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- From: ez074520@dilbert.ucdavis.edu (Tomoyuki Tanaka)
- Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.asian.american,rec.music.misc,alt.tanaka-tomoyuki,alt.tcj,fj.life.in-japan,soc.answers,rec.answers,alt.answers,news.answers
- Subject: NAKAJIMA Miyuki, Sakamotos, and Japanese music abroad (FAQ)
- Followup-To: soc.culture.japan,alt.tanaka-tomoyuki,rec.music.misc
- Date: 10 Nov 1998 21:18:57 GMT
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- Maintained-by: TANAKA Tomoyuki <tanaka@cs.indiana.edu>
- Archive-name: music/Japan-music-FAQ
- Version: 0.1 (about 560 lines)
- Posting-Frequency: at most once every two or three months
- Last-modified: Nov 10, 1998
- URL: http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/tanaka/Jp_music_faq.html
-
- Written/edited-by: TANAKA Tomoyuki <tanaka@cs.indiana.edu>
-
-
- this is Version 0.1
- when i've included more entries and links, i'll call that Version 1.
-
-
- <soc.culture.japan> FAQ files are at
- http://welcome.to/SCJ
- http://welcome.to/soc.culture.japan
-
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- summary of contents
-
- -- 0. introduction & general links on Jp music
- -- 1. pop music
- -- 2. classical music
- -- 3. Jp folk music
- -- 4. others
-
- -- A. cultural politics of music
- -- B. motivation for writing/editing this FAQ
- -- C. submissions to this FAQ
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- contents
-
- -- 0. introduction & general links on Jp music
- ---- 0.1 about the title "NAKAJIMA Miyuki, Sakamotos, ..."
- ---- 0.2 about the notation of names "NAKAJIMA Miyuki" etc.
- ---- 0.3 Jp musicians' success in the West
- ---- 0.4 Jp musicians' success in the rest of Asia
-
- -- 1. pop music
- ---- 1.1 pop composers
- ------ Nakajima Miyuki
- ------ Nakamura/Ei rokusuke's "Sukiyaki"
- ------ YMO
- ------ Sakamoto Ryuuiti
- ------ Yano Akiko
- ------ SAS
- ------ Shonen Knife
- ------ Kinki Kids
- ------ Komuro Tetsuya, Amuro, Globe, etc http://www.komuro.com
- ------ The Yellow Monkey
- ------ Pizzicato Five
- ---- 1.2 pop performers / "idol talent"
- ------ sakamoto kyuu
- ------ pink lady
- ------ Matsuda Seiko
- ------ virtual idol DATE Kyoko
-
- -- 2. classical music
- ---- 2.1 classical composers
- ------ Takemitsu Toru
- ------ Tomita Isao http://listen.to/tomita/
- ---- 2.2 classical performers
- ------ Midori
- ------ Nakamura Hiroko
-
- -- 3. Jp folk music
- ---- Ondekoza
- ---- Kodo
- ---- Warabi-za
-
- -- 4. others
-
- -- A. cultural politics of music
- -- B. motivation for writing/editing this FAQ
- -- C. submissions to this FAQ
-
-
- =-------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- 0. introduction & general links on Jp music
-
- Japan has a vigorous music industry but because of
- cultural politics
- (see the section "cultural politics of music")
- ....
-
- some Jp musicans have made their presence known abroad.
-
- esp. in Asia (Taiwan, HK, etc) ...
-
- i see two active Usenet groups <tw.bbs.music.japan> and
- <tw.bbs.rec.japan-idol>, where people mainly from Taiwan
- talk (in Chinese) about Jp pop music.
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- general links on Jp music
-
- http://jpop.hatch.co.jp Bonsai's Jpop Pages & Search Engine
-
- http://www.yahoo.co.jp/text/Entertainment/Music/Genres/
-
- http://www.cdjapan.com/ CD JAPAN
-
- http://coolgirlsjapan.com/HOME1.html
-
-
- news:tw.bbs.music.japan
- news:tw.bbs.rec.japan-idol
- news:tw.bbs.rec.japan-idol.uchida-yuki
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---- 0.1 about the title "NAKAJIMA Miyuki, Sakamotos, ..."
-
- i want my diva Nakajima Miyuki in the title for obvious reasons.
- also, she seems popular in Taiwan, HK, etc.
-
- by "Sakamotos" i'm refering to several people.
- (all of whom are discussed in the body of the FAQ)
- --- Sakamoto Kyuu
- --- Sakamoto Ryuuiti, who often works with his wife Yano Akiko
- --- YMO
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---- 0.2 about the notation of names "NAKAJIMA Miyuki" etc.
-
- you may see Nakajima's name written as "Miyuki Nakajima".
-
- there are basically two issues,
- 1. family name first or given name first.
- 2. TI TU SI ... or CHI TSU SHI ...
-
- there is an bimonthly? (every other month?) magazine published
- in Tokyo entitled "Eye-Ai". it's an excellent English-language
- magazine on Jp pop music. in this FAQ file i'll follow what
- "Eye-Ai" does and write Yano Akiko's husband's name as "Sakamoto
- Ryuichi".
-
- |--------------------------------------------------------------------
- | http://theory.kek.jp/~ben/japanese/hon
- | http://theory.kek.jp/~ben/japanese/hon/eyeaiamagazineonjapaneseculture
- | ***andentertainment.html
- |
- | Eye-AI - A magazine on Japanese Culture and entertainment.
- |
- | Eye-AI is published monthly by Riverfield Inc. 54 pp, black
- | and white, 410 yens in Japan, including tax. Us$ 2.25 in Hawaii.
- |
- | Articles in English about some topics of Japanese culture, and
- | lots of information on the Japanese pop art world. Feature
- | interviews with actors/singers, articles on travel, living in
- | Japan (only Tokyo), mail order of Japanese CDs and videos.
- |
- | Review by Rafael Santos
-
-
- from "American misconceptions about Japan FAQ":
- |--------------------------------------------------------------------
- | (MISCONCEPTION 4) Japanese have first names followed by last names
- | just like Americans do.
- |
- | THE TRUTH: a Japanese name usually consists of a family name
- | followed by a given name.
- |
- | most academic and serious treatment of Japanese culture
- | in English text (such as scholarly papers and serious
- | books) observe this original order, while popular and
- | cursory ones (such as newspaper and magazine articles)
- | reverse and "Anglicize" the order.
- |
- | note that preserving the original name order in English text
- | is the default for people from mainland China (PRC) (Mao
- | Tse-tung, Chou En-lai, Li Peng), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh, Nguen Van
- | Thieu, Pham Van Dong), and North Korea (Kim Il Sung). it is
- | also common for people from Taiwan (ROC) (Chiang Kai-shek) and
- | South Korea (Rho Tae Woo, Chun Doo Hwan).
- |
- | on a related note ...
- |
- | many Japanese people (myself included) don't find it
- | particularly flattering or pleasant when non-Japanese do
- | the following "Japanese" things in an attempt to be
- | polite or show off their knowledge.
- |
- | --- saying, "Ah, so".
- |
- | --- bowing to us (instead of shaking hands).
- |
- | --- calling us "XXX-san" in English speech or text, such as
- | "Good morning, Tanaka-san."
- | (when friends do it, it's perfectly fine.
- | use of "-san" in Japanese is always fine.)
- |
- | --- using words "Nippon" and "Nipponese" instead of "Japan" and
- | "Japanese". (we usually say NIHON anyway.)
-
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---- 0.3 Jp musicians' success in the West
-
- Sakamoto should be in the title because "Sukiyaki" is the ONLY
- Jp song/musician that made it big in the West.
- "Sukiyaki" was #1 hit in the US charts in 1963.
-
- did any other Jp song/musician hit the top 50 in the US or UK
- charts? (other European charts?)
-
- (Ryuichi) Sakamoto did the music for the film "Last Emperor".
- also "Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence"
-
- Yoko Ono (Plastic Ono Band) seems significant mainly because of
- Lennon. and also, should Ono be considered a Jp musician?
-
- Sadistic Mika Band (Katoh Kazuhiko).
-
- Tomita's synthesizer albums.
-
- violinist Midori. maybe there are other Jp classical musicians
- who should be mentioned here.
-
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---- 0.4 Jp musicians' success in the rest of Asia
-
- [later]
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- 1. pop music
-
- ---- 1.1 pop composers
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ Nakajima Miyuki
- i'll list her covers abroad.
- Zhou Wei Ming (sp?), etc
-
- http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/5819/Nakajima-Miyuki.html
- http://www.silcom.com/~edlee/miyuki.html
-
- http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=nakajima+miyuki
-
- (i'm looking for other pages on Nakajima Miyuki in English.)
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- additional Nakajima Miyuki tidbits
-
- --- she's an extremely pretty woman. and she's never been married.
-
- --- radio show
- for many (over 20?) years she did a late night radio talk
- show. since her (early?) songs are mostly sad songs of
- lost love, many people are surprised by her show's jolly
- tone. on many nights i've lost sleep not being able to
- turn off the radio until her show ends at 5am.
