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Junjun (singer)
Li Chun (born January 11, 1988), known professionally as Li Qinyao, is a Chinese actress and former singer. From 2007 to 2010, she was a member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume under the stage name . As an actress, Li has appeared in television and film projects including ''Moon Embracing the Stars'' and ''Eastern Battlefield.'' Career 2007-2010: Morning Musume In 2006, Li auditioned for '' Super Girl'', but failed to enter the top 10. Tsunku, who planned on expanding Hello! Project into overseas Asian markets, offered her and the other eliminated ''Super Girl'' contestants an opportunity to enter an audition for Morning Musume in Beijing, China, which was kept secret from the members of Morning Musume themselves. Li accepted in spite of her family's disapproval due to the Japanese-Chinese tensions. On March 15, 2007, Li was officially announced as an eighth generation member in Morning Musume as a "foreign exchange student" along with Lin Lin. On March 18, 2007, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello! Project
is a Japanese musical collective consisting of all female recording artists and groups under Up-Front Promotion, a subsidiary of Up-Front Group. The name was initially used as Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume's fan club name in 1999, but has since then been used to represent all female recording artists at Up-Front Promotion. Until 2014, their songs were primarily produced by Tsunku. Hello! Project's main acts consist of Morning Musume, Angerme, Juice=Juice, Camellia Factory, Beyooooonds, and Ocha Norma. Notable acts in the past associated with Hello! Project include Aya Matsuura, Maki Goto, Mini-Moni, W, Melon Kinenbi, Berryz Kobo, and Cute. Artists Yuko Nakazawa was Hello! Project's leader from April 15, 2001 to March 31, 2009. Ai Takahashi became the group's leader from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2011. Risa Niigaki then became the leader from October 1, 2011 to May 18, 2012. After her departure, Sayumi Michishige became the leader from May 19, 2012 to November 26, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ta Kung Pao
''Ta Kung Pao'' (; formerly ''L'Impartial'') is the oldest active Chinese language newspaper in China. Founded in Tianjin in 1902, the paper is state-owned, controlled by the Liaison Office of the Central Government after the Chinese Civil War. It is widely regarded as a veteran pro-Beijing newspaper. In 2016, it merged with Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po. History In the final years of the Qing dynasty, Ying Lianzhi, a Catholic Manchu aristocrat, founded the newspaper in Tianjin on 17 June 1902, in order to, "help China become a modern and democratic nation". The paper put forward the slogan ''Four-No-ism" (四不主義)'' in its early years, pledging to say "No" to all political parties, governments, commercial companies, and persons. It stood up to the repression at the time, openly criticising the Empress Dowager Cixi and reactionary leaders, and promoted democratic reforms, pioneering the use of written vernacular Chinese (''baihua''). Readership fell after the Xinhai Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eri Kamei
is a Japanese pop singer and model. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined in late 2003 as a sixth generation member along with Miki Fujimoto, Sayumi Michishige, and Reina Tanaka. She graduated on December 15, 2010, in Yokohama Arena along with Junjun and Linlin. Career Kamei was born in Arakawa, Tokyo. She was selected from the Morning Musume Love Audition 2002 to join Morning Musume as a member of the sixth generation. She first appeared on the single "Shabondama" and her first album was ''Ai no Dai 6 Kan''. Towards late 2004, Kamei is thought to have opened up after receiving her own segment on the Japanese variety show Hello! Morning, where she had been a regular since her debut. In the segment, known as , she, along with her co-host Yuko Nakazawa, and most often several guests promote the latest products from the Hello! Project. Her segment was removed from the show in the winter of 2005, but she still stars in the rest of the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risako Sugaya
is a former Japanese singer and actress. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became one of the lead vocalists of the girl group Berryz Kobo from 2004 to 2015. Career 2002–2004: Hello! Project Kids, 4Kids Sugaya was born in Kanagawa, Japan. In 2002, she auditioned for Hello! Project Kids with the song " Minimoni Hinamatsuri" by Minimoni. Her audition tape was aired on Morning Musume's variety show ''Hello! Morning''. She was placed in the group with 14 other girls. She made her first appearance as an angel in the 2002 film '' Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!''; she also was one of the featured artists in the movie's ending song as a member of 4Kids. In 2003, Sugaya starred in the movie '' Hotaru no Hoshi'' (蛍の星), as Hikari, a fragile elementary school student who, with the help of her caring teacher, has a chance to be momentarily reunited with her deceased mother and overcome her emotional problems. She also starred in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berryz Kobo
was a Japanese girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Project. The group's members consisted of Hello! Project Kids members Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sudo, Yurina Kumai, and Risako Sugaya; Maiha Ishimura left the group in 2005. Berryz Kobo debuted with their first single in March of the same year. In 2007, Berryz Kobo became the youngest act ever to give a solo concert at Saitama Super Arena. In 2008, the group received the Best Asian Newcomer Award at the Asia Song Festival and a Cable Music Award at the 41st Japan Cable Awards ceremony. As of December 2014, the group had released 36 singles, nine studio albums, one EP and one compilation album. Berryz Kobo's combined CD and DVD sales exceeded one million copies in Japan alone. History 2002–2003: Hello! Project Kids All of the group's members were initially selected during the audition for Hello! Project Kids in 2002 and undertook profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koharu Kusumi
