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Earthly Stars (Unsung Heroes)
is a song that Japanese musician Miyuki Nakajima composed and recorded for the country's acclaimed television documentary program ''Project X -Chōsenshatachi-'', which aired on NHK during the first half of the 2000s. It was released as a double A-Side single with in July 2000 and reached the number-one spot after 30 months, becoming one of the longest running singles in history of the Japanese Oricon chart started in 1968. History After a couple of commercially lackluster studio albums were released, Nakajima left Pony Canyon, a record label she had belonged to since her debut. Double A-Side single "Earthly Stars (Unsung Heroes)"/"Headlight, Taillight" is the first release under the record label, Yamaha Music Communications, which was newly founded in 2000. Both songs were originally written for the TV documentary series which was aired on NHK. Akira Imai, a producer of the television program decided to ask Nakajima to write theme songs, because he was moved by lyrics of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Nakajima
(born February 23, 1952, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and radio personality. She has released 43 studio albums, 46 singles, 6 live albums and multiple compilations as of January 2020. Her sales have been estimated at more than 21 million copies. In the mid-1970s, Nakajima signed to Canyon Records and launched her recording career with her debut single, "Azami Jō no Lullaby" (アザミ嬢のララバイ). Rising to fame with the hit " The Parting Song (Wakareuta)", released in 1977, she has since seen a successful career as a singer-songwriter, primarily in the early 1980s. Four of her singles have sold more than one million copies in the last two decades, including "Earthly Stars (Unsung Heroes)", a theme song for the Japanese television documentary series ''Project X''. Nakajima performed in experimental theater ("Yakai") every year-end from 1989 through 1998. The idiosyncratic acts featured scripts and songs she wrote, and have continued irregul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuka Kudo
, known by her maiden name , is a Japanese singer, actress and former idol, born in Hamura, Tokyo, Japan. She was a member of Onyanko Club between May 1986 and September 1987 and went on to have a successful solo career with 11 number-one hits. Biography Kudo began her singing career at the age of 14 as a member of three-piece pop unit Seventeen Club consisted of runners-up from the 1984 Miss Seventeen Contest organized by Japanese teen magazine ''Seventeen'', which Shueisha publishes. They had two singles released by CBS/Sony Records in 1985. Their first single "Su Ki Futari Tomo!" was released on 21 January 1985, and was used in television advertisements for snack food products "Suzuki Kun" and "Sato Kun" manufactured and sold by S&B Foods. The second single "Baajin Kuraishisu (Virgin Crisis)" was released on 25 August 1985. Its lyrics were written by Sunplaza Nakano-kun, who was a lead singer of Japanese rock band Bakufu Slump. Kudo later said that she hated the second sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon Kogure
, previously known as , is a Japanese musician, songwriter, entertainer, journalist, sumo commentator, actor and voice actor. He first gained fame in the 1980s as vocalist of the heavy metal band Seikima-II, before starting a solo career in 1990 and branching out into other forms of entertainment. His real name is not publicly known and he is noted for always working entirely in character, which includes wearing face paint. Early life and education Demon attended kindergarten up through his first year of elementary school in New York City. He moved to Tokyo for second grade of elementary school, before moving to Nishi-ku, Hiroshima in 1971 for three years. Returning to Tokyo, Demon grew up there from 6th grade on. Between 1982 and 1983, Demon attended an acting school in Tokyo. In March 1986, Demon graduated with honors from Waseda University with a degree in social science. A fan of sumo since childhood, he was a member of the university's sumo club. He was also a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Soundtrack
In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (''ongaku''), combining the kanji 音 ''on'' (sound) with the kanji 楽 ''gaku'' (music, comfort). Japan is the world's largest market for music on physical media and the second-largest overall music market, with a retail value of US$2.7 billion in 2017. Traditional and folk music Gagaku, hougaku The oldest forms of traditional Japanese music are: * , or Buddhist chanting * , or orchestral court music both of which date to the Nara (710–794) and Heian (794–1185) periods. Gagaku classical music has been performed at the Imperial court since the Heian period. Kagura-uta (神楽歌), Azuma-asobi (東遊) and Yamato-uta (大和歌) are indigenous repertories. Tōgaku (唐楽) and komagaku emerged during the Tang dynasty (618–907) via the Korean Peninsula. In addition, gagaku splits into kangen (管弦) (instrumental music) and bugaku (舞楽) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lucky Star Albums
This article lists the albums attributed to the series ''Lucky Star''. Video game theme and character songs Lucky Star Vocal Mini Album is a video game soundtrack for the video game ''Lucky Star Moe Drill'' based on the manga ''Lucky Star''. It was first released on December 22, 2005 in Japan. Track listing :(All Composition/Arrangement: Shin'ichi Sakurai / Lyrics: Kiyomi Kumano) # - 4:16 #*Performed by Ryō Hirohashi, Mai Nakahara, Ami Koshimizu # - 3:20 #*Performed by Ai Shimizu, Miyu Matsuki, Satsuki Yukino # - 3:59 # - 3:22 # - 4:16 # - 3:20 # - 3:59 # - 3:22 Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill ~Tabidachi~: Gomen ne Maxi CD KAD-002-B1 is a video game soundtrack for the video game ''Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill Tabidachi'' based on the manga ''Lucky Star''. It was first released on May 24, 2007 with the game package in Japan. Konata Izumi has a solo version of "Lucky Lucky Everybody" on this CD. =Track listing= :(All Composition/Arrangement: Shin'ichi Sakurai / Lyrics: Kiyomi Kuma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Takara
This is a list of characters from the Japanese manga, video game, and anime series ''Lucky Star''. Main characters Konata Izumi ; : (old drama CD, NDS video game), Aya Hirano (anime, PS2 and PSP video game, new drama CD, ''Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku'' anime and drama CD), Wendee Lee (English) :Konata is the leader of the ''Lucky Star'' crew, and the main protagonist of the series. She is the shortest of the main characters. Nicknamed , she is an eccentric but friendly and outgoing tomboy, with a mischievous yet good-natured sense of humor. She is smart, but doesn't apply herself to studying,''Lucky Star'' anime, episode 16. thus her grades are a bit variable. However, she is an expert at pulling "all-nighters".''Lucky Star'' anime, episode 2. In contrast to her studying habits, she loves playing video games. This can be seen in the OVA for the series, it is revealed that the MMORPG she plays with Nanako Kuroi is "Tower of Druaga: Recovery of Babylim".''Lucky Star'' anime, ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parody Music
Parody music, or musical parody, involves changing or copying existing (usually well known) musical ideas, and/or lyrics, or copying the particular style of a composer or performer, or even a general style of music. In music, parody has been used for many different purposes and in various musical contexts: as a serious compositional technique, as an unsophisticated re-use of well-known melody to present new words, and as an intentionally humorous, even mocking, reworking of existing musical material, sometimes for satirical effect. Examples of musical parody with completely serious intent include parody masses in the 16th century, and, in the 20th century, the use of folk tunes in popular song, and neo-classical works written for the concert hall, drawing on earlier styles. "Parody" in this serious sense continues to be a term in musicological use, existing alongside the more common use of the term to refer to parody for humorous effect. Etymology The word "parody" derives from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Shimizu (entertainer)
is a Japanese ''tarento'', comedian, and actress. She is also an impressionist (''monomane tarento''). Shimizu's real name is She is represented with Jam House. Shimizu graduated from Takayama Nishi High School and Bunkyo University Women's College Division of Home Economics. She is nicknamed and . Shimizu's catchphrase is . Impressions *Shinobu Otake *Yumi Matsutoya *Kaori Momoi *Akiko Yano *Remi Hirano *Ryoko Moriyama *Tetsuko Kuroyanagi *Aya Sugimoto *Yuriko Koike Filmography TV variety Current appearances Former appearances TV drama Films Animated films Anime television Dubbing Radio Current appearances Former appearances Advertisements Discography Albums Singles Videography DVD Bibliography Co-authored Serials Others References Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimizu, Michiko Japanese television personalities Japanese actresses Japanese impressionists (entertainers) Japanese radio personalities People from Gifu P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
