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Sea (Aiko Kitahara Album)
''Sea'' is the third studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Aiko Kitahara. It was released on May 11, 2006, through Giza Studio. The album consists of four previous released singles, such as Te Quiero Te Amo ~Natsu no Natsu no Koi~ (), Tango, Mou Ichido Kimi ni Koishiteiru () and Moshi mo Umare Kawattara Mou Ichido Aishitekuremasuka? (). A special website was launched to promote album with preview tracks and liner notes. The album charted at #78 on the Oricon charts in its first week. It charted for two weeks. Track listing In media *Tango – ending theme for Anime television series ''Fighting Beauty Wulong'' **opening theme for Chiba TV program ''MU-GEN〜Music Generations〜'' *Mou Ichido Kimi ni Koishiteiru – ending theme for Anime television series ''Government Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen Jotaro'' *Moshi mo Umare Kawattara Mou Ichido Aishitekuremasuka? – opening theme for Chiba TV program ''MU-GEN〜Music Generations〜'' *Dream☆ing – theme song for O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Kitahara
is a former Japanese pop singer and songwriter under the Giza Studio label. Biography Aiko's interest in music was inspired by her mother's love for bossa nova and Latin pop, which have had a big influence on her songs. 2002-2003: Piece of Love On 17 May 2002, she released debut single "Grand Blue". In the media it was used as an opening theme for Anime television series ''Tenshi na Konamaiki''. On 17 July, the Giza Studio has released cover album ''Giza studio MAI-K & Friends Hotrod Beach Party'' where she participated in cover song "Little Honda" and "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys. On the same day, she released first mini album ''Sol de verano''. The promotional music videoclip covers the cover song " La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens. The album failed to reach on Oricon Weekly Charts. On 26 July 2002, she appeared on Giza Studio live event ''Giza studio MAI-K & Friends Hotrod Beach Party Vol.1: 2002 Summer'' and performed here cover song. On 6 November 2002, she released s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramjet Pulley
Ramjet Pulley (Japanese: ラムジェット プーリー) was a Japanese J-pop band active from 2000 to 2003 under the Giza Studio label. Personnel *Akiko Matsuda (松田明子) - vocalist *Satomi Makoshi (麻越さとみ) - bassist, lyricist *Kazunobu Mashima (間島和伸) - guitarist, composer History Beginning and the formation All three members originally came from the Japanese Pop-rock band Rumania Montevideo. The formation started after the release of Rumania Montevideo's fifth single ''Start All Over Again''. According to official website, in this side project they wanted get a chance to express themselves differently than in their other band. By facing new challenges musically, they try to fulfill their love for music in ways that should impress not only Rumania Montevideo fans, but a variety of different listening audiences and genres. Kazonobu songs shows a melody deployment, Satomi words tries to emphasize with the sound of the words from the daily life, and then Akik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese-language Albums
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Kitahara Albums
is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentry names". It is a variation of the name Ekke or Eike. Ekke translates to "blade". As a male given name in West Nile, Aiko is a shorter variation of the name Ayiko. Possible meanings The meaning varies depending on the kanji used to write it. Several written forms include: * — Love, child, child of love * — Love fortune. * — Hollyhock and child; the same kanji can be used to write Riko and Kiko as well as the more similar Aoko, Aoiko, and Ako. * - Indigo, child. In West Nile, Aiko originates from the root Ayiko which means "happiness" in Lugbara. Aiko can also mean "salt lack (no salt)" or "salt trapping (catching)". Notable people with this name * Aiko (singer) ( 愛子), a Japanese singer-songwriter * Aiko, Princess Toshi ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2006. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2006 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 albums Albums 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihon TV
