Lady Bird (duo)
Encyclopedia
Lady Bird are a dance music
production crew from Japan
, consisting of two men, DJ Ten (born February 14, 1980), a disc jockey
from Hokkaido
, and Kazuhisa Hirota (born December 28, 1979), a music producer from Fukuoka
.
Lady Bird officially launched in 2007 with two members, DJ Ten, a resident DJ at Club Atom, a disco located in Shibuya
, Tokyo
, and Kazuhisa Hirota. They released its first album Ten Colors : Interior House in December of that year. Lady Bird then released its first single "Sweet Song
" in February 2009 after auditioning many female vocalists and finally choosing fashion model Wei Son
. "Sweet Song" appeared on the Oricon
singles chart 3 times, peaking at #47.
After releasing two singles "Kitto... Sayonara" and "Tokyo ha Yoru no 7-ji", they released its first full-album STYLiST in August 2010. STYLiST contained several cover songs such as ones by Pizzicato Five
and ABBA
("Dancing Queen
"), featuring six singers, Yula, Aya Ichinose, Sarah, Liz, Seira Kagami, and Wei Son
.
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
production crew from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, consisting of two men, DJ Ten (born February 14, 1980), a disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
from Hokkaido
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, and Kazuhisa Hirota (born December 28, 1979), a music producer from Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
.
Lady Bird officially launched in 2007 with two members, DJ Ten, a resident DJ at Club Atom, a disco located in Shibuya
Shibuya
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is also a surname of Japanese people, including:-People:*Shibuya Konnōmaru, a 12th century warrior*Kotono Shibuya , a female actor*Momoko Shibuya , a female actor...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, and Kazuhisa Hirota. They released its first album Ten Colors : Interior House in December of that year. Lady Bird then released its first single "Sweet Song
Sweet Song
"Sweet Song" is a single released in early 2009 by "Lady Bird feat. Son'i "; Lady Bird, a dance music duo consisting of DJ Ten and producer Kazuhisa Hirota, and fashion model Wei Son.-Background:...
" in February 2009 after auditioning many female vocalists and finally choosing fashion model Wei Son
Wei Son
is a Japanese fashion model who has been active in both the professional and commercial modeling fields since the late 2000s. She is particularly known in the gal scene, as a former major contributor to the Popteen magazine and an exclusive model for its sister magazine PopSister...
. "Sweet Song" appeared on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
singles chart 3 times, peaking at #47.
After releasing two singles "Kitto... Sayonara" and "Tokyo ha Yoru no 7-ji", they released its first full-album STYLiST in August 2010. STYLiST contained several cover songs such as ones by Pizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five was a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo of Maki Nomiya and Yasuharu Konishi...
and ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
("Dancing Queen
Dancing Queen
"Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"...
"), featuring six singers, Yula, Aya Ichinose, Sarah, Liz, Seira Kagami, and Wei Son
Wei Son
is a Japanese fashion model who has been active in both the professional and commercial modeling fields since the late 2000s. She is particularly known in the gal scene, as a former major contributor to the Popteen magazine and an exclusive model for its sister magazine PopSister...
.