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My Back Pages (album)
''My back pages'' is the debut studio album by Japanese pop band The Tambourines. It was released on September 28, 2002, through Giza Studio. Background The album consists of four previous released singles, such as "Easy game", "Hijack brandnew days", "Mayonaka ni Kizuita Funny Love" () and "Stay Young". Three songs out of ten were composed by band themselves. The single ''Easy Game'' was released in the Giza Studio's compilation album ''Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001'' and ''Stay young'' in the compilation album ''Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2002''. Chart performance The album peaked at No. 86 on the Oricon charts in its first week. It charted for 1 week and sold 2,750 copies. It was their only album which entered into Top 100 Oricon rankings. Track listing In media *My back pages - theme song for YTV program ''Asa Ichi!'' *Stay young - ending theme for Tokyo Broadcasting System Television JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tambourines
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumania Montevideo
Rumania Montevideo is a Japanese pop band under the Giza Studio label. They were active from 1998 to 2002 and reformed in 2019. The band name comes from the combination of the Latin spelling of Romania and Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Members *Mami Miyoshi (三好真美): vocalist, drummer, lyricist (1998–2002, 2019–) *Makoto Miyoshi (三好誠): guitarist, composer, arranger (1998–2002, 2019–) *Akiko Matsuda (松田明子): saxophonist, keyboardist (1998–2002) *Satomi Makoshi (麻越さとみ): bassist (1998–2002) *Kazunobu Mashima (間島和伸): guitarist (1998–2002) Supporting members *Naoya Shima: drummer (2019–) *Tom: bass (2019–) *Rerere: guitar (2019–) *Cherry: keyboard and backing vocals (2019–) History 1998: Band formation and first demo tapes In the autumn of 1998, the Miyoshi siblings, Mami and Makoto, sent a demo tape to Giza Studio and formed their own band, with members Akiko Matsuda, Satomi Makoshi and Kazunobu Mashima joining in la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The★tambourines Albums
the★tambourines were a Japanese pop band signed to the Giza Studio label, active between 2001 and 2009. Members *Ami Matsunaga (松永安未) - vocalist,lyricist * Hiroshi Asai (麻井寛史) - bassist, composer, arranger *Toshikazu Kamei (亀井俊和) - drummer *Tatsuya Okada (岡田達也) - engineer History 2001-2003 In January 2001, the band has formed In April 2001, they released first single ''Easy game''. The single was included in the Giza Studio's compilation album Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001. In July 2001, they released second single ''Hijack brandnew days'' In October 2001, they released third single ''Mayonaka ni Kizuita funny love'' In December 2001, vocalist Ami participated in cover album '' Giza Studio R&B Respect Vol.1: Six Sisters Selection'' covering ''You Can't Hurry Love'' by The Supremes. On 15 December, Ami performed cover song in live house Pan Hill Koujou. DVD footage was released in February 2002. In February 2002, Mami with Toshikazu star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Network, or Japan News Network. TBS produced the ''Takeshi's Castle'' game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally. The channel was also home to ''Ultraman'' and the ''Ultra Series'' franchise from 1966 – itself a spinoff to ''Ultra Q'', co-produced and broadcast in the same year – and its spinoffs, most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network; in the 2010s, ''Ultra Series'' moved to TV Tokyo. Since the 1990s it is home to '' Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format would inspire similar programs outside Japan, by itself a spinoff to the legendary TBS game show ''Kinniku Banzuke'' that lasted for 7 seasons. On May 24, 2017, TBS and five other major media firms (TV Tokyo, Nikkei, Inc., WOWOW, Dentsu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
JOIX-DTV (channel 10), branded as , is the Kansai region flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned by the subsidiary of the eponymous Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate; Yomiuri TV forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kantō region flagship Nippon TV, which owns a 15.89% share in the company. Founded as on February 13, 1958, and renamed Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation on August 1, the station started broadcasting on August 28 as the first TV station to be affiliated with Nippon Television Network Corporation. Its studios are located in the Osaka Business Park district of Osaka. History Early years Nippon TV applied for TV broadcasting licenses in Osaka and Nagoya after it began broadcasting in 1953, but the Ministry of Post declined the application on the grounds that "Nippon TV is a Tokyo channel, and applying for licenses in other regions is an act of crossing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Kawashima
, known before as Miki Kawashima, is a Japanese musical composer, singer-songwriter, lyricist under Being Inc. records. Biography In 1986, she debuted as ''Miki Kawashima'' with the single Silk no Kuchibiru under CBS Sony label. Three years, she debuted as Daria Kawashima with the single ''Shiny Day'' under the Zain Records label. Since joining the Being agency, Kawashima has composed and wrote several songs for artists like Zard and Deen. In 1992, she composed ''Moonlight Densetsu'' under the alias of ''Tetsuya Komuro'', presumably inspired by the legendary songwriter of the same name. The song would later be used as an opening theme for the popular anime series Sailor Moon. Kawashima also became known as the vocalist and leader of the heavy metal band '' Feel So Bad''. In 2003, she participated in the cover album '' The Hit Parade'', covering Gedō's ''Hyun Hyun''. It was produced by Tak Matsumoto from B'z. In 2016, she made her return as a solo artist with the digital relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Asai
(born 26 April 1978) is a Japanese arranger, musician and composer for the Giza Studio label. He is a former member of band ''The★tambourines''. Since 2012 he is a member of the instrumental band ''Sensation''.First headline news"Opened home page!"(ホームページオープンしました!)http://sensation-music.jp/news.html He arranged music for artists such as Miho Komatsu, U-ka Saegusa in dB, Mai Kuraki, Shiori Takei and many others from the Giza Studio label. He did back vocals for Rina Aiuchi. He participated in live concerts for artist such as Zard's since 1999, Koshi Inaba's solo live tours, Marie Ueda and Garnet Crow Symphonic Concert 2010 ~All Lovers~. He is active as an arranger and player as of 2020. List of provided works as a composer Akane Sugazaki *Promises List of provided works as a lyricist Aya Kamiki *Sakura E Hayami Kishimoto *Yes or No? *from you from me List of provided works as an arranger Miho Komatsu *I: Dareka..., Camouflage *Miho Komatsu 8 ~a pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Miyoshi
is a Japanese musical composer and arranger under Giza Studio label from 1998 till 2007. In 2019, through social network he announced resume of music activities. Biography *He started playing on guitar during his high school days. He worked on making various demo-tapes at home while playing live shows with school band in Ohsaka, but soon found making music to be his main interest. *His early works were associated with Miho Komatsu and Zard as supportive musician in roles of guitarist and backing-vocals. *In 1998 he send demo tape with his older sister Mami (future drummer, vocalist and lyricist in Rumania Montevideo) to Garage Indies Zapping Association and soon released cassette tapes ''Half Moon'' and "Picnic". Both of those songs later appeared in first indies album ''Jet Plane''. *In 1999 he formed his own band Rumania Montevideo along with three more members. He was the main leader, guitarist, arranger and composer of the band. The name of band was his own idea based on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced ''kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. J-rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-country had popularity during the international popularity of Westerns in the 1960s1970s as well, and it still has appeal due to the work of musicians like Charlie Nagatani and venues including Little Texas, Tokyo. J-rap became mainstream with producer Nujabes and his work on ''Samurai Champloo'', Japanese pop culture is often seen with anime in hip hop. Other trends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihito Tokunaga
(born 22 September 1971) is a Japanese musical composer and arranger under Giza Studio label since 2000. Biography Since college he worked as orchestrator, then start working as a bassist. For artists as Zard, Mai Kuraki, B'z and many others from Being Inc. Tokunaga provided for them music and arrangements, participate in the live support for more than 15 years. Tokunaga is working as a bassist with high technology. He also participated in many chorus parts which he makes on his own. He is member of rock band doa as vocalist and bassist. Beside of this he's doing programming, is in charge of piano, organ, guitar, mandolin and percussion. He is famous for the composer of ''Dragon Ball GT'' replacing Shunsuke Kikuchi. List of provided works as composer and arranger compositions and arrangements Band-Maid *Don't Let Me Down *Order Mai Kuraki * Feel Fine! * Winter Bells *Stand Up * Make my day *Fairy tale -my last teenage wish- *Diamond Wave * Yume ga Saku Haru Zard *Eien *Photo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garnet Crow
Garnet Crow (stylized as GARNET CROW) was a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals. Music produced by Garnet Crow has its roots in the neo acoustic genre, and representative works include "Flying", "Yume Mita Ato De", and "Spiral". Despite prolific early singles, the band neither performed live nor appeared on TV prior to 2002. The mixed composition of Garnet Crow and Nakamura's deep vocals set the group apart from its contemporaries. Each individual member has also seen industry success: Nakamura and Azuki often share the limelight for Garnet Crow, but Okamoto has achieved a solo career and Furui is a sought-after music arranger – one of the highest paid in Japan. On March 30, 2013, the band announced their disbandment, with their final concert scheduled to be held on June 9, 2013. On June 9, 2013 they announced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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