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2009 In Japanese Music
The following is an overview of the year 2009 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well as any other relevant Japanese music-related events. For overviews of the year in music from other countries, see 2009 in music. Events *December 31 – 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen Awards *May 30 – 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Japan *December 30 – 51st Japan Record Awards Number-ones * Oricon number-one albums * Oricon number-one singles * Hot 100 number-one singles *RIAJ Digital Track Chart number-one singles Best-sellers Artists The two best-selling music artists in Japan in 2009 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon, were Arashi, with and Exile. Albums The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2009, according to Oricon. The best-selling album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Johannes Kepler. It was also declared as the International Year of Natural Fibres by the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the International Year of Reconciliation and the Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO). Events January * January 1 ** Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda United Nations Security Council election, 2008, assume their seats on the United Nations Security Council. ** Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, becomes the American Capital of Culture and Vilnius and Linz become the European Capital of Culture, European Capitals of Culture. ** Slovakia adopts the euro as its national currency, replacing the Slovak koruna. ** A Bay Area Rapid Transit Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department, police officer Killing of Oscar Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shio, Koshō
is Japanese band Greeeen's third studio album released on June 10, 2009. There is a limited edition having DVD. There is another limited edition having bonus track " Kiseki". With the sales of over 101,000 copies in the first day, the album debuted at number-one position on the Oricon daily album charts. The album debuted at the number-one position on the Oricon weekly album charts, selling over 452,000 copies in its first week. It became their 2nd album to be awarded Million status by RIAJ. The album has a hidden track In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ..., which was untitled when the album released. The song was later named "Hige, Kosō" (髭、コソウ). Track listing Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shio, Kosho Greeeen albums 2009 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camouflage (Merzbow Album)
This is a comprehensive discography of the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, best known for his project Merzbow. Since 1980 he has released hundreds of recordings, collaborated with dozens of musicians, contributed over two hundred exclusive tracks to compilations, and made numerous guest appearances on recordings by other artists. Akita has released recordings on over a hundred independent labels all over the world. Some of the labels which have made multiple releases include: Alchemy, Alien8, Blossoming Noise, Cold Spring, Cuneiform, Dirter Promotions, Extreme, Hydra Head, Important, Mego, Release Entertainment (a sublabel of Relapse), RRRecords, Rustblade, Slowdown, Soleilmoon, Tzadik, and Vivo. In the 1980s, he released five LPs and dozens of homemade cassettes on his own labels Lowest Music & Arts and ZSF Produkt. From 2009, reissues and archival releases of previously unreleased material have become a significant part of Merzbow's output. In 2018, the Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobukuro
, a Japanese band (music), band, formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two members' family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda. Members * * The duo's visual appearance is striking due to their height difference, with Kuroda standing over tall. As a group, they are known for their harmonies. History In May 1998, Kobuchi and Kuroda met each other in Sakai, Osaka, Sakai near Osaka. Kobuchi was a salesman who held street concerts every Saturday for relaxation and Kuroda was a physical education teacher and a street musician. In September the same year, Kobuchi offered Kuroda a song and, seeing that Kuroda was not a skilled guitar player, Kobuchi became the guitar player of the group. Thus, ''Kobukuro'' was formed. Kobukuro received moderately successful ratings for their first three indie albums—''Saturday 8:PM'' (July 1999), ''ANSWER'' (December 2000) and ''Root of My Mind'' (March 2001). Kobukuro signed with Warner M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling (Kobukuro Album)
''Calling'' is Kobukuro's eighth album under Warner Music Japan, released on August 5, 2009. The song "Sayonara Hero" was written by Kentaro Kobuchi as a tribute to Kiyoshiro Imawano , born , was a Japanese rock musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was dubbed "Japan's King of Rock". He formed and led the influential rock band RC Succession. He wrote many anti-nuclear songs followi .... Track listing # Sayonara HERO (サヨナラ HERO) # Koigokoro (恋心) # To calling of love # Niji (虹) # STAY # Tenshitachi no Uta (天使達の歌) # FREEDOM TRAIN # Summer rain # Sunday kitchen # Kamikaze (神風) # Betelgeuse (ベテルギウス) # Toki no Ashioto (時の足音) # Akai Ito (赤い糸) References 2009 albums Kobukuro albums Warner Music Japan albums {{2000s-folk-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfly (band)
Superfly is a Japanese rock act that debuted on April 4, 2007. Formerly a duo, the act now consists solely of lyricist and vocalist Shiho Ochi with former guitarist Kōichi Tabo still credited as the group's composer and part-time lyricist. Superfly's first two studio albums were certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, and their first four consecutive albums (the third being classified as a "single" by the group) all debuted at the top of the Oricon Weekly Album Charts, a first for a female recording artist in Japan in over seven years. History 2003–2006: Formation met in 2003 while they were students at Matsuyama University. They were both members of a music circle that covered songs by Finger 5 and the Rolling Stones. In 2004, the group formed the blues band "Superfly", naming themselves after Curtis Mayfield's song " Superfly". The group split up in 2005, with only Ochi and Tabo remaining when they went to Tokyo to seek out a label. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Emotions
