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Kira Kira (other)
Kira Kira may refer to: * Kirakira, the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in Solomon Islands * ''Kira-Kira ''Kira-Kira'' is a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata. It received the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 2005. The book's plot is about a Japanese-American family living in Georgia. The main character and narrator of the story is a g ...'', a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata * ''Kirakira'' (visual novel), by Overdrive, 2007 * " Kira Kira/Akari", a 2015 single by Every Little Thing * "Kira Kira" (Ai song), a 2017 single by Ai * "Kira Kira" (Beni song), 2009 See also * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirakira
Kirakira is the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in Solomon Islands. Kirakira is located on the north coast of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), the largest island of the province. It has roads running east to the Warihito River and west to Maro'u Bay. The Kirakira Airport is served by Solomon Airlines, which provides flights to Honiara and other destinations. The airport is a grass strip and receives flights four times per week. Solomon Airlines, the national carrier, flies in and out of Kira Kira. It is a 45-minute flight from Honiara. Planes landing at the airport vary in size from a 6-seat Islander to a 36-seat Dash 8 twin turboprop. If there is too much rain, the airstrip can be too muddy to allow planes to safely land. The capital, KiraKira, is a small township of approximately 3,500 people. The premier, Thomas Weipe, is the local Makira-Ulawa representative for Solomon Islands parliament. His office is in KiraKira. KiraKira does have ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira-Kira
''Kira-Kira'' is a young adult novel by Cynthia Kadohata. It received the Newbery Medal for children's literature in 2005. The book's plot is about a Japanese-American family living in Georgia. The main character and narrator of the story is a girl named Katie Takeshima, the middle child in a Japanese-American family. "Kira-Kira" (キラ キラ in katakana) means glittering or shining. Plot summary In the early 1950s, Katie Takeshima and her family live in Iowa, where her parents own a Japanese supermarket. When the store goes out of business in 1956, the family moves from Iowa to an apartment in Georgia, where Katie's parents work at a hatchery with other Japanese families. Katie's best friend is her older sister Lynn, to whom Katie looks up as the most intelligent person she knows. She cites Lynn's ability to beat their Uncle Katsuhisa, a self-proclaimed chess grand master, at his own game, as an example. Katie holds close to her heart the Japanese term "''Kira-Kira''", which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirakira (visual Novel)
is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Overdrive and first released playable on a Microsoft Windows PC on November 27, 2007. An official English translation by MangaGamer was released in June 2009 only available via downloading on MangaGamer's website. A PlayStation 2 version published by PrincessSoft was released on February 26, 2009. A version of the game with all adult content removed was ported to the iPhone and iPod Touch by M-Trix Inc. and was released on the App Store on November 20, 2009. In addition, a sequel called was released by Overdrive for the PC in August 2008. Plot The protagonists of ''Kirakira'', Shikanosuke, Kirari, Sarina and Chie are the members of the at the Christian school Ohbi Gakuen. The club was set to be closed in next March so they try to set up a band they call the to save the club. Their performance at the subsequent school festival succeeds with flying colors. That performance was put on the Internet where one of the live houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Kira/Akari
''Kira Kira/Akari'' is the 47th single by the Japanese pop group Every Little Thing released on November 4, 2015. It was released on two editions: a CD Edition and a CD+DVD Edition. ''Kira Kira'' is used as the theme song for the first part of the Toei Animation film ''" Go! Princess PreCure The Movie: Go! Go!! Splendid Triple Feature!!!"'' while ''Akari'' is used for the Hoshizaki Electric commercials. Development The single was first announced on September 9, 2015, with Toei crediting the duo for the official theme song of the film. Kaori Mochida and guitarist Ichirō Itō are creating the song for the film, which was currently untitled. In the group's latest blog, the song was revealed as "Kira Kira" with the song be written by Clammbon's head bassist Mito. The song was then used for the commercials of the film on October 5, 2015 while the limited edition version of the single includes a Cure Flora Data Carddass is a series of Japanese arcade game machines created by Bandai, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Kira (Ai Song)
is a song written and recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai featuring Japanese comedian and actress Naomi Watanabe. It was released to radio on July 6, 2017, and later as a digital single on August 1, 2017. It served as a single from the deluxe version of Ai's eleventh studio album, ''Wa to Yo''. Upon its release, "Kira Kira" debuted and peaked at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100. The song was nominated for the Grand Prix award and won the Excellent works Award at the 59th Japan Records Awards. Background and release An excerpt of "Kira Kira" served as the theme song for the Japanese drama ''Kanna-san!''. In July 2017, the full version of the song was sent to Japanese J-Wave radio station. Watanabe revealed to J-Wave it was her first full-scale studio recording. A music video for Kira Kira was released on August 31, 2017. Accolades Live performances Ai and Watanabe performed "Kira Kira" at the "25th Tokyo Girls Collection". Ai performed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai (singer)
, known mononymously as Ai (, stylized as AI or A.I. ), is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, spokeswoman, and actress. Born in Los Angeles, California, Ai moved to Kagoshima, at age 4. Motivated to become a singer, Ai returned to Los Angeles, attending the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. While in Los Angeles, Ai began her musical career performing as part of a gospel choir at a Mary J. Blige concert and as a dancer for Janet Jackson's music video, "Go Deep". She briefly joined the Asian girl group SX4 in 1999 until she graduated high school. After being discovered by BMG in 2000, Ai relocated to Japan and released her debut album, ''My Name is Ai'' (2001), to very little commercial success. Signing to Def Jam Records Japan in 2002, Ai became the first woman signed to the label. She released two studio albums under the label, ''Original Ai'' (2003) and ''2004 Ai''. With the release of her third studio album, Ai rose to mainstream promi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
