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For Life Records
is a Japanese record label founded in 1975. of FLME Inc.' Sub-divisions *Güt Records *Anri *Artists Its artists include , Abe Fuyumi, , , , |
Yōsui Inoue
is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, guitarist and record producer, who is an important figure in Japanese music. "Hailed as the Bob Dylan of Japan .. He is renowned for his unique tone, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he always wears. Under the stage name Andre Candre, Inoue debuted in 1969 and released a single "Candre Mandre" by CBS Sony Records. After he changed his stage name and signed onto Polydor, he recorded his first studio album '' Danzetsu'' in 1971, and the album was acclaimed by critics. Inoue gained recognition as a folk-rock singer-songwriter through his 1973 '' Kōri no Sekai'' album, which became the first long-playing record that sold more than a million copies in Japan alone. His early work has been compared with the music of Paul McCartney and Roy Orbison. Mark Anderson writes in the ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture'', "His music was smart, melancholy and melodic. ..Inoue's work of the early 1970s ..is widely thought to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōsuke Eguchi , with whom he has a son and a daughter.is a Japanese actor and singer. Since 1986, he has appeared in a number of television series and movies. He is married to the singer-songwriter Chisato Moritaka (born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group. /ref> Filmography Film Television Japanese dub References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eguchi, Yosuke[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Record Labels
File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, by genre, by company and by location. Alphabetical * List of record labels: 0–9 * List of record labels: A–H * List of record labels: I–Q * List of record labels: R–Z By genre * Bing Crosby's record labels after 1955 *List of Christian record labels *List of electronic music record labels * List of hip hop record labels *List of tango music labels By company *List of EMI labels *List of Kakao M labels *Record labels owned by Sony BMG *List of Sony Music labels *List of Universal Music Group labels * List of Warner Music Group labels By location *List of Bangladeshi record labels *List of record labels from Bristol *List of New Zealand record labels *List of Quebec record labels *List of West Coast hip hop record labels *List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayuri Sugawara
, also known by the name THE SxPLAY, is a Japanese singer. She debuted as a musician in 2009, and sung " Kimi ga Iru Kara," the theme song for the Japanese version of ''Final Fantasy XIII''. Biography In January 2008, Sayuri Sugawara participated in the "7 Days Audition" and the "30 Days Audition". She won both auditions and received a contract with For Life Music Entertainment Following the digital success of her debut song, Sugawara released her debut single, "Ano Hi no Yakusoku" on September 30, 2009. On September 3, 2009, at the ''Final Fantasy XIII'' premiere, it was announced that she would perform its theme song, "Kimi ga Iru Kara". Composed by Masashi Hamauzu, Sugawara performed the song with a live orchestral accompaniment at the premiere. A single for ''Kimi ga Iru Kara'' was released on December 2, two weeks before the release date of ''Final Fantasy XIII''. Her first album, ''First Story'', was released on January 27, 2010. And peaked at number 14 on the Oricon c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Monday
Miss Monday (born 1976) is a Japanese hip-hop and R&B artist.Deming, MarkMiss Monday Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-19 She sings as well as raps, and has collaborated with other artists such as Sowelu, JAMOSA, and Youngshim. She began her career in 2000, releasing singles on the I.D. Records label before being signed by the Japanese arm of Epic Records, for whom she recorded several albums before parting company with them in 2007. After that, she signed with For Life Music Entertainment until her retirement in 2018. Discography Singles # 000.07.21 # 000.12.08JIKANRYKOU # 001.11.21MONDAY FREAK # 002.02.20Lady meets girl # 002.05.09 feat. Leyona # 002.07.24Soul Flower # 003.04.09Curious # 003.05.21Playground feat. HUNGER # 004.03.10Roots feat. Spinna B-ill # 004.06.23 feat. Sowelu # 004.10.06 # 005.05.24 # 007.07.18Ohana # 007.10.03 # 009.01.28The Light feat. kJ from Dragon Ash, Naotarō Moriyama, and PES from RIP SLYME # 010.03.24 feat. Sayuri Sugawara , also known by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihiro Onitsuka
(born October 30, 1980) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained recognition when its follow-up "Gekkou" became a hit. ''Insomnia'', her first studio album, released in the following year, topped the Japanese Oricon charts and has sold more than a million copies. She won the prize for lyrics of the 43rd Japan Record Awards in 2001 with "Memai", one of the singles from her debut album. Onitsuka has suffered physical and mental illnesses, affecting her career. She put her recording career on hold until March 2007, after some confrontations with record labels and management during the mid-2000s. By 2019, Onitsuka had released seven studio albums, twenty singles, five compilations, and several DVDs, selling at least 4.1 million units. Early life Her parents encouraged Onitsuka to listen to Western music. By the time she was ten, she wrote her first poems, receiving praise from her parents, friends, and teachers, who called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennie K
Bennie K was an Urban Contemporary female duo formed in 1999 that consists of vocalist Yuki and rapper Cico. They met while Yuki was in Los Angeles undergoing voice training with Roger Burnley. They made their debut in January 2001 with the single "Melody," released on the For Life Music label. Bennie K's 8th single "Sunrise" reached the top 10 of the Oricon singles chart in 2004, and their 9th single "Dreamland" reached #2 in 2005. Their 4th album "Japana-rhythm" debuted at #1 on the Oricon albums chart. Bennie K's songs usually combine Japanese and English. Their sound is primarily Urban contemporary, urban, but they often use a variety of diverse musical styles, including Latin music (genre), Latin and Country music, country. Members Yuki (ユキ) * Full Name: Yamamoto Yukiyo (山本ゆきよ) * Birthday: 2.23.84 Yuki was born in Osaka Prefecture, but grew up in Kashima, Saga, Kashima (鹿島市), Saga Prefecture, located in Japan's Kyūshū region. She has a brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yann Tomita
is a Japanese musician, composer, record producer, writer, and steelpan player based in Tokyo. In Japan during the 1980s and 1990s, he pioneered various music genres, including hip hop, dub, acid jazz, exotica, and electronic music. He is the first professional Japanese steelpan player, first Japanese hip hop producer, and the president of the Audio Science Laboratory record label, which he founded. Biography He was introduced to the sound of steelpan drums by a 1970s Van Dyke Parks album, and subsequently traveled to Trinidad and Tobago to learn how to play them. He later performed with Parks onstage during the late 1980s, playing steel pan. He was a member of Water Melon Group, led by Toshio Nakanishi of Plastics fame. He also mixed, arranged, and co-produced Seiko Ito's ''MESS/AGE'' (1989) album, which has been cited as one of the pioneering works in Japanese hip hop. Since the early 1990s, Tomita has pursued a music brand of cosmic kitsch, using synthesizers, steelpan d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Hitoto
is a Japanese-Taiwanese pop singer. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese. She can speak three languages: Japanese, English, and Mandarin. Tae Hitoto is her older sister. Her name Hitoto is not her real surname, it is her mother's maiden name. She changed her name when she came to Japan. Her father died when she was very young, and her mother died when she was 16. She is well known for her smash hit single '' Hanamizuki'' released in 2004 which she wrote inspired by the events of the September 11 attacks in the United States, the song has been covered by many artists around the world. History Soon after she was born in Tokyo, Hitoto moved to Taipei, and after she completed kindergarten in Taipei, she moved back to Tokyo and she has lived there ever since. She graduated from the department of Environmental Information of Keio University and participated in the Keio University a cappella group, K.O.E., during her days as a student. She used to have live concerts on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinji Harada
Shinji Harada (Harada Shinji、原田真二) is a famous pop music artist in Japan, born in Hiroshima, on December 5, 1958. After three years of practicing guitar, at the age of fifteen he was ready to play guitar with the band ''Yamaha''. Harada became a musical sensation in Japan when he released his debut single ''Teens' Blues'' on October 25, 1977 when he was 18 years old. He released two more singles, ''Candy'' in November and ''Shadow Boxer'' in December same year. All three singles ranked within the top 20 in the Oricon chart simultaneously, which had never happened before. The debut album ''Feel Happy'' was to become number one in the first week of release in Japan in 1978. A documentary film about him, ''Our Song'', was made in 1978. Harada has been prolific, releasing more than 70 singles from 1977 to 2015. Harada is just as prolific a songwriter, having written or composed for Koji Kikkawa, Junko Yagami, Anri, Hiromi Go, Akina Nakamori, AND many more artists. His s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoyo Harada
is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 80's. She was cast in numerous films and TV-series since her beginning in 1982 in the leading role of the original TV series '' Sailorfuku to kikanju''. Her first role in a film was in 1983's ''Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' for which she won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Hochi Film Award. She won the award for best actress at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Early Spring Story''. Numerous other singles and albums have followed. In the summer of 2007, Harada joined the pop electronica band "pupa" as a vocalist, at the invitation of Yukihiro Takahashi. Other members are Hiroshi Takano, Ren Takada, Hirohisa Horie is a Japanese musician and multi-instrumentalist. He plays primarily keyboards and guitar. Horie is one half of the Shibuya-kei duo Neil & Iraiza, and is known for his work with artists such as Kahimi Karie and Cornelius (as a member of the C ..., Tomohiko Gondo. Filmography Films T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hiatus
The Hiatus is a Japanese rock supergroup formed by Takeshi Hosomi, lead vocalist of Ellegarden. Members * – vocals, guitar (Ellegarden, MONOEYES) * Masasucks – guitar (Fullscratch) * – bass (Radio Caroline, ex-Thee Michelle Gun Elephant) * – drums (Toe) * – keyboard (Neil & Iraiza) - Left group in late 2012 to pursue his own album Live support members * – drums (Asparagus) * – keyboard (Tokyo Jihen) - Became full-time keyboard player after Hirohisa Horie's departure Visual artists * – illustration * Balcolony – art direction/design * – CGI direction/motion graphics * – music video director Discography Albums * '' Trash We'd Love'' (May 27, 2009) * '' Anomaly'' (June 30, 2010) * '' A World of Pandemonium'' (November 23, 2011) * '' Keeper of the Flame'' (March 26, 2014) * '' Hands of Gravity'' (July 6, 2016) * ''Our Secret Spot'' (July 24, 2019) EPs * ''Insomnia'' (November 18, 2009) * '' Hatching Mayflies'' (June 1, 2011) * ''Horse Riding'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |