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Betsy and Chris, Elizabeth Wagner (born September 4, 1952) and Christine Rolseth (June 25, 1952-February 16, 2021), were a folk music duo from Hawaii and Idaho respectively who sang in the Japanese language, and had a string of hits in Japan from 1969 to 1972. They originally came to Japan as members of The Sound of Young Hawaii in 1969.
Elizabeth Virginia Wagner | |
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| Born | September 4, 1952 Hawaii, United States |
| Occupation | Singer |
Christine Anne Rolseth | |
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| Born | June 25, 1952 Idaho, United States |
| Died | February 16, 2021 (aged 68) Sedona, Arizona, United States |
| Occupation | Singer |
Hedwig von Trapp was Elizabeth Wagner's singing teacher.
Christine Rolseth died on February 16, 2021, from a kidney disease associated with diabetes.
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A Japanese proverb may take the form of:
Enka (演歌) is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modernenka, however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than ryūkōka music, popular during the prewar years.
Hibari Misora was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthumously for giving the public hope and encouragement after World War II.
Hanafuda are a type of Japanese playing cards. They are typically smaller than Western playing cards, only 5.4 by 3.2 cm, but thicker and stiffer, and often with a pronounced curve. On the face of each card is a depiction of plants, tanzaku (短冊), animals, birds, or man-made objects. One single card depicts a human. The back side is usually plain, without a pattern or design of any kind, and traditionally coloured either red or black. Hanafuda are used to play a variety of games including Koi-Koi and Hachi-Hachi.
Yoshitarō Nomura was a prolific Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first accredited film, Pigeon, was released in 1952; his last, Kikenna Onna-tachi (危険な女たち), in 1985. He received several awards during his career, including the Japanese Academy Award for "Best Director" for his 1978 film The Demon.
Toshie Kihara is a Japanese manga artist and a member of the Year 24 Group. She made her professional debut in 1969 with the short story Kotchi Muite Mama! in Bessatsu Margaret. She is best known for her manga series Mari to Shingo, serialized from 1977 to 1984 in LaLa, which follows a romance between two young men at the start of the Shōwa era. Several of her manga series have inspired musicals performed by the all-female Takarazuka Revue, including Angélique, an adaptation of the novels by Anne Golon; Torikaebaya Ibun, an adaptation of the Heian era tale Torikaebaya Monogatari; and Ōeyama Kaden.
Chiemi Eri, was a Japanese popular singer and actress.
Mitsuba Takanashi is a Japanese manga artist. She made her debut in 1992 at the age of 17 in Bessatsu Margaret with "Koi nante nai."
Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana, also known as Kalk Samen Chestnut Flower and Chlorine Semen Chestnut Flower, is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena, released on February 23, 2003, on Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music. The album's lead single was a massive success, topping the Oricon charts for the first time in her career.
Kana Hanazawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 2003. She won the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtype Anime Awards for Best Voice Actress three times in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
Naomi Chiaki is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.
Minori Kimura is a Japanese manga artist. Critics and scholars often count her among the Year 24 Group, a nebulous group of female artists considered to have revolutionized shōjo manga in the 1970s.
Natsuki Hanae is a Japanese voice actor. He is affiliated with Across Entertainment. He voiced Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul, Inaho Kaizuka in Aldnoah.Zero, Takumi Aldini in Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, Kōsei Arima in Your Lie in April, Sieg in Fate/Apocrypha, Korai Hoshiumi in Haikyu!!, Vanitas in The Case Study of Vanitas, Haruichi Kominato in Ace of Diamond, Maki Katsuragi in Stars Align, The Duke of Death in The Duke of Death and His Maid and Gremmy Thoumeaux in Bleach.
Flower was a Japanese pop girl group formed and managed by LDH from 2009 to 2019 and signed to the record label Sony Music Japan. They were a dance and vocal unit of collective girl group E-girls alongside Happiness, Dream and three other original E-girls members. The group consisted of one vocalist and four performers at the time of their disbandment.
"Setsugetsuka", released as a single titled Uta no Prince-sama Eternal Song CD "Setsugetsuka", is a song released for the mobile game Uta no Prince-sama: Shining Live. The song is performed by the characters of the game, Otoya Ittoki, Tokiya Ichinose, Ren Jinguji, Masato Hijirikawa, Natsuki Shinomiya, Syo Kurusu, Cecil Aijima, Reiji Kotobuki, Ai Mikaze, Ranmaru Kurosaki, and Camus. The song was released on November 21, 2018.
Maison Book Girl was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed in 2014. They released their debut album, Bath Room, on September 23, 2015. They disbanded on May 30, 2021.
Yuuri is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is currently signed under the record label Ariola Japan.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Saka Mikami. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga website and app in October 2021.
