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BPM Cube
''BPM Cube'' is the second self-cover album by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by WEA Japan on August 9, 2000. It includes the single "Naked Dance". Disc 1 consists of English-language versions of the duo's hit songs, while Disc 2 features new remixes of the duo's singles. The album peaked at No. 16 on 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 Nov ...'s weekly albums chart. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano, except where indicated; all music is composed by Minami Takayama, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Two-Mix. Charts References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:BPM Cube 2000 compilation albums Two-Mix albums English-language Japanese albums Japanese-language compilation albums Warner Music Japan compilation alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-Mix
Two-Mix (temporarily known as II MIX⊿DELTA) is a Japanese pop duo formed in 1995 by Minami Takayama (vocals and composer) and Shiina Nagano (synthesizer, composer and lyricist). Their style is fast electronic pop. History They met in the early 1990s. Minami, already well-established as a voice actress, was in the indie band Re-X and met Shiina through a friend. Minami released a solo album in 1992, ''Endless Communication'' which Shiina contributed to. They formed a group together Es Connexion and released an album. In 1995 they formed Two-Mix. They have been featured in anime such as ''Gundam Wing'' and ''Detective Conan'' (in which the title character, Conan Edogawa, is voiced by Minami.) They also made a guest appearance in one of the episode in which they were kidnapped and saved by Conan and his friends). In 1999, Two-Mix produced Miru Takayama (a cousin of Minami) and in 2000 Miru and Minami formed M*TWO-MinaMiru-. In 2005, Minami and Shiina were joined by Joe Rinoie a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Navigation (song)
"True Navigation" is the seventh single by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on June 4, 1997. Composed by the duo of Shiina Nagano and Minami Takayama, the song was used as an image song in the Japanese dub of ''The X-Files'' season 3. The single peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 142,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano. All music is composed by Minami Takayama is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer who is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. She is also the main vocalist of Two-Mix and ES CONNEXION when it was active. Her uncle is a former New Japan Pro-Wrestling managing director Hisashi Sh .... All music is arranged by Two-Mix. Chart position Certification Other versions An English-language version of the song was recorded on the duo's 2000 self-cover album '' BPM Cube''. References External links * * {{authority control 1997 singles 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Japanese Albums
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Two-Mix Albums
Two-Mix (temporarily known as II MIX⊿DELTA) is a Japanese pop duo formed in 1995 by Minami Takayama (vocals and composer) and Shiina Nagano (synthesizer, composer and lyricist). Their style is fast electronic pop. History They met in the early 1990s. Minami, already well-established as a voice actress, was in the indie band Re-X and met Shiina through a friend. Minami released a solo album in 1992, ''Endless Communication'' which Shiina contributed to. They formed a group together Es Connexion and released an album. In 1995 they formed Two-Mix. They have been featured in anime such as ''Gundam Wing'' and ''Detective Conan'' (in which the title character, Conan Edogawa, is voiced by Minami.) They also made a guest appearance in one of the episode in which they were kidnapped and saved by Conan and his friends). In 1999, Two-Mix produced Miru Takayama (a cousin of Minami) and in 2000 Miru and Minami formed M*TWO-MinaMiru-. In 2005, Minami and Shiina were joined by Joe Rinoie a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm Emotion
"Rhythm Emotion" is the second single by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on November 22, 1995. Composed by the duo of Shiina Nagano and Minami Takayama, the song was used as the second opening theme of the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing''. The single peaked at No. 8 on Oricon's weekly singles chart, becoming the duo's first top-10 single. It sold over 353,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano. All music is composed by Minami Takayama. All music is arranged by Two-Mix. Chart position Certification Other versions Remixes of the song were released on the albums '' Two-(Re)Mix'', ''BPM 150 Max'', and ''BPM "Dance Unlimited"''. The duo recorded an orchestral mix with Les Solistes de Versailles on the 1998 self-cover album '' Baroque Best''. An English-language version was recorded on the 2000 self-cover album '' BPM Cube''. Cover versions * Move covered the song on their 2011 cover album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth (A Great Detective Of Love)
