Hideto Takarai, known by his stage name Hyde, is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel since 1991, he is also the lead vocalist of Vamps and has a solo career.
Jet CD is a studio album by Japanese pop rock duo Puffy, released on March 31, 1998, through Epic/Sony Records. It features five hit singles that they released between 1996 and 1997, including three of which topped the Japanese Oricon charts.
"First Love" is a song by the Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released on April 28, 1999, as the third Japanese language single from her second studio album, First Love, which was issued a month previously. It was certified double platinum for 800,000 copies shipped to stores in Japan.
The discography of Japanese R&B singer Misia consists of nine studio albums, three compilation albums, one extended play (EP), one live album, six remix albums, twenty-six singles, twelve promotional singles, eighteen video albums and thirty-seven music videos. In 1997, Misia signed a recording contract with BMG Japan and joined the then up-and-coming talent agency, Rhythmedia. Under the sub-label Arista Japan, Misia released her first single, "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." in February 1998, followed by "Hi no Ataru Basho" in May. In June, her debut album, Mother Father Brother Sister, opened at number three on the Oricon chart. The album peaked at number one three weeks later and stayed in the top five for eleven consecutive weeks. Mother Father Brother Sister was certified double million and won a Japan Record Award for Best Album, as well as a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year. In 2000, Misia's second studio album, Love Is the Message, debuted at number one and was certified double million. It won a Japan Record Award for Best Album and a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year. The album spawned three top ten hits: "Believe," "Wasurenai Hibi" and "Sweetness." Misia's first remix album, Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo, was released three months later and shot to number one. It sold over 800,000 copies and is the second best-selling remix album of all time in Japan.
"Love Addict" is the debut single by Japanese rock duo Vamps, released on July 2, 2008. It reached number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAJ for sales over 100,000.
Best of Crystal Kay is Crystal Kay's second greatest hits compilation album. It was released on September 2, 2009. The release of this album marked the 10th anniversary of Kay's career in the music industry on the label Sony Music Entertainment Japan. This compilation consists of Kay's hit songs and more, as well as a third disc with new tracks.
The following is a list of notable events and releases that occurred in 2010 in Japanese music.
"Rosier" is the third single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released by MCA Victor on July 21, 1994. It reached number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000. The song's music video won Best Music Video at the 36th Japan Record Awards.
"Gravity" is the twelfth single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released by Universal on March 29, 2000. It was the band's sixth number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAJ for sales over 200,000. The single was released in Taiwan on April 7, 2000.
Super Modern Artistic Performance is the eighteenth studio album of Japanese boy band SMAP, released on September 24, 2008 by Victor Entertainment in Japan. The album features work from Japanese-Canadian pop-rock band Monkey Majik, Korean singer-songwriter Park Jin-young, Japanese electronic musician and Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata and Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am. The album debuted and peaked at number one in the Oricon Weekly Charts with 214,000 units sold on its first week of release and is certified Platinum by the RIAJ. This has made SMAP achieved total album sales of ten million, being the second musical group of vocalists after Chage and Aska to achieve the sales total.
Aimer is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist signed to Sacra Music and managed by Agehasprings. Her stage name comes from the verb "Aimer" in French, which means "to love". Aimer uses the name aimerrhythm for lyrics credits.
"Otona Jellybeans" is the second single by Mayu Watanabe, released in Japan on July 5, 2012.
Rina is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. She is best known as drummer of the all-female rock band Scandal since 2006. Rina occasionally performs lead vocals and guitar in the band. She is also a part of the sporadic supergroup Halloween Junky Orchestra led by Hyde and K.A.Z of Vamps for their October 2012 single "Halloween Party".
The discography of Japanese musician, LiSA includes 6 studio albums, 2 compilation albums, 3 extended plays, 19 singles, and 5 video albums. LiSA debuted in 2010 as a part of Girls Dead Monster, a musical group featured in the anime Angel Beats!, an anime featuring a high school rock band. LiSA recorded music as the singing voice for the character Yui, and released her first single as a part of the group, "Thousand Enemies", in May 2010 through Key Sounds Label. In June 2010, Girls Dead Monster released Keep the Beats!, an album entirely composed of songs sung by LiSA. The album was commercially successful; certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Japonism is the fourteenth studio album of the Japanese idol group Arashi. The album was released on October 21, 2015 under their record label J Storm in three editions: a first press/limited edition, a Yoitoko limited edition, and a regular edition. The first press edition comes with an 84-page photo lyrics booklet and bonus DVD with the music video and making-of for the album's lead track, "Kokoro no Sora". The Yoitoko limited edition comes with a 32-page lyrics booklet, and the regular edition comes with a 36-page lyrics booklet. The album sold over 820,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon charts for two consecutive weeks. With more than 1,000,000 copies sold, the album was certified for Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). On December 23, 2015, Oricon ranked Japonism as the best-selling album of 2015 in Japan. On February 27, 2016, Japonism was awarded Album of the Year in the 2016 Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Are You Happy? is the fifteenth studio album of the Japanese idol group Arashi. The album was released on October 26, 2016 under their record label J Storm in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The regular edition comes with a 36-page lyrics booklet and the limited edition comes with an 80-page photo lyrics and a bonus DVD with the music video and making-of for "Don't You Get It?". The album sold over 636,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon charts. With more than 720,000 copies sold, the album was certified for Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was released digitally on February 7, 2020.
The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino consists of five studio albums, five video albums, 15 singles and 17 music videos. Hoshino debuted as the leader and guitarist of the instrumental band Sakerock, and released his first solo album, Baka no Uta (2010), under the label Victor Entertainment. He gained nationwide recognition with the single "Sun" (2015), his first single to receive a certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The same year, Hoshino's fourth album, Yellow Dancer, became his first number one album in Japan. His song "Koi" (2016), the theme song for the drama The Full-Time Wife Escapist, became the most downloaded song in Japan in 2017, and was certified Million for digital downloads by the RIAJ.
#Twice2 is the second Japanese compilation album by South Korean girl group Twice. It consists of both Korean and Japanese versions of "Likey", "Heart Shaker", "What Is Love?", "Dance the Night Away" and "Yes or Yes". It was released by Warner Music Japan on March 6, 2019.
"V.I.P" is the twenty-first single by Japanese rock band SID, released on November 21, 2012, by Ki/oon Records. It is opening theme of the anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. The song ranked in second place at the 35th Anime Grand Prix in the best anime song category.
"Uso" is the fourteenth single by Japanese rock and visual kei band SID, released on April 29, 2009, by Ki/oon Records. It is ending theme of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood anime, and often considered the band's most successful song. It was included on the studio album Hikari and on Sid 10th Anniversary Best and SID Anime Best 2008-2017 compilations. CD Journal website described the song as sentimental, nostalgic and melancholic and Natalie related it as "sad and beautiful".
