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Unbalance Na Kiss O Shite
''Unbalance na Kiss o Shite'' (アンバランスなKissをして / ''An Unbalanced Kiss'') is the second single released by Japanese artist Hiro Takahashi on December 17, 1993. It peaked on the Oricon charts at No. 28 upon its initial debut, and again in 2005 at No. 187. The single had also charted in 2004 with the song by Matsuko Mawatari, which was written by Hsiao-Lung Lee and Matsuko Mawatari. This song also became the third ending of the anime series ''YuYu Hakusho''. Track listing 1993 release 2005 release Personnel *Norihiko Hibino: arrangement *Hiro Takahashi: keyboards, synthesizer, chorus *Tamiaki: electric guitar *Daisuke Kawai: organ, synthesizer Covers * Eizo Japan - track #5 on album ''EIZO Japan 1'' (2009) *misono - covered a clip of the song in "misono to Utaou! Animedley II", track #5 from her album ''Cover Album'' (2009) *M.O.E - track #16 on album ''Oretachi no Uta wo Kiku CD'' (2011) *Lead - track #3 on their jacket A edition of their single ''Hurricane' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiro Takahashi
, born as , was a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer. Biography On the music program ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'', he mentioned he composed two songs at the age of 11 – ''Heart of a Woman'' and ''Northern Town''. In 1984, Takahashi started his work entering the band Popsicle. In 1987, he joined the band Tulip, beginning a more professional musical career. He played a major role in the band's development, writing some of its hit singles. In 1989, after the breakup of Tulip (reunited in 1997), he rejoined Popsicle temporarily. When his recording label shut down, he became more active as a composer. He composed numerous soundtracks for anime, stage, television, and radio. His music for ''Nippon Hōsō Show Up Nighter'' was used from 2005 until 2008. He died on November 4, 2005, at the age of 41, due to multiple organ failure resulting from a retroperitoneal sarcoma. Discography Albums * (November 19, 1993) * Welcome To Popsicle Channel (November 18, 1994) * New Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Album (album)
is the first cover album and second mini-album released by Japanese soloist misono. The album's title is a play on , the Japanese word for hippopotamus. It charted on Oricon at No. 28 and remained on the charts for four weeks. The album was released on the same day as her fourteenth single, '' Urusei Yatsura no Theme: Lum no Love Song/Me''. The album was released solely as a CD, although a music video for the first song, "misono to Utaou! Animedley I", was placed on the aforementioned single. For the album, misono covered a variety of songs from other artists, including Avril Lavinge's " Complicated", Mayo Okamoto's "Tomorrow" and Personz's "Dear Friends". Information ''Cover Album'' is the first cover album released by Japanese singer-songwriter misono on September 23, 2009. The album peaked at No. 28 on the Oricon Albums Charts, remaining on the charts for four consecutive weeks. The album was released the same day as her single '' Urusei Yatsura no Theme ~Lum no Love Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torch Songs
A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end, which is ignited and used as a light source. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment. In some countries "torch" in modern usage is the term for a battery-operated portable light. Etymology From the Old French "''torche''" meaning "twisted thing", hence "torch formed of twisted tow dipped in wax", probably from Vulgar Latin *''torca'', alteration of Late Latin ''torqua'', variant of classical Latin ''torques'' "collar of twisted metal", from ''torquere'' "to twist". Torch construction Torch construction has varied through history depending on the torch's purpose. Torches were usually constructed of a wooden stave with one end wrapped in a material which was soaked in a flammable substance. In the United States, black bear bones may have been used. Modern procession torches are made from coarse hessian rolled into a tube a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime Songs
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, or Video games in Japan, video games. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Singles
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Singles
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The White House (Moscow), Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefully Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; In the United States, the ATF Waco siege, besieges a compound belonging to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in a search for illegal weapons, which ends in the building being set alight and killing most inside; Eritrea gains independence; A major 1993 Storm of the Century, snow storm passes over the United States and Canada, leading to over 300 fatalities; Drug lord and narcoterrorism, narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar is killed by Military Forces of Colombia, Colombian special forces; Ramzi Yousef and other Islamic terrorism, Islamic terrorists 1993 World Trade Center bombing, detonate a truck bomb in the subterranean garage of List of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon Charts
