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Every Struggle
''Every Struggle'' is the second studio album by Riyu Kosaka and her first major album since she joined record label Avex Trax. It was released on February 27, 2008. This album features 7 new tracks, as well a slight different version of " Danzai no Hana: Guilty Sky" and marks the return of Naoki Maeda as a compositor for Riyu. Track listing CD #M.O.N.S.T.E.R. # # #Dober Man #Memory #3D Heart #Platinum Smile # #The Eastern Sky #Sunny the Ride #Every Struggle DVD # #Dober Man (Video Clip) #Platinum Smile (Video Clip) Credits #M.O.N.S.T.E.R.Lyrics: Riyu KosakaComposer: RyoArranged by: Ryo #Lyrics: Riyu KosakaComposer: Love+HateArranged by: Shuhei Naruse, Love+Hate, & Kōtarō Nakagawa #Lyrics: Riyu KosakaComposer: Kazuya NagamineArranged by: Love+Hate #Dober ManLyrics: Riyu KosakaComposer: LOVE+HATEArranged by: Love+Hate #MemoryLyrics: Riyu KosakaComposer: Youichi SakaiArranged by: Youichi Sakai #3D HeartLyrics: Riyu KosakaComposer: Naoki MaedaArranged by: Naoki Maeda #Platinu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyu Kosaka
is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist. She is best known as a member of the Konami-produced Japanese teen pop girl group BeForU. Biography Early life Kosaka was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on January 17, 1985. Career Discovery by Konami On November 20, 2000, Konami and Toshiba-EMI staff held auditions to form a J-pop group, which would eventually become BeForU; Riyu, who was then fifteen years old, was one of four who went on to join the group. The group, produced by Naoki Maeda, originally made songs specifically for Bemani games—their first song, ''Dive'', was promoted intensely in the time leading up to the release of Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix. ''True...'' After ''Dive's'' success in 5thMix, BeForU produced more tracks for inclusion in DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix, including ''Dive: More Deep and Deeper Style'' and ''Firefly''. This is where Kosaka got her first solo track, '' True...''. Two different versions were included in th ... [...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] |
Japanese Language
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] |
Avex Group
is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival and hosting the annual A-nation. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) '' keiretsu''. Name Avex is an acronym of the English words Audio Visual Expert. Since its foundation, its corporate name was Avex D.D., Incorporated, and ten years later it was changed to Avex, Incorporated. The current name, Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated, was adopted in 2004 as part of reconstruction process after Tom Yoda's resignation. Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated was used for the main subsidiaries, while the old name (Avex, Incorporated) was for entertainment components of the Group. In 2005, Avex, Incorporated became Avex Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begin (Riyu Kosaka Album)
''Begin'' is the first Japanese album by J-pop group BeForU member Riyu Kosaka, released June 11, 2004. Many of these tracks are covers of popular bemani songs. The title track of Riyu's debut single, " True...", is not included on this album. It was included on BeForU BeForU were a Japanese pop group that performed music primarily for the Bemani series of rhythm games. Their 2000 debut song "Dive" was particularly notable as being the first Japanese-language pop song in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series. ...'s debut album instead. Another version of the B-side track of that single, "Dive to the Night", is included however. Track listing # Begin # Victory!! # Lifeless # Remember You... # Speedy (Album Version) # Glacial # Kiss Me # White Season # Dive to the Night (TЁЯRA Works remix) # Candy # Don't Stop the music!! # Sweetie (Album Version) # Song for You (Album Version) # Shining (Unplugged version) *On 2006, Riyu Kosaka said that Track 1 is a cover of Freedom by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty Sky
Guilty or The Guilty may refer to: * Guilt (emotion), an experience that occurs when a person believes they have violated a moral standard Law *Culpability, the degree to which an agent can be held responsible for action or inaction *Guilt (law), a finding of legal culpability *Guilty plea, a formal admission of legal culpability Film * ''Guilty'' (1916 film), a silent drama starring Harry Carey * ''Guilty'' (1922 film), a silent Western by Ranger Bill Miller * ''Guilty'' (1928 film), a German silent film * ''Guilty?'' (1930 film), a film directed by George B. Seitz * ''The Guilty'' (1947 film), an American film noir * ''Guilty?'' (1951 film), a French film directed by Yvan Noé * ''Guilty'' (1953 film), an Iranian film * ''The Guilty'' (2000 film), an American crime film starring Bill Pullman * ''Guilty'' (2009 film), a film featuring John Hambrick * ''Guilty'' (2011 film), a French film * ''Guilty'' (2015 film) or ''Talvar'', an Indian film * ''The Guilty'' (2018 film), a Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dober Man
