First Love is the debut Japanese-language studio album by Japanese recording artist Utada Hikaru, released on 10 March 1999 on Toshiba-EMI. Born and raised in New York City to music-oriented parents, Utada moved to Tokyo to attend Seisen International School and American School in Japan. From there, she began writing and composing music for her debut effort. Utada, her father Teruzane Utada and producer Akira Miyake produced the album and remain her two main co-producers and composers.
Takamasa Ishihara, better known by his stage name Miyavi, is a Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor known for his finger-slapping style of playing a guitar.
Miyavizm is the third studio album by Miyavi. It was released on June 1, 2005. Its limited edition comes with the song "Shakespeare ni Sasagu" (シェイクスピアに捧ぐ) instead of tracks eleven and twelve. It charted 10th on Oricon.
MYV Pops is the fourth studio album by Miyavi. It was released on August 2, 2006 and charted 15th on Oricon. Its limited edition comes with an additional DVD, containing a documentary with back stage footage of the artist's previous tour and the making of the music video for "Kimi ni Negai Wo". The first album singles, "Señor Señora Señorita/Gigpig Boogie" and "Kimi ni Negai Wo" charted as tenth and twenty-sixth respectively. This was the first album, where his style shifted towards a more pop sound, wanting to "study pop music in [his] own way".
Catalog is a "best of" album by Tsukiko Amano, released on February 27, 2006. The album contains every A-side from each of her singles up until 2006. It was released in three editions: a normal, one-CD edition, a limited edition pressing with a card jacket designed by Amano herself, and a Deluxe edition. The Deluxe edition came with an extra CD and DVD, and included the music videos for "Idea", "Hisui", "Koe" and "Love Dealer", as well as making-of footage for Amano's fifth anniversary single releases, part of the 5-five- DVD. Combined sales of the two editions resulted in the album peaking at #24 on the Oricon weekly charts, and charting for three weeks. This was Amano's final release with Pony Canyon; after the album's release her contract was terminated and she returned to indies releases.
"Hi no Hikari Sae Todokanai Kono Basho De" (陽の光さえ届かないこの場所で) is a single released by Miyavi on January 16, 2008. The title track features fellow S.K.I.N. member, Sugizo, as a guest guitarist. The single contains three tracks on the regular edition, while the special edition has only the first two tracks, although the limited editions includes a bonus DVD with the music video and making-of footage. It charted 10th on Oricon and 11th on Billboard Japan.
This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock is the sixth studio album by Miyavi. It was released on March 19, 2008. A limited edition was released on SHM-CD, a supposedly high-quality CD format developed by Universal, and includes a DVD featuring music videos and documentary footage. The album is advertised as the "final stage" of Miyavi's recent "Neo Visualizm" theme, and features the artist's performance troupe, the Kavki Boiz, including an MC, various instrumentalists, and other artists. The album charted 25th on Oricon and 27th on Billboard Japan.
Azn Pride -This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock- is a greatest hits album released by Miyavi on 27 June 2008 for Taiwan and Korea and in Japan on 27 August 2008. The album covers Miyavi's career following his first major label single, "Rock no Gyakushuu/21sekikei Koushinkyoku". The album contains two original tracks, "As U R -Kimi wa Kimi no Mama de-" and "Wake Up Honey". It ranked 44th on Oricon and 54th on Billboard Japan.
A Complete: All Singles is a greatest hits album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki, released on September 10, 2008 to commemorate her tenth anniversary with Avex Trax. It compiles all of Hamasaki's singles from 1998 to 2008, with one new track.
Victory Road to the King of Neo Visual Rock is a compilation album by Miyavi released on April 22, 2009. It contains songs from all of Miyavi's singles from late 2004 to the release of the compilation. It charted 65th on Oricon and 91st on Billboard Japan.
Union is the 11th studio album by Chara, which was released on February 28, 2007. It debuted at #4 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 300 for 8 weeks.
Fantasy! Jūichi is the eleventh studio album by all-girl Japanese idol group Morning Musume. The album was released on December 1, 2010, in a normal and limited edition, the first press of the normal edition coming with a photocard, and the limited edition coming with a bonus DVD and a different cover. The album, their second album release in less than a year, was the last to feature sixth-generation member Eri Kamei and eighth-generation members Junjun and Linlin prior to their December 15 graduation.
"Maji Desu ka Ska!" is the 45th single of the Japanese group Morning Musume, released on April 6, 2011 on the Zetima record label. The single sold 33,698 copies in its first week, charting at #5 on the weekly Oricon singles charts and peaking at #7 on the Japan Billboard Hot 100.
Miyavi is the eighth studio album by Japanese musician Miyavi. It was released on June 19, 2013 in Japan, and on March and April 2014 in Europe and United States. It charted as number eight on Oricon and Billboard Japan.
Samurai Sessions vol.1 is an EP by Japanese musician Miyavi. It was released on November 14, 2012 in Japan, and featured collaboration with various artists. It charted as number twenty one on Oricon and seventeen on Billboard Japan.
What's My Name? is the seventh studio album by Japanese musician Miyavi. It was released on October 13, 2010 in Japan, featuring collaborations with various artists. The album charted as number twenty-six on Oricon and thirty-three on Billboard Japan.
"Daremo Shiranai" is a Japanese-language song and the 44th single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. "Daremo Shiranai" was used as the theme song for the drama Shinigami-kun starring Arashi member Satoshi Ohno. It reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 12th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 525,055 copies sold.
"Sakura" is the 45th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on February 25, 2015 under their record label J Storm. "Sakura" was used as the theme song for the television drama Ouroborous, starring actors Toma Ikuta and Shun Oguri. The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The first press/limited edition contains the B-side "Rise and Shine" and the music video and making-of for "Sakura" while the regular edition contains two B-sides. The single sold 465,381 copies in its first week and topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. With over 520,000 copies sold, the single was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The single placed 11th on Oricon's 2015 yearly singles ranking.
Locks is the sixth studio album by Japanese band Garnet Crow.It was released on March 18, 2008 under Giza Studio label.
Japanese musician Miyavi has released 12 studio albums, 2 EPs and several singles as of December 2018. Chart rankings are weekly, unless otherwise stated.