, 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayabie
is a Japanese visual kei rock band signed to the label Tokuma Japan Communications. Their music consisted of a wide variety of sounds and moods, ranging from catchy and upbeat to heavy and hard-edged punk songs. Many of the band's costumes were designed by ID JapanTanja and Niok ''Interview with Ayabie in France'' Retrieved August 20, 2007 or H. Naoto.Katrin and Karmik ''Ayabie in Finland'' Interview by JAME Retrieved on August 13, 2007 In 2010, Kenzo, Intetsu, Yumehito and Takehito left the band becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now Or Never (Lead Album)
''Now or Never'' (stylized as ''NOW OR NEVER'') is the sixth studio album by Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was their first album to chart in the top ten on the Oricon charts since their debut album ''Life On Da Beat'' (2003) coming in at #6 and remaining on the charts for two weeks. The album was their first album in four years and contained four preluding singles: '' GiraGira Romantic, Speed Star★, Hurricane'' and ''Wanna Be With You.'' Both ''Hurricane'' and ''Wanna Be With You'' charted in the top ten, with ''Wanna Be With You'' charting at #3. It was their first album to be released in multiple editions: CD, CD+DVD and two 2CD editions with different content. ''Now or Never'' was their last album with lead vocalist Hiroki Nakadoi, whereas, after their following single ''Still,'' he left the group due to feelings of inadequacy. Information ''Now or Never'' is the sixth studio album, seventh overall, by Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released on July 18, 2012 under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane (Lead Song)
''Hurricane'' (stylized as ''HURRICANE'') is the eighteenth single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was their first single of 2011, released a year after their previous single '' Speed Star.'' The peaked at #8 on the Oricon charts, where it stayed for three weeks. The single became their first single to chart in the top ten on Oricon since their 2006 single ''Virgin Blue.'' The single was released in five formats, a standard CD, and four CD only editions that corresponded to each member. The four corresponding versions were also release as limited editions, which contained event tickets. Each member edition contained different b-sides on the CD portion, along with differing cover art. Information ''Hurricane'' is the eighteenth single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was their first single of 2011, release on August 10, a year after their previous single '' Speed Star.'' This would be the final annual single released by the group, whereas they would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lead (band)
Lead () is a Japanese hip-hop dance and vocal group, initially formed under the name Rhymix in Osaka, Japan in March 2002. They went through two name changes before debuting as "Lead" in May 2002 under the Pony Canyon sub-label Flight Master. The group consists of Shinya Taniuichi, Keita Furuya, Akira Kagimoto and, formerly, Hiroki Nakadoi. Upon debuting on July 31, 2002 with " Manatsu no Magic", the group experienced early success due to their dancing and vocal skills at a young age. The release of their second single " Show Me the Way" earned the group the Best Newcomer Award during the 44th Japan Record Awards. Their debut album ''Life On Da Beat'' took the No. 5 spot on the Oricon charts. In 2010, the group moved from Flight Master to the parent label of Pony Canyon with their single " Speed Star." Beginning with the single "Wanna Be With You" (2012), the group began a string of top-charting singles. The single peaked at No. 3 on Orion and their singles have continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misono
, publicly known mononymously as Misono (stylized as misono), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and TV personality. She was born in Kyoto, Japan, and is the younger sister of singer Koda Kumi. Career In 2000, Misono participated in the summer vacation audition organized by Japanese label Avex, and was subsequently chosen by the label to become one of their artists. In 2002, she debuted as the vocalist of Day After Tomorrow (dat), a J-pop band formed by the Avex Trax label under the production of Mitsuru Igarashi. Only five months after their debut, they received the Newcomer of the Year award at the Japan Record Awards. In August 2015, after the release of their first greatest hits album, dat went on a indefinite hiatus. In 2006, Misono debuted as a solo artist with the release of her first single, "VS", which was used as theme song for Nintendo DS videogame '' Tales of the Tempest'', following previous songs by day after tomorrow that were used in this videogame franchise. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
