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Shiawase O Wakenasai
, abbreviated as , is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 2012 in Aichi Prefecture. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Haruko Nagaya, guitarist Issei Kobayashi, keyboardist Peppe, and bassist Shingo Anami. Originally a five-member group, drummer Yasuchika Sugie left in December 2015. Career 2011–2015: Formation In 2011, the band was formed from their high school's light music club. Before entering the school, Haruko Nagaya and Issei Kobayashi had connected on social media, discussing joining the club. Both wanted to be the lead vocalist, but ultimately Nagaya was given the position. Peppe, the keyboardist, joined the band after Nagaya invited her to the high school entrance ceremony. Natsumi Amano, the bassist for the club, left after a month, so Kobayashi invited his childhood friend Shingo Anami, who decided to join after hearing Nagaya sing. They held their first live performance on July 4, 2012, which became the band's founding anniversary. The band's name was de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SET News
SET News (SETN; ) is a 24-hour news channel of the Sanlih E-Television in Taiwan, launched in March 1998. SET News and sister channel SET iNews are considered media outlets leaning towards the Pan-Green coalition. SET News is available on YouTube with its Digital on-screen graphic, DOG reading ''Sanlih LIVE Hsinwen'' (). Since April 2022, this stream is available only outside Taiwan, a move also made by competitors EBC News and TVBS apparently because of dissatisfaction of the cable operators; SET replaced it with a non-geoblocked stream of sister channel SET iNews labeled as ''Sanlih+'' (三立+). See also *SET iNews (sister channel launched as SET Finance in 2011) References External linksSET News official website 1998 establishments in Taiwan Television channels and stations established in 1998 24-hour television news channels in Taiwan Television news in Taiwan Sanlih E-Television {{taiwan-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mela!
"Mela!" is a song by Japanese pop rock band Ryokuoushoku Shakai. It was released as a promotional single on April 13, 2020, by Epic Records Japan, ahead of the band's studio album '' Singalong''. Commercially, the song peaked at number 31 on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart and number 37 on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100. It was certified Platinum for digital sales and Double Platinum for streams by the RIAJ in January 2023. Ryokuoushoku Shakai made their debut at the year-end ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' with "Mela!" on the 2022 edition of the television special. Background and release Ryokuoushoku Shakai's keyboardist Peppe originally thought of the phrase "mela", but she was unable to expand the image of the song, so she had a jam session with bassist Shingo Anami and they completed the melody. The melody Peppe initially created as the A-melody was used in the chorus. After Nagaya listened to the song, she and Kobayashi wrote the lyrics together based on the plot he wrote, finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor arena located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five-minute walk from the closest station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the Japan Railways Group, JR/Yokohama Municipal Subway. As one of the largest concert venues in the Kantō region, it is a frequent location for artists to end their tours. The spacious stage allows for more complex set design and lighting, but the reasonable size makes it easier to sell out than the Tokyo Dome. History The Yokohama Arena was opened on April 1, 1989. At the exact day was held the opening celebration concert where performed renowned Japanese singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya, and the three upcoming days were additional dates of her concert tour. Many notable Japanese music acts performed at the arena, alphabetically: AKB48, Namie Amuro, Aqours, B'z, Babymetal, Band-Maid, Buck-Tic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TBS Television (Japan)
JORX-DTV (channel 6), branded as , is the Flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Japan News Network in the Kantō region. It is owned-and-operated station, owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of TBS Holdings. TBS Television is one of the "five private broadcasters based in Tokyo." TBS produced the game show ''Takeshi's Castle'', which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally. The channel was also home to ''Ultraman'' and the ''Ultra Series'' franchise starting in 1966—initially a spinoff of ''Ultra Q'', which was co-produced and broadcast in the same year. Most, if not all, of these series were produced by Tsuburaya Productions for the network. In the 2010s, the ''Ultra Series'' moved to TV Tokyo. Since the 1990s, TBS has been the home of ''Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format inspired similar programs outside Japan. Sasuke itself was a spinoff of the TBS game show ''Kinniku Banzuke,'' which ran for seven seasons. On May 24, 2017, TBS an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Record Awards
is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Established in 1959, the Japan Record Awards are one of the oldest and most prestigious music awards in the country. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on Tokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Japan at 6:30 pm JST and is hosted by many announcers. Exile (Japanese band), Exile holds the record for most Grand Prix wins, with four awards. Nihongogo, Jeffrey To Grand Prix shield The shield itself, designed by painter Seiji Togo.Categories The Japan Record Awards include, but are not limi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Time Cinderella
