eastern youth
2011/01/01
Eastern Youth formed in 1988 in Sapporo, Japan and are highly respected as one of the leading punk bands in Japan. They toured America with At The Drive-In in 2000, Jimmy Eat World in 2001, and Cursive in 2003 and again in 2006. Two albums, “Sokokara Naniga Mieruka(What Can You See From Your Place)” (2003) and “365 Ho no Blues(365-Step Blues)” (2006) have been released in America through FiveOne.…… more
KIMAGUREN
2011/01/01
ISEKI(Vo.&G.) and KUREI(Vo.) grew up together in Zushi area.2 In 2005, they formed Kimaguren in the process of establishing a seaside music venue (now called “OTODAMA SEA STUDIO “). Their concept is 3 Ls, LOVE+LIFE+LOCAL over the mixture of a variety of music based on J-pop music. In 2008, they made a debut from Universal Sigma. Their second single “LIFE” was picked for a TV commercial and becam…… more
Yukari Ito
2011/01/01
Yukari Ito is a Japanese singer/actress.
She was one of the popular Japanese pop singers of the ‘60s and ‘70s. She still holds concerts to this day and works as a successful actress.
She began singing at the American base camp from childhood. She debuted with the theme song for the movie “Senjou ni Kakeru Hashi” called “Kuwai Kawa March” when she was 11 years old.
Soon after, she temporarily took…… more
Tomoyo Harada
2011/01/01
Tomoyo Harada (born in Nagasaki, Japan) is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 80's. She was cast in numerous films and TV-series since her beginning in 1982 in the leading role of the original TV-series Sailorfuku to kikanju. Her first role in a film was in 1983's Toki o Kakeru Shōjo for which she won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Hochi Film Award. Sh…… more
Micro
2011/01/01
Micro formed a duo named Def Tech with Shen in 2003. Jawaian Reggae created by Micro from Tokyo and Shen from Hawaii, created a buzz with a hit of “My Way” a TV commercial song for a car tire, which sold 2 million copies. In 2005, they were the first indie artist performing at the 56th annual NHK Kohaku Utagassen. In 2007, they broke up due the difference in the music taste but they restarted th…… more