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NEWS (acronym for "North East West South") [1] is a Japanese boy band consisting of Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda and Shigeaki Kato.Formed in 2003 by Johnny Kitagawa as a nine-member group under the label Johnny's Entertainment, NEWS released a promotional single "NEWS Nippon" (News ニッポン, News Japan), which was used for the World Cup of Volleyball Championships.
During the First Sino-Japanese War and World War II, a soldier going off to fight was often given a senninbari haramaki ("1,000 stitch belt") by his family. A mother, sister, or wife would stand on the street and ask passing women to contribute a stitch until 1,000 had been collected.
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Originally an evolution of jazz, and coined New Music, the style went on to become known as City Pop, music with an urban theme. Later called Japan-made Pop, the term was shortened to J-pop and now encompasses a wide range of musical styles and genres. J-pop represents modern pop culture music originating from the country or musical talent of ...
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The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers. Japan is the largest physical music market in the world and the second largest overall behind the United States, and the biggest in Asia, according to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry .
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After a period as an independent band, during which they released an album and an EP, they were signed by Epic Records Japan, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan, in 2023. [9] In the same year, their second album Reborn Superstar! was released, reaching number 24 on Billboard Japan 's weekly album charts. [ 10 ]