Bump of Chicken is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara, Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (bass) and Hideo Masu (drums). Since their conception in 1994, they have released twenty-three singles and eight albums. They are a popular group in Japan; every release since their third single, "Tentai Kansoku," has charted in the top ten on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Their music has been used in various video games and as theme songs for movies, television shows and anime in Japan. The band's name means counterattack from the weak man.
High and Mighty Color was a Japanese rock band active from 2003 to 2010. They had two vocalists; a male and a female.
Yui, stylized as YUI or yui, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress. Born and raised in Fukuoka prefecture, she played live at various locations in her hometown before being noticed by Sony Music Japan when she was 17 years old, and released her debut single months later. Her singles, however, were only met with moderate success until the breakout "Good-bye Days", which charted for 44 weeks on Oricon and marked her as one of the Japanese music industry's rising stars.
Nana Kitade is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer. Kitade is particularly known for her songs appearing in various anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening and endings. Kitade was featured on the cover of the Gothic & Lolita Bible, as well as featured in Neo and Kera magazines. She has toured Asia, Europe, and North America.
"Love So Sweet" is a Japanese song, and the eighteenth single, by the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track entitled "Fight Song". With its lyrics written by Arashi and music composed by member Kazunari Ninomiya, it was created in 2006 as an image song for the group's variety show G no Arashi.
Girl Next Door was a Japanese pop musical trio that debuted in 2008 on the Avex Trax label. The band consists of vocalist Chisa, guitarist Yuji Inoue and Daisuke Suzuki on keyboard. On September 3, the group's fifth anniversary, the band formally announced plans to dissolve Girl Next Door within the year. Their final performance as a group was held at SHIBUYA-AX on December 8, 2013.
"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" is a song by the Hello! Project unit Buono! from their album Buono! 2 (2009). The song was written by Yūho Iwasato, Shinjirō Inoue, and Susumu Nishikawa and produced by Tsunku. It was released on May 14, 2008 as the album's third single. The Single V (PCBP.51918) was released on June 18, 2008. The single peaked at number four on the weekly Oricon charts, and charted for six weeks.
Kōri no Sekai (氷の世界) is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, released in December 1973.
Kazoku no Hi/Aburazemi♀ -Piano Version- is the eleventh single released by Japanese soloist misono. The single charted at #23 on the Oricon weekly charts and remained on the charts for three weeks.
Love Complex is the 23rd studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, released in June 2006.
9.5 Carats is the 12th studio album by a Japanese singer-songwriter Yosui Inoue, released in December 1984. It mostly features cover versions of the songs that Inoue wrote for other performers, except "Isso Serenade" which was released as a lead single in October 1984. It is the most commercially successful album for him, its sales are estimated to be 1.1-1.8 million copies.
10 My Me is Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume's tenth studio album. It was released March 17, 2010 in both a regular and limited edition. The normal edition came with a photocard, depicting a similar picture to the limited edition cover. The limited edition was packaged with a bonus DVD and had a different, black cover. The title of the album is a pun: "10 My Me" is read as "Jū-maime" (じゅうまいめ) in Japanese, which literally means "tenth album". The album contains vocals from former member Koharu Kusumi who graduated from the group in December 2009; she is not credited.
Me! Me! Me! is the first full-length album by Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue, originally released as a standard release and a limited edition release containing a DVD of music videos on April 8, 2009. Me! Me! Me! peaked at number 86 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts, remaining on the charts for only one week. As with all of Inoue's music, he mixes, arranges, and performs on every track.
Dos Angeles is Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue's second full-length album, originally released as a standard and limited edition release on October 6, 2010. It peaked at 136 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts, remaining on the charts for only one week.
"Closer" is the second single by Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue. The song was used as one of the opening themes of Naruto: Shippūden. "Closer" is the most successful of Inoue's singles, peaking at 22 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Charts and remaining on the charts for seven weeks. Both the title track and "Gravity" are included on Me! Me! Me!.
"Maboroshi" is the third single by Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue, and the last of his singles off of Me! Me! Me!. The single stayed on the Oricon Weekly Singles Charts for 1 week and peaked at 156. The title track was used as a theme song for the Uchikuru!? variety show. Both the title track and "Party Night " are featured on Me! Me! Me!.
"World Quest/Pokopon Pekōrya" is a double A-side by the Japanese idol group NEWS. It is their 15th single and was released in Japan on December 12, 2012, under Johnny & Associates in four editions: a CD-only edition, limited editions A and B, and a special edition.
Colours is the fifteenth studio album by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on July 2, 2014, in Japan by Avex Trax, worldwide by Avex Entertainment Inc., and on July 18 in Taiwan by Avex Taiwan. The songs on the album were entirely written by Hamasaki, while production was led by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura; it also included a variety of Western producers such as Armin van Buuren, members from RedOne Productions De Paris and Rush, Darkchild, and Fedde Le Grand, among others. This became Hamasaki's first studio album to have not been fully produced by Matsuura, and her first album to incorporate a large amount of English language. Musically, Colours is an electronic dance music album.
Coupling Songs: 'Side B' is a compilation album by Japanese musical unit Superfly. Released on December 2, 2015, the album was packaged as a 2-CD set with Superfly's single "Kuroi Shizuku", and compiles Superfly's original B-sides released between 2007 and 2014.
"Road" is the 46th Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki for their ninth studio album Tomorrow. The CD single was released by Avex Trax on July 25, 2018 in three versions – a standard CD single, a limited first press edition with a photobook, and a fan club edition exclusively for Tohoshinki's Japanese fan club, Bigeast. The B-sides of the single are Japanese versions of their Korean singles "Drop" and "In A Different Life," solos respectively sung by Yunho and Changmin.
