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Imase
is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 2021 and found success with the 2022 viral single "Night Dancer". His first EP, ''Pop Cube'', was released in 2022 by Universal Music Japan. He debuted in 2021 with his single "Have a Nice Day" only a year after learning how to write and compose music, according to his signed label Universal Music Japan. His success with "Night Dancer" only a year later has given him the "monster rookie" nickname. Junji Ishiwatari, a former member of alternative rock band Supercar, called Imase's sudden rise to stardom "a true event that is stranger than fiction". Five months after his debut, Imase was hired to sing the Pocari Sweat jingle, which is considered an honor, and he had over 1 billion TikTok views. He became a topic of interest on South Korean blogging forums after his song "Night Dancer" entered the Melon 100 chart, the first ever Japanese song and Japanese singer to achieve this feat. In 2023, Imase produced the songs "Jewelry" an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natori (musician)
(born January 31, 2003) is a Japanese male singer-songwriter, best known for his debut single "Overdose". His style has been described as eclectic, drawing on various genres such as Vocaloid, city pop, R&B, and Western pop music. Career In May 2021, he began his activities by posting the demo of an original song titled "Terminal" on TikTok; by mid-2022, he had shared over thirty short versions of his original songs. His song "Overdose", posted in May 2022, gained significant attention, leading to the release of its full version as a digital single in September of the same year. By January 2023, the song had accumulated over 150 million total streams and had spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Japan Streaming Songs chart. It has also been covered by numerous artists, most notably Ado. As of March 2025, "Overdose" had surpassed 200 million streams, marking it as a major hit. On January 7, 2023, Natori was ranked third in the New Year's special feature "This Will Buzz This Year! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Naughty
Seo Dong-hyeon (; born June 2, 2003), known professionally as Big Naughty (; stylized as BIG Naughty), is a South Korean rapper, singer and songwriter. He first garnered attention when he appeared on the rap competition TV show '' Show Me the Money 8'' in 2019. He signed to H1ghr Music where he released the extended plays '' Bucket List'' (2021) and ''Nangman'' (2022)''.'' Early life Seo Dong-hyeon was born on June 2, 2003. He graduated from Daewon Foreign Language High School. Career 2019–2020: ''Show Me the Money 8'' and signing to H1ghr Music In July 2019, Big Naughty appeared on the rap competition TV show '' Show Me the Money 8'' where he first garnered attention. He released singles "Bada", "Problems", "010" and "Astronaut" on the show and finished in fourth place. In October 2019, he signed to H1ghr Music H1ghr Music (stylized as H1GHR MUSIC; ) is an international hip hop and R&B record label founded by Korean American musician Jay Park and long time Seattle affil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gifu Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, Fukui Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture to the west, Mie Prefecture to the southwest, Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Nagano Prefecture to the east. Gifu is the capital and largest city of Gifu Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōgaki, Kakamigahara, and Tajimi. Gifu Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, one of only eight landlocked prefectures, and features the country's center of population. Gifu Prefecture has served as the historic Intersection (road), crossroads of Japan with routes connecting the east to the west, including the Nakasendō, one of the Edo Five Routes, Five Routes of the Edo period. Gifu Prefecture was a long-term residence of Oda Nobunaga and Saitō Dōsan, two influential figur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Music Recording Certifications
Music recording certifications are typically awarded by the worldwide music industry based on the total units sold, streamed, or shipped to retailers. These awards and their requirements are defined by the various certifying bodies representing the music industry in various countries and territories worldwide. The standard certification awards given consist of Gold, Platinum, and sometimes Diamond awards, in ascending order; the UK and Australia also have a Silver certification, ranking below Gold. In most cases, a "Multi-Platinum" or "Multi-Diamond" award is given for multiples of the Platinum or Diamond requirements. Many music industries around the world are represented by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The IFPI operates in 66 countries and services affiliated industry associations in 45 countries. In some cases, the IFPI is merely affiliated with the already operational certification bodies of a country, but in many countries with lesser-de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zepp
The Zepp music halls are a group of Japanese music venues covering every area of the country. They play host to many international tours and are a popular stop among Japanese musicians. Each venue takes the Zepp name, along with the city in which it is located. The Zepp company is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Starting from 2017, Zepp locations also opened in other countries like Singapore (formerly), Taiwan, and Malaysia. In 2022, it opened its first location in Malaysia at Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC), Kuala Lumpur. The Zepp venues in Japan are sponsored by the Asahi Breweries. Locations Current File:Zepp Sapporo.JPG, Zepp Sapporo File:Zepp Nagoya.jpg, Zepp Nagoya File:Zepp Namba.JPG, Zepp Namba File:Zepp DiverCity.JPG, Zepp DiverCity File:ZeppFukuoka.png, Zepp Fukuoka File:KT Zepp Yokohama 02.jpg, KT Zepp Yokohama File:Zepp Haneda.jpg, Zepp Haneda File:Zepp Kuala Lumpur.jpg, Zepp Kuala Lumpur Former File:Zepp Osaka.JPG, Former Zepp Osaka File:Zep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeonhap News
