Deep River is the fourth studio album by Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada. It was released via Toshiba EMI on June 19, 2002. The title of the album, as well as its title track, was inspired by the novel Deep River by Shusaku Endo. Utada wrote and co-produced the majority of the record, and unlike her previous album Distance (2001), she worked primarily with Japanese collaborator Akira Miyake and her father Teruzane Utada. Musically, Deep River is widely noted by fans and critics as the transition state from Utada's earlier style, R&B, to ethereal pop.
Akina Nakamori is a Japanese singer and actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show Star Tanjō!. Her debut single "Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Nakamori's popularity increased with the release of her follow-up single, "Shōjo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon charts and sold over 390,000 copies. Her second album Variation became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in that position for three weeks.
Ayaka Iida, known simply by the mononym Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.
The Grace, known as Tenjochiki in Japan, is a South Korean a cappella girl group consisting of Lina, Dana, Sunday and Stephanie.
Unity Roots and Family, Away is the eighth released album from the Japanese rock band Glay. It reached #1 on Oricon charts and sold about 436,180 copies. In this album Glay takes a new turn and dabbles in genres such as gospel, R&B and blues.
Glay Rare Collectives Vol. 1 and 2 are the third and fourth released collection albums from the Japanese rock band, Glay. Unlike Review and Drive: Glay Complete Best, these two double disc CDs feature all of the B sides from their singles that were released from their debut to "mata koko de aimashou" as well as some other songs originally used for different works and not featured in any of their albums or singles. The first volume features the original song "Shiawase ni naru, sono toki ni", while the second volume featured the then newly released song "Itsuka".
Here is the seventh Japanese single by South Korean girl group The Grace, collaboration with Japanese Hip-hop group Cliff Edge under the Rhythm Zone in two versions : CD and CD+DVD.
Kamikyokutachi is the second compilation album by the Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released in Japan on April 7, 2010, and contains 16 songs, 14 of which had been previously released as singles. The album topped the weekly Oricon Albums Chart.
Love Is Beautiful is the tenth album by Japanese band Glay. The album was released on January 31, 2007. It reached #1 on Oricon charts with 193,530 sales.
Made in Japan is the seventeenth studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It initially debuted on the streaming service AWA Japan on May 11, 2016, before receiving a physical and digital release on June 29, 2016. It is Hamasaki's seventeenth consecutive studio album, since her debut album A Song for ×× (1999), to be fully written by her and produced by Japanese musician Max Matsuura. Musically, the album encompasses a variety of genres including hard rock, ballad, and electronic dance music.
"Mō Sukoshi, Ato Sukoshi..." is the 9th single by Zard and released 4 September 1993 under B-Gram Records label. The single debuted at #2 rank first week. It charted for 12 weeks and sold over 844,000 copies.
Summer Calling is the second Japanese studio album by South Korean musician and CNBLUE member Jung Yong-hwa. It was released on August 9, 2017, under Warner Music Japan in three editions: Regular Edition, Limited Edition, and a fan club-only Boice Limited Edition.
Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana is the eighteen major Japanese release and ninth Japanese studio album by South Korean singer BoA. It was released by Avex Trax on February 14, 2018, in three versions. Commercially, the album peaked at number 13 on the Oricon Album Chart and at number 11 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart.
"Konna ni Suki ni Natchatte Ii no?" is the third single by Japanese idol group Hinatazaka46. It was released on October 2, 2019 through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The title track features Nao Kosaka as lead performer, marking her third consecutive appearance in this position. The single debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart with 476,739 copies sold in its first week.
"Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii" is the 24th single by Japanese idol group Nogizaka46. The single was released on 4 September 2019. It reached number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and remained on the chart for twenty-four weeks. Additionally, the single was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
Zutto Mayonaka de ii Noni., shortened and stylized as ZUTOMAYO, is a Japanese rock group that debuted in 2018. Secretive by nature, the group has never released a full member list, crediting different people for arrangements and music video production each time. The only member reoccurring in all of the group's output is the vocalist and songwriter, an unidentified woman named "ACA-Ne".
Sard Underground is a Japanese musical group produced by Daiko Nagato. In September 2019, they debuted with their cover album Zard Tribute under the Giza Studio label. As a cover band of the Japanese artist Zard, their name is derived from Zard.
Fixer is the 24th studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and first studio album to be released during the 2010s. It was released on 30 December 2015 under the Universal Music Japan label. It's Nakamori's first original albums after a hiatus of six years.
Tadashii Itsuwari Kara no Kishō (正しい偽りからの起床) is the first extended play (EP) released by the Japanese rock group Zutomayo. The EP was released on November 14, 2018, under EMI Records.
"Mō Sukoshi Dake" is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their second EP, The Book 2 (2021). It was released as a single on May 10, 2021, by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Written by Ayase and based on Chiharu's short story Meguru, the song is a pop song, telling about giving the courage to take a little more at the beginning of a day. The song featured as a theme song for Fuji TV's morning news, Mezamashi TV.
