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The Japan Times: All Stories | 1 month ago

Cosmetics for men a booming market

...Japanese for "moisturize." The closely held company hired Keisuke Kuwata, 53, vocalist for the best-selling Southern All Stars band, to promote its products to his generation. "We...

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BusinessWeek Online | 1 month ago

‘Feminized’ Japanese Men Boost Kao Sales as Women Pamper Less

...--Japanese for "moisturize. " The closely held company hired Keisuke Kuwata, 53, vocalist for the best-selling Southern All Stars band, to promote its products to his generation. "We...

"Before the Blackout." Murphy was by now a big fan of Japanese pop music and was confident enough in his Japanese to take the plunge. "At that time, I was really into Spitz and I was listening to Southern All Stars," he explains. "And then there was this Okinawan song, "Shima Uta"

Scott Murphy The Japan Times: All Stories | 1 year ago

Wikipedia | 1 month ago

Keisuke Kuwata

...Imjin River, as well as the Korean folk song Arirang. Kuwata's wife, Yuko Hara, is also a member of the Southern All Stars. She is a vocalist and plays keyboards . The two met while in...

Wikipedia | 2 months ago

Tsunami (Southern All Stars song)

"Tsunami" is a song by the Southern All Stars, released as their forty-fourth single on January 26, 2000. The song was the first number one single for Southern All Stars since the 1996...

Honolulu Advertiser | 2 months ago

Ukulele Picnic planned for Oahu Feb. 13

...then 30,000 people. Its driving force is Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, bass player for the Japanese group Southern All Stars, and his goal is to found a permanent Ukulele Museum here. He and...

Wikipedia | 3 months ago

Surf Coasters

...in November 2005. Naka has been performing with an assortment of bands, including Ryouchi Endo and The Southern All Stars. Kurita has been playing bass with his band Chill. Nobuhiro...

Wikipedia | 3 months ago

Southern All Stars

...Hiroshi Miyagawa and Kosetsu Minami. The song is regarded as one of the most notable songs by the Southern All Stars. In 1988, a cover version by Ray Charles was featured in a...

The Japan Times: All Stories | 3 months ago

JVC Kenwood to keep Victor Entertainment

...prop up the business. Victor Entertainment is widely known for famous bands and artists on its books, such as Southern All Stars and SMAP, and ranks fourth in the Japanese music...

Kotaku | 4 months ago

Konami Might Buy Music Label [Business]

...Konami is the most likely purchaser. Victor Entertainment's music catalogue features acts like SMAP and Southern All Stars, two of the biggest selling music groups in Japan. Producing...

The Japan Times: All Stories | 4 months ago

JVC may sell tunes unit, buy Pentax

...of Victor Co. of Japan, is widely known for the raft of famous bands and artists on its books, including the Southern All Stars and SMAP. It ranks fourth in the Japanese music...

The Japan Times: All Stories | 6 months ago

Ryuichi Sakomoto on 'Bakusho,' dishes worth tears and 'The Host's Wife'

...of each song. The more voluble Hikaru Ota is stimulated enough to hold forth on the ouevre of his favorite group, Southern All Stars, thus giving rise to a discussion of the "meaning of...

The Japan Times: All Stories | 7 months ago

Beer fest brings out the bands

...rock music. Kuwata Kenkyukai Band will play the music of Keisuke Kuwata, lead vocalist of Japan's famous Southern All-Stars, on Aug. 18. Aerozamasu, an Aerosmith tribute band, will perform...