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Music (Mika Nakashima Album)
''Music'' is the third studio album by Mika Nakashima is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in th ... (fifth overall release). It sold only 231,521 copies in its first week but went to #1 on the Oricon 200 Album Chart. The album charted for 31 weeks and has since sold over 500,000 copies. Track listing Charts and sales Oricon sales charts (Japan) Singles References External links * http://www.mikanakashima.com * http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank {{Authority control 2005 albums Mika Nakashima albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend (Mika Nakashima Song)
"Legend" is the fourth single from Mika Nakashima's third album, ''Music''. It was released a month after her mini album '' Oborozukiyo: Inori''. It was a minor success, peaking at #5 in the Oricon charts and charting for 11 weeks. Overall, it sold 67,527 units in Japan, of which more than half in its first week. Legend was used as the Sony MD Walkman CM song. The B-sides were "FAKE"; used as the Kanebo Kate CM song, and "Carrot & Whip"; the Meiji CM song. There are three versions of the song. The first one is the version set to the music video. This track is on the Legend single, the ''Music'' album and the ''Best Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...'' compilation album. Another one is an island-tinged pop ballad version and it exists on the single as track two. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitori (Mika Nakashima Song)
is Mika Nakashima's 15th single. It is a re-cut single, originally from her ''Music'' album, and was used as the theme song for the PlayStation 2 game ''Drakengard 2''. "Hitori (single ver.)" is the theme song for the game while "Hitori (Endroll ver.)" is the version heard during the credits. It was released a week ahead of the game. Overall, it sold 26,275 copies according to the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... charts. Track list # Hitori (single ver.) (ひとり; Alone) # Hitori (album ver.) # Hitori (endroll ver.) # Hitori (instrumental) Charts Oricon Sales Chart References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hitori (Song) 2005 singles Mika Nakashima songs 2005 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend (song)
"Legend" is the fourth single from Mika Nakashima's third album, ''Music''. It was released a month after her mini album '' Oborozukiyo: Inori''. It was a minor success, peaking at #5 in the Oricon charts and charting for 11 weeks. Overall, it sold 67,527 units in Japan, of which more than half in its first week. Legend was used as the Sony MD Walkman CM song. The B-sides were "FAKE"; used as the Kanebo Kate CM song, and "Carrot & Whip"; the Meiji CM song. There are three versions of the song. The first one is the version set to the music video. This track is on the Legend single, the ''Music'' album and the ''Best Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...'' compilation album. Another one is an island-tinged pop ballad version and it exists on the single as track two. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celetia Martin
Celetia Martin, also known simply as Celetia, is a British singer and songwriter. Career Celetia has worked with and/or written for many artists including Eric Bellinger, Iggy Azalea, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson, Fatman Scoop, The Saturdays, Conor Maynard, Wiley, Misha B, Jacob Banks, Dionne Bromfield, Kieran Alleyne, Jermain Jackman and Skepta. Celetia has also worked as songwriter alongside producers such as The FanatiX, Michael Angelo, TJ Oosterhuis, Fraser T. Smith, Diztortion, Rymez, Young Yonni, Chris Loco and Carl Ryden. She has also released music herself as an artist, including two albums and numerous singles. Three singles made the UK Singles Chart; "Rewind", "Runaway Skies" and "Sorry (You Lied to Me)" (with Masterstepz). She has also featured as vocalist on several songs such as " My Friend" by Groove Armada and on UK garage songs such as "You Got Me Singing" and "There I Go" with Y-Tribe, as well as "Sorry (You Lied to Me)". After two years touri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuharu Konishi
is a Japanese musician, composer and DJ. He was a founding member of Pizzicato Five and the only such to stay with the group until its breakup in 2001. Konishi's current activities are through his company readymade entertainment and his record label 524 records (a play on words from Konishi's name, as the numbers 524 can be read ''ko-ni-shi'' in Japanese using '' goroawase''). Collaboration Konishi is a prolific producer, composer, arranger and remixer. He has written, produced and arranged in collaboration with many artists, such as Unicorn, Towa Tei, Mari Natsuki, Cornelius, Yumi Yoshimura of Puffy AmiYumi, Alisa Mizuki, Akiko Wada, SMAP and Mika Nakashima. Konishi's remixes are featured in a far greater range of recordings. In addition to remixing individual tracks for a wide variety of artists for inclusion in their own releases, Konishi has been a prominent figure in several remix-only projects. Some of these have centered on music from cartoons, such as Lupin III and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taro Hakase
