“To those who have been to my concert, I’ll be meeting you again! To those who’s new, nice to meet you!”
Ozawa won Best Opera Recording at the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016 for Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges.
Plus: Ado’s “Show" returns to the top 3.
It's the first No. 1 for the popular duo consisting of rapper R-shitei (R-rated) & DJ Matsunaga.
Ieiri & Kato will perform at Billboard Japan’s Women In Music Vol. 2 concert on Feb. 8, along with the Tokyo Philharmonic Billboard Classics Orchestra led by Yukari Saito.
Billboard Japan spoke with the three-member band about their past & future growth.
“Bansanka” debuted on the Japan Hot 100 at No. 14 on Oct. 11 and stayed in the top 20 for 16 consecutive weeks.
The chart was launched on Dec. 7, 2022, so this is the first time an annual ranking has been released.
Fans can vote for their favorites across all 26 categories daily through the close of voting on Jan. 27.
The band chatted about some of the gender imbalances in the Japanese music industry from their perspective as a mixed-gender group.
