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Misono
, publicly known :wikt:mononym, mononymously as Misono (stylized in lower case), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and TV personality. She was born in Kyoto, Japan, and is the younger sister of singer Koda Kumi. Career In 2000, Misono participated in the summer vacation audition organized by Japanese label Avex, and was subsequently chosen by the label to become one of their artists. In 2002, she debuted as the vocalist of Day After Tomorrow (band), Day After Tomorrow (dat), a J-pop band formed by the Avex Trax label under the production of Mitsuru Igarashi. Only five months after their debut, they received the Newcomer of the Year award at the Japan Record Awards. In August 2015, after the release of their first greatest hits album, dat went on an indefinite hiatus. In 2006, Misono debuted as a solo artist with the release of her first single, "VS", which was used as the theme song for the Nintendo DS videogame ''Tales of the Tempest'', following previous songs by day after tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say (album)
''Say'' (生-say- / ''Life -say-'') is the second studio album by Japanese artist misono. It was released on July 16, 2008. The album was released in two different formats: CD only and CD+DVD. The album held the following single releases before its initial release: " Hot Time / A.__~answer~", " Pochi", " Zasetsu Chiten", " Juunin Toiro", " Mugen Kigen" and " Ninin Sankyaku". The title of the album combines the Chinese character for "life" (生) with ruby characters for the English word "say", creating a dual meaning. The album contains all of misono's singles since ''Pochi'' up until ''Ninin Sankyaku,'' and all of those singles' a-sides and b-sides (sans "Ninin Sankyaku"'s medley). The DVD contains alternate versions of the music videos released for the singles. For example, the "Box ver." of "Zasetsu Chiten" takes place solely in the box setting of the original video. ''Say'' made it to No. 13 on the Oricon daily charts, but dropped to No. 20 on the weekly charts. Background '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never+Land
Neverland is a fictional island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys (Peter Pan), Lost Boys, and some other imaginary beings and creatures live. Although not all people who come to Neverland cease to age, its best-known resident, Peter Pan, famously refused to grow up. Thus, the term is often used as a metaphor for Peter Pan syndrome, eternal childhood (and childishness), as well as immortality and escapism. The concept was first introduced as "the Never Never Land" in Barrie's West End theatre, West End theatre play ''Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'', first staged in 1904. In the earliest drafts of the play, the island was called "Peter's Never Never Never Land", a name possibly influenced by the 'Never Never (Australian outback), Never Never', a contemporary term for outback Australia. In the 1928 published version of the play's script, the name was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's All Love!
''It's all Love!'' is a collaboration single by Japanese singer-songwriters Koda Kumi and misono. The single was originally set to be released on March 4, but was pushed back to its official release date of March 31, 2009. The single charted at No. 1 on Oricon, making it Kumi's third consecutive number-one single and misono's first number-one single. It stayed on the charts for eleven weeks. Information ''It's all Love!'' is a collaboration single between Japanese sisters Koda Kumi and misono. It charted No. 1 on the Oricon Singles Charts charts, becoming Kumi's third consecutive number-one single (seventh overall) and misono's first number-one single. It remained on the charts for eleven weeks. ''It's all Love!'' became the first time a sibling collaborative effort charted since 1980's ''Dancing Sisters'' album by The Nolans. The single had been long-awaited by Japanese fans, due to both Koda sisters being musicians under the same label, Avex, despite having differing mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day After Tomorrow (band)
Day After Tomorrow (also known as dat) was a 3-member Japanese Pop music, pop band under the Avex Records, Avex label. History Due to their music being produced by former Every Little Thing (band), Every Little Thing member Mitsuru Igarashi, Day After Tomorrow's music took on a decidedly similar feel to that group's music, particularly the more synthpop-based music that Every Little Thing released in their earlier years. As of the release of their best albums in August 2005, Day After Tomorrow had gone on hiatus. Since the hiatus, Misono had performed as a soloist between 2006 and 2014, after which she quit music, though still performs on television variety programs. Daisuke Suzuki went on to play keyboard for the band Girl Next Door (band), Girl Next Door. Misono's older sister is Koda Kumi. Day After Tomorrow performed the theme song "More than a Million Miles" for the Japanese release of the movie coincidentally called ''The Day After Tomorrow''. Members * , real name: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiz! Hexagon II
was a Japanese quiz variety show on Fuji Television, airing Wednesdays from 19:00-19:57 Japan Standard Time. The show began airing on October 19, 2005, ending on September 28, 2011 with 247 episodes aired; its predecessor, aired from June 5 through October 12, 2005. Summary Quiz! Hexagon II was hosted by Shinsuke Shimada and Hitomi Nakamura. Guests on the show often included Japanese ''owarai'' comedians and ''tarento''. Since 2007, a number of music subgroups have formed that have released singles; among the most popular of these have been Shuchishin and Pabo. During each episode, three teams (the membership of which was determined based on a paper quiz show participants took prior to each episode) competed for points in various quizzes, testing team members' knowledge on a variety of topics. Change from Quiz! Hexagon Due to the low ratings of the previous show "Quiz! Hexagon" (which aired from July 7, 2002 - October 10, 2005) chairman Shinsuke Shimada accepted a request for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of The Tempest
is an action role-playing game developed by Dimps and Namco Tales Studio, and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Nintendo DS exclusively in Japan. The fifteenth main entry in the '' Tales'' series, it was released on October 26, 2006. The game makes use of the ''Tales'' series' recurring Linear Motion Battle System, customized so characters and actions can be controlled and determined using the DS touch screen, as well as incorporating multiplayer elements. The opening of the game was made by Production I.G (2D animated parts only) and uses the music VS composed by Koda Misono. The game follows Caius Qualls, a Leymon (race of werewolf-like shape-shifters who are persecuted for previous disastrous abuse of their advanced technology) who also have a human blood. With his guardian and parents taken prisoner by the church authorities, he sets out on a quest with other outcasts to save them and overthrow the church's oppressive regime. The game's characteristic genre name is . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koda Kumi
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her Urban contemporary, urban and Contemporary R&B, 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 (Kumi Koda album), Secret'' (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly (Kumi Koda song), 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 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back-On
Back-On (stylized as BACK-ON) is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo, Japan. They are known for performing opening themes to anime and games, such as the '' Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2'' opening theme, "fly away"; the ''Air Gear'' opening theme, "Chain"; the '' Murder Princess'' opening theme "Hikari Sasuhou (fk Metal ver.)", and the ''Eyeshield 21'' opening theme "Blaze Line". They have also written ending themes for both anime and TV shows, including "flower" and "a day dreaming..." for ''Eyeshield 21'', "Butterfly" for the late-night TV drama ''Shinjuku Swan'', "Sands of Time" for the mobile robot TV drama '' Keitai Sousakan 7,'' and "Strike Back" for the anime series '' Fairy Tail''. History Kenji03 and Gori have been friends since childhood, having attended the same school in Adachi, Tokyo. In their sixth year in school, they realized that they wanted to start a band, though in the beginning they did it all separately.http://www.jmusiceuropa.com Retrieved on April 24, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumi Koda
, 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 ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the List of cities in Japan, ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people. It is also part of the even larger Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area, along with Osaka and Kobe. Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese feng shui following the model of the ancient Chinese capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang. The emperors of Japan ruled fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straightener (band)
is a Japanese alternative rock band. The band started out as a duo with Atsushi Horie (vocals/guitar) and Shinpei Nakayama (drums) in 1998. They established an independent label named Ghost Records in 2002. Hidekazu Hinata joined the band as bassist in 2003, giving the band a heavier sound. In October of the same year they released a single, "Traveling Gargoyle" from Toshiba EMI. Straightener have performed at numerous festivals and live tours. The band toured all over Japan during their ''Linear'' tour in 2007, as well as performing a joint tour in December 2013 with Asian Kung-Fu Generation to celebrate both bands' 10-year anniversaries. Both bands performed in Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan along with a local band from each country. Members *Atsushi Horie – guitar, vocals, keyboards *:Also plays guitar and sings for the band FULLARMOR. Has a solo project called "ent", best known for the '' Solanin'' film soundtrack. *Shinpei Nakayama – drums *:Also played drums for the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GO!GO!7188
Go!Go!7188 (Go Go Nana Ichi Hachi Hachi), also known simply as Go!Go!, was a Japanese rock band with influences spanning from surf rock to punk rock to J-pop. History In June 1998, Yumi Nakashima (nicknamed Yuu) and Akiko Hamada (nicknamed Akko), both alumnae of the same year at Shoyo High School in Kagoshima of Kyūshū, formed a band with the goal of participating in a national competition. They had previously played together in a Judy and Mary cover band while in high school along with three other girls from their school. The band broke up when the members graduated; Yuu and Akko wanted to continue but the other members did not. In college, Yuu and Akko formed a new band, along with a boy who played the drums and was the same age as them. In November 1998 they participated in the Yamaha Music Foundation's ''Teens' Music Festival'' as Go Go 7188. They didn't win the grand prize but their performance was seen by their future producer and later the band was signed to the tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
