Chitose Hajime is a Japanese singer from Amami Ōshima. She sings in the shima-uta style particular to that region, with distinctive falsetto effects.
Kiroro (キロロ) is a Japanese pop duo from Yomitan, Okinawa that debuted in 1996.
Naughty Boys is the sixth album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, recorded from October 1982 to March 1983, and released on May 24, 1983. It contains the pop-oriented single "Kimi ni Mune Kyun", as well as a "preview" of "You've Got to Help Yourself", which was released in its full version on the companion album Naughty Boys Instrumental, and again with vocals on Service.
Bloodshy & Avant are a Swedish songwriting and production duo consisting of Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson and Pontus "Avant" Winnberg. They have worked with many prominent artists, including Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Ms. Dynamite, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Kelis, Girls' Generation, Christina Milian, Sky Ferreira, Utada and BoA. In addition to their production work, Karlsson and Winnberg are also members of the synth-pop group Miike Snow, alongside lead vocalist Andrew Wyatt.
Sambomaster is a Japanese rock band signed by Sony Music Japan. The band's name, Sambomaster, refers to the Russian martial art called Sambo.
"Ren'ai Shashin" is the 13th single by Japanese singer Ai Otsuka, released on the Avex Trax label. It is also her third and final single released in 2006.
Fujifabric is a Japanese rock band formed in 2000. While their music can be mostly categorized as alternative rock or power pop, their music usually consists of an eclectic mix of genres, including jazz, disco and progressive rock.
Golden Best: 15th Anniversary is Zard's fifth compilation album. Released on October 2006 under B-Gram Records. The album peaked #1 at Oricon weekly, charted for eighty one weeks and sold 942,220 units.
Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007 is a greatest hits album by AKB48, released on January 1, 2008. It was re-released on July 14, 2010 as Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban with four new tracks: the singles "Romance, Irane" and Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008", along with brand new songs "Seventeen" and "Anata ga Ite Kureta Kara".
Yoru o Yuke (夜を往け) is the 18th studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in June 1990. The album includes remix version of "Ashita", a top-20 charting smash hit single released in 1989 and certified gold by the RIAJ. After two months from release of the album, "with" was released as a single. The song was featured in the 1991 film My Sons, directed by Yoji Yamada.
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.
Naked Songs is Aya Matsuura's fourth studio album and her first self-cover album. She also has released a DVD of the Recording Sessions of this album It contains some unplugged re-recordings of her older material. It was released on November 29, 2006 and has sold 18,961 copies.
"Nada Sōsō" is a song written by Japanese band Begin and singer Ryoko Moriyama. It was first released by Moriyama in 1998, but achieved popularity through the cover version by Rimi Natsukawa in 2001.
Tida: Tida Kaji nu Umui is Rimi Natsukawa's debut album, released on September 21, 2002. The title of the album is in Okinawan (Uchinaaguchi).
"Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu" is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction. It was released as a single in July 2011, one month before the band's fifth album Documentaly.
Documentaly is the fifth studio album by Japanese band Sakanaction, released on September 28, 2011. Written around a documentary theme, the band were inspired by personal and world events in 2011 to create material for the album.
Sakanaquarium 2012: Zepp Alive is a live album by Japanese band Sakanaction. A recording of their June 19, 2012 performance at Zepp Tokyo, the album was released on November 14, 2012 through Victor Entertainment and an exclusive digital download to iTunes.
Trip is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on May 31, 2008, through Giza Studio, almost two years after the fifth studio album Delight. This is the first album in which Rina is the main producer. The album consists of four previous released singles, such as Bara ga Saku Bara ga Chiru, Mint, Nemurenu Yo ni/Party Time Party Up and I believe you ~Ai no Hana~. A special website was launched to promote the album which includes self liner notes and preview tracks.
Summer Madness is the eleventh single by Japanese hip-hop group Lead, released on June 21, 2006, two weeks before their fourth studio album, 4. It failed to break the top ten on Oricon, but charted in the top twenty, taking the weekly ranking of #17, where it remained on the charts for five weeks.
"Lonely Blue Boy" is a song written by Ben Weisman and Fred Wise and performed by Conway Twitty. It reached #6 on the U.S. pop chart and #27 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1960. It was featured on his 1960 album Lonely Blue Boy.
