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Mink (singer)
mink (real name Lee Mink; 이밍크, born February 15, 1984, in Cheonghak-dong, Incheon, South Korea) is a female, Korean-born Japanese pop singer. Her name means "Made in Korea", and she only sings in Japanese and English. Contrary to her heritage, she has not performed or recorded any songs in Korean. mink has been inactive since the release of her best album ("BEST OF MY LOVE") on December 10, 2008. There have been no further releases or updates since, and her official site no longer exists. Career mink was born and raised in Korea before traveling to Japan to further her education. While in Japan, she submitted demo tracks of "Don't know why", "When You Believe", and " Namida Sousou" to Avex Trax, one of Japan's leading J-pop labels. She was signed with them soon after. In August 2005, her debut album "mink" was released and received a good reception while featuring "Beautiful", a song used for the film '' Initial D: The Movie''. The album also included covers of "I Can ...
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Yeonsu-gu
Yeonsu District (Yeonsu-gu) is a district in southern Incheon, South Korea. To the east is Namdong District (Namdong-gu), on its north border is Nam District (Nam-gu), and the Yellow Sea is on the west and south sides. Munhak Mountain (Munhak-san) rises in the north, and Seunggi Stream (Seunggi-cheon) flows south to the Yellow Sea. History * March 1, 1995: Yeonsu-gu annexes part of Nam-gu; sub-division of Yeonsu-1-dong into Yeonsu-1-dong and Yeonsu-3-dong, and Dongchun-dong into Dongchun-1-dong and Dongchun-2-dong. * January 1, 1996: Sub-division of Dongchun-2-dong into Dongchun-2-dong and Cheonyang-dong. * March 1, 2003: Sub-division of Okyeon-dong into Okyeon-1-dong and Okyeon-2-dong. * December 19, 2003: Cheongnyang-dong absorbed into Donchun-3-dong. * March 6, 2006: Establishment of Songdo-dong administrative division, placed under jurisdiction of Dongchun-2-dong. * January 1, 2007: Sub-division of Donchun-2-dong into Dongchun-2-dong and Songdo-dong. * January 1, 2012: Sub-d ...
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John Creamer
John Creamer & Stephane K are international DJs, and as a duo, a New York City-based electronic music and house music production team. They are perhaps best known for creating original dance singles as well as dance remixes for artists such as iiO, Moby, New Order, Rosko and Sinéad O'Connor. Early life and careers John Creamer grew up in Philadelphia and began his career in New York in the mid-90s as an A&R man for Eightball Records, and later for Satellite Records, and was producing acid house before he met up with his future production partner. Stephane K (Stephane Kaneda) came to New York by way of Tokyo and Paris, and was making music with Satoshi Tomiie under the name "Bipath" when he met Creamer. Both artists were formerly musicians, with Creamer playing trombone in a ska band in Philly, and K playing bass guitar in an alternative rock band in Tokyo, and both artists have claimed in interviews that they were converted to house music at the legendary New York nightcl ...
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Maxi-single
A maxi single or maxi-single (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song. The first maxi singles Mungo Jerry's first single, "In the Summertime" was the first maxi single in the world. The term came into wide use in the 1970s, where it usually referred to 7-inch vinyl singles featuring one track on the A-side and two on the B-side. The 1975 reissue of David Bowie's "Space Oddity", where the featured song is coupled with "Changes" and "Velvet Goldmine", is a typical example. By the mid-1970s, it was used to refer to 12" vinyl singles with three or four tracks (or an extended or remixed version of the lead single/song) on the A-side, with an additional two or three tracks on the B-side; the B-side was initially used by DJs. Later, in the 1980s, a typical practice was to release a two-song single on 7" vinyl and cassette, and a maxi-single on 12" vinyl. These first 12" maxi-singles were pr ...
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Vexille
is a 2007 Japanese CGI anime film, written, directed, and edited by Fumihiko Sori, and features the voices of Meisa Kuroki, Yasuko Matsuyuki, and Shosuke Tanihara. At the 60th Locarno International Film Festival, where ''Vexille'' made its world premiere, the film was sold to 75 countries, including the United States-based distributor, Funimation Entertainment; however since that time the number increased to 129 countries. Plot By the 2060s, robotics technology has become extremely advanced, including cybernetics. World opinion begins to turn against robotics, leading to the U.N. declaring a unilateral ban on further research in 2067. Japan, being home to robotics pioneer Daiwa Heavy Industries, strongly protests this ban, but is unable to prevent its passage. In protest, Japan withdraws from international politics. All foreigners are deported, and further immigration is prohibited. In addition, the R.A.C.E. network is constructed — 270 off-shore installations that co ...
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Studio 4°C
is a Japanese animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Koji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense. History Studio 4 °C has produced numerous feature films, OVAs, and shorts. Early film titles include '' Memories'' (1995), '' Spriggan'' (1998), and ''Princess Arete'' (2001). In 2003, through a joint production with Warner Bros., Studio 4 °C created five segments of '' The Animatrix''. The following year, they created the award-winning avant-garde film ''Mind Game''. Studio 4 °C's next film '' Tekkon Kinkreet'' (2006), won six awards, including Best Animated Film at the Fantasia 2007, Lancia Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival, and Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. It was also submitted for 2007 Oscar in Animated Feature Film category of Academy Award in USA. The year 2007 saw the release of the anthology film ''Genius Party'', a collection of seven short films. '' Genius Party Beyond'' ...
