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Onitsuka Chihiro
(born October 30, 1980) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained recognition when its follow-up "Gekkou" became a hit. ''Insomnia'', her first studio album, released in the following year, topped the Japanese Oricon charts and has sold more than a million copies. She won the prize for lyrics of the 43rd Japan Record Awards in 2001 with "Memai", one of the singles from her debut album. Onitsuka has suffered physical and mental illnesses, affecting her career. She put her recording career on hold until March 2007, after some confrontations with record labels and management during the mid-2000s. By 2019 Onitsuka had released seven studio albums, twenty singles, five compilations, and several DVDs, selling at least 4.1 million units. Early life Her parents encouraged Onitsuka to listen to Western music. By the time she was ten, she wrote her first poems, receiving praise from her parents, friends, and teachers, who cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd Japan Record Awards
The 43rd Annual Japan Record Awards took place on December 31, 2001, starting at 6:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS. Award winners Japan Record Award * " Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki (Composer: D.A.I and Ayumi Hamasaki; Lyrics: Ayumi Hamasaki; Arrangement: Naoto Suzuki; Producer: Max Matsuura) Best Album Award * ''Love Notes'' by The Gospellers Best Singer Award * Hisami Tagawa Best Newcomer Award * w-inds. Composition Award * Kazuhito Kikuchi for "Fragile" by Every Little Thing Lyricist Award * Chihiro Onitsuka for "Vertigo" by Chihiro Onitsuka Arrangement Award * Megumi Wakakusa for "Yume no Hate ~Meridian Dream~" by Sachiko Kobayashi Tadashi Yoshida Award * Masato Sugimoto Gold Medal * "Fragile" by Every Little Thing (Composer: Kazuhito Kikuchi; Lyrics: Kaori Mochida; Arrangement: Ichiro Ito, Genya Kuwashima, and Kazuhito Kikuchi) * "Taiga no Nagare" by Miyuki Kawanaka (Producer: Yasuhiro Senga; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Armor
''This Armor'' is the second studio album recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, released in March 2002. It features two lead singles "infection", "Ryūseigun", and remake versions of "Arrow of Pain" (B-Side of a single "Gekko" in 2000) and "Little Beat Rifle" (double A-Side to "infection"). Onitsuka described the album as "a sequel to ''Insomnia''", her chart-topping debut which came out in 2001. Like its predecessor, the title of the album was named by the artist, simply because she liked the sound of the phrase. Cover art was taken by photographer Mika Ninagawa in Miyako-jima, Okinawa prefecture. ''This Armor'' debuted and peaked at the number-three on the Japanese Oricon albums chart and remained the top-300 for 25 weeks, with estimated sales of over half a million copies. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lead Single
A lead single (or first single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. A similar term, "debut single", is the first single released by a new artist. Release strategies Artists often choose songs that are more up-tempo, yet representative of the album's sound, as lead singles. Such songs are often catchier and attract the attention of listeners. The subsequent single might then be slower in tempo, in order to demonstrate the range of the album. Female vocalists like Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera often maintain a formula of an up-tempo first lead single with a slow ballad follow-up. For example, two singles were released by Miley Cyrus before her album '' Bangerz'' – an up-tempo track, " We Can't Stop", was released as the first, and a slow-ballad song, "Wrecking Ball", as the second. This was a successful practice of 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Gold Disc Award
The is an award presented by the Record music Industry Association of Japan in the field of music. The Japan Gold Disc Awards have multiple Grand Prix categories, including: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year (download and streaming), single of the year, and more. Categories *Artist of the Year *New Artist of the Year *Best Enka/Kayokyoku Artist *Best Enka/Kayokyoku New Artist *Single of the Year *Song of the Year by Download *Song of the Year by Streaming *Album of the Year *Enka/Kayokyoku Album of the Year *Classic Album of the Year *Jazz Album of the Year *Instrumental Album of the Year *Soundtrack Album of the Year *Animation Album of the Year *Traditional Japanese Music Album of the Year *Concept Album of the Year *Music Video of the Year *Special Award *Best Asian Artist List of the Artists of the Year References External linksOfficial website Japanese music awards Awards established in 1987 1987 establishments in Japan Annual events in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Record Awards
is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Established in 1959, the Japan Record Awards are one of the oldest and most prestigious music awards in the country. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on Tokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Japan at 6:30 pm JST and is hosted by many announcers. Exile (Japanese band), Exile holds the record for most Grand Prix wins, with four awards. Nihongogo, Jeffrey To Grand Prix shield The shield itself, designed by painter Seiji Togo.Categories The Japan Record Awards include, but are not limi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Recording Certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording and reproduction, recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications). Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials (gold, platinum and diamond). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or music download). History The original gold and silver record awards were presented to artists by their own record compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard 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 download sales. In Japan, physical sales decreased sharply in the 2000s, while download sales hit three to four times the amount of single sales. In November 2017, Oricon introduced its first digital songs chart, separate from its main physical singles chart. On December 24, 2018, Oricon launched a streaming chart, and introduced a combined singles chart that utilizes physical single sales, downloads, and streams. Original Confidence Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by the former Snow Brand Milk Products promoter Sōkō Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. Entitled . The chart became official on January 4, 1968. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Abe (actor)
is a Japanese model (profession), model and actor. He is known for his roles in ''Trick (TV series), TRICK'' and ''Godzilla 2000: Millennium''. Biography Modelling period Abe was born in Yokohama as the youngest in a family of three children. He attended Yokohama Mitsuzawa elementary school, then Yokohama City Matsumoto Junior High School, then Kanagawa Prefectural Hakusan High School. After retaking the university entrance examinations once, he attended the Department for Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Science and Technology of Chuo University in Tokyo and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1985 while in college he applied to the "Shueisha 3rd Nonno Boyfriend Award" and won the championship because his sister recommended the award. Since then, during his university days, he was a charismatic model for magazines such as Men's Non-no and ''Nonno''. He later transitioned from modelling into acting. Unfavourable times He made his debut as an actor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukie Nakama
is a Japanese actress, singer and former idol. Biography She was born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan, into a fisherman's family, the youngest of five siblings. At the start of her career she was a gravure idol and singer (her debut single "Moonlight to Daybreak" was released in 1996), and appeared in bit roles until her career breakthrough playing Sadako Yamamura in '' Ring 0: Birthday'' (2000). In 2000, Nakama demonstrated her talent for comedy with her lead role in the Japanese television drama '' Trick'' which proved so popular that it had two more seasons and four film versions, but it was the top-rating 2002 TV series '' Gokusen'', a live-action version of the popular manga, that established her as one of Japan's most popular and bankable actresses. Gokusen continued on for 3 seasons, which had many cameo appearances by actors who were on previous seasons. She is also known for her role in the drama, Saki, which Co-starred Shohei Miura. Nakama has featured in commercials f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trick (TV Series)
''Trick'' comprises a comedic Japanese television drama and movie series (three seasons, four movies, and three feature-length TV specials), as well as associated comic books, novelizations and meta-fiction novels about a failed magician and an arrogant physicist who debunks fraudulent spiritualists. It stars Hiroshi Abe (actor), Hiroshi Abe and Yukie Nakama and is shown on TV Asahi (digital TV channel 5). It was created by Japanese director Yukihiko Tsutsumi and produced by Toho. Synopsis Although 23-year-old Naoko Yamada (Yukie Nakama) considers herself a beautiful and talented magician, she is continuously fired and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. Before firing her, her manager shows Yamada an ad for a physics professor, Jiro Ueda (Hiroshi Abe (actor), Hiroshi Abe), a non-believer of all things magical, offering money to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, which is how she co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gekkō (song)
is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka from her debut album ''Insomnia (Chihiro Onitsuka album), Insomnia'' (2000). It was released on August 9, 2000, as the album's second single. The song is mostly known for serving as a theme song to the Japanese television drama series ''Trick (TV series), Trick''. The single peaked at number eleven on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, Oricon Weekly Singles chart and remains as Onitsuka's best-selling single. Commercial performance "Gekkō" debuted at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, Oricon Weekly Singles chart and peaked at number eleven, due to the unexpected hit of the television drama series ''Trick (TV series), Trick''. The single spent thirty-seven weeks within top 100 on the chart and have sold than 561,000 physical copies and 500,000 digital copies in Japan alone. In January 2014, the song charted at number fifty-eight on the Billboard Japan, Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, as the song was used in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