is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist. She is best known as a member of the Konami-produced Japanese teen pop girl group BeForU. Biography Early life Kosaka was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on January 17, 1985. Career Discovery by Konami On November 20, 2000, Konami and Toshiba-EMI staff held auditions to form a J-pop group, which would eventually become BeForU; Riyu, who was then fifteen years old, was one of four who went on to join the group. The group, produced by Naoki Maeda, originally made songs specifically for Bemani games—their first song, ''Dive'', was promoted intensely in the time leading up to the release of Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix. ''True...'' After ''Dive's'' success in 5thMix, BeForU produced more tracks for inclusion in DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix, including ''Dive: More Deep and Deeper Style'' and ''Firefly''. This is where Kosaka got her first solo track, '' True...''. Two different versions were included in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platinum Smile
is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist. She is best known as a member of the Konami-produced Japanese teen pop girl group BeForU. Biography Early life Kosaka was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on January 17, 1985. Career Discovery by Konami On November 20, 2000, Konami and Toshiba-EMI staff held auditions to form a J-pop group, which would eventually become BeForU; Riyu, who was then fifteen years old, was one of four who went on to join the group. The group, produced by Naoki Maeda (composer), Naoki Maeda, originally made songs specifically for Bemani games—their first song, ''Dive'', was promoted intensely in the time leading up to the release of Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix. ''True...'' After ''Dive's'' success in 5thMix, BeForU produced more tracks for inclusion in DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix, including ''Dive: More Deep and Deeper Style'' and ''Firefly''. This is where Kosaka got her first solo track, ''True...''. Two different versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Maeda (composer)
(born April 28, 1969) is a Japanese composer best known for composing and arranging the music for Konami music video games, including the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' and ''Bemani'' series. Biography Maeda composed music for Konami's ''Bemani'' music game series, beginning in 1998. For the following eight years, he served as the lead sound producer for the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' arcade series, up until the release of '' DDR SuperNOVA''. Early editions of the game relied heavily on Maeda's music compositions, and as such, some of his songs are considered favorites by fans. In 2007, Maeda shifted to a sound director role for Nintendo Wii console releases of DDR, while maintaining a sound advisory position for subsequent DDR arcade releases. He left Konami in 2013, and was working for Capcom is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It has created a number of multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being '' Resident Evil'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuhei Naruse
is a Japanese musician, composer, and music arranger from Kyoto Prefecture. Naruse attended Ritsumeikan University. His major debut as a musician was in the rock band DEVELOP=FRAME where he played keyboards. He has since worked on the composition and arrangement for various Avex Trax musical artists, including the soundtracks of ''Kamen Rider Den-O'', ''Kamen Rider Kiva'', and ''Kamen Rider Fourze''. He also composed the soundtracks for the anime series '' MegaMan NT Warrior'', ''Mega Man Star Force'', and ''Sket Dance ''Sket Dance'' (stylized as ''SKET DANCE'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara. The manga follows the adventures of the ''Sket-dan'', a high school club whose goal it is to help the students and teachers ...''. For his work on ''Kamen Rider Kiva'', he plays keyboard in the "limited rock unit" Tetra-Fang as SHUHEI. References External links * * Year of birth missing (living people) Anime composers Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