-
- --- novels, books
- she's written at least two novels (collections of short
- stories). many "fan books" are published, as well as
- several books containing words to her songs.
-
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ Nakamura/Ei rokusuke's "Sukiyaki"
- the cover by New Kids on the Block (?)
-
- "Sukiyaki" was #1 hit in the US charts in 1963.
-
- http://www.summer.com.br/~pfilho/html/lyrics/s/sukiyaki.txt
-
- Sukiyaki
- [sung by] Kyu Sakamoto
- - words by Rokusuke Ei, music by Hachidai Nakamura
- [...]
- ue o muite arukou
- namida ga kobore naiyouni
- omoidasu harunohi
- hitoribotchi no yoru
- [...]
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ YMO
- there are many MIDI files on www for YMO.
-
- ------ Sakamoto Ryuuiti
- ------ Yano Akiko
-
- ------ SAS
- Southern All Stars
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ Shonen Knife
-
- from: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/sci-fi-refs/
- | SF-references-in-music List
- |
- | Shonen Knife:
- | A Japanese band, they often sing about space travel and other
- | SF-ish themes. "Parallel Woman" (Japanese) from the "Shonen
- | Knife" album, is about a superheroine in a parallel universe.
- | "Riding on the Rocket" (japanese), on "Pretty Little Baka Guy",
- | is about visiting different planets in a space ship. "The Moon
- | World" (japanese), on "712", is about visiting the Moon. "Neon
- | Zebra", a single, is about a zebra who gets transformed by
- | aliens. In "Space Christmas" (english), a single, Naoko asks
- | for a space ship for Christmas so she can visit Pluto. Their
- | latest album, "Let's Knife", includes an English-language
- | version of "Riding on the Rocket", as well as "I am a Cat"
- | (english), about turning into a cat and dancing on a flying
- | saucer. The CD single "Riding on the Rocket" also includes an
- | instrumental called "Milky Way".
- |
- | Sweet, Matthew:
- | "Children Of Time (Forever)" from "Earth" is a story of the
- | future. The video for "I've Been Waiting" is loaded with clips
- | from the Japanese Animation series "Urusei Yatsura"; the video
- | for "Girlfriend" has clips from another anime, "Space Adventure
- | Cobra".
- |
- | [this list contains many more references to Japan.]
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ Kinki Kids
-
- http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=kinki+kids
-
- Joanna Lai <joannala@netvigator.com> wrote:
- >
- > They are even cuter than the sound of their name... Gorgeous guys
- > with good singing and acting skills plus a great sense of humour.
- >
- > KinKi Kids are a singing/dancing duo from the Johnny's Production
- > Company which is renowned for managing top boy groups in Japan.
- > They took the name of "KinKi Kids" as they come from the KinKi area of
- > the Kansai region of Japan. All their singles and albums hit the
- > million mark and reached the Number One spot in the Japanese chart.
- > Members: Dohmoto Kohichi (Birth date: 1 Jan 1979), Dohmoto Tsuyoshi
- > (Birth date: 10 April, 1979)
- >
- > Singles: 1. Garasu no Shounen
- > 2. Ai sareru yori ai shitai
- > 3. Jetcoaster Romance
- > 4. Zenbu Dakishimete/ Ao no jidai
- > Albums: 1. A Album
- > 2. B Album
- >
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ Komuro Tetsuya, Amuro, Globe, etc http://www.komuro.com
-
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ The Yellow Monkey
-
- http://jpop.hatch.co.jp/scripts/jsearch1.pl?keyword=yellow+monkey
-
- 1. The Yellow Monkey
- 2. http://www.bmgjapan.com/funhouse/home/artist/yellow/yellow.htm
- 3. UK concert in July 98 (see website for further details...)
-
- From: "Dave Fossett" <dajf@REMOVE_THISpo.teleway.ne.jp>
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ Pizzicato Five
-
- http://jpop.hatch.co.jp/scripts/jsearch1.pl?keyword=pizzicato+five
-
- i think i've seen them on MTV Beavis and Butthead.
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- [other musicians that are successful abroad]
-
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---- 1.2 pop performers / "idol talent"
-
- ------ sakamoto kyuu
- ------ pink lady
-
- ------ Matsuda Seiko
- she does a 1-minute cameo appearance in the 1998
- summer movie "Armageddon". she's the airhead
- tourist who says, "I want to go shopping!" in
- the beginning.
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ virtual idol DATE Kyoko
-
- http://jpop.hatch.co.jp/scripts/jsearch1.pl?keyword=date+kyoko
-
- despite a lot of media coverage, this "Virtual Idol"
- project didn't go very far.
