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Cherry Girl
''Cherry Girl'' is a Japanese action drama film featuring Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda and actresses MEGUMI and Yuko Ito. It was directed by Shuta Takahata (''The Hotel Venus'') and is written by Osamu Suzuki (''Love Com, Hito Ni Yasashiku'' and ''smaSTATION''). The film was scored by Koda Kumi's studio album ''Black Cherry'' and was featured on the second DVD of the album. Kumi Koda, the main focus of the film, released a music video centered around the film's theme on her ''Cherry Girl/Unmei'' single. Plot ''Cherry Girl'' centers around three female bartenders, who use the bar to run a private detective agency. Kumi (Koda Kumi), Meg ( MEGUMI) and Yu ( Yuko Ito) play agents who work as private investigators for an unseen man named Goro (Goro Inagaki). He contacts the three women via Vodafone cell phone to give them job orders. The film opens with a bar scene of the women serving their customers, alongside a conversation Kumi, Yu and Meg are having, talking about past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumi Koda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single "Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", were used as themes for the video game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album ''Secret'' (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album '' Best: First Things'' (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively. Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style. In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year. Life and career Early life Koda was born into a family of musicians. Her grandfather was a Shakuhachi master and her mother was a Koto teacher; she is the older ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even from their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'. History In his 2020 book ''Dead Famous: an unexpected history of celebrity'', British historian Greg Jenner uses the definition: Although his book is subtitled "from Bronze Age to Silver Screen", and despite the fact that "Until very recently, sociologists argued that ''celebrity'' was invented just over 100 years ago, in the flickering glimmer of early Hollywood" and the suggestion that some medieval saints might qualify, Jenner asserts that the earliest celebrities live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Won't Be Long
"Won't Be Long" (stylized all in capitals as ''WON'T BE LONG'') is a collaboration single by Japanese group Exile and singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. It debuted on No. 2 on Oricon and stayed there for the weekly ranking, bringing its monthly rank to No. 6. Information ''Won't Be Long feat. Koda Kumi'' is Japanese band Exile's collaborative effort with Japanese R&B-turned-pop artist Kumi Koda. It charted No. 2 on Oricon and remained on the charts for over six months. Due to the high ranking and length on the charts, the single took No. 6 on the monthly charts. ''Won't Be Long'' is a cover of the same song, originally released by Japanese band Da Bubble Gum Brothers on August 22, 1990. Prior to the single's physical release, it reached one million downloads. Due to Koda Kumi being, at the time, Avex's most popular artist, the single charted higher than the original release. Despite Takahiro joining Exile as a new vocalist around the time of the single's release, the song did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 Hot Wave
''4 Hot Wave'' (stylized as ''4 hot wave'') is the 32nd single by Japanese singer Koda Kumi, released through Rhythm Zone on July 26, 2006. The singles contains the quadruple A-side tracks "Ningyo-Hime", "I'll Be There", "Juicy", and "With Your Smile". All four songs were included on Kumi's fifth studio album ''Black Cherry'', released in December 2006. A commercial success, ''4 Hot Wave'' charted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and stayed on the charts for seventeen weeks. The sales for the single became Koda’s highest selling single, even surpassing the total sales of " Real Emotion / 1000 no Kotoba" in less than three weeks. It became her highest debut single and reclaimed the title of highest debut sales female artists, previously held by Ayumi Hamasaki's "Blue Bird" (2006). Background ''4 Hot Wave'' is singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's thirty-second single and is her first quadruple A-side, with each song containing a corresponding music video. Each song's music video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company intends to be the initial focus of promotional efforts and radio airplay and hopefully become a hit record. The B-side (or "flip-side") is a secondary recording that typically receives less attention, although some B-sides have been as successful as, or more so than, their A-sides. Use of this language has largely declined in the 21st century as the music industry has transitioned away from analog recordings towards digital formats without physical sides, such as CDs, downloads and streaming. Nevertheless, some artists and labels continue to employ the terms ''A-side'' and ''B-side'' metaphorically to describe the type of content a particular release features, with ''B-side'' sometimes representing a "bonus" track or other material. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soulhead
