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E-girls And E-boys
E-girls (sometimes stylized as E-Girls or e-girls; stands for Exile Girls) was a Japanese collective girl group created and managed by LDH (company), LDH while signed to music label Rhythm Zone from Avex Group, Avex. As of 2017, the band consisted of 11 members; 8 of which featured members of groups Happiness (Japanese band), Happiness and Flower (Japanese band), Flower. Created as a sister act to boy band Exile (Japanese band), Exile, E-girls debuted in 2011 with their single "Celebration". After a string of promotional recordings, E-girls released their debut record ''Lesson 1 (E-girls album), Lesson 1'' two years later. In 2013, their single "Gomennasai no Kissing You" catapulted the girls into commercial success, selling over 100,000 units, and its parent album ''Colorful Pop'' (2014), was met with positive reviews and high performance on the Oricon Albums Chart. With several members departing from the group, E-girls released their third album ''E.G. Time'' (2015), which saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop
J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s in music, 1960s pop music, pop and rock music. J-pop replaced ''kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music"), a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s in the Japanese music scene. Japanese rock bands such as Happy End (band), Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-pop was further defined by New wave music, new wave and Crossover music, crossover Jazz fusion, fusion acts of the late 1970s, such as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Southern All Stars. () Popular styles of Japanese pop music include city pop and technopop during the 1970s1980s, and Eurobeat#J-Euro, J-Euro (such as Namie Amuro) and Shibuya-kei during the 1990s and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomi Bando
is a Japanese dancer, model, and actress under LDH. She is a former member of Flower and E-girls. Bando is also a former model of ''Hanachu'' and an exclusive model for '' Seventeen''. Career E-girls On July 26, 2011, during an ''E-Girls Show'' event in Shibuya-Ex, Bando passed the dance performance department of the ''Exile Presents Vocal Battle Audition 3 for Girls'' and was added to Flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ... as a performer alongside Harumi Sato. On that same day, she was also added as a member to E-girls, having a concurrent position in the group and Flower. On August 30, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine '' Seventeen'' after winning the ''Miss Seventeen 2011'' audition along with Yua Shinkawa, Ayami Nakajo and Ai Hashiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Champagne (E-girls Song)
"Pink Champagne" is a song recorded and performed by Japanese collective unit E-girls, taken as a single from their fourth studio album '' E.G. Crazy'' (2017). The track was released on August 10, 2016 through Rhythm Zone and Avex Music Creative Inc. in three physical formats—two CD's and a DVD bundle—and for digital consumption. The song was written by Masoto Kotake and produced by Exile Hiro. Additionally, each addition apart from the one-track format came with the two B-sides: "Bad Girls" and "Cowgirl Rhapsody" which was produced by Skylar Mones, one remix of their single " Dance Dance Dance" and the first three instrumental tracks, respectively. The concept for "Pink Champagne" was to emphasize a more cooler, sexier and edgier sound than their previous single " E.G. Summer Rider", which was described by Rhythm Zone as fun and poppier. Furthermore, the single was created by a variety of composers, such as Sigurd Rosnes, Courtney Jenaé Stahl and Stephen Stahl, amongst ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Dance Dance (E-girls Song)
"Dance Dance Dance" is a song recorded and performed by Japanese collective unit E-girls. It first appeared on their greatest hits album ''E.G. Smile: E-girls Best'' (2015), and subsequently served as the single of their fourth studio record ''E.G. Crazy'' (2017). The track was released on September 30, 2015 through Rhythm Zone and Avex Music Creative Inc. in three physical formats—two CD's and a DVD bundle—and for digital consumption. The song was written by Lauren Kaori, composed by DWB and Nanna Larsen, and produced by DWB with Exile's Hiro. "Dance Dance Dance" is their second single released in 2015, with "Anniversary!!", to only feature selective members in the line-up. Musically, "Dance Dance Dance" was described by music critics as a departure from their traditional J-pop style, and blends contemporary dance music with funk and disco. Additionally, the physical and digital packaging included the dance numbers "Hey! You!" and "Express (Do Your Dance)", the latter being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anniversary!!
