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The Brilliant Green
is a Japanese rock band from Kyoto formed in 1995. They were signed to Sony Music Records. Their major debut single under Sony, " Bye Bye Mr. Mug", was released in 1997. Their contract with Sony ended in 2008, and on December 1, 2009, the band announced that it had signed with Warner Music Japan. Overview The Brilliant Green takes much of their influence from Western music, most predominantly the Beatles, with over half their songs including English lyrics. Their break came in 1998 when their third single, " There Will Be Love There", was chosen as the theme song for the popular Japanese TV drama series ''Love Again'' and, as a result, went straight to the top of the charts. After another number one hit with " Tsumetai Hana" they released their self-titled debut album which sold over one million copies in just two days. On the back of this success their first national tour, titled "There Will Be Live There", sold out across Japan in only three minutes. In 2001, ''Time'' magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the List of cities in Japan, ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people. It is also part of the even larger Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area, along with Osaka and Kobe. Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese feng shui following the model of the ancient Chinese capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang. The emperors of Japan ruled fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand By Me (The Brilliant Green Song)
"Stand by Me" is the Brilliant Green's fifteenth single, released on August 22, 2007. It peaked at #10 on the Oricon Singles Chart The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard Single (music), 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 down .... Track listing References {{The Brilliant Green 2007 singles 2007 songs Defstar Records singles Songs written by Shunsaku Okuda Songs written by Tomoko Kawase The Brilliant Green songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra 2001
''Terra 2001'' is the second album of The Brilliant Green is a Japanese rock band from Kyoto formed in 1995. They were signed to Sony Music Records. Their major debut single under Sony, " Bye Bye Mr. Mug", was released in 1997. Their contract with Sony ended in 2008, and on December 1, 2009, the ban ... released on September 8, 1999. Track listing References 1999 albums The Brilliant Green albums {{Japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brilliant Green (album)
''The Brilliant Green'' is the self-titled first album by the band of the same name. It was originally released on September 19, 1998, and reissue In the music industry, a reissue (also re-release, repackage or re-edition) is the release of an album or single which has been released at least once before, sometimes with alterations or additions. Reasons for reissue New audio formats Reco ...d in 2004. The album spent 21 weeks in the Oricon album charts, peaking at number 2. Track listing References 1998 albums The Brilliant Green albums {{Japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swingin' Sixties
''The Swingin' Sixties'' is a remix album released by The Brilliant Green. It was released on July 23, 2014. The album contains a selection of the band's songs, described as "love songs and hits", re-recorded in a 60's style. The album also contains one new track, "A Little World". The album debuted at #18 on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... Albums chart. Track listing Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swingin Sixties 2014 compilation albums The Brilliant Green albums Warner Music Japan compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackout (The Brilliant Green Album)
''Blackout'' is an album released by The Brilliant Green on September 9, 2010. The album is the band's fifth studio album and their first studio album released under Warner Music Japan. It peaked at #16 on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... weekly albums chart. Track listing Notes Charts External links Official Site {{Authority control 2010 albums The Brilliant Green albums Warner Music Japan albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sono Speed De
"Sono Speed De" () is the Brilliant Green's fifth single, released on January 27, 1999, by Sony Music Records, and reissued on October 1, 2000, by Defstar Records. It peaked at #1 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and was the band's third #1 single. It was the opening theme song for Fuji Television's 1999 TV drama ''Over Time''. The song also appears on the band's compilation albums, '' Complete Single Collection '97–'08'' (2008) and ''The Swingin' Sixties ''The Swingin' Sixties'' is a remix album released by The Brilliant Green. It was released on July 23, 2014. The album contains a selection of the band's songs, described as "love songs and hits", re-recorded in a 60's style. The album also cont ...'' (2014). Track listing Other versions * An acoustic English version of "Sono Speed De" appeared on the 2010 single " Like Yesterday" with the title "At Light Speed". References {{Authority control 1999 singles 1999 songs Defstar Records singles Japanese television dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like Yesterday
"Like Yesterday" is Japanese band the Brilliant Green's 18th single, released on February 24, 2010. It was the band's first release with Warner Warner can refer to: People * Warner (writer) * Warner (given name) * Warner (surname) Fictional characters * Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, stars of the animated television series ''Animaniacs'' * Aaron Warner, a character in '' Shatter M ... after 11 years with Defstar Records, and their first since their greatest hits collection '' Complete Single Collection '97–'08''. Track listing Chart rankings Reported sales References External linksWarner Like Yesterday profile 2010 singles 2010 songs Songs written by Shunsaku Okuda Songs written by Tomoko Kawase The Brilliant Green songs Warner Music Japan singles {{2010s-Japan-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complete Single Collection '97–'08
The ''Complete Singles Collection '97–'08'' is a compilation album released by The Brilliant Green on February 20, 2008. It collects all of the group's previous singles. Track listing # "Bye Bye Mr.Mug" # "Goodbye and Good Luck" # "There Will Be Love There -Ai no Aru Basho-" # "Tsumetai Hana" # "Sono Speed de" # "Nagai Tameiki no Youni" # "Ai no Ai no Hoshi" # "Call My Name (Japanese Version)" # "Bye! My Boy!" # "Hello Another Way -Sorezore no Basho-" # "Angel Song -Eve no Kane-" # "Forever To Me ~Owarinaki Kanashimi~" # "Rainy Days Never Stays" # "I'm So Sorry Baby" # "Stand by Me" # "Enemy" # "Ash Like Snow "Ash Like Snow" is the 17th single from the Japanese rock band the Brilliant Green, released on February 6, 2008. It peaked at #8 on the Oricon Singles Chart. This song serves as the second opening theme for the Japanese anime, ''Mobile Suit ..." Chart positions * Oricon (Japan): #1 * Billboard (Japan): #2 References Sony Music Shop album page 2008 compilati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00
is a Japanese anime television series, the eleventh installment in Sunrise studio's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilitary A paramilitary is a military that is not a part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of the term "paramilitary" as far back as 1934. Overview Though a paramilitary is, by definiti ... organization Celestial Being and its efforts to rid the world of war and conflict with a series of unique and extremely advanced mecha mobile suits known as "Gundam (mobile suit), Gundams". Unlike the previous installments, the timeline that this series takes place in corresponds to the real life Gregorian calendar, in this case Common Era, Anno Domini (AD). It is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yun Kōga. The 25-episode sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash Like Snow
"Ash Like Snow" is the 17th single from the Japanese rock band the Brilliant Green, released on February 6, 2008. It peaked at #8 on the Oricon Singles Chart. This song serves as the second opening theme for the Japanese anime, ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''. The first press contains a ''Gundam 00'' sticker, which differs between limited edition and regular edition, along with Allelujah Haptism's character ID card. The song's music video also made several references to ''Gundam 00'' such as the appearance of Lockon's Haro and Tomoko dressed as Wang Liu Mei. The song was released coincidentally with the band's singer's birthday. Currently it has sold 50,868 copies in Japan according to the year end Oricon Chart of 2008. It was later covered by Bish for the album ''Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary Album: Beyond''. Track listing Personnel *Tomoko Kawase is a Japanese singer, songwriter, producer, actress, and model from Kyoto. She is the lead singer of the alternati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
