Perfume, a japanese techno-pop trio, has been a remarkable breakthrough artist of Japan. Acheiving many broken records and fame in 2008 with thier future-pop like sound and energetic performances. Perfume is (stage name); Kashiyuka, A-chan, and Nochhi.
Aside from thier current TV-show, appearances, and radio hosting. Thier career began as a pop group included in Bee-hive records. Later into Tokuma Records under thier new producer Yasutaka Nakata. They have produced into a new pop and icon recognized by many including singer-songwriter Kaela Kimura and SMAP. Kaela remarked in interviews saying she have listened to Perfume.
Yasutaka Nakata alone is an sucessful producer, aiding acts such as MEG and CAPSULE.
Perfume's breakthrough hit "Polyrythem", although reaching only top 7, brought them much sucess. Later performed in NHK's 59th Kohaku New Year's Celebration and also was serving as thier recycling campaign prior. "Baby Crusin Love/ Macaroni" was thier first double A-side single which scored thier first top 3 hit.
Reaching new records for themselves, they followed with thier major debut studio album GAME in 2008 which became Japan's first #1 known techno-pop album. Beating out Yuzu and other competitiors with (approx.) 150,000 copies in it's intial week. It was speculated all the limited edition copies were sold out during this week.
Not too long after Perfume sent thier next single out "Love The World" in 2008 which followed the sucess of GAME with Perfumes first #1 Single. Then "One Room Disco" acheiving similiar sucess in 2009.
Now, after a year from GAME, Perfume offically announces thier next highly awaited album titled TRIANGLE. It will include all leading singles "love the world", "One room disco", and "Dream Fighter". Triangle has two album features "Night Flight" and "I Still love U" as promotion. Night Flight, similiar to thier first album, will be again thier sponsor song for PINO chocolates which already recieved tremoundous amounts of views and anticipation in youtube. Triangle will release in July 8th (wed) 2009.
Pre-order your copies today! Limited edtion copies include DVD footage of thier single's music tv-spots, live material, and clip for "I Still love U".
Followed with the release of Triangle, Perfume will embark in a nationide tour.
Track Listing for "Triangle" to be released July 8th
1.Take off 2.love the world 3.Dream Fighter 4.edge (album-mix) 5.NIGHT FLIGHT 6.Kiss and Music 7.Zero Gravity 8.I still love U 9.The best thing 10.Speed of Sound 11. One Room Disco 12.Negai "wish" (Album-mix)
"Popular idol group Speed will embark on a nationwide tour for the first time in six years. This will be their 5th tour, and the first since the group reunited in August of last year. The upcoming tour will begin with two shows on Sept 5 and 6 at Nagoya’s Nippon Gaishi Hall, and take the group through 10 cities for a total of 16 concerts. On Oct 13 and 14, the group will play two shows at Tokyo’s Budokan. More than 100,000 fans are expected to attend the concerts.
The group’s newest single, “S.P.D.” will be released on May 27. On Aug 5, Speed will also release an album of re-recorded best hits entitled, “White Love.”
Member Hiroko Shimabukuro, 25, said of the upcoming events, “I’m so happy to get out on tour again. It’ll be great to sing all our old songs and have a great time together.” Singer Takako Uehara was likewise excited, saying, “I’m happy that the four of us can get up on stage together again. I want to put on a great show for everyone to enjoy.”
"Record label Avex announced this week that the upcoming Kansai-area concerts of several of its popular artists have been canceled due to continuing spread in the area of the H1N1 influenza virus. Thus far, six concerts have been canceled for Ayumi Hamazaki, 30, Ai Otsuka, 26, and Kumi Koda, 26. The shows would have had a total estimated attendance of around 48,000 people.
Avex originally had no plans to cancel the concerts, instead supplying anti-bacterial disinfectant at the entrance to the concert halls and mouthwash in the bathrooms. Masks would be required for any concert-goers who had coughs, sneezes or any other symptoms.
After further consideration, the company later decided to cancel the shows altogether, saying that there would be problems supplying enough masks and disinfectant to audiences. Avex said they would like to put the safety of fans first, and as of yet, very little is known about the spread of the virus. New dates for the canceled shows are currently being decided.
The H1N1 virus has already resulted in the rescheduling of concerts for boy band Kansai Johnny’s Junior. The group was originally scheduled to play four shows on May 23 and 24 at Umeda Arts Theater."
Retrieved from JapanToday Entertanment Wednesday 20th May www.japantoday.com
Morning Musume, asia's well-known all girl group that are made up of chinese and japanese members have claimed the #1 spot despite a strong competitive week. With this single, this is thier first #1 single in three years since 2006's "Aruiteru" and also extends thier Oricon record of having the most #1 singles set by an all girl-group (plus thier already established top 10 singles streak since debut). This is also Jun Jun, and Lin Lin's first apperance in a #1 spot.
