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Fallin' Light
''Fallin' Light'' is the first Japanese-language studio album (third overall) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released in Japan by King Records on November 13, 2019, as the group's second Japanese album. It peaked at number 7 on the Oricon Albums Chart The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Oricon originally published LP, CT, Cartridge and CD charts prior to the establishment of the Oricon Albu .... A music video was released for the lead single "Fallin' Light (Tenshi no Hashigo)". Track listing Charts References 2019 albums Japanese-language albums GFriend albums King Records (Japan) albums Hybe Corporation albums {{2010s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GFriend
GFriend (stylized in all caps; ) was a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The group consisted of six members: Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji. They debuted with the extended play (EP) '' Season of Glass'' on January 15, 2015 and won several female rookie awards, garnering momentum early on despite being from a small company. GFriend continued their commercial success the next year with their third EP, ''Snowflake'', whose lead single " Rough" won first place on numerous music shows. They released their first studio album, ''LOL'', in 2016 as well. In 2017, GFriend returned with their fourth EP, ''The Awakening'', for which pre-orders exceeded 100,000 copies. The same year, the group released their fifth EP, ''Parallel'', which was re-issued one month later under the title ''Rainbow''. In 2018, GFriend released their sixth EP, ''Time for the Moon Night'', and the special EP '' Sunny Summer''. They also made their official Japanese debut with ... [...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] |
King Records (Japan)
, commonly known as King Records, is a Japanese record company founded in January 1931 as a division of the Japanese publisher Kodansha. It initially began operating as an independent entity in the 1950s. It later became part of the Otowa Group. Today, King Records is one of Japan's largest record companies which is not owned by a multinational entity. The label's headquarters are in Bunkyo, Tokyo. The label's name is actually based from the now-defunct ''Kingu'' magazine published by Kodansha from 1924 to 1957. Sub-labels Its Starchild label, was managed by animation producer Toshimichi Ōtsuki, specialised in anime music and film. King Records also distributes the Up-Front Works–owned and –operated labels Piccolo Town and Rice Music, and also released video games for the PC-88, Famicom, and MSX2 computers. On February 1, 2016, King Records restructured Starchild and renamed it King Amusement Creative. Paddle Wheel Records is a division of King Record Co. You! Be Cool i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fever Season (EP)
''Fever Season'' is the seventh extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by Source Music on July 1, 2019, and distributed by kakao M. It debuted at number 10 on the '' Billboard'' World Albums chart. A music video was released for "Fever". Promotion The group promoted the single "Fever" in several music shows having received 7 music shows wins with the single during the promotion of the EP. Production and composition "Fever" was released as the lead single in conjunction with the EP on July 1, 2019. All GFriend members participated in writing lyrics for the song "Hope" with Lee Won-jong. The EP includes the song the Korean version of the group's third Japanese single "Flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...". Commercial performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labyrinth (EP)
''Labyrinth'' (stylized as 回:''LABYRINTH'') is the eighth extended play (EP) and 5th anniversary debut commemorate album by South Korean girl group GFriend. The album was released on February 3, 2020, by Source Music and distributed by kakao M. The release marked the group's first album in seven months, following '' Fever Season'' and the group's first project since Source Music was acquired by the company Big Hit Entertainment (now known as Hybe Corporation) in 2019. The EP contains six songs including the lead single "Crossroads". Musically, it is a K-pop album with influences of various styles and genres including synth-pop, EDM and rock. Commercially, the EP topped the Gaon Album Chart upon debut. GFriend promoted the album with live performances on South Korean music shows, winning a total of 7 music show awards. Release and promotion On January 16, it was reported that GFriend would make comeback in early February with a mini-album titled 回:''Labyrinth''. It marks t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoria (GFriend Song)
