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4 Hot Wave
''4 Hot Wave'' (stylized as ''4 hot wave'') is the 32nd single by Japanese singer Koda Kumi, released through Rhythm Zone on July 26, 2006. The singles contains the quadruple A-side tracks "Ningyo-Hime", "I'll Be There", "Juicy", and "With Your Smile". All four songs were included on Kumi's fifth studio album ''Black Cherry'', released in December 2006. A commercial success, ''4 Hot Wave'' charted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and stayed on the charts for seventeen weeks. The sales for the single became Koda’s highest selling single, even surpassing the total sales of " Real Emotion / 1000 no Kotoba" in less than three weeks. It became her highest debut single and reclaimed the title of highest debut sales female artists, previously held by Ayumi Hamasaki's " Blue Bird" (2006). Background ''4 Hot Wave'' is singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's thirty-second single and is her first quadruple A-side, with each song containing a corresponding music video. Each song's music vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koda Kumi
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her Urban contemporary, urban and Contemporary R&B, R&B songs. After debuting with the single "Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", were used as themes for the video game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album ''Secret (Kumi Koda album), Secret'' (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly (Kumi Koda song), Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album ''Best: First Things'' (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively. Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style. In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year. Life and career Early life Koda was born into a family of musicians. Her g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KinKi Kids Discography
The discography of Japanese group KinKi Kids consists of 17 studio albums, 6 compilation albums, 25 video albums and 47 singles. All of KinKi Kids' singles have reached number one in Japan on Oricon charts. All of their music has been released by Johnny's Entertainment in Japan. In Taiwan, Kinki Kids' music has been released under Forward Music from 1997 to 2000, Skyhigh Entertainment and What's Music in 2001, and Avex Taiwan Avex Taiwan Inc (, formerly 艾迴唱片公司 or 艾迴股份有限公司) is an entertainment and record label based in Taiwan. It was founded in July 1998 and is a foreign consolidated subsidiary of parent company Avex Group, based in Japan. A ... from 2002 to the present. Studio albums Compilation albums Singles Promotional singles Video albums Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:KinKi Kids discography Discographies of Japanese artists Pop music discographies ... [...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] |
H-Wonder
H-Wonder is a Japanese music arranger and composer. He debuted in 1995. In June 1998, he stopped being a solo artist and changed his name to H-Wonder and became a composer. One of his notable collaborations is with Maaya Sakamoto and BoA. Discography Singles * Subete Konomama Dakishimereba - 24 March 1995 * Ready Steady Go! - 23 August 1995 * Mystic Eyes - 24 April 1996 (Ending theme for the anime series '' The Vision of Escaflowne'') * Sugita Koi no Ato - 7 November 1996 * Dawn - 21 February 1997 * Chocolate Parfait - 17 December 1997 * Kitto Daijobu - 1 April 1998 * Happy - 30 September 1998 (Only sold in Hokkaido) Albums * ''Dawn-bright'' - 24 April 1997 * ''Wonder Hero 2: Brand New Atlas'' - 21 June 1996 * ''Wonder Hero'' - 21 April 1995 Collaborations * On/Off - Arranger ** - Opening for Vampire Knight * Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese actress and singer. She made her debut as a Voice acting in Japan, voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Works & Collaboration Best
''Out Works & Collaboration Best'' is the fourth compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, released two months after her studio album ''Trick'', and the same day as her second remix album, ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's''. The album peaked on the Oricon charts at No. 7, staying on the charts for eight weeks. The album housed most of her collaborative efforts with artists from varying labels, including KM-MARKIT from Pony Canyon and Fergie from Interscope Records. The only track to not be a collaboration was the first track, " Get It On", the short version of which had been released as the opening on her second compilation album, '' Best ~second session~'' (2006). Information ''Out Works & Collaboration Best'' is the fourth compilation album released by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. The album peaked in the top 10 on the Oricon Albums Charts at No. 7, remaining on the charts for eight consecutive weeks. The album was released on the same day as her second remix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TRF (band)
TRF (an abbreviation of TK Rave Factory) is a Japanese pop band. Its members are DJ Koo, Sam, Etsu, Yu-ki and Chiharu. History The band debuted as "trf" in 1993. From 1994 to 1995, the band released five singles produced by Tetsuya Komuro, each selling over a million copies under the Avex record label. In 1995, their song "Overnight Sensation: Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru" received a Japan Record Award. The following year, the band changed their name to an all-capital "TRF" with their single "Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen". Yu-ki did voice acting for the children's animation movie '' Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon'', for which she sang the opening theme song as well. She also performed the opening song to the 2006 Tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Kabuto'' as well as several variants of it. Chiharu worked on the choreography for J-pop singer Shizuka Kudō, and appeared in a drama as herself. Sam was married to popstar and protégé of Tetsuya Komuro, Namie Amuro, in 1997, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cherry (Kumi Koda Album)
''Black Cherry'' is Koda Kumi's fifth studio album and first original album since ''Secret (Kumi Koda album), secret'' (2005). It charted at No. 1 on Oricon, continuing the artist's streak and staying at No. 1 for one month. It remained on the charts for sixty weeks. It was released in CD, CD+DVD and CD+2DVD, with the latter being a limited edition that carried her movie debut ''Cherry Girl (film), Cherry Girl.'' The entire film's score was from the album. Background and release ''Black Cherry'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's fifth studio album and eighth album overall. While it was only a year since her last studio album, ''Secret (Koda Kumi album), secret'', two compilation albums and a remix album were released between ''secret'' and ''Black Cherry'': ''Best: First Things'' (2005), ''Best: Second Session'' (2006) and the limited digital album ''Koda Kumi Remix Album'' (2006). The album became her third consecutive album to chart at No. 1 on the Oricon Albums Charts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cherry
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Black Cherry may refer to: * ''Prunus serotina'' * Dark-skinned cultivars of ''Prunus avium'', such as Kordia cherry * ''Black Cherry'' (Goldfrapp album), 2003 * ''Black Cherry'' (Goldfrapp song), 2003 * ''Black Cherry'' (Kumi Koda album), 2006 * ''Black Cherry'' (Rachel Stamp song), 2002 * Black Cherry (wrestler), a Japanese professional wrestler * Black Cherry (band), a London, UK electronic indie band * ''Black Cherry'', a graphic novel by Doug TenNapel Douglas Richard TenNapel ( ; born July 10, 1966) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television, video games, and comic books. He is best known for creating E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Hunting
Treasure hunting is the physical search for treasure. One of the most popular types of modern day treasure hunters are historic shipwreck salvors. These underwater treasure salvors try to find sunken Shipwreck, shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with both commercial and archaeological value. In many instances, discovery of a wreck only occurs after searching tens of thousands of square nautical miles, thus making discovery normally impossible for archaeologists. Since the popularization of Metal detector, metal detectors in the 1970s, treasure hunting has also taken the form of beach combing for lost valuables. Beach hunters may search for modern jewelry, pocket change, or shipwreck treasure. Most metal detectors will fall in the $150–$600 price range, but can even cost upwards of several thousand dollars. Metal detecting is generally quite tedious and most enthusiasts go years without finding an actually valuable object. Metal detectors are quite useful to Archaeology, archaeol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SoftBank Mobile
is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, that focuses on investment management. The group primarily invests in companies operating in technology that offer goods and services to customers in a multitude of markets and industries ranging from the internet to automation. With over $100 billion in capital at its onset, SoftBank's Vision Fund is the world's largest technology-focused venture capital fund. Fund investors included sovereign wealth funds from countries in the Middle East. The company is known for the leadership of its controversial founder and largest shareholder Masayoshi Son. Its investee companies, subsidiaries and divisions, including several unprofitable unicorns, operate in robotics, artificial intelligence, software, logistics, transportation, biotechnology, robotic process automation, proptech, real estate, hospitality, broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, information technology, finance, medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwango (company)
is a telecommunications and media company based in Japan, headed by Nobuo Kawakami. The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2014. The company was spun off from a U.S.-based service offering online multiplayer for video games, DWANGO (Dial-up Wide-Area Network Game Operation), which was shut down in 1998. Dwango's majority shareholders until its merger with Kadokawa Corporation included Kawakami himself, Kadokawa Corporation, and Avex Group. Dwango runs the popular Japanese video sharing site Niconico. The company also is the 100% owner of the game developer Spike Chunsoft, which Dwango bought as the companies Spike and Chunsoft in 2005 when they were separated companies, before merging them in 2012. History In November 2013, it was confirmed Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
In the Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Pacific League defeating the Chunichi Dragons of the Central League in the Japan Series. Format Central League *Season format **Regular season *Regular season 1st place are the champions Pacific League * Season format ** Regular season ** Playoff 1st stage: Regular season 2nd place vs. regular season 3rd place – Best of 3 ** Playoff 2nd stage: Regular season 1st place vs. playoff 1st stage winners – Best of 5 (regular-season 1st place take a one-win advantage) * Playoff 2nd stage winners are the champions Japan Series * Central League champions vs. Pacific League champions – Best of 7 Standings Central League Regular season Pacific League Regular season Playoff 1st stage Seibu Lions (1) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2) Playoff 2nd stage Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (3) vs. Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (0) ''The Fighters have a one-game advantage.'' Japan Series It feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