-
- http://www.etud.insa-tlse.fr/~mdumas/kyoko.html
- [...]
- Kyoko Date is the first 100% virtual star: the "Virtual
- Idol". She has been created by engineers and designers
- of the top Japanese model agency, HoriPro. [...]
- She is made of 40,000 polygons, 10 people worked on her
- face alone, and she fulfilled the aim of the DK-96
- project. [...]
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- 2. classical music
- ---- 2.1 classical composers
-
- ------ Takemitsu Toru
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------ Tomita Isao http://listen.to/tomita/
-
- my most favorite compositions by Tomita are opening theme
- music for
- 1. "Leo, the Jungle King"
- 2. NHK's "ten to ti to"
- 3. NHK's "sin nihon kikou"
-
- also: Kitaro (i think there's another guy like Kitaro)
-
- [several more]
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---- 2.2 classical performers
-
- ------ Midori
- ------ Nakamura Hiroko
-
- ------ Yoshihara Sumire (?) the percussionist
-
- [several more]
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- 3. Jp folk music
-
- ---- Ondekoza
-
- ---- Kodo
-
- ---- Warabi-za
-
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- 4. others
-
- ---- other genres
-
- ---- not really Japanese
-
- (they are Japanese only by national origin.)
-
- Yoko Ono,
- Toshiko Akiyoshi,
-
- what's-her-name in the UK Mitsuko UCHIDA ?
- Seiji Ozawa?
-
- Tsutomu Yamashita ?
-
- Hiroshima
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- A. cultural politics of music
-
- how/why Western music
- (Elvis, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Micheal Jackson,
- Enya, ABBA, ...)
- flows to Asia and almost never the other way around.
-
- [later]
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- B. motivation for writing/editing this FAQ
-
- mainly,
-
- 1. i've wanted to do a tribute to Nakajima Miyuki for many years.
-
- 2. although i find Usenet pygmies and SCJ bigots annoying, i
- still think Usenet is an interesting medium.
-
- in this regard, i'm grateful to the few cultured persons
- in SCJ, etc --- including myaw and Richard Kaminski.
-
- 3. what things (what works by which artists) have i loved? i've
- been enthusiastic about many things in the last 20 years
- or so. among them:
-
- --- Eliot, Joyce, ...
- --- computers, programming, GEB, Lisp, AI, ...
- --- Kawai, Jung, Freud, Kisida, ...
- --- films: Blade Runner, Ozu, Itami, ...
-
- there are clearly some musicians i love: Bach, Lennon,
- Paul Simon, Kate Bush, Yano Akiko, Nakajima Miyuki, ....
-
- since others have already done FAQs on Bach, Lennon,
- Blade Runner, Joyce, ..., perhaps it's worth my while to
- do a FAQ on Jp music.
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- this is my 5th Usenet FAQ file.
- 1. American misconceptions about Japan FAQ
- 2. disparity in Asian/white interracial dating FAQ
- 3. <alt.fan.hofstadter> and "GEB" FAQ
- 4. ITAMI Juzo, OZU Yasujiro, and the Japanese Cinema (FAQ)
-
- my FAQ files are stored in FAQ repositories around the world,
- including at:
-
- http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-bng/alt.tanaka-tomoyuki.html
- http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/alt.tanaka-tomoyuki.html
-
- (see http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/tanaka/FAQs.html)
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- -- C. submissions to this FAQ
-
- email submissions to <tanaka@cs.indiana.edu>.
-
- it'd be better if you could also post the submission to
- <soc.culture.japan> and <alt.tanaka-tomoyuki>.
-
- a submission of a musician/group should contain the following:
- 1. name of the musician/group
- 2. URL and/or a short (6, 7 lines max) description
- 3. (optional) description of the musician/group's success abroad
-
- =--------------------------------------------------------------------
- if i become unable to update/maintain the FAQ, i ask the future
- maintainer(s) to change the FAQ name and/or archive name so
- that the future versions will coexist with, not overwrite, my
- version. repositories of FAQ files are capable of storing
- multiple files for a newsgroup's directory. don't worry about
- waste of resources --- remember that today much of Internet
- traffic and computer resources are taken up by cyberporn.
-
-
- ;;; TANAKA Tomoyuki ("Mr. Tanaka" or "Tomoyuki".)
- ;;;
- ;;; For <soc.culture.japan> and <soc.culture.asian.american> FAQ
- ;;; files, see <http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/tanaka.html>.
- ;;;
- ;;; e-mail: tanaka@cs.indiana.edu
-