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Heartbeat (compilation Album)
''Heartbeat'' (''ハートビート'') is a compilation album released by the Sonic Groove record label. The album carries various songs by past and present artists who have been under Rising Production's various labels, including Da Pump, Lead, w-inds and Arisa Mizuki. The album contains an alternate version of Da Pump's " U.S.A", which gained mass popularity in 2018, despite low expectations upon release. The album garnered a Christmas release on December 25, 2019. Information ''Heartbeat'' is a compilation album released by the Sonic Groove record label on December 25. 2019 to correspond with the Christmas holiday. The album features artists that are currently, or had been, under the Vision Factory label. These include Daichi Miura, Lead, w-inds, MAX and Folder5. Along with original tracks, the album featured a few remixes that had been updated for a 2019 release. Those that were given a modernized remix were MAX's songs " Tora Tora Tora", "Give me a Shake", "Tacata'" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Me A Shake
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Earth (Japanese Band)
Earth (stylized as EARTH) was a Japanese girl group formed by Vision Factory in 2000, with its members consisting of Yuka Togo, Maya Tomonaga, and Sayaka Setoyama. They debuted in February 2000 with the release of the song "Time After Time", and they won the Japan Record Award Newcomer Award and Japan Cable Award Cable Music Award in the same year. They disbanded in January 2005. History Togo, Tomonaga, and Setoyama were winners of the Kanagawa & Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ... Starlight Auditions held in 1999 by Vision Factory. They debuted on February 23, 2000, with the single "Time After Time", which was used as an insert song in the 2000 television drama '. By the end of 2000, the group earned the Newcomer Award at the 42nd Japan Record Awards. Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Shy Shy Boy!
"Too Shy Shy Boy!" is the fourth single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki. It was released on May 27, 1992 as the lead single from Mizuki's second studio album '' Shake Your Body for Me''. The title track was written and produced by Tetsuya Komuro. It was used in commercials for the soft drink Chasse by Kirin, starring Mizuki herself. Komuro recorded a self-cover of the song for his album ''Hit Factory''. "Too Shy Shy Boy!" is Mizuki's best-selling single. The B-side, "Haru no Tobira," was written and produced by singer-songwriter Midori Karashima and was used in commercials for the Soft MA contact lenses by Menicon, also starring Mizuki. Chart performance "Too Shy Shy Boy!" debuted on the 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 Nov ... Weekly Singles chart at n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Wake Up!
"Happy Wake Up!" is the seventh single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. Mizuki is represented by the talent agency Vision Factory. Born in Nerima, Tokyo to Japanese-American parents, Mizuki began modelling for magazines and appearing in commercials at the age of four. On M .... It was released on October 3, 1994 as the lead single from Mizuki's third studio album '' Arisa III: Look''. The title track was written and produced by Tetsuya Komuro. "Happy Wake Up!" is Mizuki's second single produced by Komuro. The song was written at Mizuki's request for an upbeat track to sing in concert. It was used in commercials for Knorr Cup Soup by Ajinomoto, starring Mizuki herself. The B-side, "Close to You," was also written and produced by Komuro. Chart performance "Happy Wake Up!" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart at number 3 with 63,170 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for sixteen weeks and has sold a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed (Japanese Band)
Speed (stylized as SPEED) were a Japanese female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of the Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX. Speed made their major label debut on August 5, 1996, and became an immediate success. They would eventually become the most successful girl group anywhere in Asia with sales of over 20 million singles and albums in just three years and eight months. They disbanded on March 31, 2000, to pursue solo careers and to study. Following their disbandment, the group reunited several times for charity, but on August 20, 2008, they officially announced plans to reunite permanently. They made their comeback on November 12, 2008, with the single "Ashita no Sora." History 1995–1997: Early success The girls that would become Speed met at the Okinawa Actors School and originally formed a group containing seven to nine rotating me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starting Over (Speed Album)
''Starting Over'' Is Japanese J-pop girlband Speed's debut studio album released on May 21, 1997. It contains three singles: "Body & Soul", "Steady" and "Go! Go! Heaven" respectively. The album was hugely successful entering 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 ...s weekly charts at number 1 for three consecutive weeks. Track listing # Walk This Way # Body & Soul # Luv Vibration # STEADY # RAKUGAKI # # Go! Go! Heaven # I Remember # Kiwi Love # Happy Together # Starting Over # Starting Over: Walk This Way (Reprise) References Speed (Japanese band) albums 1997 debut albums {{Japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriko Imai
