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Deen (album)
Deen is the debut studio album of Japanese rock band Deen. It was released on 14 September 1994 under recording label B-Gram Records. Deen was the first artist in the history of Japanese pop music to break the record for selling a million copies of a debut album and a debut single at the same time. Background Album includes singles released between 1993 and 1994. Omitted singles as ''Tsubsa wo Hirogete'', is included instead in their first compilation album Singles+1. Promotion Singles Their debut single ''Kono mama Kimi dake wo Ubaisaretai'', was released on 10 March 1993. The single is written by vocalist of the rock band Wands (band), Show Uesugi and writer Tetsuro Oda. In the television, it was promoted as a commercial song to the mobile phone operator company NTT Docomo's ''Pocket Bell''. The single debuted at number 2 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts, sold over million copies and remained at number 12 on Oricon Yearly Single Charts in 1993. The single has received a golde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deen (band)
is a Japanese popular music band that formed in 1992. Members frequently changed until the release of the first album, and from there Deen has had four members: vocalist and lyricist Shuichi Ikemori, keyboardist and leader Koji Yamane, guitarist Shinji Tagawa and drummer Naoki Uzumoto. In January 2000, Utsumoto and in March 2018, Tagawa left the group. The band has sold over 15 million compact discs. History In the "Being" agency, Show Wesugi (original vocalist with Wands) and Tetsurō Oda is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda gained prominence as a songwriter in Japan during the late 1980s. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 that have ... made song "Konomama Kimidake wo Ubaisaritai" (lit. "Now, I want to make off with only you"). The group was formed for singing this song. The band debuted by the single on March 10, 1993. The single was certified a million-seller by the Recording I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumi Sakai
, known professionally as , was a female Japanese pop singer, songwriter, and member of the group Zard. As Sakai was the only member who stayed in the group while others joined and left regularly, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. She was the best-selling female recording artist of the 1990s and has sold over 37 million copies of sales, making her one of the List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music artists in Japan of all time. Biography Born in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Sakai grew up in Hadano, Kanagawa. Her father was a driving instructor, and she had a younger brother and younger sister. After her death, a neighbor recalled how popular and beautiful Sakai had been in elementary school. She was also athletic, joining the track and field team in junior high and playing tennis in high school. Graduating from Shoin Women's College (now Shoin University) in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Atsugi City, Kanagawa, Sakai worked in a real estate company office for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese-language Albums
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being Inc
Being Incorporated, d.b.a. Being Giza Group, is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate based in Tokyo's Roppongi district, founded on November 1, 1978 by musician Daiko Nagato. Being Inc. and its subsidiaries are the main supplier of theme music for the anime series ''Detective Conan''. As of May 2011, 77 theme tunes have been supplied to the anime by Being Inc. Labels Nowadays production-based record company are no longer a rare thing, however Being has established a dedicated record company and label in quick succession since 1991. Label companies under the label companies that are part of Being Inc. are also subsequently owned by Being Inc. It includes indies labels as well. Independent labels *Zain Records (1991,previously named as B.Jin) *VERMILLION RECORDS (1992, previously named as BMG ROOMS) - formerly a joint venture with BMG Japan (now Sony Music Entertainment Japan) *Giza Studio (1999) *B.Gram-Records (1991) - formerly a joint venture with Nippon PolyGram (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Albums In Japan
Japan is the second-largest music market in the world and the following lists cover the top-selling albums in the country of Japan, based on information provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and Oricon Inc. Best-selling physical albums in Japan In the history of the Oricon weekly albums chart, which started in January 1970, only 280 out of all of the charting albums have sold more than one million copies, a feat mostly achieved by domestic acts. List of best-selling albums by domestic acts This is a list of the top-selling albums in Japan, based on data compiled by Oricon. Prior to January 1987, the domestic albums chart was separated into LPs (created in 1970), cassette tapes (introduced in 1974) and compact discs (launched in 1985), until their unification, which remains the current form. It is worth noting that Oricon only takes into consideration physical sales for its charts, meaning that digital purchases are excluded. The best-selling album is ''First Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever You
''Forever You'' is the 6th album of Zard and was released on March 10, 1995, under B-Gram Records label. Background The album consist of three previously released tracks. For first time ZARD self-covered song ''Hitomi ni Sorasanaide'' which was originally performed by a Being artist '' Deen''. Charting performance The album charted #1 rank in Oricon first week. It charted for 35 weeks and sold more than 1,774,000 copies. Track listing All lyrics written by Izumi Sakai.Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-1001 Usage in media *Konnani Soba ni Iru no ni: commercial song of "Boutique joy" *Anata wo Kanjiteitai: commercial song of NTT DoCoMo *Just believe in love: theme song for Tokyo Broadcasting System Television drama "Yureru Omoi" *High Heel Nugi Sutete: ending theme for Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zard
