Seiji Ozawa Wins First Grammy Award, Ninth Grammy Winner from Japan
2016/02/22
Maestro Seiji Ozawa (80) won his first Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on February 15th. He is the ninth Grammy winner from Japan.
The winning recording was a concert album performing Maurice Ravel’s “L’Enfant et Les Sortileges (“The Child and the Spells”),” which he conducted in August 2013 at the Saito Kinen Festival in Matsumoto, Nagano Pref…… more
girugamesh’s Fifth Europe Live Tour; Reveals Lyric Video of Their Latest Song
2016/02/19
girugamesh announced their live tour “girugamesh TOUR 2016 “鵺 –chimera-” in EUROPE” scheduled this May.
This is their fifth time to organize a live tour in Europe. A total of 12 shows are scheduled from May 11th’s show in Moscow, Russia, to May 27th’s show in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
A lyric video of their new song “wither mind,” recorded in their latest mini album “鵺 –chimera-” released in Jan…… more
Kana Hanazawa, as an Engine, Sings the New Prius Theme Song “Shijou No Koe”
2016/02/18
A music video of Kana Hanazawa singing “Shijou No Koe” (literally translated “voices from test driving”) is now released on Toyota’s Official YouTube channel.
The song “Shijou No Koe” is a theme song of Toyota’s new campaign “PRIUS! IMPOSSIBLE GIRLS,” presenting characters as avatars of car parts in the new hybrid car. A VOCALOID version by “OSTER project” created with voices of people actually…… more
miwa’s Interview in LA on US Website “Kawaii Kakkoii Sugoi”
2016/02/18
An interview clip of miwa is now on “Kawaii Kakkoii Sugoi” website.
This US online show introduces various pop cultures of Japan. The interview shooting took place in Los Angeles.
Official website – http://www.miwa-web.com/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/miwastaff
Blog – http://ameblo.jp/miwa-guitar
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GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE’s New Song & Music Video goes public
2016/02/17
GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE’s disclosed their newest music video from “Rainy Room” included in their upcoming album “SPEEDSTER”. This album will be released on March 2nd.
The theme of the music video is “Men of lost love, heartbroken in a city of a rainy night.” Being the GENERATIONS’ first video ever to be created mainly of acting scenes except the chorus, the seven men acted a man in lost ho…… more