is a song by Japanese pop rock band Ryokuoushoku Shakai. It was released on August 7, 2023, under Epic Records Japan, as the theme song for the Fuji TV television drama ''Cinderella of Midsummer''. Background and release The production of "Summer Time Cinderella" began with the composition. After receiving the offer for the theme song of ''Cinderella of Midsummer'', all of the members wrote several songs, with some members visiting Enoshima, where the drama is set. Ultimately Shingo Anami's song was selected, with Issei Kobayashi later adding lyrics. Once they met with the drama's producer, Haruko Nagaya contributed to the lyrics while they were being revised. The lyrics of "Summer Time Cinderella" were written based on the script of the drama, and rewritten to remove specific elements of Cinderella so it could be used in various scenes. The arrangement, originally by Anami, was also changed with the help of LASTorder after the drama team pointed out that the song sounded old f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (), also known as TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall or TaiNEX, is a superimposed purpose-built exhibition complex in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan. It consists of two exhibition halls and is located to the northeast of the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), about a 15-minute drive from the TWTC along the Huandong Expressway. Hall 1 (TaiNEX 1) The complex has the capacity to host 2,626 standard-size () booths and occupies an exhibition space of . Construction began in March 2005, costing US $110 million, and was completed in 2008. Lower exhibition floor The exhibition hall on the ground floor has a total of with a capacity for 1,314 standard-size exhibition booths, with each booth measuring . Its lowest ceiling is 9 meters high and floor loading weight capacity is . Electricity and water supply lines are paved beneath the floor surface. The floor can be divided into three areas to accommodate three events taking place at the same time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Hochi
, previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Chunichi Shimbun'', the ''Ma ...''. Reports 19 September 1939: SS Scharnhorst The Hochi Shimbun newspaper was mentioned in an article in The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser on September 20, 1939 concerning the conversion of the SS Scharnhorst into the escort carrier Shin'yō by the Imperial Japanese Navy. See also * Hochi Film Award * Golden Spirit Award References External links * Newspapers established in 1872 1872 establishments in Japan Daily newspapers published in Japan Sports newspapers published in Japan {{japan-sport-stub ... [...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 Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... 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 () 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
73rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The was the 2022 (Reiwa 4) edition of NHK's New Year's Eve TV special ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' held on December 31, 2022. The previous year, the broadcast was held from the Tokyo International Forum, due to renovations at NHK Hall. The NHK Broadcasting Center was also used. With renovations completed in June 2022, the show returned to be broadcast live from NHK Hall. Ive, Le Sserafim, Twice, and other groups appeared. The WHITE TEAM won this contest. Events leading up to broadcast On October 6, NHK announced the broadcast schedule, which started at 19:20 JST, and ended at 23:45 JST on December 31, with a 5-minute break for the latest news. In addition, it will be the first time since 2019 (70th) that the show will be held with an audience at NHK Hall. On October 11, Yo Oizumi and Kanna Hashimoto were announced as the hosts. Due to copyright issues, Aimer and Uta's performances could not be shown on the NHK World Premium broadcast, with the artist's photo or the show's logo bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling for a time, and it has hosted numerous other sporting events, such as the 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship. Most recently, the arena hosted the Olympic debut of karate in the 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as the judo competition at both the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most outstanding musical performance venues. A number of famous acts have played at the Budokan. The Beatles were the first rock group to play there, in a series of five concerts, each lasting 30 minutes, from June 30 to July 2, 1966. ABBA ended their last tour and held their final live performance there in March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards Japan were held on December 18, 2021. Main awards Best video of the year Official Hige Dandism - "Cry Baby" Best solo artist video ;Japan Gen Hoshino - " Fushigi" ;International Billie Eilish - " Happier Than Ever" Best group video ;Japan Official Hige Dandism - "Cry Baby" ;International BTS - "Butter" Best new artist video ;Japan Sakurazaka46 - " Nagaredama" ;International Olivia Rodrigo - "Drivers License" Best collaboration video ;Japan Millennium Parade - "U" ;International Coldplay, BTS - " My Universe" Best rock video Ryokuoushoku Shakai - "Litmus" Best alternative video Zutomayo - "Kuraku Kuroku" Best pop video Milet - "Ordinary Days" Best hip hop video Sky-Hi - "To The First" Best Latin video The Rampage - Heatwave Best dance video JO1 - " Real" Best art direction video Hinatazaka46 - " Tteka" Best visual effects Vaundy - "Shiwaawase" Best shooting Aina the End - "Kinmokusei" Best choreography Daichi Miura - "Backwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
