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Yūko Ōshima
is a Japanese actress and former member of idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sang on the title tracks for all of AKB48's singles since '' Aitakatta'' in October 2006. She placed among the top two of the annual AKB48 general elections from 2009 to 2013. Oshima is currently represented with Ohta Production. Biography Oshima was born in Yokohama, and was raised in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture. Her mother is from Hokkaido. Oshima is 3/4 Japanese and 1/4 American. Her parents divorced 6 months after her family moved to Mibu. Oshima lived with her father while she only saw her mother once after the divorce. In 1996, she signed as a child actor with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll's Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaha Tricity
The Yamaha Tricity is a tilting three-wheeler motor scooter made by Yamaha Motor Company. It is part of Yamaha's LMW (Leaning Multi Wheel) offering along with the Niken. Three Tricity models have been developed: 125, 155, and 300cc models. The 125 model was first introduced in Thai markets in April 2014 and then in Japanese markets in September 2014. The vehicle was also made available in other Asian countries along with Australia and New Zealand. The scooter reached the European market in 2015. The 155 was introduced to Europe in September 2016 A second generation, the 300 model was introduced in the 2019. The new model addressed the criticized areas of the first model. It had a larger engine and allowed drivers to ride with a car license in most countries. The improvements led to the doubling of the price, when compared to the 125 model. Development The Tricity was developed by the Yamaha development team in cooperation with race engineer Kazuhisa Takano. The goal was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshihiko Takamizawa
The Alfee (formerly spelled Alfie) is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1973. Originally a folk quartet, they became a trio of bassist Masaru Sakurai, acoustic guitarist Kohnosuke Sakazaki and electric guitarist Toshihiko Takamizawa in 1975. With all three performing vocal duties, they adopted a harder rock sound in the early 1980s. Beginning with their 16th single "Marie-Anne" in 1983, they have released 58 consecutive top 10 singles. The Alfee hold the record for most concerts performed by a Japanese band, with 2,888 as of December 2023. HMV Japan ranked them number 92 on their list of the top 100 Japanese pop acts. History After moving to Tokyo in 1970, Masaru Sakurai formed a three-piece band at Meiji Gakuin Senior High School called , which covered Western music acts such as Simon & Garfunkel. In 1972, they entered a folk music contest sponsored by Victor and won. There, Sakurai met Kohnosuke Sakazaki, who joined the group later that year. Sakurai and Sakazaki both e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūhi O Miteiru Ka?
is Japanese idol group AKB48's eighth single, and the sixth major single released through DefSTAR Records, on October 31, 2007. Although it reached only number 10 on the Oricon charts, it is considered one of the group's favorite songs. Promotion The title track was sung with only ten members, the least number since the process was introduced for the group. Four members who had sung on the group's previous single, "Boku no Taiyō", were not chosen. "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" was the third single released within four months since " BINGO!"'s release, and the fifth single released in 2007. Music clip of "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" was filmed by Eiki Takahashi, who filmed a music clip of " Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō. Outdoor scenes were filmed in Nagano Prefecture, including Yagisawa Station of Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line. Each of included a bonus DVDs with previous single "Boku no Taiyō"'s video clip and its making clip, and each of and included a ticket for fan events in Tokyo and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boku No Taiyō
is Japanese idol group AKB48's seventh single, and the fifth major single released through DefSTAR Records, on August 8, 2007. Promotion "Boku no Taiyō" was also the title of a series of stage performances from July 1, 2007, by , an inter-group unit, as well as the signature song within its performances. "Boku no Taiyō" was released only 3 weeks after "Bingo!"'s release, video clip was filmed by Masaki Takehisa, the same director who filmed Morning Musume.'s video clip. "Boku no Taiyō" was selected as the second opening theme song of anime adaptation of the series Deltora Quest, broadcast through TV Aichi and TXN, includes TV Tokyo. The B-side song, , was also used as the theme song for KBC Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting's , and they performed at a live concert event in Fukuoka, as a part of KBC's events. Mirai no Kajitsu is sung by 16 members, includes all 14 Senbatsu members of "Boku no Taiyō" and Yuka Masuda and Ayaka Umeda from Team K. Unlike previous singles, CDs we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingo! (AKB48 Song)
Bingo! (stylised as BINGO!) is Japanese idol group AKB48's sixth single, and the fourth major single released through DefSTAR Records, on July 18, 2007. Promotion The music video was filmed by the same director filmed "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru", although the theme is totally different. All 46 members of AKB48 participated in the video clip, filmed in Onjuku, Chiba and Makuhari Messe. Each CD also includes 2 DVDs, one is video clip and the other is "Making of "Bingo!". Sony Music offered high resolution closeup portraits of the 18 Senbatsu members as wallpaper downloads on their website for the limited duration of 36 hours after the song's release. Reception The single charted 5 weeks in the top 200 with the highest rank at #6, then-highest ever record for AKB48. "Bingo!" sold 25,611 copies. Track listing Charts Reported sales Personnel Center: Minami Takahashi, Atsuko Maeda The title track was sung by 18 members, including 3 members chosen from Team B. It was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō
is Japanese idol group AKB48's fifth single, and the third major single released through DefSTAR Records, on April 18, 2007. The title track was sung with 16 members, 14 of whom appeared on the previous single, "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru". Promotion The theme of "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō" is school bullying, which results in suicide by jumping off the school roof. The music video, which is directed by Eiki Takahashi and launched on the SMEJ-owned Music On! TV, starts with following subtitle; : The video clip has flash insertion of insidious email messages like , , , . The sales copy on TV commercial was , a comment made by Tomomi Kasai, although Yuko Oshima was the one who played a key role on its video clip. Even the background design of CD jacket was like a newspaper article reporting suicide caused by school bullying. Each CD also includes 2 DVDs, one is video clip and the other is "Making of "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō", as well as following premiums. * Original Trading Cards (on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seifuku Ga Jama O Suru
is Japanese idol group AKB48's fourth single, and the second major single released through DefSTAR Records, on January 31, 2007. The title track was sung with 14 members, 6 members fewer than their last single "Aitakatta". Music video "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" drew public attention with its controversial music video, which is a literal visualization of the lyrics, somewhat hinting at the subject of ''enjo kosai''. Even the sales copy on TV commercial was , a comment made by Maeda, who played a key role on its video clip. As its lyrics indicates, the video clip was filmed in Shibuya. Each CD also includes 2 DVDs, one is video clip and the other is "Making of "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru", as well as following premiums. * Original Trading Cards (one of 3 different designs) * A flyer for premium application * CD sleeve in different design There was a surprise live performance at two locations in Shibuya on the release date January 31, 2007. Reception Since many "Aitakatta" limited edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rino Sashihara
is a Japanese tarento, singer, producer and actress. She is best known as a former member of idol groups HKT48, AKB48 and STU48, and was the theater manager for HKT48 and STU48. She was also a member of AKB48's unit Not Yet and is the producer of the idol groups =Love, ≠Me and ≒Joy. Career 2007–2012: AKB48 In October 2007, she auditioned and was chosen as a trainee for the 5th generation of AKB48. She was promoted to a regular member of Team B in August 2008. Her first title track single was " Ōgoe Diamond", in October of that year. She placed 27th in the popularity-driven 2009 General Election, where she was grouped with the "Under Girls", the ones who would perform on the first B-side singles. She remained in that position on the follow-up single releases until the following year, the 2010 General Election, where she placed 19th and was grouped with the main girls who sing on the title track. In August 2009, AKB48 announced that she would transfer to Team A, alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gingham Check
is the 27th major single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The members were chosen from their placements in the AKB48's 2012 general election. The single was released in Japan on August 29, 2012. It includes the graduation song for long-time headlining member Atsuko Maeda. 2012 general election On March 26, 2012, AKB48 announced it would be holding an election to determine the lineup for its 27th major single. The field of candidates consisted of 243 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48, and the ballots were available in the group's 26th single, "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" The election results were announced on June 6 at Nippon Budokan and results were broadcast live on TV for the first time. Yuko Oshima came first, followed by Mayu Watanabe and Yuki Kashiwagi. This is the first single without Atsuko Maeda in the main lineup (excluding rock-paper-scissors singles) as she did not participate as a candidate in the election, and graduated from the group two days before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Election
A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from By-election, by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections typically occur at regular intervals as mandated by a country's constitution or electoral laws, and may include elections for a legislature and sometimes other positions such as a directly elected president. In many jurisdictions, general elections can coincide with other electoral events such as Local government, local, Region, regional, or Supranational union, supranational elections. For example, on 25 May 2014, Belgian voters simultaneously elected their national parliament, 21 members of the European Parliament, and regional parliaments. In Politics of the United States, the United States, "general election" has a slightly different, but related meaning: the ordinary electoral competition following the selection of candid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Rotation (song)
is Japanese idol group AKB48's 17th single, released on August 18, 2010. The video was directed by photographer and movie producer Mika Ninagawa. The title song of this single, widely known as HR, was a huge karaoke hit and led the respective JOYSOUND charts for 43 weeks. As of August 2024, the song has been covered in Indonesian by JKT48, in Mandarin by three different groups SNH48, AKB48 Team SH and AKB48 Team TP, in Tagalog by MNL48, in Vietnamese by SGO48, in Thai by BNK48, and in Malay by KLP48. 2010 general election The group's previous single, " Ponytail to Shushu", contained tickets in which buyers would vote for a member that would participate in the title track for "Heavy Rotation". The winner of AKB48's 2010 general election was member Yuko Oshima, who became the center for the single. She was followed by Atsuko Maeda, Mariko Shinoda, Tomomi Itano and Mayu Watanabe. Oshima was the cover girl for the Type B single, while the next three ranking member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsuko Maeda
is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48, and was one of the most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "Face of AKB." After graduating from AKB48 on August 27, 2012, Maeda has since then continued with a solo singing and acting career. Career AKB48 Maeda was born in Ichikawa, Chiba. At age 14, she became a member of AKB48's first group, Team A, which was composed of 24 girls and debuted on December 8, 2005. In 2009, Maeda won the first edition of AKB48's annual general elections, which are described as a popularity contest. As a result, she was the headlined performer for the group's 13th single, " Iiwake Maybe". The following year, she placed second overall, but still had a significant choreography position in the lineup for " Heavy Rotation". Later that year, AKB48 employed a rock-paper-scissors tournament to determine the top spot of AKB48's 19th major si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |