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The Last Live (Princess Princess Album)
is the a live video album by the Japanese girl band Princess Princess, released on August 21, 1996, by Sony Records. It was recorded on May 31, 1996, at Nippon Budokan on the band's final concert before their disbandment. Track listing All music is composed by Kaori Okui, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Princess Princess. CD version The audio recording of the concert was released on CD on December 1, 1996. It peaked at No. 26 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 was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...'s albums chart. Track listing All music is composed by Kaori Okui, except where indicated; all music is arranged by Princess Princess. Charts References External links * (DVD) * (CD) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Live, The Princess Princess (band) albums 1996 li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Princess (band)
was a five-piece Japanese pop/rock girl band active from 1983 to 1996. They previously released music under the names and . Career After being assembled via open audition of 1400 hopefuls as the female music group Akasaka Komachi by TDK Records in 1983, the band was housed with their manager in the Tokyo suburb of Nishi-Nippori for over two years to develop their musical skills and experience. In March 1984, the band made the first of several appearances on Japanese television. In 1985 the band transferred from TDK Records to another management company, changed their name to Julian Mama, but did not release any singles or albums. In May 1986, the band made their recording debut with the EP '' Kiss de Crime'', released by CBS Sony. In August 1986, the band transferred their management to Shinko Music Entertainment. In May of that year the CEO of Shinko had declined to represent the band, but the company employee Emiko Ichimura, who had seen the girls' live show and believ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian (song)
is the tenth single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kanako Nakayama and Kaori Okui, the single was released by Sony Records on November 21, 1990. It became their fourth of five consecutive No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart. Background "Julian" was Princess Princess' first ballad single. While the title is a reference to the band's former name , lead guitarist Kanako Nakayama named the song after her pet cat, which was given to her by Bow Wow lead vocalist Kyoji Yamamoto. Julian had lived with the band at their training camp in Nishi-Nippori, but shortly after the band left the training camp, he ran away and was never seen again. Despite the title, the song is not about Nakayama's cat, but a former lover of hers. The song's original key is C. The song was used by Citizen for their Lighthouse watch commercials. The B-side, "Rock Me", was used by Sony for their cassette tape commercials. Chart performance "Julian" hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Live Albums
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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] |
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] |
Kiss (Princess Princess Song)
is the eleventh single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kyōko Tomita, Kanako Nakayama, and Kaori Okui, the single was released by Sony Records on May 10, 1991. It became their fifth and final No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart. Background "Kiss" was used by Suntory Foods for their Kōcha no Ki commercials. The song's original key is C. Chart performance "Kiss" hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and No. 26 on Oricon's year-ending chart in 1991. It also sold over 401,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include p .... Track listing All music is arranged by Princess Princess. Chart positions Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links * * * {{authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisaburō Suzuki (musician)
is a Japanese J-pop songwriter and guitarist. Biography Born in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, Suzuki studied at the South Hirosaki High School. Suzuki was most active in the 1980s and wrote for many performers. His 1982 song :ja:for you…, for you… was performed by Mariko Takahashi (singer), Mariko Takahashi; a Cantonese language, Cantonese translation of this song, :zh:霧之戀, 霧之戀 was performed by the Hong Kong singer Alan Tam. In 1986, his song :ja:DESIRE -情熱-, DESIRE, performed by Akina Nakamori, won the top prize at the 28th Japan Record Awards. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Suzuki, Kisaburo 1953 births Living people Japanese songwriters Japanese music arrangers Japanese guitarists Anime musicians People from Hirosaki Musicians from Aomori Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds (Princess Princess Song)
is the seventh single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kanako Nakayama and Kaori Okui, the single was released by CBS Sony on April 21, 1989. It became their first of five consecutive No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart. Background Princess Princess' popularity was on the rise after their sixth single "Get Crazy!" was used as the theme song of the J-drama series of the same name in October 1988. "Diamonds" was released six months later. It was used by Sony for their cassette tape commercials. The song was also used by Suzuki for their Suzuki Kei commercial in 2001. It was included in the 2015 soundtrack album ''Yakuza 0 80's Hits! Collection''. More recently, it was used by Acecook for their 2020 Soup Harusame commercial featuring Anne Nakamura. The song's original key is E major (modulated to F major at the end). The B-side is "M", with its lyrics written by Kyōko Tomita and originally released in the band's 1988 album '' Let's Get Crazy''. In a 2012 Fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekai De Ichiban Atsui Natsu
is the second single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kyōko Tomita and Kaori Okui, the single was released by CBS Sony on July 16, 1987. It was re-released on July 1, 1989 as the band's eighth single, which became their second of five consecutive No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart. Background "Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu" was originally released on vinyl in 1987 with "Vibration" as the B-side. As Princess Princess was relatively unknown at the time, the single did not chart. The song was used in the TV Asahi travel show . The song's original key is A. The song was re-released in 1989 as a CD single with the B-side being a re-recording of the song (known as the ). The CD jacket was designed to resemble an airline ticket; the first edition release was colored gold while the regular release was colored pink. The Heisei version of the song was used in the TV Asahi travel show . The song was remixed in the band's 1992 compilation album ''Singles 1987–1992'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most outstanding musical performance venues. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling for a time, and it has hosted numerous other sporting events such as the 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship. Most recently, the arena hosted the Olympic debut of karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ... in the 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as the judo competition at both the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics. A number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Yeah! (Princess Princess Song)
is the ninth single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kanako Nakayama and Kaori Okui, the single was released by CBS Sony on April 21, 1990. It became their third of five consecutive No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart. Background "Oh Yeah!" was written as a cheering song for the band's national tour "Panic Tour '90: Parade Shō yo!", which started in April that year. The song's original key is A. The song was used by Sony for their HF-X/UX cassette tape commercials. The B-side, "Papa", was used by KDD for their telephone commercials. Chart performance "Oh Yeah!" hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and No. 5 on Oricon's year-ending chart in 1990. It also sold over 575,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