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind Sony. Nippon Television Holdings forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which owns a 6.4% share in the company. Nippon TV's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is sometimes contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX". It is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN (for ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of only three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index: the others are JR East and JR Central. It was also listed in the Nagoya and Fukuoka stock exchanges until late 2020. Lines Shinkansen * Hokuriku Shinkansen ( - ) * San'yō Shinkansen * Hakata Minami Line :: Officially not a Shinkansen JR-West's highest-grossing line is the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed rail line between Osaka and Fukuoka. The Sanyo Shinkansen alone accounts for about 40% of JR-West's passenger revenues. The company also operates Hakata Minami Line, a short commuter line with Shinkansen trains in Fukuoka. Urban Network The "Urban Network" is JR-West's name for its commuter rail lines in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. These lines t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba TV
, doing business as , is a Japanese commercial terrestrial television broadcasting company headquartered at 11-25 Miyako-chō 1-chōme, Chūō-ku, Chiba serving Chiba Prefecture but spill-over is received in the neighbouring prefectures. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). It is often involved in UHF anime "production committee" projects chairing other stations. Most anime broadcasts are what are considered seinen anime. Broadcasting modes, call signs and channels * Analog: JOCL-TV Funabashi ch46 and other relay stations. * Digital: JOCL-DTV Funabashi ch30, Chōshi ch30, and other stations. History Chiba Television Broadcasting was founded January 28, 1970 and officially began broadcasting May 1, 1971. Digital broadcast officially began April 4, 2006. Programmes News * Asamaru Just * BBC World News * News Chiba 21 Sports * Marines Night Game * Kick-off J-league Kashiwa Reysol Variety * Shiro-Kuro UN-JASH * Karaoke grand prize 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Beauty Wulong
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from August 2002 to May 2007, with its chapters collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes and additional prequel ''gaiden'' volume. The series was adapted into a two-season of twenty-five episodes each, animated by TMS Entertainment and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2005 to October 2006. Story Mao Lan, a person of Chinese origin born and raised in Japan, has been trained in the secret martial art of her family by her drunken lecherous grandfather Master Mao Hung. Her grandfather has promised her that he'll tell her what happened to her parents to encourage her to train and fight. Without her knowledge, her grandfather signs her up to participate in a televised martial arts competition between female martial artists known as "Prime Mat". During the course of the manga and anime it is revealed that Lan's mother married Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Masuzaki
, is a Japanese guitarist, composer and arranger under Being Inc. agency and member of the fusion band Dimension He is former member of the pop group B.B.Queens and Bluew. Biography The beginnings of his career are dated for year 1983, where he signed under music agency and was primarily active as a musician and back band member. In 1987, when Takashi was member of the band Bluew (1987-1989) as a guitarist. At the same time he became consistent member of the live tours for the singer Mari Hamada. In 1990, he published his first solo work "Speaks" under BMG Victor and became the member of the group B.B. Queens, whom they won 32nd Japan Record Award and appeared in the national new-year program Kōhaku Uta Gassen. After dissolution of the group in 1992, in the same year he became the member of the fusion band Dimension with the saxophonist Kazuki Katsuta and keyboardist Akira Onozuka. He is an active member as of 2023. In 2003, Takashi released his first collaborative album Tsuki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshinobu Ohga
is a Japanese musical arranger and guitarist in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label Giza Studio. In years 2000-2002 he was part of the Japanese soul band ''Nothin' but love'', in years 2004-2009 part of Japanese pop band ''OOM'' and since 2012 he's member of fusion band ''Sensation'' as a guitarist. List of provided works as arranger ★ album ☆ single/coupling Miho Komatsu * Kanashii Koi☆ * Kimi no Me ni wa Utsuranai ☆ * Love Gone ☆ * Miho Komatsu 4 : A Thousand Feelings ★ * Saigo no Toride ☆ * Aishiteru ☆ * Todomaru Koto no nai Ai ☆ * Dance ☆ * Gift, Comunne with you, Agaki, Demo Wasurenai, Ai no Uta ( Miho Komatsu 5 : Source)★ * Sakura ga Mau Koro ☆ *Kimi Sae Ireba ( Miho Komatsu 6 : Hanano) ★ *Hito wa Oomukashi, Umi ni Sundeta kara, Diplomacy, Kimi no Naseru Waza ( Miho Komatsu 7 : Prime Number)★ * Sugu Koi Nante Dekiru ☆ * Koi ni Nare... ☆ *My darling, Fukigen ni Naru Watashi ( Miho Komatsu 8 : A Piece of Cake) ★ Zard *Mado no ... [...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] |
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