L'Arc-en-Ciel is a Japanese rock band, founded in Osaka in 1991. With a reported 40 million records sold, they were the first Japanese act to headline at Madison Square Garden. In 2003, they were ranked 58 on a list of the top 100 Japanese pop musicians by HMV Japan. While they first got their start as a visual kei band, they have not had any association with the movement since their major label debut in 1994.
"Kiss of Life" is a song by English band Sade from their fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). It was written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul S. Denman, and produced by the band and Mike Pela.
"Pop Star" is a song by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. The single went on to top the 2005 Oricon Charts and is known for its remarkable music video, featuring Ken in seven different personas, including a raccoon and his own manager. The Video also helped Ken break into the US and Canadian Markets where Stations would play the video despite the fact that it was in Japanese. The song was featured in the Nintendo DS game, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, as well as on Taiko No Tatsujin 8 and Taiko No Tatsujin Portable 2 for the PSP. It is also a track in the Konami's jubeat ripples series. Its latest appearance is in the Namco game Happy Dance Collection for the Nintendo Wii. The song was also featured in the Japanese drama Kiken na Aneki starring Ito Misaki.
Sentimentalovers is the sixth full-length album released by singer and songwriter Ken Hirai. It was released on November 24, 2004 and sold over 1,660,885 copies.
Life Is... is the fifth original studio album released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai on the label Defstar Records. It reached number one on Japan's Oricon sales chart.
Fakin' Pop is the seventh original studio album by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on March 8, 2008 on the Defstar Records label.
"Strawberry Sex" is a single written by J-Pop singer Ken Hirai's. It was released on May 22, 2002 under the label DefSTAR Records. Strawberry Sex is the first track on Ken's 5th studio album, Life Is....
"Missin' You: It Will Break My Heart" is the 14th overall single released by singer Ken Hirai. It was released on January 30, 2002 under the label DefSTAR Records. "Missin' You: It Will Break My Heart" was featured on Hirai's 5th studio album, Life Is.... The single was produced by American producer Babyface. Babyface announced that the single would be released on May 22, 2002 under BMG Japan.
Precious Junk is the debut single released by Japanese singer, Ken Hirai. It was released on May 13, 1995, under the label DefSTAR Records. The single charted for nine weeks, selling 44,000 copies, and peaking at #50 on the Oricon charts.
"Wakareuta" is a song composed and performed by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released as her fifth single in September 1977.
Handsome Boy is the 14th studio album by a Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, released in 1990.
"Lakuen", stylised as "LAKuEN", is a song by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on January 19, 2000 as his eighth single, and became his biggest hit since his debut in 1995.
"Even If" is the eleventh single released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on December 6, 2000 and reached #3 on the Oricon weekly chart, with a total of 360,000 sales. The track "Even if" appears on Hirai's fourth studio album, Gaining Through Losing. It was also included in his first best-of compilation released in 2005.
"Miracles" is the twelfth single to be released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on February 15, 2001. The track appears on Hirai's fourth studio album, Gaining Through Losing.
Gaining Through Losing is the fourth studio album released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on July 4, 2001 on DefStar Records.
The Best Bang!! is Japanese rock singer-songwriter Masaharu Fukuyama's fourth compilation album, released on November 17, 2010. The compilation was an all-time greatest hits album, featuring Fukuyama's songs from both his time with record labels BMG Japan and Universal Music Japan.
Ken Hirai is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador.
"Aishiteru" is the thirty-third single by Japanese recording artist Ken Hirai. The song was written and composed by Hirai and production was handled by Seiji Kameda. It was released on November 10, 2010 as the fourth single from Hirai's eighth studio album Japanese Singer. "Aishiteru" serves as theme song for the film Ghost: In Your Arms Again, a Japanese remake of the 1990 American film Ghost. The single includes two B-sides: "Air Cameraman," written and composed by Hirai, and "Unchained Melody," a cover of the 1965 The Righteous Brothers song, which was featured in the original Ghost.
Get Wild Life is the fifth single by Japanese hip hop group Lead released on December 3, 2003. The single peaked in the top ten on the Oricon charts, ranking at #9 for the week, and remained on the charts for seven weeks.
"Hitomi o Tojite" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ken Hirai, from his sixth studio album Sentimentalovers. It was released by Defstar Records as the album's second single on April 28, 2004. It is the theme song to the film Crying Out Love in the Center of the World. "Hitomi o Tojite" was the most successful song of 2004, topping the year-end Oricon Singles Chart with over 800,000 units sold. Hirai performed the song on his fourth appearance on Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31, 2004. "Hitomi o Tojite" was one of the eleven recipients of the Japan Gold Disc Award for Song of the Year. Although the song was considered for contention at the 46th Japan Record Awards, Hirai declined the Japan Record Award nomination.
