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Sora No Keshiki
is Rimi Natsukawa's second album, released on . Background Two singles were released before the album, " Nada Sōsō (Special Live Version)" and " Michishirube." The special live version was sung with Begin and Ryoko Moriyama, who wrote the song. Song sources Unlike her first album and EP, '' Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui'' and ''Minamikaze'', the majority of the songs are original compositions. "Manten no Hoshi" and "Dare ni mo Ienai Kedo" are covers of popular music tunes by Parsha Club and Ryoko Moriyama (born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotarō Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician. She is known as the ''Ja .... "Shimajima Kaisha" was originally by Okinawan band Nenes. "Satōkibi-batake" is a cover of a written by Naohiko Terashima in the 1960s, and "Tuki nu Kaisha" is a traditional Okinawan song. Track listing Japan sales rankings ...
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Rimi Natsukawa
is a Japanese singer. She is best known for her 2001 single " Nada Sōsō." Childhood Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after hearing her father sing Yaeyama folk songs, such as and . From age 7, she practiced two hours a day with her father to become an enka singer. At 9, she won a local singing contest (the ). Natsukawa continued to win competitions, and in 1984 won the MBS TV show 's grand prize. In 1986, she won the 's grand prize, and was the youngest person to win this prize at the time. Pony Canyon debut Natsukawa, by chance, was scouted shortly after winning the competition at 13 years old. She moved to Tokyo, and started preparing for her debut. She debuted later in 1989 as an enka singer with the name "Misato Hoshi," under Pony Canyon. She released three singles in three years, and did not find much success. Natsukawa felt defeated after this, and a ...
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Masaaki Uechi
Masaaki (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese poet *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ninjutsu practitioner *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese food historian *, Japanese drummer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese aviator *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese business theorist *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese politician *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese academic *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese video game producer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Ja ...
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Rimi Natsukawa Albums
Rimi may refer to: * Rimi, Nepal, a village development committee * Rimi, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Katsina State * Rimi (Norway), a Norwegian grocery store chain * Rimi Baltic, a Baltic retail chain * Rimi, another name for aurochs, an extinct wild cattle species * Rimi B. Chatterjee (born 1969), Indian author * Rimi Natsukawa (born 1973), Japanese singer * Rimi Nishimoto (born 1994), Japanese voice actress * Rimi Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and film producer * Abba Musa Rimi (born 1940), Nigerian politician * Aisha Rimi, Nigerian attorney, entrepreneur and advocate of women and children's rights * Simeen Hussain Rimi Simeen Hussain Rimi (born 19 August 1961) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-4 constituency. She was elected in the 10th Parliamentary Elections held on 5 January 2014 and in ..., 21st century Bangladeshi politician {{disambig, given name, surname [Baidu]  




Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics 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 (as of April 2011) 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 Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, ...
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Akira Senju
is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor. Biography Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors. Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums ''Utahime'' for Japanese singer Akina Nakamori with more than million sold copies overall. Composition credits include '' Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei'', ''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'', '' Rampo'', '' Strawberry on the Shortcake'', ''Yomigaeri'', ''Red Garden'', '' Nada Sōsō'', '' Fūrin Kazan'', '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', '' Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike'', the 2012 revival of ''Iron Chef'', and anime version of ''Battery''. Arrangement credits include '' Hikari''. Performance credits include '' Handsome Boy, The Snow Queen (Yuki no Joou).'' His brother is Hiroshi Senju, the Nihonga painter. His younger sister is , the violinist. Works Anime series * ''Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei'' (1992, Nippon TV) * ''Mobile Suit V ...
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Megumi Ayukawa
is a Japanese feminine given name. In Japanese, the word megumi means "blessing; grace." Possible writings While the word megumi means blessing and can be written using that kanji, it may also be spelled using other kanji, such as the kanji for love, or written using kana. *恵, "blessing, grace" *愛, "love" *恵美, "blessing, favor; beauty" *旋美, "rotate, turn; beauty" *寵美, "love, affection, patronage; beauty" *巡美, "circumference, patrol; beauty" *廻美, "round, game, revolve, go around, circumference; beauty" *斡美, "administer, go around, rule; beauty" People with the name *Megumi Fujii (藤井 恵, born 1974), retired Japanese mixed martial artist *Megumi Furuya (めぐみ, born 1981), Japanese gravure idol, tarento, actress, and singer, who simply uses the stage name Megumi *Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ, born 1967), Japanese voice actress, lyricist and singer *Megumi Han (潘 めぐみ, born 1989), Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese ...
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Tsuneo Fukuhara
Tsuneo Fukuhara (; 14 November 1932 – 1 November 2022) was a Japanese composer and record producer. Life and career Born in Osaka, Fukuhara was the adoptive son of composer and record producer . He spent his early life in Okinawa, and studied classical music at the Osaka College of Music. He is considered a pioneer in fusing traditional Okinawan style with elements from other popular genres such as classical music, rhythm & blues and bossa nova, and his peculiar compositions are known as "Fukuhara Melodies" ("普久原メロディー"). Fukuhara made his professional debut in 1961, and during his career composed over 500 songs. Among his best known compositions is the song "Bashofu" (1965), which was recorded by popular artists such as Rimi Natsukawa and Tokiko Kato. During his career he received various awards and honors, including in 2014 a lifetime JASRAC Music Culture Award. Fukuhara died of aortic stenosis Aortic stenosis (AS or AoS) is the narrowing of the exit ...
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Hitoshi Kume
Hitoshi (written: , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese scholar and murder victim *, Japanese painter *, Japanese general *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese director *Hitoshi Narita, Japanese naval architect *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese musician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese video game composer *Hitoshi Sasaki (other) Hitoshi Sasaki can refer to: * Hitoshi Sasaki (footballer, born 1891) (佐々木 等) - Japanese footballer * Hitoshi Sasaki (footballer ...
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Kazuhiro Hara
Kazuhiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kazuhiro Fujita, Japanese manga artist *Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Japanese anime director and supervisor *Kazuhiro Hamanaka, professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter *Kazuhiro Haraguchi (born 1959), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan *Kazuhiro Inoue (born 1973), Japanese mixed martial artist *Kazuhiro Kawata (born 1982), Japanese football player * Kirishima Kazuhiro (born 1959), former sumo wrestler from Makizono, Kagoshima, Japan *Kazuhiro Kiuchi (born 1960), Japanese manga artist and film director *Kazuhiro Kiyohara (born 1967), former professional baseball player in Japan *Kazuhiro Kokubo (born 1988), Japanese snowboarder *Kazuhiro Koshi (born 1964), Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 1991 * Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro (born 1984), sumo wrestler * Kazuhiro Maeda (born 1981), Japanese long-distance runner * Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (born 1962), javelin thrower from Japan * Kazuhiro ...
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Natsumi Hirai
is a feminine Japanese given name which is occasionally used as a surname. Possible writings Natsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *夏美, "summer, beauty" *夏実, "summer, truth" *夏未, "summer, still" *夏海, "summer, sea" *夏生, "summer, life" *奈津美 "Nara, harbor, beauty" *奈津実 " Nara, harbor, truth" ;as a surname *夏見, "summer, look" The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Places *Natsumi (夏見), a place located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan *Natsumi Temple complex (夏見廃寺), a Japanese archaeological site People Given name *, Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese football player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese tarento and actress *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese idol *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress and singer from Chiba *, Japan ...
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Chuei Yoshikawa
is a Japanese folk and jazz guitarist.Okinawa Style magazine 沖縄スタイル 19: 南の島の楽園生活マガジン - Issue 19 - Page 66 2007" 最近では吉川忠英と組んだ「唄膝び I 」、「唄遊び II 」で新境地を開拓した。現在は父より受け継いだ." Selected discography *''California Roll'', Voss Records 1987 *''Starry Eyed'' 2000 *''Guitar by Guitar'' 2007 References 1947 births Living people {{Japan-musician-stub ...
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