is a Japanese actress, model, television personality, singer, and voice actress. In 2005, she became the only seventh generation member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume, a part of Hello! Project. While Kusumi was in Morning Musume, she provided the voice for Kirari Tsukishima, the main character of the anime series ''Kirarin Revolution'', and portrayed her in real life on ''Oha Suta''. In addition, she was featured in several musical releases affiliated with the series, including both solo releases under the name and group releases for the units Kira Pika and Milky Way. After leaving Morning Musume in 2009, Kusumi pursued modeling, discussing her career changes in her 2011 autobiography, ''17-sai no Tenshoku''. After making her runway debut in 2011, she modeled exclusively for magazines ''CanCam'' and ''Steady'', while also making regular appearances on variety shows. At the same time, Kusumi continued to perform at music events and took part in Dream Morning Musume. Kus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayumi Michishige
is a Japanese singer, actress and model. She is a former sixth-generation member and former leader of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Following the departure of fifth-generation member Risa Niigaki on October 12, 2013, Michishige has the longest tenure of any member in the group's history. Michishige was born in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She joined Morning Musume in 2003 along with Eri Kamei, Miki Fujimoto, and Reina Tanaka, who all debuted with Morning Musume on the group's nineteenth single, "Shabondama". In 2005, she was assigned as mentor to seventh-generation member Koharu Kusumi, until Kusumi left the group in December 2009. Michishige was also a member of the Hello! Project unit Ecomoni, along with former Morning Musume member Rika Ishikawa. She portrays a visual-focused, self-confident image of herself in more TV shows, often calling herself the cutest member in Morning Musume and saying that her cuteness overwhelms her poor singing skills. In one of the skit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onna Ni Sachi Are
is the thirty-fourth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and the first to feature eighth generation members Junjun and Linlin. It was released on July 25, 2007 and its accompanying Single V on August 1. The title song's chorus melody interpolates a theme from the first movement of Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54. Like its predecessor, the single was released in three editions. Limited Edition A contained a bonus DVD, while a 40-page photo booklet came with limited edition B, enclosed in a special package. The catalog numbers of each limited edition are EPCE-5483-4 and EPCE-5485, respectively. The regular edition has the catalog number EPCE-5486. The first press of all editions contained a serial-number card for a draw to win tickets to the release event. Track listings All lyrics by Tsunku. CD # # # "Onna ni Sachi Are" (Instrumental) Limited Edition DVD # "Onna ni Sachi Are (Dance Shot Ver.)" Single V DVD # "Onna ni Sachi Are" # "Onna ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making it the second-largest indoor arena in the world. The main arena capacity is between 19,000 and 22,500. The arena was designed by Dan Meis, who at the time was working for architecture firm Ellerbe Becket, together with Nikken Sekkei. Meis's design was selected as a result of an international design competition. The arena features a gigantic movable section of seating which can reduce capacity for smaller events and create a more intimate setting. It is a favorite venue for puroresu (Japanese professional wrestling) and mixed martial arts (MMA). It has also hosted other sports events such as boxing, basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, and gymnastics. It is the only Japanese arena equipped especially for American football. It forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi Yoshizawa
is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000, Yoshizawa debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume and became their leader in 2005 until leaving the group in 2007. Following her departure, Yoshizawa continued to appear in several music projects, including Hangry & Angry, Abcho, and Dream Morning Musume. On September 28, 2018, Yoshizawa announced she was retiring from entertainment following public scrutiny of her involvement in a vehicle accident and subsequent arrest. Career 2000-2007: Morning Musume Yoshizawa became a member of the Hello! Project group Morning Musume in 2000, as a member of the fourth generation along with Rika Ishikawa, Nozomi Tsuji, and Ai Kago, making her debut in the group's ninth single "Happy Summer Wedding". She was also featured in the group's theatrical release of ''Pinch Runner''. She also appeared with the group in the weekly television show ''Hello! Morning'' in various segments including a survival match featurin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello! Morning
was a weekly Japanese TV show featuring members of Morning Musume, and sometimes other Hello! Project members on TV Tokyo. It was also known by the shorter name of . On April 1, 2007, the show ended after seven years of broadcast. A new show featuring the same people, entitled , took its place. The program is best known outside Japan due to the " Dramatic Chipmunk," an online phenomenon video. The video is from the seventh episode of the segment Minimoni Chiccha, with Mari Yaguchi, Mika Todd, Nozomi Tsuji and Ai Kago. In the episode, the girls plan on having a pet so an employee from a pet store A pet shop or pet store is a retail business which sells animals and pet care resources to the public. A variety of animal supplies and pet accessories are also sold in pet shops. The products sold include: food, treats, toys, collars, leashes, c ... brings in some animals for the girls to look over. Contents In addition to the segments listed below, many other one-time segments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankei Sports
is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper published by Sankei Shimbun. In 2014, it had a circulation of 1,270,000. The newspaper is known by its nickname . Relating sports teams * Kanto area - Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Nippon Professional Baseball) * Kansai area - Hanshin Tigers & Orix Buffaloes (Nippon Professional Baseball). Gamba Osaka & Cerezo Osaka ( J.League) * Tohoku area - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (Nippon Professional Baseball). Vegalta Sendai ( J.League) See also * Tokyo Marathon * Osaka Women's Marathon (Osaka International Ladies Marathon) * Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon * Fujisankei Communications Group * Japanese media The mass media in Japan include numerous television and radio networks as well as newspapers and magazines in Japan. For the most part, television networks were established based on capital investments by existing radio networks. Variety shows, ... External links *Sanspo.com*Sanspo denshi ban (Electronic newspaper delivery edition ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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