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Kamen (song)
Kamen feat. Tatsuya Ishii (仮面 / ''Mask'') (stylized as ''KAMEN feat. 石井竜也'') is the tenth single of Koda Kumi's ''12 Single Collection'' and featured Kome Kome Club's frontman Tatsuya Ishii. Like many of the other singles released in the collection, ''KAMEN'' was also limited to 50,000 copies. The song debuted at No. 3 on Oricon and charted for six weeks. Information ''Kamen'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's tenth single in her ''12 Singles Collection.'' It featured Tatsuya Ishii (also known as Tatuya Ishii) from the famed group Kome Kome Club, who had written the lyrics to the song alongside composer Kazuhito Kikuchi. At the time, Kazuhito Kikuichi had just separated from the rock duo Breath. As with most of the other singles in the collection, the single was limited to 50,000 copies. Each single in the ''12 Singles Collection'' had unique cover art based on certain cultures in various countries. The back cover of each single was a piece to a puzzle, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koda Kumi
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single "Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", were used as themes for the video game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album ''Secret'' (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album '' Best: First Things'' (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively. Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style. In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year. Life and career Early life Koda was born into a family of musicians. Her grandfather was a Shakuhachi master and her mother was a Koto teacher; she is the older s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obi (publishing)
An is a strip of paper looped around a book or other product. This extends the term ''obi'' used for Japanese clothing; it is written with the same ''kanji''. It is also referred to as a , or more narrowly as . Obi strips are most commonly found on products in Asian countries, specifically Japan. For books Many books in Japan are supplied with an ''obi'', which is normally added outside any dust jacket. However, a book in a slipcase may have an ''obi'' around the slipcase. In English, the term ''belly-band'' is sometimes used instead. In French, the term ''bandeau'' is more frequently used. Other applications The terms ''obi'' and ''tasuki'' are also used for a strip that is looped over one side (usually on the left) or folded over the top of LP albums released in Japan, and folded over the left side of music CDs, video games, LaserDiscs, or DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koda Kumi Songs
KODA (99.1 FM, "Sunny 99.1") is an American commercial adult contemporary-formatted radio station in Houston, Texas. The station is owned by iHeartMedia. Its studios and offices are located along the West Loop Freeway in Uptown Houston. KODA has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The Senior Road Tower transmitter is off Farm to Market Road 2234 near Fort Bend Parkway in Southwest Houston. KODA broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format, with its sister station KTRH simulcasting on KODA's HD2 subchannel. History On Christmas Eve, 1946, the station signed on as KPRC-FM. It was owned by the ''Houston Post'' daily newspaper, which also owned KPRC and would put KPRC-TV on the air in 1949. (The call sign referred to Post Radio Company.) In its early years, KPRC-FM mostly simulcast its AM sister station. KPRC-FM began broadcasting on 99.7 MHz until 1947 when it moved to 102.9 MHz. In 1958, the FM station was sold and changed its call sign to KHGM-FM. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Songs
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Singles
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler". Six is a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birthday Eve
''Birthday Eve'' is a limited edition single by Japanese R&B-turned-pop artist Kumi Koda. It was the second release in her ''12 Singles Collection'' and charted No. 6 on Oricon, remaining for four weeks. The single became the first release to be limited to 50,000 units, which would be done for all but three of the singles in the collection. Parts of the music video took inspiration from American actress Marilyn Monroe's 1953 film '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.'' The song was written by Kosuke Morimoto and performed by Toru Watanabe, both who had worked previously with Kumi. Information ''Birthday Eve'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's twentieth single and second in her ''12 Singles Collection.'' It charted No. 6 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for four weeks. Unlike the previous single in the collection, "you," "Birthday Eve" was limited to 50,000 copies. This was the case with most of the twelve singles, the only exceptions being the aforementione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You (Koda Kumi Song)
