Dragon Ash is a Japanese rap rock group founded in 1996 by Kenji "KJ" Furuya and Sakurai Makoto. They were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan. Dragon Ash is a member of Mob Squad, which is an affiliation with the bands Source and Endive. Dragon Ash uses the French fleur-de-lis as their band logo/symbol.
M-Flo is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of record producer DJ Taku Takahashi, Verbal and Lisa.
Tony Simon, better known by his stage name Blockhead, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ from Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing tracks for Aesop Rock. He has been a member of the groups such as Party Fun Action Committee and The Mighty Jones.
Soulhead is a Japanese urban contemporary/R&B duo consisting of sisters Yoshika Sawayama (よしか) and Tsugumi Sawayama (つぐみ). Both were born in Hokkaidō; Yoshika was born on July 20, 1978 and Tsugumi was born on January 25, 1981. Since their debut, they have worked with several well-known artists, including Sowelu, Koda Kumi, Crystal Kay and Ken Hirai.
Yoshika (ヨシカ) is a Japanese singer, who sings mainly with R&B influences. Her major label debut album, Timeless, was released in January 2006.
Makoto Shimizu, professionally known as Makoto, is a Japanese drum and bass musician, DJ and actor. Among other distinctive elements of Makoto's musical style, a heavy influence of 1970s-era soul, funk and jazz fusion can be heard throughout the vast majority of his repertoire.
Daishi Dance is a male Japanese DJ and record producer.
SAWA is a Japanese singer-songwriter and DJ. In 2009, she signed onto Sony Music Entertainment Japan and joined its sublabel, Epic Records. In 2012, she switched to Bellwood Records and released her 6th mini-album, ソプラノレイン.
Ayu-mi-x 6: Gold and Ayu-mi-x 6: Silver are two remix albums released by Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki on March 26, 2008. This is her sixth entry in the ayu-mi-x remix album series, and her first ayu-mi-x album since 2003's Ayu-mi-x V. Including 2005's My Story Classical, it's her first remix album in roughly four years.
Dancemania X1, a.k.a. Dancemania 11, is the eleventh set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1999 by EMI Music Japan.
"Welcome to My Hood" is the first single from American hip-hop artist DJ Khaled's fifth album We the Best Forever. The song features American rappers Rick Ross, Plies and Lil Wayne on the verses, and American singer T-Pain on chorus. The album also contains the remix of the song featuring Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, The Game, Jadakiss, Bun B, and Waka Flocka Flame. The song is Khaled's first single to be produced by The Renegades & DJ Nasty & LVM. It was released for digital download in the United States on January 18, 2011.
Dejavu is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. It was released on March 2, 2011, one month after her single "Pop Diva". Just like her previous albums, beginning with Best ~first things~ (2005), Dejavu topped the Oricon charts at No. 1 and remained on the charts for twenty-four weeks.
iKon (Korean: 아이콘), stylized as iKON, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by YG Entertainment, consisting of six members: Bobby, Jinhwan, Ju-ne, Yunhyeong, Donghyuk and Chanwoo. First introduced in the reality survival show WIN: Who is Next as "Team B", the group went on to appear in the 2014 reality survival show Mix & Match, which determined the final membership lineup of iKon. Originally a seven-piece band, B.I, departed from the group in June 2019.
Hotel is the fifty-seventh single by Japanese artist Kumi Koda. It was her first single release since 2013's "Dreaming Now!." It debuted at #5, but took the weekly position of #7 on Oricon and remained on the charts for four weeks. The a-side's music video was heavily inspired by Koda Kumi's time in Dubai.
Re-Construct Album Vol.1 "Reflection" is the first remix album by Japanese duo Soulhead. The album was constructed of EDM remix of some of their past songs and included famous Japanese DJs DJ Watarai and DJ Masterkey. It came in at #89 on Oricon before quickly falling off the charts.
Re-Construct Album Vol.2 "Crystallized" is the second remix album by Japanese duo Soulhead. Like their previous remix album, the songs were EDM remixes of some of their past songs. It charted better than its predecessor, coming in at #41 on Oricon and remaining on the charts for four weeks.
Kimi no Kiseki/Itsumademo... is Soulhead's fourteenth single and first to bring in their new era after their album Naked. It was released on December 6, 2006 and contained two new songs. It charted at #56 on Oricon.
My Anthem is Soulhead's Yoshika's debut solo album. The album reached No. 286 on the Oricon charts in a one week stay on the chart. The album was only released as a CD.
Ryonosuke Hirama is a Japanese musician, composer, arranger, record producer, pianist and keyboard player, based in Tokyo and Karuizawa.
Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 8 is the tenth remix album released by singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, and eighth in her Driving Hit's series – those outside of the series were Koda Kumi Remix Album (2006) and Beach Mix (2012). The album was released on March 28, 2018, one month after her studio album AND. It became her lowest-ranking remix album, debuting at No. 27 on the Oricon Albums Charts. It fell in ranking throughout the week, landing it at No. 40 for the weekly ranking.