is a Japanese musician who specialises as a violinist and composer. Biography Career Hakase was involved in a Japanese band called Kryzler & Kompany which formed while he was in college. He played the violin, while Tsuneyoshi Saito played keyboards, and Yoshinobu Takeshita played bass. Their first eponymous album was released in September 1990 and sold 74,000 copies. Their second, ''Kryzler And Company #'', sold over 81,000 copies. Steve McClure of ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' wrote that they have become "Japan's unlikeliest pop idols, attracting hordes of screaming fans, a far cry from the decorum and reserve usually shown by Japan's classical music audiences." The band provided the music for Celine Dion's single "To Love You More" which was recorded as the theme song for the Japanese drama ''Koibito Yo'' (My Dear Lover). The song reached number one on Billboard Japan. He then joined Dion on her nationwide promotional tour making television appearances and performed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitori (song)
is Mika Nakashima's 15th single. It is a re-cut single, originally from her ''Music'' album, and was used as the theme song for the PlayStation 2 game ''Drakengard 2''. "Hitori (single ver.)" is the theme song for the game while "Hitori (Endroll ver.)" is the version heard during the credits. It was released a week ahead of the game. Overall, it sold 26,275 copies according to the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... charts. Track list # Hitori (single ver.) (ひとり; Alone) # Hitori (album ver.) # Hitori (endroll ver.) # Hitori (instrumental) Charts Oricon Sales Chart References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hitori (Song) 2005 singles Mika Nakashima songs 2005 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakurairo Mau Koro
is a song recorded by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima. This song is a lyrical and heartwarming love song about lovers parting in springtime. Mika uses her extraordinary singing skills, blending her tender vocals with the stirring piano and strings accompaniment. Singer/songwriter Kawae Minako was inspired by Mika's strong presence and wrote the song in a day. The first press of this single included a picture label disc (a picture on the CD). Commercial performance This single reached number five on the Oricon Singles Chart The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard Single (music), singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track down ... and charted for 14 weeks. It sold 105,631 units, making it 97th best-selling single of 2005. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Sales and certifications References {{Mika Nakashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi No Tori (song)
"Hi no Tori" *(火の鳥; "Fire Bird", or " Phoenix") is the 12th single by Mika Nakashima, and was used as the ending theme for the NHK anime ''Hi no Tori is an unfinished manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka considered ''Phoenix'' his "life's work"; it consists of 12 parts, each of which tells a separate, self-contained story and takes place in a different era. ...''. It reached #9 on the Oricon weekly charts and sold roughly 40,000 copies. Track listing # "Hi no Tori" (火の鳥; "Fire Bird", "Phoenix" # "Missing # "Hi no Tori" (Instrumental) References {{authority control 2004 singles Mika Nakashima songs 2004 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in the Nana (2005 film), live action film adaptations of ''Nana (manga), Nana''. She has sold over 10 million records in Japan. Early life Born and raised in Kyushu, Mika was the youngest of three children. She grew up in the small town of Hioki, Kagoshima, where she has said there was "nothing there, only enka." She began listening to enka singer Eiko Segawa and studied classical Japanese dance, but as she loved dressing-up and make-up, she hoped to work in fashion magazines since she was too short to become a model. Nakashima decided not to attend high school after completing junior high and began working at the age of 15. Career 2001–2004: Debut, ''True'', ''Love'', and ''Music'' At the age of 17, she attended an audition not knowing w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven (Mika Nakashima Song)
"Seven" is the 11th single by Mika Nakashima is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in th .... It was used as the Kanebo Kate CM song. It reached #3 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks, selling around 53,000 units. Track listing # Seven # Seven (Coldfeet Remix) # Venus in the Dark (Coldfeet Remix) # Seven (Instrumental) References {{Mika Nakashima 2004 singles Mika Nakashima songs Songs written by Mika Nakashima 2004 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
