Archive | August, 2010

ARASHI

17 Aug

ARASHI is a five-member group under Johnny & Associates. Their musical style ranges from pop to R&B, hip-hop and even influences of rock. Over the years the members have grown in popularity both individually and as a group, leaving behind a string of successful TV shows, doramas and musicals, as well as their music.

JASMINE

11 Aug

JASMINE is a Japanese pop-R&B singer signed to Sony Music Entertainment.

Tommy february6

3 Aug

Tommy february6 is the original solo-artist project of Kawase Tomoko.  In 2001, Kawase launched her solo career under the name of Tommy february6, a character whose name  is a combination of her nickname and birth date. Vastly different from the Pop Rock sound of The Brilliant Green, Tommy february6‘s persona and sound are inspired by and derived from British and American 1980s synth-heavy pop. Her ‘february6‘ persona is known for her geeky look, cheerleader themes, strange habits, librarian-esque glasses, innocent personality as well as her love of flasks.

Tommy heavenly6

3 Aug

Tommy heavenly6 is meant to be the dark side and the alter-ego of Tommy february6. After a performance as Tommy february6 in 2003, Kawase Tomoko took off her glasses and donned a much more alternative look to create Tommy heavenly6, a brand new character with a modern rock sound that takes influences from punk acts. Kawase would later explain that Tommy heavenly6 was born from a dream that Tommy february6 had, in which she embraces all the elements of her personality she had previously been repressing. Kawase claims that the invention of Tommy heavenly6 occurred due to her disappointment in Tommy february6‘s character.

Salyu

3 Aug

Salyu is a Japanese singer. When she became sick from pneumonia at primary school, her doctor recommended that it would be good if she took up either swimming or singing. From then on, Salyu started singing with a choir; singing children’s classics as well as classical songs. She sung the vocals for the fictional rock star “Lily Chou-Chou”. In 2004, almost 3 years after Lily Chou-Chou, she started up her career again with a collaboration single with ILMARI of RIP SLYME.

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