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  • ...is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter on the [[avex trax]] label. She first appeared in September 2003 with the single "[[Momo no Hanabira]]", bu A piano player since age 4, Otsuka composes and co-produces her songs. She also writes her own lyrics. Her music ranges from upbeat catchy pop/rock mu
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  • ...ted States. Because of her huge success and achievements through-out Asia, she became No. 1 Female artist in Asia, and one of the leading and role model o ...turning to the entertainment business. Eventually BoA's parents agreed and she began her training.
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  • ...und has changed from light pop-rock, to R&B and hip-hip, and most recently she has been releasing various types of electronic music. ...le "[[Melody (Ram Jam World)|melody]]" and their 1998 single "[[Salvia]]". She was also featured on a couple tracks on two of their albums: ''[[Rough and
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  • ...and is one of GIZA's most popular artists. In 2010, Aiuchi announced that she was retiring from music because of health reasons. ...ame to Rika Kakiuchi (垣内りか). She later explained via her blog that she did so because of, among other reasons, her desire to separate her identity
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  • ...wo become the [[Wikipedia:It girl|It couple]] of Shibuya. In the mid 1990s she released a string of successful [[Wikipedia:Extended play|EP]]s and singles ...d ''[[It's Here|It's here]]'' feature a more minimalistic sound, for which she worked with producers [[Otomo Yoshihide]] and American born singer-songwrit
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  • ...ainment]]'s sub-label [[Sony Music Entertainment|TRUE KiSS DISC]] however, she was blacklisted by the music industry in September 2000 after her parents t ...first entered the entertainment world in 1997 at the age of fifteen, when she entered a singing competion on held on the television program, [[ASAYAN]].
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  • ...ember to pursue a solo career while still being an active member. In 2004, she debuted under the [[avex trax]] label as '''Arashiro Beni'''. Her third sin ...fornia to Yokohama, and attended an American School in Japan. While there, she was classmates with [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Japan]]-signed artist [
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  • ...the music business with the album ''[[Blue Jam]]'' under [[Pony Canyon]]. She is most famous for singing the theme song to the [[anime]] ''[[wikipedia:Ru ...ia:Rurouni Kenshin|Rurouni Kenshin]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Gantz|GANTZ]]''. She sings in [[English]] with reasonable skill in addition to her native [[Japa
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  • ...g a distinctly western influenced [[Wikipedia:Rhythm and blue|R&B]] sound. She's a good friend of [[BENI]] and [[BoA]]. ...#EPIC Records|EPIC Records]], a sub-label of [[Sony Music Entertainment]]. She then teamed up with the composer [[Kanno Yoko]] to produce her debut single
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  • ..., Goto left Hello! Project and moved to the [[rhythm zone]] label. In 2010 she transferred to [[avex trax]]. ...helping them reach number one with the song [[Love Machine|LOVE Machine]]. She soon established herself as a talented singer and dancer and took the lead
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  • ...ary J. Blige]]. After performing some covers in local night clubs, the duo got that chance to audition for For Life Records. In 1998, [[SACHIKO]] and TAKA ...], TAKAKO refused to let DOUBLE fade away, and continued her music career. She has recorded numerous solo albums which some came out to be crowning achiev
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  • ...nawa Actors School]] and was asked to join a eurobeat band called [[D&D]]. She accepted, and debuted in 1996 with the single "[[In Your Eyes|IN YOUR EYES] ...style has changed from a quite poppy sound into an experimental rock one. She now writes and composes all of her material. Though OLIVIA was on a hiatus
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  • ...nger-songwriter and is one of Japan's most influential female artists. She got her start as an [[Idol]] starting her acting career in 1979, and made her d Matsuda Seiko started auditioning when she was in her first year of high school in 1978 for CBS Records' Miss Seventee
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  • ...er start as an exclusive model for ''[[Seventeen (magazine)|Seventeen]]'', she then became the host of the early morning TV show ''[[saku saku]]'', and ma ...pedia:Tim Armstrong|Tim Armstrong]] of [[Wikipedia:Rancid (band)|Rancid]]. She became a member of the punk and [[Wikipedia:Melodic hardcore|melocore]] ban
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  • ...crucial scene in the hit movie ''[[NANA (film)|NANA]]''. In this same film she played the character [[Serizawa Reira]], the vocalist of the rival band, TR ...speaks English as her native language, and Japanese as a second language. She can also write fluently in [[Wikipedia:Kana|kana]].
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  • ...f the group but Park Kyung Jin, head of M-Boat Entertainment, decided that she would debut as a solo artist. ...olor of the Soul Train|Color Of The Soul Train]] ''(#1 Part Time Lover, #3 Got To Be Real, #8 Break Away, #9 His Eye Is On The Sparrow, #12 Somebody To Lo
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  • ...he group for lying about her age. In the final member change of the group, she was replaced by [[Yoon Eun Hye]] in the third album. ...ission to use Tupac's vocals, this move not only angered hip-hop fans, but got the group into legal trouble.
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  • ...from °C-ute and from [[Hello! Project]]; the official reason stating that she wanted to continue her education and lead a private life. The group made th ...gets the most number of their songs requested). They didn't win, but they got medals for being the runner-up, and performed on the show. On November 29th
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  • ...revival and since then Van Tomiko put an "hiatus" in her solo career. She got married in September 2012. * '''She admires''': [[wikipedia:Nicole Kidman|Nicole Kidman]], [[wikipedia:Jane Bar
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  • ...school and headed to High school, so did Uehara in the modeling world when she began to model in "Seventeen" magazine, a popular fashion magazine for High ...o months later she released her third single "[[Real Me (Uehara Nami)|Real Me]]", which charted even higher on [[Oricon]] reaching the #35 position and c
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  • ...83.A9.E3.83.9E.E3.82.B9.E3.83.9A.E3.82.B7.E3.83.A3.E3.83.AB Seito Shokun]. She was also a member of [[Momoco Club]] and was a regular on their television ...E7%9B%AE%E3%81%AE%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA Hyaku Ikkai Me no Propose]
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  • She was only a member of the group for their first single, [[Futari no Hokkaido ...leaving Country Musume, Kobayashi has since worked as a model and actress. She also does cosplay modeling, and has been performing at small venues, away f
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  • ...er and idol managed by [[Up-Front Agency]] and part of [[Hello! Project]]. She was a sixth generation member of [[Morning Musume]]. ...e sixth generation, along with [[Michishige Sayumi]] and [[Tanaka Reina]]. She made her debut on the single [[Shabondama]], was first featured on the [[Ai
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  • ...said that during their first appearance in Hawaii all of the other members got cheers, but he was received with silence. By the time they performed their ...as mentioned that she even buys his clothes for him. It was his mother who got him to audition for Johnnys. During the auditions, he saw her outside of a
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  • ...ords|DefSTAR Records]]. She was with the label until summer of 2009, where she switched to the [[avex trax]] sub-label [[rhythm zone]]. ...A World Cup|FIFA World Cup]], where she preformed in the opening ceremony. She is one-fourth Irish-American from her maternal grandfather. Sowelu is best
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  • ...a and LOVES!|LOVES.]] In 2011, she started another new band, [[THE GIRL]]. She is best known for writing and producing [[YUKI]]'s debut single, "[[The End ...lay the bass, but Higurashi felt that Ito looked good with a bass and that she should learn to play it.
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  • ...debut single, "tha superstar" was released in September 2002. Since then, she has released one album, and three more singles. * [[Amuro Namie]] - [[Want Me, Want Me|WANT ME, WANT ME]] <small>(Lyrics)</small>
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  • ...grunge record, 1997's ''[[Please Mr.Lostman]]'' where the pillows finally got their groove. Preceded by a series of hit singles, and evocative of such Am * [1992.04.17] [[Kanojo wa Sister]] (彼女はシスター; ''She’s My Sister'')
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  • ...fluential artists in the Chinese Music Industry. In her most recent years, she has been known for her dance-pop smash hits like "[[Wu Niang (song)|Wu Nian ...the music industry by partaking in an MTV singing contest, which she won. She was then signed to [[Universal Music]] and during the summer of 1999, her f
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  • ...first single "[[Buxiang]]" and debut album, ''[[Penny]]''. The next year, she recorded the theme song to the popular drama, [[Meteor Garden I]]. In 2005 ...Wo Jiushi Zheyang De Nusheng]] (原谅我就是这样的女生; ''Forgive Me For Being the Girl I Am'')
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  • ...ment]], currently signed to [[New Style Vision co.]] On March 30th, 2014, she took on the project name THE SxPLAY. ...|[Ger]]]; ''Dream of Love'') and featured rapper [[FEROS]]. In April 2009, she made her major debut with the mini-album, ''[[Kimi ni Okuru Uta (mini-album
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  • ...of months later with a test to see if they remembered their phrases. Later she would entice them with games, treats and rewards. * [2001.04.17] - [[Tsuji Nozomi]] - Can you please draw a map for me?
