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Music (Mika Nakashima Album)
''Music'' is the third studio album by Mika Nakashima is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in th ... (fifth overall release). It sold only 231,521 copies in its first week but went to #1 on the Oricon 200 Album Chart. The album charted for 31 weeks and has since sold over 500,000 copies. Track listing Charts and sales Oricon sales charts (Japan) Singles References External links * http://www.mikanakashima.com * http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank {{Authority control 2005 albums Mika Nakashima albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi No Tori (song)
"Hi no Tori" *(火の鳥; "Fire Bird", or "Phoenix") is the 12th single by Mika Nakashima, and was used as the ending theme for the NHK anime ''Hi no Tori is an unfinished manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka considered ''Phoenix'' his "life's work"; it consists of 12 books, each of which tells a separate, self-contained story and takes place in a different era. ...''. It reached #9 on the Oricon weekly charts and sold roughly 40,000 copies. Track listing # "Hi no Tori" (火の鳥; "Fire Bird", "Phoenix" # "Missing # "Hi no Tori" (Instrumental) References {{authority control 2004 singles Mika Nakashima songs 2004 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitori (Mika Nakashima Song)
is Mika Nakashima's 15th single. It is a re-cut single, originally from her ''Music'' album, and was used as the theme song for the PlayStation 2 game ''Drakengard 2''. "Hitori (single ver.)" is the theme song for the game while "Hitori (Endroll ver.)" is the version heard during the credits. It was released a week ahead of the game. Overall, it sold 26,275 copies according to the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike i ... charts. Track list # Hitori (single ver.) (ひとり; Alone) # Hitori (album ver.) # Hitori (endroll ver.) # Hitori (instrumental) Charts Oricon Sales Chart References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hitori (Song) 2005 singles Mika Nakashima songs 2005 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven (Mika Nakashima Song)
"Seven" is the 11th single by Mika Nakashima. It was used as the Kanebo Kate CM song. It reached #3 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks, selling around 53,000 units. Track listing # Seven # Seven (Coldfeet Remix) # Venus in the Dark (Coldfeet Remix) # Seven (Instrumental) References {{Mika Nakashima 2004 singles Mika Nakashima songs Songs written by Mika Nakashima 2004 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend (song)
"Legend" is the fourth single from Mika Nakashima's third album, ''Music''. It was released a month after her mini album '' Oborozukiyo: Inori''. It was a minor success, peaking at #5 in the Oricon charts and charting for 11 weeks. Overall, it sold 67,527 units in Japan, of which more than half in its first week. Legend was used as the Sony MD Walkman CM song. The B-sides were "FAKE"; used as the Kanebo Kate CM song, and "Carrot & Whip"; the Meiji CM song. There are three versions of the song. The first one is the version set to the music video. This track is on the Legend single, the ''Music'' album and the ''Best Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation ...'' compilation album. Another one is an island-tinged pop ballad version and it exists on the single as track two. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takefumi Haketa (composer)
Takefumi (written: 建文, 健史, 丈史 or 武文) is a masculine Japanese given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a .... Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese Paralympic athlete *, Japanese composer * (born 1980), Japanese boxer * (born 1989), Japanese footballer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celetia Martin
Celetia Martin, also known simply as Celetia, is a British singer and songwriter. Career Celetia has worked with and/or written for many artists including Eric Bellinger, Iggy Azalea, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson, Fatman Scoop, The Saturdays, Conor Maynard, Wiley, Misha B, Jacob Banks, Dionne Bromfield, Kieran Alleyne, Jermain Jackman and Skepta. Celetia has also worked as songwriter alongside producers such as The FanatiX, Michael Angelo, TJ Oosterhuis, Fraser T. Smith, Diztortion, Rymez, Young Yonni, Chris Loco and Carl Ryden. She has also released music herself as an artist, including two albums and numerous singles. Three singles made the UK Singles Chart; "Rewind", "Runaway Skies" and "Sorry (You Lied to Me)" (with Masterstepz). She has also featured as vocalist on several songs such as " My Friend" by Groove Armada and on UK garage songs such as "You Got Me Singing" and "There I Go" with Y-Tribe, as well as "Sorry (You Lied to Me)". After two years touring wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuharu Konishi
is a Japanese musician, composer and DJ. He was a founding member of Pizzicato Five and the only such to stay with the group until its breakup in 2001. Konishi's current activities are through his company readymade entertainment and his record label 524 records (a play on words from Konishi's name, as the numbers 524 can be read ''ko-ni-shi'' in Japanese using ''goroawase''). Collaboration Konishi is a prolific producer, composer, arranger and remixer. He has written, produced and arranged in collaboration with many artists, such as Unicorn, Towa Tei, Mari Natsuki, Cornelius, Yumi Yoshimura of Puffy AmiYumi, Alisa Mizuki, Akiko Wada, SMAP and Mika Nakashima. Konishi's remixes are featured in a far greater range of recordings. In addition to remixing individual tracks for a wide variety of artists for inclusion in their own releases, Konishi has been a prominent figure in several remix-only projects. Some of these have centered on music from cartoons, such as Lupin III ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taro Hakase
is a Japanese musician who specialises as a violinist and composer. Biography Career Hakase was involved in a Japanese band called Kryzler & Kompany which formed while he was in college. He played the violin, while Tsuneyoshi Saito played keyboards, and Yoshinobu Takeshita played bass. Their first eponymous album was released in September 1990 and sold 74,000 copies. Their second, ''Kryzler And Company #'', sold over 81,000 copies. Steve McClure of ''Billboard'' wrote that they have become "Japan's unlikeliest pop idols, attracting hordes of screaming fans, a far cry from the decorum and reserve usually shown by Japan's classical music audiences." The band provided the music for Celine Dion's single "To Love You More" which was recorded as the theme song for the Japanese drama ''Koibito Yo'' (My Dear Lover). The song reached number one on Billboard Japan. He then joined Dion on her nationwide promotional tour making television appearances and performed the song during her 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in the Nana (2005 film), live action film adaptations of ''Nana (manga), Nana''. She has sold over 10 million records in Japan. Early life Born and raised in Kyushu, Mika was the youngest of three children. She grew up in the small town of Hioki, Kagoshima, where she has said there was "nothing there, only enka." She began listening to enka singer Eiko Segawa and studied classical Japanese dance, but as she loved dressing-up and make-up, she hoped to work in fashion magazines since she was too short to become a model. Nakashima decided not to attend high school after completing junior high and began working. At the age of 15 she moved to the city of Fukuoka where she room-shared with two others. Career At the age of 17, she attended an auditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakurairo Mau Koro
is Mika Nakashima is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in the ...'s 14th single. This song is a lyrical and heartwarming love song about lovers parting in springtime. Mika uses her extraordinary singing skills, blending her tender vocals with the stirring piano and strings accompaniment. Singer/songwriter Kawae Minako was inspired by Mika's strong presence and wrote the song in a day. The first press of this single included a picture label disc (a picture on the CD). Track listing Charts This single reached #5 on Oricon charts and charted for 14 weeks. It sold 105,631 units, making it the #97 single for 2005. Total Reported Sales: 105,631* {{Mika Nakashima 2005 singles Mika Nakashima songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best (Mika Nakashima Album)
''Best'' is the first Japanese compilation album and sixth overall album release by Mika Nakashima. It contains 14 songs. Two new re-recordings were made: one of her first single, 'Stars,' and the other of 'Amazing Grace (05),' the latter of which was included in a Suntory commercial for Freixnet Champagne and made as a radio-only single to promote the album in Japan. A music video compilation, also called 'BEST,' was released in Japan and Southeast Asia in December 2005. It contains the music videos for all of Mika's first 18 singles – from 'Stars' to 'Glamorous Sky' – and the promotional videos for 'Amazing Grace (05)' and a previously unreleased live recording of the song 'Blood.' ''Best'' debuted at #1 in the Japan Oricon 200 Album Chart when it was released, selling 480,097 copies in its first week – bettering the first-week sales of her first album, True. It was the #5 album of 2006. Since its release, BEST has sold 1,204,996 copies. Therefore, BEST is the second be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
