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Sangenshoku
is a song recorded by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their second EP, ''The Book 2'' (2021). It was released as a stand-alone digital single on July 2, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was featured as a background music for NTT Docomo's mobile service Ahamo advertisement, and based on the novel ''RGB'' written by Yūichirō Komikado. The lyrics depict relationships between childhood friends that are still connected even though they live together in different places. Commercially, the song debuted atop Oricon Digital Singles Chart with 57,000 download units, number three on the Combined Singles Chart, and number four on ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100. The song also charted in the top 40 of ''Billboard'' Global 200 and the top 20 of Global Excl. U.S. The English version, titled "RGB", was released on July 16, 2021, and included on the duo's first English-language EP ''E-Side'' (2021). Background and release Ahamo, NTT Docomo's new mobile service released a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoasobi
Yoasobi (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese music superduo formed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, composed of Vocaloid producer Ayase, and singer-songwriter Ikura. Represented by the slogan "novel into music", the duo has released songs based on novels posted on , a novel-centered social media operated by their label, which is also from various media like novels written by professional authors, books, and letters. After going viral on social media, Yoasobi's 2019 debut single, "Yoru ni Kakeru", gave them their breakthrough by reaching atop the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 for six non-consecutive weeks and the 2020 year-end chart, and becoming the first song to be certified diamond for streaming by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was followed by other successful singles, such as '' Blue Period''-inspired " Gunjō", and ''Beastars'' second season themes " Kaibutsu" and " Yasashii Suisei". The group's first two EPs, '' The Book'' and '' The Book 2'' (both 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book 2
''The Book 2'' is the second Japanese-language extended play (EP) and third overall by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released on December 1, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, eleven months after their debut EP '' The Book'' (2021). It consists of eight tracks, preceded by their all singles released in 2021, and included the new song "Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara". In support of the EP, the duo held their first face-to-face concert Nice to Meet You on December 4–5 at Nippon Budokan. Commercially, ''The Book 2'' debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, and atop ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums and certified gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Background and release In 2021, Yoasobi released the debut EP '' The Book'', preceded by the singles released from 2019 to 2020. It peaked at number two on both Oricon Albums Chart, and ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, and atop the Oricon Digital Albums Chart for five consecutive weeks. According to Oric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mō Sukoshi Dake
is a song recorded by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their second EP, ''The Book 2'' (2021). It was released as a stand-alone digital single on May 10, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Written by Ayase and based on Chiharu's short story ''Meguru'', the song is a piano pop song, telling about giving the courage to take a little more at the beginning of a day. The song featured as a theme song for Fuji TV's morning news, '' Mezamashi TV''. Upon its release, the song received acclaim from music critics, who complimented its encouragement lyricism, comfortable, warm and gentle feeling, and friendly and colorful voice. An accompanying music video was premiered on November 22. Commercially, the song debuted atop the Oricon Digital Singles Chart with 53,000 download units, and number four on both the Oricon Combined Singles Chart and ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100, and also charted on the Global 200 and top 40 of Global Excl. US. Background and release On January 18, 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loveletter (Yoasobi Song)
is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their second EP, ''The Book 2'' (2021). It was released as a single on August 9, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was written by Ayase and based on Hatsune's letter ''Ongaku-san e'', which won the Letter Song Project, a collaboration with radio show '' Sunday's Post''. "Loveletter" peaked at number three on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, and number four on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100. Background and release On August 30, 2020, '' Sunday's Post'', Tokyo FM's radio show owned by Japan Post Service, announced a collaborative contest with Yoasobi called Letter Song Project to perform a song based on a letter written by listener about thoughts or expectations under the theme "thank you". The winner was announced on July 25, 2021, as sixth-grade student Hatsune's letter, titled , which spells out gratitude for music. The song, titled "Loveletter", was aired for the first time on the radio show on August 1, and rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoru Ni Kakeru
