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Andymori
(stylised as "andymori") was a Japanese indie rock band, signed to Youth Records. They debuted in 2007 with the EP ''Andy to Rock to Bengal Tora to Whisky.'' The band's name came from merging Andy Warhol and the phrase memento mori. Biography Andymori first formed in 2007, performing live at live houses in the Tokyo area. Their first big event was the Fuji Rock Festival in 2008, where they performed on the new artist stage. The band released their first EP "Andy to Rock to Bengal Tora to Whisky" in October 2008, as the first new artist signed to Youth Records. This was followed by their full-length album in February 2009, ''Andymori (album), Andymori''. The lead single, "Follow Me," was chosen as an iTunes Store, iTunes Single of the Week free download song in January. The band performed at many of the major summer festivals in 2009, such as Rock in Japan Festival, Rock in Japan and Summer Sonic. In October, the band held their first one-man live, and featured on the 10 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andymori (album)
''Andymori'' is Andymori's self-titled full-length debut album, released on . It was released simultaneously with a vinyl EP with tracks from the album, . Unsigned singePredawncontributed to chorus vocals in the track "Aoi Sora." Background The album was preceded by four months by the EP . Three tracks from the EP, "Bengal Tora to Whisky," "Everything Is My Guitar" and "Follow Me" were later put onto the album. Promotion Four tracks from the album had music videos: "Aoi Sora," "Everything Is My Guitar," "Follow Me," and "Life Is Party." All were directed by Masakazu Fukatsu (except for "Life Is Party," which was directed by Fukatsu and Shōji Shinya, one of the founders of Youth Records). "Follow Me" was later nominated for the Best New Artist video for the 2010 Space Shower Music Video Awards. Track listing All songs written by Sohey Oyamada. All songs performed by Andymori. Japan Sales Rankings (subscription only) References Andymori albums 2009 debut albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanfare To Nekkyō
is Andymori's second album, released on . The title comes from a line from the first track, "1984." Promotion "City Lights" was released on 7 January to iTunes, the Recochoku full-download store and the Space Shower music store. A music video for this track was made, directed by Shōji Shinya. "1984" was released as a radio single in February 2010, reaching #40 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. A music video for the track was filmed, airing exclusively on Space Shower. It is their first to be filmed with director Kazuyoshi Iijima, and first to not feature input from Shōji Shinya. Track listing All songs written by Sohey Oyamada. All songs performed by Andymori (stylised as "andymori") was a Japanese indie rock band, signed to Youth Records. They debuted in 2007 with the EP ''Andy to Rock to Bengal Tora to Whisky.'' The band's name came from merging Andy Warhol and the phrase memento mori. Biography .... Japan Sales Rankings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fanfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plenty (band)
Plenty (stylized as plenty) was a Japanese indie rock band formed in Ibaraki, 2004. The band was previously signed to the Headphone Music Label. The band officially disbanded in 2017. Background Plenty was formed in 2004 in Ibaraki Prefecture by guitarist Fumiya Enuma, bassist Noriaki Nitta, drummer Hiroki Yoshioka, and a female schoolmate as the vocalist. However, the female schoolmate left the band upon graduating junior high school, leaving Enuma as the main vocalist. In 2008, the band relocated to Tokyo where drummer Yoshioka's parents' home became their main practice spot. In August, the band began performing in live houses and made their first public appearance at ''Rockin'On'' Inc.'s "Countdown Japan 08/09". Plenty debuted their first album "Haikei. Minasama" in October 2009 and held their first nationwide tour in January 2010. On July 30, 2011, the band's drummer, Yoshioka, announced his withdrawal from Plenty. In August 2014, new drummer Itta Nakamura joined the band a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikari (Andymori Album)
may refer to: Places *Hikari Station, a station on Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi * Hikari, Chiba, a former town in Sousa District, Chiba, Japan *Hikari, Yamaguchi, a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan People * Hikari (name), people and characters with the name *Hikari (director), a writer, director and producer. Film and TV * Radiance (2017 film), original title ''Hikari'' * Hikari TV, IPTV provider and production company Music * ''Hikari'' (Maaya Uchida album) * ''Hikari'' (Sid album) * ''Hikari'' (Oceans Ate Alaska album), or the title song by Oceans Ate Alaska, 2017 * "Hikari" (Mai Hoshimura song), a 2008 song by Mai Hoshimura * "Hikari" (Hikaru Utada song), a 2001 song by Hikaru Utada *"Hikari", a 2006 song by Yui Horie *"Hikari", a 2007 song by Nujabes and Substantial *"Hikari", a 2012 song by BT from ''If the Stars Are Eternal So Are You and I'' * "Hikari" (Pentagon song), a 2017 song by Pentagon Other uses *Hikari (company), a brand of flake-style fish food ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakumei (album)
In political science, a revolution (, 'a turn around') is a rapid, fundamental transformation of a society's class, state, ethnic or religious structures. According to sociologist Jack Goldstone, all revolutions contain "a common set of elements at their core: (a) efforts to change the political regime that draw on a competing vision (or visions) of a just order, (b) a notable degree of informal or formal mass mobilization, and (c) efforts to force change through noninstitutionalized actions such as mass demonstrations, protests, strikes, or violence." Revolutions have occurred throughout human history and varied in their methods, durations and outcomes. Some revolutions started with peasant uprisings or guerrilla warfare on the periphery of a country; others started with urban insurrection aimed at seizing the country's capital city. Revolutions can be inspired by the rising popularity of certain political ideologies, moral principles, or models of governance such as national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. According to the RIAA, music downloads peaked at 43% of industry revenue in the US in 2012, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and was capable of holding of uncompressed stereo audio. First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc format to reach the market, following the larger LaserDisc (LD). In later years, the technology was adapted for computer data storage as CD-ROM and subsequently expanded into various writable and multimedia formats. , over 200 billion CDs (including audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and CD-Rs) had been sold worldwide. Standard CDs have a diameter of and typically hold up to 74 minutes of audio or approximately of data. This was later regularly extended to 80 minutes or by reducing the spacing between data tracks, with some discs unofficially reaching up to 99 minutes or which falls outside established specifications. Smaller variants, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling for a time, and it has hosted numerous other sporting events, such as the 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship. Most recently, the arena hosted the Olympic debut of karate in the 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as the judo competition at both the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most outstanding musical performance venues. A number of famous acts have played at the Budokan. The Beatles were the first rock group to play there, in a series of five concerts, each lasting 30 minutes, from June 30 to July 2, 1966. ABBA ended their last tour and held their final live performance there in March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FM802
(call sign JOFV-FM) is a commercial radio broadcasting, radio station based at Daiwa Building in Tenjimbashi Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, broadcasting on 80.2 FM broadcasting, FM from Mount Iimori to Kansai region. As a latecomer to the radio broadcasting market, it was a focal point for FM802 to differentiate from existing stations. Therefore, rather than featuring music promoted by the productions, they chose to air tunes of their choice in heavy rotation. The station is considered the most popular among the younger generation in Osaka. FM802 was founded in September 1988, going on air in June the following year, with the call sign of JOFV-FM, as New Heisei station, one of the first radio stations to sign on in the Heisei era. The station is a member of the Japan FM League (JFL). It operates 24/7, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. disc jockey, Navigators Present Source: * Sachiko Aoyama * Hiroaki Asai * Don Beaver (also a FM Cocolo#Disc Jockeys, DJ for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
