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Music videos. "The Cruel Angel's Thesis" on YouTube. " The Cruel Angel's Thesis " (残酷な天使のテーゼ, Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze), [ 1 ] also known as " A Cruel Angel's Thesis ", [ a ] is a J-pop song performed by Japanese singer Yoko Takahashi. Toshiyuki Ōmori and Hidetoshi Satō composed the song, while Neko Oikawa wrote the lyrics.
A person singing karaoke in Hong Kong ("Run Away from Home" by Janice Vidal). Karaoke (/ ˌ k ær i ˈ oʊ k i /; [1] Japanese: ⓘ; カラオケ, clipped compound of Japanese kara 空 "empty" and ōkesutora オーケストラ "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.
The song is performed in the anime movie Colorful. The song was ranked at 25 on "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Songs" chart. [2] The B-side "Still Fighting It" is a Japanese language cover of Ben Folds' song of the same name. Aki herself wrote the Japanese version's lyrics. Folds himself, by chance, heard Aki cover the song at the 2008 Fuji Rock ...
Sōran Bushi. Sōran Bushi (ソーラン節) is one of the most famous traditional songs and dance (min'yō) in Japan. It is a sea shanty that is said to have been first sung by the fishermen of Hokkaido. The commonly known version of the song and dance is called Nanchū Sōran (南中ソーラン) and was created in 1991 at the Wakkanai Minami ...
Enka. Enka (演歌) is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than ryūkōka music, popular during the prewar years. [1]
Musical artist. Hisashi " Kyu " Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 九, Hepburn: Sakamoto Hisashi or Sakamoto Kyū, 10 December 1941 – 12 August 1985), legally registered as Hisashi Ōshima (大島 九, Ōshima Hisashi) since 1956, was a Japanese singer and actor. He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō ...
Ihojin (Japanese: 異邦人) (English: "Stranger" [1] or "Foreigner") [2] is a song [3] written and composed by Saki Kubota, [4] and first performed by her. The song was first released as a single on 1 October 1979. [5] [6] That recording sold more than 1.4 million copies [7] and reached number 1 in the Japanese singles chart.
Kayōkyoku (歌 謡 曲, lit. 'Pop Tune') is a Japanese pop music genre, which became a base of modern J-pop. The Japan Times described kayōkyoku as "standard Japanese pop" [2] or " Shōwa-era pop". [3] Kayōkyoku represents a blend of Western and Japanese musical scales. [1] Music in this genre is extremely varied as a result.