"Truth (A Great Detective of Love)" is the 13th single by J-pop duo Two-Mix. Released on November 26, 1998, it was the duo's first single under Warner Music Japan, following their split from King Records. Composed by the duo of Shiina Nagano and Minami Takayama, the song was used as the opening theme of episodes 124–142 of the anime TV series ''Case Closed''. The single peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's weekly singles chart, becoming the duo's highest-charting single and final top-10 single. It sold over 228,710 copies and was the duo's final single to be certified Gold by the RIAJ. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano. All music is composed by Minami Takayama. All music is arranged by Two-Mix. Chart position Certification Other versions The duo recorded an orchestral ballad version with Orchestre Chimérique on the 1998 self-cover album ''Baroque Best''. An alternate version titled "Truth (Duet with Conan)" on ''Rhythm Formula'' features Takayama sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Makaino
is a Japanese pop music composer, arranger, and musician. He is the elder brother of composer Shunichi Makaino. Biography Makaino was born in the city of Toyohashi, in Aichi Prefecture. His father Noboru was a music-lover and amateur composer, and he got Kōji to become familiar with musical instruments. He, his father, and his brother played together as a tango band. After graduating from Aichi Prefectural Commercial High School in Toyohashi, he studied music at the Naomi College of Music before dropping out in 1967 join a group called "Blue Sharm." The group only issued four singles, and broke up in 1970. Since 1972, when he arranged for Hideki Saijo's album ''Chance wa Ichido'', he has worked in composition and arrangement. He has been active composing ''Kayōkyoku''; idol songs; ''enka''; film, TV drama, and anime soundtracks; and commercial songs; among others. Besides his hundreds of compositions, he was in charge of soundtrack for a number of anime series, most notably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Communication
"Just Communication" is the debut Single (music), single by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records (Japan), King Records on April 29, 1995. Composed by Shiina Nagano and Kōji Makaino, the song was used as the first opening theme of the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', and marked the band's breakthrough into the mainstream. Both the song and its B-side "Second Impression" originally had Two-Mix credited as songwriters due to a policy imposed by , the duo's management at the time. The single peaked at No. 23 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 264,000 copies and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, RIAJ. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano. All music is arranged by Two-Mix. Chart position Certification Other versions Remixes of the song were released on the albums ''Two-(Re)Mix'' and ''BPM "Dance Unlimited"''. An alternate version titled "Just Communication II" was recorded on the 1998 EP ''Fantas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami Takayama
is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer who is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. She is also the main vocalist of Two-Mix and ES CONNEXION when it was active. Her uncle is a former New Japan Pro-Wrestling managing director Hisashi Shinma. Takayama is best known for her roles in ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' as both Kiki and Ursula, ''Ranma ½'' as List of Ranma ½ characters#Nabiki Tendo, Nabiki Tendo, ''Moomin (1990 TV series), Moomin'' as Moomin, ''Yaiba'' as Yaiba Kurogane, ''Shaman King'' as Hao Asakura, ''Nintama Rantarō'' as Rantarō Inadera, ''Danganronpa'' series as Hajime Hinata/Izuru Kamukura, ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' as Envy and ''Case Closed, Detective Conan'' as Conan Edogawa. Career From an early age, Takayama studied ballet, Buyō, Japanese dance, and vocal music. When she was a child, her sense of justice was so strong that it was written on her report card. She wanted to become a police officer,人気の職業早わかり! マスコミ・ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced ''kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. J-rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-country had popularity during the international popularity of Westerns in the 1960s1970s as well, and it still has appeal due to the work of musicians like Charlie Nagatani and venues including Little Texas, Tokyo. J-rap became mainstream with producer Nujabes and his work on ''Samurai Champloo'', Japanese pop culture is often seen with anime in hip hop. Other trends ... [...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] |
