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J-pop
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J-pop, natively also known simply as pops, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. J-pop was further defined by new groups in the late 1970s, particularly electronic synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra. Eventually, J-pop replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene, the term was coined by the Japanese media to distinguish Japanese music from foreign music, and now refers to most Japanese popular music. The origin of modern J-pop is said to be Japanese-language rock music inspired by the likes of The Beatles, unlike the Japanese music genre called kayōkyoku, J-pop uses a special kind of pronunciation, which is similar to that of English. One notable singer to do so is Keisuke Kuwata, who pronounced the Japanese word karada as kyerada, additionally, unlike Western music, the major second was usually not used in Japanese music, except art music, before rock music became popular in Japan. At first, the term J-pop was used only for Western-style musicians in Japan, such as Pizzicato Five and Flippers Guitar, on the other hand, Mitsuhiro Hidaka of AAA from Avex Trax said that J-pop was originally derived from the Eurobeat genre. However, the became a blanket term, covering other music genres—such as the majority of Japanese rock music of the 1990s. O. A. Because the band did not want to perform J-pop music, their album featured the 1980s Pop of MTV, according to his fellow band member Toru Hidaka, the 1990s music that influenced him was not listened to by fans of other music in Japan at that time. Hide of Greeeen openly described their genre as J-pop. He said, I also love rock, hip hop and breakbeats, for example, hip hop musicians learn the culture of hip hop when they begin their career. We are not like those musicians and we love the music as very much. Those professional people may say What are you doing, but I think that our musical style is cool after all. By the Taishō period, Western musical techniques and instruments, which had introduced to Japan in the Meiji period, were widely used. Influenced by Western genres such as jazz and blues, ryūkōka incorporated Western instruments such as the violin, harmonica, however, the melodies were often written according to the traditional Japanese pentatonic scale. In the 1930s, Ichiro Fujiyama released popular songs with his tenor voice, Fujiyama sang songs with a lower volume than opera through the microphone. Jazz musician Ryoichi Hattori attempted to produce Japanese native music which had a flavor of blues and he composed Noriko Awayas hit song Wakare no Blues. Awaya became a popular singer and was called Queen of Blues in Japan. Due to pressure from the Imperial Army during the war, the performance of music was temporarily halted in Japan
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Single (music)
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In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record, an album or an EP record. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats, in most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular, in other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album. As digital downloading and audio streaming have become prevalent, it is often possible for every track on an album to also be available separately. Nevertheless, the concept of a single for an album has been retained as an identification of a heavily promoted or more popular song within an album collection. Despite being referred to as a single, singles can include up to as many as three tracks on them. The biggest digital music distributor, iTunes, accepts as many as three tracks less than ten minutes each as a single, as well as popular music player Spotify also following in this trend. Any more than three tracks on a release or longer than thirty minutes in total running time is either an Extended Play or if over six tracks long. The basic specifications of the single were made in the late 19th century. Gramophone discs were manufactured with a range of speeds and in several sizes. By about 1910, however, the 10-inch,78 rpm shellac disc had become the most commonly used format, the inherent technical limitations of the gramophone disc defined the standard format for commercial recordings in the early 20th century.26 rpm. With these factors applied to the 10-inch format, songwriters and performers increasingly tailored their output to fit the new medium, the breakthrough came with Bob Dylans Like a Rolling Stone. Singles have been issued in various formats, including 7-inch, 10-inch, other, less common, formats include singles on digital compact cassette, DVD, and LD, as well as many non-standard sizes of vinyl disc. Some artist release singles on records, a more common in musical subcultures. The most common form of the single is the 45 or 7-inch. The names are derived from its speed,45 rpm. The 7-inch 45 rpm record was released 31 March 1949 by RCA Victor as a smaller, more durable, the first 45 rpm records were monaural, with recordings on both sides of the disc. As stereo recordings became popular in the 1960s, almost all 45 rpm records were produced in stereo by the early 1970s
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Tokyo Dome
