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2024 In Japanese Music
The year 2024 in Japanese music. Debuts Debuting groups * Number_i * Me:I Debuting soloists * Ami Maeshima * Ayaka Nanase * Hina Suguta * Hina Tachibana is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Arts Vision. She is known for her roles as Nagi Hisakawa in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'', Maina Ichii in ''If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die'', and Rie Maruyama ... * Nagisa Aoyama * Shōya Chiba * Number-ones * Oricon number-one albums * Oricon number-one singles * ''Billboard Japan'' number-one albums * ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 number-one singles Albums released January March April May July August See also * 2024 in Japan ** Music of Japan References {{Music of Japan 2024 in Japanese music 2024 in Japan 2024 in music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Music
In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (''ongaku''), combining the kanji 音 ''on'' (sound) with the kanji 楽 ''gaku'' (music, comfort). Japan is the world's largest market for music on physical media and the second-largest overall music market, with a retail value of US$2.7 billion in 2017. Traditional and folk music Gagaku, hougaku The oldest forms of traditional Japanese music are: * , or Buddhist chanting * , or orchestral court music both of which date to the Nara (710–794) and Heian (794–1185) periods. Gagaku classical music has been performed at the Imperial court since the Heian period. Kagura-uta (神楽歌), Azuma-asobi (東遊) and Yamato-uta (大和歌) are indigenous repertories. Tōgaku (唐楽) and komagaku emerged during the Tang dynasty (618–907) via the Korean Peninsula. In addition, gagaku splits into kangen (管弦) (instrumental music) and bugaku (舞楽) (da ... [...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] |
Lost Corner
''Lost Corner'' is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu, released on August 21, 2024, through Sony Music Records. It included number-one singles "Pale Blue", a theme for 2021 television series '' Rikokatsu'' and " Kick Back", an opening theme for 2022 anime series '' Chainsaw Man''; the latter became the first Japanese-language song to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album also features the theme for Hayao Miyazaki-directed animated fantasy film, ''The Boy and the Heron'' (2023), "Spinning Globe". Commercially, ''Lost Corner'' debuted at number one on both the Oricon Albums Chart The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Oricon originally published LP, CT, Cartridge and CD charts prior to the establishment of the Oricon Albu ... and ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums charts, selling 377,000 copies in it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ado (singer)
Ado (born October 24, 2002) is a Japanese singer and YouTuber. In 2020, at the age of 17, she made her debut with the digital single titled "Usseewa", which peaked at number 1 on ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100, Oricon Digital Singles Chart, and the Oricon Streaming Chart. The song reached 100 million plays on ''Billboard Japan'' after 17 weeks from charting-in, which was the sixth fastest in history and the youngest for a solo singer. In 2022, her song, "New Genesis", was used as the theme song for the anime film '' One Piece Film: Red'', and topped Apple Music's Global Top 100 charts. She currently belongs to the artist management company Cloud Nine. Life and music career Early life and musical beginnings: 2014–2020 Ado was born on October 24, 2002, in Tokyo, Japan. In 2014, Ado took an interest in music after the video-sharing website Niconico was released on Nintendo 3DS. She began watching videos on the small screen of Nintendo 3DS, and was impressed by the cover sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanmu
is the second studio album by Japanese singer Ado, released on July 10, 2024, via Virgin Music. Announced on April 20, the album was preceded by the release of fourteen singles, including "Show", which was used by Universal Studios Japan to promote their ''Halloween Horror Nights'' attraction, and " Kura Kura", the theme song for season 2 of ''Spy × Family''. Background In 2022, Ado released her debut studio album, '' Kyōgen'', which went to debut atop both the Oricon Albums Chart and the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums chart. The album broke a string of records, including becoming the first to sell over 100,000 copies in its first week by a female artist since Superfly's 2008 self titled debut studio album. Later that year, Ado provided singing vocals for Uta for the Japanese animated musical fantasy film '' One Piece Film: Red''. The accompanying soundtrack album '' Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red'' became an international success, charting in various countries and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Records
EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone record labels. The label was later launched worldwide. It has a branch in India called "EMI Records India", run by director Mohit Suri. In 2014, Universal Music Japan revived the label in Japan as the successor to EMI Records Japan. In June 2020, Universal revived the label as the successor to Virgin EMI, with Virgin Records now operating as an imprint of EMI Records. History An EMI Records Ltd. legal entity was created in 1956 as the record manufacturing and distribution arm of EMI in the UK. It oversaw EMI's various labels, including The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Columbia Graphophone Company, and Parlophone Co. Ltd. The global success that EMI enjoyed in the 1960s exposed the fact that the company had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringo Sheena
, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen. She describes herself as "". She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled by HMV in 2003. Early life Sheena was born with an esophageal atresia in which the esophagus narrows as it approaches the stomach. Treatment of this involved several operations, at least one of which required her right shoulder blade to be cut open. These surgeries left Sheena with large scars on her shoulder blades, said to give the impression that an angel's wings had been removed. Initial solo career Sheena released her first official single "Kōfukuron" in May 1998, when she was 19 years old. She subsequently made singles "Kabukichō no Joō" and "Koko de Kiss Shite", the latter becoming her first hit. This was followed by the release of her first album, ''Muzai Moratorium'', in February 1999. The album was a major hit. "Gips (so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival (Ringo Sheena Album)
''Carnival'', alternatively titled is the seventh solo studio album by Japanese singer Ringo Sheena, released on May 29, 2024, via EMI Records. Preceded by the release of three singles, "Toogood", "I'm Free", and "As a Human" alongside multiple promotional singles, the album was announced two days prior to its release. Primarily a jazz record with French pop and orchestral influences, Sheena collaborated with various female artists on the album, including Hikaru Utada, Nocchi, Ai, and Atarashii Gakko!. Background Ringo Sheena released her sixth solo studio album, ''Sandokushi'', in 2019. In 2022, she released a remix album, ''das Allheilmittel für alle Übel'', which received criticism due to its album cover bearing similarity to the Red Cross emblem. On May 27, 2024, Sheena announced in celebration of her 25th anniversary in the music industry, she would be releasing a studio album on May 29. Writing and production Primarily working with male artists on her previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
@onefive
is a Japanese girl group consisting of Kano Fujihira, Soyoka Yoshida, Tsugumi Aritomo, and Momoe Mori. The group was formed in October 2019, in the year all the members turned 15 years old. In addition to music, they have been involved in modeling, acting, and other activities while focusing on their "Japanese Classy Crush" concept. They are represented by the talent agency Amuse Inc. and are signed with the record label Avex Trax. Name The name @onefive was chosen because the members were 15 years old at the time of formation, and because it can be pronounced in Japanese as ''ichi-go'' ( 'one-five'), referring to the concept of ''ichi-go ichi-e'', which the members value. The "@" symbol, which is silent, was included in the name to mean "from us" and "now from this place". Fans of @onefive are collectively referred to as @fifth. History 2019–2021: Formation and early years @onefive was formed in October 2019 by the four graduating members of the Japanese idol group Sak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classy Crush
''Classy Crush'' is the second studio album and first major label album by the Japanese girl group @onefive. It was released on April 17, 2024, by the record label Avex Trax. Overview The title of the album ''Classy Crush'' originated from @onefive's group concept, "Japanese Classy Crush". "Classy" refers to old things, stereotypical images and ways of thinking, and conventional ways of doing things. "Crush" expresses @onefive's desire to destroy things of that nature, which hold them back, and to move forward in a new way. The album represented a shift for @onefive toward the direction of hip hop, especially with the release of the single "Justice Day". Other musical influences included jungle, Jersey club, traditional Japanese music, and Middle Eastern music. Many of the songs depict strong Japanese girls. The single "Miraizu" (未来図) marked @onefive's major label debut with Avex Trax. It was used as the theme song for the live-action television drama adaptation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony 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 Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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