Ringo Shiina , born Yumiko Shiina, is a Japanese singer-songwriter born on November 25, 1978. She works both as a solo musician and singer as well as a member of the band Tokyo Jihen.
On the Nekoyanagi Line website, she described herself as “Shinjuku-kei Jisaku-Jien-ya (新宿系自作自演屋, a person who performs in her own Shinjuku-style play?)”. She [...]
Kimi Ni Sayonara Wo, Keisuke Kuwata
Truth ~ Saigo No Shinjitsu – w-inds.
Mamoritai – White Wishes – BoA
Setsugetsuka – the End Of Silence- Gackt
Hurry Xmas – L’Arc~en – Ciel
Noudouteki 3 Punkan – Tokyo Jihen
Merry Christmas – Bump Of Chicken
Kimi Ga Suki – Shota Shimizu
Snow Prince – Snow Prince Gassho Dan
My Girl – Arashi
Tokyo Jihen was formed as Shiina Ringo’s backing band at first. Shiina came to think that she wanted to work with a band while working on her last solo album, Karuki Zamen Kuri no Hana. She began looking for members of her backing band to support her solo tour “Sugoroku Ecstasy” in the Autumn of [...]
Chinen Yuri is a Japanese actor, talent and singer as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture and lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Also known as “the little giant”. He has expressed great respect for Arashi member [...]
Keito Okamoto is a Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Osaka to Kenichi Okamoto, a former member of the rockband & Johnny’s group Otokogumi and model Nishi Katsue. He was living in England for some time until [...]
Kei Inoo is a Japanese singer as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Saitama and lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. He plays the piano in Hey! Say! JUMP’s song Star Time when performed live.
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