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Kokia Discography
The discography of Japanese singer Kokia consists of fourteen studio albums, five compilations albums, four extended plays and 35 singles. Kokia has also released several music videos, mostly centred on her Mother Land management era with Victor Entertainment. Kokia has contributed to many soundtracks, mostly for games and anime. She has written several songs for other artists, most notably " Inori", a song sung by Mobile Suit Gundam 00 voice actor Ayahi Takagaki in the role of her character Feldt Grace. Three of Kokia's albums and have sold over 10,000 copies, with her most successful album, 2003's '' Remember Me'', selling 45,000 copies in Japan. Five of Kokia's singles have sold over 10,000 copies, with one of them, " The Power of Smile/Remember the Kiss," being certified gold by the RIAJ. Her 1999 single "Arigatō..." was a long-selling song digitally, and was certified gold in 2014. Studio albums Cover album Live album Compilation albums Extended plays Single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokia (singer)
is a Japanese singer and songwriter performing under the stage name Kokia (styled KOKIA). Her most well known songs are (which reached number 2 in Hong Kong when it was covered by Sammi Cheng) and " The Power of Smile" (which topped at No. 8 in the singles chart). She is also recognized for her numerous contributions to anime/game soundtracks, the most notable being " Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto (With Reflection)" for the film '' Origin: Spirits of the Past'', " Follow the Nightingale" for the game ''Tales of Innocence'', " Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi" for the anime '' Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino'', and "For Little Tail" for the game ''Tail Concerto''. Kokia often performs in Europe, basing her activities in Paris and releasing music through Wasabi Records, a subsidiary of Kazé. Biography Early life, Pony Canyon debut Kokia was born in 1976. She started playing the violin when she was two and a half years old, but preferred the family piano. Often instead of playing with toys, Kokia pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Music
G-Music Limited is a company built in 2002 by Rose Records and Tachung Records, both are the largest local music retails and wholesale chains in Taiwan. The physical retail arms have been kept separate, for different customer bases and brand identity, but the e-retailing, wholesale and distributor business is unified as Rose Tachung Records. The two chains originally teamed up to create Taiwan's popular music ranking, the G-Music Chart (Chinese: 風雲榜 ''fēngyúnbǎng''). The chains had around 60 locations in 2002. Tachung's network includes Taiwan's only remaining specialist classical CD store, opposite the Taipei YMCA on Hsu Chang St. G-Music Chart remains the most popular record chart in Taiwan. G-Music Chart The G-Music Chart was first officially published on July 7, 2005, and compiled the top physically sold CD releases in Taiwan (including both albums and physically released singles). Only the top 20 positions are published, and instead of sales, a percentage ranking i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real World (album)
''Real World'' (stylised as REAL WORLD) is Kokia's 11th studio album, released on March 31, 2010. Kokia travelled to the Tunisian Sahara for inspiration for songs on the album. Because of this, much of the promotional material is themed around her trip to Tunisia, including the album booklet and the music video for "The Woman." Background Before the album, three digital singles were released over eight months. Dubbed the Life Trilogy (Life Trilogy ～いのちの3部作～), the three singles featured message songs for humanity. was the first of these, released in August. "Kimi o Sagashite" asked the question "What is life, and why does it disappear/why does the end come?" in its lyrics. The second single was , released in December. "Single Mother" was an autobiographical story about the unreplaceable bonds Kokia has to her mother. The final, , was released in March two weeks before the album's Japanese release. The song has a message that people have the power to change sadness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balance
Balance may refer to: Common meanings * Balance (ability) in biomechanics * Balance (accounting) * Balance or weighing scale * Balance, as in equality (mathematics) or equilibrium Arts and entertainment Film * ''Balance'' (1983 film), a Bulgarian film * ''Balance'' (1989 film), a short animated film * ''La Balance'', a 1982 French film Television * '' Balance: Television for Living Well'', a Canadian television talk show * "The Balance" (Roswell), an episode of the television series ''Roswell'' * "The Balance", an episode of the animated series ''Justice League'' Music Performers * Balance (band), a 1980s pop-rock group Albums * ''Balance'' (Akrobatik album), 2003 * ''Balance'' (Kim-Lian album), 2004 * ''Balance'' (Leo Kottke album), 1978 * ''Balance'' (Joe Morris album), 2014 * ''Balance'' (Swollen Members album), 1999 * ''Balance'' (Ty Tabor album), 2008 * ''Balance'' (Van Halen album), 1995 * ''Balance'' (Armin van Buuren album), 2019 * ''The Balance'', a 2019 alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Gift (album)
''Christmas Gift'' is Kokia's eighth studio album, released in October/November 2008. It is her first full-length Christmas album, though she had released a special Christmas EP for fans, '' A Piece of Christmas'', in November 2006. It is the final of four albums released in 2008 to celebrate her 10th anniversary as a singer. One song from the album, "Kokoro no Rōsoku," features on Kokia's 2009 greatest hits collection '' Coquillage: The Best Collection II''. Recording Kokia began recording the album in May 2008, though refused to mention what the sessions were for. In September, the album was still gradually being recorded, with Kokia working with producer Kiyohide Ura for several tracks. The album was confirmed in Kokia's blog on September the 1st, though recording was still continuing at this point. Kokia also travelled to New York City for a week to record for her "Remember the Kiss Music Gift" project in early September. These sessions were for Kokia's special '' Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokia Meets Ireland (born 1981), basketball player and coach
