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Japonicana
''Japonicana'' is the debut studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Jin Akanishi. It was simultaneously released in the United States on March 6, both physically and in major digital stores, and day after on March 7 in Japan, by Warner Music Group. Background On January 6, 2012, was held a sold-out concert at 12,000 seat Yokohama Arena, which was streamed live at the Grammy Museum. In the same month, on January 24 was released digital single " Sun Burns Down". Release The album's name is a combination of Japan and America, while the last part is taken from the Spanish "a" sound, which makes a noun feminine. On his debut studio album, Akanishi collaborated with The Stereotypes and Static Revenger. It was released in the United States and Japan in different editions. The United States physical edition compared to the digital on iTunes lacks a bonus track "Tell Me Where", while Japanese in addition have "Body Talk", "Yellow Gold" (standard), "Magnitude" (standard) and "Bass Go B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Akanishi
is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He has been active since 1998 as one of the two lead vocalists of the J-pop boy-band KAT-TUN before starting a solo career in 2009. Akanishi has also acted in several films and dramas. Biography Early life Akanishi was born in Chiba Prefecture, Greater Tokyo Area, Japan on July 4, 1984, as the eldest of two sons. He has a younger brother Reio, who also works in the entertainment industry as an actor under the stage name Fuuta. Akanishi moved to Tokyo in the first grade. In 1997, when he was still in grade school, a classmate sent in a photo of him to idol magazine ''Myojo'', and he was featured in the "Cool Classmates" corner of the issue. Akanishi expressed interest in the entertainment industry and his mother thus sent in an application to Johnny's Entertainment on his behalf in 1998. Though he technically failed his audition on November 8, 1998, he was told to stay when he tried to return his number plate to a man wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Burns Down
"Sun Burns Down" is a digital single by Japanese singer-songwriter Jin Akanishi, released on January 24, 2012. Background Prior to the single release, on January 6, 2012 was held a sold-out concert at 12,000 seat Yokohama Arena, which was streamed live at the Grammy Museum. It was followed by the release of debut studio album ''Japonicana'' in March 2012. Release The single was made available digitally through all digital retailers and streaming services from January 24, and its music video premiered on January 20 on YouTube. It was produced by The Stereotypes. Chart performance The single was released by Warner Music Japan, and in the first week debuted at number twenty-three on ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100, and the successive week peaked at number nineteen. On the ''Billboard'' Japan Top Airplay peaked at number seven. In American ''Billboard'' charts it peaked at number one on Hot Singles Sales, and on Dance Singles Sales, while number thirty-five on Hot Dance Club Songs Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JustJin
''JustJin'' (stylized as ''#JustJin'') is the second studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Jin Akanishi, released on November 6, 2013, by Warner Music Group. Background This is Akanishi's second full studio album after ''Japonicana'', released on March 6, 2012 both physically and digitally in America. Besides the singles released in 2013, "Hey What's Up?" and " Ai Naru Hō e", it also includes two singles previously released in 2011, "Eternal" and " Seasons". Release The album was released in two different editions, standard and limited. The limited edition A comes with an additional CD with eight new English-language songs written between 2012 and 2013, while edition B includes music videos from the four singles featured in the album. The songs on Disc 1 are mostly in Japanese, while those on Disc 2 are mostly in English. Touring From November 14 to December 19 the "Club Circuit" concert tour was held, with 12 concerts in 5 cities in Japan. It also included songs from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uffie
Anna-Catherine Hartley (born December 9, 1987), known professionally as Uffie (), is an American-French singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ, and fashion designer formerly signed to French electronic music record label Ed Banger Records. Uffie's music incorporates synthpop, acid house, Note: The reader must click on "Show more". alternative dance, and "somewhere between electro, rap and nu skool". She is perhaps best known for her single "Pop the Glock", as well as "TThhEe PPaARRtTYY", her collaboration with Justice which appears on their Grammy nominated album ''Cross''. Some of her live performances have been described as "Warholian". In 2010, Uffie released her debut album ''Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans'', which was included on several year-end critics' lists and was nominated in the French Victoires de la Musique for Best Electronic Album. Following a hiatus, Uffie independently released her EP ''Tokyo Love Hotel'' in 2019. Her music is said to have "had a lasting and widespread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stereotypes
The Stereotypes are a production team created in 2003, comprising Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray Charles McCullough II. In June 2010, they were listed among the "Top 10 Songwriters and Producers to Watch" in ''Billboard'' magazine. The Stereotypes have produced many songs including Justin Bieber's platinum-selling " Somebody to Love" (feat. Usher), Cardi B and Bruno Mars "Please Me", Destiny Rogers' "Tomboy", Ne-Yo's " Year of the Gentleman", Mary J. Blige's "Good Love", Chris Brown's "Beg for It", Fifth Harmony's " Deliver", Lil Yachty's " Better", Iggy Azalea's "Mo Bounce" and Red Velvet's " Bad Boy". The Stereotypes won two Grammy Awards in 2018, Song of the Year and Best R&B Song, for their work on Bruno Mars' 7× platinum, #1 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 song " That's What I Like". The Stereotypes took over the charts in 2017 with a string of songs from Mars' album '' 24K Magic'', which swept the Grammys and won the Album of the Year and Best R&B Album aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Drive (EP)
"Test Drive" is the extended play (EP) by Japanese singer and former KAT-TUN member Jin Akanishi, serving as his debut single in the United States. The EP which features American singer Jason Derulo was released digitally to the American market on November 8, 2011, while on December 7, 2011 was released physically in Japan where it topped the Oricon and ''Billboard'' album charts. Background In February 2010 Akanishi held over 30 concerts titled "You & Jin" in Japan, while in June had 3 sold-out shows at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. In July was announced that he would permanently leave the group KAT-TUN, becoming the first solo artist of Johnny & Associates to perform in the United States. In November was held tour "Yellow Gold Tour 3010", named after the tour's title song "Yellow Gold", and the venues included were Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, The Warfield in San Francisco, House of Blues in Houston, Club Nokia in Los Angeles, and MTV Iggy Studio and Best Buy Theater in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include promotion of music sales, enforcement of copyright law, and research related to the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual ''RIAJ Year Book'', a statistical summary of each year's music sales, as well as distributing a variety of other data. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, the RIAJ has twenty member companies and a smaller number of associate and supporting members; some member companies are the Japanese branches of multinational corporations headquartered elsewhere. The association is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in Japan. RIAJ Certification In 1989, the Recording Industry Association of Japan introduced the music recording certification systems. It is awarded based on shipment figures of com ... [...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] |
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu, and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian, Western, and Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions. ''Honolulu'' means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port" in Hawaiian; its old name, ''Kou'', roughly encompasses the area from Nuuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street, which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city's desirability as a port accounts for its historical growth and importance in the Hawaiian archipelago and the broader P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance/Electronic Albums
Top Dance/Electronic Albums, Dance/Electronic Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums) is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001 under the title Top Electronic Albums, with the first number-one title being the original soundtrack to the film ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider''. It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five positions. Top Electronic Albums features full-length albums by artists who are associated with electronic music genres (house, techno, IDM, trance, etc.) as well as pop-oriented dance music and electronic-leaning hip hop. Also eligible for this chart are remix albums by otherwise non-electronic-based artists and DJ-mixed compilation albums and film soundtracks which feature a majority of electronic or dance music. In 2019, ''Billboard'' adde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