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Amazing Nuts!
Amazing may refer to: Music Performers * The Amazing, a Swedish indie rock band Albums * ''Amazing'' (Banaroo album), 2006 * ''Amazing'' (Elkie Brooks album), 1996 * ''Amazing'' (Marcia Hines album) or the title song, 2014 * ''Amazin'' (Trina album) or the title song, 2010 * '' Amazing: The Best of Alex Lloyd'' or the title song (see below), 2006 Songs * "Amazing" (Aerosmith song), 1993 * "Amazing" (Alex Lloyd song), 2001 * "Amazing" (Danny Saucedo song), 2012 * "Amazing" (Foxes song), 2016 * "Amazing" (Francesca Michielin song), 2014 * "Amazing" (George Michael song), 2004 * "Amazing" (High and Mighty Color song), 2007 * "Amazing" (Inna song), 2009 * "Amazing" (Josh Kelley song), 2003 * "Amazing" (Kanye West song), 2009 * "Amazin'" (LL Cool J song), 2003 * "Amazing" (Matt Cardle song), 2012 * "Amazing" (Seal song), 2007 * "Amazing" (Tanja song), representing Estonia at Eurovision 2014 * "Amazing" (Vanessa Amorosi song), 2011 * "Amazing" (Westlife song), 2006 ...
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Gamera The Brave
, is a 2006 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ryuta Tasaki, written by Yukari Tatsui, and produced by Kadokawa Daiei Studio. It is the 12th entry in the ''Gamera'' film series, and serves as the second reboot of the franchise, with the first being '' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'' in 1995. It is also the first entry in the series to be produced by Kadokawa Daiei Studio after the company purchased a percentage of the remaining assets of Daiei Film, the original studio that was responsible for making the ''Gamera'' films. ''Gamera the Brave'' stars Ryo Tomioka, Kanji Tsuda, Kaho, and Susumu Terajima, and features Toshinori Sasaki as Toto, the son of the fictional giant turtle monster Gamera. The film was released theatrically in Japan on April 29, 2006, and was distributed by Shochiku. Plot In 1973, a young boy named Kousuke evacuates his home in the picturesque seaside city of Shima, Mie, which is under attack by a trio of bat-like Gyaos monsters, until a benign kaiju r ...
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Devil Inside (Hikaru Utada Song)
"Devil Inside" is Hikaru Utada's second English single, released under the name Utada. It is the second single from ''Exodus'', and the first physical single released in the United States. Though it gained little mainstream attention, "Devil Inside" did do well on dance radio and hit number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Airplay chart, making it Utada's most played track in the United States until it was surpassed by " Come Back to Me".Chart Beat Chat
(Billboard.com) The single was released on September 14, 2004. No music video was produced. "Devil Inside (Richard Vission Radio Edit)" was featured on the hit US television series '' Queer as Folk'', appearing early in the first episode o ...
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Hikaru Utada
, who is also known by the mononym Utada, is a Japanese-American pop singer, songwriter and producer. By 2010, Utada had become one of the most influential, and best-selling, musical artists in Japan. Born in the United States to Japanese parents, record producer Teruzane Utada and singer Keiko Fuji, Utada began to write music and lyrics at an early age and often traveled to Tokyo as a result of her father's job. Eventually, a recording contract with Toshiba-EMI was signed. Under the stage name Cubic U, she released an English-language debut album '' Precious'' in early 1998, but it was a commercial failure. In the following year, heavily influenced by R&B and dance-pop, a Japanese-language debut '' First Love'' was released and became an immediate success. Backed by the success of singles " Automatic", " Time Will Tell", and " Movin' On Without You", the album sold two million copies in its first week in Japan, topped the Oricon charts for six non-consecutive weeks and w ...
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Trust Your Love
"Trust Your Love" is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi and was used as the second single from her debut album ''Affection'' (2002). It was released on May 9, 2001 via Rhythm Zone in two physical editions: a CD single and 12" vinyl. Additionally, Sounday and Orpheus Records distributed the song in North America with the same formats, but was remixed as a dance number by Hex Hector. The song was written by Kumi herself, whilst composing and production was handled by Kikuchi Kazuhito and Max Matsuura respectively. Musically, it is an R&B song that incorporates synthesizers and keyboards, and describes two lovers believing in each other. "Trust Your Love" received positive reviews from music critics, who commended its production and selected it among others as one of her best releases. Commercially, while it did fare better than her debut "Take Back", it performed moderately nevertheless, peaking at No. 18 on the Oricon Singles Chart. In the United States, it re ...
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Kumi Koda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single " Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, " Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", were used as themes for the video game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album '' Secret'' (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album '' Best: First Things'' (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively. Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style. In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year. Life and career Early life Koda was born into a family of musicians. Her grandfather was a Shakuhachi master and her mother was a Koto teacher; she is the ol ...
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