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Spoon (Akina Nakamori Album)
''Spoon'' is the eighteenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and fourth studio album to be released during 1990's. It was released on 17 June 1998 under the Gauss Entertainment label. The album includes lead singles "Kisei (Never Forget)" and "Kon'ya, Nagareboshi". It was Nakamori's first album released under label This One from Gauss Entertainment. The second album released in Gauss, ''Will'' (1999) was produced by chief of the Gauss Entertainment recording label, Kazuhiro Chiba. It's considered as an unofficial album, since it isn't included in the official website and it was produced without Nakamori's approval. In December 1998, on the special press-con, said about Nakamori's existence as a ''troublemaker, who shouldn't exist in the music industry''. In the end of press-con was announced contract cancelation scheduled on the December 1999. Promotion Singles It consists of two previously released singles. ''Kisei: Never Forget'' is the thirty-fifth single writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akina Nakamori
is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow Motion (Akina Nakamori song), Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Nakamori's popularity increased with the release of her follow-up single, "Shōjo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon charts and sold over 390,000 copies. Her second album ''Variation (Hensoukyoku), Variation'' became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in that position for three weeks. She made her acting debut in 1985 with an appearance in the Japanese romance movie '':ja:愛・旅立ち, Ai, Tabidachi''. After an extended hiatus from 2010 to 2014, Akina released two compilation albums, ''All Time Best: Original'' and ''All Time Best: Utahime Cover'', both of which w ... [...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] |
Japanese Language
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] |
Shaker (Akina Nakamori Album)
''Shaker'' is the seventeenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and third studio album to be released during the 1990s. It was released on 21 March 1997 under the MCA Records label. The album includes lead singles " Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero" and " Appetite". It was Nakamori's final album released under MCA Records, before her transfer to Gauss Entertainment label. In 2002 was released re-printed version of the album ''Shaker+3'' which includes the original version of "Moonlight Shadow", "Appetite" and B-side track "Sweet Suspicion", which was previously unreleased in the album recordings. Promotion Singles It consists of two previously released singles. "Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero" is the thirty-third single written and produced by Tetsuya Komuro. It was released on 7 August 1996, her only single to be released in that year. It includes renewed arrangement with the slower intro start. The original version was included re-printed version of album, ''Shak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will (Akina Nakamori Album)
''Will'' (stylized as ''will'') is the nineteenth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, released on 1 December 1999 by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. The album includes the three singles " Tomadoi", " Trust Me" and " Ophelia", which peaked in the top 30 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. ''Will'' was Nakamori's final album under Gauss. Promotion Singles "Tomadoi" was released as the lead single from the album on 23 September 1998. The song served as the theme song to the television series ''39 Sai no Aki (39歳の秋)'', and peaked at number 40 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, staying on the chart for two weeks. The song has sold 10,410 copies as of June, 2020. The second single from the album, "Ophelia" was released on 21 January 1999. The song was the opening theme song of the crime television series ''Border: Hanzai Shinri Sosa File (ボーダー 犯罪心理捜査ファイル)'', in which Nakamori appeared as a main role. "Ophelia" was the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisei (Never Forget)
is the 35th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Yasuhiro Suzu and Atsuko, the single was released on February 11, 1998, by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. It was also the lead single from her 18th studio album ''Spoon''. Background "Kisei (Never Forget)" was Nakamori's first release under Gauss Entertainment, less than a year after departing from MCA Victor. It was used as the theme song of the YTV drama series , which also starred Nakamori. The B-side is a remastered version of , which was originally from Nakamori's 1997 album '' Shaker''. Nakamori re-recorded "Kisei (Never Forget)" on her 2007 compilation album ''Ballad Best: 25th Anniversary Selection''. Chart performance "Kisei (Never Forget)" peaked at No. 19 on 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kon'ya, Nagareboshi
is the 36th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Seriko Natsuno and Keiko Utsumi, the single was released on May 21, 1998, by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. It was also the second single from her 18th studio album '' Spoon''. The single peaked at No. 66 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 12,000 copies, becoming her lowest-charting single. Track listing Charts References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Konya Nagareboshi 1998 singles 1998 songs Akina Nakamori songs Japanese-language songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Senju
is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor. Biography Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors. Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums ''Utahime'' for Japanese singer Akina Nakamori with more than million sold copies overall. Composition credits include ''Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei'', ''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'', '' Rampo'', ''Strawberry on the Shortcake'', ''Yomigaeri'', ''Red Garden'', ''Nada Sōsō'', '' Fūrin Kazan'', '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', '' Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike'', the 2012 revival of ''Iron Chef'', and anime version of ''Battery''. Arrangement credits include ''Hikari''. Performance credits include '' Handsome Boy, The Snow Queen (Yuki no Joou).'' His brother is Hiroshi Senju, the Nihonga painter. His younger sister is , the violinist. Works Anime series * ''Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei'' (1992, Nippon TV) * ''Mobile Suit Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Origa
Olga Vitalevna Yakovleva (russian: link=no, Ольга Витальевна Яковлева, October 12, 1970 – January 17, 2015), better known as Origa, was a Russian singer who rose to prominence for her musical collaborations in Japan, especially her work for the Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. franchise. History Origa was born in the small urban village of Kochenyovo, 50 kilometres west of Novosibirsk. After graduating from music school in 1990, she took an opportunity to visit Japan in 1991 and finally contracted with the ROAD&SKY Organization in 1993. She later participated in several projects with various artists in addition to the Radio Japan Series and being part of the chorus for the Kobe earthquake disaster charity single. She released eight solo albums, three mini-albums, two compilation albums and 3 singles. She gained popularity outside Japan with the release of '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' and the subsequent original soundtracks, '' Ghost in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Bang-ean
Yang Bang-ean (; born 1 January 1960) is a Korean composer, arranger, record producer, and pianist. His Japanese name is Kunihiko Ryo. Early life and beginnings Yang Bang-ean was born in Tokyo, Japan as a youngest son of five children from a Zainichi Korean family. His late father (born in Jeju-do, South Korea), worked as a doctor; his mother (born in Sinuiju, North Korea) worked as a nutritionist at a hospital her husband owned. Yang started his early education at the Chōsen School (朝鮮学校, 조선학교), where he finished his primary and secondary education. He then proceeded to a Japanese high school, where he first got interested in foreign pops and rock music while listening to radio, which led to him joining a band. He continued his study at Nippon Medical School. It was the time when he first started playing the keyboard. The band traveled around holding concerts and releasing an album. After his graduation from Nippon Medical, he was appointed as a plastic sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Kobayashi (singer)
__NOTOC__ , also known by her alias Holi, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, composer and arranger. Kobayashi collaborated with Brian Eno and U2 on their 1995 project, the Passengers. Her smash hit debut song, from 1985s popular show "Kinyōbi no Tsumatachi e" made her famous in Japan. She was born in Tokyo and first began singing at age 15 and writing, later, songs for other artists that became big hits at home and abroad making her famous. She received a degree in Philosophy from the prestigious Gakushuin University in Tokyo. Her first proper job in the music industry was as a secretary at a music publishing company, which she got through a professor from university. She debuted as a writer in 1984, writing the song "Moon Eyes" for folk duo Bread & Butter. Then, in 1985, she released her debut single . The song became an instant hit, and earned Kobayashi a nomination for best newcomer at the 27th Japan Record Awards. Staff that worked on the recording began to compare Kobayash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Albums
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
