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Tetsurō Oda
is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda gained prominence as a songwriter in Japan during the late 1980s. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 that have sold over 1 million copies. At the commercial peak of his career, Oda produced a string of popular hit songs with artists such as Zard, Wands, Deen, and Field of View. He also discovered and collaborated with Nanase Aikawa, one of the best-selling Japanese female pop icons from the latter half of the 1990s. Oda has embarked on his own solo career since the 1980s, achieving mainstream success with the help of contributions from other artists. As a recording artist, he is best known for the chart-topping single "Itsumademo Kawaranu Ai o", which was released in 1992. In 1990, Oda won the 32nd Japan Record Award for the song " Odoru Pompokorin", co-written by Momoko Sakura and performed by B.B. Queens. Oda has been the third best-selling co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitori Ja Nai
is the ninth single by the Japanese band Deen. It is used as the first ending song for the anime series ''Dragon Ball GT''. It was released on Mini CD on April 1, 1996, in Japan only and peaked at number 3 on the Oricon chart. It is coupled with the song "Sunday". The song was used for the first 26 episodes of the series. An instrumental version of the song was used in the credits of the Blue Water dub of ''Dragon Ball GT''. Track listing All songs were written by Shuichi Ikemori #Hitori ja Nai(ひとりじゃない) #*composer: Tetsurō Oda/arranger: Hirohito Furui #Nichiyoubi(日曜日) #*composer: Shuichi Ikemori/arranger: Daisuke Ikeda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently wrestling in the Independent circuit in Japan. Since debuting in 1993, Ikeda has worked for a number of promotions in Japan, including Battlarts, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah an ... #Hitori ja Nai(ひとりじゃない) (Karaoke) #Nichiyoubi(日曜日) (Karaoke) Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days (Akina Nakamori Song)
is the 42nd single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Nakamori and Tetsurō Oda, the single was released on April 30, 2003, by Universal Music Japan. It was also the lead single from her 21st studio album '' I Hope So''. Background "Days" was the first single written by Nakamori since her 1995 release "Tokyo Rose". It was used as the ending theme of the TV Tokyo drama series . The B-side is "Hana", which was used as the theme song of the NHK series . The single includes the bonus track , originally recorded by Seiko Matsuda in 1986. The song is included in Nakamori's cover album '' Zero Album: Utahime 2''. Chart performance "Days" peaked at No. 30 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 weekly singles chart and sold over 10,100 copies. ... [...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] |
Aoi Usagi
is the 27th single by Japanese entertainer Noriko Sakai. Written by Emi Makiho and Tetsurō Oda, the single was released on May 10, 1995, by Victor Entertainment. Background and release "Aoi Usagi" was used as the opening theme of the NTV drama series ''Hoshi no Kinka'', which also starred Sakai. According to lyricist Makiho, she won a competition to write lyrics for Oda's composition to match the ''Grimms' Fairy Tales''-influenced theme of the drama. "Aoi Usagi" peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart. It sold over 997,000 copies and was certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ, becoming the biggest-selling single in her career. The song was also ranked No. 1 downloaded song on the iTunes Store in 2009 before her drug scandal with her then-husband Yūichi Takasō prompted Victor to withdraw all of her media from stores. The music video features Sakai performing Japanese Sign Language while singing the song, as she played a deaf and mute girl in ''Hoshi no Kinka''. She did a sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriko Sakai
is a Japanese given name for females. Possible writings * 徳子, "benevolence child" * 法子, "method, law child" * 則子, "rule child" * 紀子, "chronicle child" * 教子, "teach child" * 範子, "pattern child" * 典子, "rule, precedent, ceremony child" * 規子, "standard, measure child" * 憲子, "constitution child" * 稔子, "child who harvests wisdom and knowledge" People with the name * Noriko Arai, Japanese female wheelchair racer * Noriko H. Arai (born 1962), Japanese mathematical logician and artificial intelligence researcher *, Japanese swimmer * Noriko Awaya (淡谷 のり子, 1907–1999), Japanese singer * Noriko Hidaka (日高 のり子), Japanese voice actress * Noriko Higashide (東出典子), Japanese actress *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *, Japanese singer and actress * Noriko Kijima (木嶋のりこ), Japanese actress and gravure model *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese fencer * Noriko Matsueda (松枝 賀子), Japanese video game composer * Noriko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekaijū No Dare Yori Kitto
is the 25th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama and a collaboration with the band Wands. Written by Show Wesugi, Nakayama, and Tetsurō Oda, the single was released on October 28, 1992, by King Records. Background and release "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" was co-produced by Daiko Nagato, who selected it from a stock of Tetsurō Oda's compositions. Takeshi Hayama gave it an 8-beat arrangement. The main single has Nakayama on lead vocals with Wands vocalist Show Wesugi on backing vocals. The B-side, "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto (Part II)", was rearranged as a slow ballad with the vocal roles reversed. The song was used as the theme song of the Fuji TV drama series , which also starred Nakayama. It was also used as a hold tone for a line of Sanyo cordless phones in 1995. "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" became Nakayama's seventh No. 1 and Wands' second No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 1,833,000 copies and was certified Quadruple Platinum by the RIAJ, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miho Nakayama
is a Japanese singer and actress. She is affiliated with Big Apple Co., Ltd. Nakayama is nicknamed , and sometimes uses the pseudonyms or when she writes the lyrics. Biography History Nakayama was born in Saku, Nagano, Japan. Following her mother's remarriage, her family moved to Koganei, Tokyo. There, Nakayama attended Koganei Municipal Junior High School. Idol career After being discovered by a talent scout while shopping in Harajuku, she made her debut on 21 June 1985 with her single " C", as well as a starring role in the film '' Be-Bop High School''. Throughout her career as a singer and actress, Nakayama recorded 22 studio albums and scored eight No. 1 singles on Oricon's charts; two of them selling over a million copies each. She also starred in a Famicom Disk System dating sim made by Nintendo titled ''Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School'', in which she played a high school student trying to mask her true identity. Acting career In 1995, director Shunji Iwai cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku
is the fourth single by Japanese rock band Field of View. The single charted #4 rank in Oricon for first week. It charted for 11 weeks. The song serves as the theme song to the anime series ''Dragon Ball GT'', and the ending theme for '' Dragon Ball: The Path to Power''. It sold a total of 528,150 copies. The song was covered by songwriter Izumi Sakai, who was the original writer of the song, for Zard's 1996 album ''Today Is Another Day''. Track list # "DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete 'ku" #*composer: Tetsurō Oda /lyricist: Izumi Sakai/arranger: Takeshi Hayama # "Dear Old Days" #*composer and lyricst: U-ya Asaoka/arranger: Akihito Tokunaga # "DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete 'ku (Original Karaoke)"Official track list (in Japanese) http://www.being.co.jp/fov/disco/sl/sl04.html Cover versions DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete 'ku has received many language variations due to the songs usage in ''Dragon Ball GT.'' Aside from Japanese, the song has been officially sung in 10 languages, with multiple variation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimi Ga Ita Kara
is the 3rd single by Japanese rock band Field of View. It reached #3 on the Oricon chart in its first week and charted for 19 weeks and sold 898,000 copies. Track listing #Kimi ga Ita kara #*composer: Tetsurō Oda/lyricist: Izumi Sakai/arranger: Takeshi Hayama #*Keiko Utoku, Izumi Sakai, Daria Kawashima and Yuuichi Ikuzawa are participating in chorus part #*Zard cover this song on her album ''Today Is Another Day''. #*the song was used as theme song for Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network Sys ... drama ''Kayagaku Kisetsu no Naka de'' #Sepia #*composer: U-ya Asaoka/lyricst: Yoshio Tatano/arranger: Jun Abe #Kimi ga Ita kara (Original Karaoke) Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/ZADL-1043 References {{authority control 1995 singles Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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