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Smile.dk
Smile.dk (sometimes written SMiLE.dk or Smile-dk, pronounced ''Smile D-K'') or Smile is a Swedish Eurodance group with Veronica Almqvist as the only current member. The band is known for several songs featured in music video games, such as ''Dance Dance Revolution''. They have regularly appeared on ''Dancemania'' since its tenth issue. Smile.dk has been one of the most featured acts in the ''Dancemania'' series, along with the likes of Captain Jack and E-Rotic. History Veronica Almqvist and Nina Boquist first formed as Smile, and released their first album ''Smile'' in 1998. All songs were written and produced by Robert Uhlmann and Robin Rex. The first single from the album, "Butterfly", was licensed by Konami and featured in the first release of ''Dance Dance Revolution'', a popular dance video game. The second single from the album, "Boys", pays homage to Sabrina Salerno's hit "Boys (Summertime Love)". The album was later re-released with new artwork and bonus tracks in Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Dance Revolution (1998 Video Game)
(''DDR'') is a music video game, developed by Konami, released in arcades on November 18, 1998, in Japan. ''Dance Dance Revolution'' is a unique game involving dance and rhythm that defined the genre. It is the first installment of the franchise of the same name. It involves timing and balance by having players use their feet instead of their hands like typical video games. In March 1999, the game was released for North American arcades, and for European arcades under the name ''Dancing Stage''. Players and game critics were caught off-guard by the game's addictive qualities winning the new franchise many merits to its design. On Saturday, April 10, 1999, ''Dance Dance Revolution'' was released for the Japanese PlayStation, adding new music and gameplay elements. A console release was not made for any other region until 2001. Gameplay The objective of ''Dance Dance Revolution'' is to move one's feet to a set pattern. Players must step to the beat, matching their beat to the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Uhlmann
Robert Erik Uhlmann (born 14 March 1968) is a Swedish media executive and composer who has written/produced music for the artists Dr. Alban, Jonny Jakobsen, Arash (singer), Arash, Basshunter, Margaret (singer), Margaret, Samantha Fox, Shaggy (musician), Shaggy, Sean Paul, Smile.dk, Josefine Ridell amongst others. He is one of the founders of Extensive Music label. Released songs * 1995 – Look Twice – "Go Away" * 1995 – Look Twice – "Feel the Night" * 1995 – Bushman – "No 1 Else" * 1995 – Poco Loco – "I'm the One" * 1996 – Poco Loco – "Come Everybody" * 1997 – Dr. Alban – "Long Time Ago" * 1998 – Jonny Jakobsen, Dr. Bombay – "Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)" * 1998 – Dr. Bombay – "S.O.S (The Tiger Took My Family)" * 1998 – Dr. Bombay – "Rice & Curry" * 1998 – Dr. Bombay – "Girlie Girlie" * 1998 – Dr. Bombay – "Indy Dancing" * 1998 – Smile.dk – "Butterfly (Smile.dk song), Butterfly" * 1998 – Smile.dk – "Boys" * 1998 – Smile.dk � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Girls
''Future Girls'' is the second album by Swedish Eurodance group Smile.dk, released in 2000. The song "Dancing All Alone" was featured in the video game '' Dance Dance Revolution 5thMIX''. Tracks from this album are featured on several ''Dancemania'' megamix albums, including ''Dancemania ''Dancemania'' is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially Eurodance. Despite many of its tracks being made by various musicians from all over the world and mainly from the European ... X7, X8'' ''Hyper Delux'', and ''Delux 5''. Track listing # "Future Girls" – 3:35 # "Doo-Be-Di-Boy" – 3:12 # "Hollywood" – 3:20 # "Counting on You" – 4:18 # "Dancing All Alone" – 3:09 # "Together" – 3:15 # "Heal My Broken Heart" – 3:43 # "Kissy Kissy" – 3:05 # "Love & Devotion" – 3:34 # "Don't Let Go" – 3:30 # "Dragonfly" – 3:18 # "Do You?" – 3:18 Japanese bonus tracks # "Someday" – 3:06 # "Dancing All Alone" (Kimono remi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancemania Speed
''Dancemania Speed'' is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's ''Dancemania'' Compilation album, compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released ''Dancemania'' albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs. Unlike the main series mostly consisting of Eurodance, this series largely consists of hardcore techno crews from the UK, the home of happy hardcore, and Eurobeat Artists from Italy History The first issue, titled ''Dancemania Speed'', was released on 23 September 1998 with Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" as its beginning track along with 24 other tracks including Paffendorf, Bellini's "Samba de Janeiro", Captain Jack (band), Captain Jack's "Together & Forever", Me & My's "Dub-I-Dub", and E-Rotic's "Willy Use A Billy...Boy". The second issue, ''Dancemania Speed 2'', was released on 3 March 1999 with tracks including "My Heart Will Go On", "Jump (Van Halen song), Jump", "Butterfly (Smile.dk song), Butterfly", "Captai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancemania 10
''Dancemania 10'' is the tenth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan. The album debuted at #13 on Oricon's weekly album chart, reached #9 the next week, and appeared on the yearly best-selling album chart at #84 in 1998 with 254,870 copies sold, along with another Dancemania album, ''Extra'', which ranked #79.Oricon DatabaseOricon Album 1998 Top 100 This album featured Smile.dk's first appearance in the series with the song "Butterfly". __TOC__ Tracks Further details The album's full length is 76:00. :The longest track is "Have You Never Been Mellow" (#3) at 4:11. :The shortest track is "Moon" (#23) at 2:12. The album's overall average tempo is 137 bpm;Electronic EmotionDancemania DATA Dancemania 10 :The fastest track is "Everything Counts" (#25) at 166 bpm. :The slowest track is "Love Dot Com." (#6) at 125 bpm. The album contains 2 cover songs. :#3 "Have You Never Been Mellow" is a cover of Olivia Newton-John's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancemania X1
''Dancemania X1'', a.k.a. ''Dancemania 11'', is the eleventh set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1999 by EMI Music Japan. The album debuted at #4 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1999, reached #2 in February 1999, and appeared on the yearly best-selling album chart at #77 in 1999 with 304,710 copies sold, along with several other Dancemania albums such as '' Speed 2'' being #72 and ''Delux 3'' being #88.Oricon DatabaseOricon Album 1999 Top 100 Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as ''Disco Groove'', ''Delux 3'', ''Delux 4'', ''Diamond'', ''Diamond Complete Edition'', ''Best Yellow'', ''Best Red'', ''Zip Mania II'', ''Zip Mania Best'', ''Fura Mania'', ''Speed 2'', ''Speed 3'', ''Speed 7'', '' Speed Best 2001'' or ''Happy Paradise''.Electronic EmotionDancemania DATA Dancemania X1 __TOC__ Tracks Further details The album's full length is 76:00. :The longest tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Dance Revolution
(''DDR'') is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, ''Dance Dance Revolution'' is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance Video game genre, genre in video games. Players stand on a "dance platform" or stage and hit colored arrows laid out in a cross with their feet to musical and visual cues. Players are judged by how well they time their dance to the patterns presented to them and are allowed to choose more music to play to if they receive a passing score. ''Dance Dance Revolution'' has been met with critical acclaim for its originality and stamina in the video game market, as well as popularizing the use of videogames as a medium for fitness and exercise. There have been dozens of Arcade game, arcade-based releases across several countries and hundreds of home video game console releases, promoting a music library of original songs produced by Konami's in- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Japan
San Japan is an annual three-day anime convention held during August/September at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio Grand Hyatt Hotel, and San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. The convention is held over Labor Day weekend. Programming The convention typically offers an arcade, Artist's Alley, car show, charity auction, concerts, cosplay chess, cosplay dating game, dealers room, electronic dances, a formal masquerade, grand cosplay show, Idol Festival, Lolita fashion show, panels, Maid Cafe, tabletop gaming, video games, and workshops. The tabletop gaming space is open 24 hours a day during the convention. The 2014 convention had a blood drive and the charity auction benefited the San Antonio Battered Women and Children's Center. The 2015 convention had a blood drive and some charity funds were donated to San Antonio Pets Alive. San Japan held a blood drive, food drive, and the Charity Auction would benefit disABILITYsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamusic Incorporated
