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Yuuri (singer-songwriter)
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and YouTuber. He is currently signed under the record label Ariola Japan. Career He began his singing career as a vocalist for the four-man rock band, The Bugzy, until they disbanded in May 2019. After the group's disbandment, he began performing live on the streets of Tokyo. On October 10, 2019, Yuuri was singing €ŒèŠ± ã€-0714-by My First Story on the street at the scrambled intersection in Shibuya. It became a hot topic when My First Story vocalist Hiro, jumped in and sang the second verse of the song with him. After this incident, Yuuri was called out from the crowd to perform spontaneously for the encore final performance on November 30 when My First Story was holding a concert in Saitama Super Arena as a part of their country-wide tour "My First Story Tour 2019." Yuuri's originally composed "Kakurenbo" whose recording was supervised by Hiro and My First Story's €ŒèŠ±ã€ -0714-were performed together. On December 1, Yuuri released "Kakur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makuhari
is a community in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is within Hanamigawa-ku and Mihama-ku. The seaside area of Makuhari was reclaimed from the sea. The district was constructed in a span of 10 years. Steven Poole, author of ''Trigger Happy'', described it as "Japan's own vision of the future now".Poole, page not statedPT141in Google Books). Starts: "Usually to the south, to Makuhari, Japan's own vision of the future now. Makuhari is a coastal district reclaimed .. Poole added that is a "shrine to techno-optimism" that "looks just like a city out of a video game". Attractions * Makuhari Messe * Chiba Marine Stadium * Tokyo Disney Resort is a 20-minute train ride from Kaihimmakuhari Station; the area's six hotels are a popular lodging spot for visitors to the resort. Transport * Makuhari Station * MakuharihongÅ Station * Kaihimmakuhari Station * Keisei Makuhari Station * Keisei MakuharihongÅ Station Places Hanamigawa Ward * Makuharicho * Makuharihongo Mihama Ward * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spitz (band)
are a Japanese rock band. The group was originally formed in 1987 by four art school students in Tokyo – it consists of Masamune Kusano (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Tetsuya Miwa (lead guitar), Akihiro Tamura (bass guitar), and Tatsuo Sakiyama (drums). In March 1991, Spitz released their first single "Hibari no Kokoro" and the self-titled debut album simultaneously on Polydor Records. Although their early efforts failed to attract public attention until around 1994, the band eventually came into prominence with a single "Robinson", released in April 1995 and sold in excess of 1.6 million copies in their homeland. It was followed by their 6th studio album ''Hachimitsu'', which was released in the same year and achieved mainstream success, immediately topping the Japanese Oricon chart and selling approximately 1.7 million copies to date. It earned the Best Album category in the 37th Japan Record Awards by the Japanese Composers Association on New Year's Eve of 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan Music Awards
''Billboard Japan'' Music Awards are an annual set of music awards, founded by ''Billboard Japan ''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine '' Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway compa ...'', the Japanese online edition of the music magazine '' Billboard''. The awards honor artists, both Japanese and foreign, who had achieved best results in ''Billboard Japan'' charts during the year. Different awards are based on different formulas, combining both chart data and votes from the public. The main award, Artist of the Year, is determined solely by popular vote. The awards are given at an annual awards show featuring performances by celebrated artists. The first awards ceremony was held in 2010. Award categories ; Music categories :* ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 of the Year (2009–present) :* ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FM Yokohama
FM Yokohama 84.7 is a radio station based in Yokohama, Japan owned by the Yokohama FM Broadcasting Company, a joint venture of Nippon Broadcasting System, Kanagawa Prefectural Government and Bank of Yokohama. This station was featured in the Xbox game Project Gotham Racing 2 ''Project Gotham Racing 2'' is a racing video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released exclusively for the Xbox in November 2003. As in 2001's ''Project Gotham Racing'', the route to advancemen .... Radio in Japan Companies based in Yokohama Mass media in Yokohama {{Asia-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Glee Monster
Little Glee Monster (リトル グリー モンスター, Ritoru GurÄ« MonsutÄ) is a Japanese girl vocal group, formed in 2013. The group currently consists of Asahi Kobayashi, Mayu Yoshida, Karen Koga, Mika Fujihira, Yumi Nagai, and Kamala Miyu Aida. They were signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan and released their debut single “Houkago High Five†in 2014. Their fifth album, ''Flava'', is their most successful album, peaking at number one on both Oricon and Japan's ''Billboard charts, and certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of 100,000. In 2018, they won an award at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Japanese Act. In July 2022, following the extended absence and ultimate resignation of two original members for health reasons, Watanabe Entertainment and Sony Music jointly established the "Monster Groove Lab" to audition new members. From the audition process, three new singers joined in November 2022. Members ;Current members * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IV (Hiroyuki Sawano Album)