"Anniversary!!" is a song recorded and performed by Japanese collective unit E-girls. It first appeared on their greatest hits album ''E.G. Smile: E-girls Best'' (2015), and subsequently served as the single of their fourth studio record '' E.G. Crazy'' (2017). The track was released on May 20, 2015 through Rhythm Zone and Avex Music Creative Inc. in three physical formats—two CD's and a DVD bundle—and for digital consumption. The song was written by Hana Utsugi, composed by Sky Beatz, Fast Lane and Lisa Desmond, and produced by Exile's Hiro. "Anniversary!!" is their first single released in 2015 to only feature selective members in the line-up. Musically, "Anniversary!!" is a J-pop number that incorporates elements of dance rock. Described by their management as a pop entry for the summer season, the physical and digital packaging included the track "Saturday Night (Rock na Yoru ni Mahou wo Kakete)", which is a cover song originally performed by Scottish band Bay City Rolle ... [...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. A Digital Albums Chart based on download sales was established on November 19, 2016. On December 24, 2018, Oricon introduced a Combined Albums Chart based on album-equivalent units. It counts physical sales, digital sales and streaming. 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 the Oricon charts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorful Pop
''Colorful Pop'' is the second studio album of the Japanese super girl group E-girls. It was released on March 19, 2014, in two different editions. Background E-girls announced their second album before the release of " Diamond Only." The album's covers, track list, and release date were later confirmed after the group released the PV for the album's promotional single, "RYDEEN ~Dance All Night~." The album features five previously unreleased songs, including pre-released single "RYDEEN ~Dance All Night~," while the rest of the album features songs previously released as singles or b-sides. The album also includes a Rock Version of the group's single "Follow Me" from their debut album, " Lesson 1." Singles Three songs from the album were released as official singles, with one promotional single: * " Gomennasai no Kissing You" is the first single from the album and the sixth overall. The song was used as the theme song for the movie ''Shazai no Osama''. It was released digitally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomennasai No Kissing You
is a song by the Japanese girl group E-girls. It was released on October 2, 2013, as the group's sixth single and it was released a week earlier digitally as their fifth digital single. Background The single release was announced on August 12, 2013, on E-girls' official website, along with release day, prices and editions. On August 30, the website announced more two editions of the single: One Coin CD and Music Card edition. On September 2, jacket covers and track list of the single were revealed. The single features a song of the group Flower, one of the groups included on E-girls. This is the second time a song of a specific group is being included in a E-girls single, with the first being "Dreaming Girls", of the group Dream, included on E-girls' debut single "Celebration!". Editions * CD+DVD (RZCD-59428/B): The CD+DVD edition includes the CD single with all tracks, the instrumental of "Gomennasai no Kissing You" and a DVD including the music video of the song and a making o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesson 1 (E-girls Album)
''Lesson 1'' is the debut studio album of the Japanese super girl group E-girls. It was released on April 17, 2013 in two different editions. Background The album was announced on February 26, via the group and LDH official websites. It was revealed the album prices and some details about the editions, being released in two editions: limited with a DVD and a regular CD only. On March 18, jacket covers and track list were revealed, the CD including fourteen tracks and DVD including all music videos released up to date and a bonus live video from EXILE's "EXILE Live Tour 2011 Tower of Wish ~Negai no Tou~". The album was also put in pre-order in Japan's '' iTunes Store'', including an acoustic version of the song "Love Letter" as a special pre-order track only. The first press of the CD+DVD edition includes a 64-page photobook. First presses of both editions feature a special packaging and include a card with a serial code which give access to a free wallpaper download though thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Band
A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their Teenage, teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. List of South Korean idol groups, South Korean boy bands usually also have designated rappers. Most boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on stage. They are similar in concept to their counterparts known as girl groups. Some boy bands are formed on their own, but most are created by talent managers or record producers who hold auditions. The popularity of boy bands has peaked three times: first in the 1960s to '70s, with e.g. the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds; the second time during the late 1980s, the 1990s and the 2000s, when acts such as New Kids on the Block, Take That, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, NSYNC, Five (group), Five, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avex Group
Avex Inc. ( kabushiki gaisha , commonly known as Avex and stylized as avex) is a Japanese Conglomerate (company), entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki, TVXQ! and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival and hosting the annual A-nation. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) ''keiretsu''. Name AVEX is an Acronym and initialism, acronym of the English words Audio Visual EXpert. Since its foundation, its corporate name was Avex digital distribution, D.D., Incorporated, and ten years later it was changed to Avex, Incorporated. The current name, Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated, was adopted in 2004 as part of reconstruction process after Tom Yoda's resignation. Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated was used for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Group
A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups that flourished in the late 1950s in music, 1950s and early 1960s in music, 1960s between the Rock and roll#Decline_and_later_developments, decline of early rock and roll and start of the British Invasion, many of whom were influenced by doo-wop. All-female bands, in which members also play instruments, are usually considered a separate phenomenon. These groups are sometimes called "girl bands" to differentiate, although this terminology is not universally followed. With the advent of the music industry and radio broadcasting, a number of girl groups emerged, such as the Andrews Sisters. The late 1950s saw the emergence of all-female singing groups as a major force, with 750 distinct girl groups releasing songs that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