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Kokia may refer to: * ''Kokia'' (plant), genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae * Kokia (singer), Japanese singer-songwriter * Uri Kokia Uri Kokia ( he, אורי קוקיה; born May 14, 1981) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach for Ironi Ramat Gan of the Liga Artzit. Kokia played as a center/power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (Kokia Album)
''The Voice'' (stylised as The VOICE) is Kokia's sixth studio album, released in February 2008. It is the first of four album releases in 2008 celebrating her 10th anniversary as a singer. Three songs from the album feature on Kokia's 2009 greatest hits collection '' Coquillage: The Best Collection II'': "Ave Maria," "Chiisa na Uta" and "Everlasting." Also featured are "Say Goodbye and Good Day," the bonus track from the French edition, along with the '' Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland'' rearrangement of "Song of Pocchong." In late 2009, "Lacrima" was chosen to be used as the ending theme song for the film Uyghur Kara Kita Shōnen. Background In response to the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake, Kokia wrote a charity song, "Watashi ni Dekiru Koto," after being contacted by one of her fans who lived in Kashiwazaki, Niigata. The fan sent copies of the song to the local FM station FM Pikkara, who put the song on heavy rotation. A month after the earthquake, Kokia performed at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listen For The Love
Listen may refer to: * The action of listening * Central auditory system listening is how the brain processes what you hear * Listening behaviour types in human communication Computing * LISTEN, a TCP connection state on the server side indicating a port waiting for new client connections ** Listen server, a type of game server ** listen(), a function provided by the Berkeley sockets API * Project LISTEN, developing reading-tutorial software using speech recognition Music Albums * ''Listen'' (C21 album), 2004 * ''Listen'' (Christy Moore album), 2009 * ''Listen'' (Cindy Morgan album), 1996 * ''Listen'' (David Guetta album), 2014 * ''Listen'' (Doug Raney album), 1981 * ''Listen'' (Emanuel and the Fear album), 2010 * ''Listen'' (A Flock of Seagulls album), 1983 * ''Listen'' (Jordan Rudess album), 1993 * ''Listen'' (The Kooks album), 2014 * ''Listen'' (Tim Bowman Jr. album), 2016 * ''Listen'' (TQ album), 2004 * ''Listen'' (EP), by Stonefree, 2004 * '' Listen: The Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uta Ga Chikara
is Kokia's fourth album, released in July 2004, eight months after her last album, " Remember Me." The album centres on inspirational songs, including the official song for the Japan team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, " Yume ga Chikara." The song "Utau Hito" was later used as the ending theme song for the animated film Furusato: Japan in 2007. Director Akio Nishizawa felt the song was so fitting for his film, it was as if the song were commissioned specifically for it. The song featured on Kokia's first greatest hits album, '' Pearl: The Best Collection'', as well as the B-side of her 2007 single "Arigatō... (The Pearl Edition)." Background The album was preceded by two singles: " So Much Love for You" in April and " Yume ga Chikara" in June. "So Much Love for You" was used as the sole theme song for the variety show U! Umai n Desu., while one of the B-sides on the single "New Season (Yume ni Mukatte Fuku Kaze)" was used in a commercial for the Japan Vocational School Inform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trip Trip
''Trip Trip'' (stylised as trip trip) is Kokia's second album, released in January 2002. It was her first album released with Victor Entertainment, and her only released under Gai Records management (though Kokia worked with both companies for her collaborations with Ryuichi Kawamura on his ЯKS album, '' Kanata Made'', in 2000). Unlike ''Songbird'', the album was self-produced. The opening track, "Chōwa Oto," was later re-arranged and used as the opening theme song for the animated film Origin: Spirits of the Past in 2006. It was released as the second A-side on the single , and also features on her greatest hits album '' Pearl: The Best Collection'' in this re-arranged version. No other songs from the album featured due to licensing issues with Gai Records. "A Gift" was used in European commercials for Subaru in 2002. Background Four singles were released from the album: "Tomoni," "Say Hi!!," and "Tenshi" in 2001, and "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne" in 2002 (simultaneously rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paid Download
Digital distribution, also referred to as content delivery, online distribution, or electronic software distribution, among others, is the delivery or distribution of digital media content such as audio, video, e-books, video games, and other software. The term is generally used to describe distribution over an online delivery medium, such as the Internet, thus bypassing physical distribution methods, such as paper, optical discs, and VHS videocassettes. The term online distribution is typically applied to freestanding products; downloadable add-ons for other products are more commonly known as downloadable content. With the advancement of network bandwidth capabilities, online distribution became prominent in the 21st century, with prominent platforms such as Amazon Video, and Netflix's streaming service starting in 2007. Content distributed online may be streamed or downloaded, and often consists of books, films and television programs, music, software, and video games. Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
