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Haru Ichiban
is the ninth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on March 1, 1976. The single is a rearranged version of the song originally from the 1975 album ''Toshishita no Otokonoko''. Since its release, "Haru Ichiban" has become the trio's signature song. The song peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 360,000 copies, becoming their first top-five hit. The trio performed this song on the 27th ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen''. Track listing Chart positions Cover versions * Jiang Xiao-Qing covered the song in Chinese for a Suntory oolong tea commercial in 1994. * Ulfuls covered the song as the B-side of their 1996 single "Banzai ~ Suki de Yokatte ~". * Yuzu covered the song in their 2001 live album ''Kajiki ~ Futari no Big (Egg) Joe-hen''. * Ikimono-gakari The romanization of the group's name does not have the hyphen according to Sony's websites for their albums. is a Japanese pop rock musical duo, duo from Kanag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candies (group)
was a Japanese idol trio formed in 1973, their first single being . Candies was composed of three girls: (), (), and (. Songwriters included Michio Yamagami, Kōichi Morita, Yūsuke Hoguchi, and Kazuya Senka. The group was popular among young Japanese people. History Biography The Candies had eight top 10 songs: , , , , , , , and . They were a representative idol group of Japan in the 1970s along with Pink Lady. In 1977, at the height of their popularity, they dropped out of the music business with the famous phrase of Their farewell concert was held at the Korakuen Stadium on April 4, 1978. A few years after leaving the industry, Ran and Sue came back as actresses. Miki returned to singing, but quit shortly after getting married. In 2008, there were plans for a Candies reunion tour to celebrate 35 years since their debut and 30 years since their epic farewell concert. The tour never came about, mainly due to Sue's acting schedule and Miki's desire to remain out of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikimono-gakari
The romanization of the group's name does not have the hyphen according to Sony's websites for their albums. is a Japanese pop rock duo from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan consisting of Yoshiki Mizuno and Kiyoe Yoshioka. The group started in February 1999 with Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, who had known each other since they were six years old, and was joined by vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in November of the same year. The group's name is a reference to , a group of children who are responsible for looking after plants and animals in Japanese elementary schools. In 2006, the group released its first single on Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Epic Records label. Several of their albums have reached number one on the Oricon weekly rankings, and their songs have been featured on various media: from TV commercials, anime shows such as ''Naruto Shippuden'', Japanese TV Dramas such as , live action movies such as , the 2012 Olympic broadcast theme song for NHK, and the set piece for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese-language Songs
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Songs
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States vetoes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Singles
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States vetoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven's Lost Property
, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Minazuki. The plot revolves around Tomoki Sakurai, a boy who desires to live a peaceful life but encounters a fallen girl with wings, named Ikaros, who becomes his servant. The manga began monthly serialization in the May 2007 issue of manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'' and concluded with the March 2014 issue. The first '' tankōbon'' was released by Kadokawa Shoten on September 26, 2007, with a total of 20 volumes released. An anime adaptation produced by AIC aired in Japan in 2009, followed with a second season, a feature film, and two video games. A second film was released in Japan on April 26, 2014. The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation. Plot Tomoki Sakurai is a perverted teenage boy whose motto is "Peace and quiet are the best", and often has dreams of meeting an angel. He finds it difficult to live in comfort when he has to put up with Sohara Mitsuki, his next-door neighbor with a killer k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina (voice Actress)
, known professionally as , is a Japanese voice actress from Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Production Ace. Career In 2006, she won the Animax public audition and made her debut as voice actress. She has a wide vocal range that plays from young girls and girls to adult women and even boys. Unlike the voice of Sohara Mitsuki in the anime series '' Heaven's Lost Property'' that was played for the first time, the local voice is relatively husky and mature. Her special skill is sword fighting. In addition, she has obtained a senior dressing instructor and a cook license. The ''Heaven's Lost Property's'' web radio “Soraoto-Fu-Rin ☆ Love-” started appearing every time from the middle of the program, but was treated as “Guest appearing every time”. Filmography Bold ''denotes leading roles.'' Anime ;2009 *'' Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!'' as Technological development staff A *'' Heaven's Lost Property'' as Sohara Mitsuki *'' The Melancholy of Haruhi S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iori Nomizu
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer who provides voices for anime television series and video games. In anime shows, she voiced Yoshino Himekawa in ''Date A Live'', Nymph in '' Heaven's Lost Property'', Rinko Kuzaki in ''Omamori Himari'', Haruna in '' Is This a Zombie?'', Mirai Andou in ''A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives'', Inaho Kushiya in ''Maken-ki!'', and Funco in '' Upotte!!''. In video games, she voices Celica A. Mercury in the ''BlazBlue'' series. Early acting career Nomizu started her acting career portraying Moe Kagami in the Fuji TV live-action drama series '' Densha Otoko'' that was broadcast in July 2005. In June 2006, she had a role in the TBS drama series '' Akihabara@Deep''. She will also appear in mobile phone content such as PlayStation 2 ''Girls Yoshitsune Densetsu-Tsuki Beyond'' and ''Chaku Voice''. She worked as a maid at the ''Amusement Cafe Meido'' in Japan, a maid cafe where an active idol opened in November works as a maid. She became a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saori Hayami
Saori (written: 沙織, 早織, 佐織, 砂織, 沙保里, 沙緒里, 紗央里, 紗央莉, 左多里 or さおり in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Saori (television personality) (born 1981), Japanese-Korean model and singer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese AV actress *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese gravure idol *, Japanese politician *, Japanese rhythmic gymnast *, Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and karateka *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese video game composer and pianist * Saori Kondo (born 1956), Japanese badminton player *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese archer *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese manga artist * Saori Sarina Ohno (born 1970), German classical pianist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asami Imai
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Early Wing. She debuted as a voice actress in 1999 and as singer in 2009 by releasing her first single "Day by Day / Shining Blue Rain" under the 5pb. Records label. She is also well known for giving voices to Chihaya Kisaragi in ''THE IDOLM@STER'' (all related productions, except for '' IDOM@STER: Xenoglossia''), Kurisu Makise in ''Steins;Gate'', Tsubaki Yayoi in ''BlazBlue'', and Ayumi Shinozaki in ''Corpse Party''. She along with Eri Kitamura formed the music unit Artery Vein which is also under the 5pb. label. Biography Early life Born in Tokyo in 1977, Imai moved from Shibuya to Tokuyama City (currently Shūnan City) in Yamaguchi Prefecture, when she was eight years old. However, it is stated in her official profile that she was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture. She has stated that she graduated from Tokuyama High School, was vagabond for around a year, before entering Meiji University's School of Arts and Letters, majorin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiaki Takahashi (actress)
is a Japanese voice actress, singer and gravure idol. Her hometown is Yokohama, Japan. On October 10, 2000, she changed the kanji lettering of her name, though the pronunciation remains the same. She was a member of the J-pop group Aice5 as well. Currently under Avex Management Inc. and LMP Promotion, she was previously represented by Aoni Production and Arts Vision. In 2011, she made her solo musical debut with the single "Kon'ya wa Chupa♡Riko" under Avex. Filmography Television animation 2000 *''Pilot Candidate'' – Repairer A 2001 *'' Angelic Layer'' – shop worker (ep 1) *'' Hikaru no Go'' – student (ep 7) *''InuYasha'' – Princess (ep 22); Villager (Ep 18) *'' Kokoro Library'' – Kaji's Angel (ep 5) *'' A Little Snow Fairy Sugar'' – Dove *'' The Daichis - Earth Defence Family'' – announcer (ep 6); child B (ep 7); child C (ep 5); girl C (ep 1); Sanae's voice (ep 8); student (ep 12); student C (ep 4); student G (ep 2) 2002 *'' Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzu (band)
is a Japanese pop rock duo who debuted in 1997. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School. Their songs , "Reason", and were used as ending themes of the anime series '' Hunter × Hunter (2011)''. Yuzu started out as street musicians. At first, the band's name was "Light's", but Kitagawa disliked it, so they changed the name to "Yuzu". At that time, Kitagawa was eating a yuzu sherbet, so he named the band after the fruit (incidentally, Iwasawa was eating vanilla ice cream so the band's name might have been "Vanilla" - sometimes Iwasawa tells this story). The fans of Yuzu are called "Yuzukko (ゆずっ子)". Members * Yūjin Kitagawa (''born January 14, 1977'') – vocals, guitar, leader * Kōji Iwasawa (''born October 14, 1976'') – vocals, guitar Discography Albums Studio albums Mini albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles As lead artist * "—" denotes releases that did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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