''IV'' is the fourth studio album by Hiroyuki Sawano's vocal project SawanoHiroyuki Zk''. It was released on March 3, 2021, through the Sony Music label Sacra Music. Five singles were released from the album: "''Tranquility''", "''Trollz''", "''Chaos Drifters''", "''CRY''" and "''time''". The album charted at #9 in the daily ranks for the first week. It charted for 6 weeks in the Oricon charts. Background Various double A side singles were released previous the album release, being the first one "''Tranquility / Trollz''". The first track off the album, "Trollz" with Japanese singer Laco from the band EOW, was released on September 6, 2019, as a pre-order track from the single. While the second track off the album, "Tranquility", featuring the Japanese singer Anly, was used in the anime movie '' Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These – Seiran'' as the ending theme and was released on October 2, 2019. This single also contains the song "Felidae", which was rearranged and later i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Sawano
is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and Music Producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, Japanese television drama, television dramas, and movies. His works include the Soundtrack, musical scores for ''Attack on Titan (TV series), Attack on Titan'', ''The Seven Deadly Sins (2014 TV series), The Seven Deadly Sins'', ''Blue Exorcist'', ''Guilty Crown'', ''Kill la Kill'', ''Seraph of the End'', and ''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn''. In addition to his role on the soundtrack, he also composes opening and ending theme songs for several series. Overall, he has already provided the music for over 100 visual media works. Sawano was nominated for the Newtype Anime Awards 11 times, winning 4 of the nominations. He has also won the Tokyo Anime Award three times, as well as two recent prizes at the Anime Trending Awards. He was represented by Legendoor between 2006 and 2017, and is currently represented by VV-ALKLINE. In 2014, he started a vocal proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Global 200
The ''Billboard'' Global 200 is a weekly record chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine. The chart ranks the top songs globally and is based on digital sales and online streaming from over 200 territories worldwide. First announced in mid-2019, it officially launched in September 2020. The current number-one as of the chart dated December 24, 2022, is " All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. Conception ''Billboard'' had been working on the idea of a global chart for over two years prior to its launch. The chart was first announced on May 6, 2019, then envisioned as the "Global 100" and it was to launch later that year. The motivation for the chart's conception was "to expose people to music from multiple territories and in time", to provide "overdue exposure and recognition for acts from international markets". With the chart's official announcement on September 14, 2020, ''Billboard'' described it as "the first authoritative charts ranking the top songs gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and '' Hanshin Contents Link'' since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thursday at Billboard.com ( UTC). The first number-one song on the chart was " Stay Gold" by Hikaru Utada on the issue dated January 16, 2008. The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated December 21, 2022, is "Subtitle" by Official Hige Dandism. Methodology From the chart's inception in 2008, to December 2010, the chart combined CD single sales data from SoundScan Japan, tracking sales at physical stores across Japan, and radio airplay figures from Japan's then 32 AM and FM radio stations sourced from the Japanese company Plantech. In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sales from iTunes Japan. From December 2013, ''Billboard'' incorporated more digital music stores (such aRecochoku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Singles Chart
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In Japan, physical sales decreased sharply in the 2000s, while download sales hit three to four times the amount of single sales. In November 2017, Oricon introduced its first digital songs chart, separate from its main physical singles chart. In November 2018, Oricon launched a streaming chart, and introduced a combined singles chart that utilizes physical single sales, downloads, and streams. Original Confidence Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by the former Snow Brand Milk Products promoter SÅkÅ Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. Entitled . The chart became official on January 4, 1968. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon's officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of Japan
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 com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
