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Sekai No Owari Discography
The discography of Japanese Rock music, rock band Sekai no Owari consists of eight studio albums, two extended play, four video albums and twelve singles. After self-releasing their first extended play in 2009, Sekai no Owari debuted as an independent artist in 2010 under Lastrum Music Entertainment with the album ''Earth''. After releasing a A-side and B-side#Double A-side, double A-side single "Tenshi to Akuma" / "Fantasy" at the end of 2010, Sekai no Owari parted with their previous label, signing with major label Toy's Factory. The group released their second album ''Entertainment'' in 2012, immediately after "Nemurihime", the band's first top five single on the Oricon singles charts. The band's 2013 single "RPG" became widely successful, reaching number one on the ''Billboard Japan'' Billboard Japan Hot 100, Hot 100, and later becoming certified double platinum by the RIAJ. Following this with the also successful singles "Snow Magic Fantasy" (2014), "Honō to Mori no Carnival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny & Associates
is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male Japanese idol, entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rented an office space owned by Watanabe Productions, operating under its management as well. Six years later, Four Leaves, a boy band created by the agency, became successful. Four Leaves left a lasting legacy to the industry because it was produced as a "Group sounds band that does not play instruments", a product of Kitagawa's taste for emphasizing the attributes, personality and physical abilities of a performer. Since then Kitagawa has formed a number of successful acts, such as solo artist Masahiko Kondō, whose song, , won the 1987 29th Japan Record Awards, Japan Record Award, and Hikaru Genji (band), Hikaru Genji, the first Johnny group with three singles on the Japanese Oricon yearly chart in 1988. Johnny & Associates pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain (Sekai No Owari Song)
"Rain" is a song by Japanese pop band Sekai no Owari. It was released as the band's eleventh major label single on July 5, 2017, under Toy's Factory. The song was used as the theme song for the animated film ''Mary and the Witch's Flower'' (2017). Background and release At the end of 2014, producer Yoshiaki Nishimura left Studio Ghibli, with director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who had directed ''Arrietty'' and ''When Marnie Was There'', leaving soon after. Nishimura founded Studio Ponoc in April 2015. In December 2016, teasers for ''Mary and the Witch's Flower'', Studio Ponoc's first feature-length animated film, were released. Based on the children's novel ''The Little Broomstick'' by Mary Stewart, the film follows a young girl, Mary (voiced by Hana Sugisaki), who journeys into the world of witches. Production of "Rain" began at the end of 2016 with a meeting between the Sekai no Owari members, director Yonebayashi, and producer Nishimura, where the members were shown the storybo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon 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. In November 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 offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Record
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it remained the standard format for record albums (during a period in popular music known as the album era) until its gradual replacement from the 1980s to the early 2000s, first by cassettes, then by compact discs, and finally by digital music distribution. Beginning in the late 2000s, the LP has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Format advantages At the time the LP was introduced, nearly all phonograph records for home use were made of an abrasive shellac compou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye (Sekai No Owari Album)
''Eye'' is the joint fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Sekai no Owari, released on February 27, 2019, by Toy's Factory. It was released simultaneously with the album ''Lip''. The limited first run of the album contains a DVD with footage from the band's Insomnia Train outdoor concert tour. The band will tour in support of the albums from April 2019. It debuted at number two on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart on March 6, behind ''Lip'' at number one. Background The band recorded enough material across the four years from their previous album ''Tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...'' (2015), so decided to release it across two separate albums, with ''Eye'' showcasing the band's "wild side", and ''Lip'' featuring the band's "signature pop" songs. The songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lip (album)
''Lip'' is the joint fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Sekai no Owari, released on February 27, 2019, by Toy's Factory. It was released simultaneously with the album ''Eye''. The limited first run of the album contains a DVD featuring several of the band's music videos. The band will tour in support of the albums from April 2019. It debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart on March 6. Background The band recorded enough material across the four years from their previous album ''Tree'' (2015), so decided to divide the material onto two discs, with ''Lip'' featuring the band's "signature pop" songs, and ''Eye'' showcasing their "wild side". The songs "Hey Ho", "Error", "Mr. Heartache", "Rain", "Sasanqua" and "Illumination" were released prior to the album, with music videos accompanying several of the songs. Promotion "Illumination" was used as the theme song of the TV Asahi drama ''Legal V Ex-Lawyer Shoko Takanashi'', while "Sasanqua" was used as the broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include promotion of music sales, enforcement of Copyright law of Japan, copyright law, and research related to the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual ''RIAJ Year Book'', a statistical summary of each year's music sales, as well as distributing a variety of other data. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, the RIAJ has twenty member companies and a smaller number of associate and supporting members; some member companies are the Japanese branches of multinational corporations headquartered elsewhere. The association is responsible for certifying Music recording sales certification, gold and platinum albums and singles in Japan. RIAJ Certification In 1989, the Recording Industry Association of Japan introduced the music reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Albums Chart
The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Oricon originally published LP, CT, Cartridge and CD charts prior to the establishment of the Oricon Albums Chart on October 5, 1987. The Oricon Albums Chart's rankings are based on physical albums' sales. Oricon did not include download sales until its establishment of the Digital Albums Chart on November 19, 2016. In November 2018, Oricon began to include streaming in its album rankings, introducing a combined album chart based on album-equivalent units. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon's official website. Every Monday, Oricon receives data from outlets, but data on merchandise sold through certain channels does not make it into the charts. For example, the debut single of NEWS, a pop group, was released only through 7-Eleven stores, which are not covered by Oricon, and its sales were not reflected in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Recording Sales Certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music 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 companies to publicize their sales ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Of The World
End of the world or The End of the World may refer to: * The end time in the eschatology of various religions and mythologies * End of the world (fiction), fiction that is concerned with the end of human civilization * Global catastrophe scenarios resulting in the destruction of the planet, human extinction, or the end of human civilization Art * ''The End of the World'' (painting), an 1853 painting by John Martin * ''The End of the World'', a lost painting by Francesco Anelli Books *''The End of the World'', 1930 novel by Geoffrey Dennis, winner of the 1930 Hawthornden Prize * '' Skulduggery Pleasant: The End of the World'', a 2012 novella by Derek Landy Films * ''The End of the World'' (1916 film), a Danish film * ''End of the World'' (1931 film), based on ''Omega: The Last Days of the World'' * ''Panic in Year Zero!'', a 1962 science fiction film also released under the title ''End of the World'' * ''End of the World'' (1977 film), a film starring Christopher Lee and Sue L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
