Sayumi Michishige (道重 さゆみ, Michishige Sayumi; (named after Sayumi Horie) born July 13, 1989) is a former Japanese…
Sayumi Michishige (道重 さゆみ, Michishige Sayumi; (named after Sayumi Horie) born July 13, 1989) is a former Japanese singer, actress and model. She is a former sixth-generation member and former leader of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Michishige was born in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She joined Morning Musume in 2003 along with Eri Kamei, Miki Fujimoto, and Reina Tanaka, who all debuted with Morning Musume on the group's nineteenth single, "Shabondama". In 2005, she was assigned as mentor to seventh-generation member Koharu Kusumi, until Kusumi left the group in December 2009. Michishige was also a member of the Hello! Project unit Ecomoni, along with former Morning Musume member Rika Ishikawa. During her term in Morning Musume, she portrays a visual-focused, self-confident image of herself in more TV shows, often calling herself the cutest member in Morning Musume and saying that her cuteness overwhelms her poor singing skills. In one of the skits known as Hello! Morning Theatre on their variety show, Hello! Morning, she frequently played a character known as "Ichiban Kawaii" (Cutest).
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Satomi Misumi (三隅 理美, Misumi Satomi; born March 7, 1989) is a Japanese pop singer. She also goes under the names Satomi…
Satomi Misumi (三隅 理美, Misumi Satomi; born March 7, 1989) is a Japanese pop singer. She also goes under the names Satomi and Satton. In 2003, she began vocal and dance lessons simultaneously. She had her first live performance at 15 at the MIDEM 2005 International Music Conference where she was discovered by a sports magazine. She debuted in the United Kingdom in 2005 with the song "love shouts" under the hiptones label as the label's first featured artist. On October 24, 2006, Satomi released "Heartbreaker" single in the UK with simultaneous releases in the UK and Japan iTunes stores. The single reached the Top 10 in the R&B and comprehensive charts. She debuted in Japan with the double A-side single "Yesterday/Love to stay" on February 8, 2006. Currently, she is under the Aozora Records Label in Japan.
Shunsuke Kiyokiba (清木場 俊介, Kiyokiba Shunsuke) (born January 11, 1980, in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese pop singer who…
Shunsuke Kiyokiba (清木場 俊介, Kiyokiba Shunsuke) (born January 11, 1980, in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese pop singer who debuted in 2001 with the then six-member vocal and dance group, Exile, as their vocalist under the name, Shun. In 2004, he participated in the tribute album for Yutaka Ozaki (尾崎豊) under his full name Shunsuke Kiyokiba as a solo artist. On January 19, 2005, his solo debut single "Itsuka..." (いつか…) was released. After four-and-a-half years with Exile, in March 2006, Kiyokiba announced his withdrawal from the group to focus on his solo career as a rock artist. In July 2011, he recorded the duet "I Believe" with South Korean singer Shin Hye-sung of Shinhwa.
Shinobu Otowa (音羽しのぶ, Otowa Shinobu; born March 16, 1977) is a Japanese enka singer. She was born as Chieko Yoshimura…
Shinobu Otowa (音羽しのぶ, Otowa Shinobu; born March 16, 1977) is a Japanese enka singer. She was born as Chieko Yoshimura (吉村智恵子 Yoshimura Chieko) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.
Hiroshi Kitadani (きただに ひろし, Kitadani Hiroshi; born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese singer, who primarily performs theme…
Hiroshi Kitadani (きただに ひろし, Kitadani Hiroshi; born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese singer, who primarily performs theme songs and other songs in anime. He also works behind the scenes of many songs. He currently works with JAM Project. He is most known for singing the first, fifteenth, nineteenth (with Kishidan), twenty-second and twenty-sixth opening themes of the popular anime series One Piece.
Yūsaku Matsuda (松田 優作, Matsuda Yūsaku; September 21, 1949 – November 6, 1989) was a Japanese actor. In Japan, he was…
Yūsaku Matsuda (松田 優作, Matsuda Yūsaku; September 21, 1949 – November 6, 1989) was a Japanese actor. In Japan, he was best known for roles in action films and a variety of television series in the 1970s as well as a switch to a wider range of roles in the 1980s. His final film appearance was as the villain Sato in Ridley Scott's Black Rain. He died in 1989 at the age of 40. He is considered one of Japan's most important film actors. Several manga, anime and video game characters are based on him, including Kenshiro in Fist of the North Star, Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop, Rikiya Busujima in Zombie Revenge, Aokiji in One Piece, Wabisuke in Summer Wars, and Jubei Yagyu in Onimusha 2.
Isao Hayashi (林伊佐緒, Hayashi Isao; May 11, 1912 – September 29, 1995) was a Japanese popular music and military music…
Isao Hayashi (林伊佐緒, Hayashi Isao; May 11, 1912 – September 29, 1995) was a Japanese popular music and military music singer and composer. He took part in the Japan's famous year-end show Kōhaku Uta Gassen eleven times. One of the well-known songs composed by him is the military song "Shussei Heishi o Okuru Uta" (出征兵士を送る歌; "Song for Giving Warriors a Send-off").
Yoshie Fujiwara (藤原 義江, Fujiwara Yoshie; December 5, 1898 in Osaka, Japan – March 22, 1976) was a Japanese tenor singer.