Japanese Music

Mai Hagiwara is a Japanese pop singer who was born on February 07, 1996 in Saitama, Japan and is currently a member of C-ute and Hello Project Kids, where she is the youngest member in both groups.

Beni Arashiro is a Japanese artist under the Avex Trax label. While being a member of Bishoujo Club 31, she also has a solo career of her own. Kim Possible is her favorite show, and she is studying political science.

A former J-pop idol singer, Miho Nakayama is an actress and a model. She is also the older sister of another J-pop singer, Shinobu Nakayama and she made her debut back in 1985. Miho Nakayama was nominated for a Japanese Acaemy Award back in 1998 and has appeared in a number of TV series including Love Story (2001).

She was nominated for a Japanese Academy Award in 1998 for Tokyo biyori and has appeared in a number of TV series including Love Story (2001).

Ami Suzuki is a female singer and songwriter from Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan who was born on February 9, 1982. She was one of the most popular female singers from 1998 - 2000 but in 2000 was dropped from her label due to legal problems with her management company. After several years, she finally returned to the music scene with her single Delightful, which is also the video below.

Mai Kuraki was born on October 28, 1982 in Funabashi, Chiba and is a Japanese pop singer. She has recorded 7 studio albums, 5 of which went to #1. She has also released 27 singles, 3 of which went to #1, as well as a compilation album, and 9 DVD/Videos.

A former actress, Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer and songwriter who is known as “Ayu” to her fans. She  has also been dubbed as the “Empress of J-Pop,” due to her popularity and widespread influence in Japan.

SMAP is a Japanese group which debuted in 1991, and has released many CDs, three of which have sold more than a million copies. Members of SMAP have also starred in many TV shows, dramas, commercials, and movies.

Utada Hikaru was born on January 19, 1983 and is also known to her fans as Hikki. She is a singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer in Japan and in the United States. She is also known internationally for her two theme song contributions to Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts video game series.