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Shiori Niiyama
is Japanese singer and songwriter under Being label. Biography Under the influence of her father, Shiori grew up listening to various music genres such as rock, punk and blues. In elementary school she learned to play on piano, in junior high school she formed band and played on electronic guitar. After finishing high school, she started fully took guitar and vocal lessons. She performed street lives in Shinjuku and Ohmiya. In June 2012, Shiori applied in audition ''Jibun wo Kaetakute'' and won Grand Prix ''Treasure Hunt2012'' with her original song ''Dakarasa'' and cover of Sheena Ringo cover ''Marunouchi Sadistic''. ''Dakarasa'' was released as a single in limited copies on December 12. On April 17, 2013 she made major debut with single ''Yureru Yureru''. On March 26, 2014 she released her first studio album ''Shiori''. On April 20–26 she held her first solo tour ''Shiorigoto''. On July debut album ''Shiori'' was nominated on the ''CD Shop Awards "2015"''. On December her ... [...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] |
