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PureBoys
PureBoys (stylized PureBOYS from 2007–08) was a Japanese project group formed in 2007 by Ameba. PureBoys was conceived as an endorsement featuring young actors from various talent agencies to promote Ameba's blogging service, Ameba Blogs, but soon included several acting and singing projects for the members. The group's music is released through the indie label Pull Up Records. After releasing several singles and stage plays together, PureBoys disbanded in 2012. History The group formed in June 2007 and opened its official website July 20, 2007. Released of its debut single ''Kampai Je T'aime'' September 26, 2007, released Back Stage File #1 DVD October 3, 2007, staging of Act.1: 7Cheers! ~Jibun to iu Daichi Kara~ October 3–8, 2007 re-release of ''Kampai Je T'aime'' CD October 10, 2007, released First Photobook November 16, 2007, released 7Cheers! DVD December 21, 2007. On December 28, 2007 it announced two new members: Sakimoto and Sato. On March 21, 2008 Takiguchi, Kato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukihiro Takiguchi
was a Japanese actor, singer, and model affiliated with Stardust Promotion. After modeling in various campaigns, he made his acting debut in the 2004 television series ''Water Boys 2'' and later appeared as Fumizō Sōma from ''Tadashii Ōji no Tsukurikata'', Shōzō Akaike from the '' Takumi-kun'' film adaptation series, and Akira Hayase from ''Kamen Rider Drive''. In addition to television and film projects, Takiguchi has appeared in multiple stage plays. He played Shuichiro Oishi in '' Musical: The Prince of Tennis'' (2006). After leaving production, Takiguchi played the roles of Yūzō Kashima in ''Mankai Stage: A3!'' and Miroku in ''InuYasha''. In addition to acting, Takiguchi was part of the project boy band PureBoys from 2007 to 2008. Career Takiguchi attended an all-boys high school, and, during his senior year, he was scouted to become a model. Takiguchi accepted the offer, after concluding that the job would be more rewarding than "graduating out of college to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouhei Takeda
is a Japanese actor, entertainer and model. He is best known for his roles as Kohei Kitahanada in Fuji TV's ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e/Ikemen Paradise'' drama, Otoya Kurenai and Kazumi Sawatari in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Kiva'' and ''Kamen Rider Build'', and the voice of Vaan in ''Final Fantasy XII''. In 2001, he received the 14th "Super Boy JUNON contest" special jury award. He is a former member of the PureBOYS. Filmography TV * ''Chouseishin Gransazer'' (Tv Series 2003) As Ken Shindo Sazer Lion *''Otouto'' (TV Asahi, 2004) *''Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi'' (TV Asahi, 2006) as Masato Todo *''My Boss My Hero'' (NTV, 2006) as Ryusuke Hiratsuka *''Oniyome Nikki 2'' (Fuji TV, 2007) *'' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e / Ikemen♂Paradise'' (Fuji TV, 2007) as Kohei Kitahanada *'' Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata'' (TV Tokyo, 2008) as Hayato Noda *''Kamen Rider Kiva'' (TV Asahi, 2008) as Otoya Kurenai, Masao Kurenai *''Kamen Rider Decade'' (TV Asahi, 2009) as Otoya Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisuke Minami
(born 3 July 1985) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Kunimitsu Tezuka in the ''Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu, of the third generation Seigaku cast, Tsurugi Ohtori/HououSoldier in ''Uchu Sentai Kyuranger'', and a live-action portrayal of Fumito Nanahara in ''Blood-C'' series. He is one of PureBoys. Career In 2006, Keisuke won the role of Kunimitsu Tezuka, the stoic captain of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, as part of the third generation Seigaku cast, becoming the fourth actor to play Tezuka in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musicals, Tenimyu. He made his debut as Tezuka on 3 August 2006 in the ''Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen'' performance in Osaka. In 2007, after the ''Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service performance'', he, along with the majority of the third generation Seigaku cast, graduated from their roles. Since his graduation, the role of Tezuka has been played by Daisuke Watanabe and Ryom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Prefecture
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobe Shimbun
is a Japanese-language daily newspaper based in Kobe, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ..., and the company publishing that newspapers is also called . External links ''Kobe Shimbun'' Webnews Daily newspapers published in Japan Mass media in Kobe Companies based in Kobe {{japan-corp-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Japanese Pop Music Groups
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Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then released in October 1982 in Japan and branded as ''Compact Disc Digital Audio, Digital Audio Compact Disc''. The format was later adapted (as CD-ROM) for general-purpose data storage. Several other formats were further derived, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Photo CD, Picture CD, Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-i) and Enhanced Music CD. Standard CDs have a diameter of and are designed to hold up to 74 minutes of uncompressed stereo digital audio or about 650 mebibyte, MiB of data. Capacity is routinely extended to 80 minutes and 700 mebibyte, MiB by arranging data more closely on the same sized disc. The Mini CD has various diameters ranging from ; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
