Hiroko Shimabukuro
2011/01/01
Hiroko Shimabukuro (born April 7, 1984) is a Japanese musician. She was born in Okinawa, Japan, and debuted as a member of the popular 4-girl group, SPEED in 1996. In 1998, hiro released her first solo song "Mitsumete Itai" as a b-side to SPEED's single "ALL MY TRUE LOVE." She made her official solo debut in 1999 with the single, "AS TIME GOES BY", which sold a stunning 800,000 copies in Japan. S…… more
Hiroco Ponissi
2011/01/01
Hiroco Ponissi, a standard jazz vocalist with her charming singing style, creates a distinct "one-and-only" work, integrating her various talents as an opera producer/production coordinator, and costume designer. Born in Tokyo, she studied fine arts, sculpture, video art and computer graphics in School of Visual Arts in NYC, joined Group New York and studied Method Acting of Maestro Lee Strasberg…… more
w-inds.
2011/01/01
w-inds. (pronounced in Japanese as Uinzu) is a Japanese pop group (J-Pop vocal group). They are popular in Japan, and have performed in shows such as the annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Their first hit was Forever Memories.
The name w-inds. is rumored to come from the mighty winds of Japan that blow in from the north and south to meet in Tokyo, similar to that of how the band members met and came toget…… more
moumoon
2011/01/01
moumoon is a Japanese pop-rock duet composed by vocalist/lyricist Yuka and guitarist/composer Masaki Kohsuke. The band’s name consists of the French word mou (tender) and the English word moon. Their debut mini album “Flowers” was released in 2006. Before the album, they had released a pre-debut single which featured two of the tracks included on their upcoming single. These songs were “Flowers” …… more
GENTOUKI
2011/01/01
Gentouki means magic lantern in Japanese, and is inspired by the manga comic “Tomei Tsushin” written by Oji Suzuki whose works were published in various magazines such as Garo in the 70s.
Jun Tanaka started his music career as a leader of a band, and Gentouki released their first mini album “Omae no Ashiato (Your Footprints)” from a indie label in 2000.
They released a single and an album before …… more