is a Japanese record label also working as a subsidiary of TY Limited Incorporated. Its chairman is Tom Yoda, ex-chairman of Avex Group. Labels * Dreamusic Overseas * Teenage Symphony Label * Feel Mee (from assets acquired from Interchannel in 2013) Artists Domestic * Funky Monkey Babys * Doll Elements * Yōichi Aoyama * Yūzō Kayama * Hiroko Nakamura * Ayaka Hirahara * Ryoko Moriyama * :ja:池松宏, Hiroshi Ikematsu * :ja:大下香奈, Kana Oshita * :ja:カラーボトル, Color Bottle * :ja:川江美奈子, Kawae Minoko * :ja:クノシンジ, Shinji Kuno * :ja:曽根由希江, Yukie Sone * :ja:藤澤ノリマサ, Norimasa Fujisawa * :ja:PLΛTINUM, Platinum * :ja:MINJI, Minji * Meilin * Gyunta * Teenage Symphony (Dreamusic/Teenage Symphony) * Jam 9 * T4 * Lisa Ono International * Choi Ye-na * Elliot Minor * Dúné * Erik Mongrain * Smile.dk * Sunshine State * Caitlyn * Nicole * Mon Roe * Kids on Bridges * BABY BLUE (MNL48 sub-unit) Reference: Former * Jun Shibata (Active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakura-Con
Sakura-Con is an annual three-day anime convention held during March or April at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. The convention, which is traditionally held over Easter weekend, is the largest anime convention in the Northwest. It is organized by the volunteer Asia-Northwest Cultural Education Association (ANCEA). Programming The convention primarily showcases interactive activities related to the culture of Asian countries, most frequently Japan. Typical activities include panels hosted by enthusiasts and industry professionals, live game shows, an anime music video contest, an art show, artist alley, dances/raves, collectible card gaming, cosplay chess, cosplay contests, an exhibitors hall with both independent and corporate booths, a fashion show, Japanese cultural and presentations (aikido demonstrations, kabuki performances, kendama play, kendo swordsmanship, taiko drumming, tea ceremonies), Japanese pop and rock concerts, karaoke, masquerade ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys (Summertime Love)
"Boys (Summertime Love)" is a song by Italian singer Sabrina, released in May 1987 as the third single from her self-titled debut studio album (1987). The song topped the charts in France (where it became the first number-one single by an Italian singer since 1984) and Switzerland, while peaking within the top five in Austria, Belgium, Finland, West Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. It was Sabrina's first single to be released in the United Kingdom, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart in June 1988. Outside Europe, "Boys (Summertime Love)" peaked at number 11 in Australia and number six in South Africa. The song was re-released as a remixed version twice: in France in 1995, retitled as "Boys '95", and in 2003 as "Boys Boys Boys (The Dance Remixes)". Critical reception William Shaw from ''Smash Hits'' wrote that Sabrina "sings a rather nicely inane tune about boys which jigs about infectiously enough as eurodisco tunes invariably do, but wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūō, Tokyo
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. Chūō-ku, as a combination of Kyōbashi and Nihonbashi, is the core of Shitamachi, the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo. Literally meaning "Central Ward", it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II. The most famous district in Chūō is Ginza, built on the site of a former silver mint from which it takes its name. The gold mint, or , formerly occupied the site of the present-day Bank of Japan headquarters building, also in Chūō. As of October 1, 2020, the ward has a resident population of 169,179, and a population density of 16,569 persons per km2. The total area is 10.21 km2. However, because of the concentration of businesses, offices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
