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List Of Oricon Number-one Singles Of 1989
The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1989. Oricon Weekly Singles Chart References {{Number-one singles in Japan 1989 in Japanese music Japan Oricon Oricon 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, poet, and human-rights advocate, who is a prominent figure in Japanese popular music. He has sold more than 20 million records worldwide and has appeared in movies and television dramas. His wife Etsuko Shihomi is an actress. Early life Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi was born on September 7, 1956, in Ijuin, Kagoshima, the first son of police officer Kuniharu Nagabuchi and Masuko Nagabuchi. As a child, Nagabuchi was sickly and often suffered from asthma attacks. Career Nagabuchi favored popular Japanese folk singers such as Takuro Yoshida, Ryo Kagawa, Masato Tomobe and Kenji Endo. A song called "One Road Straight" changed his view of the world. Their protest songs tempted him to become a musician. Eagerness to realize his dream made him buy a nylon-string guitar at the age of 15. In 1973, when he was 17, he made his first performance as a live act. Around 1974, he formed a folk duo called "Takeshi and Tsuyoshi" and gained experience as a perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akina Nakamori
is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow Motion (Akina Nakamori song), Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Nakamori's popularity increased with the release of her follow-up single, "Shōjo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon charts and sold over 390,000 copies. Her second album ''Variation (Hensoukyoku), Variation'' became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in that position for three weeks. She made her acting debut in 1985 with an appearance in the Japanese romance movie '':ja:愛・旅立ち, Ai, Tabidachi''. After an extended hiatus from 2010 to 2014, Akina released two compilation albums, ''All Time Best: Original'' and ''All Time Best: Utahime Cover'', both of which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misato Watanabe
is a Japanese pop singer. Discography Albums * ''Eyes'' (2 October 1985) * ''Lovin' you'' (2 July 1986) * ''Breath'' (15 July 1987) * ''Ribbon'' (28 May 1988) * ''Flower bed'' (1 July 1989) * ''Tokyo'' (7 July 1990) * '' Lucky'' (6 July 1991) * ''Hello Lovers'' (8 July 1992) * '' Big Wave'' (21 July 1993) * ''Baby Faith'' (7 September 1994) * ''She loves you'' (15 July 1995) * ''Live Love Life'' (13 November 1995) * ''Spirits'' (12 July 1996) * ''Hadaka no Kokoro'' (1 July 1998) * '' Sweet 15th Diamond (Compilation Album)'' (19 July 2000) * '' Love♥Go Go!!'' (19 July 2000) * '' Uta no Ki - Gift'' (6 December 2000) * '' Café mocha – Uta no Ki -'' (20 March 2002) * ''soleil'' (10 July 2002) * ''The Legend Misato Watanabe Golden 80's Collection (Compilation Album)'' (1 January 2003) * ''ORANGE'' (6 August 2003) * '' Blue Butterfly'' (14 July 2004) * ''Uta no Ki seasons "Fuyu"'' (17 November 2004) * ''Uta no Ki seasons "Haru"'' (23 February 2005) * ''Uta no Ki seasons "Natsu"'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōsa Ni Fukarete
is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo, released as a single through Pony Canyon on September 6, 1989. It is Kudo's last single to be released in 7-inch vinyl format. The song, which has never appeared on an original album, was included in the compilation album, '' Harvest''. It was featured on commercials for Taiyo Yuden That's cassette tapes. "Kōsa ni Fukarete" was the last song to top the charts of the TBS music show ''The Best Ten'' on its final broadcast on September 28, 1989. At the fourth Japan Gold Disc Awards, "Kōsa ni Fukarete" was one of the five recipients of the award for Best Single of the Year, which Kudo also won that same year for her single " Arashi no Sugao". In 2015, DAM asked their users to select their favorite Shizuka Kudo songs to sing karaoke to and compiled a top ten list; "Kōsa ni Fukarete" came in at number one. Background and composition "Kōsa ni Fukarete" marks the first collaboration between Kudo and Nakajima since " Mugon... Iro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyosuke Himuro
is a former Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was lead vocalist of the rock band Boøwy from 1981 to 1988. After the band disbanded he started a successful solo career, becoming one of Japan's best-selling artists. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Himuro at number 76 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Life and career He was born , pronounced the same but written with different characters, before adopting his stage name at the end of 1984. Himuro has frequently played music with Steve Stevens, best known as the backing guitarist for Billy Idol. For example, Stevens participated in Himuro's album as a guitarist and his concert tour after his album ''I·De·A''. On August 22, 2004, he held a concert, entitled "21st Century Boøwys VS Himuro", at the Tokyo Dome. He sang many Boøwy songs, the first time in sixteen years. "Wild Romance" was used as the ending theme music for the Japanese dubbed version of ''V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samishii Nettaigyo
is the fifth single by Japanese idol duo Wink. Written by Neko Oikawa and Masaya Ozeki, the single was released on July 5, 1989 by Polystar Records. Background and release "Samishii Nettaigyo" was first used by Panasonic for their S-Type headphone commercial featuring Wink in mid-April 1989. The B-side is a Japanese-language cover of the Hedy West song "500 Miles". "Samishii Nettaigyo" became Wink's third No. 1 on the Oricon's weekly charts. It sold over 564,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ. The song won the Grand Prix award at the 31st Japan Record Awards. In addition, it led to the duo's first and only appearance on NHK's ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' in 1989. Track listing All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Motoki Funayama. Chart positions ;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts Certifications Cover versions * In 1990, the song was covered in Chinese Mandarin by Xiao Hu Dui as "Xing Xing De Yue Hui" (星星的約會) on their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekai De Ichiban Atsui Natsu