Soulhead (known as SOULHEAD in Japan) is a Japanese urban contemporary/ R&B duo consisting of sisters Yoshika Sawayama (よしか) and Tsugumi Sawayama (つぐみ). Both were born in Hokkaidō; Yoshika was born on July 20, 1978 and Tsugumi was born on January 25, 1981. Since their debut, they have worked with several well-known artists, including Sowelu, Koda Kumi, Crystal Kay and Ken Hirai. Biography Before they assumed the name Soulhead, Yoshika and Tsugumi were known as Batti Baas. Batti Baas released one vinyl single through Handcuts Records called ''Lovin' You'', which featured Aaron Blackmon. The song was a remake of the Minnie Riperton standard. In February 2002, they released a CD single through Tokuma Japan Communications called '' Inside Out.'' Shortly after the release of ''Inside Out,'' they were signed to Sony Music Associated Records and began working under the pseudonym Soulhead. The label sent them one year abroad to Australia and New Zealand to improve their pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cherry (Koda Kumi Album)
''Black Cherry'' is Koda Kumi's fifth studio album and first original album since ''secret'' (2005). It charted at No. 1 on Oricon, continuing the artist's streak and staying at No. 1 for one month. It remained on the charts for sixty weeks. It was released in CD, CD+DVD and CD+2DVD, with the latter being a limited edition that carried her movie debut ''Cherry Girl.'' The entire film's score was from the album. Information ''Black Cherry'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's fifth studio album and eighth album overall. While it was only a year since her last studio album, ''secret'', two compilation albums and a remix album were released between ''secret'' and ''Black Cherry'': '' Best ~first things~'' (2005), '' Best ~second session~'' (2006) and the limited digital album ''Koda Kumi Remix Album'' (2006). The album became her third consecutive album to chart at No. 1 on the Oricon Albums Charts, where it remained for one full month, charted for sixty-seven consecutive weeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Hamada (actress)
is a Japanese singer and actress who starred in numerous Japanese films and Japanese television dramas. and released two solo albums and solo singles in the 1990s, after being part of the Japanese band " Modern Choki Chokies". She was also part of the Japanese "unit" (temporary band) " Unknown Soup & Spice" in 2003. Discography Solo albums * Futsu no hito (フツーの人) (1995) * Amu Onna (編む女) (1997) which includes a title with Autechre Solo singles * パジャマトリッパー * フツーで行こう * ひとひと * 人の息子 * It's My Love/氣愛/Sens Band albums With " Modern Choki Chokies": * Rolling dodoitsu (ローリング・ドドイツ) (1992) * Bongengan Bangara Bingen no Densetsu (ボンゲンガンバンガラビンゲンの伝説 (1993) * Moda-Choki (別冊モダチョキ臨時増刊号) (1994) * Kumachan (くまちゃん) (1994) * Readymade no Modern Choki Chokies (レディメイドのモダンチョキチョキズ) (1997) With " Unknown Soup & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debt Collector
Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, which differentiates it from an immediate purchase. The debt may be owed by sovereign state or country, local government, company, or an individual. Commercial debt is generally subject to contractual terms regarding the amount and timing of repayments of principal and interest. Loans, bonds, notes, and mortgages are all types of debt. In financial accounting, debt is a type of financial transaction, as distinct from equity. The term can also be used metaphorically to cover moral obligations and other interactions not based on a monetary value. For example, in Western cultures, a person who has been helped by a second person is sometimes said to owe a "debt of gratitude" to the second person. Etymology The English term "debt" was first used in the late 13th century. The term "debt" comes from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Improvised Explosive Device
An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs. IEDs are generally done in these terrorism operations or in asymmetric unconventional warfare by insurgent guerrillas or commando forces in a theatre of operations. In the Iraq War (2003–2011), insurgents used IEDs extensively against U.S.-led forces and, by the end of 2007, IEDs were responsible for approximately 63% of coalition deaths in Iraq. They were also used in Afghanistan by insurgent groups, and caused over 66% of coalition casualties in the 2001–2021 Afghanistan War. IEDs were also used frequently by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Background An IED is a bomb fabricated in an improvised manner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracking System
A tracking system, also known as a locating system, is used for the observing of persons or objects on the move and supplying a timely ordered sequence of location data for further processing. It is important to be aware of human tracking, further details are listed below. Applications A myriad of tracking systems exists. Some are 'lag time' indicators, that is, the data is collected after an item has passed a point for example a bar code or choke point or gate. Others are 'real-time' or 'near real-time' like Global Positioning Systems (GPS) depending on how often the data is refreshed. There are bar-code systems which require items to be scanned and automatic identification (RFID auto-id). For the most part, the tracking worlds are composed of discrete hardware and software systems for different applications. That is, bar-code systems are separate from Electronic Product Code (EPC) systems, GPS systems are separate from active real time locating systems or RTLS for exampl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
