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Euphoria (CNBLUE Album)
''Euphoria'' (stylized ''EUPHORIA'') is the fifth major-label Japanese studio album (seventh overall) by South Korean pop-rock Korean pop idol, idol band CNBLUE. It was released on October 19, 2016, under Warner Music Group, Warner Music Japan. The date marks the five-year anniversary of the band's debut with its record label. ''Euphoria'' was released in four editions: Regular Edition, Limited Editions A and B, and a fan club-only Boice Limited Edition. It went on to debut at number two on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart. The band embarked on the CNBLUE 5th Anniversary Arena Tour 2016 "Our Glory Days" throughout November in Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, Osaka, Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, Fukuoka, and Tokyo. Background CNBLUE announced ''Euphoria'' as its fifth studio album on the September 5, 2016 broadcast of Abema TV's ''Fresh!'', with a release date of October 19. The date marks the five-year anniversary since the band's major-label debut in Japan with "In My Head (CNBLUE song), In My Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNBLUE
CNBLUE ( ko, 씨엔블루) is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (leader, main vocals, guitar, keyboard, rap), Kang Min-hyuk ( drums), and Lee Jung-shin ( bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang-jin left the band after they released their debut Japanese extended play ''Now or Never'' in 2009, and was replaced by Lee Jung-shin. Lee Jong-hyun (guitar and vocals) left the band on August 28, 2019. CN is an initialism for ''Code Name'', while BLUE is a backronym for ''burning'', ''lovely'', ''untouchable'', and ''emotional''; it is meant to portray the images of Jong-hyun, Min-hyuk, Jung-shin, and Yong-hwa, respectively. On January 14, 2010, CNBLUE debuted in Korea with the lead single " I'm a Loner" from their first Korean EP '' Bluetory''. History 2009: Debut in Japan CNBLUE's first live performance took place in Tokyo, Japan, at the entrance of Shinjuku Station in early 2009; it was one of at least 20 other bands performing in the area. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excite (web Portal)
Excite is an American web portal operated by IAC that provides a variety of outsourced content including news and weather, a metasearch engine, and a user homepage. In the United States, the main Excite homepage had long been a personal start page called My Excite. Excite once operated a webmail service commonly known as Excite Mail until August 31, 2021. The original Excite company was founded in 1994 and went public two years later. Excite was once a popular site on the Internet during the 1990s, with the main portal site Excite.com being the sixth most visited website in 1997. The company merged with broadband provider @Home Network but together went bankrupt in 2001. Excite's portal and services were acquired by iWon and then by Ask Jeeves, but the website went into a steep decline in popularity afterwards. History Excite originally started as Architext in June 1993 at a garage in Cupertino, California, created by Graham Spencer, Joe Kraus, Mark VanHaren, Ryan McIntyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Singles Chart
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In Japan, physical sales decreased sharply in the 2000s, while download sales hit three to four times the amount of single sales. In November 2017, Oricon introduced its first digital songs chart, separate from its main physical singles chart. In November 2018, Oricon launched a streaming chart, and introduced a combined singles chart that utilizes physical single sales, downloads, and streams. Original Confidence Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by the former Snow Brand Milk Products promoter Sōkō Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. Entitled . The chart became official on January 4, 1968. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon's officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colors (CNBLUE Album)
''Colors'' (stylized ''colors'') is the fourth major-label Japanese studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean pop rock band CNBLUE. It was released on September 30, 2015, under Warner Music Japan. After releasing the first single "White", the band decided to continue with the theme of color to showcase musical variety through the album. " Supernova" was released as the album's promotional single in September. ''Colors'' was released in four editions: Regular Edition, Limited Editions A and B, and a fan club-only Boice Limited Edition. It went on to debut at number one on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, the first time in over three years since CNBLUE topped the chart. The band embarked on the CNBLUE 2015 Arena Tour: Be a Supernova from November to December in Nagano, Tokyo, Aichi, Fukui, and Osaka. Background ''Colors'' was announced as CNBLUE's fourth studio album on July 24, 2015, with a release date of September 30. The title is meant to indicate the array of "colorful mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Yong-hwa
Jung Yong-hwa (; ; born June 22, 1989) is a South Korean singer, musician and actor. He is the leader, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CNBLUE. Jung made his television debut in '' You're Beautiful'' (2009), and has since starred in television dramas '' Heartstrings'' (2011), '' Marry Him If You Dare'' (2013), ''The Three Musketeers'' (2014), and '' The Package'' (2017). On the music front, Jung also made his solo debut with the album '' One Fine Day'' in 2015. Early life and career beginnings Jung Yong-hwa was born on June 22, 1989, in Seoul, South Korea. His family consists of his parents and a brother, who is four years older. He moved to Busan in 1991 and lived there through high school, where he first began composing music. After taking his college entrance exam, he moved back to Seoul, where he joined music label FNC Music. In 2009, Jung left for Japan to study music with his bandmates. During their studies, they did street performances and released ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or—as in televised wrestling shows—in backstage areas of the venue, in similar form to reality television. Professional wrestling as a form of theater evolved out of the widespread practice of match fixing among wrestlers in the early 20th century. Rather than sanction the wrestlers for their deceit as was done with boxers, the public instead came to see professional wrestling as a performance art rather than a sport. Professional wrestlers responded to the public's attitude by dispensing with verisimilitude in favor of entertainment, adding melodrama and outlandish stuntwork to their performances. Although the mock combat they performed ceased to resemble any authentic wrestling form, the wrestlers nevertheless continued to pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Royal
Battle royal (; also royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules. In recent times, the term has been used in a more general sense to refer to any fight involving large numbers of people who are not organized into factions. Within combat sports and professional wrestling, the term has a specific meaning, depending on the sports being discussed. Outside sports, the term battle royale has taken on a new meaning in the 21st century, redefined by Koushun Takami's 1999 Japanese dystopian novel '' Battle Royale'' and its 2000 film adaptation of the same name. This new meaning of "battle royale" refers to a fictional narrative genre and/or mode of entertainment inspired by the film, also known as death games and killing games, where a select group of people are instructed to kill one another until there is a triumphant survivor. Sports Historical uses ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Turns You On?
''What Turns You On?'' (stylized ''What turns you on?'') is a Japanese studio album by the South Korean rock band CNBLUE. It was released on August 28, 2013 as the group's fourth Japanese album and their second major album under Warner Music Japan. Background The album was announced on July 12, on the group's official website, along with the first details about it. On July 23, jacket covers of all editions of the album were revealed, along with a promotional photo. Track listing of the album was revealed on July 31, containing, in total, eleven songs. Editions The album was released in four editions: *Limited Edition A (WPZL-30682/3): The limited edition type A includes the CD with 12 songs and a DVD, including three live videos from the concert "a-nation musicweek Charge Go! Weider in Jelly Rock Nation @ Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium", held on August 12, 2012, the music video of the song "One More Time" and making-of from the music video. This edition includes a bonus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Name Blue
''Code Name Blue'' is a Japanese album by the South Korean rock band CNBlue. It was released on August 29, 2012 as the group's third Japanese album and their first major album under Warner Music Japan. Background The album was announced on June 25, along with the details of the group's sixth Japanese single "Come On". The album would be released in three editions: CD+DVD limited, Regular edition and a CD+DVD Lawson limited edition. Every edition comes with a different jacket cover and a different features: the CD+DVD edition includes the CD, a DVD including a music video of the song "Time is Over" and a special feature from this music video, an English version of the song " Where You Are" as bonus track, five calendar cards and a serial code type D. The CD+DVD Lawson edition includes the CD, a special DVD including the special showcase ""Where You Are" Release live at Tokyo Dome City Hall 2012.2.5" and a serial code type E. This version will only be sold on Lawson. The regular e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Min-hyuk
Kang Min-hyuk (; born June 28, 1991) is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is the drummer of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. Career 2009–present: CNBLUE Kang became a member of CNBLUE in 2009. The group debuted in Japan with the mini album ''Now or Never (CNBLUE EP), Now or Never'' on August 19, 2009, with an indie label AI Entertainment. They officially debuted in Korea in 2010 with the mini album ''Bluetory'', and the title track "I'm a Loner" became an instant hit in Korea. 2010–present: Acting roles and solo activities In 2010, Kang began his acting career in an Anthology film, omnibus film Acoustic (film), ''Acoustic'' alongside his fellow CNBLUE member Lee Jong-hyun. He then made his small-screen debut in the Seoul Broadcasting System, SBS drama ''It's Okay, Daddy's Girl''. In 2011, he was cast in Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, MBC's youth melodrama ''Heartstrings (Korean TV series), Heartstrings'', which stars fellow CNBLUE member Jung Yong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An An
''An An'' (stylized as ''an an'') is a weekly Japanese women's lifestyle magazine. It is one of the earliest and popular women's magazines in Japan. In 2009 it was described by ''Japan Today'' as a mega-popular women's magazine. It is also one of the best-selling women's magazines in the country. History and profile The magazine was started as a sister publication of French magazine ''Elle'' and was named as ''Elle Japon''. The first issue of the magazine was published on 20 March 1970. The magazine was renamed as ''an an'' in 1982, which was the name of a panda bear. Its content was also changed to reflect the trends affecting Japanese women and their self-identity. At the end of the 1990s ''an an'' was published biweekly. The magazine has its headquarters in Tokyo and is published on a weekly basis on Tuesdays. The publisher is Magazine House Ltd., a Tokyo based publishing company. The company, which was also the founder of the magazine, was formerly named Heibun Shuppan. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