is the second single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kyōko Tomita and Kaori Okui, the single was released by CBS Sony on July 16, 1987. It was re-released on July 1, 1989 as the band's eighth single, which became their second of five consecutive No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart. Background "Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu" was originally released on vinyl in 1987 with "Vibration" as the B-side. As Princess Princess was relatively unknown at the time, the single did not chart. The song was used in the TV Asahi travel show . The song's original key is A. The song was re-released in 1989 as a CD single with the B-side being a re-recording of the song (known as the ). The CD jacket was designed to resemble an airline ticket; the first edition release was colored gold while the regular release was colored pink. The Heisei version of the song was used in the TV Asahi travel show . The song was remixed in the band's 1992 compilation album ''Singles 1987–1992'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shonentai
was a three-member Japanese idol group under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. They debuted on December 12, 1985. The group lead an annual musical ''Playzone'' from 1986 to 2008 for about 957 performances with a total attendance of over 1.38 million people over the course of 22 years. On 20 September 2020 was announced the withdrawal of Nishikiori and Uekusa from the group on 31st December 2020 through the official website of the Johnny's Ent. Members * . He has an official position in Johnny & Associates. * The leader. * Married with a son, who was in Johnny's Jr, and a daughter. It was announced on December 22, 2010 that Uekusa divorced in early December after more than sixteen years of marriage. Appearances ;TV Dramas * Monday Drama Land Munasawagi no Houkago (October 24, 1983; Fuji TV) * Monday Drama Land Munasawagi no Houkago Part II (December 19, 1983; Fuji TV) * Monday Drama Land Shonentai no Tadaima Houkago Special (June 4, 1984; Fuji TV) * Monday Drama Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern All Stars
, also known by the abbreviations and SAS, are a Japanese rock band that first formed in 1974. The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata (lead vocals and guitars), Yuko Hara (vocals and keyboards), Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (bass), Hiroshi Matsuda (drums) and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa (percussion). In addition to the present lineup, former guitarist Takashi Omori had worked in the band until 2001.''Chikyu Ongaku Library: Southern All Stars enewed Edition', Edited by Amuse Inc., Tokyo FM Publishing, After the contract with Victor Entertainment, the band released their top-ten charting debut single "Katte ni Sindbad" in 1978. Since then, Southern has been one of the best-selling music groups in the past 30 years of Japan, selling more than 47 million albums and singles in Japan alone. They have had over 40 top-ten hit singles and 16 number-one albums on the Japan's Oricon Charts as of 2008. Their 1998 compilation '' Umi no Yeah!!'' has sold more than 3.3 million copies and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Princess (band)
was a five-piece Japanese pop/rock girl band active from 1983 to 1996. They previously released music under the names and . Career After being assembled via open audition of 1400 hopefuls as the female music group Akasaka Komachi by TDK Records in 1983, the band was housed with their manager in the Tokyo suburb of Nishi-Nippori for over two years to develop their musical skills and experience. In March 1984, the band made the first of several appearances on Japanese television. In 1985 the band transferred from TDK Records to another management company, changed their name to Julian Mama, but did not release any singles or albums. In May 1986, the band made their recording debut with the EP '' Kiss de Crime'', released by CBS Sony. In August 1986, the band transferred their management to Shinko Music Entertainment. In May of that year the CEO of Shinko had declined to represent the band, but the company employee Emiko Ichimura, who had seen the girls' live show and believ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds (Princess Princess Song)
is the seventh single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kanako Nakayama and Kaori Okui, the single was released by CBS Sony on April 21, 1989. It became their first of five consecutive No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart. Background Princess Princess' popularity was on the rise after their sixth single "Get Crazy!" was used as the theme song of the J-drama series of the same name in October 1988. "Diamonds" was released six months later. It was used by Sony for their cassette tape commercials. The song was also used by Suzuki for their Suzuki Kei commercial in 2001. It was included in the 2015 soundtrack album ''Yakuza 0 80's Hits! Collection''. More recently, it was used by Acecook for their 2020 Soup Harusame commercial featuring Anne Nakamura. The song's original key is E major (modulated to F major at the end). The B-side is "M", with its lyrics written by Kyōko Tomita and originally released in the band's 1988 album '' Let's Get Crazy''. In a 2012 Fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |