History (Yōko Oginome Album)
is a compilation album by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Released through Victor Entertainment , also known as in Japan, is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Ent ... on June 28, 1995, the two-disc album compiles Oginome's singles from 1985 to 1994, plus deep cuts and B-sides from her past releases. Track listing References External links * * {{Authority control 1995 compilation albums Yōko Oginome compilation albums Japanese-language compilation albums Victor Entertainment compilation albums ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Steal Your Love (song)
is the 24th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Reo Mikami and Satoshi Hirose, the single was released on March 27, 1992, by Victor Entertainment. Background and release The song was used by Ginza Jewelry for their Camelia Diamond commercial. The B-side is "Moonlight Blue", which is completely different from the similarly titled song from Oginome's 1991 album '' Trust Me''. "Steal Your Love" peaked at No. 15 on 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 ...'s singles chart and sold over 129,000 copies. Oginome re-recorded the song in her 2014 cover album '' Dear Pop Singer''. Track listing All music is arranged by Yukio Sugai, Kōichi Kaminaga, and Ryujin Inoue. Charts References External links * * * {{Authority control 1992 singles Yōko ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stardust Dream
is the 15th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Masao Urino (under the pseudonym "Reiji Asō") and Yoshimasa Inoue, the single was released on April 27, 1988, by Victor Entertainment. Background and release "Stardust Dream" became Oginome's third and final No. 1 single on Oricon's singles chart. It also sold over 136,000 copies. The B-side, "Jungle Dance", was featured in the February 1988 edition of NHK's ''Minna no Uta , literally ''Everyone's Songs'' (English title: ''Songs for Everyone''), is a five-minute NHK TV and radio program which is broadcast several times daily. The program started on April 3, 1961. It is one of NHK's long-running programs. The pr ...''. Track listing Charts ;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts References External links * * * {{Authority control 1988 singles Yōko Oginome songs Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Masao Urino Victor Entertainment singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aska (singer)
Aska, (born on February 24, 1958 in Ono, Onojō, Fukuoka) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Aska is best known for work as part of the music duo Chage and Aska. As a composer, he wrote most of the duo's hit songs, including "Morning Moon", "Love Song", " Say Yes", and "Meguriai". He has also written for many other singers and groups, including Hikaru Genji. He began a solo career in 1987, and was highly successful in the early 1990s. His most well-known song as a solo singer is "Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame" (The Start Is Always Rain), which was a single from his second solo album. The song reached No. 2 on oricon and sold over 1,160,000 copies. The song led him to prominence across East Asia. He was arrested in May 2014 for possession of the illegal stimulant MDMA. On September 12, 2014, he was sentenced to three years in prison suspended for four years. He restarted his career in 2017. In 2019, Aska announced he would leave Chage and Aska. Stage name origin Initially, it was tho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dear (Cobalt No Kanata E)
is the 16th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Takafumi Sotoma and Ryō Asuka, the single was released on July 21, 1988, by Victor Entertainment. Background and release The song was used as the theme song of the film . "Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)" peaked at No. 2 on 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 ...'s singles chart. It also sold over 136,000 copies. Track listing All music is composed by Ryō Asuka; all music is arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu. Charts ;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts References External links * * * {{Authority control 1988 singles Yōko Oginome songs Songs in Japanese Victor Entertainment singles Songs written by Aska (singer) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Christian
James Christian is an American musician and songwriter who is perhaps best known for being the frontman of the band House of Lords. He is married to Robin Beck. They married in 1996 and have a daughter named Olivia (born 1997). Discography Studio albums *''Rude Awakening'' (1995) (reissued 1998) *''Meet the Man'' (2004) *'' Lay It All on Me'' (2013) *''Craving'' (2018) with Jasper Wrath *'' Zoldar & Clark'' (1977) *''Anthology: 1969–1976'' (1996) with Eyes *''We're in It Together'' (1978) with House of Lords * ''House of Lords'' (1988) * ''Sahara'' (1990) * ''Demons Down'' (1992) * ''The Power and the Myth'' (2004) * ''World Upside Down'' (2006) * ''Come to My Kingdom'' (2008) * ''Cartesian Dreams'' (2009) * ''Big Money'' (2011) * ''Precious Metal'' (2014) * ''Indestructible'' (2015) * ''Saint of the Lost Souls'' (2017) * ''New World – New Eyes'' (2020) * ''Saints & Sinners'' (2022) Guest appearances * Tim Feehan – ''Full Contact'' (1990) * Lanny Cordola – ''Electric ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masao Urino
is a Japanese lyricist, script writer, and film director. He has written lyrics for many musical groups and individual artists, sometimes under the pseudonym . After graduating from Tochigi Prefectural Ashikaga High School, he graduated in 1974 with a degree in literature from Sophia University. After graduating, he worked as a copy writer for the advertising firm , which went bankrupt in 1999. Due to missing an error in an advertisement in a national newspaper, though, he was forced to do other work. While working at Tōkyū Agency International (now Frontage), he made his lyricist debut with the 1981 Chanels song ''Hoshi Kuzu no Dance Hall''. In 1982, he had a big hit with the Akina Nakamori song ''Shōjo A''. From there, he wrote the lyrics for a series of hit songs sung by Hiroaki Serizawa, and for the J-pop group The Checkers (''Namida no Request''). He has written lyrics for artists including Hidemi Ishikawa, Jun'ichi Inagaki, Daisuke Inoue, Hiromi Iwasaki, Yoshimi Iwasak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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You're My Life
is the 19th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome, released on September 27, 1989 by Victor Entertainment. It is a Japanese-language cover of the song of the same title by James Christian, with lyrics by Masao Urino. Background and release Prior to Oginome's version, "You're My Life" was first covered by Miyoko Yoshimoto in her 1987 album ''Yesterday's''. Oginome's version peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart, becoming her last top-10 hit in her career. It also sold over 59,000 copies. The song earned Oginome the Gold Award at the 31st Japan Record Awards, the Best Hit Song Award at the 1989 FNS Music Festival, the Excellence Award at the 15th NTV Music Festival, and the Best Talent Award at the 15th All Japan Kayo Music Festival. Oginome performed the song on the 40th ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' in 1989, making her third appearance on NHK , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Gallery (Yōko Oginome Song)
is the 20th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Written by Yōsui Inoue, the single was released on June 27, 1990 by Victor Entertainment. Background and release "Gallery" peaked at No. 15 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 45,000 copies. The song earned Oginome the Best Talent Award at the 16th All Japan Kayo Music Festival. Oginome performed the song on the 41st ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' in 1990, making her fourth appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special. Track listing All lyrics are written by 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 alway ...; all music is arranged by Atsushi Onozawa. Charts References External links * * * {{Authority control 1990 singles Yōko Oginome songs Japanese-language songs Songs written by Yōsui Inoue Victor Enter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toshinobu Kubota
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, musician, music producer, and radio personality. He has produced six million-seller records and thirty-three Top 40 singles during his career. Kubota is currently part of Sony Music Japan. In addition, he has composed and written songs for many singers including Hiromi Iwasaki, Misia, Toshinori Yonekura, Kyōko Koizumi, and many other recording artists. Kubota's musical genre has varied throughout his career including R&B, Go-go, soul, funk, blues, reggae, old skool, psychedelia, jazz, and pop. His artistic influences include Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, and Sly Stone.Toshi Kubota Interview Hip Online. Retrieved 19 May 2012 Kubota has pioneered in the sound " [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |