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Sakuranbo
is Ai Otsuka's second single, which was released on December 17, 2003. It is often considered as Otsuka's breakthrough single and was used in 2004 as an ending theme song on the TV show, "," which Fuji TV produces. Music video The video for "Sakuranbo" begins by showing Ai in "her" bedroom which is predominantly red and white. A picture hanging on the wall shows a picture of a pair of cherries. Then we see Ai playing with her band in another room, which starts out blue but changes colour later in the song. We see Ai talking on the phone and drawing Love-Chan. Interspersed throughout the PV are bicycle scenes showing Ai with a man her age, two children and an older couple. The video closes on the picture of the two cherries hanging on the wall. Track list Sales Initial week estimate: 6,730 Total estimate: 525,784 Self-cover version The song was later re-recorded by Otsuka as a self-cover entitled , to commemorate the song’s tenth anniversary and Otsuka’s appearance on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aio Punch
''Aio Punch'' is an extended play by Japanese singer-songwritter Ai Otsuka. It was released on March 26, 2014, through Avex Trax. Background Following the release of her love-song compilation ''Love Is Best'', Otsuka would not release a new album under her real name for approximately four and half years. During this period, she released her first extended play under the name Love, entitled '' Love It'', while between 2012 and 2013, she served as vocalist of the band Rabbit, and they released their first and only album in December 2012. In 2013, in order to commemorate Otsuka's tenth anniversary in the music industry, on March 19, 2014, Avex released the DVD and Blu-ray ''Love Is Born 10th Anniversary 2013''. This album became the second installment to commemorate such occasion. ''Aio Punch'' is a self-cover mini album, including six tracks with completely different arrangements, and new vocals. On her Official website, the songs were described as to been "reborn with a mature c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Otsuka
is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit " Sakuranbo", which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks. A piano player since age four, Otsuka composes and co-produces her own songs, as well as writes her own lyrics. Her music ranges from upbeat pop/rock music to ballads. Every year, Otsuka also has her own ''Love is Born'' tour to mark the anniversary of being in the music industry and her birthday in September. All of the ''Love is Born'' concerts take place in Japan, ending in her hometown of Osaka. On ''Love is Born 5th Anniversary'' in 2008, Otsuka held a leg of the concert in Taiwan, where she performed a Chinese version of her song "Planetarium". In 2009, Otsuka held 3 ''Love is Born 6th Anniversary'' concerts in Japan, as well as two concerts in Taiwan. In 2012, Otsuka debuted as the vocalist of the band Rabbit. She sold 7 million copies in Japan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Punch (Ai Otsuka Album)
''Love Punch'' is the debut studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ai Otsuka, released on March 31, 2004, through Avex Trax. Background and release Otsuka debuted in 2003 with the single "Momo no Hanabira," but gained widespread recognition with her second single, "Sakuranbo," which became a cultural phenomenon in Japan. Following the success of "Amaenbo" in March 2004, Otsuka released ''Love Punch'' to capitalize on her rising popularity. The album was recorded between January and February 2004, with arrangements prepared in December 2003. Otsuka collaborated closely with arranger Ikoman, combining her piano melodies with his guitar-driven arrangements to create a cohesive yet varied sound. The album’s songs were written over several years, with the earliest track, "Always Together," composed when Otsuka was seventeen years old, while the latest, "Ame no Naka no Melody," written in June 2003. Otsuka described the album as a labor of love, reflecting her personal experien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaenbo
is Ai Otsuka's third single. The title track was used in a television advertisement for Sato Healthcare's cold relief tablets . The single also contains a new version of ("Cherry") and a new song, . Track list Sales Initial week estimate: 32,591 Total estimate: 105,609 References *avex online (2006)Ai Otsuka Official Web Site*Oricon Style (2006)Oricon Style Online {{authority control 2004 singles 2004 songs Ai Otsuka songs Songs written by Ai Otsuka Avex Trax singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More More (song)
is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Ai Otsuka, released as her 24th single on May 21, 2014, through Avex Trax is a record label owned by Japanese entertainment conglomerate Avex Inc. The label was launched in September 1990, and was the first label by the Group. History Two years after Max Matsuura began a career distributing studio albums from othe .... Background and release "More More" was released as the second single in Otsuka's tenth Anniversary project, following her major debut commemoration in 2013. The song was described as a "refreshing and exhilarating pop tune," with lyrics that repeatedly emphasize desires prefixed by the word "tappuri" (meaning "plenty" or "more"), such as wanting to be loved, embraced, or to travel extensively. The single was released in two formats: a standard CD-only edition and a CD+DVD edition. The single’s cover artwork features Otsuka posing alongside 47 life-sized cutouts of herself, arranged to resemble a large group photo re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momo No Hanabira
is the debut single of Japanese singer Ai Otsuka, released on September 10, 2003 in CD-only format, then on October 1, 2003 in CD+DVD format. The title track was used as the theme song of the NTV drama '' Suika''. The two versions charted separately; the CD-only edition peaked 24th 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 singles chart and charted for twenty-one weeks while the CD+DVD edition peaked at the 86th position and charted for seventeen weeks. Track listing Sales *Initial week (est.): 6,848 (CD); 760 (CD+DVD) *Total (est.): 31,091 (CD); 13,731 (CD+DVD); 44,822 (all) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Momo No Hanabira Ai Otsuka songs 2003 singles Japanese television drama theme songs Songs written by Ai Otsuka 2003 songs Avex Trax single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and-operated by , itself a subsidiary of , a certified broadcasting holding company under the Japanese Broadcasting Act, and affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group. It is headquartered in the Fuji Broadcasting Center in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo and is one of ''five private broadcasters based in Tokyo''. Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji Television One" ("Fuji Television 739"—sports/variety, including all Tokyo Yakult Swallows home games), "Fuji Television Two" ("Fuji Television 721"—drama/anime, including all Saitama Seibu Lions home games), and "Fuji Television Next" ("Fuji Television CSHD"—live premium shows) ( "Fuji Television OneTwoNext"), all available in High-definition televi ... [...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] |
Songs Written By Ai Otsuka
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in the classical tradition, it is called an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally by ear are often referred to as folk songs. Songs composed for the mass market, designed to be sung by professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows, are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Singles
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Otsuka Songs
AI most frequently refers to artificial intelligence, which is intelligence demonstrated by machines. Ai, AI or A.I. may also refer to: Animals * Ai (chimpanzee), an individual experimental subject in Japan * Ai (sloth) or the pale-throated sloth, a northern Amazonian mammal species Arts, entertainment and media Works * ''Ai'' (album), a 2004 release by Seraphim * "A.I." (song), by OneRepublic, 2016 * ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'', a 2001 American film * '' A.I. Rising'', a 2018 Serbian film * '' AI: The Somnium Files'', a 2019 video game * ''American Idol'', a televised singing contest * ''The American Interest'', a bimonthly magazine (2005–2020) * ''I'' (2015 film), an Indian Tamil film (initial title: ''Ai'') Other uses in arts and media * A.i. (band), a Californian rock–electroclash group * All in (poker), wagering one's entire stake * Appreciation Index, a British measure of broadcast programme approval * Non-player character, in gaming (colloquially, ''an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
