KOKIA in flashback - 2003
It is KOKIA's 5th anniversary in 2003, and she gets busy this year! She releases the singles Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change'), with the year referring to her own year of birth, and The Power of Smile/Remember the kiss. The latter remains one of her best-selling singles ever, and both single A-sides are used for commercials and TV programs, boosting their fame. Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ features in the Fuji TV drama series Itoshiki no mono e ('to those I love') as its theme song, and The Power of Smile makes a splash on the music TV show Music Station. These land her many performances that year.
The title tracks of the singles end up on KOKIA's third album, Remember me, which releases late 2003 and breaks into the Oricon charts top 20. She tours to promote the album with her first concert tour, Remember me ~watashi wa koko ni iru yo~ ('I am here').
◆ Lives and events ◆
April 26
KOKIA Live Kawaranai koto ('things that won't change') (SHIBUYA BOXX)
May 18
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Tokyo, Laforet Harajuku)
May 31
NEW MAZDA DEMIO Luci & Caz CoolStyle in Maru building (Tokyo, Marunouchi building, 1F MARUCUBE)
※live recording opening TOKYO FM
June 1
NEW MAZDA DEMIO Luci & Caz CoolStyle in Maru building (Tokyo, Marunouchi building, 1F MARUCUBE)
June 14
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Hyôgo, HMV Sannomiya)
June 14
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Osaka, Shinsaibashi Parco)
June 15
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Aichi, Aeon Higashiura shopping center)
June 15
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Aichi, Yamagiwa Soft Nadya Park)
June 19
AIR-G' clock tower acoustic live vol.43 KOKIA (Sapporo clock tower 2F hall)
※live recording for AIR-G'
June 21
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (HMV Yokohama Kôhoku)
June 21
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (HMV Ikebukuro Metropolitan Plaza)
June 22
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (HMV Shibuya)
June 22
In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Tower Records Shinjuku store)
June 29
Atto! monthly live (Queen's Square Yokohama 1F Queen's Circle)
June 30
Tokyo Shimbun charity concert for child victims of the Iraq War (Roppongi Velfarre)
July 13
Oasis 21 Tanabata star festival (Aichi, Oasis 21)
July 19
Car life navi @ summer selection in super Autobacs TOKYO BAY Shinonome (Tokyo, super★AUTOBACS TOKYO BAY Shinonome)
August 10
Sanctuary (Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO)
August 11
Music week Ongaku no sohara in Kurumayama kogen (Nagano, Kurumayama plateau)
※ FM Nagano RemixSight live performance
August 23
24 hour TV charity live 2003 (Aichi, Nissan Nagoya Gallery) (special stage at Sakae, Hisaya-odori Park) (Laguna Gamagôri)
※ 3 performances in 1 day, different locations
August 24
ZIP-FM 10th Anniversary presents TREASURE MAP 052~DIAMOND WEEK~《FINAL》(Aichi, Club Diamond Hall)
August 30
Kobe collection 2003 A/W ~Kobe Fashion City announcement 30th anniversary~ (Kobe Fashion mart, 1F Atrium Plaza)
August 31
au EZ Chaku-uta ('truetone') LIVE STATION (Aichi, Hoshigaoka Terrace)
September 8
Your Side ~motto soba ni~ ('even closer') (Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO)
September 12
Gyokkodo/PALS21 G-LIVE5-Autumn Voice- (Hokkaido, KRAPS HALL)
September 30
KOKIA vs grass hockey (Aichi, ell. FITS ALL)
October 1
Takashi Tachibana and Mamoru Môri talk event Uchuu, kore kara ('space and beyond') (Tokyo, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, 1st floor, Symbol Zone)
October 13
fm fukuoka presents KOKIA first live in GAYA (Fukuoka, fm fukuoka GAYA)
November 16
In-store live to commemorate the release of the album Remember me (HMV Yokohama)
November 24
Zaza City Hamamatsu 3th anniversary 'birthday festival' free live (Zaza City Hamamatsu)
【KOKIA 2003 concert tour Remember me ~Watashi wa koko ni iru to~ ('I am here')】
December 1 - Aichi, Imaike Gas Hall
December 2 - Osaka, Nanba Hatch
December 3 - Fukuoka, NTT Tenjin Hall
December 7 - Tokyo, Tokyo International Forum Hall C
December 11
CAMPARI RED PASSION in Omotesando ~opening ceremony~ (Aoyama Diamond Hall Patio)
December 20
FM Yokohama live broadcast, Queen's Square Yokohama presents AIR CRUISE Christmas Special (Queen's Square Yokohama 1F Queen's Circle)
December 23
ZIP-FM HOLIDAY SPECIAL DREAM Xmas for ZIPPIE (Aichi, Nadya Park 2F Atrium)
December 24
KISS ME ODAIBA ~hoshi ni negai o. koi ga kanau machi☆Odaiba~ ('Wishing on a star. The city where love comes true☆Odaiba~') (Fuji TV company office building, pond square)
◆ Releases ◆
May 21
Release of the single Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('Things that won't change') (Victor Entertainment)
※ Used as theme song for the Fuji TV drama Itoshiki mono e ('to those I love').
The B-side song tell tell bouzu (spell for good weather) is used as the second end theme for the animated series Hungry heart -WILD STRIKER-.
September 24
Release of the single The Power of Smile / Remember the kiss (Victor Entertainment)
※ Used in a commercial for KAO Essential Damage Care.
November 12
Release of original album Remember me (Victor Entertainment)
◆ Other releases ◆
January 22
Release of the FAKE? album TOMORROW TODAY (Warner Music)
※ Part of the chorus of the song CARE.
