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| "Precious Junk" | ||||
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| Single by Ken Hirai | ||||
| Released | May 13, 1995 October 1, 2000 (Re-released) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Sony Music Records DefSTAR Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ken Hirai and Yamashita Shun | |||
| Ken Hirai singles chronology | ||||
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| "Precious Junk" on YouTube | ||||
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.
Precious was a British girl group consisting of Louise Rose, Anya Lahiri, Sophie McDonnell, Kalli Clark-Sternberg, and Jenny Frost. They first achieved fame as the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest and went on to become a moderately popular act until the group disbanded in late 2000.
You Light Up My Life is a 1977 American romantic drama film written and directed by Joseph Brooks and starring Didi Conn, Joe Silver, and Michael Zaslow. Laurie (Conn), a talented singer and songwriter, feels obligated to follow her father's borscht belt comedian career. She struggles to get small time acting work in advertising and children's shows with her fellow acting friends in Hollywood and shows marginal talent in standup comedy. Her happenstance meeting with a young director will set the stage for a series of conflicts with her fiancé, father and career decisions.
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 by Japanese singer Ken Hirai, released by Defstar Records on January 22, 2003. It reached number one on Japan's Oricon sales chart and has been certified for one million sales by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
"Say It Again" was the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, written by Paul Varney and performed by girl band Precious. It was produced by Cutfather & Joe and included on the band's self-titled debut album (2000). "Say It Again" was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 17 May 1999 and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. In July 2000, it was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States.
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.
Un-balanced is a 1995 album by Japanese pop singer Ken Hirai.
Under the Sun is the 16th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue, released in September 1993.
"Wakareuta" is a song composed and performed by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released as her fifth single in September 1977.
Stare At is the second studio album released by singer Ken Hirai under the label Sony Records. Now released by DefStar Records. It was released on December 1, 1996.
"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.
"Kiss of Life" is the thirteenth single to be released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on May 16, 2001. The single's title song was the theme song to the drama Love Revolution.
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.
"Itoshiki Hibi yo" is the thirty-fourth single by Japanese recording artist Ken Hirai. The song was written by Hirai, composed by Kiyoshi Matsuo and production was handled by Hirai. It was released on May 4, 2011 as the fifth single from Hirai's eighth studio album Japanese Singer. "Itoshiki Hibi yo" serves as theme song for the second season of the TBS drama Jin. The B-side, "Run to You" is used in Nexco Central Japan commercials starring actress Aya Ueto.
"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.
"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.
