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Koda Kumi Remix Album
''Koda Kumi Remix Album'' is the first remix album by Japanese pop- R&B singer Koda Kumi. It was released on February 22, 2006, the same day as her last single from ''12 Singles Project'', '' Someday/Boys♥Girls''. It was only available as a digital download to those who bought all 12 singles from '' Best ~second session~'' album, and includes eight songs. This was Kumi's first remix album before her '' Driving Hit's'' series of remix albums, which began in 2009. Information ''Koda Kumi Remix Album'' is the first remix album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, released on February 22, 2006. It was released on the same day as her final single in her ''12 Singles Project'', '' Someday/Boys♥Girls.'' The album was only released as a digital download to those who purchased all twelve singles in the project. It featured eight remixes out of the original twelve songs, including "you", which would become one of Kumi's most well-known ballads throughout her career. ''Koda Kumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remix Album
A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 2007, the best-selling remix album of all time is Michael Jackson's ''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' (1997). History and concept ''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'' (1971) by Harry Nilsson is credited as the first remix album. It was released after the successes of "Everybody's Talkin'" and ''The Point!'', when he decided that his older material had started to sound dated. Neu!'s ''Neu! 2'' (1973) has also been described as "in effect the first remix album", as many tracks see the duo "speed up, slow down, cut, doctor, and mutilate the material, sometimes beyond recognition". In the 1980s, record companies would combine several kinds of electronic dance music, such as dance-pop, House music, house, techno, Trance music, trance, drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy 4 U
"Crazy 4 U" is singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's 10th domestic solo single. It charted at No. 12 on Oricon and remained on the charts for six weeks. Information "Crazy 4 U" is Kumi Koda's tenth single and last single released before her studio album ''Feel My Mind.'' It failed to chart in the top ten on Oricon, coming it at No. 12. Despite its low ranking, it remained on the charts for six weeks. The single contained one B-side, "Yume with You" (夢 with You / Dream with You), which was a cover of the same song originally performed by Toshinobu Kubota in 1993. It also contained a remix of the title track. This was also the single that kick-started the ero-kawaii craze that Kumi became synonymous with, and that spread across teens and young adults in Japan. ''Crazy 4 U'' became a milestone in Kumi's growth as an artist, with her enjoying the theme and beginning to choose the songs she would perform. "Crazy 4 U" was the opening theme of the Japanese anime series ''Gilgamesh''. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy (Kumi Koda Song)
''Candy'' is the seventh single of the ''12 Singles Collection'' by Japanese artist Kumi Koda. The single featured rapper Mr. Blistah from Clench & Blistah, and became her second to feature an artist – her first being "D.D.D.," which featured Soulhead. As with the majority of the singles in the collection, the single was limited to 50,000 copies. The single peaked at No. 3 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks. Information ''Candy'' is singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's seventh single released in her ''12 Singles Collection'' and twenty-fifth overall single. The single became her second in the series to feature an artist – her first being "D.D.D.," which featured sister-duo Soulhead – and featured rapper Mr. Blistah from the rap duo Clench & Blistah (known as CLENCH&BLISTAH in Japan). Kumi had worked with both rappers in 2003 for her song "Teaser," which was the first track on her second studio album ''Grow into One.'' The single ranked in the top five on the charts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lies (Koda Kumi Song)
"Lies" is an R&B song by Japanese singer Kumi Koda and is the fifth single in her ''12 Singles Collection''. The lyrics are written by Kumi and the music is written and arranged by Yanagiman. The song is the ending theme of Asahi TV's show ''Adore na! Garejji.'' It was also used in a commercial for music.jp. It peaked at No. 5 in its second week on Oricon and helped Kumi become to first artist to have three singles in the Top 10 during the same week. Information ''Lies'' is Kyoto-born singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's fifth single in her ''12 Singles Collection.'' It is the second to be released in the story-driven videos – her first being "you," which was also the first in the collection. Like most of the other singles in the collection, ''Lies'' was limited to 50,000 copies. The single made its debut on the Oricon Singles Charts at No. 7 and managed to take the No. 5 rank the following week. With the song debuting at No. 7, Kumi became the first artist to have three singles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake It Up (Koda Kumi Song)
"Shake It Up" is a single by Kumi Koda and charted number six on the Oricon Singles Chart, remaining on the charts for five weeks. It was used as the ending theme to ''The Sunday,'' an informational program shown on NTV. Information ''Shake It Up'' is Japanese, R&B-turned-pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's fourth single in her ''12 Single Collection''. It hit No. 6 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for five consecutive weeks. Like the other singles in the collection, "Shake It Up" 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 could only be completed by purchasing all twelve singles. The same was done for the obi strips, which contained a full image when arranged together in order. However, the obi strip image was omitted on the Hong Kong versions. "Shake It Up" was used as the ending theme of Nippon T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret (Koda Kumi Album)
