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Famureuta
is Rimi Natsukawa's second EP, released on . It consists solely of recordings on lullabies. It is her second EP that solely features cover songs. Background The title comes from the song , which featured on Natsukawa's debut album "Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui." The album was preceded with the single , a standard Japanese version of the Misako Koja song she covered on her 2002 EP "Minamikaze." "Famureuta" featured as the B-side of this single. The version of "Warabigami" appearing on the single is not on the album, however, a re-arranged duet version with Misako Koja appears instead. Song sources The songs are lullabies from around Asia. "Warabigami" and "Famureuta" are songs released by Okinawan musicians (Misako Koja, Parsha Club). Two are lullabies from other regions of Japan ("Chūgoku Region Lullaby, Chūgoku Chihō no Komoriuta," "Shimabara Lullaby, Shimabara no Komoriuta"). The Chūgoku region, Chūgoku one is traditional, while the Shimabara, Nagasaki, Shimabara one was writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawa No Kaze
is a compilation album released by Rimi Natsukawa on , marketed as an Okinawan song cover album. Song sources The album features 10 covers of songs by Okinawan artists. Eight of these are already released tracks. Of the new songs, "Umi no Kanata" is a Parsha Club cover, and "Kui nu Hajimi" is a Misako Koja cover. Both of these artists have been covered before by Natsukawa, and those songs also feature on the album ("Famureuta"/"Manten no Hoshi," "Warabigami" respectively). Four of the songs are originally from ''Minamikaze'', and two from ''Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui'' and ''Sora no Keshiki'' each. Track listing Japan sales rankings References {{reflist Rimi Natsukawa albums 2004 compilation albums Victor Entertainment compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimi Natsukawa
is a Japanese singer. She is best known for her 2001 single " Nada Sōsō." Childhood Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after hearing her father sing Yaeyama folk songs, such as and . From age 7, she practiced two hours a day with her father to become an enka singer. At 9, she won a local singing contest (the ). Natsukawa continued to win competitions, and in 1984 won the MBS TV show 's grand prize. In 1986, she won the 's grand prize, and was the youngest person to win this prize at the time. Pony Canyon debut Natsukawa, by chance, was scouted shortly after winning the competition at 13 years old. She moved to Tokyo, and started preparing for her debut. She debuted later in 1989 as an enka singer with the name "Misato Hoshi," under Pony Canyon. She released three singles in three years, and did not find much success. Natsukawa felt defeated after this, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sora No Keshiki
is Rimi Natsukawa's second album, released on . Background Two singles were released before the album, " Nada Sōsō (Special Live Version)" and " Michishirube." The special live version was sung with Begin and Ryoko Moriyama, who wrote the song. Song sources Unlike her first album and EP, '' Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui'' and ''Minamikaze'', the majority of the songs are original compositions. "Manten no Hoshi" and "Dare ni mo Ienai Kedo" are covers of popular music tunes by Parsha Club and Ryoko Moriyama (born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotarō Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician. She is known as the ''Ja .... "Shimajima Kaisha" was originally by Okinawan band Nenes. "Satōkibi-batake" is a cover of a written by Naohiko Terashima in the 1960s, and "Tuki nu Kaisha" is a traditional Okinawan song. Track listing Japan sales rankings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiyoko Shimakura
(30 March 1938 – 8 November 2013) was an ''enka'' singer and TV presenter in Japan. She was considered "the Goddess of Enka". Career Chiyoko was born in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, Japan. In 1954 Chiyoko won the 1st prize of the Columbia Music Entertainment singers competition. In 1955, she made her recording début with the single "Konoyo no Hana". She was an Enka singer who appeared in Kohaku Uta Gassen, starring 35 times. However, she forgot her song lyrics in 1996. She participated again in the Kohaku in 2004. Death After a long battle with liver cancer, she died, at age 75, on 8 November 2013. Discography *Konoyo no Hana (この世の花) (1955): The Fruit and Bloom in the world : Chiyoko herself is featured in the movie of the same name. *Tōkyō Dayo Okkasan (東京だョお母さん) (1957) : Mummy, here we are in Tōkyō. *Jinsei Iroiro (人生いろいろ) (1987) (Best selling single of hers, selling over 1 million copies, peaking at No.16 on weekly Oricon chart) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohei Miyazaki
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Miyazaki was born in Yamaga on February 6, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1999. Although he played several matches in 2001, he could hardly play in the match at the club in 3 seasons. In 2002, he moved to J2 League club Avispa Fukuoka. He played many matches as regular player and the club was promoted to J1 from 2006. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2006 and the club was relegated to J2 in a year. In 2008, he moved to J2 club Montedio Yamagata. He played many matches and the club was promoted to J1 from 2009. His opportunity to play decreased from 2010 and the club finished at bottom place in 2011 and was relegated to J2 from 2012. In 2012, he moved to J2 club Tokushima Vortis is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. Their home stadium is Naruto Otsuka Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōnosuke Fuji
Kōnosuke, Konosuke, Kounosuke or Kohnosuke (written: 鋼之介, 耿之介 or 幸之助) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, pen-name of Higuchi Kunito, Japanese poet *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese anime director {{DEFAULTSORT:Konosuke Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Hong Yuan
/ ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in Mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world. Distribution In 2019 劉 was the fourth most common surname in Mainland China. Additionally, it was the most common surname in Jiangxi province. In 2013 it was found to be the 5th most common surname, shared by 67,700,000 people or 5.1% of the population, with the province with the most people being Shandong.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 Origin One source is that they descend from the Qí (祁) clan of Emperor Yao. For example the founding emperor of the Han dynasty (one of China's golden ages), Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han) was a descendant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiko Kyo
Eiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Eikō, also spelled Eikou or Eikoh, is a masculine Japanese given name. The meanings of these names depend on the kanji used to write them. Kanji In the feminine name Eiko, "ko" is generally written with a kanji meaning "child" (), while "Ei" may be written in a wide variety of ways with either a single kanji read "ei" or two kanji read "e" and "i", including: * (first kanji meaning "eternity") * (first kanji meaning "glory" or "honour") * (first kanji meaning "flower" or "outstanding") * (first kanji meaning "lustre" or "crystal") * (first kanji meaning "river", second meaning "power") In the masculine name Eikō, both "Ei" and "kō" may be written with many different kanji, including: * ("outstanding", "duke") * ("glory", "light") People Notable people with the name Eiko include: *, Japanese actress *, Japanese former freestyle swimmer *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese historian *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Jun Qing
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Kazuya Sahara
is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kazuya can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *一八, "one, eight" *一矢, "one, arrow" *一也, "one, to be" *一夜, "one, night" *和也, "harmony, to be" *和矢, "harmony, arrow" *和哉, "harmony, particle" *和夜, "harmony, night" *冬也, "winter, to be" *冬夜, "winter, night" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *Kazuya Abe, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese sport wrestler * Kazuya Fujita (一也), Japanese professional baseball infielder *Kazuya Fukuura (和也), Japanese professional baseball first baseman * Kazuya Fukuzaki (冬也), Japanese footballer *Kazuya Hatayama (和也), Japanese politician *Kazuya Hiraide (和也), Japanese ski mountaineer and mountain climber *Kazuya Ichijō (和矢), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *Kazuya Kamenashi (和也), Japanese singer–songwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiichi Kyōda
Seiichi (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese cult member *, Japanese politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese art director *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese video game designer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese academic, historian and writer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese inventor *, Japanese writer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese poet and painter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player and soldier *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese philologist *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese politician *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese actor *, American musician *, Japanese educator *, Japanese scientist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |