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Bootleg (Kenshi Yonezu Album)
''Bootleg'' is the fourth album by Kenshi Yonezu, released on November 1, 2017. It is his first album with Sony Music and won the Album of the Year award at the 60th Japan Record Awards. Background August 30, 2017 is the ten year anniversary of Hatsune Miku, while Magical Mirai is the large Vocaloid concert held by Crypton Future Media. Crypton Future Media invited Kenshi write the "Dune" as the birthday song for Miku and also as the theme song of Magical Mirai 2017. Miku's version is included in "Hatsune Miku "Magical Mirai 2017" OFFICIAL ALBUM ", which peaked No.13 in Oricon. While Kenshi self-covers the song in "Bootleg". The song review the history of Vocaloid and metaphorize it as the expedition in the desert, soonly became viral in Vocaloid fandom. Besides, Crypton Future Media also invited some notable Vocaloid producers, such as Wowaka and N-buna, to write song and collected as birthday celebrating album "Re:Start" which peaked No.6 on Oricon. Yonezu considered titling th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenshi Yonezu
is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and illustrator who began releasing Vocaloid music under the stage name in 2009. In 2012, he debuted under his real name, releasing music with his own voice. He has sold at least 4.2 million physical copies and more than 7 million digital copies in Japan. Biography Early musical career Kenshi Yonezu was born on March 10, 1991, in the rural part of Tokushima, Japan. As a child, Yonezu found it difficult to communicate with other people, especially his father. Yonezu typically felt that his mother understood him. He was diagnosed with high-functioning autism after the age of 20. Yonezu's first foray into music was in 2006 during his second year of junior high school, where he formed a band with his friend Hiroshi Nakajima, called Late Rabbit Edda, to play for the school culture festival. He worked as the vocalist, songwriter and occasional guitarist, while Nakajima was the guitarist. In late 2007, he set up a website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireworks (2017 Film)
, also known as ''Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?'' is a 2017 Japanese animated romance film based on Shunji Iwai's live-action television film of the same name. It received mixed reviews from critics who praised it for music and animation, but criticized the narrative and characterization. It is the sixth highest-grossing anime film of 2017 and has grossed over worldwide. It was also released by Madman Entertainment, Anime Limited and GKIDS. Plot Norimichi Shimada and Nazuna Oikawa live in the town of Moshimo (Japanese for "if"). The students make a bet regarding whether the fireworks are either round or flat in the sky. After Nazuna finds a small glass marble, she, Norimichi and Yusuke compete in the swimming pool race. Yusuke wins and Nazuna asks him to go on a date. Nazuna packs a suitcase and plans to leave home. Yusuke bails on the date and Nazuna is taken home by her mother. Norimichi throws the marble, wishing for luck and causing it to rewind t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Monkey
The Yellow Monkey, sometimes abbreviated as , is a Japanese rock band originally active from 1988 to 2001, before officially disbanding in 2004. They announced their reformation in 2016. The band's name was derived from the ethnic slur that Japanese people look like monkeys, and that Asian people are said to be "yellow" in skin color. The Yellow Monkey is considered an important Japanese rock group, having achieved major success selling 10 million records, including 6.2 million singles. The group has had three consecutive number one albums, 18 top ten singles and in 2003 were ranked number 81 on HMV Japan's list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. Outside Japan the band is best known for their song "Tactics", one of the many ending themes of the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' anime. History 1988–1994: The Beginning The group has its roots in 1988, formed by Kazuya Yoshii when his previous band Urgh Police disbanded. He, originally playing bass, switched to guitar when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9999 (album)
''9999'' (pronounced "Four Nine") is the tenth studio album by Japanese rock band The Yellow Monkey, released on April 17, 2019 by Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album of new material in 19 years and their first since reuniting in 2016. The album was produced by lead singer Kazuya Yoshii, who also wrote almost all of the songs. ''9999'' was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 3 on both the Oricon Albums Chart and ''Billboard Japan''s Hot Albums chart and winning several awards. An expanded version of the album, titled ''9999+1'', was released on December 4, 2019 and reached numbers 2 and 4 on the charts. Background and recording The Yellow Monkey held their last concert on January 8, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome, beginning an indefinite hiatus, before officially announcing their disbandment on July 7, 2004. After seeing The Rolling Stones perform in London in 2013, Kazuya Yoshii emailed the other members about reuniting, and the band officially announced their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suchmos
Suchmos is a Japanese rock group formed in 2013. Suchmos was inspired by African-American music such as rock, jazz, and hip-hop. The band's name, Suchmos, is adapted from a jazz musician Louis Armstrong’s nickname, “Satchmo”. History 2013: Formation and earlier days Yonce, Taiking, Hsu, OK, Kcee, and Taihei were playmates. OK and Kcee are brothers. OK, Taiking, and Hsu are childhood friends from elementary school. Kcee and Yonce are acquaintances from high school days; Taihei is Hsu's junior at college. They gathered at OK's and Kcee's house at night and watching YouTube, singing, dancing, and playing. In January 2013, OK formed Suchmos with Yonce, Hsu, Ayustat, and a support member, Taihei. Kcee accompanied the band as a video group. The band's name, Suchmos, comes from a jazz musician Louis Armstrong’s nickname, “Satchmo”. The first live appearance was decided prior to deciding the band's name. While Yonce was suffering at the rehearsal studio of Tokyo University at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan
''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine ''Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway), holding an exclusive licence from ''Billboard''s parent company to the Billboard brand name in Japan,"Hanshin Contents Link, the operator of Billboard Japan": and manages, among others, the website www.billboard-japan.com and several "Billboard Live"-branded music clubs located in the country. In February 2008, Hanshin Contents Link, under licence from ''Billboard'', launched the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 music chart. As of 2016, the list of charts compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' also includes an albums chart named ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, sales-only-based charts Top Singles Sales, Top Albums Sales, Top Jazz Albums Sales, and Top Classical Albums Sales, a radio-airplay chart named Radio Songs, an animation music Animation music is original music written specifically ... [...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] |
Masaki Suda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor and singer. He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. His debut song is "Mita Koto mo Nai Keshiki". Personal life Suda is a close junior to Shun Oguri and Takayuki Yamada. His friends are Kento Yamazaki, Taiga Nakano and Fumi Nikaido. He worked with Kenshi Yonezu, Huwie Ishizaki and Aimyon at the music industry. Suda married Nana Komatsu on November 15, 2021. Career Acting Suda met talent agents while at school. He had several auditions, and was a finalist at Amuse, Inc. and Junon Superboy Contest. He played Philip in the tokusatsu series, ''Kamen Rider W''. His film debut after ''Kamen Rider'' was in ''The Backwater''. He won the Best New Actor Award from Tama Cinema Forum. He played Akuma in ''Shinigami-kun'' and Karma Akabane in '' Assassination Classroom''. Suda starred in the web series '' Death Note: New Generation'' and its subsequent film. He won the Japan Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchiage Hanabi
"Uchiage Hanabi" (, official English is "Fireworks") is a song by Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu released in August 2017. "Uchiage Hanabi" means "launching fireworks". The song is used for the anime film ''Fireworks'' and the album ''Thank You Blue''. There are two solo versions, Yonezu's solo version released for ''Bootleg'' for minimalist rearrangement, and Daoko's solo version for ''Shiteki Ryoko''. It ranked number one in ''Billboard'' Japan Hot Animation for 25 weeks. It won Song of the Year of Space Shower Music Awards in 2018. Reception The song received many positive reviews, and was described as merging the light sadness of summer and floweriness of fireworks, mixing delicate piano and strings with an electro effect and producing a beautiful scene. The music video for the song has garnered over 505 million views on YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaiza Ikeda
is a Philippine-born Japanese actress, fashion model and singer. She began modeling in 2009 after winning the "Grand Priz Nicola Model Audition 2009". Her mother is of Spanish Filipino Chinese descent and her father is Japanese. Filmography Film ; As director * ''Town Without Sea'' (2020) ; As actress * '' The Virgin Psychics'' (2015) – Miyuki Hirano * ''Wolf Girl and Black Prince'' (2016) – Aki Tezuka * ''ReLIFE'' (2017) – Rena Kariu * '' Tori Girl'' (2017) – Kazumi Shimamura * ''Bow Then Kiss'' (2017) – Anne Kishimoto * ''The Many Faces of Ito'' (2018) – Satoko Aida (C) * ''My Little Monster'' (2018) – Asako Natsume * ''Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together'' (2018) – Nana * ''Million Dollar Man'' (2018) * ''Sadako'' (2019) – Mayu Akikawa * '' Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'' (2019) - Kirari Momobami / Ririka Momobami * ''Not Quite Dead Yet'' (2020) * ''Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction'' (2021) * ''Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2'' (2021) - Kirari Momobami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is operating independently from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry. Its subsidiaries include the Japanese animation production enterprise, Aniplex, which was established in September 1995 as a joint-venture between Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, but which in 2001 became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It was prominent in the early to mid '90s producing and licensing music for animated series such as ''Roujin Z'' from acclaimed Japanese comic artist Katsuhiro Otomo and Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' animated series. Until March 2007, Sony Music Japan also had its own North American sublabel, Tofu Records. Releases of So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
