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Misia Greatest Hits
''Misia Greatest Hits'' is Misia's first compilation album and last release with Arista Japan, released on March 3, 2002. It sold 587,210 copies in its first week and peaked at #1 for two consecutive weeks. ''Misia Greatest Hits'' was the highest selling compilation album of 2002. It is the 30th best selling compilation album and 90th best selling album overall of all time in Japan. The album includes an enhanced music video for the unreleased track, ''Amai Koibito'', featuring Melonpan A (also known as melon pan, melon bun or melon bread) is a type of sweet bun originating from and popular in Japan, as well as in Taiwan and China. They are made from an enriched dough covered in a thin layer of crisp cookie dough. Their appe .... Track listing Charts Oricon Sales Chart Physical Sales Charts References External linksSony Music Online Japan : MISIA {{Authority control 2002 greatest hits albums Misia compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misia (singer)
Misaki Itō, commonly known as and stylized as MISIA, is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Born in Nagasaki, Misia moved to Fukuoka at the age of 14 to pursue a recording career. There, she continued her secondary education and briefly attended Seinan Gakuin University before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She was signed to BMG Japan in 1997, after auditioning for record producer Haruo Yoda. Misia came to prominence following the release of her debut album, ''Mother Father Brother Sister'' (1998), which became the seventh best-selling Japanese debut album of all time, earning her two Japan Gold Disc Awards and one Japan Record Award. In 2000, Misia released her sophomore album, '' Love Is the Message'', which earned her another Japan Gold Disc Award and Japan Record Award. Her third studio album, '' Marvelous'' (2001), spawned her first number-one single on the Oricon singles chart, "Everything". The song became one of the best-selling singles of all time in Japan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirō Sagisu
is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer. With a career spanning over 40 years (beginning in the late 1970s), he is best known for his works as a record producer for acts including various choir members Mike Wyzgowski, Misia, Satoshi Tomiie, and Ken Hirai. Sagisu has also worked as a film composer for several anime and films and is well known for his collaborations with Gainax, especially the soundtrack to Hideaki Anno's series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''. Sagisu's career in music started in 1977, when he became one of the members of jazz fusion band T-Square. He made three albums with the group before becoming a full-time composer and writer in 1979. By 1997, he had composed over 2,000 songs, advertising jingles and TV and movie pieces. Sagisu won the Tokyo Anime Award for "Best Music" in 2010 for '' Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance''. Sagisu arranged a rendition of the Japanese national anthem, "Kimigayo is the national anthem of Japan. The lyrics ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story
is Misia's 9th single overall and first with Rhythmedia Tribe. It was released on January 30, 2002. It peaked at #3 selling 86,780 copies on its first week. The song served as opening theme to NHK's Salt Lake City Olympics TV report. Jane Zhang's recorded the Chinese version of this song (我的路) in her third album, Jane@Music. Sarah Geronimo Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli (, , born July 25, 1988) is a Filipino singer, performer and actress. Geronimo rose to prominence after winning the television singing contest '' Star for a Night'' earning her a recording contract with Vi ... has an English version of the song entitled "Love Can't Lie," on her album Sweet Sixteen. Track list Charts External linkshttps://web.archive.org/web/20061117164950/http://www.rhythmedia.co.jp/misia/disc/— Misia discography {{Misia singles 2002 singles Misia songs 2002 songs Songs written by Misia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything (Misia Song)
"Everything" is the seventh single by Japanese singer Misia, released on October 25, 2000. It debuted atop the Oricon singles chart and held the position for four non-consecutive weeks, ultimately emerging as Misia's biggest hit and signature song. In the Japanese music industry, "Everything" is the best-selling single by a female artist released in the 21st century, as well as the third best-selling single overall for a female Japanese artist, behind Namie Amuro's "CAN YOU CELEBRATE?" and Hikaru Utada's " Automatic/time will tell". The title song served as theme song for the drama "Yamato Nadeshiko", which starred Nanako Matsushima and Shinichi Tsutsumi. "Everything" has been covered by various artists, including Erykah Badu featuring Common, Eric Martin, Boyz II Men and Charice Pempengco. Track list Charts Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvelous (album)
