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Go My Way (Hitomi Yaida Song)
"Go My Way" was the fourteenth Japanese single release from Hitomi Yaida. It is also the first single released from the album It's a New Day. It reached number eleven in the charts on March 25, 2006. The song "Go My Way" is covered in the rhythm games ''Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2'' for the Nintendo DS, and in ''GuitarFreaks V3 and DrumMania V3'', released for arcades and for the PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 .... Track listing Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Go My Way (Hitomi Yaida Song) 2006 singles Hitomi Yaida songs Songs written by Hitomi Yaida 2006 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi Yaida
is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United Kingdom. Career 2000 Born in Toyonaka, Osaka, Yaida first became well known when her first single ("Howling" which included the track "How?") was released in 2000 on Aozora Records, an independent label pre-dominantly distributing to the Kansai area of Osaka only, and reportedly sold in excess of 10,000 copies. Widespread airplay on Osaka's local radio stations and word-of-mouth resulted in both Yaida and Aozora Records becoming the focus of a bidding war between the larger record companies for both recording and distribution contracts, the final Japanese distributing rights being sold to Toshiba-EMI with Aozora retaining artist control and independent label status. "B'coz I Love You" was the first single released under con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A New Day (album)
''It's a New Day'' is the sixth album by Hitomi Yaida released on 22 November 2006. The singles from this album are " Go My Way", " Startline", " Hatsukoi". Released over a year after '' Here Today – Gone Tomorrow'', this album is the first from Yaida after Aozora ceased the distribution and promotion contract with Toshiba-EMI , formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. When .... A limited edition version was also released on the same day, containing a DVD of PV's and extras. The track was also released at the same time as an internet only download. Track listing Notes and references {{DEFAULTSORT:It's A New Day 2006 albums Hitomi Yaida albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also 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 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. J-rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-country had popularity during the international popularity of Westerns in the 1960s1970s as well, and it still has appeal due to the work of musicians like Charlie Nagatani and venues including Little Texas, Tokyo. J-rap became mainstream with producer Nujabes and his work on ''Samurai Champloo'', Japanese pop culture is often seen with anime in hip hop. Other tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aozora Records
__NOTOC__ is a Japanese record company owned bClear Sky Corporation Established May 3, 2000 to handle the independent release of Hitomi Yaida's debut maxi CD ''Howling'' to the Kansai area of Japan, it was the subject of a bidding war amongst the larger recording companies for distribution rights, which was won by Toshiba-EMI. The distribution contract with Toshiba-EMI was cancelled in September 2005, with Avex Marketing Communications winning the new rights. ''Avex Group Holdings Inc. press release'' September 15, 2005 Notable Artists * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Head (japanese Band)
''Diamond Head'' was a Japanese band formed of session musicians and producers. They first gained notability as the backing and touring band for Hitomi Yaida. History Working as a band in their own right they wrote and performed the song "le vent brulant" in 2001, which was used for some of the Japanese television coverage of the 2004 Formula-1 season. This track, an instrumental, was included on both Yaida's single "Look Back Again/Over The Distance" and the compilation album ''Grand Prix: Super Collection 2004'' Working around a core of four experienced producers with high experience and expertise with their chosen instruments, they expanded the group to include other specialists to achieve a polished sound on all. Formed by solo musician and producer Kataoka Daishi along with instrumentalist Murata Akira they were joined by guitarist Susumu Nishikawa and keyboardist Ura Kiyohide (who had previously been a member of the band North Wind Knights with Daishi.) As a group, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mawaru Sora
"" is the thirteenth Japanese single release from Hitomi Yaida. It is also the third single released from the album Here Today – Gone Tomorrow ''Here Today – Gone Tomorrow'' is the fifth album by Hitomi Yaida is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an e .... This track featured on the closing credits to the localised version of the motion picture Robots, with film clips appearing in the PV. The limited edition CD-Extra release included the PV for Mawaru Sora. The single reached number 15 in the Oricon charts on July 16, 2005. Track listing Notes {{authority control 2005 singles Hitomi Yaida songs 2005 songs Songs written by Hitomi Yaida Songs written for Japanese films Songs written for animated films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Startline
is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United Kingdom. Career 2000 Born in Toyonaka, Osaka, Yaida first became well known when her first single ("Howling" which included the track "How?") was released in 2000 on Aozora Records, an independent label pre-dominantly distributing to the Kansai area of Osaka only, and reportedly sold in excess of 10,000 copies. Widespread airplay on Osaka's local radio stations and word-of-mouth resulted in both Yaida and Aozora Records becoming the focus of a bidding war between the larger record companies for both recording and distribution contracts, the final Japanese distributing rights being sold to Toshiba-EMI with Aozora retaining artist control and independent label status. " B'coz I Love You" was the first single released under con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2
is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It is the third of three rhythm games developed by iNiS for the DS, and is the sequel to ''Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan'' while incorporating many of the improvements in gameplay made in its international counterpart, ''Elite Beat Agents''. The game has 4-player wireless play, supports the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak accessory, and was released in Japan on May 17, 2007. Storyline ''Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii'' follows more or less the storyline from the original ''Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan'', and is set roughly six years after the original game based on the game manual and the age differences of returning characters. Players act as the leader of a three-person cheerleading squad. Whenever someone is stressed out or backed into a corner, all they need to do is shout "Ouendan!" (Japanese for "Cheer Squad"). Then, the Ouendan appear (usually out of a place like a closet or wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tandem (the bottom one being a touchscreen), a built-in microphone and support for wireless connectivity. Both screens are encompassed within a clamshell design similar to the Game Boy Advance SP. The Nintendo DS also features the ability for multiple DS consoles to directly interact with each other over Wi-Fi within a short range without the need to connect to an existing wireless network. Alternatively, they could interact online using the now-defunct Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. Its main competitor was Sony's PlayStation Portable during the seventh generation of video game consoles. Prior to its release, the Nintendo DS was marketed as an experimental "third pillar" in Nintendo's console lineup, meant to complement the Game Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GuitarFreaks
is a music video game series produced by Konami. It is a rhythm game where the player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. The game consists of music predominantly from the rock music, rock and roll and J-pop genres. It is considered one of the most influential video games of all time, for having laid the foundations for popular guitar-based rhythm games, such as the ''Guitar Hero'' series. Working Designs attempted to bring ''Guitar Freaks'' PlayStation 2 games in the U.S., but patent problems with the guitar controller prevented the project from moving forward. is a drumming music video game series produced by Bemani, the musical division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. It first released in 1999 as an arcade game, then subsequently ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 in Japan in 2000 as a launch title. Subsequent mixes have been released approximately once a year. In 2010, a series XG was introduced, adding a floor tom, left cymbal and a left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 30 November 2000. It is the successor to the original PlayStation (console), PlayStation, as well as the second installment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth generation of video game consoles, sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's Xbox (console), Xbox. It is the List of best-selling game consoles, best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide. Announced in 1999, Sony began developing the console after the immense success of its predecessor. The PS2 offered Backward compatibility, backward-compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock#DualShock, DualShock controller, as well as its games. The PlayStation 2 received widespread critical accla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
