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Chūnin (album)
is the first album by the Japanese girl group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (also called Ebichu for short). The album was released in Japan on June 24, 2013 on the Sony Music Entertainment Japan's label Defstar Records. Background The release was announced on June 9, 2013 during a release event for the band's latest single " Te o Tsunagō / Kindan no Karma", held at Lazona Kawasaki Plaza Ruefer Square Grand Stage (in Kanagawa Prefecture). It was announced that it would be the band's "first full album" and it would contain the songs from their first four major-label singles, a cover of Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO for short) is a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals). The group is conside ...'s "Taiso" and some newly written songs, 14 tracks in total. The album was released in 3 editions: Limited Edition Ē (CD+DVD), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
are a Japanese female idol group. The group's name is officially shortened to . The group was created by 3B Junior, the third section of the talent agency Stardust Promotion. Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku is considered a "little sister" group to another Stardust Promotion girl group, Momoiro Clover Z. Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku is named after a fictitious school in Ebisu, a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was planned as a group of elementary and middle school students. However, this concept has changed as the members aged. The group currently uses "Forever a Middle-schooler" as their concept. The group was officially nicknamed "King of the School Play", and was advertised as being a group with very rough singing and dancing skills. Or, more accurately, the group's slogan at the time was "Unarticulated dance and shaky vocals." However, the group has outgrown said slogan over time, and have since reached a point where they're praised for their vocal skills. Originally formed as a quint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazona Kawasaki Plaza
is a shopping mall in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Japan. The mall adjoins the west side Kawasaki Station. It is the largest commercial facility in the Mitsui Fudosan affiliate and has the highest sales volume. Structure The design is by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura, and makes use of natural lighting. There is a branch shrine of Izumo-taisha on the flat roof of a building. History Between 1908 and 2000, the lot was occupied by a Toshiba factory. Construction of Lazona began in 2001. The mall opened on 28 September 2006. On May 5, 2019, the unit BEST FRIENDS! made their first concert. See also * List of shopping malls in Japan * List of works by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura is an architecture firm based in Barcelona. Many of its works have acquired iconic status. Completed buildings are listed in chronological order of completion, and unbuilt projects or urban master plans by dat ... References External linksOfficial webs ... [...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] |
Hinata Kashiwagi
is a Japanese idol singer, and a former member of the female idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. Discography : ''See Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, § "Discography" for releases with Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.'' Filmography TV dramas * ''Vampire Heaven'' (2013, TV Tokyo) — Episodes 2, 6 * (October 29, 2016, TV Tokyo) *Village Vanguard! (2019, TV Nagoya) — Yuki Iwase *Village Vanguard! 2 ~7nin no Osamurai-hen~ — Yuki Iwase Movies * (March 24, 2012, short film) * (March 8, 2014, Toei) — ''Shione Natsume'' * (2015) — main heroine *Little Subculture Wars ~Village Vanguard no Gyakushū~ (October 23, 2020) — Yuki Iwase Stages * Onmyoji (July 2017) — Mitsumushi * (September 2018 – October 2018) — Kaoru Amane *ELF The Musical (November 2020) — Jovie Bibliography Photobooks * (July 24, 2015, Wani Books) *Dear. (September 5, 2018, Wani Books) References External links Hinata Kashiwagi profileon the Stardust Promotion is a leading Japanese tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aika Hirota
is a Japanese YouTuber, singer and former member of the idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. She was active with the group from April 10, 2010, to January 3, 2018. Discography : ''Also See Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Discography.'' Singles # aiai to Iku, Nihon Zenkoku Tetsudou no Tabi (2015) # Suki ni Erabeba Iijan (2019) EP's # Fuyu Kurinaba Haru Tookaraji. (2020) Filmography Film * (2015), Hiyoko Hoshino * (2015) * (2017) * (2018) Voice acting * (Unikyara Project MoguP) Hiroshima Home TV References External links Aika Hirota profileon the Stardust Promotion is a leading Japanese talent agency, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1979 and invests in entertainment forms including music, cinema, and modelling. The agency has a dominant share in the management of actresses. For example, ... website 廣田あいかオフィシャルブログ 「愛式。」Powered by Ameba（2018年5月22日 - ） * Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Mayama
is a Japanese idol singer, and a member of the idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. Mayama performed one of the opening themes for the 2014 anime television series ''Akame ga Kill!'' ("Liar Mask", featured in episodes 15 and on). The song is a mix of J-pop and heavy metal. Discography : ''See also Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku § Discography.'' Solo singles Appearances Anime * ''Nanana's Buried Treasure'' (May — June, 2014, Fuji TV), Shizuka Kisaragi * ''Akame ga Kill!'' (November 16, 2014, Tokyo MX JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...), handmaiden References External links * Rika Mayama profileon the Stardust Promotion website * — Rika Mayama's video introduction, recorded in 2011 for ''Kawaii Girl Japan'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayama, Rika Shiritsu ... [...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] |
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO for short) is a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals). The group is considered influential and innovative in the field of popular electronic music. They were pioneers in their use of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, drum machines, computers, and digital recording technology, and effectively anticipated the "electropop boom" of the 1980s. They are credited with playing a key role in the development of several electronic genres, including synthpop, J-pop, electro, and techno, while exploring subversive sociopolitical themes throughout their career. The three members were veterans of the music industry before coming together as YMO, and were inspired by eclectic sources, including the electronic music of Isao Tomita and Kraftwerk, Japanese traditional music, arcade games, funk music, and the disco productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west. Yokohama is the capital and largest city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Fujisawa. Kanagawa Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast on Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay, separated by the Miura Peninsula, across from Chiba Prefecture on the Bōsō Peninsula. Kanagawa Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with Yokohama and many of its cities being major commercial hubs and southern suburbs of Tokyo. Kanagawa Prefecture was the political and economic center of Japan du ... [...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] |
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] |