were a Japanese pop rock group, originally with five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as its only constant member. Zard's work was sold under the record label B-Gram Records, Inc. Their most popular and successful songs are , , and " My Friend" (1996). As of 2014, Zard had sold over 38 million records, making them one of the best-selling music artists in Japan. Career Zard began when the former CEO of Being Corporation, Daikō Nagato, recruited a 24-year-old model named Sachiko Kamachi. Changing her name to Izumi Sakai in an attempt to cut off her past, she created a group called Zard. Zard made a breakthrough with the release of their debut single February 10, 1991 '' Good-bye My Loneliness'', which was a theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Ideals and Reality of Marriage" featuring Misako Tanaka. The song was very successful, reaching No. 9 in the Oricon rankings. Zard's next two singles did not sell as well. The fourth, took a slightly different approach. The group's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toki No Tobira
is the first full-length studio album by Japanese rock band Wands, released by B-Gram Records on April 17, 1993. It features the No. 1 singles "Toki no Tobira", "Motto Tsuyoku Kimi wo Dakishimetara", and "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto", the latter co-written by Miho Nakayama. Also included is the band's version of the Deen song "Kono Mama Kimi Dake wo Ubaisaritai". The album became the band's first No. 1 on Oricon's weekly albums chart, selling 410,930 copies on its first week. It charted for 33 weeks and sold 1,626,350 copies. By February 1994, the album was certified as a 2 Million seller by the RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include p .... Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certification References External links * * {{Authority c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Kawashima
, known before as Miki Kawashima, is a Japanese musical composer, singer-songwriter, lyricist under Being Inc. records. Biography In 1986, she debuted as ''Miki Kawashima'' with the single Silk no Kuchibiru under CBS Sony label. Three years, she debuted as Daria Kawashima with the single ''Shiny Day'' under the Zain Records label. Since joining the Being agency, Kawashima has composed and wrote several songs for artists like Zard and Deen. In 1992, she composed ''Moonlight Densetsu'' under the alias of ''Tetsuya Komuro'', presumably inspired by the legendary songwriter of the same name. The song would later be used as an opening theme for the popular anime series Sailor Moon. Kawashima also became known as the vocalist and leader of the heavy metal band '' Feel So Bad''. In 2003, she participated in the cover album '' The Hit Parade'', covering Gedō's ''Hyun Hyun''. It was produced by Tak Matsumoto from B'z. In 2016, she made her return as a solo artist with the digital relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirohito Furui
is a Japanese musical arranger and keyboardist in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label Giza Studio. In years 1999-2013 he was part of Japanese band Garnet Crow as arranger. In March 2018, he launched his own band project ''Again'', however in June 2019 changed into ''Alpha'' under independent label Freestyle. List of provided works as arranger ★ album ☆ single/coupling Miho Komatsu * Nazo ☆ * Kagayakeru Hoshi ☆ * Alive, My Soul ( Nazo) ★ *Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake ☆ * Koori no ue ni Tatsu yo ni ☆ *Chance ☆ * Anybody's Game ☆ * Miho Komatsu 2nd ~ Mirai ~ ★ * Sayonara no Kakera ☆ * Saitan Kyori de ☆ * Kaze ga Soyogu Basho ☆ *No Time No Fall, Holding; Holding on ( Miho Komatsu 3rd ~ everywhere ~) ★ *Style of my own ( Miho Komatsu 5 ~ source ~) ★ *Ashita wo Motezuni ( Miho Komatsu 6th ~ Hanano ~) ★ * Tsubasa wa Nakutemo ☆ * Suna no Shiro ☆ * Namida Kirare Tobase ☆ * I~Dareka... ☆ *Kokyou ( Miho Komatsu 7 ~prime number~) ★ * Anata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Ikeda (arranger)
is a Japanese musical arranger and keyboardist in distributors Being Inc. Biography In 1990s Ikeda entered to Being Inc. agency where he provided arrangement and strings arrangement for several of famous artist including Zard, Deen, Field of View or Mi-ke. Ikeda was also involved with arranging famous Anime song Moonlight Densetsu by Dali under alias name ''Ikeda Daisuke'' (池田大輔). In 2000s he entered to Giza Studio where he provided arrangements for minor artist as Miho Komatsu. In 2002 he appeared on final live of Field of View as strings arranger. During 2000s period he composed original soundtracks for several Anime television series such as a Fighting Beauty Wulong or Saiyuki Reload. In years 2008-2013 he regularly appeared Garnet Crow live concerts as a string arranger, on final live he provided special arrangement on song ''Sora ni Hanabi wo''. In May 2016, Ikeda participated in Zard's live tour session "25th Anniversary Live" as a keyboardist. DVD footage was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Hayama
is a Japanese musical arranger and guitarist under Being Inc. records. Biography In 1978, he debuted with his own blues band under Trio Records. In 1990s he entered to Being recording agency. Takeshi becomes the main arranger of Japanese singer-songwriter Maki Ohguro. Along with Masao Akashi they were the most busy arrangers during 90s. During the same period time he provided arrangements for another Being artist as Zard, Deen or Wands as is under charge of arranging famous million-sells hits as Makenaide, Kono Mama Kimi Dake wo Ubaisaritai, Motto Tsuyoku Kimi wo Dakishimetara or Anata Dake Mitsumeteru. After establishment of Giza Studio he continued providing arrangements for artist as Aiuchi Rina, U-ka Saegusa in dB or Aya Kamiki. Takeshi appears sometimes as a supportive guitarist in hills PanKoujou Live. Since 2012, he's a music teacher of rock and pop department in Senzoku Gakuen of Music. In celebration of his 60 birthday, he held special live with former vocalist of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