Yonhap News Agency (; ) is a major news agency in South Korea. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures, and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea. History Yonhap was established on 19 December 1980, through the merger of Hapdong News Agency and Orient Press. The Hapdong News Agency itself emerged in late 1945 out of the short-lived Kukje News, which had operated for two months out of the office of the Domei, the former Japanese news agency that had functioned in Korea during the Japanese Japanese colonial era. In 1999, Yonhap took over the Naewoe News Agency. Naewoe was a South Korea government-affiliated organization, created in the mid 1970s, tasked with publishing information and analysis on North Korea from a South Korean perspective through books and journals. Naewoe was known to have close links with South Korea's intelligence agency, and according to the British academic and historian James Hoar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hongdae, Seoul
Hongdae () is a neighborhood in Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea, near Hongik University ("Hongik Daehakgyo" in Korean), after which it is named. The neighborhood is known for its urban arts and indie music culture, local shops, clubs, cafés and entertainment. The area is located in Mapo District in the western end of Seoul, stretching from Seogyo-dong, Hapjeong-dong & Seogang-dong. Characteristics The Hongdae area grew under the influence of Hongik University (Hongdae), a prestigious private university known for its Fine Arts Program, attracting people in the arts from the 1990s. Early on, thanks to then-cheap rent, budget musicians and street artists started moving into the ateliers of the Hongdae area. Korea's indie music scene started from two bands launched in the area, Sister's Barbershop and Crying Nut in the mid-1990s. Before that many cover bands played near Sinchon and Idae. Later, other bands like Jaurim, Peppertones and Idiotape started to play at venues in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TeddyLoid
, known professionally as TeddyLoid, is a Japanese DJ and music producer. He is known for producing many songs in the soundtrack of ''Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt'', which charted on Oricon Albums Chart. He is also known for partnering with Daoko in "ME!ME!ME!", an anime music video submitted to the 2014 Japan Animator Expo. Career TeddyLoid's career first began by publishing remixes on MySpace, where he gained popularity and climbed to the top of the platform's electronic indie chart. In 2008, he toured internationally as Miyavi's background DJ in the guitarist's "This Iz The Japanese Kabuki Rock Tour 2008". TeddyLoid's first partnership with Taku Takahashi came when Takahashi created his record label, TCY Records. In the record label's debut album, ''TCY Recordings Sampler Vol.0'', TeddyLoid produced the song "Another Day". The two then worked together on the soundtrack for the anime series ''Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt'', with TeddyLoid producing multiple songs. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Fox
Robert F. "Toby" Fox (born October 11, 1991) is an American video game developer and composer. He is best known for developing the role-playing video game ''Undertale'', which garnered acclaim and has received nominations for a British Academy Games Awards, British Academy Game Award, three The Game Awards, Game Awards and D.I.C.E. Awards. He is also the creator and head of the ongoing development of ''Deltarune'', which contains many characters and features from ''Undertale'', and has garnered significant praise. Fox's early work consisted primarily of Musical composition, composing music, notably for the webcomic ''Homestuck''. Following the success of ''Undertale'', he went on to compose music for a number of other indie games. Other notable works include contributing to the soundtracks of ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' and the ''Pokémon (video game series), Pokémon'' video games. Early life Robert F. Fox was born on October 11, 1991, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include promotion of music sales, enforcement of copyright law, and research related to the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual ''RIAJ Year Book'', a statistical summary of each year's music sales, as well as distributing a variety of other data. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, the RIAJ has twenty member companies and a smaller number of associate and supporting members; some member companies are the Japanese branches of multinational corporations headquartered elsewhere. The association is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in Japan. RIAJ Certification In 1989, the Recording Industry Association of Japan introduced the music recording certification systems. It is awarded based on shipment figures of comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Global 200
The ''Billboard'' Global 200 is a weekly record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine. The chart ranks the top songs globally and is based on digital sales and online streaming from over 200 territories worldwide. First announced in mid-2019, it officially launched in September 2020. The current number-one as of the chart dated June 21, 2025, is " Ordinary" by Alex Warren. Conception ''Billboard'' had been working on the idea of a global chart for over two years prior to its launch. The chart was first announced on May 6, 2019, then envisioned as the "Global 100" and it was to launch later that year. The motivation for the chart's conception was "to expose people to music from multiple territories and in time", to provide "overdue exposure and recognition for acts from international markets". With the chart's official announcement on September 14, 2020, ''Billboard'' described it as "the first authoritative charts ranking the top songs globally", and stated that basin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
