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Precious (Yuna Ito Song)
"Precious" is the third single by Yuna Ito. It is the theme song to the movie Limit of Love: Umizaru (starring Hideaki Ito and Ai Kato) and was released on May 3, 2006. Both "I'm Free" and "Secrets" are more up-beat songs than "Precious". "Precious" reached a peak of #2 on the daily charts and #3 on the weekly charts. The following week, her single stayed high on the charts and was #3 for the second week in a row. Her sales jumped from 39,000 copies the first week to 44,000 copies the second week. In two weeks, it has already surpassed the sales of her last single, " Faith/Pureyes". This single has been billed as a double b-side single due to the fact it has 2 b-sides. On the half-yearly charts of 2006, "Precious" was the 2nd most-downloaded song, 3rd most-downloaded ringtone, 5th most-downloaded PV, and overall (combined ranking for all 3 categories) ranked 2nd. The PV (promotional video) for the title track "Precious" was shot in New Zealand, where Ito and her staff stayed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuna Ito
is an American-born former pop singer and actress who was active in Japan. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, " Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the popular 2005 film '' Nana''; she also starred in the film, portraying Reira Serizawa. In 2006, Ito reprised her role as Reira for the sequel of the film singing the theme song, "Truth". In 2007, Ito released her debut album, ''Heart'', which debuted atop the Oricon chart. Early life and education Ito was born to a South Korean mother and a Japanese father. She was raised in Oahu, Hawaii. From a young age, Ito dreamed about becoming a singer. She was inspired by the powerful vocals of Celine Dion. At the age of fifteen, she was offered a recording contract, but turned it down. She later explained: "They saw me as a girl and not a singer." Initially, when Ito told her parents of plans to become a singer they disapproved of her choice. Her parents wanted Ito to attend school and meet a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart (Yuna Ito Album)
''Heart'' is the debut album of artist Yuna Ito, released on January 24, 2007. It comes in a CD version, and a limited CD+DVD Version, that includes a 32-special-page-booklet and music videos. ''Heart'' debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Charts for Japan. Track listing #"Workaholic" #"Endless Story" (''Nana Movie Theme'') #"Losin'" (''AXN's Lost - Season 2 - Theme'') #"Know-how" #"Precious (Yuna Ito song), Precious" (''Limit of Love - Umizaru - Movie Theme'') #"Tender Is the Night" #"Fragile" #"Nobody Knows" #"Faith/Pureyes, Faith" (''KTV CX's Drama Unfair title theme'') #"Stay for Love" #"Truth (Yuna Ito song), Truth" (''Nana2 Movie Theme'') #"Perfume" Bonus tracks: #"Precious" (wedding extended ver.) Limited DVD edition #"Truth" (original version) #"Stuck on You" #"Faith" #"Losin'" #"Precious" (Special Version) #"Endless Story" (The Memories) Sales Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) Singles References External linksYuna Ito's official site [...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] |
Faith/Pureyes
"Faith/Pureyes" is the second single by Yuna Ito, released in 2006. It is a double A-side single that features the two songs "Faith" and "Pureyes". "Faith" is a dark, emotional ballad whereas "Pureyes" is more of an up-beat, pop tune. "Faith" was the ending theme for the Japanese drama ''Unfair'', whereas "Pureyes" was featured in the Bioclen Zero contact lenses CM. "Faith/Pureyes" debuted at #4 but fell down the charts in the following days. It ultimately placed at #6 on 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 ... Weekly Charts and sold close to 23,000 copies its first week. Track listing # "Faith" # "Pureyes" # "Faith: Instrumental" # "Pureyes: Instrumental" Live performances *March 3, 2006 — Music Station *March 3, 2006 — Music Fighter Charts Oricon Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuck On You (Yuna Ito Song)
"Stuck on You" is Yuna Ito's fourth single since her debut. This is her first single since her largely successful May 2006 single "Precious" and her first single in which the main track is not a ballad. Overview Both this single and her following single, "Losin'", were limited to 70,000 copies each. "stuck on you" was described as "hot" single for the summer while "losin'" was a "cool" single for the fall. For those who bought both singles, they would receive a special invitation to Yuna Ito's first tour, an invitation-only tour called "Yuna Ito 1st Invitation". The B-side to this single is "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", a Nancy Sinatra cover. Commercial endorsements While the A-side, "stuck on you," had no commercial endorsements, the B-side, "These boots are made for walkin'," was featured in the Japanese car company Daihatsu is a Japanese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. One of the oldest surviving Japanese internal combustion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umizaru
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūhō Satō. It was serialized by Shogakukan in ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 1998 to 2001. Yōichi Komori is credited with the original idea for the series, and he also did the research to make the series more authentic. The series focuses on Daisuke Senzaki, an officer in the Japan Coast Guard, and tells the stories of shipwreck rescues and other incidents where the coast guard plays a role. The plotlines in the series were drawn from incidents and accidents which actually happened while the manga was being written (similar to the "ripped from the headlines" tagline used by various ''Law & Order'' series). The manga has been adapted into two NHK high-definition specials, four films, and one drama series. Media Manga Adaptations ''Umizaru'' (2004) ''Umizaru Evolution'' (2005) Title: 海猿 Title (romaji): Umizaru Also known as: Umizaru Evolution / Sea Monkey Format: Renzoku Genre: Action, human drama, ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. These videos are typically shown on music television and on streaming video sites like YouTube, or more rarely shown theatrically. They can be commercially issued on home video, either as video albums or video singles. The format has been described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip", "film clip", "video clip", or simply "video". While musical short, musical short films were popular as soon as recorded sound was introduced to theatrical film screenings in the 1920s, the music video rose to prominence in the 1980s when American TV channel MTV based its format around the medium. Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endless Story
"Endless Story" is the debut single by Japanese singer Yuna Ito, released under the name Reira starring Yuna Ito, by Sony Japan on September 7, 2005. "Endless Story" was written by Dawn Thomas with Japanese lyrics by ATS and was used in the film ''Nana'' (2005) in which Ito played the character Reira Serizawa. The song samples Dawn Thomas's "If I'm Not in Love" (1993) which was also covered by Faith Hill in 1999. Commercially, "Endless Story" peaked at #2 on both the daily and weekly charts its first week, and reached #1 on the daily charts on multiple occasions. At the end of 2005, "Endless Story" was named the "Best Love Song of 2005" by the ''Oricon'' magazine. It holds the record for the most downloaded debut song by a female artist. As of January 2007, the single has sold 471,099 copies. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Monthly charts Year-end chart Cover versions Japanese singer Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song on his 2007 album ''Vocalist 3''. Taiwanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Hits Kayosai
is an annual music show in Japan sponsored by Yomiuri TV. It is broadcast on Yomiuri TV and Nippon Television. Details Other winners This is a partial list of artists who have won awards other than a Grand Prix. * 2007 Newcomer Award: Cute, Uruma Delvi are a Japanese husband and wife duo who recorded the song " Oshiri Kajiri Mushi", or "bottom-biting bug." The song was intended to encourage people who live in big cities to spontaneously interact with each other. The video debuted in June 2007 on ..., Leah Dizon, Jyongri, Satomi Takasugi *2009 Gold Artist: AKB48, BIG BANG, Kumi Koda, GIRL NEXT DOOR, JUJU, AAA, Kana Nishino. References External links * {{Japanese Music Award Shows Awards established in 2003 2003 establishments in Japan Japanese music awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Cable Awards
are an annual set of music awards, sponsored by the . The awards were presented annually since 1968 and are based on requests from the audience received by cable broadcasters. The awards ended in 2017; Kiyoshi Hikawa, who is a Japanese enka singer, keeps the record for most Grand Prix. List of Grand Prix winners Winners in other categories This is a partial list of artists who have won in other categories. * AKB48 (Excellent Music Award and Special Award, 2011. Cable Music Excellence utstanding PerformanceAward, 2012, 2013) * Berryz Kobo (Cable Music Award, 2008) * Cute (Cable Music Award, 2007) * Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Cable Music Excellence utstanding PerformanceAward, 2013) Most Wins Overall Including enka is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than ''ryūkōka'' music, pop ... and pop art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth (Yuna Ito Song)
"Truth" is Yuna Ito's 6th single and last of 2006. This is her second single to be a part of the Nana franchise, the first being "Endless Story". Overview Truth was a sweeping ballad, making it her first ballad since Precious which was released on May 3, 2006. This single will be the ending theme to the movie Nana II, a movie which stars Mika Nakashima and Yuna Ito. The PV for "Truth" was filmed in Scotland at Eileen Donan Castle as well as the performance to the b-side song Take Me Away that was used in the movie. Track listing # Truth # Take Me Away # Endless Story "Endless Story" is the debut single by Japanese singer Yuna Ito, released under the name Reira starring Yuna Ito, by Sony Japan on September 7, 2005. "Endless Story" was written by Dawn Thomas with Japanese lyrics by ATS and was used in the fi ...: Little Big Bee Lovespell Remix # Truth: Instrumental Live performances *November 26, 2006 - MelodiX! - "Truth" *December 8, 2006 - Music Station - "Truth" *Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Singles
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon also has 6 edges as well as 6 internal and external angles. 6 is the second smallest composite number. It is also the first number that is the sum of its proper divisors, making it the smallest perfect number. It is also the only perfect number that doesn't have a digital root of 1. 6 is the first unitary perfect number, since it is the sum of its positive proper unitary divisors, without including itself. Only five such numbers are known to exist. 6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers. 6 is the 2nd superior highly composite number, the 2nd colossally abundant number, the 3rd triangular number, the 4th highly composite number, a pronic number, a congruent number, a harmonic divisor number, and a semiprime. 6 is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