is the debut single by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, '' The Book'' (2021). It was released on December 15, 2019, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on ''Thanatos no Yūwaku'' ("An Invitation from Thanatos"), a short story written by Mayo Hoshino, and published on the novel-centered social media Monogatary.com, which won the Sony Music Award, and the Grand Prize from Monocon 2019. The song and story depict a man who is fascinated by a personification of death, Thanatos, who sent him a message "goodbye" and he tries to stop his girlfriend from suicide by jumping. The English version, titled "Into the Night", was released on July 2, 2021, the same day as their tenth single " Sangenshoku" and the stand-alone single version of "Encore", as Yoasobi's first English song. It was translated by Konnie Aoki. Reception The accompanying music video of "Yoru ni Kakeru" was published on Ayase's YouTube channel on November 16, 2019 and its view count surpas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Night (Yoasobi Song)
is the debut single by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, '' The Book'' (2021). It was released on December 15, 2019, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on ''Thanatos no Yūwaku'' ("An Invitation from Thanatos"), a short story written by Mayo Hoshino, and published on the novel-centered social media Monogatary.com, which won the Sony Music Award, and the Grand Prize from Monocon 2019. The song and story depict a man who is fascinated by a personification of death, Thanatos, who sent him a message "goodbye" and he tries to stop his girlfriend from suicide by jumping. The English version, titled "Into the Night", was released on July 2, 2021, the same day as their tenth single " Sangenshoku" and the stand-alone single version of "Encore", as Yoasobi's first English song. It was translated by Konnie Aoki. Reception The accompanying music video of "Yoru ni Kakeru" was published on Ayase's YouTube channel on November 16, 2019 and its view count surpas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-Side
''E-Side'' is the debut English-language extended play (EP) (second overall) by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released digitally on November 12, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It consists of performances of eight tracks from the duo's songs in the English language, including their previous-release singles " Into the Night", "RGB", "Monster", and "Blue". Konnie Aoki is in charge of translating all tracks into English. Commercially, ''E-Side'' debuted at number 19 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart and number nine on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums. Background Yoasobi released their first English-language song, titled " Into the Night" on July 2, 2021, which was translated from the duo's "Yoru ni Kakeru" by Konnie Aoki. It was peaked at number 44 on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, and number two on the Digital Singles Chart. Later, they also released "RGB" from "Sangenshoku" on July 16, "Monster" from "Kaibutsu" on July 30, and "Blue" from "Gunjō" on October 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Rock
, sometimes abbreviated to , is rock music from Japan. Influenced by American and British rock of the 1960s, the first rock bands in Japan performed what is called Group Sounds, with lyrics almost exclusively in English. Folk rock band Happy End in the early 1970s are credited as the first to sing rock music in the Japanese language. Punk rock bands Boøwy and The Blue Hearts and hard rock/ heavy metal groups X Japan and B'z led Japanese rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s by achieving major mainstream success. Rock bands such as B'z and Mr. Children are among the best selling music acts in Japan. Rock festivals like the Fuji Rock Festival were introduced in the late 90s with attendances reaching a peak of 200,000 people per festival making it the largest outdoor music event in the country. History 1960s: Western music adaptation Rockabilly had a brief surge in popularity in Japan during the late 1950s. Suppressed by authorities, elements of it nevertheless managed to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vocaloid
is a singing voice synthesizer software product. Its signal processing part was developed through a joint research project led by Kenmochi Hideki at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, in 2000 and was not originally intended to be a full commercial project. Backed by the Yamaha Corporation, it developed the software into the commercial product "Vocaloid" that was released in 2004. The software enables users to synthesize "singing" by typing in lyrics and melody and also "speech" by typing in the script of the required words. It uses synthesizing technology with specially recorded vocals of voice actors or singers. To create a song, the user must input the melody and lyrics. A piano roll type interface is used to input the melody and the lyrics can be entered on each note. The software can change the stress of the pronunciations, add effects such as vibrato, or change the dynamics and tone of the voice. Various voice banks have been released for use with the Voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F Minor
F minor is a minor scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature consists of four flats. Its relative major is A-flat major and its parallel major is F major. Its enharmonic equivalent, E-sharp minor, has eight sharps, including the double sharp F, which makes it impractical to use. The F natural minor scale is : Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The F harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are : : Music in F minor Famous pieces in the key of F minor include Beethoven's ''Appassionata Sonata'', Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, Ballade No. 4, Haydn's Symphony No. 49, ''La Passione'' and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Glenn Gould once said if he could be any key, he would be F minor, because "it's rather dour, halfway between complex and stable, between upright and lascivious, between gray and highly tinted... There is a certain obliquen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download (commonly referred to as a digital download) is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. Online music store Paid downloads are sometimes encoded with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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