''Marvelous'' is Misia's third studio album and first self-produced album, released on April 25, 2001. It sold 881,150 copies in its first week, peaked at #1 for two consecutive weeks, and spent five weeks in the Top 5. The first pressing of the album came in sleeve case packaging. ''Marvelous'' is the 118th best-selling album of all time in Japan. It came in at #8 on the overall yearly chart, however ''Marvelous'' was the second highest selling original album of 2001, behind Hikaru Utada's ''Distance Distance is a numerical or occasionally qualitative measurement of how far apart objects or points are. In physics or everyday usage, distance may refer to a physical length or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g. "two counties over"). ...''. Track listing Charts Oricon Sales Chart Physical Sales Charts References External linksSony Music Online Japan : MISIA {{DEFAULTSORT:Marvelous (Album) 2001 albums Misia albums Japanese-language albums Albums prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape (Misia Song)
"Escape" is Misia Misaki Itō, commonly known as and stylized as MISIA, is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Born in Nagasaki, Misia moved to Fukuoka at the age of 14 to pursue a recording career. There, she continued her secondary education and briefly attended ...'s 6th single. It was released on her birthday, 7 July 2000. It peaked at #7 selling 81,130 copies on its first week. It was used in a commercial for Kenwood's "Avino". Track list Charts External linkshttps://web.archive.org/web/20061117164950/http://www.rhythmedia.co.jp/misia/disc/— Misia Discography {{authority control 2000 singles Misia songs Songs written by Misia 2000 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweetness (Misia Song)
"Sweetness" is Misia's 5th single. It was released on November 25, 1999 simultaneously with Wasurenai Hibi. It peaked at #7 selling 92,290 copies on its first week and went on to sell over 200,000 copies The song's melody is similar to After 7 After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, w ...'s " Ready or Not". Track list Charts External linkshttps://web.archive.org/web/20061117164950/http://www.rhythmedia.co.jp/misia/disc/— Misia discography {{Misia singles 1999 songs Misia songs Songs written by Misia 1999 singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is The Message (Misia Album)
''Love Is the Message'' is Misia's second studio album, released on January 1, 2000. It sold 1,349,650 copies in its first week, making it the 23rd highest debut in Japanese history, and peaked at #1 for two consecutive weeks. It went on to sell over 2.29 million copies, making Misia one of the three acts, alongside Globe and Chemistry, with the second most consecutive double million albums, behind Hikaru Utada. ''Love Is the Message'' was the recipient of the award for best album at the 42nd Japan Record Awards. The album jacket was shot during sunrise at the summit of the Haleakala National Park in Maui, Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only .... ''Love Is the Message'' is the 56th best-selling album of all time in Japan. Track listing Charts Oricon Sales Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believe (Misia Song)
"Believe" is Misia's 3rd single. It was released on April 21, 1999. It peaked at #2 selling 95,930 copies on its first week. The song was used in Hitachi's "Maxell MD" commercial. "Believe" is one of MISIA's signature song A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a Handwriting, handwritten (and often Stylization, stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and ...s. Track list Charts 8 cm Single 12 cm Single External linkshttps://web.archive.org/web/20061117164950/http://www.rhythmedia.co.jp/misia/disc/— MISIA DISCOGRAPHY {{DEFAULTSORT:Believe (Misia Song) 1999 singles Misia songs Songs written by Misia Song recordings produced by Jun Sasaki 1999 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glory Day
''The Glory Day'' is Misia's first mini-album, released on November 21, 1998. It sold 114,820 copies in its first week and peaked at #6. ''The Glory Day'' was recorded in London with the collaboration of a local gospel group. Track listing Charts Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in N ... sales chart External linksSony Music Online Japan : MISIA {{DEFAULTSORT:Glory Day, The Misia EPs 1998 debut EPs Japanese-language EPs Albums produced by Shirō Sagisu ... [...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] |
Hi No Ataru Basho (Misia Song)
is Japanese R&B singer Misia's second single, released on May 21, 1998. It debuted on the weekly Oricon singles chart at #15 with 31,450 copies sold. Four weeks later, the single climbed to its peak at #9. "Hi no Ataru Basho" was the theme song to the movie Hood'', as well as the NTV program ''Docchi no Ryōri Show''. The b-side, "Koisuru Kisetsu", was used in an ''Elleseine'' cosmetics commercial and served as opening theme to the TV Tokyo program ''Break Beats''. Track list Charts Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in N ... Sales Chart External linksMisia Official Web Site {{Authority control 1998 singles Misia songs Songs written by Misia Song recordings produced by Jun Sasaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
