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Milet (singer)
is a Japanese singer signed to SMEJ. She made her major debut in 2019 with ''Inside You EP''. The EP peaked at number 16 on the Oricon Albums Chart. After releasing five EPs, she released first studio album ''Eyes'' in 2020. The album hit number one on both Oricon and Japan's ''Billboard'' chart, certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of 100,000. Career Milet is a Tokyo-based Japanese singer-songwriter. She started her career in 2018. On March 6, 2019, her first live show, ''Milet Special Show Case @Billboard-Live Tokyo'', was held at Billboard Live Tokyo. In that same year, several of her songs were featured in various media. Her songs "Us" and "Again and Again" were used as the openings for Japanese TV dramas ''Gisou Furin'' and ''Joker x Face'' respectively, while her songs "Drown", and "Prover"/"Tell me" were used as the first ending for the anime adaptation of '' Vinland Saga'' and the second ending of anime series '' Fate/Grand Order - Abso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop
J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively 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 in music, 1960s pop music, 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. Japanese rock bands such as Happy End (band), Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-pop was further defined by New wave music, new wave and Crossover music, crossover Jazz fusion, fusion acts of the late 1970s, such as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Southern All Stars. () Popular styles of Japanese pop music include city pop and technopop during the 1970s1980s, and Eurobeat#J-Euro, J-Euro (such as Namie Amuro) and Shibuya-kei during the 1990s and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymne à L'amour
"" (); French for "Hymn to Love") is a 1949 French song with lyrics by Édith Piaf and music by Marguerite Monnot. It was first sung by Piaf that year and recorded by her in 1950 for Columbia Records, Columbia records. Piaf sang it in the 1951 French musical comedy film ''Paris Still Sings, Paris chante toujours'' (''Paris still sings''). The song has been performed by many other singers. It has also featured in two Olympic Games ceremonies: at the 2020 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Tokyo in 2021, sung by Milet (singer), Milet, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Paris in 2024, sung by Céline Dion. Édith Piaf The lyrics were written by Piaf and the music by Marguerite Monnot. It was written to Piaf's lover and the love of her life, the French boxer, Marcel Cerdan. On 28 October 1949, Cerdan was killed in the crash of Air France Flight 009 on his way from Paris to New York to come to see her. She recorded the song on 2 May 1950. The song appeared on h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo was selected as the List of Olympic Games host cities, host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 7 September 2013. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021 on 24 March 2020 as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the first such instance in the history of the Olympic Games (some previous editions had been cancelled but not rescheduled). However, the Tokyo 2020 branding was retained for marketing purposes.Multiple sources: * * * The events were largely held Behind closed doors (sport), behind closed doors with no public spectators permitted due to the declaration of a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area in response ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics took place in the Japan National Stadium, Olympic Stadium in Tokyo for about two and a half hours from 20:00 (Japan Standard Time, JST) on 8 August 2021. The Olympic closing ceremony, closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, which was postponed for one year due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, was Behind closed doors (sport), held without spectators. The scale was also reduced compared to past ceremonies as athletes were required to leave the Olympic Village 48 hours after their competitions finished. The proceedings combined the formal ceremonial closing of this international sporting event (including closing speeches, the parade of athletes and the handover of the Olympic flag) with an artistic spectacle to showcase the culture and history of the current and next host nation (France) for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The theme of the Olympic Ceremonies was ''Moving Forward'', referencing the COVID-19 pandemic, with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The was the 2020 (Reiwa 2) edition of NHK's television special Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2020, live from NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan), and broadcast in Japan through NHK General Television and NHK Radio 1, and worldwide through TV Japan (US only) and NHK World Premium. This was the first edition in history in which the special was broadcast without a studio audience due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The audience was replaced with off-venue voting, in which votes determined the winning team for this event. This was the last edition until 2022 to be held in the NHK Hall as the venue will close for renovations and earthquake-proofing, which is scheduled to end some time in June 2022; the next edition will take place at the Tokyo International Forum. The won the edition for the first time since 2016, four years prior. Events leading up to broadcast Unless otherwise stated, all events in the article reflects the current year of 2020. *On September 10, NHK chairman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockin'On Japan
''Rockin'On Japan'', often stylized in all caps, is a monthly magazine that covers the Japanese music scene and various cultural events in Japan, such as art venues and culinary expos. History The magazine was founded in 1972, and focused on providing news that was thoroughly sourced and fact-checked, while also providing content without censorship and on original news stories. This requirement involved only conducting one on one interviews without doing generalized press interviews and announcements. The magazine later, in 1986, split into versions that served Japan domestically, re-titled to ''Rockin'On Japan'', and that covered international music content, titled ''Rockin'On''. The current owner of the magazine is Yoichi Shibuya, who oversaw the expansions of the magazine and the creation of official music festivals sponsored by the magazine itself. Festivals and production The main festival created by the magazine is named ''Rock in Japan Festival'' and sets itself apart by ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police In A Pod
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miko Yasu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Morning'' since November 2017. A television drama adaptation aired on Nippon TV from July to September 2021, while an anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse aired from January to March 2022. By August 2021, the manga had over 2.3 million copies in circulation. ''Police in a Pod'' won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021 and the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the same category in 2022. Plot Mai Kawai is a new police officer who only decided to take the job due to a desire to have a stable income. Having become dissatisfied with her career path, she decides to resign from the police force. On the day she planned to tender her resignation, she meets Seiko Fuji, who had been reassigned to serve as the director of her station. Fuji's dedication to the police force becomes an inspiration to Kawai, who decides to delay her resignation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Television Drama
, also called or J-drama, are television programs that are a staple of Television in Japan, Japanese television and are broadcast daily. Format All major Television networks, TV networks in Japan produce a variety of Drama (genre), drama series including Romance film, romance, Television comedy, comedy, Detective fiction, detective stories, Japanese horror , horror, jidaigeki, Thriller (genre), thriller, Boys' love, BL, and many others. Single episode, or "tanpatsu" dramas that are usually two hours in length are also broadcast. For special occasions, there may be a one or two-episode drama with a specific theme, such as one produced in 2015 for the 70-year anniversary of Surrender of Japan, the end of World War II. Japanese drama series are broadcast in three-month seasons: winter (January–March), spring (April–June), summer (July–September), and autumn or fall (October–December). Some series may start in another month though it may still be counted as a series of a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minami-morimachi Station
is a railway station on the Osaka Metro in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. Lines Minami-morimachi Station is served by the following two Osaka Municipal Subway lines. * * Station layout Tanimachi Line There are an island platform and a side platform with two tracks on the second basement level. The station was originally built with an island platform, but overcrowding prompted construction of a second platform (construction was completed on 10 October 1997). As of 2017, the side platform is used for northbound trains, and the northbound side of the island platform is fenced off. Sakaisuji Line There are two side platforms with two tracks on the first basement level. History The station opened on 24 March 1967, served by the Tanimachi Line. The Sakaisuji Line platforms opened on 6 December 1969. Surrounding area * Osaka-Temmangu Station (on the JR Tōzai Line) *Osaka Temmangu Shrine * National Route 1 (Sonezaki-dori) *Osaka Prefectural Route 14 Osaka Takatsuki Kyoto Route ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FM802
(call sign JOFV-FM) is a commercial radio broadcasting, radio station based at Daiwa Building in Tenjimbashi Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, broadcasting on 80.2 FM broadcasting, FM from Mount Iimori to Kansai region. As a latecomer to the radio broadcasting market, it was a focal point for FM802 to differentiate from existing stations. Therefore, rather than featuring music promoted by the productions, they chose to air tunes of their choice in heavy rotation. The station is considered the most popular among the younger generation in Osaka. FM802 was founded in September 1988, going on air in June the following year, with the call sign of JOFV-FM, as New Heisei station, one of the first radio stations to sign on in the Heisei era. The station is a member of the Japan FM League (JFL). It operates 24/7, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. disc jockey, Navigators Present Source: * Sachiko Aoyama * Hiroaki Asai * Don Beaver (also a FM Cocolo#Disc Jockeys, DJ for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
