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Heavy Gauge is the 6th album by Japanese rock band Glay. This is the first album which Glay dabbles in the genres of progressive rock and gospel, using progressive chords on songs like the self-titled track, and using gospel choirs in songs such as "Will Be King" and "Happiness". This album also marks a milestone in Glay's career with their hit song "Winter, Again". The song won Single of the Year (1999) at the Japan Record Award is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST a .... Many songs from the album were used in the Meiji Seika Kaisha advertising campaigns for their "Horn" and "Flan" product food lines. The album reached #1 on Oricon charts and sold about 2,370,000. The album was certified "Double Million" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Track listing ...
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Glay
Glay (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also arranged songs using elements from a wide variety of genres, including progressive rock, punk, electronic, R&B, folk, gospel, reggae, and ska. Originally a visual kei band, the group slowly shifted to less dramatic attire through the years. As of 2008, Glay had sold an estimated 51 million records; 28 million singles and 23 million albums, making them one of the top ten best-selling artists of all time in Japan. History 1988–1994: Indies era Glay formed in 1988 as a high school band when Takuro asked Teru, a schoolmate, to play the drums. They found a bassist but had difficulty finding a vocalist. When Teru made a tape of his singing and gave it to Takuro he was immediately recruited for the part, leaving the drums part to be filled by another person. On the search for a second guitarist, Hisashi w ...
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Winter, Again
"Winter, Again" is the 16th single by Japanese band Glay. It reached #1 on the weekly Oricon charts and sold 1,638,120 copies in 1999, becoming the #2 single of the year. It charted for 18 weeks and sold a total of 1,642,530 copies, becoming Glay's best selling single. The title song was used as the East Japan Railway "SKI SKI" CM song. Awards *Grand Prize winner at the " 32nd Japan Cable Broadcast Awards" *41st Annual Japan Record Awards "Grand Prix" Covers by other musicians Glay's song "Winter, Again" was covered by 12012 on the compilation ''Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-''. The album was released on January 26, 2011, and features current visual kei is a movement among Japanese musicians that is characterized by the use of varying levels of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics, similar to Western glam rock. Som ... bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s vis ...
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Glay Albums
Glay (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also arranged songs using elements from a wide variety of genres, including progressive rock, punk, electronic, R&B, folk, gospel, reggae, and ska. Originally a visual kei band, the group slowly shifted to less dramatic attire through the years. As of 2008, Glay had sold an estimated 51 million records; 28 million singles and 23 million albums, making them one of the top ten best-selling artists of all time in Japan. History 1988–1994: Indies era Glay formed in 1988 as a high school band when Takuro asked Teru, a schoolmate, to play the drums. They found a bassist but had difficulty finding a vocalist. When Teru made a tape of his singing and gave it to Takuro he was immediately recruited for the part, leaving the drums part to be filled by another person. On the search for a second guitarist, Hisashi w ...
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Meiji Seika Kaisha
Meiji, the romanization of the Japanese characters 明 治 , may refer to: Japanese history * Emperor Meiji, Emperor of Japan between 1867 and 1912 ** Meiji era, the name given to that period in Japanese history *** Meiji Restoration, the revolution that began the Meiji period *** Meiji Constitution, the constitution of the Empire of Japan between 1890 and 1947 ** Meiji Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife Other uses * Meiji Dairies, a major Japanese dairy company * Meiji Mura, an open-air architectural museum near Nagoya, Japan * Meiji Seamount, a seamount (underwater mountain) in the northern Pacific Ocean * Meiji Seika, a major Japanese confectionery firm * Meiji Senmon Gakkou, the former name of the Kyushu Institute of Technology * Meiji University, a university in Tokyo * Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, a major Japanese life insurance company See also * Meijer, a grocery chain store in the American Midwest * Měijì, Hanyu Pinyin for the Ch ...
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Japan Record Award
is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST and is hosted by many announcers. EXILE holds the record for most wins, with four awards.EXILE Takes Home Top Honors at The 55th Japan Record Awards.
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Happiness (Glay Song)
Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. Since the 1960s, happiness research has been conducted in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including gerontology, social psychology and positive psychology, clinical and medical research and happiness economics. Definitions "Happiness" is subject to debate on usage and meaning, and on possible differences in understanding by culture. The word is mostly used in relation to two factors: * the current experience of the feeling of an emotion (affect) such as pleasure or joy, or of a more general sense of 'emotional condition as a whole'. For instance Daniel Kahneman has defined happiness as "''what I experience here and now''". This usage is prevalent in dictionary definitions of happiness. * appraisal of life satisfaction, such as of ...
