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Sekai Wa Kitto Mirai No Naka
is the 29th single by Zard, released 16 June 1999 under the B-Gram Records label. As with their previous singles Atarashii Door and Good Day, this single doesn't include an alternate song. The single debuted at #2 the first week. It charted for nine weeks and sold over 201,000 copies. This marked the 24th consecutive single by ZARD, since Makenaide, which reached the top three in the Oricon rankings. Track list All songs are written by Izumi Sakai. # #*composer: Yuuichirou Iwai (New Cinema Tokage)/arrangement: Akihito Tokunaga, Hirohito Furui and 4D-JAM 4D-Jam is a Japanese R&B and soul music unit under the Giza Studio label active in 1998–2002. In 2014, they came back from 12-year hiatus under indies label Con4Tunes. Members *Maho Furukawa (ふるかわ♥魔法)) – vocalist, lyricist *Ken ... # (original karaoke) Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBDJ-1047 References 1999 singles Zard songs Songs written by Izumi Sakai B Zone sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zard
(stylized as ZARD) were a Japanese pop rock group, originally with five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as its only constant member. Izumi Sakai was also the band's core member. Zard's work was sold under the record label B-Gram Records, Inc. Their most popular and successful songs are , , and " My Friend" (1996). As of 2023, Zard has sold over 38 million records, making them one of the best-selling music artists in Japan. Career Zard began when the former CEO of Being Corporation, Daikō Nagato, recruited a 24-year-old model named Sachiko Kamachi. Changing her name to Izumi Sakai in an attempt to cut off her past, she created a group called Zard. Zard made a breakthrough with the release of their debut single February 10, 1991 '' Good-bye My Loneliness'', which was a theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Ideals and Reality of Marriage" featuring Misako Tanaka. The song was very successful, reaching No. 9 in the Oricon rankings. Zard's next two singles did not sell as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zard Songs
(stylized as ZARD) were a Japanese pop rock group, originally with five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as its only constant member. Izumi Sakai was also the band's core member. Zard's work was sold under the record label Giza Studio, B-Gram Records, Inc. Their most popular and successful songs are , , and "My Friend (Zard song), My Friend" (1996). As of 2023, Zard has sold over 38 million records, making them one of the List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music artists in Japan. Career Zard began when the former CEO of Being Corporation, Daikō Nagato, recruited a 24-year-old model named Sachiko Kamachi. Changing her name to Izumi Sakai in an attempt to cut off her past, she created a group called Zard. Zard made a breakthrough with the release of their debut single February 10, 1991 ''Good-bye My Loneliness (song), Good-bye My Loneliness'', which was a theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Ideals and Reality of Marriage" featuring Misako Tanaka. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Singles
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4D-JAM
4D-Jam is a Japanese R&B and soul music unit under the Giza Studio label active in 1998–2002. In 2014, they came back from 12-year hiatus under indies label Con4Tunes. Members *Maho Furukawa (ふるかわ♥魔法)) – vocalist, lyricist *Kenji Shiojiri (シオジリケンジ) – leader, vocalist, composer, lyricist, arranger *Hiromu Nakao (中尾弘)) – arranger *E:mju – DJ *Mirai & Nozomi – Dancers History The formation of the band began in 1996 with Kenji and Hiromu together. In September 1998, as a duo unit they released analog single ''Finger'' under indies R&B label ''Styling Records''. In the same month, during music television program's audition ''Hip Hop'' performing Minnie Riperton's ''Lovin' You''. Soon after, she joined 4D-Jam as a main vocalist and become Maho's solo project. In March 1999, as a trio unit they released a first indies single ''Taiyou no Nai Asa Tsuki no Nai Yoru'' under indies label ''Garage Indies Zapping Association''. One month later in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirohito Furui
is a Japanese musical arranger and keyboardist in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label Giza Studio. In years 1999-2013 he was part of Japanese band Garnet Crow as arranger. In March 2018, he launched his own band project ''Again'', however in June 2019 changed into ''Alpha'' under independent label Freestyle. List of provided works as arranger ★ album ☆ single/coupling Miho Komatsu * Nazo ☆ * Kagayakeru Hoshi ☆ * Alive, My Soul ( Nazo) ★ * Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake ☆ * Koori no ue ni Tatsu yo ni ☆ * Chance ☆ * Anybody's Game ☆ * Miho Komatsu 2nd ~ Mirai ~ ★ * Sayonara no Kakera ☆ * Saitan Kyori de ☆ * Kaze ga Soyogu Basho ☆ *No Time No Fall, Holding; Holding on ( Miho Komatsu 3rd ~ everywhere ~) ★ *Style of my own ( Miho Komatsu 5 ~ source ~) ★ *Ashita wo Motezuni (Miho Komatsu 6th ~ Hanano ~) ★ * Tsubasa wa Nakutemo ☆ * Suna no Shiro ☆ * Namida Kirare Tobase ☆ * I~Dareka... ☆ *Kokyou ( Miho Komatsu 7 ~prime number~) ★ * Anat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihito Tokunaga