is a Japanese pop singer, actress and politician. She made her debut in the early 1990s as part of the group Speed, which disbanded in March 2000. Eriko began her work away from Speed during 1998, performing "Tsumetaku Shinai de", under the stage name "Eriko with Crunch", on the Speed single "All My True Love". After the group disbanded, Imai continued her career as a solo artist until Speed's reformation in 2008. Biography Early career (1996–2000) Imai was born in Okinawa. She was the second-youngest member and one of the main vocalists in the female J-pop group Speed. After Speed's popularity spread widely in Japan, they were asked to act in the movie ''Andromedia'' in 1998, Eriko's first acting experience. Eriko also appeared in the drama " LxIxVxE" in 1999 with fellow Speed member Hitoe. When Eriko began her solo career in early 2000, she teamed up with the dance group Crunch and the unit was named "Eriko with Crunch". Their first two maxi singles, "Red Beat of My Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōko Oginome
, real name , is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Her fans often call her Oginome-chan. She is represented by the talent management firm Rising Production. Career Oginome spent most of her elementary and junior high years living in the town of Ranzan in Saitama Prefecture, though she attended school in the city of Sakura. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in Nakano, Tokyo. While in elementary school, Oginome won a contest and was selected to be part of a three-member group called under the CBS/Sony label. She took the nickname and partnered with and . The group only released two singles and broke up a little over a year after forming. During junior high, Oginome auditioned for a part in Kitty Film's live action movie ''Shonben Rider'', and was subsequently voice cast in their new anime series '' Miyuki'' in the role of the heroine, Miyuki Wakamatsu. This led to roles in the anime film '' Baribari Densetsu'' and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)
is the seventh single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome, released on November 21, 1985 by Victor Entertainment. It is a Japanese-language cover of the 1985 song " Eat You Up" by British singer-songwriter Angie Gold. Background and release "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" is a cover of the 1985 song " Eat You Up" by British singer-songwriter Angie Gold with Japanese lyrics by Hitoshi Shinohara. The song was originally planned to be titled , but "Dancing Hero" was chosen as the final title by Rising Production's president Tetsuo Taira. "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" was first released in Japan on November 21, 1985 and peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart, making it Oginome's first top-five single. It also sold over 324,000 copies. The song earned Oginome the Nippon Television Idol Award at the 12th Nippon Television Music Festival, the Best Idol Award at the 12th All Japan Kayo Music Festival, and the Wired Music Award at the 19th Japan Cable Awards. The achievements allowed Oginome t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairies (Japanese Band)
was a Japanese idol girl group, formed in 2011 and ended in 2020. They were managed by the talent agency Rising Production and produced by the Avex record label Sonic Groove. History Pre-debut Fairies was formed by talent agency Vision Factory (now Rising Production), famous for successful artists such as Namie Amuro, MAX and Speed. Their concept was "a world class talented group that is able to compete overseas." Members were chosen from 100 candidates who were attending dance schools affiliated with Vision Factory, coming from 13 regions of Japan. The group name was open for suggestions from the public through a special corner in Nippon TV programme ''Sukkiri!!'', and "Fairies" was chosen with the explanation that their dancing form resembled a group of fairies fluttering. The group debuted with the double A-side single "More Kiss / Song for You" on September 21, 2011. At the 53rd Japan Record Awards, held on December 30, 2011, Fairies were named the best newcomer of the yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Angel (song)
"White Angel" is the 5th single by the Japanese girl idol group Fairies, released in Japan on November 14, 2012 on the label Sonic Groove (a subsidiary of Avex Group). The physical CD single debuted at number 5 in the 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 ... weekly singles chart. Release The single was released in several versions: CD+DVD, CD-only, a limited live venue CD+photoalbum edition that was intended for sale only at concerts, and there were also limited-edition picture-labeled CDs that were available only in the Mu-mo online shop. Track listing CD+DVD edition CD-only edition Limited editions Charts Single Awards , - , rowspan="2", 2012 , rowspan="2", "White Angel" , Japan Record Awards — Gold Award , , - , Japan Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
