Kwon Bo-ah, known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. BoA has been recognized as one of the most successful and influential Korean entertainers throughout her career, and is therefore commonly credited as the "Queen of K-pop."
Exile is a 19-member Japanese boy band. The leader of the group is Hiro, who debuted as a member of Zoo under For Life Music, but Exile have released their singles and albums under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone. Hiro and Avex's president Max Matsuura came from the same high school. In 2003, the six original members of Exile founded the management and entertainment company LDH which has debuted many successful groups and soloists ever since. Exile is the representative group of the company.
"Bold & Delicious/Pride" is the 38th single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on November 30, 2005.
Takuto is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
"Pride" is the debut single of High and Mighty Color and was released on January 26, 2005. A remixed version, titled "Pride Remix" was released on March 24, 2005.
Ayano Matsumoto, known by her stage name Ayano Niina, is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise.
Masahiko Kondō or Matchy is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actor, racing car manager and former semi-professional racing driver. He was a member of the Tanokin Trio.
2 Mini Ikiru to Iu Chikara is the second album from the Japanese pop idol group Cute, released on April 18, 2007 on the Zetima label. Although it is actually a mini-album, containing only five tracks, it is considered their second album.
Scandal is an all-female Japanese rock band from Osaka. Formed in August 2006 by four high school girls, they played live street performances until they were noticed and signed to the indie label Kitty Records. Although all four members have provided lead vocals, their primary roles are Haruna on vocals and rhythm guitar, Mami on lead guitar, Tomomi on bass guitar, and Rina on drums. In 2008, they released three singles and a mini-album while simultaneously touring the United States, France, and Hong Kong. That October, Scandal released their major debut single, "Doll", on Epic Records Japan.
Speed Star is the second studio album by Japanese singer/voice actress Aya Hirano, released by Lantis on November 18, 2009. On September 1, 2009, the album was announced to be released, on her official website.
"Hitomi no Screen" is a single by Hey! Say! JUMP, released on February 24, 2010. The single debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon weekly charts.
Star Driver also known as Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto is a 2010 Japanese anime television series created and animated by Bones. The series is directed by Takuya Igarashi, with character designs by Yoshiyuki Ito and Hiroka and Misa Mizuya. The anime premiered on October 3, 2010, on MBS-TBS's prime Sunday 5pm timeslot, replacing Sengoku Basara II. Aniplex of America premiered the first episode at the 2010 New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival on October 9, 2010. Bandai Entertainment formerly licensed the series, but due to February when Bandai stopped selling DVDs and Blu-ray discs, they also cancelled licensing with other anime. Star Driver was one of them. The series has been licensed by Aniplex of America and was streamed with English subtitles on Hulu, Crackle, and on Crunchyroll starting on August 17, 2011. A compilation film was released on February 9, 2013 in Japan by Shochiku.
Linkage Ring is the first full-length studio album by Japanese pop rock duo Garnidelia, released on January 21, 2015 by DefSTAR Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The album is Garnidelia's first full-length studio album, after releasing self-released mini-albums that achieved limited success around Asia. After forming and signed to DefSTAR and Sony Music in 2014, the group released singles in order to promote themselves and feature their singles in various anime in Japan.
"Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni" is the 40th single by Zard and released 20 April 2005 under the B-Gram Records label. The composer of Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni, Aika Ohno self-cover this single in her cover album Silent Passage.
"Saigo no Iiwake" is the sixth single by Japanese singer/songwriter Hideaki Tokunaga, which was released on October 25, 1988. The song reached number 4 on Oricon's singles chart, number 100 on Oricon's 1988 year-ending chart and number 69 on Oricon's 1989 year-ending chart.
King of Prism is a Japanese media franchise produced by Avex Pictures and Tatsunoko Production. The series is a spin-off of the Pretty Rhythm multimedia series and focuses on the male characters introduced in Pretty Rhythm's third anime series, Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, aiming for an older female demographic.
"EZ Do Dance" is a song by Japanese band TRF as their second single. The song was released on June 21, 1993. Upon release, "EZ Do Dance" became TRF's breakthrough hit and is credited for being one of the first songs to introduce the Japanese public to dance music. The song was given the Music Video Award at the 35th Japan Record Awards and has been featured in video games such as Dance Dance Revolution X2 and Just Dance Wii U. "EZ Do Dance" also crossed over to the anime communities, where it is used as both theme and insert songs to the Pretty Rhythm series and its spin-off, King of Prism.
"Crazy Gonna Crazy" is a song by TRF as their 8th single. The song was released on January 1, 1995.
"Boy Meets Girl" is a song by TRF as their seventh single. The song was released on June 22, 1994.