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Tokyo Dome is a stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. Construction on the stadium began on May 16,1985, and it was built on the site of the Velodrome, adjacent to the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium. It has a total capacity of 55,000 depending on configuration. Tokyo Domes original nickname was The Big Egg, with calling it the Tokyo Big Egg. Its dome-shaped roof is a structure, a flexible membrane held up by slightly pressurizing the inside of the stadium. It became the first Japanese venue with an American football attendance above 50,000 and it is also the location of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame which chronicles the history of baseball in Japan. The Tokyo Dome was developed by Nikken Sekkei and Takenaka Corporation, Tokyo Dome is part of a greater entertainment complex known as Tokyo Dome City, built of the grounds of the former Tokyo Koishikawa arsenal. Tokyo Dome City includes an amusement park and Tokyo Dome City Attractions and this amusement park occupies the former Korakuen Stadium site and includes a roller coaster named Thunder Dolphin and a hubless Ferris wheel. Mariah Careys three sold out shows at the Dome during her 1996 Daydream World Tour on March 7,10 and 14 set records when all 150,000 tickets sold in under 3 hours. She later performed at the Dome for 4 nights during her 1998 Butterfly World Tour on January 11,14,17,20 and 2 nights during her 2000 Rainbow World Tour on March 7 and 9. Overall, Carey performed at the Tokyo Dome 9 sold out concerts to date and she holds the record for the most number of shows performed at the venue for a female solo artist, both in her country of origin and international. The second is Janet Jackson with a total of 8 shows, mick Jagger was the first international act to play in the Tokyo Dome on March 22 and 23,1988. Bon Jovi followed suit and played at the Tokyo Dome on 31 December 1988, the band has since performed total of 19 concerts at Tokyo Dome, most recently in 2010 as part of The Circle Tour. American singer Janet Jackson performed at the Dome in 1990, selling out four shows in 7 minutes and this record was later surpassed by Japanese rock band LArc~en~Ciel. The stadium played host to Amnesty Internationals Human Rights Now, benefit Concert on September 27,1988. After an 11-year absence in Japan, he performed again in the Tokyo Dome for three nights in November 2013 and another 3 nights in April 2015 during the Out There, Tour, for a total of 18 performances at the venue. The Rolling Stones performed 10 concerts at the stadium during Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour, later they performed seven concerts during the Voodoo Lounge Tour in 1995. The band returned to Japan in 1998 to play four more concerts, part of the Bridges to Babylon Tour then again in 2003, after three years, the band returned in 2006 to perform two more shows at the venue as part of their A Bigger Bang Tour
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A-side and B-side
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The terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 78,45, and 33 1/3 rpm phonograph records, whether singles, extended plays, or long-playing records. Creedence Clearwater Revival had hits with both A-side and B-side releases, others took the opposite approach, producer Phil Spector was in the habit of filling B-sides with on-the-spot instrumentals that no one would confuse with the A-side. With this practice, Spector was assured that airplay was focused on the side he wanted to be the hit side, the earliest 10-inch,78 rpm, shellac records were single sided. Double-sided recordings, with one song on side, were introduced in Europe by Columbia Records. There were no record charts until the 1930s, and radio stations did not play recorded music until the 1950s, in this time, A-sides and B-sides existed, but neither side was considered more important, the side did not convey anything about the content of the record. The term single came into use with the advent of vinyl records in the early 1950s. At first, most record labels would randomly assign which song would be an A-side, under this random system, many artists had so-called double-sided hits, where both songs on a record made one of the national sales charts, or would be featured on jukeboxes in public places. As time wore on, however, the convention for assigning songs to sides of the record changed. By the early sixties, the song on the A-side was the song that the company wanted radio stations to play. It was not until 1968, for instance, that the production of albums on a unit basis finally surpassed that of singles in the United Kingdom. In the late 1960s stereo versions of pop and rock songs began to appear on 45s. The majority of the 45s were played on AM radio stations, by the early 1970s, double-sided hits had become rare. Album sales had increased, and B-sides had become the side of the record where non-album, non-radio-friendly, with the advent of cassette and compact disc singles in the late 1980s, the A-side/B-side differentiation became much less meaningful. With the decline of cassette singles in the 1990s, the A-side/B-side dichotomy became virtually extinct, as the dominant medium. However, the term B-side is still used to refer to the tracks or coupling tracks on a CD single. With the advent of downloading music via the Internet, sales of CD singles and other media have declined. B-side songs may be released on the record as a single to provide extra value for money. There are several types of material released in this way, including a different version, or, in a concept record
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Johnny & Associates
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In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. Six years later, Four Leaves became successful, since then Kitagawa has formed a number of successful acts, such as solo artist Masahiko Kondo and Hikaru Genji, the first Johnny group with three singles on the Japanese Oricon yearly chart in 1988. Another reason cited was that the nominations would engender competition among Johnny groups, SMAP debuted in 1991, hosting television and radio shows, appearing in commercials and acting on television and film. The groups 2003 single, Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana, sold over 2.57 million copies, in 1997 the agency founded a record label, Johnnys Entertainment. Johnny & Associates sued the publisher, Bungeishunjū. In 2002 the Tokyo District Court awarded the agency ¥8.8 million in damages, the court reduced the damages to ¥1.2 million, ruling that the allegations