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CD Shop Awards
The is an annual set of music awards presented in Japan. It is sponsored by All-Japan CD Shop Clerks Union and awarded based on votes by CD shop clerks from all over Japan. It is referred to as a "music edition of Japan Booksellers' Award". Abstract There is a problem that, there are many high quality Japanese songs are underappreciated and not popular enough. To solve this problem, the CD shop clerks from whole country built this award to recommend music for guests. All Japanese CD shop clerks could vote via internet, mobile phone and fax. In the first round, everybody could recommend three albums, top20 albums could go into second round. And the voter would vote three of them and determine the final results. Frome 2019, the award set "red" and "blue" of Grand Prix, while "blue" is awarded for new artist. Winners Japanese music Grand Prix 2015 The albums nominated for the 2015 Grand Prix after the first half of 2014 were: * ''Overtone'' by Keytalk * ''Minna Normal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Booksellers' Award
is an annual Japan, Japanese literary award. It is awarded based on votes by bookstore clerks from all over Japan. Winners Excellent translations See also * CD Shop Awards References External links * J'Lit , Awards : Booksellers Award , Books from Japan {{Japanese literary awards Awards established in 2004 2004 establishments in Japan Japanese literary awards ... [...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] |
Himatsubushi
is the first album by the Japanese girl group Team Syachihoko, released on August 20, 2014 on Warner Music Japan. Release The single was released in 3 versions: "Kiku-ban" ("Listening Edition"), "Miru-ban" ("Watching Edition") and "Odoru-ban" ("Dancing Edition"). The latter two are limited pressings, while the Listening Edition has a limited first press edition with a special lower price ("Limited Himatsuburi Price Listening Edition"). Reception The album was nominated for the Grand Prix of the 7th CD Shop Awards. Track listing The DVD that comes with the Limited "Miru" ("Watching") Edition contains a live recording of Team Syachihoko's concert titled "Tenchō Summit!!!: Arigatō o Tsutae Kirete Nakute" that was held on May 11, 2014 at Nakano Sun Plaza. Charts Awards 7th CD Shop Awards , -align="center" , rowspan="2", 2015 , rowspan="2", ''Himatsubushi'' , Grand Prix , References External links * Album profiles at Warner Music Japan Warner Music ... [...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] |
Hi Izuru Tokoro
, also known as ''Sunny'', is a fifth studio album by Japanese people, Japanese musician Ringo Sheena released on November 5, 2014 by Universal Music Japan sublabel EMI Records Japan, Virgin Records. It is a compilation studio album compiling singles released since 2009 as well as new compositions. Background and development Before the release of her fourth album ''Sanmon Gossip'' in 2009, which celebrated her 10th anniversary, Sheena released the single "Ariamaru Tomi", used for the drama ''Smile (2009 TV series), Smile''s theme song. Sheena's main musical project during this time was the band Tokyo Jihen, who after ''Sanmon Gossip'' released the albums ''Sports (Tokyo Jihen album), Sports'' (2010) and ''Dai Hakken'' (2011). 2011 saw the release of another solo single by Sheena, "Carnation (Ringo Sheena song), Carnation". The song was commissioned for the asadora ''Carnation (TV series), Carnation'' starring Machiko Ono. Sheena had wanted the song to be released by Tokyo Jihen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miryoku Ga Sugoi Yo
is the debut studio album by Japanese band Gesu no Kiwami Otome, released on October 28, 2014. Background and development In May 2012, Indigo la End vocalist Enon Kawatani formed a band of musicians who he respected for a separate project from Indigo la End. The group, Gesu no Kiwami Otome, debuted under independent record label Space Shower Records with the extended plays '' Dress no Nugikata'' and '' Odorenai nara, Gesu ni Natte Shimae yo''. In April 2014, the band made their major label debut with the extended play ''Minna Normal''. In August, the band released their first single, " Ryōkiteki na Kiss o Watashi ni Shite" / " Asobi". "Ryōkiteki na Kiss o Watashi ni Shite" was a song commissioned for ''Arasā-chan Mushūsei'', a drama adaptation of a comic strip written by Nayuka Mine. The second track "Asobi" was not originally a billed A-side for the single, however was promoted due to the song being chosen for cellphone company au's brand of Isai FL smartphones. On Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quruli
