Aya Shimazu
2011/01/01
At 14, she left her home town of Kumamoto to apprentice with lyricist Testsuro Hoshino.
1986 Debuted with ”Hamama Wo Haita Wataridori”
1987 Formed “Hatsuratsu Sannin Musume” with Fuyumi Sakamoto and Kumiko Ishikawa.
1991 “Aizen Katsura Wo Mouichido” became a hit with more than 300, 000 spies sold.
1994 Hosted the radio program “Utau headlight” (until 1998)
2001 First appearance at the 52nd NHK Ko…… more
SOUTAISEIRIRON
2011/01/01
Sotaiseiriron is a Japanese pop group that formed in Tokyo in 2006 and belong to Mirai Records. Their members are Etsuko Yakushimaru(vocals), Shuichi Manabe(bass), Seiichi Nagai(guitar), and Kensuke Nishiura (drums) who also works as a support drummer for the rock group Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs.
Sotaiseiriron won the 1st CD Shop Awards. The awards are voted on by CD shop employees across Japa…… more
Koji Kikkawa
2011/01/01
Kōji Kikkawa ( born August 18, 1965 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese musician.
His music career began on February 1, 1984 with "Monica" (later remade in Cantonese sung by Leslie Cheung) and he won 8 music awards in the same year. After taking a short break in 1988, he came back as a lead singer in the band Complex with Tomoyasu Hotei (former guitarist of BOOWY) and "Be My Baby" was released. Complex r…… more
Kariyushi58
2011/01/01
Kariyushi 58 is a four-man rock band from Okinawa. "Kariyushi" is an Okinawan term that has a very auspicious meaning, and is itself a symbol of Okinawa. Okinawa's main highway is National Route 58, and just as that road crosses the sea and connects with Kyushu, the band wants their music to cross the sea and resound in Japan.
A mélange of rock, traditional Okinawan elements, and reggae influence…… more
Yoko Mine
2011/01/01
From Ishigaki island, Okinawa prefecture.
Conducting two kinds of "Enka" (a song to cheer municipality, and the ordinary popular style Enka) activities. Municipality songs count up to 300 songs, which proves her strong performance as number one.
Through her unique tactics to waken the villages minds, Yoko Mine has been referred to as "Queen of municipality songs" and the "Public official singer",…… more