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Musicians and dancer, Muromachi period Traditional Japanese music is the folk or traditional music of Japan. Japan's Ministry of Education classifies hōgaku (邦楽, lit. ' Japanese music ') as a category separate from other traditional forms of music, such as gagaku (court music) or shōmyō (Buddhist chanting), but most ethnomusicologists view hōgaku, in a broad sense, as the form from ...
Japanese folk songs (min'yō) can be grouped and classified in many ways but it is often convenient to think of five main categories: fisherman's work song, farmer's work song; lullaby; religious songs (such as sato kagura, a form of Shintoist music) songs used for gatherings such as weddings, funerals, and festivals (matsuri, especially Obon)
"Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" is Field of View's first release following keyboardist Jun Abe's departure from the band, and was recorded before bassist Kenji Niitsu had joined. The song's music video was filmed at Kogakuin University. The single's B-side is "Dear Old Days", which was arranged by Akihito Tokunaga, composer of the music in Dragon ...
These extra tracks are often unique songs that are entirely exclusive to the Japanese release, but they can also be remixes or demo recordings of songs already on the record, or non-album singles that did not previously get a physical release. Additionally, these Japanese editions often include liner notes and translations of the lyrics into ...
Masuda was inspired to collaborate with Nakajima after listening to Junko Sakurada's 1977 song "Shiawase Shibai" (しあわせ芝居, "Happy Drama"), which was written by Nakajima. "Suzume" marked a musical change for Masuda from Pink Lady's bubblegum disco-pop style to a more contemporary kayōkyoku sound that would define her solo career.
According to the band's website, the name Rin' comes from the English word 'ring', the Japanese word Wa (和, meaning both 'ring' and 'Japanese-style'), and from the trio's hope to create a 'ring', or circle, of music. Since their debut, the band has performed in many venues around the world, and have released four singles and several albums.
The song originates in Shiga prefecture, however, it was imported to a part of Northern Osaka known as "Kawachi". It is said that Goshu Ondo was the prototype for the song Kawachi ondo , which is sung in that part of Japan; both of these songs are often sung alongside each other in that region.
Utada had stated that the meaning of the word "final" for the song "Final Distance" is "most important" rather than "last." Musically, "Final Distance" incorporates more instrumentation than the previous version, including violins, an acoustic piano and synthesizers. The song strips the original pop music from "Distance" and is a pop ballad ...