March 19
Release of J.LEAGUE ANTHEM 'THE GLORY' (Sony Music Entertainment)
※ Part of the chorus of the song THE GLORY (Triumph Mix).
◆ Other ◆
June
Performed the song Natsu no tobira ('Door to summer') (original by Seiko Matsuda) for the Kirin green tea TV commercial (wisteria version).
December 2003 - January 2004
Recording of the KOKIA song Yuukyuu no mori ('forest of eternity') for NHK's Minna no uta ('songs for everyone').
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Nakagin Capsule Tower Demolition
Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo by Kisho Kurokawa
One of Japan’s most distinctive works of contemporary architecture, the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, will be demolished this April, according to the building’s new owners. The building’s architect was Kisho Kurokawa.
The decision ends years of uncertainty surrounding the Metabolist structure, which had fallen into disrepair.
Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo:
photograph : Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://ift.tt/e61nCjv, via Wikimedia Commons
Completed in 1972, the tower comprises 144 factory-built units arranged around two concrete cores. Each 10-sqm (108-sqft) “capsule” features a porthole-style window, with appliances and furniture built into the structure of each home.
Nakagin Capsule Tower building:
photograph : scarletgreen, CC BY 2.0 https://ift.tt/MriComZ, via Wikimedia Commons
The building is a good example of Metabolism, a radical architectural movement that emerged from the ruins of World War II. As well as embracing technology and mass production, the avant-garde group’s members looked to nature for inspiration, with structural components treated like organic cells that could be “plugged” into a larger whole or later replaced. There is a strong theoretical relationship with Archigram, an architectural group that emerged in the UK:
Archigram – Peter Cook, Archigram. Plug-In City, Max Pressure Area, section, 1964:
M+, Hong Kong. © ARCHIGRAM ARCHIVES
The building’s designer, Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, had originally envisaged the Tokyo tower’s capsules being replaced every 25 years. But they instead grew dilapidated and outdated, with many of the apartments now sitting empty, used for storage and office space, or rented out to architecture enthusiasts on a short-term basis.
Nakagin Capsule Tower in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan:
photograph : Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://ift.tt/e61nCjv, via Wikimedia Commons
In 2007, the owners’ association voted to sell the tower to a property developer that intended to demolish and replace it. But the firm filed for bankruptcy during the 2008 recession, and the site’s fate was thrown into years-long limbo.
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Kisho Kurokawa – Key Projects
Kisho Kurokawa – Buildings, chronological:
Nakagin Capsule Tower, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Dates built: 1970-72
The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a mixed-use residential and office tower designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa and located in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in just 30 days in 1972, the building is a rare remaining example of Japanese Metabolism, an architectural movement emblematic of Japan’s postwar cultural resurgence.
Sony Tower, Osaka, Japan
Dates built: 1972-76
Tateshina Planetarium, Hiroshima, Japan
Date built: 1976
Japanese Red Cross Society – Headquarters, Tokyo
Dates built: 1975-77
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
Dates built: 1973-77
Saitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan
Dates built: 1978-82
National Bunraku Theater, Osaka
Dates built: 1979-83
Wacoal Kojimachi Building, Tokyo
Dates built: 1982-84
Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Dates built: 1983-87
Japanese-German Center of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dates built: 1985-88
Osaka Prefectural Government Offices, Osaka
1988
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima
1988-89
Chinese-Japanese Youth Center, Beijing, China
1987-90
Okinawa Prefectural Government Headquarters, Okinawa, Japan
1988-90
The Sporting Club at Illinois Center, Chicago, USA
1987-90
Melbourne Central, Melbourne, Australia
1986-91
Nara City Museum of Photography, Nara, Japan
1989-91
Louvain-La-Neuve Museum, Belgium
1990-92
Pacific Tower, Paris, France
1988-92
Ehime Museum of Science, Ehime, Japan
1991-94
Ishibashi Junior High School, Tochigi, Japan
1992-94
The Museum of Modern Art Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
1990-94
Hotel Kyocera, Kagoshima, Japan
1991-95
Kibi-cho City Hall / Kibi Dome, Wakayama, Japan
1993-95
Fukui City Museum of Art, Fukui, Japan
1993-96
Fujinomiya Golf Club, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
1994-97
Kashima-machi City Hall, Kumamoto, Japan
1995-97
Shiga Kogen Roman Art Museum, Yamanouchi, Japan
1994-97
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1992-98
Van Gogh Museum – New Wing, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1990-98
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Katsuyama, Japan
1996-2000
Osaka International Convention Centre, Osaka
1994-2000
Oita Stadium, Oita, Japan
1996-2001
Toyota City Stadium, Toyota City, Japan
1997-2001
Astana International Airport, Astana, Kazakhstan
2000-03
National Gallery in Tokyo, Roppongi, Tokyo
2000-05
Singapore Flyer – observation wheel, Marina Bay, Singapore
2005-08
Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates with DP Architects
Astana – Masterplan, Kazakhstan
1998-2004
Kisho Kurokawa: design competition win
Zenit Stadium, St.Petersburg, Russia
2006-09
Maggie’s Centre Swansea, Wales, UK
2007-
St Petersburg football stadium, Russia
2007-
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Location: 9-5-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, eastern Asia
Kisho Kurokawa Further Information
Japanese architect – one of Metabolist Movement founders in 1960
Office of Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates established in 1962, Tokyo, Japan.
Born: 8 April 1934, in Kanie, