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"Japanese Boy" is a single released by Scottish singer Aneka, which was released by Hansa Records in July 1981. The song became her highest-charting release, reaching number one in several countries, including the United Kingdom.
Mary Sandeman recorded the song "Japanese Boy" in 1981. [2] Impressed with the results, her record company Hansa decided to release it as a single with full promotion. Having discovered the name Aneka in a telephone directory, Aneka devised a suitable image for her performances of the song. [2]
The first verse of the song. Hotaru no Hikari (蛍の光, meaning "Glow of a firefly") is a Japanese song incorporating the tune of Scottish folk song Auld Lang Syne with completely different lyrics by Chikai Inagaki, first introduced in a collection of singing songs for elementary school students in 1881 (Meiji 14).
The musical theatre Boys was premiered in 1969, [2] using songs from Four Leaves' 1969 LP record Boys: A Little Resistance. [3] This play was revised and performed in successive productions, and became known as Boys musical theatre series. [4] In 2010, after 34-year absence, the play was revived starring A.B.C-Z and Kis-My-Ft2, trainee groups ...
" (やった "Hooray") is a 2001 parody song by the fictional Japanese boy band Green Leaves (はっぱ隊, Happa-tai). The song title, yatta, is the past tense of the Japanese verb yaru ("to do"), an exclamation meaning "It's done!", "I did it!", "Ready!" or "All right!" The song and video have been used as a web culture in-joke on many ...
Naniwa Danshi (なにわ男子) is a Japanese boy band formed by Starto Entertainment. It consists of seven members who primarily come from the Kansai region. [a] The group's official debut announcement was made through their label Storm Labels. [2]
SMAP (Japanese: スマップ, Hepburn: Sumappu) was a Japanese boy band, composed of Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori.The group was created in 1988 by music producer Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates, originally as a six-piece with Katsuyuki Mori, until his departure from the band in 1996.
Gackt, a Japanese singer-songwriter, is considered to be one of the living manifestations of the Bishōnen phenomenon. [1] [2]Bishōnen (美少年, IPA: [bʲiɕo̞ꜜːnẽ̞ɴ] ⓘ; also transliterated bishounen) is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of androgynous beauty.