"Memoria" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by King Records on October 10, 2018, as the group's second Japanese single. Composition The song was described by Billboard's Tamar Herman, as an "effervescent dance track", that "returns Friendto the sweet synth-pop style they favored on early releases". Adding that "the track leads with plinking synths and gentle instrumentals before building into a majestic, tempo-shifting choral climax introduced by bright strings and graceful harmonies as the six women let their vocals soar". Release The single was released in three editions: Regular, Limited Type A and Limited Type B. It was also released as a digital EP. Commercial performance The single debuted at number 5 on the Oricon Singles Chart in its first day and peaked at number 2 in its third day with 1,704 copies sold. ''Memoria'' debuted at number 6 on the Oricon Singles chart in its first week, with 16,602 physical copies sold. The son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunrise (GFriend Song)
"Sunrise" ( ko, 해야, Haeya) is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their second studio album ''Time for Us'' (2019). It was also released as the group's third Japanese single and was later included in their debut Japanese studio album ''Fallin' Light'' (2019). Composition The song was written by Noh Joo-hwan who also produced the song alongside Lee Won-jong. Release Two teasers were released on January 5, 2019 and January 12, 2019, respectively. The song was released on January 14, 2019, in conjunction with their second studio album. Japanese version In Japan, the song was released as their second single on February 13, 2019. It was released as a digital EP and in three physical editions: CD, CD+DVD Type A and CD+Photobook Type B. Commercial performance "Sunrise" debuted and peaked at number 12 on the Gaon Digital Chart for the week ending January 19, 2019. The song topped the componing Download Chart and placed at number 26 on the componing Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower (GFriend Song)
"Flower" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend. It was released by King Records on March 12, 2019, as their fourth Japanese single. It was later included in their debut Japanese studio album ''Fallin' Light'' (2019). Release It was released as a digital EP on March 12, 2019. A day later, it was released in three physical editions: CD, CD+DVD Type A and CD+Photobook Type B. Promotion GFriend performed the song for the first time at their concert in Zepp Osaka Bayside, as part of their GFriend Spring Tour 2019 Bloom. It was also revealed that the song was chosen as the opening theme for the TV program music-ru TV for the month of March. Music video The music video was released on March 4, 2019. In the video, the group are dressed as bullfighters and performs a dance inspired by tango. Commercial performance "Flower" debuted and peaked at number 9 on the Oricon Singles Chart for the week ending March 25, 2019. The song also picked at number 35 on ''Billboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Albums Chart
The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Oricon originally published LP, CT, Cartridge and CD charts prior to the establishment of the Oricon Albums Chart on October 5, 1987. The Oricon Albums Chart's rankings are based on physical albums' sales. Oricon did not include download sales until its establishment of the Digital Albums Chart on November 19, 2016. In November 2018, Oricon began to include streaming in its album rankings, introducing a combined album chart based on album-equivalent units. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon's official website. Every Monday, Oricon receives data from outlets, but data on merchandise sold through certain channels does not make it into the charts. For example, the debut single of NEWS, a pop group, was released only through 7-Eleven stores, which are not covered by Oricon, and its sales were not reflected in the Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon News
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time For The Moon Night (song)
"Time for the Moon Night" (; : "Night") is a song recorded by South Korean girl group GFriend for their sixth extended play of the same name. The song was released by Source Music on April 30, 2018. It is the first and only song to achieve a grandslam in 2018, winning all of the six music program trophies consecutively in one week. The song was written by No Joo-hwan and Lee Won-jong and is GFriend's first single not written by producer duo Iggy and Youngbae. Composition The single has a retro sound reminiscent of Japanese anime soundtracks. Kwak Yeon-soo of ''The Korea Times'' described it as a "whimsical dance song with a lyrical melody and dynamic tempo" which "offers introspective lyrics and honest storytelling". Tamar Harman of Billboard described it as "a song that is sprinkled with retro-inspired digital quirks, fluttering synths, and layered harmonies as the members of GFriend sing their way between dynamic tempo and tonal shifts". Release and promotions After a seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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