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Tropical Night (EP)
''Tropical Night'' is an extended play (EP) marketed as the seventh single of Japanese boy group JO1, featuring the lead track "Tiger". It also served as the second single of their third studio album, ''Equinox'' (2023). Consisting a total of six songs and two instrumental versions, the EP single was released into four editions on April 5, 2023. It features the group's frequent collaborators such as Jung Ho-hyun, 1by1, Nmore, and Poptime, and first collaboration EDM artist Asher Postman. The EP single also includes the Japan Record Excellent Work Award winner "Trigger" as well as "We Good" and "Romance", theme songs of television series ' and ''Blue Birthday'', starring members Syoya Kimata and Shion Tsurubo, respectively. To promote the EP single, JO1 performed "Tiger" at the Hanshin Tigers vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp match in Hanshin Koshien Stadium and did several international live performances, such as KCON in Thailand and Dream Concert in South Korea. ''Tropical Night'' mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equinox (JO1 Album)
''Equinox'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Japanese boy band JO1. It includes songs from their previous EP releases, ''Midnight Sun'' and ''Tropical Night''. Lapone Entertainment released the album in five editions on September 20, 2023, with "Venus" and "Radiovision" serving as the main promotional singles. It is the group's first release with unit songs and digipack packaging. Notable contributors include Sunwoo of The Boyz, Masami Kakinuma, and members of JO1. ''Equinox'' was preceded by two promotional digital singles: "NEWSmile", the theme of the Japanese morning news show ''Mezamashi 8'', and "Gradation", from the film ', which starred member Ruki Shiroiwa. The album is also backed by an arena tour titled Beyond the Dark from August to October 2023, with an encore performance in Kyocera Dome Osaka in November. The group's first Asian tour is set to begin in four cities in the same month. The album is JO1's second consecutive number-one album on both t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airi Matsui
is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. She is signed to the agency Amuse, Inc. and is a former member of Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin. In 2015, Matsui endorsed the Ghana (chocolate), Ghana chocolate brand. She also released her first photobook on March 27, which contains swimsuit and lingerie shots from Guam and Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima. Matsui's younger brother, Renji Matsui, Renji, is a professional association football, footballer, who as of 2022, plays for Kawasaki Frontale. Filmography Film Television References External links Airi Matsui's official profileat Amuse, Inc. * Airi's official blog {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsui Airi 1996 births Living people Japanese idols Japanese female models Sakura Gakuin members Musicians from Fukushima Prefecture Japanese child actresses Japanese women pop singers Amuse Inc. talents 21st-century Japanese actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitch (baseball), pitched ball or draw a base on balls, walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, left-handed specialist, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closing pitcher, closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issei Mamehara
, is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member of the Japanese boy band JO1 in 2020, after placing first in the first season of ''Produce 101 Japan''. He made his debut as an actor in 2021 and played Kamen Rider Chimera in the Kamen Rider Revice films. Early life and education Issei Mamehara was born on May 30, 2002, in Maniwa, Okayama, Japan. He was an active child who participated in baseball, swimming, and sumo tournaments throughout his school life. Mamehara started dancing at home when he was in elementary school after seeing his older sister's dance classes. A televised performance of Generations from Exile Tribe turned Mamehara into their big fan and motivated him to begin attending a dancing school in his second year of junior high. He specialized in the '90s hip hop dance and started teaching children at his dance school in his freshman year of high school. Mamehara grew up watching tokusatsu media, especially the ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, and aspired t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama Prefecture and Tottori Prefecture to the west. Kōbe is the capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, and the seventh-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Himeji, Nishinomiya, and Amagasaki. Hyōgo Prefecture's mainland stretches from the Sea of Japan to the Seto Inland Sea, where Awaji Island and a small archipelago of islands belonging to the prefecture are located. Hyōgo Prefecture is a major economic center, transportation hub, and tourist destination in western Japan, with 20% of the prefecture's land area designated as Natural Parks. Hyōgo Prefecture forms part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-most-populated urban region in Japan after the Greater Tokyo area and one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shima Shima Tora No Shimajirō
is a 1993 Japanese children's slice of life anime series primarily aimed at preschoolers and animated by Pierrot Plus based on the '' Kodomo Challenge'' Educational Learning Program created by Benesse in 1988. It is created and directed by veteran director Hisayuki Toriumi (''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'') and character designs by Shigehito Tsuji. It aired at TV Setouchi and in all TXN TV networks in Japan from December 13, 1993, to March 31, 2008. Overview ''Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō'' was officially created after Benesse and TV Setouchi both decided to adapt the Learning Program series into a full-fledged series for television, with part of the staff being former Tatsunoko Production director Hisayuki Toriumi and music composer Shin'ya Naitō. It was officially animated by Studio Pierrot's sister company, Pierrot Plus and premiered on December 13, 1993. The series ended after it aired its final episode on March 31, 2008, as the second series aired, alongsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanrio
is a Japanese entertainment company. It designs, licenses, and produces products focusing on the '' kawaii'' ("cute") segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts, and accessories which are sold worldwide, including at specialty brand retail stores in Japan. Sanrio's best-known character is Hello Kitty, a little cartoon girl cat and one of the most successful marketing brands in the world. Besides selling character goods, Sanrio takes part in film production and publishing. They own the rights to the '' Mr. Men'' characters and Japanese licensing rights to the ''Peanuts'' characters. Their animatronics branch, called Kokoro Company, Ltd. (''kokoro'' being Japanese for 'heart') is best known for the Actroid android. The company also runs a franchise of KFC in Saitama Prefecture. History Shintaro Tsuji founded Sanrio on August 10, 1960, then known as the Yamanashi Silk Company using in capital. In 1962, Tsuji expanded his ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sanrio Characters
This is a list of characters from Sanrio, a Japanese company specialized in creating kawaii (cute) characters. Sanrio sells and licenses products branded with these characters and has created over 450 characters. Their most successful and best known character, Hello Kitty, was created in 1974. Most Sanrio characters are anthropomorphized animals, a few are humans or anthropomorphized objects. Sanrio began creating characters to increase sales of its merchandise. The characters subsequently appeared in media such as books, animation and video games. Beginning with ''Jewelpet'' in 2008, Sanrio started collaborating with Sega Toys in creating characters intended to become media franchises. Notable designers of Sanrio characters include Yuko Shimizu, original designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi, lead designer for most of Hello Kitty's history and Miyuki Okumura, original designer of Cinnamoroll. Sanrio hosts two theme parks in Japan featuring their characters, Sanrio Puroland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. Broadcast ''M Countdown'' airs live on domestic television at 6PM KST every Thursday. Live streaming is available internationally via the ''M Countdown On Air'' page on Mwave's website. In the Philippines, online multi-view live broadcast of the show is available via gigafest.smart. It began airing on the free-to-air TV5 network from January 31, 2021, however due to low ratings on the network, it will conclude on March 6, 2022. Full episodes with English subtitles are shown every Sunday night, along with another K-Chart show '' Music Bank'' on GMA HallyPop. Meanwhile, some episodes of ''M Countdown'' like Hot Debut and Comeback Stages are already available on YouTube Philippines since January 2022. Segments Current segments on the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utacon
is a Japanese weekly music show produced by NHK, airing on Tuesday night from April 12, 2016. The show replaces ''NHK Kayou Concert'' and ''Music Japan''. Description ''Utacon'' presents a range of music artists from Enka and J-Pop at NHK Hall in Tokyo every week, to continue in the spirit of ''NHK Kayou Concert'' (which ended on March 15, 2016) as well ''Music Japan'' (which ended on April 4, 2016, at 01:30 JST). It also airs worldwide, through NHK World Premium at 10:57 UTC, broadcast at the same time as the show's appearance on NHK-G). To target all audiences, including traditional 60's-70's music (which was the viewing target of the now-defunct "Kayou Concert") NHK aims at the so-called "rejuvenation" of the performers, singers and music, together with the " Enka popular song" and " J-pop" styles. The program aims to become the "center of the Japanese music scene". Utacon also incorporates a relay from around Japan, making the music show a unique live experience. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System. It is also known for its long-time slogan, ''"If it's not fun, it's not TV!"'' Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji TV One" ("Fuji TV 739"—sports/variety, including all Tokyo Yakult Swallows home games), "Fuji TV Two" ("Fuji TV 721"—drama/anime), and "Fuji TV Next" ("Fuji TV CSHD"—live premium shows) (called together as "Fuji TV OneTwoNext"), all available in high-definition. Fuji Television is owned by , a certified broadcasting holding company under the Japanese Broadcasting Act, and affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group. The current Fuji Television was established in October 2008. Fuji Media Holdings is the former Fuji Television founded in 1957. Offices The hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Fair
is a Japanese music show. It is broadcast by Fuji Television. The shows started in 1964 and it is the longest-running Japanese music show and is sponsored by Shionogi. Current airtime 18:00 -18:30 (JST) every Saturday. Hosts * Fubuki Koshiji (1964) * Sachiko Hidari (1965) *Yōko Minamida & Hiroyuki Nagato (1965-1981) * Tomoko Hoshino (1982-1988) *Yuko Kotegawa (1988-1995) * Anju Suzuki (1995–2016) *Toshiaki Megumi (2001–2016) *Yukie Nakama & Shin'ichi Karube (2016–Present) Foreign Performers * Amy Holland * ABBA * Ariana Grande * Leona Lewis * Mariah Carey * Roxette * Shania Twain * TVXQ * Halcali * Destiny's Child * Taylor Swift * Jejung & Yuchun * Eric Carmen * Olivia Newton-John * Spice Girls * Teresa Teng * Madonna * Pentatonix * IZ*ONE * Onew See also *FNS Music Festival *Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'' was a Japanese music variety show on Fuji Television hosted by the comedy duo Downtown, which consists of Hitoshi Matsumoto and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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