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Tofubeats
, known professionally as Tofubeats, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and DJ. Kawai began producing music at the age of 14, under the name "DJ Newtown". He initially distributed his music online through websites such as 2channel and YouTube. He later released music with Maltine Records, a Japanese netlabel, before signing with the Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde in 2013. Kawai also manages HIHATT, a label he launched in 2018. The video for his song "No. 1" featuring G.Rina was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Dance Video ( in 2014), and his album titled ''First Album'' for the Grand Prix at the 2015 CD Shop Awards. Discography Albums ; Mini-albums # ''Future'' (14 June 2011) ; Remix albums # ''Lost Decade Remixes'' (19 September 2013) # ''First Album Remixes'' (28 January 2015) # ''Positive Remixes'' (20 January 2016) # ''Fantasy Club Remixes & Instrumentals'' (27 July 2018) # ''RUN Remixes'' (4 September 2020) # ''Reflection Remixes'' (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reflection (Tofubeats Album)
''Reflection'' is the sixth studio album by Japanese producer tofubeats, released on May 18, 2022 through Warner Music Japan Warner Music Group's labels include the following. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records *Elektra Records * Parlophone Records *Warner Records Atlantic Records Group * 1st & 15th Entertainment * All Money In * Artist Partners Group * Asylum Rec ... subsidiary unBORDE. The album is his fifth on a major label. It peaked at 14 on the Japanese Oricon charts. Release The album was released on May 18, 2022 in Japan. The album has several features, including rap group , and singer Kaho Nakamura. The album was released with an accompanying book that details the artist's struggles with temporary hearing loss. A remix album, titled ''REFLECTION REMIXES'', was released on November 3, 2022, and features remixes from artists such as Towa Tei. Track listing Chart positions References {{reflist 2022 albums Japanese-language albums Tofubeats albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Club
''Fantasy Club'' is the fourth studio album by Japanese producer tofubeats, and his third on a major label. It was released on May 24, 2017 through Warner Music Japan subsidiary unBORDE. Background The album was inspired by the artist learning about the concept of "post-truth Post-truth is a term that refers to the 21st century widespread documentation of and concern about disputes over public truth claims. The term's academic development refers to the theories and research that explain the historically specific cause ...", and how he connected to the idea. Release The album was released on May 24, 2017. The album had multiple singles, including "Shopping Mall", "Lonely Nights", and "Baby". "Baby" is also not present on the international version. The album contains noticeably less features than his previous albums. A remixes album, titled ''Fantasy Club Remixes & Instrumentals'', was released on July 27, 2018. Track listing Chart positions References {{reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Positive (Tofubeats Album)
''Positive'' is the third studio album by Japanese producer tofubeats, and his second on a major label. It was released on September 16, 2015, through Warner Music Japan subsidiary unBORDE. Release The album was released on September 16, 2015. The album was preceded by a single, also called ''Positive'', featuring Japanese idol Dream Ami. The album also contains features from musicians such as Tetsuya Komuro is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced contemporary electronic dance music to the Japanese mainstream. He was also a former owner of the ... and Skylar Spence. A remixes album, titled ''Positive Remixes'', was released on January 20, 2016. Track listing Chart positions References {{reflist Japanese-language albums Tofubeats albums Unborde albums 2015 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run (Tofubeats Album)
''Run'', stylized as RUN, is the fifth studio album by Japanese producer tofubeats, and his fourth on a major label. It was released on October 3, 2018, through Warner Music Japan subsidiary unBORDE Unborde (アンボルデ ''anborude''; stylized as unBORDE) is a Japanese record label established on December 21, 2010 as a sublabel of Warner Music Japan. The label is currently led by Ryoma Suzuki, Rip Slyme's producer. Current roster As of J .... Release The album was released on October 3, 2018. The album was preceded by multiple singles, including "Immortal Love", which was used in the show ''Den'ei Shōjo - Video Girl Ai 2018,'' "RUN", and "River", which was used as the theme song for the movie Asako I & II. A remixes album, titled ''RUN REMIXES'', was released on September 4, 2020. Track listing Charts References {{reflist Japanese-language albums Tofubeats albums Unborde albums 2018 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group. yoto Sangyo University guide to famous Japanese personages Moritaka's singing career as the unrivaled "Dance Queen" began in May 1987 with the release of her debut album '' New Season''. She differed from many other female Idol singers in Japan in that she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netlabels In Japan
