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Amiaya
Amiaya (stylized as AMIAYA) is a Japanese music duo of twin sisters. Born on November 8, 1988, is the younger sister and is the older sister. The sisters are also fashion models and collaborated with Scandal for the artwork of their 2018 album ''Honey''. In 2019, Amiaya starred in an international commercial campaign for ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs. Discography Mini-albums * ''Tokyo Pop'' (January 23, 2013) Singles * (April 10, 2013) * "Star Line" (August 7, 2013) * " Pink Lady Mash Up 2015" (December 31, 2014) Digital singles * "Play that Music" (January 16, 2013) * "Icon (#YourIcon version)" (April 30, 2014) * "Fairy Song" (May 21, 2014) * "XXsupafreaks" (July 2, 2014) Other album appearances * "Rocket Dive "Rocket Dive" is the eighth single by Japanese musician hide, the first to bear the hide with Spread Beaver name, released on January 28, 1998. It reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 33rd best-selling single of the year. It h ..." - ''hide Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey (Scandal Album)
''Honey'' is the eighth studio album by Japanese rock band Scandal. The album was released on February 14, 2018, by Epic Records Japan. It features a total of ten songs, including the 2016 single " Take Me Out". ''Honey'' reached number 3 on both the Oricon and ''Billboard Japan'' charts. The album was released on March 2, 2018, in Europe and North America by JPU Records. Background According to lead guitarist Mami, Scandal chose ''Honey'' as the title because they felt it best described "“sweet” and “sharp” like a thorn and even “poisonous” all together." The album's artwork and lyrics also reflect this feeling as well. The artwork was done in collaboration with the band's friends Amiaya. Like their previous album, 2016's ''Yellow'', the members of Scandal wrote and composed all the songs on ''Honey'' themselves. However, unlike all their prior material where guitarists Mami and Haruna played mainly the same chords, for ''Honey'' they specifically kept them separa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-Pop Summit
J-POP SUMMIT is a Japanese cultural festival held every summer since 2009 in San Francisco, California, United States.J-Pop Summit#cite note-1, [1] It is hosted by SUPERFROG Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The festival brings together different aspects of Japanese culture, such as music, fashion, film, art, games, tech-innovations, anime, food, as well as niche subcultures. The festival is also getting attention by foreign companies and organizations as a promotional opportunity and an entry point into US markets. In 2014, the festival was held in Japantown, San Francisco, Japantown and had over 125,000 in attendance over two days. Since 2015, the festival re-launched as an indoor event and expanded its area to different locations in the city: Fort Mason, Fort Mason Center, Union Square, San Francisco, Union Square, NEW PEOPLE Cinema, and Castro Theatre. History J-POP SUMMIT first took place as the opening ceremony of NEW PEOPLE building at Japan Town in San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket Dive
"Rocket Dive" is the eighth single by Japanese musician hide, the first to bear the hide with Spread Beaver name, released on January 28, 1998. It reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 33rd best-selling single of the year. It has been certified double platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 500,000 copies. The song's name and intro are a homage to Kiss' "Rocket Ride". Its music video was directed by Shūichi Tan, who went on to direct the video for hide's next single, "Pink Spider". On May 2, 2007, the single was re-released with a slightly different cover. On December 8, 2010, it was re-released again as part of the third releases in "The Devolution Project", which was a release of hide's original eleven singles on picture disc vinyl. Reception "Rocket Dive" reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart. By the end of 1998 it sold 690,220 copies, making it the 33rd best-selling single of the year. The single was certified gold by the RIAJ in February 1998, platin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Japan
, often referred to as just Universal Music Japan or UMJ, is a Japanese subsidiary of the Universal Music Group founded in 1990. It is the largest subsidiary for a foreign company in the country regarding music distribution. The company is responsible for marketing and distribution in Japan for Japanese releases under Universal. In 2021, Universal Japan CEO and President Naoshi Fujikura was included on ''Billboard's'' International Power Players list. History Early years The company was founded as PolyGram Co., Ltd. (in 1990 with Koike Kazuhiko serving as president and CEO. In 1999, the company was restructured and renamed as Universal Music Co., Ltd. 2009–2013: Renaming to Universal Music LLC In 2009, the company was renamed as Universal Music LLC. Kazuhiko stepped down as CEO and Keiichi Ishizaka became CEO and president of the company. 2013–2014: Restructure following EMI purchase In 2011, EMI agreed to sell its recorded music operations to Universal Music Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal (Japanese Band)
