Kyoko Koizumi is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment.
Under17 (アンダーセブンティーン、アンセブ) was a popular Japanese duo, which included Haruko Momoi and Masaya Koike, that wrote and performed many moe songs that are featured in anime and video games. The lead singer, Haruko Momoi, is well known for her unique vocals and catchy lyrics. Some of the anime series where Under17 songs have been featured are DearS, Kujibiki Unbalance, Tenbatsu! Angel Rabbie, Mouse, and Popotan. This group has released several adult videogames' opening songs. On September 27, 2004, it was announced that Under17 would break up after their national tour, with Momoi and Koike going separate ways due to creative differences. Their final concert was held on November 20, 2004 at the Yokohama Blitz.
Eikichi Yazawa is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and important figure in Japanese popular music.
Daishi Dance is a male Japanese DJ and record producer.
Hitoshi Okamoto is a Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger and the former member of the J-pop band Garnet Crow in years 1999-2013, as well as some of his own solo releases.
4 Akogare My Star is the fourth album by the J-pop idol group Cute, released on January 28, 2009 in a limited edition version and a regular edition version. The album's track list features eleven songs, including three single releases: "Namida no Iro", "Forever Love", and "Edo no Temari Uta II".
"Ganbare Otome (Warai)/Friend" is the debut single by pop girl group Idoling!!!. It was released both as a normal single, and a limited edition CD+DVD. Each copy of the normal edition contains 20 special trading cards. The DVD edition contains the Ganbare Otome (Warai) PV, as well as a special program, containing images of the girls in swimsuits. The single reached a peak of #13 on the Oricon weekly charts, and charted for eight weeks. The third track, "Hyakkaryōran Idoling!!!", was used as the image song of the Odaiba School 2008 Culture Festival. "Friend" was used as an ending theme of the anime Reborn!.
Sunrise is the third full-length studio album by Japanese idol group Idoling!!!. It reached number 14 on the Oricon chart. It was released in three different versions: Premium, Standard, and Low-price. The premium package cover design was drawn by Hiro Mashima, the author of manga Fairy Tail.
Eve is a Japanese-language song, and the 14th single, by Japanese idol group Idoling!!!. It reached number 5 on Oricon chart.
Love Live!School Idol Project is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine, music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project revolves around a group of nine schoolgirl friends who become idols in order to save their school from shutting down. It launched in the August 2010 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, and went on to produce music CDs, anime music videos, two manga adaptations, and video games. A 13-episode anime television series produced by Sunrise, directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku, and written by Jukki Hanada aired in Japan between January and March 2013, with a second season airing between April and June 2014. Both anime series and film are licensed in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand by NIS America, MVM Entertainment and Madman Entertainment, respectively. An animated film titled Love Live! The School Idol Movie was distributed by Shochiku and released in June 2015. A follow-up project focusing on a new set of idols, titled Love Live! Sunshine!!, launched in 2015. A second film, Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow, was released in Japan on January 4, 2019.
Te no Hira no Yūki is the 9th single from the Japanese idol group Idoling!!! and was released under the sub-unit name "Tokimeki Idoling!!!" (ときめきアイドリング!!!). It reached number 17 on the Oricon weekly chart and sold 7,316 copies in the first week.
Petit-Petit is the second full-length studio album by the Japanese idol group Idoling!!!. It reached number 17 on Oricon weekly chart.
Love Magic Fever is the 10th single from the Japanese idol group Idoling!!! and was released under the sub-unit name "Puyo Puyo Idoling!!!" (ぷよぷよアイドリング!!!). It reached number 10 on the Oricon weekly chart and sold 8,444 copies in the first week.
Sakura Thank You is the 19th single from the Japanese idol group Idoling!!!. It reached number 2 on the Tower Record weekly chart, number 2 on M-ON! Countdown 100, number 4 on Music Station Power Ranking, and number 3 on Oricon Weekly Chart.
Shout!!! is the 21st single from the Japanese idol group Idoling!!!. It reached number 3 on M-ON! Countdown 100, number 2 on Music Station Single Ranking, and number 6 on Oricon Weekly Chart. Idoling!!! was divided into two groups. The main body of the group stayed with the name Idoling!!!, while the other group was called Idoling NEO. Idoling NEO consists of Idoling!!!'s new members, who just joined in August 2013, with addition of #23 Yuna Ito and #25 Kaoru Goto. Both groups released a single at the same time, with Idoling!!! releasing Shout!!! as their 21st single under the Pony Canyon label and Idoling NEO released mero mero as their first single under the Avex label. Both had to compete on the Oricon weekly chart for which group sold more than the other. The losing side will then receive a severe punishment.
GOLD EXPERIENCE is the fifth full-length studio album from the Japanese idol group Idoling!!!. It reached number 3 on Oricon Weekly Chart.
Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope is the third Greatest Hits album released by Mai Kuraki released in 12 November 2014 under Northern Music label.
The following is an overview of the year 2008 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well as any other relevant Japanese music-related events. For overviews of the year in music from other countries, see 2008 in music.
