Hekiru Shiina is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She debuted as a singer at the age of 17. Her first voice role was Tenshiko in K.O. Beast in 1992. Some of her major voice roles include Hikaru Shidou in Magic Knight Rayearth, Alpha in Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, Ami Chono in Girls und Panzer, Tenjōin Katsura in YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou, and Celestia in Danganronpa: The Animation. In video games, she provided the voice of Mega Man in Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters and Pastel in the TwinBee games. Shiina was previously associated with Arts Vision, a major agency for talent in Tokyo, and was working under Sony Music Records, her record label until 2009, when she changed over to Lantis and later Warner Music Japan. She moved from Arts Vision to Voice Kit in February 2021.
D-51 is a Japanese pop music band. D-51 is group consisting of two men, Yu and Yasu. They are signed under Pony Canyon label. According to its members, the name D-51 came from Japanese National Railways' D51 steam locomotive class.
Especially for You: Yasashisa ni Tsutsumarete is the second studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on June 30, 1989. It features the No. 1 single "Namida wo Misenai de ", a Japanese-language cover of Moulin Rouge's "Boys Don't Cry". Also included in the album are covers of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan's "Especially for You", Holly Knight's "Baby Me", Blondie's "Heart of Glass", The Dooleys' "Body Language", Annica Burman's "För Fulla Segel", Connie Francis' "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter", Debbie Harry's "You Got Me in Trouble", and The Nolans' "Let's Make Love".
"Web of Night" is a single by Japanese vocalist T.M.Revolution. It is one of two exclusive songs from the Japanese release of the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. The song was released on July 28, 2004 Sony Music for the Japanese market only.
Moonlight Serenade is the debut studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on June 1, 1988. It features the duo's debut single, a Japanese-language cover of The Rubettes' "Sugar Baby Love". Also included in the album are covers of Diane Renay's "Navy Blue", The Four Seasons' "Bye, Bye, Baby ", Orleans' "Dance with Me", and Paul Anka's "Put Your Head on My Shoulder".
Rachel Rhodes, known professionally as Rei Yasuda, is a Japanese singer and model. She portrayed and co-voiced the character Lumi, the fictional lead vocalist of Genki Rockets in 2006. She debuted as a solo singer in 2013.
Tokyo Connection is the first concept album and first mini-album by the female Japanese hip-hop unit Halcali. This album is described as a "sequel" to Tokyo Groove of the previous year, hence the title.
JTR is a Swedish boy band made up of John, Tom Lundbäck and Robin Lundbäck. The band's name is made up of the first letters of their given names John, Tom and Robin.
Winter Games is the eighth Japanese single by the South Korean boy band 2PM. It was released on October 16, 2013, in three different editions. The single also includes Stay Here as B-side track, which was supposed to be included in Masquerade. The limited Type B version comes with a bonus track, the Japanese version of Comeback When You Hear This Song from their 3rd Korean studio album Grown.
Natsumelo is the debut and only studio album by Japanese model-singer Mito Natsume, released on April 26, 2017, by Sony Music Japan sublabel Sony Music Associated Records. The album is marketed as a "culmination of her activities as a singer." Completely produced by Japanese electronica musician Yasutaka Nakata, the album contains a total of twelve tracks, with its singles from her debut song "Maegami Kirisugita" (2015) up to "Puzzle/Hanabira" (2017), its B-sides and four previously-unreleased songs.
Twin Memories is the third studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on December 1, 1989. It features the No. 1 singles "Samishii Nettaigyo" and "One Night in Heaven ". Also included in the album are Japanese-language covers of Bobby Caldwell's "Special to Me", Paul Gurvitz's "I Never Stopped Loving You", REO Speedwagon's "In Your Letter", Shocking Blue's "Never Marry a Railroad Man", Kool & the Gang's "Joanna", and John Lennon's "Oh My Love". "Special to Me" was released as a promotional single in 2018 to celebrate the duo's 30th anniversary.
Sapphire is the seventh studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on November 25, 1991. It features the single "Haitoku no Scenario". Also included in the album are Japanese-language covers of Kylie Minogue's "Step Back in Time", Cathy Dennis' "Touch Me ", and Bobby Freeman's "Do You Want to Dance".
Brunch is the 11th studio album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on November 26, 1993. It features the single "Sakihokore Itoshisa yo". Also included in the album are Japanese-language covers of Bananarama's "Movin' On" and Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is". Brunch was the first album since Moonlight Serenade to not involve songwriting by Neko Oikawa.
Reminiscence is the fifth compilation album by Japanese idol duo Wink, released by Polystar on November 25, 1995. The album compiles a selection of the duo's singles from 1988 to 1995 and features the single "Angel Love Story " and the song "Merry Little X'mas".
"Fin" (フィン) is the 16th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Ikki Matsumoto and Ken Satō, the single was released on September 25, 1986, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the third single from her third compilation album CD'87.
"Blonde" is the 18th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Biddu, Winston Sela, and Keiko Asō, the single was released on June 3, 1987, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the second single from her fourth compilation album Best II.
"Dear Friend" is the 24th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Mayumi Itō and Kazuya Izumi, the single was released on July 17, 1990, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the lead single from her fifth compilation album Best III.
"Everlasting Love" is the 27th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Taeko Onuki and Ryuichi Sakamoto, the song was released as a double-A single with "Not Crazy to Me" on May 21, 1993, by MCA Victor. It was also the lead single from her sixth compilation album Lyricism: Ballad Collection.
"Trust Me" is the 39th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Seriko Natsuno and Kazuhiro Hara, the single was released on December 1, 1999, by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. It was also the third single from her 19th studio album Will. This was Nakamori's final single under Gauss Entertainment.
"Days" is the 42nd single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Nakamori and Tetsurō Oda, the single was released on April 30, 2003, by Universal Music Japan. It was also the lead single from her 21st studio album I Hope So.
