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Two-(Re)Mix
''Two-(Re)Mix'' (stylized as ''TWO→(RE)MIX'') is the first remix album by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on March 23, 1996. It features remixes of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' opening themes " Just Communication" and " Rhythm Emotion". The album peaked at No. 15 on Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in N ...'s weekly albums chart. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano; all music is arranged by Two-Mix. Charts References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Two-(Re)Mix 1996 remix albums Two-Mix albums Japanese-language compilation albums King Records (Japan) compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm Emotion
"Rhythm Emotion" is the second single by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on November 22, 1995. Composed by the duo of Shiina Nagano and Minami Takayama, the song was used as the second opening theme of the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing''. The single peaked at No. 8 on Oricon's weekly singles chart, becoming the duo's first top-10 single. It sold over 353,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano. All music is composed by Minami Takayama. All music is arranged by Two-Mix. Chart position Certification Other versions Remixes of the song were released on the albums '' Two-(Re)Mix'', '' BPM 150 Max'', and '' BPM "Dance Unlimited"''. The duo recorded an orchestral mix with Les Solistes de Versailles on the 1998 self-cover album ''Baroque Best''. An English-language version was recorded on the 2000 self-cover album ''BPM Cube''. Cover versions * Move covered the song on their 2011 cover album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BPM 143
''BPM 143'' is the second studio album by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on January 24, 1996. It includes the singles " Rhythm Emotion" (the second opening theme of the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'') and "T-R-Y" (ending theme of the TBS sports program ''Super Soccer''). The album peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's weekly albums chart. It was also the duo's first album to receive Gold certification by the RIAJ. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano; all music is composed by Minami Takayama is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer who is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. She is also the main vocalist of Two-Mix and ES CONNEXION when it was active. Her uncle is a former New Japan Pro-Wrestling managing director Hisashi Sh ..., except where indicated; all music is arranged by Two-Mix. Charts Certification References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:BPM 143 1996 albums Two-Mix albums Japanese-language albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BPM 150 Max
''BPM 150 Max'' is the third studio album by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on November 21, 1996. It includes the singles "Love Revolution" (theme from the TV Asahi drama '' Kirara'') and "Rhythm Generation" (opening theme from the TV Tokyo anime series ''Godzilla Kingdom''). The album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's weekly albums chart, becoming the duo's highest-charting album. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano; all music is composed by Minami Takayama is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer who is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. She is also the main vocalist of Two-Mix and ES CONNEXION when it was active. Her uncle is a former New Japan Pro-Wrestling managing director Hisashi Sh ...; all music is arranged by Two-Mix. Charts Certification References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:BPM 150 Max 1996 albums Two-Mix albums Japanese-language albums King Records (Japan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Communication
"Just Communication" is the debut single by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on April 29, 1995. Composed by Shiina Nagano and Kōji Makaino, the song was used as the first opening theme of the anime series ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', and marked the band's breakthrough into the mainstream. Both the song and its B-side "Second Impression" originally had Two-Mix credited as songwriters due to a policy imposed by , the duo's management at the time. The single peaked at No. 23 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 264,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ. Track listing All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano. All music is arranged by Two-Mix. Chart position Certification Other versions Remixes of the song were released on the albums '' Two-(Re)Mix'' and '' BPM "Dance Unlimited"''. An alternate version titled "Just Communication II" was recorded on the 1998 EP '' Fantastix II Next''. An English-language version was recorded on the 2000 self-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-Mix
Two-Mix (temporarily known as II MIX⊿DELTA) is a Japanese pop duo formed in 1995 by Minami Takayama (vocals and composer) and Shiina Nagano (synthesizer, composer and lyricist). Their style is fast electronic pop. History They met in the early 1990s. Minami, already well-established as a voice actress, was in the indie band Re-X and met Shiina through a friend. Minami released a solo album in 1992, ''Endless Communication'' which Shiina contributed to. They formed a group together Es Connexion and released an album. In 1995 they formed Two-Mix. They have been featured in anime such as ''Gundam Wing'' and ''Detective Conan'' (in which the title character, Conan Edogawa, is voiced by Minami.) They also made a guest appearance in one of the episode in which they were kidnapped and saved by Conan and his friends). In 1999, Two-Mix produced Miru Takayama (a cousin of Minami) and in 2000 Miru and Minami formed M*TWO-MinaMiru-. In 2005, Minami and Shiina were joined by Joe Rinoie a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Remix Albums
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Kōji Makaino
is a Japanese pop music composer, arranger, and musician. He is the elder brother of composer Shunichi Makaino. Biography Makaino was born in the city of Toyohashi, in Aichi Prefecture. His father Noboru was a music-lover and amateur composer, and he got Kōji to become familiar with musical instruments. He, his father, and his brother played together as a tango band. After graduating from Aichi Prefectural Commercial High School in Toyohashi, he studied music at the Naomi College of Music before dropping out in 1967 join a group called "Blue Sharm." The group only issued four singles, and broke up in 1970. Since 1972, when he arranged for Hideki Saijo's album ''Chance wa Ichido'', he has worked in composition and arrangement. He has been active composing '' Kayōkyoku''; idol songs; ''enka''; film, TV drama, and anime soundtracks; and commercial songs; among others. Besides his hundreds of compositions, he was in charge of soundtrack for a number of anime series, most no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami Takayama
is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer who is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. She is also the main vocalist of Two-Mix and ES CONNEXION when it was active. Her uncle is a former New Japan Pro-Wrestling managing director Hisashi Shinma. Takayama is best known for her roles in ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' as both Kiki and Ursula, ''Ranma ½'' as Nabiki Tendo, ''Moomin'' as Moomin, ''Yaiba'' as Yaiba Kurogane, ''Shaman King'' as Hao Asakura, ''Nintama Rantarō'' as Rantarō Inadera, ''Danganronpa'' series as Hajime Hinata/Izuru Kamukura, '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' as Envy and ''Detective Conan'' as Conan Edogawa. Career From an early age, Takayama studied ballet, Japanese dance, and vocal music. When she was a child, her sense of justice was so strong that it was written on her report card. She wanted to become a police officer,人気の職業早わかり! マスコミ・芸能・創作の仕事 page 44, PHP Institute, Inc., 2011 which she thought she was ... [...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 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 (as of April 2011) 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 Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', also known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese mecha anime series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the '' Gundam'' franchise, taking place in the "After Colony" timeline. As with the original series, the plot of ''Gundam Wing'' centers on a war in the future (specifically, After Colony 195) between Earth and its orbital colonies in the Earth-Moon system. The series aired in Japan on the terrestrial TV Asahi network. It ran for 49 episodes, beginning on April 7, 1995 and ending on March 29, 1996. It received multiple manga adaptations, as well as video games. Four original video animation (OVA) episodes were produced including a retelling of the series, ''Operation Meteor'', and a direct sequel, '' Endless Waltz''. In 2010, Sumizawa started writing the novel '' Frozen Teardrop'', another sequel to the series. While the series fared modestly well in Japan, it found greater success in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced '' kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. J-rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-country had popularity during the international popularity of Westerns in the 1960s1970s as well, and it still has appeal due to the work of musicians like Charlie Nagatani and venues including Little Texas, Tokyo. J-rap became mainstream with producer Nujabes and his work on ''Samurai Champloo'', Japanese pop culture is often seen with anime in hip hop. Other tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