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Koko Dewanai, Dokoka E
Koko or KOKO may refer to: Animals *Koko (gorilla) (1971–2018), a gorilla trained to communicate in American Sign Language * Koko (dog) (2005–2012), the Australian kelpie in the 2011 film ''Red Dog'' *Koko (horse), an Irish racehorse that won the 1926 Cheltenham Gold Cup *Ko'ko' or Guam rail, a flightless bird Plants *Central African name for ''Gnetum africanum'', an edible vegetable Places *Koko, Benin, a town and arrondissement in Benin *Koko, Bouaké, a neighbourhood of Bouaké, Ivory Coast *Koko, Savanes, a village in Ivory Coast *Koko, Delta, a town in Delta State, Nigeria *Koko, a town in Koko/Besse Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria *Koko Head, the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi *Koko River, Rusizi District, a river in southwestern Rwanda that is a tributary of the Ruhwa River * Koko River, Rutsiro District, a river in the Rutsiro District of western Rwanda that flows i ...
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Survival (Glay Song)
Survival, or the act of surviving, is the propensity of something to continue existing, particularly when this is done despite conditions that might kill or destroy it. The concept can be applied to humans and other living things (or, hypothetically, any sentient being), to physical object, and to abstract things such as beliefs or ideas. Living things generally have a self-preservation instinct to survive, while objects intended for use in harsh conditions are designed for survivability. Meaning The word, "survival", derives from the Late Latin '' supervivere'', literally meaning "to outlive". Most commonly, "the term 'survival' means physical survival — that is, a struggle to avoid physical extermination". For example, Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection incorporates the concept of the survival of the fittest in the struggle for existence. Darwin defines the biological concept of fitness as reproductive success, so in Darwinian terms the phrase is best understood ...
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Be With You (Glay Song)
Be with You may refer to: Film and TV * ''Be with You'' (2004 film), a Japanese romantic fantasy film * ''Be with You'' (2018 film), a South Korean film * ''Be with You'' (TV series), a 2015 Taiwanese television series Music * ''Be with You'' (album), a 2012 album by Megumi Nakajima * "Be with You" (The Bangles song), 1988 * "Be with You" (Enrique Iglesias song), 1999 * "Be with You" (Atomic Kitten song), 2002 * "Be with You" (Director song), 2007 * "Be with You" (BoA song), 2008 * "Be with You" (Erasure song), 2011 * "Be with You", a 2003 song by Beyoncé from ''Dangerously in Love'' * "Be with You", a 2003 song by Carmen Rasmusen from the soundtrack to '' Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy'' * "Be with You", a 2008 song by Akon from ''Freedom Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the ...
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Pop Rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, rock music. Writer Johan Fornas views pop/rock as "one single, continuous genre field", rather than distinct categories. To the authors Larry Starr and Chri ...
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Glay Complete Best
Glay (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also arranged songs using elements from a wide variety of genres, including progressive rock, punk, electronic, R&B, folk, gospel, reggae, and ska. Originally a visual kei band, the group slowly shifted to less dramatic attire through the years. As of 2008, Glay had sold an estimated 51 million records; 28 million singles and 23 million albums, making them one of the top ten best-selling artists of all time in Japan. History 1988–1994: Indies era Glay formed in 1988 as a high school band when Takuro asked Teru, a schoolmate, to play the drums. They found a bassist but had difficulty finding a vocalist. When Teru made a tape of his singing and gave it to Takuro he was immediately recruited for the part, leaving the drums part to be filled by another person. On the search for a second guitarist, Hisash ...
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Pure Soul (album)
''Pure Soul'' is the fifth released album from the Japanese rock band Glay. The album was a slight departure from the rock and power ballad sound the band sported with their previous albums. ''Pure Soul'' brought forth a faster alt-rock sound. The album contains such hits as "Yuuwaku", "Soul Love", the concert classic "I'm in Love", and the title track "Pure Soul". The album peaked at #1 on Oricon charts and sold about 2,430,000. It was certified "Triple million" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Track listing #You May Dream - 5:15 # - 4:33 #May Fair - 4:58 #Soul Love - 4:30 # - 3:56 #Pure Soul - 6:24 # - 4:16 #Come On!! - 3:23 #FriedChicken & Beer - 4:37 # - 7:33 #I'm in Love - 6:28 *All music and lyrics by Takuro, except for #2 (music by Jiro), all arrangements by Glay and Masahide Sakuma. Luna Sea guitarist Sugizo appears on #7 as a guest. Covers "Yuuwaku" was covered by Hero on the compilation ''Crush! 2 -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-'', which was rel ...
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