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Geisha (芸者) (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ ʃ ə /; Japanese:), [1] [2] also known as geiko (芸子) (in Kyoto and Kanazawa) or geigi (芸妓), are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts.
The Harajuku Girls performing on the Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005. The Harajuku Girls are four Japanese and Japanese-American backup dancers featured in stage shows and music videos for Gwen Stefani during her solo pop/dance-record career. [1] The women also act as an entourage at Stefani's public appearances.
Kabuki (歌舞伎) is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers. The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean 'sing' (歌), 'dance' (舞), and 'skill' (伎). Kabuki is therefore sometimes translated as 'the art of singing ...
Pages in category "Japanese girl groups" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 262 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Speed (stylized in all caps) was a Japanese female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki.All four members are former students of the Okinawa Actors School [1] which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX.
Many Japanese audiences took interest in Sylvie Vartan, whose song "La plus belle pour aller danser" from the film sold more than a million copies in Japan. [89] Vartan was heralded for her youthful, adorable looks and musical talent, leading the Japanese entertainment industry to assign the word "idol" to singers who shared a similar aesthetic ...
Perfume (パフューム, Pafyūmu) is a Japanese girl group consisting of Nocchi, Kashiyuka and A-chan. The group formed in 2000 in Hiroshima , Japan, before relocating to Tokyo in 2003 and linking a close partnership with producer Yasutaka Nakata , who created a distinct " technopop " identity for the group.
After having appeared on Japanese programs in April 2012, the group attracted much attention in Japan. Seven of its members, most skilled in singing and dancing, were then chosen to debut in Japan as an idol group which is also titled "Weather Girls". They are the first Taiwanese girl group to come to Japan. [2] [11] [8]