delightful" was the only single to get into the Top 3 of the Oricon charts, and it has become Ami Suzuki's signature song of her new era in the Avex company. Since its release, the song has become her strong points along with " Be Together" when performing live in music festivals and public events, one of the most remarkable being the yearly Japan nationwide tour organized by Avex, A-Nation. Chart performance The single debuted at number two in the Oricon daily charts. At the end of its first week, it had gotten the third spot, selling 41, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Need To Say Good Bye
Infinity Eighteen Vol.1 is the second studio album of Japanese recording artist Ami Suzuki, released on February 9, 2000, through True Kiss Disc. Information The album was released the same day of Suzuki's eighteenth birthday. The album was a commercial success in Japan, debuted at number one its first week on the Oricon charts, and selling over one million copies, her second best-selling album to date. The album charted for 14 weeks on the Japanese Oricon charts. All the singles released prior to the album were rearranged and were added vocoder effects on Suzuki's voice. After a legal dispute between Suzuki and her manager in September 2000, Sony put the album out of print along with all other Ami Suzuki singles and albums released up to that point, and she was blacklisted from the J-pop J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Days
"Our Days" is the 8th single released by Japanese singer Ami Suzuki under label Sony Music Japan. Information The song was a huge success at the time of its release, debuting at number one in the Oricon charts, and being also one of the best-selling singles of Suzuki. The song "Our Days" was her second single that was written by Mitsuko Komuro, and also was used as the main theme of "Professional Style", a home product made by Kanebo. The maxi single included a clip of "Rain of Tears", a song of Suzuki that appeared on a Kodak The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak ) is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorpor ... TV Commercial called "Snap Kids". Following her blacklisting from the music industry in September 2000, production and distribution of the single stopped in its entirety. Track listing Ami Suzuki so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |