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The Rampage From Exile Tribe
The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known as The Rampage), is a J-pop vocal and dance group formed and managed by talent agency LDH and signed to Avex's record label Rhythm Zone. The Rampage is part of the collective supergroup, Exile Tribe and is composed of sixteen members. The group was formed in 2014 and the members were chosen from Exile's ''Vocal Battle Audition 4'', ''Exile Performer Battle Audition'' and ''Global Japan Challenge'' auditions. The Rampage made their debut in January 2017 with the release of their first single "Lightning". History 2014–2016: Pre-debut On April 11, 2014, Exile Hiro announced on the TV show ''Sukkiri!!'' a new group being formed for Exile Tribe. On September 12, 2014, the final sixteen members of The Rampage were recruited from participants of "''Exile Performer Battle Audition''", a competition to be part of EXILE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VMAJ
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (MTV VMAJ for short) are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers. Initially Japan was part of the MTV Asia Awards, which included all Asian countries, but because of the musical variety existent in Japan, in May 2002 began to hold their own awards independently. On June 25, 2011, MTV Video Music Japan changed the 2011 ceremony to MTV Video Music Aid Japan 2011 as a charity event for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Since 2017 the winners have been announced by the official Instagram account without previous nominations. Host cities Awards categories * MTV Video Music Award Japan for Video of the Year, Video of the Year * MTV Video Music Award Japan for Album of the Year, Album of the Year * MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Male Video, Best Male Video * MTV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shohei Urakawa
is a Japanese dancer and DJ. He is one of the performers of the Japanese group The Rampage from Exile Tribe. Life and career Urakawa started dancing at the age of two. In the first grade of primary school he started street dancing and became famous in his city. In the same grade, he formed a trio dance unit with his friends called and they won numbers of competitions. His activity gained a reputation and was introduced on the local NBC channel and NBC Radio's official blog as Expected Star of Nagasaki. Urakawa has won the national championship at the "First National Championship of street dancing among primary schools" in " Super Chample" on Chūkyō TV. He became interested in DJ-activity before Elementary school, and in the first grade of it he performed as a DJ at the dance competition "''All Japan Super Kids''", where Rather Unique (which was once formed by Exile's Makidai, Usa and Akira) performed, he has also developed his skills as a DJ and is showing off at eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Artist Awards
Asia Artist Awards (; abbreviated AAA) is an awards ceremony organized by South Korea-based business newspaper ''Money Today'' and its global media brands StarNews and MTN. It honors outstanding achievements and international contributions of Asian artists in television, film and music. The inaugural ceremony was held on November 16, 2016, at Kyung Hee University's Hall of Peace in Seoul, and was broadcast live via satellite across Asia. The 6th edition of the awards took place on December 2 at KBS arena, Seoul. It was hosted by Leeteuk and Jang Won-young. Ceremonies Winners Grand Prize (''Daesang'') Artist of the Year Rookie of the Year Popularity Award ''(Determined through fan votes)'' Asia Star Award Asia Hot Artist Asia Celebrity Best Artist Award Best Celebrity Award Best Entertainer Award Best Icon Award Best OST Award Best Popular Award Best Star Award Best Social Award Fabulous Award Favorite Award Focus Award Korean To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (MTV VMAJ for short) are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers. Initially Japan was part of the MTV Asia Awards, which included all Asian countries, but because of the musical variety existent in Japan, in May 2002 began to hold their own awards independently. On June 25, 2011, MTV Video Music Japan changed the 2011 ceremony to MTV Video Music Aid Japan 2011 as a charity event for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Since 2017 the winners have been announced by the official Instagram account without previous nominations. Host cities Awards categories * Video of the Year * Album of the Year * Best Male Video * Best Female Video * Best Group Video * Best New Artist * Best Rock Video * Best Pop Video * Best R&B Video * Best Hip-Hop Video * Best Reggae Video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 promotion of music sales, enforcement of copyright law, and research related to the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual ''RIAJ Year Book'', a statistical summary of each year's music sales, as well as distributing a variety of other data. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, the RIAJ has twenty member companies and a smaller number of associate and supporting members; some member companies are the Japanese branches of multinational corporations headquartered elsewhere. The association is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in Japan. RIAJ Certification In 1989, the Recording Industry Association of Japan introduced the music recording certification systems. It is awarded based on shipment figures of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Exile The Second
Exile The Second (stylized as EXILE THE SECOND, formerly known as THE SECOND from EXILE), or simply The Second, is a Japanese music group comprising Exile members Kenchi, Keiji, Tetsuya, Nesmith, Shokichi and Akira. Formed in 2012, the group is managed by LDH and is signed to the Avex Group record label Rhythm Zone. The members of The Second debuted in 2007 as members of , the second generation of the music group J Soul Brothers. The group retired after releasing one album, and the members officially joined their main group Exile in 2009. The date of February 22 means the "Exile The Second Day". History 2007-2012: Formation and debut In January 2007, Exile announced that they would hold an audition to recruit new members for the second generation of J Soul Brothers. Nesmith and Shokichi, finalists of the ''EXILE VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION'', were the first members to join the new generation in August 2007. Performers Kenchi, Keiji, and Tetsuya were soon added. Three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musha Shugyō
is a samurai warrior's quest or pilgrimage. The concept is similar to the Chinese Youxia, or Knight Errantry in feudal Europe. A warrior, called a ''shugyōsha'', would wander the land practicing and honing his skills without the protection of his family or school. Possible activities include training with other schools, dueling, performing bodyguard or mercenary work, and searching for a ''daimyō'' to serve. ''Musha shugyō'' ("training in warriorship") was inspired by Zen monks, who would engage in similar ascetic wanderings (which they called ''angya is a term used in Zen Buddhism in reference to the traditional pilgrimage a monk or nun makes from monastery to monastery, literally translated as "to go on foot."Baroni, 8-9 The term also applies to the modern practice in Japan of an unsui (nov ...'', "travelling on foot") before attaining enlightenment. Notes Japanese martial arts terminology Samurai {{Martialart-term-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Igarashi
is a Japanese dancer and producer. He is the leader of Exile and the creative leader of LDH World. Igarashi grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. His wife is actress Aya Ueto. Igarashi retired from performing with Exile in 2013, and has concentrated on the producer industry since then. Early life Hiroyuki Igarashi was born on June 1, 1969 in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture and grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He graduated from Yokohama City Hama Junior High School and Yokohama City Kanazawa High School. During his time in high school, he met Matsuura Masato, who was the manager of the rental record store “Tomo & Ai” in Kamiooka back then. After graduating from high school, Hiroyuki refined his dancing skills while working at Disco Maharaja and Circus in Roppongi. In 1989, at the age of 20, the circus store manager asked Hiroyuki to advertise the store which led him to participate as the runner-up in the dance contest of the TV program “DADA”. The scout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SBS PopAsia
SBS PopAsia is an Australian digital radio station that broadcasts music, most notably from East Asia and Southeast Asia, on digital radio, online and on mobile devices. The station originated as a two-hour segment on SBS youth radio programme ''Alchemy'' before launching as a stand alone digital radio station in 2010. A television program of the same name was also broadcast on SBS and later SBS Viceland from 2011 to 2018, presenting back-to-back Asian Pop music videos. It was hosted by Jamaica de la Cruz until 2016, with Andy Trieu taking over as host until the show ended in 2018. PopAsia fans are called PopAsians. History SBS PopAsia began as a weekly two-hour segment on the SBS youth radio programme, ''Alchemy'', as the ''Asian Pop Show''. Due to growing popularity and increasing online fan engagement SBS PopAsia was launched as a 24-hour digital radio show in 2010. In late 2011, a television program of the same name debuted on SBS's main free-to-air television channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exile (Japanese Band)
Exile (stylized as EXILE) is a 19-member Japanese boy band. Hiro is the group's leader, who debuted as a member of Zoo under For Life Music, but Exile have released their singles and albums under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone. Hiro and Avex's president Max Matsuura came from the same high school. In 2003, the six original members of Exile founded the management and entertainment company LDH which has debuted many successful groups and soloists ever since. Exile is the representative group of the company. In total, they have sold over 24 million records in Japan alone. History Pre-debut The current leader, Hiro, was originally in the pop group Zoo before they split up in 1995. In 1999, he started a new group called J Soul Brothers, which later changed its name to Exile in 2001. (But the name of J Soul Brothers was later revived by Hiro again in 2007 when he helped to form another 7-member group under the new J Soul Brothers moniker.) Debut and second generation Atsush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supergroup (music)
A supergroup is a musical group whose members are successful as solo artists or as members of other successful groups. The term became popular in the late 1960s when members of already successful rock groups recorded albums together, after which they normally disband. Charity supergroups, in which prominent musicians perform or record together in support of a particular cause, have been common since the 1980s. The term is most common context of rock and pop music, but it has occasionally been applied to other musical genres. For example, opera superstars The Three Tenors ( José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti) have been called a supergroup. A supergroup sometimes forms as a side project for a single recording project or other ''ad hoc'' purposes, with no intention that the group will remain together afterwards. In other instances, the group may become the primary focus of the members' career. History ''Rolling Stone'' editor Jann Wenner credited British rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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