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Haruka Nakamura (composer)
Haruka Nakamura, (stylized haruka nakamura) is a Japanese composer, producer, pianist, and guitarist who lives in Tokyo. Across his music career, Nakamura has worked with the likes of Nujabes, Aimer, and Ichiko Aoba, among others. Nakamura started his professional music career by uploading music to MySpace. He is now signed to the Singaporean label 'KITCHEN. LABEL'. He has composed for brands like The North Face as well as for television and anime, including '' Hikikomori Sensei'', ''Trigun Stampede'', and the film adaptation of '' Look Back.'' Early life Nakamura was born in Aomori Prefecture in 1982. While living there, he picked up piano at age 5 and guitar in middle school. He began uploading music to the social media and music sharing platform MySpace in 2006. Career Nakamura released his first studio album, ''Grace'', in 2008. Some of Nakamura's compositions could be described as downtempo electronica or Nujabes-inspired jazzy hiphop such as his 2010 appearance on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Classical Music
Contemporary classical music is Western art music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st-century classical music, 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 Modernism (music), post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included serial music, electronic music, experimental music, and minimalist music. Newer forms of music include spectral music and ''Postminimalism#Music, post-minimalism''. History Background At the beginning of the 20th century, composers of classical music were experimenting with an increasingly Consonance and dissonance, dissonant pitch language, which sometimes yielded atonality, atonal pieces. Following World War I, as a backlash against what they saw as the increasingly exaggerated gestures and formlessness of late Romanticism, certain composers adopted a Neoclassicism (music), neoclassic style, which sought to recapture the balanced forms and clearly perceptible thematic processes of earlier styles (see als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Male Pianists
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Convenience Club
is a Japanese company that operates Tsutaya (蔦屋), a chain of video rental shops and bookstores throughout Japan and Taiwan. The company is headquartered in Ebisu, Tokyo. The stock of the company was formerly listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (), but it has since been delisted following a management buyout in 2011. History As of December 2013, the company and its franchisees operate 1,461 Tsutaya rental shops in Japan. The T Card, the membership card of Tsutaya, works as a platform for a cross-industry loyalty program. As of May 2010, more than 35 million holders of the card earn "T Points" at FamilyMart, Book Off, Lotteria, and so forth as well as Tsutaya shops. On 17 March 2017, the company acquired magazine publishing brand Tokuma Shoten is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company's product portfolio includes music publishing, video game pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shing02
, better known by his stage name Shing02, is a Japanese-American rapper, record producer, activist and investor. According to Patrick Neate, his music "has addressed important issues from Japanese ethnicity to sexual exploitation to the education system." Due in part to growing up in Western cities, Shing02 stands as one of the few multilingual rappers from Japan able to compose songs entirely in either Japanese or English. His rhyming style makes use of lyrics which are largely conceptual in nature and his hip-hop sound is known for blending various influences, ranging from reggae to traditional Japanese music to jazz. The style of music has made him a significant presence within the underground rap community, and he has achieved recognition beyond the scene for rapping "Battlecry", the theme song of the hip-hop-influenced chanbara anime ''Samurai Champloo'', produced by late Japanese jazz rap DJ Nujabes. Biography Shingo Annen was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1975 and grew up in va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Substantial (rapper)
Stanley Robinson, known as Substantial, is an American hip hop recording artist from Prince George's County, Maryland. He now operates out of Virginia. His videos have appeared on MTV, BET and VH1, while his music has made it to the second round of Grammy voting in three categories. The car company Bentley reached out to have Substantial's supergroup, FANOMM (with Chew Fu & J-Cast) to create a song for them and perform in China at their car show. Substantial is also known for having been a close collaborator of Nujabes, the Japanese producer who died in 2010. Personal life Growing up, the first concert Stanley attended was Run DMC featuring Naughty By Nature, and Lords of the Underground. Substantial has stated that some of his main influences are Native Tongues, Outkast, and Redman. He is married to Rachelle Etienne-Robinson. They met at Pratt Institute. Substantial and Rachelle are co-CEOs of Substantial Art & Music. In May 2011 Substantial underwent a preventative sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Look Back (manga)
is a Japanese one-shot web manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. It was published on Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' in July 2021. It tells the story of Ayumu Fujino, a young manga artist who, driven by rivalry and friendship with a reclusive classmate, strives to improve her craft and finds purpose in creating art. An anime film adaptation produced by Studio Durian premiered in June 2024. Plot is an elementary schooler with a talent for drawing manga, publishing in the school's paper, and revels in being lauded for her skills by her peers and teachers. One day, however, her teacher asks for her to give one of her strips over to , a shut-in with severe social anxiety who longs to draw manga. Fujino reluctantly agrees, but discovers that Kyomoto is a professionally-skilled background illustrator who exclusively draws scenic artwork in her , and demonstrates herself as the superior illustrator between the two. Envying Kyomoto's abilities, Fujino throws herself into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuki Fujimoto
Tatsuki (written: 樹, 達樹, 竜樹, 立規 or 辰希) is a unisex Japanese given name. It is also a Japanese surname (written: 立木). Notable people with the name include: Given name *Tatsuki, Japanese director for anime shows such as '' Kemono Friends'' *, better known as Don Fujii, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese former baseball player *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese handball player Surname *, Japanese photographer Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''Bleach'' *, a character in the manga series '' Hyakko'' *, a character in the manga series '' Gals!'' *, a character in the manga series '' C.M.B.'' *Tatsuki Oohira, a character in the manga series '' Hands Off! (manga)'' *, the alias for Kiri Minase, the main character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine '' Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in the United States, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in five separate regions: the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and India. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salyu
, known professionally as is a Japanese singer, produced by Takeshi Kobayashi. She debuted in 2000 as the fictional singer Lily Chou-Chou for the film ''All About Lily Chou-Chou'', and later debuted as a solo artist in 2004. She is best known for her charity single collaboration with Bank Band in 2006, " To U." Salyu has also worked as a voice actress for the Japanese-language version of the game '' Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box'' (2007), in which she voiced the character (known as Babette in the English version). In 2011, Salyu embarked on a new solo project going by the name . Career Salyu learnt piano from a young age, however abruptly stopped these lessons in junior high school. Salyu began singing in elementary school after contracting pneumonia. On advice by her doctor to regain her lung strength, she was enrolled into a choir. In 1998, while attending high school in outer Tokyo, Salyu was inspired to become a singer after watching a friend performing at a liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōfu
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Toponymy Kōfu's name means "capital of Kai Province". During the Sengoku period, it was famous as the stronghold of Takeda Shingen. Cityscapes File:Kofu Castle2.jpg, Kōfu Castle (Maizuru Castle Park) File:Takeda-jinja 201905b.jpg, Tsutsujigasaki Castle (2019) (Takeda Shrine) File:DownTown of Kofu City.jpg, Skyline of Kōfu City (2018) File:Kofu City Hall-1.jpg, Central Business District, CBD of Kōfu City (2014) File:View kofu celeo.JPG, Downtown of Kōfu City (2015) File:Kasuga Avenue mall Kofu-City.JPG, Downtown Kasuga Geography Kōfu is located in north-central Yamanashi Prefecture which is in Central Honshu. It extends from the northern border of the prefecture with Nagano Prefecture to the south until it almost reaches the prefecture's south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