''Box Emotions'' is the second studio album by Japanese pop-rock band Superfly, released on September 2, 2009. It debuted at the number-one spot on the Oricon weekly album charts, making Superfly the first female artist in six years, since Chitose Hajime, to have her first two albums debut at the top of the charts. For the Japanese iTunes Store Rewind of 2009, ''Box Emotions'' was the album of the year. "Hanky Panky" was sent to radio stations as a promo single, and "Haru no Maboroshi" was sold as an album preview and pre-order bonus on the iTunes Store; it is still available as a separate single through iTunes. To celebrate the release, Superfly held a free concert at the Roppongi Hills Arena. This was also streamed on Nico Nico Douga , known before 2012 as , is a Japanese video sharing service based in Tokyo, Japan. "Niconico" or "nikoniko" is the Japanese ideophone for smiling. As of 2021, Niconico is the 34th most-visited website in Japan, according to Alexa Internet. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remioromen
is a Japanese rock band, formed by Ryōta Fujimaki, Keisuke Maeda and Osamu Jingūji in 2000. History Remioromen was formed in December 2000 with their current three person line up. They say that the name of the band has no real significance as a whole and was instead the result of wordplay. Playing rock-paper-scissors they allowed winners to decide one or more syllables first and losers to decide more syllables later. Fujimaki won and chose the first syllable from the Japanese phoneticization of the British band he liked "Radiohead", "re." Osamu Jingūji came second and chose his girlfriend's and his own given names' first syllables, "mio." Maeda came third, and since he liked trams, chose the first three syllables from the Japanese for tram "''romen''densha" (lit. ''road face'' train)". On November 25 of 2003 they did their first one-man live at Shibuya-AX. Since their inception the band has been steadily climbing to the top of the Oricon charts. For the release of ''Sangatsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remio Best
''Remio Best'' is the first compilation album by Japanese band Remioromen, also their first on Oorong Records. It was released March 9, 2009, and debuted #1 on Japanese Oricon Album Weekly Chart, selling 280,599 copies in its first week, becoming their second #1 album on this chart following ''Horizon''. Track listing Chart positions 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 ... Sales Chart (Japan) ReferencesOricon Style {{Authority control Remioromen albums 2009 greatest hits albums [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreams Come True (band)
is a Japanese pop band formed in 1988 by Miwa Yoshida (lead vocals), Masato Nakamura (bass) and Takahiro Nishikawa (keyboards). Nishikawa left in 2002 to pursue a solo career. Dreams Come True has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. Their fifth album, '' The Swinging Star'' (1992), was the first Japanese album to sell more than three million copies, and for several years was the highest-selling Japanese-language album of all time. Nakamura composed the music for the Sega Mega Drive games ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991) and '' Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (1992). History Dreams Come True was formed in 1988 by Miwa Yoshida (lead vocals), Masato Nakamura (bass) and Takahiro Nishikawa (keyboards). The band is commonly known as DCT and sometimes referred to as . Their first album, ''Dreams Come True'', sold more than one million copies in Japan. Their fifth, '' The Swinging Star'' (1992), was the first Japanese album to sell over three million copies, and for several years w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Dreams Come True?
''Do You Dreams Come True?'' is Dreams Come True's fifteenth studio album. It was released on March 21, 2009, which coincides with the release of their debut single in 1989. It was released in three formats: Regular edition (CD only), limited edition A (2CDs) and limited edition B (CD+DVD). The album reached the top spot on the weekly albums chart despite having been on sale for only four days, giving them their twelfth number-one album and setting the record for most number-one albums by a female vocal group; putting them ahead of the late Zard (stylized as ZARD) were a Japanese pop rock group, originally with five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as its only constant member. Izumi Sakai was also the band's core member. Zard's work was sold under the record label B-Gram Reco ... and Every Little Thing. On its third week the album rose back to number one, their first album in fourteen years to do so. The album was certifieTriple Platinumfor shipment of 750,000 copi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka
, known simply by the mononym Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009. Biography Early life In the summer of 2003, Ayaka began performing live in her hometown of Osaka. In spring 2004, she started going to the music school "Voice", the principal of which is her former music producer Yoshihiko Nishio, in Fukuoka. She commuted between Osaka and Fukuoka every weekend and started to learn songwriting under the direction of Nishio. She eventually transferred to another high school in Fukuoka. The demo of songs which she produced in "Voice" was soon brought to the music industry and led to her contract with Warner Music Japan. 2006 In January 2006, Ayaka recorded " I Believe" as the opening theme for the Japanese drama ''Rondo''. The full single was first released as a download-only single and went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |