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Pocket (Ai Otsuka Song)
"Pocket" is Ai Otsuka's 16th (17th overall) single released under the avex trax label. It is her third (fourth) single to be released in 2007. This is her first single to be released after her fourth album, approximately two months after ''Love Piece''. This is Otsuka's first original single since her debut single "Momo no hanabira is the debut single of Japanese singer Ai Otsuka, released on September 10, 2003 in CD-only format, then on October 1, 2003 in CD+DVD format. The title track was used as the theme song of the NTV drama '' Suika''. The two versions charted separate ...", which sold 44,822 copies, to sell less than 100,000 copies. Track listing Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) References {{Ai Otsuka singles Ai Otsuka songs 2007 singles Songs written by Ai Otsuka 2007 songs Avex Trax singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Otsuka
is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo", which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks. A piano player since age four, Otsuka composes and co-produces her own songs, as well as writes her own lyrics. Her music ranges from upbeat pop/rock music to ballads. Every year, Otsuka also has her own ''Love is Born'' tour to mark the anniversary of being in the music industry and her birthday in September. All of the ''Love is Born'' concerts take place in Japan, ending in her hometown of Osaka. On ''Love is Born 5th Anniversary'' in 2008, Otsuka held a leg of the concert in Taiwan, where she performed a Chinese version of her song "Planetarium". In 2009, Otsuka held 3 ''Love is Born 6th Anniversary'' concerts in Japan, as well as two concerts in Taiwan. In 2012, Otsuka debuted as the vocalist of the band Rabbit. She sold 7 million copies in Japan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Letter (Ai Otsuka Album)
''Love Letter'' (stylised as LOVE LETTER) is the fifth studio album released by Ai Otsuka on 17 December 2008. It come in a CD-only format and CD + DVD format. Thirteen songs are included; four from her singles Pocket, Rocket Sneaker / One × Time (both songs as it is a double A-side single) and Kurage, Nagareboshi. On 16 November 2008, the full album - minus ''Ningyou'' - leaked onto the internet. On November 24, mu-mo gave a possibly confirmed track order, later confirmed on the Avex Trax website. On December 18, one day after the album's release, it was stated that the song " Bye Bye" would be the 4th single off the album, giving Otsuka her 2nd recut single and 19th single overall as Ai Otsuka (21st overall including her singles as LOVE). The album is certifieGoldfor shipment of 100,000 copies . Track listing Music videos The music videos for 360°, Do☆Positive, and Ai have all debuted on 1 December, 4 December, and 5 December 2008 respectively—and subsequently, ... [...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] |
Peach / Heart
"Peach/Heart" is Ai Otsuka's 15th (16th overall) single released under the avex trax label. It was released on 25 July 2007 and was her second (third) single to be released in 2007. The first A-side, ''Peach'' is an upbeat song said to "give the feeling of the refreshing summer sky" and is the theme song of the new summer 2007 drama, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, starring Maki Horikita, Shun Oguri, and Ikuta Toma. In contrast, the second A-side, ''Heart'' is a medium-tempo track which has a "nostalgic feeling". The single also features a rearranged version of the single ''Renai Shashin'' called ''Renai Shashin: Haru''. Promotional videos for both "Peach" and "Heart" were released. "Peach" has been certified as being downloaded more than 1,000,000 times as a ringtone by the RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket Sneaker / One × Time
__NOTOC__ "Rocket Sneaker / One × Time" is Ai Otsuka's 17th (18th overall) single released under the avex trax label. It is her first single released in 2008, on May 21. "Rocket Sneaker / One × Time" has been certified Gold b for shipment of 100,000 copies . However, it is her lowest selling single. Track listing Rocket Sneaker is a piano-driven tune, reminiscent of music. It describes saying "thank you" to the Earth bef ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love No Theme
"Love no Theme" is Ai Otsuka's first (15th overall) single under the avex trax label under her pen name Love. It is also her second single released in 2007. "Love no Theme", marks the first time that Ai has released a single about a character bunny Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit sp ... name Love-chan and under her pen name Love. "I canChu♥" was the original title but it was changed to "Love no Theme". "Love no Theme" also the opening theme for the Oshare Majo: Love and Berry anime movie, Oshare Majo: Love and Berry Shiwase no Mahou. Track listing CD # # Love no Teema (instrumental) # Next Single Preview (White Choco) DVD # Love no Theme ( PV) Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) External linksAi Otsuka's LOVE official website Ai Otsuka songs 2007 single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Choco
__NOTOC__ "White choco" is Ai Otsuka's second (18th overall) single under the avex trax label under her pen name Love, which was released on November 21, 2007. "White Choco" is the second single that Ai has released about a bunny named Love and under her pen name Love. "White Choco" is a previously unreleased song on her "Momo no hanabira" promotional disc originally entitled "Whiteチョコ" (White Chocolate; White Choko). The single peaked at 78 on 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 in Nov ... weekly chart and charted for two weeks. Track listing *CD # White choco # White choco -instrumental- *DVD # White choco usic Clip Charts Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) References External links Ai Otsuka's LOVE official website Ai Otsuka songs 2007 singles 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Piece
''Love Piece'' is Ai Otsuka's fourth album. It was released in two formats: CD Only and CD + DVD. The first press of the CD+DVD version includes a special music video of the song U-Boat from Otsuka's LOVE COOK album, while the first press of the CD Only version includes a 40-page original photo-book. The first press of both versions also includes a box three times the size of a regular CD, with a coloured case in one of six colours (blue, green, black, yellow, purple or pink). Five singles were released before the album: "Frienger", "Yumekui", "Renai Shashin", Chu-Lip", and double A-Side "Peach / Heart". Released in formats CD + DVD *First press edition **DVD including Bonus PV "Love Cook, U-Boat" **Color package（6 colors:Green,Pink,Blue,Black,Purple,Yellow） CD only *First press edition **CD＋Special Photo Book **Color package（6 colors:Green,Pink,Blue,Black,Purple,Yellow） Track listing Oricon sales charts (Japan) References *avex trax (2007)Ai Otsuka Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momo No Hanabira
is the debut single of Japanese singer Ai Otsuka, released on September 10, 2003 in CD-only format, then on October 1, 2003 in CD+DVD format. The title track was used as the theme song of the NTV drama '' Suika''. The two versions charted separately; the CD-only edition peaked 24th on 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 in Nov ... weekly singles chart and charted for twenty-one weeks while the CD+DVD edition peaked at the 86th position and charted for seventeen weeks. Track listing Sales *Initial week (est.): 6,848 (CD); 760 (CD+DVD) *Total (est.): 31,091 (CD); 13,731 (CD+DVD); 44,822 (all) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Momo No Hanabira Ai Otsuka songs 2003 singles Japanese television drama theme songs Songs written by Ai Otsuka 2003 songs Avex Trax single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instrumental
An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instrumentals. The music is primarily or exclusively produced using musical instruments. An instrumental can exist in music notation, after it is written by a composer; in the mind of the composer (especially in cases where the composer themselves will perform the piece, as in the case of a blues solo guitarist or a folk music fiddle player); as a piece that is performed live by a single instrumentalist or a musical ensemble, which could range in components from a duo or trio to a large big band, concert band or orchestra. In a song that is otherwise sung, a section that is not sung but which is played by instruments can be called an instrumental interlude, or, if it occurs at the beginning of the song, before the singer starts to sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of Music Recording, music recordings. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short, musical short films that first appeared, they again came into prominence when Paramount Global's MTV based its format around the medium. These kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip", "film clip" or simply "video". Music videos use a wide range of styles and contemporary video-making techniques, including animation, live action, live-action, documentary film, documentary, and non-narrative approaches such as Non-narrative film, abstract fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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