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Cherie Mon Cherie
is the 22nd single by Japanese idol duo Wink. Written by Rui Serizawa and Satoshi Kadokura, the single was released on October 26, 1994, by Polystar Records. Background and release "Cherie Mon Cherie" was used by Unicharm for its Air Wick commercial featuring Wink. "Cherie Mon Cherie" peaked at No. 29 on the Oricon's weekly charts and sold over 25,000 copies. Track listing All music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura , is a Japanese composer, arranger, producer, keyboardist. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. He was a producer of Wink, Noriyuki Makihara, Southern All Stars , also known by the abbreviations and SAS, are a Japanese rock band th .... Chart positions ;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts References External links * * {{Authority control 1994 singles 1994 songs Wink (duo) songs Songs in Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wink (duo)
was a Japanese idol duo in the late 1980s and early-to-mid-1990s composed of and . They released their first single on April 27, 1988, and their final release was on March 31, 1996. Many of their singles topped the Oricon charts in Japan, including their biggest hit, "Samishii Nettaigyo". History In 1987, Sachiko Suzuki and Shoko Aida both entered a beauty contest given by the magazine ''Up to bBoy''. Suzuki won 7th place and formed Wink with 9th place winner Aida the next year, and in April they debuted with the single "Sugar Baby Love", a cover of an English song by The Rubettes. From that point on, many of Wink's early songs were covers of Western songs, but with Japanese lyrics; while many of their later songs were original works written by Japanese composers. "Sugar Baby Love" and their next single, "Amaryllis", did decently, but it wasn't until the release of their third single "Ai ga Tomaranai (Turn It into Love)" (a cover of Kylie Minogue's "Turn It Into Love") the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voce (album)
is the 13th studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on December 1, 1994. It features the single " Cherie Mon Cherie". Like the duo's previous release '' Overture!'' the album consists of completely original songs. The album peaked at No. 58 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 16,000 copies. Track listing All music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura , is a Japanese composer, arranger, producer, keyboardist. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. He was a producer of Wink, Noriyuki Makihara, Southern All Stars , also known by the abbreviations and SAS, are a Japanese rock band th .... Charts References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Voce 1994 albums Wink (duo) albums 1990s Japanese-language albums ... [...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] |
Satoshi Kadokura
, is a Japanese composer, arranger, producer, keyboardist. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. He was a producer of Wink, Noriyuki Makihara, Southern All Stars , also known by the abbreviations and SAS, are a Japanese rock band that first formed in 1974. The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata (lead vocals and guitars), Yuko Hara (vocals and keyboards), Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (bass), Hiroshi Matsuda (dr ... and many other artists. He also composes scores for video game series '' Metal Max''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kadokura, Satoshi 1959 births Japanese composers Japanese keyboardists Japanese male composers Japanese music arrangers Japanese record producers Living people People from Kamakura Tokyo University of the Arts alumni Video game composers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twinkle Twinkle (Wink Song)
is the 21st single by Japanese idol duo Wink. Written by Yasushi Akimoto and James Shimoji, the single was released on May 25, 1994, by Polystar Records. Background and release "Twinkle Twinkle" was used by Tokyo City Keiba for its "Twinkle Race" commercials. The B-side, "Tasty", was used by Dunkin' Donuts Dunkin' Donuts LLC, also known as Dunkin' and by the initials DD, is an American multinational coffee and doughnut company, as well as a quick service restaurant. It was founded by Bill Rosenberg (1916–2002) in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 195 ... for their commercial featuring Wink. "Twinkle Twinkle" peaked at No. 28 on the Oricon's weekly charts and sold over 74,000 copies. Track listing Chart positions ;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts Twinkle Twinkle 2017 To promote Tokyo City Keiba's "Twinkle Race 2017", former Wink member Shoko Aida collaborated with the comedy duo Oriental Radio to release a new recording of "Twinkle Twinkle" as a digital sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watashitachi Rashii Rule
is the 23rd single by Japanese idol duo Wink. Written by Yasushi Akimoto and Masamichi Sugi, the single was released on March 1, 1995, by Polystar Records. Background and release "Watashitachi Rashii Rule" was used as the theme song of the TV Asahi drama series . "Watashitachi Rashii Rule" peaked at No. 46 on the Oricon's weekly charts and sold over 16,000 copies. Track listing All music is arranged by Satoshi Kadokura. Chart positions ;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts References External links * * {{Authority control 1995 singles 1995 songs Wink (duo) songs Songs in Japanese Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Idol
An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in acting, dancing, and modeling. Idols are commercialized through merchandise and endorsements by talent agencies, while maintaining a parasocial relationship with a financially loyal consumer fan base. Japan's idol industry first emerged in the 1960s and became prominent in the 1970s and 1980s due to television. During the 1980s, regarded as the "Golden Age of Idols", idols drew in commercial interest and began appearing in commercials and television dramas. As more niche markets began to appear in the late 2000s and early 2010s, it led to a significant growth in the industry known as the "Idol Warring Period." Today, over 10,000 teenage girls in Japan are idols, with over 3,000 groups active. Japan's idol industry has been used as a model for other pop idol industries, such as K-pop. Sub-categories of idols include gravure idols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicharm
is a Japanese company that manufactures disposable hygiene products, household cleaning products, specializing in the manufacture of diapers for both babies and adult incontinence, feminine hygiene products and pet care products. The company has operations in 80 countries and is a market leader in Asia in baby and feminine care products. It holds the top share of diaper sales in China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. Also its market share is rapidly expanding in India, nearly doubling its sales every two years. History Unicharm traces its roots to the Taisei Kako Co., Ltd., founded by Keiichiro Takahara. Takahara's family operated a paper manufacturing business in Shikoku. After resigning in 1961 from his father's paper manufacturing company, he founded his own, Taisei Kako (Taisei Chemical Works). He then turned his attention to the manufacture and sale of selling wood wool cement board. Then the company in 1963 ventured to manufacture and sell sanitary napkins. The co ... [...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] |
1994 Singles
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1994 Songs
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Wink (duo) Songs
A wink is a facial expression made by briefly closing one human eye, eye. A wink is an informal mode of non-verbal communication usually signaling shared hidden knowledge or intent. However, it is ambiguous by itself and highly dependent upon additional context, without which a wink could become misinterpreted or even nonsensical. For example, in some regions of the world, a wink may be considered rude or offensive. Depending on the relationship of the people involved, a wink could possibly constitute a sexual gesture. General overview and meanings Winking is one of the more subtle gestures, usually involving eye contact between those involved. In most cases it is only meant to be known by the sender and their intended receivers, but in some cases can be more widely intended. Single wink A single wink is usually a friendly gesture implying a degree of solidarity or intimacy. A typical use of the wink is to quietly send a message that third parties are not aware of. For exampl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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