is an all-female Japanese rock band from Osaka. Although all four members have provided lead vocals, their primary roles are Haruna on vocals and rhythm guitar, Mami on lead guitar, Tomomi on bass guitar, and Rina on drums. With numerous overseas performances and anime theme songs, Scandal has built a considerable international fanbase.SCANDAL香港放送局RTHKのJ-POPチャートで1位を獲得！ . ''mFound entertainment''. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-09-03.SCANDAL、2ndアルバムが世界42カ国で発売決定 . ''Natalie''. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-09-03. The band has been voted by fans across the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Häagen-Dazs
Häagen-Dazs ( , ) is an American ice cream brand, established by Reuben and Rose Mattus in The Bronx, New York, in 1960. Starting with only three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and coffee, the company opened its first retail store in Brooklyn, New York, on November 15, 1976. The company operates worldwide and also produces ice cream bars, ice cream cakes, sorbet, frozen yogurt, and gelato. History Häagen-Dazs's founder Reuben Mattus was born in Poland in 1912 to Jewish parents. His father died during the First World War, and his widowed mother migrated to New York City with her two children in 1921. They joined an uncle who was in the Italian lemon-ice business in Brooklyn. By the late 1920s, the family began making ice pops, and by 1929, chocolate-covered ice cream bars and sandwiches under the name Senator Frozen Products on Southern Boulevard in the South Bronx, delivering them with a horse-drawn wagon to neighborhood stores in the Bronx. The Senator Frozen Products company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Lady (duo)
are a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mie (Mitsuyo Nemoto, born March 9, 1958) and Keiko Masuda (formerly Kei, born September 2, 1957). In Japan, they are remembered for a run of pop-chart hits from roughly 1976 to 1979, but in the United States, they are best known for their short-lived 1980 NBC TV variety show '' Pink Lady'', later released on DVD under the title ''Pink Lady and Jeff.'' Pink Lady is one of only two Japanese artists to have reached the ''Billboard'' Top 40, hitting No. 37 with the single " Kiss in the Dark"; the other was Kyu Sakamoto with the original Japanese-language version of " Sukiyaki". They are also the first Japanese act ever to have performed in Seoul, South Korea, in November 1980. In June 1979, ''Billboard'' stated the duo had sales of over 72 million in Japan, and stated in September 1980 that Pink Lady's singles had grossed over 40 million, their album releases over 25 million, and their TV appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamamatsu
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was . Overview Hamamatsu is a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC). Cityscapes File:Hamamatsu Castle, enkei-3.jpg, Hamamatsu Castle（2021） File:Views from Hamamatsu Castle20211002.jpg, City views from Hamamatsu Castle（2021） File:Hamamatsu view - panoramio.jpg, CBD of Hamamatsu File:Hamamatsu from Mount Tonmaku.jpg, Part of Hamamatsu Skyline File:Skyline of Hamamatsu01.jpg, Skyline of Hamamatsu File:Arco Mall Yurakugai in Hamamatsu City（2）.jpg, Yūrakugai File:Night view of Hamamatsu city.jpg, Night view of Hamamatsu Geography Hamamatsu is southwest of Tokyo.Fukue, Natsuko.Nonprofit brings together foreign, Japanese residents in HamamatsuArchive. ''The Japan Times''. March 13, 2010. Retriev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Teacher Onizuka
''Great Teacher Onizuka'', officially abbreviated as ''GTO'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from January 1997 to February 2002, with its chapters compiled into twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story focuses on 22-year-old ex-bōsōzoku member Eikichi Onizuka, who becomes a teacher at a private middle school, Holy Forest Academy, in Tokyo, Japan. It is a continuation of Fujisawa's earlier manga series ''Shonan Junai Gumi'' and ''Bad Company'', both of which focus on the life of Onizuka before becoming a teacher. Due to the popularity of the manga, several adaptations of ''GTO'' were created, including a twelve-episode Japanese television drama running from July to September 1998; a live-action film directed by Masayuki Suzuki and released in December 1999; and a 43-episode anime television series produced by Pierrot, which aired in Japan on Fuji TV from June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Births
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