of sexual exploitation were true but the reports of drinking and smoking were defamatory. Ugaya condemned the action as a lawsuit against public participation. In 2007, temporary Johnnys Jr. group, Hey,7, broke a record as the youngest male group to ever top Oricon charts, with an average age of 14.8 years. JUMP broke a record as the largest group to debut in Johnnys history, after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Johnny & Associates cancelled or postponed 18 concerts, including shows by Tomohisa Yamashita and Tackey & Tsubasa. Generators, trucks and 2,000 litres of gasoline which would have used at the concerts were donated to the relief effort. The agency began a project, Marching J, for the Tōhoku earthquake victims. JUMP, SMAP, Tokio, KinKi Kids, V6, Arashi, Tackey and Tsubasa, NEWS, Kanjani8, KAT-TUN and Johnny’s Juniors participated in the fundraiser, which included talk sessions, the agency planned to hold one fundraiser per month for a year. The next event, a tournament featuring Johnny’s Juniors, was held on May 29. On September 18,2011, Kitagawa received Guinness World Record awards for the most number-one singles and his shows have been attended by an estimated 48,234,550 people. Toma Ikuta Shunsuke Kazama Ex-Otokogumi member, Kenichi Okamoto Ex-Hikaru GENJI members, Koji Uchiumi, Atsuhiro Sato Ex-NEWS member, Takahiro Moriuchi Ex-NEWS member, Hironori Kusano Ex-Hey. JUMP member, Ryutaro Morimoto Ex-KAT-TUN member, Koki Tanaka Ex-KAT-TUN member, Jin Akanishi Ex-KAT-TUN member, Juniors perform their songs and those by established artists on variety shows, such as The Shōnen Club, and are backup dancers for the agencys established groups
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Hitomi no Screen
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Hitomi no Screen is a single by Hey. JUMP, released on February 24,2010, the single debuted at No.1 on the Oricon weekly charts. Hitomi no Screen was used as the song for the drama Hidarime Tantei EYE starring Hey. JUMP member Ryosuke Yamada, Kanjani Eights Yu Yokoyama, and actress Satomi Ishihara, 7s Lotte commercial song is also included in the single. Both limited edition and regular edition are released, the limited edition includes a DVD of the Promotional Video of Hitomi no Screen and making. The regular edition includes a song called Romeo & Juliet, which is not in the limited edition, CD Hitomi no Screen Kagayaki Days - Hey. 7 Romeo & Juliet Hitomi no Screen Kagayaki Days - Hey,7 Romeo & Juliet CD Hitomi no Screen Kagayaki Days - Hey
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Over (Hey! Say! JUMP song)
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JUMP, released on June 29,2011. In its first week, OVER sold 265,390 copies, over 18,000 more than the first week sales of their single Ultra Music Power in 2007, jUMPs highest selling single to date. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, OVER was released in three versions, two limited CD+DVD editions and a regular CD-only edition. CD OVER Aiing, Aishiteru You Got More - Hey, BEST OVER Aiing, Aishiteru You Got More - Hey. BEST CD OVER OVER DVD OVER CD OVER Born in the EARTH DVD Aiing, Aishiteru
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JUMP No. 1
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JUMP No.1 is the first studio album by Hey. JUMP, released on July 7,2010, under the label J Storm, JUMP No.1 was released in both limited edition version and a regular edition. The limited edition included a 40-page premium booklet while the Regular Edition included 28-page special booklet, the album contains 17 songs including their previous 5 singles. Hikaru Yaotome both composed and wrote the song titled Ai☆Sukuriimu, kota Yabu, Yuya Takaki, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuto Nakajima, and Yuri Chinen participated in writing lyrics for the new songs. Daiki Arioka arranged one of the songs that Yuya Takaki wrote, kei Inoo and Keito Okamoto participated in the studio session for the new songs as musical performers. The lyrics for the song titled Thank you were written by Hey, CD DREAMER INFINITY Ultra Music Power Thank You 28-page special booklet CD DREAMER INFINITY Hitomi no Screen Shinku Ganbarettsugo. 7 Jounetsu JUMP Smile Song Memories Dreams Come True Time Score - Hey, BEST Your Seed I☆Scream Mayonaka no Shadow Boy Dash. Ultra Music Power Thank You 40-page premium booklet Hey
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Recording Industry Association of Japan
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The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, the RIAJs activities include promotion of music sales, enforcement of copyright law, and research related to the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual RIAJ Year Book, a summary of each years music sales. The association is responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in Japan, in 1989, the Recording Industry Association of Japan introduced the music recording certification systems. It is awarded based on shipment figures of compact disc or cassette tape which was reported by record labels, in principle, the criteria are limitedly applied to the materials released after January 21,1989. Currently, all music sales including singles, albums, digital download singles are on the same criteria, unlike many countries, the highest certification is not called Diamond or Platinum, but Million. Before the unification of criteria and introduction of music videos category in July 2003, certifications for songs and albums released digitally began on September 20,2006, using download data collected since the early 2000s. From 2006 until 2013, there were three categories for certifications, Chaku-uta, Chaku-uta Full and PC Haishin for songs purchased on services such as iTunes, on February 28,2014, the Chaku-uta Full and PC categories were merged to create the Single Track category. And Hikaru Utadas sixth studio album Fantôme among others, Avex Group¹ Avex Entertainment Being Inc