''Secret'' (stylized as secret) is the fourth studio album by the Japanese R&B-turned- pop singer, Kumi Koda, released in February 2005. It charted at #3 on Oricon in Japan, her highest charting album at the time, and stayed on the charts for fifty-six weeks. This album also jump-started Kumi's ero-kawaii/sexy-cute image, with which she became synonymous. This style later spread throughout Japan's high school community upon her release of "Butterfly". Information ''Secret'' is the first predominantly- pop album by Kumi, with her first three albums, ''feel my mind'', ''grow into one'' and ''affection'', being R&B. Due to Kumi feeling most comfortable with the style she donned in "Crazy 4 U", she created the "sexy-cute" style (known as ero-kawaii) for her A-sides used in ''secret''. This is the style that she became famous for and received both positive and negative attention. During her performance for "Cutie Honey" at Music Station, she donned the outfit she wore during the jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfish
Selfishness is being concerned excessively or exclusively, for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others. Selfishness is the opposite of altruism or selflessness; and has also been contrasted (as by C. S. Lewis) with self-centeredness. Divergent views The implications of selfishness have inspired divergent views within religious, philosophical, psychological, economic, and evolutionary contexts. Classical Aristotle joined a perceived majority of his countrymen in condemning those who sought only to profit themselves; but he approved the man of reason who sought to gain for himself the greatest share of that which deserved social praise. Seneca proposed a cultivation of the self within a wider community—a care for the self which he opposed to mere selfishness in a theme that would later be taken up by Foucault. Medieval/Renaissance Selfishness was viewed in the Western Christian tradition as a central vice—as standing at the roots of the seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trust Your Love
"Trust Your Love" is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi and was used as the second single from her debut album '' Affection'' (2002). It was released on May 9, 2001 via Rhythm Zone in two physical editions: a CD single and 12" vinyl. Additionally, Sounday and Orpheus Records distributed the song in North America with the same formats, but was remixed as a dance number by Hex Hector. The song was written by Kumi herself, whilst composing and production was handled by Kikuchi Kazuhito and Max Matsuura respectively. Musically, it is an R&B song that incorporates synthesizers and keyboards, and describes two lovers believing in each other. "Trust Your Love" received positive reviews from music critics, who commended its production and selected it among others as one of her best releases. Commercially, while it did fare better than her debut "Take Back", it performed moderately nevertheless, peaking at No. 18 on the Oricon Singles Chart. In the United States, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Back
"Take Back" is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda, taken as her debut and lead single from her first studio album '' Affection'' (2002). It was released on December 6, 2000 via Rhythm Zone in two physical editions; a CD single and 12" vinyl. Additionally, Sounday and Orpheus Records distributed the song in North America in May 2001 with four more formats, but was remixed as a dance number by Jonathan Peters. The track was written by Koda herself, composed by Kazuhito Kikuchi and produced by Max Matsuura. The result was finalized after she had won a competition to find another artist for the Avex Trax company, which later published Rhythm Zone under Matsuura's guidance. Musically, "Take Back" is an R&B number that incorporates elements of pop and electronic instrumentation, such as keyboards and synthesizers. Her inspiration towards the track was based on her interest with J-pop, and their revolving culture with the R&B scene, particularly with her admirati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Regret (song)
"''No Regret''" is an R&B song by singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. The song debuted on the Oricon charts at No. 4, remaining on the charts for twelve weeks. The single made it the eighth release for her ''12 Singles Collection,'' and, unlike the majority of the singles, was not limited to 50,000 copies. This was one of three that were not limited, the other being the first single in the collection, ''you,'' and the final single, '' Someday/Boys♥Girls.'' Information ''No Regret'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's eighth single in her ''12 Singles Collection'' and twenty-sixth overall. It managed to peak at No. 4 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for twelve weeks. Unlike most of the other singles in the collection, ''No Regret'' was not limited to 50,000 copies. This was only done with two other singles in the collection: ''you'' and '' Someday/Boys♥Girls.'' ''No Regret'' sold 72,081 copies within the first week and, as more recent figures show, it has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVXQ
TVXQ (stylized as TVXQ!), an initialism for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (), is a South Korean male pop duo consisting of U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin. They are known as in Japanese releases, and are sometimes referred to as DBSK, an abbreviation of their Korean name Dong Bang Shin Ki (). Their name roughly translates to "Rising Gods of the East". Formed by SM Entertainment in 2003, TVXQ began as a five-member boy band composed of members U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin, Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun, and Xiah Junsu. They were immediately launched to mainstream recognition following the release of their first physical single "Hug" (2004), which peaked at number four on the MIAK monthly music chart. Their first studio albums ''Tri-Angle'' (2004) and '' Rising Sun'' (2005) were both top sellers, pushing the band's popularity beyond Korea. Under Avex, TVXQ entered the Japanese market with their first Japanese album '' Heart, Mind and Soul'' (2006), but it was met with limited success. TVXQ r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