(born 22 September 1971) is a Japanese musician, composer and arranger. After making a name for himself working for Being Inc. in the 1990s, he has been signed to Giza Studio from 2000 until 2023. In 2004, Tokunaga formed the rock band doa (Japanese band), doa. After departure from the agency in 2023, he has become freelancer musician under independent company Floodlight. Biography Since college he worked as orchestrator, then start working as a bassist. For artists as Zard, Mai Kuraki, B'z and many others from Being Inc. Tokunaga provided for them music and arrangements, participate in the live support for more than 15 years. Tokunaga is working as a bassist with high technology. He also participated in many chorus parts which he makes on his own. Since 2004, he is member of rock band Doa (Japanese band), doa as vocalist and bassist. Beside of this he's doing programming, is in charge of piano, organ, guitar, mandolin and percussion. He is also famous for composing the music to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Cinema Tokage
New Cinema Tokage (New Cinema 蜥蜴) was a Japanese rock-band under Giza Studio label active in years 19972002. Their management office was Ading. Members *Motoari Funaki (舩木基有) - vocalist and lyricist *Yuuichiro Iwai (岩井勇一郎) - composer and guitarist *Keisuke Kurumatani (車谷啓介) - drummer and lyricist *Hideki Kawagoe (川越英樹) - bassist in years 1998-2000 *Hiroyuki Wakita (脇田啓行) - bassist in years 2000-2002 Biography The formation of the band began in 1997, at this time Motoari and Yuuichiro were working on their demo tape. After Keisuke joined in summer 1998, the members came up with the name ''New Cinema Tokage''. The origin of which comes from the Italian movie ''Cinema Paradiso'' which Seiichiro had watched. In October 1998, under Giza Studio indies label, they released their first indies single ''360°'' and debuted as the label's first artist. By January 1999, they had released their first indies album ''Smashing the bad!''. In Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumi Sakai
, known professionally as , was a Japanese pop singer and core member of the group Zard. As Sakai was the only member in the group for the majority of the 16 years which it was active, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. She was the best-selling female recording artist of the 1990s and has sold over 38 million copies of sales, making her one of the best-selling music artists in Japan of all time. Life and career Born in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Sakai grew up in Hadano, Kanagawa. Her father was a driving instructor, and she had a younger brother and younger sister. After her death, a neighbor recalled that Sakai was “beautiful and popular” in elementary school. She was also athletic, joining the track and field team in junior high and playing tennis in high school. Graduating from Shoin Women's College (now Shoin University) in Atsugi City, Kanagawa, Sakai worked in a real estate company office for two years before being scouted by Stardust Promotion. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makenaide
is the 6th single by Zard released on 27 January 1993 under B-Gram Records label. Background According to the song's composer Tetsurō Oda, Izumi Sakai was singing "strangely," but it proved to be good. The single reached #1 rank, the first time a Zard single had done so. It charted for 18 weeks and it sold over 1.64 million copies and became the highest-selling song for Zard. When she died, it was elected as the best song by Zard on the Oricon polls. It was a song that greatly appealed to the Japanese public. Released at a time that is now seen as the beginning of Japan's post economic bubble era when the Nikkei 225 Index had shrunk in value by a third in only three years, "Makenaide" (Don't Give Up) became known as the theme song of the country's " Lost Decade." While Sakai commented on the television show ''Music Station'' that it would encourage men taking examinations, many people said this song helped them cope with difficult issues such as school bullying. Zard fans’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toki No Tsubasa
is the ninth album by Zard, released on February 15, 2001, by B-Gram Records. Background The album consists of five previously released singles between the years 1999 and 2000. It was released for the tenth anniversary of ZARD's debut. Two famous songs were remixed for anniversary celebration: "Makenaide" and "Yureru Omoi". On July 26, 2021, it was announced that all 11 of ZARD's studio albums would be re-released as part of its 30th anniversary campaign on September 15. Ten of them are being released as remastered editions, while the re-issue of ''Toki no Tsubasa'' is a re-arranged edition with all ten original songs remixed by Yumeto Tsurusawa. Chart performance The album reached number one in its first week on the Oricon charts. It charted 10 weeks and sold over 371,000 copies. This is the band's last studio album to reach number one in the Oricon charts. Track listing All lyrics written by Izumi Sakai.Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-1033 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Day (Zard Song)
"Good Day" is the 27th single by Zard and released on December 2, 1998 under B-Gram Records label. It was released on same day as previous 26th single, Atarashii Door ~Fuyu no Himawari~. The single debuted at #2 on the first week. It charted for eight weeks and sold over 223,000 copies. Track list All songs are written by Izumi Sakai. #Good Day #*composer: Masaaki Watanuki/arrangement: Daisuke Ikeda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently wrestling in the Independent circuit in Japan. Since debuting in 1993, Ikeda has worked for a number of promotions in Japan, including Battlarts, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah a ... #Good Day (original karaoke) Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBDJ-1043 References 1998 singles Zard songs Songs written by Izumi Sakai 1998 songs B Zone singles {{1990s-rock-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