Since the mid-2000s, a counterculture has taken place where numerous netlabels, online labels that release their music for free, located in Japan have been formed and garnered a huge amount of publicity which, according to writer Patrick St. Michel, has shaped how popular Japanese music is produced. Japan's netlabel phenomenon was the first time in the history of the nation's music industry where underground musicians could produce their works however they wanted to and have their music noticed by the public; this is an aspect that was previously absent at a time when major labels in the country followed a conservative method where they managed how artists would produce their music. Starting in the 2010s, the netlabel scene has crossed over to the mainstream music landscape and all across the world, with netlabel producers transitioning into working for bigger labels and western producers like Cashmere Cat and Ryan Hemsworth being influenced by the music of Japanese netlabels. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyrical School
Lyrical School (stylized as lyrical school) is a Japanese female hip hop idol group. The group was founded in October 2010 under the name Tengal6 (stylized as tengal6, pronounced ''tengyaru shikksu''). On August 1, 2012, it was renamed Lyrical School. Members * Minan (本多未南, Minami Honda; born on ) – joined in August 2013; third generation leader * Hime (持田妃華, Himeka Mochida; born on ) – joined in December 2015 * Hinako – joined on April 18, 2017 * Risano – joined on April 18, 2017 * Yuu – joined on April 18, 2017 Former members * Mariko (工藤まり仔, Mariko Kudō; born on ) – graduated on January 26, 2013 * Erika (知名えりか, Erika China; born on ) – first generation leader, graduated on June 30, 2013 * Hina (小松ひな, Hina Komatsu; born on ) – join on March 17, 2013; graduated on December 13, 2015 * Yumi (清水裕美, Hiromi Shimizu; born on ) – left in September 2016 * Ayaka (大部彩夏, Ayaka Ōbu; born on ) – secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unborde
Unborde (アンボルデ ''anborude''; stylized as unBORDE) is a Japanese record label established on December 21, 2010 as a sublabel of Warner Music Japan. The label is currently led by Ryoma Suzuki, Rip Slyme's producer. Current roster As of June 2022: * Aimyon * chelmico * Genie High * Shinsei Kamattechan * Yu Takahashi * Team Shachi * Suda Keina * Tempalay * tofubeats * Wanima Former artists * Akasick (2015-2017) * Androp (2010-2016) * Natsuko Kondo (2010-2012) * Anri Kumaki (2011-2012) * Band Janaimon (2015-2017) * Q;Indivi+ (2010) * The Beatmoss (2012-2013) * The Privates (2014) * Passepied (2012-2016) * Dadaray (2017-2018) * Rip Slyme (2010-2018) * Tensai Band (2015-2017) * Livetune (2016) * Gesu no Kiwami Otome (2014-2018) * Indigo la End (2014-2018) * Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (2011-2019) * Yonige (2017-2020) * Roe (2018-2021) * Hakubi (2020-2021) * Capsule (2013-2021) **Yasutaka Nakata (2016-2021) Unborde All Stars (2016) Lineup * Akasick * Androp * Capsule * Gesu no ... [...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. Oricon did not include download sales until its establishment of the Digital Albums Chart on November 19, 2016. In November 2018, Oricon began to include streaming in its album rankings, introducing a combined album chart based on album-equivalent units. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobe
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, which makes up the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay. It is part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. The Kobe city centre is located about west of Osaka and southwest of Kyoto. The earliest written records regarding the region come from the '' Nihon Shoki'', which describes the founding of the Ikuta Shrine by Empress Jingū in AD 201.Ikuta Shrine official website – "History of Ikuta Shrine" (Japanese) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Records Japan
Tower Records is an international retail franchise and online music store that was formerly based in Sacramento, California, United States. From 1960 until 2006, Tower operated retail stores in the United States, which closed when Tower Records filed for bankruptcy and liquidation. Tower Records was purchased by a separate entity and was not affected by the retail store closings. On November 13, 2020, Tower Records announced that it had returned as an online retailer with plans to open future physical locations. History Inception, expansion, and description In 1960, Russell Solomon opened the first Tower Records store on Broadway, in Sacramento, California. He named it after his father's drugstore, which shared a building and name with the Tower Theatre, where Solomon first started selling records. The first stand-alone Tower Records store was located at 2514 Watt Ave in Arden Arcade, a suburb of Sacramento. By 1976, Solomon had opened Tower Books, Posters, and Plants at 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
