Yoshihiro Asai, better known by his ring name Último Dragón, is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he acts as an in-ring talent, trainer and senior advisor. In addition to having trained in Japan, Asai learned to wrestle in the lucha libre style while working in Mexico. He is credited with popularizing the "Asai Moonsault".
Awa Province was a province of Japan in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture. It lies on the tip of the Bōsō Peninsula (房総半島), whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Bōshū (房州) or Anshū (安州). Awa Province in Shikoku phonetically has the same name, but is written with different kanji (阿波国). Awa is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō. Under the Engishiki classification system, Awa was ranked as a "middle country" (中国) and a "far country" (遠国).
Kaori Hasegawa, simply known by the stage name Ua, is a Japanese singer. She made her debut under Speedstar Records in 1995 with the single "Horizon".
Blankey Jet City was a Japanese rock trio from Aichi Prefecture, active from 1987 to 2000. It consisted of Kenichi Asai on vocals and guitar, Toshiyuki Terui on bass, and Tatsuya Nakamura on drums.
Kiyomi Asai is a Japanese voice actress. She voiced Ayu Daikuuji in Rumbling Hearts and the web series Ayumayu Gekijou. Other voice roles include Lilynette Gingerbuck in Bleach, July in Darker than Black, Ganko Morikawa in Flame of Recca, Hyun in Geneshaft, Mayuko Asano in Great Teacher Onizuka, Hanabi Hyuga in Naruto, Seiko in Saikano and Tart in Tokyo Mew Mew. Asai used several pseudonyms on each games. She is associated with D-Color.
Karolina Myroslavivna Kuiek, popularly known as Ani Lorak, is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and former UN Goodwill Ambassador. Having received Ukraine's most prestigious and honorary title, the People's Artist of Ukraine, Lorak has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential women in her country, as well as ranked one of the most beautiful women from Eastern Europe. Ani Lorak reported the highest income of all singers in Ukraine in 2014.
Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachev or Vitaliy Vladasovych Grachov, known professionally as Vitas, is a Ukrainian singer. Vitas is known for his unique falsetto and his eclectic musical style, which incorporates elements of operatic pop, techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk.
Tina Karol is a Ukrainian singer, actress, TV presenter, public figure, philanthropist, and founder of “The Tina Karol charitable foundation”. In 2006, she was chosen to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the entry "Show Me Your Love, which finished in seventh place in the final. In 2017, Karol was given the honor of "People's Artist of Ukraine".
Osaka Elegy is a 1936 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It forms a diptych with Mizoguchi's Sisters of the Gion which shares much of the same cast and production team, and is considered an early masterpiece in the director's career.
Hitohira is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Kirihara. The story revolves around a shy girl named Mugi Asai who is unsure of what club to join in her school, but before she knows it she gets dragged into the Drama Research Society and becomes a member. The manga was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Comic High! from March 2004 to May 2009. The manga was licensed for distribution in North America by Aurora Publishing. A 12-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan between March and June 2007.
Tatsuya Nakamura is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every instrument. He is also a member of Friction, Mannish Boys with Kazuyoshi Saito, and Gokumontō Ikka.
Ariola Japan Inc., is a Japanese record label that is part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It is the successor of BMG Japan.
B ZONE Incorporated, formerly Being Incorporated, is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate based in Tokyo's Roppongi district, founded on November 1, 1978 by musician Daiko Nagato. The company and its subsidiaries are the main supplier of theme music for the anime series Detective Conan. As of May 2011, 77 theme tunes have been supplied to the anime by the B ZONE Group.
Pete Hawkes is an Australian composer, poet, musician and luthier. There are over 50 recordings by Hawkes, covering a wide range of genres. He has collaborated with Bert Jansch, Joe Cocker, Phil Emmanuel, Steeleye Span and Dave Swarbrick.
Ayaka Asai is a Japanese actress and voice actress who is currently affiliated with Intention.
the★tambourines were a Japanese pop band signed to the Giza Studio label, active between 2001 and 2009.
"No Way Man" is the 54th single by the Japanese idol girl group, AKB48. It was released in Japan by King Records on November 28, 2018.
Kamaha Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Banba neighborhood of the city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2005.
Confession is a Japanese manga series written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Uppers in 1998, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume.