"You" (stylized as ''you'') is a song by Japanese singer Koda Kumi, serving as her 19th single and the first to be released as part of her ''Best: Second Session, 12 Singles Collection.'' It became her first single to achieve the number one position on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. As of April 2011, "you" is certified platinum for digital cellphone downloads by the RIAJ. Background ''you'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's first single in her ''12 Singles Collection.'' It became her second single to debut at No. 1 and first to hold the No. 1 spot for the weekly ranking on the Oricon Singles Charts. Her first the debut at the top spot was "Butterfly (Kumi Koda song), Butterfly," but "Butterfly" had dropped to take the number-two slot for the week. Each single in the ''12 Singles Collection'' had unique cover art based on certain cultures in various countries. The back cover of each single was a piece to a puzzle, which could only be completed by purchasing all twelve sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hula
Hula () is a Hawaiian dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (Mele (Hawaiian language), mele). It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Native Hawaiians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form. There are many sub-styles of hula, with the main two categories being Hula ʻAuana and Hula Kahiko. Ancient hula, as performed before Western encounters with Hawaii, is called ''kahiko''. It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments. Hula, as it evolved under Western influence in the 19th and 20th centuries, is called ''auana'' (a word that means "to wander" or "drift"). It is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments such as the guitar, the ukulele, ukulele, and the double bass. Terminology for two main additional categories is beginning to enter the hula lexicon: "Monarchy" includes any hula which were composed and choreographed during the 19th century. During that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
But/Aishō
BUT / Aishou (愛証 / ''Love Proof'') is singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's 35th single and was released on March 14, 2007. It was her first single of 2007 and first to bring her new era, ''Kingdom''. The single was a limited purchase, only being sold from March 2007 to May 2007. It charted No. 2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for fourteen weeks. The single was released the same day as her third compilation album, '' Best ~Bounce & Lovers~'', which was also of limited release. Information ''BUT/Aishou'' is Kumi Koda's first single to bring in the era of ''Kingdom'' and charted No. 2 on Oricon. The single was of a limited release and was released the same day as her third compilation album, ''Best ~Bounce & Lovers~.'' One week later, an "analog version" was released, which contained the "Drum n' Bass" remix. This was the only edition to carry the remix. Kumi described the song ''BUT'' as having the overall message of embracing who you are and not being afraid to show the world t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Girl/Unmei
''Cherry Girl / Unmei'' (運命 / ''Fate'') is Koda Kumi's 34th single under the Rhythm Zone label. This was her last single released before the release of her 2006 album, ''Black Cherry.'' The single charted No. 2 on the Oricon charts. The song "Cherry Girl" became the official theme song to her film debut ''Cherry Girl,'' which was released on the second DVD of her album ''Black Cherry.'' The music video for the song featured clips from the film, which harbored a ''Charlie's Angels'' theme. Information ''Cherry Girl/Unmei'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's thirty-fourth single and final single before the release of her studio album ''Black Cherry.'' It ranked No. 2 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for ten consecutive weeks. It was released in both CD and CD+DVD editions, with the limited editions carrying the Space Cowboy Remix of "Cherry Girl." The limited editions of the CD+DVD version carried a sticker of the single's cover, the remix of "Cher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Opera (1986 Musical)
''The Phantom of the Opera'' is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe. Based on the 1910 French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, it tells the story of a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opéra House. The musical opened in London's West End in 1986 and on Broadway in New York in 1988, in a production directed by Harold Prince and starring English classical soprano Sarah Brightman (Lloyd Webber's then-wife) as Christine Daaé, and Michael Crawford as the Phantom. It won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, with Crawford winning the Olivier and Tony for Best Actor in a Musical. A film adaptation, directed by Joel Schumacher, was released in 2004. ''Phantom'' is currently the longest running show in Broadway history, and celebrated its 10,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaoke
Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is an instrumental version of a well-known popular song. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing colour, or music video images, to guide the singer. In Chinese-speaking countries and regions such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, a karaoke box is called a KTV. The global karaoke market has been estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion. History 1960s: Development of audio-visual-recording devices From 1961 to 1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, ''Sing Along with Mitch'', featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation. The primary difference b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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