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  • ...e|anime]] ''[[Wikipedia:The Vision of Escaflowne|Tenkuu no Escaflowne]]''. She is noted for her collaborations with [[Kanno Yoko]]. ...[[Hemisphere]]". Sakamoto also appears in a television drama and musicals, she is known for her role as Éponine in the Japanese adaption of ''[[Wikipedia
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  • ...raduating from [[Wikipedia:Sophia University|Sophia University]] in Tokyo, she has written for [[J-Pop]] stars such as [[Amuro Namie]], [[May J.]], [[E-gi ...d when she was seven, she began learning hip-hop dancing. At the age of 11 she started working towards a professional career in singing and started workin
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  • ...ggles she underwent with issues of identity before transitioning. In 2006, she signed to popular record label [[avex trax]], and in 2010 moved to [[Yamaha ...She started to self-compose songs by the age of 15. In senior high school, she performed live and would take up a job as a street musician, performing nea
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  • ...e best original Christmas song. After about two years as an indies artist, she debuted under [[Avex]] in 2003. Her most successful single is [[Kinmokusei ...Here|Thanks to be Here]] and the song won the first place award. From here she started a formal music career. Sasagawa would then release this song on an
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  • Wada Akiko got her start by singing at tea houses in the 60s after dropping out high schoo ...Banchou Noraneko Rock in the same year. And then, two years later in 1972, she finally won the Best Song Award at the Japan Record Awards for the single [
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  • ...vasive tabloid media. Even though she has never regained the same success, she has still managed to carry on a steady career. ...in Japan with over 25.37 million records sold. With a career of 30 years, she has explored many different music genres including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, fo
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  • ...] magazines. As Mayumi got older, her music tastes changed. In high school she went to go see [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith] and [htt ...label [[Toshiba EMI]] but soon transferred to [[east west japan]]. In 1988 she did a cover of the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac Fleetwood M
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  • ...blue eyes]]'' album her musical styling switched over to a pop/rock sound. She is Japan's third best selling seiyuu, with over 1,202,018 copies of her rel ...ng Fact:''' Shiina is not a big fan of meat and doesn't eat it very often. She used to really dislike beef.
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  • ...s discovered by a scouting agency during her freshmen year in high school. She trained for and recorded an album under the agency all in 3-4 years time. I ...n a group called [[Big Mama]]. In the end, president Park acknowledge that she had a greater potential debuting as a solo artist. In 2003, Gummy debuted s
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  • ...iety of well-known [[Anime|anime]], movies, and video games since the 90s. She is still among the most active seiyuu today. ...in ''[[Wikipedia:Love Hina|Love Hina]]'' as the character Narusegawa Naru. She began to release albums and singles, becoming one of the more popular seiyu
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  • ...he saw a boost in popularity after her participation on the TV-show ''[[We Got Married]]''. * [2010.10.14] [[Na Gateun Yeoja]] (나 같은 여자; ''Girl Like Me'')
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  • ...[[Fantom Entertainment]]. She is currently under [[Polaris Entertaiment]]. She was a trainee for [[JYP Entertainment]] for 4 years. ...he scene in [[Lee Soo Young]]'s MV "[[Kkotteureun Jigo]]" in January 2005. She debuted as a singer six months later in July, 2005, with the album ''[[My S
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  • ...93 due to her dreams to become like singer [[Kudo Shizuka]]. A year later, she made her dorama debut after winning the grand prix for the television doram ...radio shows like Million Nights. In 2000, she was known internationally as she sang the theme song for the Ring sequel ''[[Wikipedia:Ring 0: Birthday|Ring
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  • ...though she rarely makes TV appearances or appears in her own music videos, she has earned a lot of popularity. ...nown as Lee Soo Young, is a Korean ballad singer. She lost her father when she was still in elementary school and then her mother died in her senior year
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  • ...B]]/[[K-Pop|Pop]] artist that debuted on 2005 under [[JYP Entertainment]]. She is currently under [[Oscar ENT]]. ...ng company. Long before her debut with the album ''[[Music Is My Life]]'', she started performing popular English and Korean songs in street performances.
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  • ...) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter signed to [[Pony Canyon]]. She released four acoustic songs on iTunes before making her debut in January 2 ...006 National Competition]". ''YAMAHA''. Retrieved September 1, 2009.</ref> She graduated from high school in Spring 2008 and proceeded to move to [[Tokyo]
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  • ...r the [[avex trax]] label and managed by [[VISION FACTORY]]. In the 1990s, she was under the label [[Wikipedia:Columbia Music Entertainment|Columbia Music ...ch of the 90s, she was produced by the famous producer [[Komuro Tetsuya]]. She also received many awards for her acting and singing, like Japanese Record
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  • ...e song is like, 'Hey, I'm going to get over you anyway. It was nothing for me, so it's going to be okay. I'm going to be cool.' I wanted it to be the fir * (On the 'She's got a new microphone' lyric) "Well, I did get a new microphone! Yeah! What were
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