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Kōichi Morita (songwriter)
(born February 25, 1940), is a Japanese composer and singer who launched his recording career in the late 1960s and had gained huge commercial success during the 1970s. He often teamed up with lyricist Yū Aku and orchestrator Junichi Makaino, and became the top-10 hit on the Japanese Oricon chart. Seven of his compositions has been topped on the Japanese hit parade, including "Hitori ja Nai no" by Mari Amachi, "Chiisana Koi no Monogatari" by Agnes Chan, and " Hajimete no Dekigoto" by Junko Sakurada. His most successful song is "Seishun Jidai" released in 1976, his sole hit as a performer, which has sold more than a million copies. His 2-disc 40th anniversary compilation album, will be released on January 20, 2010, featuring the songs he has written and composed for other artists, such as Eigo Kawashima, Akiko Wada, Candies and Mari Amachi, as well as his own single, Seishun Jidai. Notable compositions * Mari Amachi **"Hitori ja Nai no", "Niji wo Watatte" (1972) **"Wakaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumoi
290px, Rumoi city hall 290px, central Rumoi is a city in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 18,132 in 10519 households, and a population density of 61 people per km2. The total area of the city is . There are several theories about the origin of the name, which comes from the Ainu word for the Rumoi River. The word "rur-mo-ot-pe," means "a river with calm, constant tides," or "a river with deep tides," and this theory has been adopted by the city. Geography Rumoi is located in the south of Rumoi Subprefecture, on the coast of the Sea of Japan. Rumoi River flows through the city. Neighbouring municipalities * Hokkaido ** Mashike ** Obira ** Hokuryū ** Numata Climate Rumoi has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to December. The highest temperature recorded was on August 1, 2021. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abunai Doyōbi
is the third single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Kazumi Yasui and Kōichi Morita, the single was released on April 21, 1974. The song peaked at No. 46 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 38,000 copies. Track listing All lyrics are written by Kazumi Yasui; all music is written by Kōichi Morita; all music is arranged by Kōji Ryūzaki. Charts Cover versions * Michie Tomizawa, Yūko Mizutani, and Megumi Hayashibara covered the song as the ending theme of the 1990 anime OVA '' Ariel Sesshoku-hen: The Beginning''. * Utahime Gakudan covered the song in their 2006 album ''Saishokusenringiku''. * The Possible ''The Possible'' (, ''Kao ... Kao'') is a 2006 Thai musical-comedy film. It stars Thai rapper Joey Boy (Apisit Opsasaimlikit) as the leader of a 1970s rock group ( Thai string combo) that finds themselves transported by a time machine-micropho ... covered the song in their 2007 debut album ''1 Be Possible!''. References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Male Singer-songwriters
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Japanese Composers
This is a list of Japanese composers, ordered by birth date. Shōka, Lied, children's song * Isawa Shūji (1851–1917) * Sakunosuke Koyama (1864–1927) * Teiichi Okano (1878–1941) * Rentarō Taki (1879–1903) * Tadashi Yanada (1883–1959) * Nagayo Motoori (1885–1945) * Kōsaku Yamada (1886–1965) * Shinpei Nakayama (1887–1952) * Ryūtarō Hirota (1892–1952) * Tamezō Narita (1893–1945) * Kan'ichi Shimofusa (1898–1962) * Yūji Koseki (1909–1989) * Yoshinao Nakada (1923–2000) Classical and contemporary Others * Yatsuhashi Kengyo (1614–1685) * Hiromori Hayashi (1831–1896) * Nakao Tozan (1876–1956) * Koga Masao (1904–1978) * Masaru Sato (1928–1999) * Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931–2021), 20th–21st-century music producer and BGM composer * Koichi Sugiyama (1931–2021) * Isao Tomita (1932–2016) * Takeo Watanabe (1933–1989) * Yasuo Kuwahara (1946–2003) * Joe Hisaishi (born 1950), 20th–21st century film composer * Ryuichi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January 4 – WWII: Luftwaffe Chief and Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring assumes control of most war industries in Nazi Germany, Germany, in his capacity as Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan. *January 6 – WWII: Winter War – General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Soviet forces. *January 7 – WWII: Winter War: Battle of Raate Road – Outnumbered Finnish troops decisively defeat Soviet forces. *January 8 – WWII: **Winter War: Battle of Suomussalmi – Finnish forces destroy the 44th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), Soviet 44th Rifle Division. **Food rationing in the United Kingdom begins; it will remain in force until 1954. *January 9 – WWII: British submarine is sunk in the Heligoland Bight. *January 10 – WWII: Mechele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikue Sakakibara
is a Japanese actress and a J-pop singer. Biography In 1976, Sakakibara took part in the Talent Scout Caravan organised by Horipro, and won the competition. She made her musical debut on January 1, 1977, with the single ''"Watashi no Sensei"'' (My Teacher). The Japanese press dubbed Sakakibara the "100 million yen Cinderella". Sakakibara was promoted alongside Idols Mizue Takada and Yukiko Shimizu, who also debuted in 1977. They were dubbed the "Fresh San'nin Musume" (three fresh girls). Before them, Junko Sakurada, Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori were promoted in the same fashion. The single ''"Natsu No Ojousan" (Summer Girl), provided Sakakibara with her biggest hit. It reached the number 11 position on the Oricon charts in the summer of 1978. That same year she was invited to appear on Kohaku Uta Gassen, and would subsequently make five more appearances on the show. In 1981 Sakakibara debuted in the musical Peter Pan, which turned out to be a great success. Sakaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoko Moriyama
(born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotarō Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician. She is known as the ''Japanese Joan Baez'', or the ''Queen of college folk''. Her songs tend not to become best sellers but her most famous song is "Satokibi Batake". This song is about a tragedy during the Battle of Okinawa. The song's full version is 10 minutes. When this song was first released, it was thought to be too long to air on the radio, but now the song is popular in Japan. Every summer, NHK air a shorter version as a symbol of the 'No War Campaign'. In the song, an imitative word 'Zawawa' is repeated 66 times, because of this, it is often called 'Zawawa'. Moriyama often called "Satokibi Batake" 'Zawawa' as a joke. Her 1969 recording of "Kinjirareta koi" ("Unpermitted Love") sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. A more recent hit song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty (singer)
is a former singer, tarento and English teacher in Japan. She is a ''hāfu'' American who started her music career under the name "Patty Fink" in 1979. Bio Patricia Ann Fink was born on November 5, 1960, in Iruma, Saitama, to a Japanese mother, Hiroko Takahashi and an American father, an airman. She attended Kubasaki and Kadena High School in Okinawa and Yokota High School in Tokyo. In 1979, she made her recording debut with her first single "My Life", a soundtrack song of the movie " See How She Runs" (Japanese title: My Life) on the Seven Seas label ( King Records) as Patty Fink. As Patty, she signed with Eastworld record label ( Toshiba EMI) and released her second single, "Taiyo no Utopia" on February 5, 1980. This NTV drama theme music song peaked at No. 18 on the Oricon chart. In the same year, she sang other channel 4 drama's title songs "Konoyume no Hatemade" (Oricon #27) and "Ashita...Saku" (Oricon #29). Without English lyrics, "Ashita" is best remembered among Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is . Biography Kobayashi attended Meiji University but left before graduating. He became an actor at Nikkatsu and made his film debut with "Ueru Tamashii" directed by Yuzo Kawashima in 1956. He solidified his popularity with such films as ''Nangoku Tosa o Ato ni Shite'' (''A Farewell to Southern Tosa'') and starred in the '' Wataridori series'' and "Senpūji" ("Whirlwind Child") film series. Kobayashi, along with Yujiro Ishihara and others, formed the core of Nikkatsu Action's golden age. Kobayashi produced and starred detective tv drama series ''Target Men'' in 1971. In 1972, he left Nikkatsu and signed with Toei film. There he starred in many yakuza films, including Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. In 1989, Kobayashi made his director debut with ''Haru kuru Oni''. Marriage Kobayashi was married to popular singer Misora Hibari in 1962, but the marriage ended in divorce two years later in 1964. He remarried actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoko Ken
Naoko Ken（研 ナオコ, Ken Naoko, born July 7, 1953）is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Biography In 1971, Ken debuted as an enka-oriented singer with a single "Daitokai no Yasagure On'na". In 1975, after the release of several charted singles, she gained the first outstanding commercial success with a song "Guzu", which was written by Ryudo Uzaki and his wife Yoko Aki. "Abayo", a song written by Miyuki Nakajima became the most successful single for Ken, selling more than 600,000 copies. In 1976, the prize-winning song reached number-one spot on the Oricon, Japan's most eminent chart. In addition to the success as a musician, she also obtained popularity as a ''tarento'' in the mid 1970s, through her comical acts on multiple TV shows including ''Kakkurakin Daihousou!!''. After a temporary hiatus in 1977 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mako Ishino
, is a Japanese singer and actress. She is the elder sister of actress Yōko Ishino. Ishino is affiliated with From First Production Co., Ltd. Discography Albums * ''Smile'' (07-25-1978) * ''Mako II'' (12-05-1978) * ''Mako Live I'' (06-01-1979) * ''Mako III'' (08-25-1979) * ''Koi no Disc Jockey MAKO IV'' (03-05-1980) * ''Watashi no Shiawase MAKO 5'' (07-21-1980) * ''Twenty MAKO 6'' (02-21-1981) * ''Jeans ni Hakikaete MAKO 7'' (07-05-1981) * ''BYE BYE MAKO LIVE ~ 8 tsuki no taiyō yori moete ~ '' (10-05-1981) * ''Saffron'' (10-21-1985) * ''Truth'' (10-25-2003) * (2004) * ''Mako Revival'' (2005) * ''Mirai'' (2006) * ''Love Merry-go-round'' (08-20-2008) * ''Watashi no Shiawase'' (2008) * ''Life Is Beautiful'' (2010) Singles * "Ōkami nanka kowaku nai" (狼なんか怖くない) (1978) (Oricon: 17) * "Watashi no Don" (わたしの首領) (1978) (Oricon: 26) * "Shitsuren kinenbi" (失恋記念日) (1978) (Oricon: 24) * "Nichiyōbi wa Stranger" (日曜日はストレンジャー) (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