Thier #1 single "Shoganai yumebito" translates to "people can't help but chase dreams" and is a summer upbeat pop track. Coupled tracking is 321 BREAKIN OUT whichis also being offered in a worldwide contest with people's ability to collaborate a music video to a dance scene. (No purchase is publicly known tobe necessary to enter)
"Tokyo prosecutors said Friday they have decided not to indict pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi over public indecency because he showed regret and has already incurred social sanctions. The 34-year-old member of popular music group SMAP was arrested naked and drunk in a central Tokyo park at around 3 a.m. on April 23 and was sent to the prosecutors and released the following day.
The incident has cost Kusanagi, who is also popular in South Korea and other Asian countries, lucrative endorsement contracts and TV appearances. He has also refrained from entertainment activities.
Referring to the reasons he escaped indictment, an investigative source said Kusanagi, who was arrested in the park next to the landmark Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi-Akasaka area, regrets his act and has no criminal record.
Appearing in a packed press conference April 24 hours after his release from detention, Kusanagi apologized to his fans in Japan and other parts of Asia and said he does not know when he can resume his activities as a celebrity."
Ando Yuko, an sucessful Singer-Songwriter Artist, is celebrati her 5th anniversary in the music industry. During this anniversay a BEST album is being released with the collection of all her bet hits from her albums and singles. Normal edition comes with 2 music CD's and CD+DVD includes only one music disc coupled with a DVD containing all her music videos.
Ando is commonly known for her eccentric and unique music which can be described as pop/jazz/new age/and acoustic. A noteable single in her career "Parallel" (Included in the best album) was featured in the Music Fighter's theme for a while. Another song "Lost Child" is a mellow ballad from Ando. Her voice is like an pop singer voice and an enka singer voice holding one of the best vocal performances as an japanese songstress.
5 male members group D-ong Bang Shin Ki’s Rising Sun was inserted in the song list of United States’ Blockbuster Movie “Fast and Furious”.
Rising Sun was registered in the site of “Fast & Furious (2009)”, while the singer Dong Bang Shin Ki was introduced as TVXQ, taken from its Chinese pronunciation “Tong Vfang Xien Qi”.
“Fast and Furious: The Original” is scheduled to be released world wide on April 2nd, wherein Rising Sun becomes the background music in the characters’ chasing scene.
Rising Sun is a work by composer Yoo Young Jin and was one of the tracks in Dong Bang Shin Ki’s 2nd album with the same title “Rising Sun” released in September 2005.
"Singer and songwriter Hikaru Utada, 26, broke a record for Japanese artists this week when her second album in English - “This is The One” - entered the charts on Apple’s iTunes Music Store at No. 19, the first time an album by a Japanese artist has entered the online store’s rankings in the top 100.
Her album went on sale at the iTunes store last Wednesday, where it finished the day at No. 20 in the general rankings and at No.2 in the pop category, and as of March 27, was ranked No. 19 and No. 3 respectively. The album’s U.S. CD release is scheduled for May, but will be listed on the Billboard 200 chart on April 9, which takes into account CD sales as well as download purchases.
Utada has been promoting the new album heavily in the U.S. over the last month, and it is her second attempt to penetrate the market after her English-language debut album “Exodus” sold just over 50,000 copies in 2004. Her new album has been on sale in Japan since March 14, but PR staff said they will be focusing their efforts in the U.S."
"Singer Miki Fujimoto, 24, former leader of pop group Morning Musume and popularly known as “Mikitty,” announced via a fax from her agency this week that she is engaged and will register her marriage to comedian Tomoharu Shoji, 33, of comedy duo “Shinagawa Shoji,” in July.
The pair’s relationship was exposed by weekly magazine FRIDAY in May 2007 after they were photographed spending a couple of days together. Fujimoto had been appointed leader of Morning Musume just a few weeks earlier, and decided to leave the group in June and stepped down from singing performances until April the following year, when she began her solo career.
Fujimoto said in the fax that she was really happy she had found someone supportive and understanding, and mentioned that she was not pregnant and will continue working after she gets married. She did not say when the wedding ceremony or reception will be held."
Korea's band TVXQ, has made another record in the Guinness Book Of World Records. According to the incomplete counts, Korea's famous male band - TVXQ, from debut to today has partake in numerous photo shoots of magazines, album, singles, CFs, endorsement etc kind of photos has surmount over 500 000 000 ( including group, solo shots and with others ). TVXQ has became the only artist with most numbers of photos of all celebrities globally.
This record has been officially recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records. This is Korea's artist, TVXQ. They have the most number of fans, which is also included in the records.
note: The total number of photos are counted from the day they debut to 19 March 2009.
source: TVXQbaidu translation: crazee@TVXQfever.blogspot shared by : xU@OneTVXQ (not an e-mail)
A Hawaii born talented singing comedian and actor. Grant serves up many parodies of today and then's music such as 'Hey there Daniella' (A cover of the original hit).
In any case, just check it out, I recommend it!
He also does comic strips which he draws and plots himself, those are pretty kickass.
