"First Love" is a song by the Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released on April 28, 1999, as the third Japanese language single from her second studio album, First Love, which was issued a month previously. It was certified double platinum for 800,000 copies shipped to stores in Japan.
Kobukuro (コブクロ), a Japanese band, formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.
"Boku wa Kuma" is a song by Japanese American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, serving as their 17th Japanese single and 24th single overall. The single was released on November 22, 2006, following the release of their previous studio album, Ultra Blue (2006). It came two months after the conclusion of Utada's United 2006 tour.
Jyongri is a Japanese pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with EMI Music Japan.
Takayoshi Tanimoto, is a Japanese vocalist known for his theme song performances in Digimon, Zatch Bell! and Dragon Ball Kai, the last of which he sang "Dragon Soul" and "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!" as one-half of a special unit, Dragon Soul.
"Prisoner of Love" is Hikaru Utada's 21st Japanese single and 30th single overall, released on May 21, 2008. This was her first Japanese recut single in nine years, after the first one "First Love" in 1999. It is also her first single to be released only in CD+DVD format. "Prisoner of Love" serves as the insert song for the Japanese television drama, Last Friends, while the original version is used in the opening theme. It won the Best Theme Song Award in the 57th Drama Academy Awards. "Prisoner of Love" was the 3rd most downloaded song in Japan during 2008.
"Kono Yo no Kagiri" was released by Ringo Sheena, Neko Saito and Junpei Shiina on January 17, 2007 in the name of 椎名林檎×斎藤ネコ＋椎名純平. It was certified gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 copies shipped to stores in 2007.
"Yeah! Break! Care! Break!" is the eighth single by Japanese pop artist Takayoshi Tanimoto and the second with Takafumi Iwasaki as the unit "Dragon Soul". It was released on CD on June 24, 2009, as both a regular edition and a limited edition which included a Dragon Ball Kai Dragon Battlers trading card game card. The A-side is the first ending theme for the anime Dragon Ball Kai. The B-side is performed by Saki Oshitani, and was used as an insert song for Kai. The single remained on the Oricon charts for 8 weeks, peaking at #23. In 2010, when Kai was licensed by Funimation, they produced an English version of the ending, sung by Jerry Jewell.
"Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)" (あいのうた, Suwarōteiru Batafurai Ai no Uta, "Love Song") is a song by Chara, released under the name Yen Town Band. It was the lead single from Montage, a concept album released for the Shunji Iwai film Swallowtail Butterfly that also starred Chara. This song was used as the theme song for the film.
Songbird is Kokia's debut album, released on July 16, 1999. It is her only album released under Pony Canyon, the rest being released with Victor Entertainment or Wasabi Records.
SoulJa is a Japanese hip-hop musician and songwriter best known for his collaborations with singer Thelma Aoyama, "Koko ni Iru yo" and "Soba ni Iru ne" – the latter of which was the former Guinness World Records holder for the best selling digital single of all-time in Japan.
Fujioka Fujimaki (藤岡藤巻) is a Japanese folk band, created from two members of the 1970s novelty group Marichans, Takaaki Fujioka and Naoya Fujimaki. They are best known for their collaboration with the eight-year-old singer Nozomi Ōhashi for the theme song of the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo.
Lovebox is Beni's fifth studio album, and second original album under the mononym Beni released through Nayutawave Records. It was released on June 2, 2010. Natuyawave describes the album as "fully loaded with different feelings of love: happy love, painful love..."
"Gake no Ue no Ponyo" is the eponymous theme song to the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo, released on December 5, 2007. It was performed by folk group Fujioka Fujimaki and then eight-year-old Nozomi Ōhashi.
"if" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kana Nishino, released on August 4, 2010 by SME Records as her 11th single.
The... is the debut extended play by South Korean boyband JYJ, a group formed of three of the five members of TVXQ. A Japanese-language EP, it was released under Rhythm Zone, the band's former Japanese label as a part of TVXQ. The release was commercially successful, reaching number one on Oricon's weekly albums chart.
Request is a cover album by Japanese recording artist Juju, released on September 29, 2010. The album features recordings of famous songs by Japanese female vocalists, mostly from the late 1990s.
"Hello, Again " is a song by Japanese band My Little Lover. It was released as a single on August 21, 1995, and is currently the band's biggest hit single.
"Kimi tte" is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. It was released as her 12th single on November 3, 2010. The song was marketed as a "heart-warming tender" mid-tempo ballad in the initial press release, also describing the lyrics, as being about "scaling up passion to love."
Wave Runner is the fifteenth studio album by Japanese electronica band Capsule, released on February 18, 2015, by Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde. The album debuted at the fifth spot on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 11,395 copies.