is a Japanese music group formed in 1996. As of March 2021, the lineup consists of Shigeru Kishida and Masashi Sato. Their music is produced and distributed by Victor Entertainment. Career After meeting at "Rock Commune," Ritsumeikan University's music club, Shigeru Kishida, Masashi Satō, and Nobuyuki Mori formed the original three-piece band. The name "Quruli," an onomatopoeic word expressing rotation, was taken from a sign in the Kyoto Municipal Subway. In October 1998, Quruli released the single on Victor Entertainment. They released their first major label album, in 1999. Quruli released the albums in 2000, produced by Jim O'Rourke, and ''Team Rock'' in 2001. According to music critic Ian Martin, ''Picture Book'' remains one of the most frequently cited influences for Japanese alt-rock bands. During the production of the 2001 film ''The World is Mine'', Quruli added guitarist Tasshin Ōmura to its lineup. In 2002, Mori left the band. In 2003, after a trip to Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and ''The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered optiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesu No Kiwami Otome
is a Japanese band that formed in 2012 by indigo la End front-man Enon Kawatani. Describing themselves as "hip-hop/progressive", the band debuted in 2013 with independent label Space Shower Records, later signed by Warner sub-label Unborde. In 2018, the band left label Unborde and joined TACO RECORDS, founded by Enon Kawatani. Biography The band was formed in May 2012 by Enon Kawatani, out of members of other musical units. Kawatani formed the band out of people he respected, and had enjoyed performing with. Kawatani concurrently worked as the vocalist and songwriter for indigo la End, a band he had been a member of since 2009. Of the members, he chose Kyūjitsu Kachō, who was a former member of indigo la End, as well as Chan Mari and Hona Ikoka, from the bands Crimson and Microcosm respectively. The members had known each other since early 2010, from performing together at different events at the Shimokitazawa Era live house in Tokyo. They saw the project as more for fun, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Normal
is the third extended play by Japanese band Gesu no Kiwami Otome, released on April 2, 2014. This was their first major label release through Unborde. Background and development Gesu no Kiwami Otome was first formed in May 2012 by Indigo la End vocalist and songwriter Enon Kawatani, out of members of other musical units that Kawatani respected. The band released two extended plays in 2013: '' Dress no Nugikata'' and '' Odorenai nara, Gesu ni Natte Shimae yo''. On December 4, it was announced that the band was also signed to Warner sub-label Unborde. In January, it was also announced that Enon Kawatani's other band Indigo la End would also debut on Unborde on the same day. Writing and production When producing the song "Normal Atama", vocalist and songwriter Enon Kawatani first chose the album name, and created a song centred on the lyric "Minna Normal". Kawatani was inspired to write the song about people who consider themselves normal actually being the most abnormal people. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujii Kaze
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician under Universal Sigma. Raised in Satoshō, Okayama in Japan, he began uploading covers to YouTube since the age of 12. He released his first studio album, ''Help Ever Hurt Never'' in 2020, which reached number one on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums chart and number two on the Oricon Albums Chart. His second album, ''Love All Serve All'', released in 2022 topped both the Japanese Billboard charts and the Oricon Albums Chart and has since been certified platinum in March 2022 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), beating his debut’s gold certification in January 2021. Fujii was the first Asian act in history to debut a song in all 73 available countries and regions of Spotify Daily Viral charts. Biography Early musical beginnings Fujii Kaze was born in 1997 in Satoshō in Okayama, Japan, and has one older brother and two older sisters. As a child, he listened to all kinds of music such as jazz, classical mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stray Sheep
''Stray Sheep'' (stylized in all caps) is the fifth album by Kenshi Yonezu, released on August 5, 2020. The name of the album was inspired by the New Testament. The song "Kanden" has been used as the theme song of the comedy TV series ''MIU404''. The album sold over 879,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Oricon Albums Chart. It was the top selling album of 2020 in Japan according to both ''Billboard Japan'' and ''Oricon''. The latter calculated that the album had sold 1,970,930 copies in Japan by the end of 2020, summarizing CDs, vinyls, downloads, and streaming equivalents. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), ''Stray Sheep'' was the world's third-best-selling album of 2020, with 2.54 million sales worldwide. Release ''Stray Sheep'' was released digitally worldwide on August 5, 2020. The album was available on physical formats in South Korea and Taiwan on October 16, 2020. Singles "Lemon" is the first single of the al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |