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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] |
Sagamihara
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 723,470, with 334,812 households, and a population density of 1,220 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Sagamihara is the third-most-populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of the Greater Tokyo Area. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been proposed. On April 1, 2010, the city became the 19th city designated by government ordinance. As a result of this, three wards were established: Midori-ku, Chūō-ku and Minami-ku. Geography Sagamihara covers a large area of northwestern Kanagawa Prefecture. The main areas of commercial activity in Sagamihara are located near Hashimoto Station on the JR East Yokohama Line and Keio Sagamihara Line; Sagamihara Station on the Yokohama Line; and Sagami-Ōno Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line. Western Sagamihara is within the Tanzawa Mountains. Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Back Pages (album)
''My back pages'' is the debut studio album by Japanese pop band The Tambourines. It was released on September 28, 2002, through Giza Studio. Background The album consists of four previous released singles, such as "Easy game", "Hijack brandnew days", "Mayonaka ni Kizuita Funny Love" () and "Stay Young". Three songs out of ten were composed by band themselves. The single ''Easy Game'' was released in the Giza Studio's compilation album ''Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001'' and ''Stay young'' in the compilation album ''Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2002''. Chart performance The album peaked at No. 86 on the Oricon charts in its first week. It charted for 1 week and sold 2,750 copies. It was their only album which entered into Top 100 Oricon rankings. Track listing In media *My back pages - theme song for YTV program ''Asa Ichi!'' *Stay young - ending theme for Tokyo Broadcasting System Television JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azumi Uehara
is a former Japanese adult video (AV) actress and former Japanese pop singer. Life and career Uehara debuted in 2001 with the song which was featured on the anime ''Detective Conan'' as its 13th ending song. Both the song and the subsequent album were highly successful. Signed up to Giza Studio, after several minor hits she was fired by her agency in 2007 as she was involved in a fraud scandal, and this was considered "a serious breach of contract". After a long hiatus, she resurfaced in 2012, appearing in an uncensored adult movie with the stage name of and then making the debut in the main adult video circuit with the label Muteki Muteki is a Japanese adult video company which specializes in casting mainstream entertainers, usually gravure idols or mainstream actresses, in their adult video debuts. It is part of the Hokuto Corporation's roster of companies. The label's fir ... and using just her first name, Azumi. She left the label in 2014. Discography Albums Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Bit…
''Little Bit…'' is the second Extended play, EP by Japanese rock band Wands (band), Wands. The album includes two previously released singles, "Koiseyo Otome" and "Ai wo Kataru yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou." The album was released on October 6, 1993 under B-Gram Records label. It reached #2 on the Oricon chart for first week, with 483,350 sold copies. It charted for 20 weeks and sold 951,660 copies.Oricon rankings http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/25861/products/268565/1/ Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Little Bit... 1993 EPs Wands (band) albums B Zone EPs Japanese-language EPs ... [...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] |
Just Believe In Love
"Just Believe in Love" is the 14th single by Zard and released 1 February 1995 under B-Gram Records label. The single debuted at #2 rank first week. It charted for 11 weeks and sold over 656,000 copies. Track listing All songs are written by Izumi Sakai and arranges by Takeshi Hayama #Just Believe in Love #*composer: Michiya Haruhata #**the song was used in TBS drama ''Yureru Omoi'' as theme song #Ready, Go! #*composer: 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 ... #Just believe in love (original karaoke) Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/BGDH-1042 References 1995 singles 1994 songs Zard songs Songs written by Izumi Sakai Songs written by Michiya Haruhata Japanese television drama theme songs B Zone singles {{1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anata Wo Kanjiteitai
"" is the 13th single by Zard and released 24 December 1994 under B-Gram Records label. The single debuted at #2 rank first week. It charted for 10 weeks and sold over 738,000 copies. Track listing All songs are written by Izumi Sakai. # #*composer and arrangement: Tetsurō Oda #Take Me to Your Dream #*composer: Daria Kawashima/arrangement: Masao Akashi is a Japanese musical arranger in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label B-Gram Records. In 1988, he debuted as arranger in debut single " Dakara Sono Te o Hanashite" by Japanese hard-rock band B'z. Until 1998 his arrangement work has ... # (original karaoke) Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/BGDH-1041 References 1994 singles 1994 songs Zard songs Songs written by Izumi Sakai Songs written by Tetsurō Oda B Zone singles {{1990s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makenaide
is the 6th single by Zard released on 27 January 1993 under B-Gram Records label. Background According to the song's composer Tetsurō Oda, Izumi Sakai was singing "strangely," but it proved to be good. The single reached #1 rank first week. It charted for 18 weeks and it sold over 1.64 million copies and became the highest-selling song for Zard. When she died, it was elected as the best song by Zard on the Oricon polls. It was a song that greatly appealed to the Japanese public. Released at a time that is now seen as the beginning of Japan's post economic bubble era when the Nikkei 225 Index had shrunk in value by a third in only three years, "Makenaide" (Don't Give Up) became known as the theme song of the country's " Lost Decade." While Sakai commented on the television show ''Music Station'' that it would encourage men taking examinations, many people said this song helped them cope with difficult issues such as school bullying. Zard fans’ favorite phrase, "Run through unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yureru Omoi (album)
is the 4th album of Zard and was released on July 10, 1993 under B-Gram Records. Background The album include her biggest hits such as Makenaide and Yureru Omoi. Chart performance The album reached #1 rank first week with 571,020 copies. It charted for 56 weeks and sold more than 2,230,900 copies. In 1993, it was the highest sold album and reached #1 rank (as album) for whole year. Track listing All lyrics written by Izumi Sakai.Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/BGCH-1001 Usage in media *In My Arms Tonight: theme song for Tokyo Broadcasting System Television drama "Gakkou ga Abunai" *Makenaide: ending theme for Fuji TV drama "Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!" *Kimi ga Inai: theme song for Nihon TV drama "Kanojo no Kiraina Kanojo" *Yureru Omoi: commercial song of Pocari Sweat , Pokari Suetto is a Japanese sports drink, manufactured by Otsuka Pharmaceutical. It was launched in 1980, and is mostly well known across Asia and the Middle East; it is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold Me (Zard Album)
''Hold Me'' is the third album by Japanese pop-rock group Zard and was released on September 2, 1992, under the Polydor label. In 1992, the album was released as a CD and cassette. In 1993, B-Gram Records re-released this album under CD format with code BGCH-1005. Chart performance The album reached number two in Japan in its first week of release. It charted for 71 weeks and sold, in total, 1,065,000 copies.Oricon rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/rank/album/ Track listing In media *"Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenaide" is theme song for drama series ''Udemakuri Kangofu Monogatari'' *"Dareka ga Matteru" is theme song for Nihon TV program ''Magical Zunou Power!'' *"Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite" is ending theme for TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mō Sagasanai (album)
is the second studio album of Japanese band Zard. It was released on December 25, 1991, released under B-Gram label. In 1991, B-Gram released this album in cassette tape and CD format. In 1993, B-Gram Records re-released this album only in CD format (BGCH-1004). Background The album consists of two previously released singles. "Sunao ni Ienakute" and "Itsuka wa" are both composed by singer/frontman Izumi Sakai. In 2009, the song Sunao ni Ienakute was re-arranged and released as single; the song was re-arranged by Hitoshi Okamoto, a member of Garnet Crow. Mai Kuraki joined in on the chorus. Chart performance The album reached #36 rank first week. It charted for 57 weeks and sold 333,000 copies.Oricon rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/194579/1/ Track listing In media *Mō Sagasanai: theme song for TV Asahi Japanese television drama "Shichinin no Onna Bengoushi" *Fushigi ne...: ending theme for Nihon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
