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Bad Friends
is a 2009 tribute album, is kade from , which translates to "Bad friend" and is the origin of Yū Aku's name. The final track, "Kawahara no Ishikawa Goemon" was originally recorded by Eiichi Ohtaki (under the pseudonym "Niagara Fallin' Stars") on his 1978 album ''Let's Ondo Again''. This version is performed by , which consists of then-AKB48 members Mayu Watanabe, Haruka Nakagawa, Aika Ota, and Natsumi Hirajima, plus Pink Lady member Mie (singer), Mie. The song incorporates the melodies of the Pink Lady songs "Nagisa no Sindbad", "S.O.S.", "Wanted", "Carmen '77", "Pepper Keibu", and "UFO". Track listing ;CD ;DVD (Limited Edition) *"Kawahara no Ishikawa Goemon" (Music Video) :* Includes "making of" clips. References External links * {{Pink Lady 2009 compilation albums 2000s tribute albums Pony Canyon albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop
J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s in music, 1960s pop music, pop and rock music. J-pop replaced ''kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music"), a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s in the Japanese music scene. Japanese rock bands such as Happy End (band), Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-pop was further defined by New wave music, new wave and Crossover music, crossover Jazz fusion, fusion acts of the late 1970s, such as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Southern All Stars. () Popular styles of Japanese pop music include city pop and technopop during the 1970s1980s, and Eurobeat#J-Euro, J-Euro (such as Namie Amuro) and Shibuya-kei during the 1990s and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Tsuchiya
is a Japanese singer, actress and semi-retired model. Since 2005, she is primarily known as a singer.Oricon profile Retrieved March 25, 2012 Life and career Early life Tsuchiya was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father of Polish descent (the surname of her father is Hider). In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese. Tsuchiya's parents divorced when she was seven. She has an older sister, Angela.Modeling career Tsuchiya's modeling career began at the age of fourteen after her older sister Angela, a former fashion model, suggested it. She entered her sister's former agency and was picked up by an agent who specialized in magazine-modeling. Her first jobs consisted of modeling for an open collection in |
Zipangu (song)
is Pink Lady's 11th single. Peaking at number 4 on the Oricon charts, it was the duo's first single since " Pepper Keibu" in 1976 to not reach number 1. It also reached number 2 on the Japanese Music Labo charts. The single sold over a million copies. The title, Zipangu, refers to the accounts of Marco Polo on Japan. The song was featured on the Japanese music show ''The Best Ten'', where it peaked at #7. A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, ''INNOVATION'', released in December 2010. Track listing (7" vinyl) All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū Aku. Chart positions Cover versions * Sue Cream Sue of Kome Kome Club recorded a cover version for the 2009 Pink Lady/Yū Aku tribute album ''Bad Friends''. * The tribute group Pink Babies covered the song in their "Nagisa no Sindbad is Pink Lady's fourth single release, released on June 10, 1977, with a total of 1,450,000 sales, This single stayed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miz (singer)
, better known simply as Miz, is a Japanese pop/rock singer. Though most of her music is released in Japan, she does her work primarily from Gotland in Sweden, mainly doing promotional videos, photo shoots and recording there. She originally debuted in 1999 under Universal Music Japan using her real name, Watanabe Mizuki, releasing two singles. In 2003, she began working with the Swedish producer Tord Backstrom and debuted under Victor Entertainment with the pseudonym Miz in 2004. That same year, she released an English album in Sweden, with the lead single "Waiting" reaching #8 on the Hitlistan Swedish singles chart. In 2007, Watanabe returned to Universal Music Japan, changed her stage name to Mizrock, and released her first mini-album '' Good bye, yesterday'' and three singles. However, in 2009 she announced on her official blog that she had changed her stage name back to Miz. Her biggest hits in Japan are "New Day" and "In The Sky", the theme song for the Square Enix role-pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanted (Shimei Tehai)
is the fifth single released by Pink Lady on September 5, 1977. The single topped the Japan charts at number one, having sold 1,650,000 copies, and spent twelve weeks at the top. Written by Yū Aku and Shunichi Tokura, "Wanted" is about a woman who wants revenge on a man who has run off after stealing her heart. With "Wanted", Pink Lady made their first appearance on ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' in 1977. The song also won the "Popular Award" at the 19th Japan Record Awards. On live performances, Mie and Kei point their microphones at each other for the song's first two lines. Historically, the duo wore 1920s style party dresses (Mie in black and Kei in white) on TV performances of the song. According to Oricon. this was the third best selling single from 1977. Pink Lady also recorded an English-language version of "Wanted" in 1978 for international markets as the B-side of "Sergeant Pepper" (the English version of " Pepper Keibu"). A re-recorded version of the song was incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsuko Kurusu
is a Japanese actress. She came to prominence for starring in the 1996–97 ''Super Sentai'' franchise, ''Gekisou Sentai Carranger''. She graduated from Tokiwa Girls High School in Kobe Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky .... Filmography TV series References External links Official profile at VBP {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurusu, Atsuko 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese television actresses 1978 births Living people Actresses from Ibaraki Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepper Keibu (song)
is the debut single by the Japanese hit duo Pink Lady. The single was released on August 25, 1976, under the Victor label. "Pepper Keibu" reached a peak chart position of number four, with a total of 1,050,000 sales. The titular song won the duo the Newcomer Award at the 18th Japan Record Awards. It was also nominated for the Best New Artist Award, but lost to "Omoide Boro Boro" by Yasuko Naitō. The original recording did not have the signature "Pepper Keibu yo" at the end, as the live performances did. Subsequent recordings and covers do, however, include the line. A number of reissues have been made, including 8 cm and 12 cm CD versions. According to Oricon, this was the 14th best selling single from 1977. At the time of the song's release, songwriter Yū Aku was often asked if it was inspired by the Lockheed bribery scandal in Japan, as the arrest of Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka was fresh in the public's memories. Aku responded by saying the song took inspira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Yanagisawa
is a Japanese fashion model and actress. She appeared in '' Kamen Rider Kiva'' as Megumi Aso, one of the lead heroines. She also starred in '' Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World'' as this role. She also had a guest appearance as Phantom Thief Selene in Task 13 of '' GoGo Sentai Boukenger''. She also plays an important role in '' Forbidden Siren 2'', a survival horror game for the PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October, in Europe on 24 Novembe ... console, where her face model and voice was implemented for main character Ikuko Kifune (木船 郁子 Kifune Ikuko). Filmography TV, cinema, movie, game * 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva (Tokusatsu series, TV Asahi) as Megumi Aso * 2008 - Kamen Rider Kiva The Movie: The King of Hell Castle as Megumi Aso * 2006 - GoGo Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Takahashi (actress)
, is a Japanese actress and model. Early life Takahashi was born in Ōtsu, Shiga, to a Filipino mother and a Japanese father. She won the Grand Prix in a female vocal audition in 2006 held by the TV Tokyo show Output. Career Modelling career Takahashi is represented by the Asia Promotion talent agency. She started her career as an exclusive model for the '' Cawaii!'' magazine and her first photo book, ''Yu'', was released in 2008. After that, she was an exclusive model for the '' Pinky'' magazine until 2009. Acting career She appeared regularly in the NHK Educational TV television program ''Kyō Kara Eikaiwa'' in 2007. As an actress, she played Yuri Aso in TV Asahi's '' Kamen Rider Kiva'' and starred in the 2008 film version, '' Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World''. She played a leading role in the 2012 film, ''Brand Guardians'', with South Korean actor Yoon Shi-yoon. In 2013, she played the role of Makoto/Sailor Jupiter in a musical remake of ''Sailo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster (Pink Lady Song)
is Pink Lady's eighth single release, and their seventh number-one hit on the Oricon charts in Japan. The single sold 1,600,000 copies, and was number one for eight weeks. It also peaked at number-one on the Japanese Music Labo chart. According to Oricon, this was the third best selling single from 1978. "Catch Lip", the B-side song, was used for commercials promoting Snow Brand's Hōseki-bako ice cream. The song was performed on '' Pink Lady and Jeff'' along with " UFO," making those two the only Pink Lady songs to be performed on the show. A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, ''INNOVATION'' released in December 2010. Track listing (7" vinyl) All lyrics are written by Yū Aku; all music is composed and arranged by Shunichi Tokura. Charts Cover versions * Sudirman Arshad of Malaysia recorded a cover version of this song in Malay in 1979, titled "Toyol" in his "Perasaan" album. Toyol is a Malaysian fabled monster who st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkicco
were a Japanese idol group that was active from 1998 to 1999. It was formed by Masahiro Mizuguchi, a producer for Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ... who had the idea of creating "an Onyanko Club for the Heisei era (1989-2019)". They debuted in 1998 with the single "Dakishimete". Their name comes from the phrase "Check it!", a catchphrase of Tomoe Shinohara. There were several things about Checkicco that were similar to Onyanko Club. Like Onyanko Club, Checkicco also hosted their own TV show, called ''DAIBAtteki!''. Each member also had her own number (ID) just like Onyanko Club's members did. Checkicco held their final performance in November 1999, in front of an audience of 10,000 at Tokyo Bay NK Hall. They have since reunited in 2004, 2009, and 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southpaw (Pink Lady Song)
is Pink Lady's seventh single release, released on March 25, 1978. This became their sixth number-one hit on the Oricon Chart in Japan. The single sold 1,800,000 copies, and spent nine weeks at number one on the chart. Background According to songwriter Yū Aku, the song was inspired by Crown Lighter Lions pitcher Tamotsu Nagai, who used an underthrow to strike out Sadaharu Oh at the 1977 All-Star Game. The dance choreography uses a baseball motif. Traditionally, Mie and Kei wear tank tops and shorts patterned after baseball uniforms. Reception The duo won the 1978 Japan Music Awards with this song. According to Oricon, this was the second best selling single from 1978, after " UFO". Other uses The duo also recorded a version of the song with different lyrics as a commercial jingle for . A re-recorded version of the song was included on the 2-disc greatest hits release, ''INNOVATION'', released in December 2010. Controversy In July 2019, the cheering squad for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
