Masaki Haruna, known professionally as Klaha, is a Japanese former singer-songwriter. He is best known as third vocalist of the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer from 2000 to 2001. He was previously in the 1990s new wave band Pride of Mind, and started a solo career after leaving Malice Mizer.
"To Be, to Be, Ten Made to Be" is Tackey & Tsubasa's debut single under the Avex Trax label. This is the first retail single for their 2wenty 2wo album.
FictionJunction is the solo project of Japanese composer Yuki Kajiura featuring guests musicians, mainly singers. Historically, works between Kajiura and a vocalist were referenced by adding the singer's name after "FictionJunction". Although both perform under the FJ title and are collaborations with Kajiura, they are separate projects.
"Without You" is a single by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson. Written by Gibson and Tatsuro Yamashita, the single was released exclusively in Japan in 1990 by Warner Pioneer under the Atlantic label. It was featured in the 1990 TBS drama series Otoko ni Tsuite. Originally released as a stand-alone single, "Without You" was included as a bonus track in the Japanese releases of Gibson's 1990 album Anything Is Possible and 1995 Greatest Hits album. It was also included in her 2017 box set We Could Be Together and the 2021 Deluxe Edition release of her 1989 album Electric Youth.
Two You Four You is Tackey & Tsubasa's 2nd album to be released under avex trax. The album was released on November 15, 2006, over two and a half years after their debut album "2wenty 2wo", and contains a total of four previously released singles.
Aki Misato is a female Japanese J-pop singer from Saitama, Japan. Most of her songs are theme songs for anime and video games. She made her debut in 2004 with her first single Kimi ga Sora Datta (君が空だった), which was featured as the ending theme of the anime Mai-HiME. To date she has released sixteen singles, and in addition has been featured in several compilation albums.
"Egao Yes Nude" is the thirty-second single of the J-pop group Morning Musume. It was released on February 14, 2007. It was at first rumored to be the last single to feature Hitomi Yoshizawa but this was disproved. It is the first for the eighth generation Aika Mitsui.
Kanako Itō is a female Japanese singer from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. She has sung a large number of songs that have been used in a variety of video games, visual novels, and anime.
Lullaby Singer is the 34th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in November 2006.
Sweet Vacation（スウィート・バケイション）is a Japanese music unit made of members Hayakawa Daichi and Thai vocalist May. Both come from a history of high level universities. Hayakawa left Tokyo University's Graduate School before graduating while May was previously enrolled in Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and began taking classes at Waseda University in fall 2009.
Supercell is an 11-member Japanese pop rock band led by musician and songwriter Ryo, which formed in 2007 as a dōjin music band. The other 10 members are artists and designers who provide illustrations in album booklets and music videos. Supercell started out by making use of the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid singing synthesizer to produce vocals for songs submitted to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website. The popularity of the songs led the band to release their independent self-titled album Supercell (2008). Supercell later signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan and had a professional release of their Supercell album in March 2009, which was updated with more songs.
Journey is the second album by Shimizu Shota, released on March 3, 2010. It was released in two versions: a regular edition (¥3,059) and a limited edition including a DVD (¥3,500).
"Fushizen na Girl/Natural ni Koishite" is Perfume's first 2010 single and tenth major single release. It was released on April 14, 2010, as a CD-only version and CD+DVD version. The single debuted at number one on the Oricon Charts on its first day. The single was notable for being Perfume's second double A-side after Baby Cruising Love / Macaroni. As such, two promotional music videos were shot. "Natural ni Koishite" was used in a tie-in promotion with Japanese clothing line Natural Beauty Basic. Music critic Haruo Chikada points out in his music column "考えるヒット"(Kangaeru Hitto Considering hits) the antonymy of the two titles and compares the sound of Natural ni Koishite to Scritti Politti.
"Sayonara Memories" is a J-pop song by the Japanese band Supercell, written by Ryo. Supercell released it as their second single in February 2010 by Sony Music. A music video was produced for "Sayonara Memories", directed by Takahiro Miki and Taiki Ueda. Lyrically, the song deals with an unrequited love. The single peaked at No. 7 on Japan's weekly Oricon singles chart.
"Sayonara no Kakera" is the seventh single by the Japanese singer Miho Komatsu, and the last single released under the Amemura-O-Town Record label. It's her first maxi-single. Originally it was supposed to be released as 8 cm single, but the plan has changed. The single reached #17 first week and sold 37,980 copies. It charted for four weeks and totally sold 58,540 copies.
"Hasu no Hana" is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction from their seventh studio album, 834.194 (2019). The song was used as the theme song of the film Close Range Love (2014) starring Tomohisa Yamashita and Nana Komatsu. The version used in the film was given an initial release on October 8, 2014 digitally, followed by a single release featuring a different mix of the song on October 29, where it was paired with the song "Sayonara wa Emotion" as a double A-side single.
"Sayonara wa Emotion" is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction from their seventh studio album, 834.194 (2019). Initially used as a 2013 jingle for the yobikō Tōshin High School, the song was recorded in full a year later. It was released on October 29, 2014, as a double A-side single with the song "Hasu no Hana".
"Moonfesta" is a song recorded by Japanese trio Kalafina. The title track was used as theme song for the TV show Minna no Uta. It was the group's second single from their fourth studio album Consolation. The song was written by Yuki Kajiura, who also composed and produced the single, which she has done for the group since their debut. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+DVD edition (Type-A), a limited CD+Blu-ray edition (Type-B), and a regular CD only edition.
Shiori Niiyama is Japanese singer and songwriter, who made major debut with single Yureru Yureru under B Zone in 2013. In, 2018, she announced hiatus which lasted 3 years and in 2021 resumed her music activities.
Summer Madness is the eleventh single by Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released on June 21, 2006, two weeks before their fourth studio album, 4. It failed to break the top ten on Oricon, but charted in the top twenty, taking the weekly ranking of #17, where it remained on the charts for five weeks.
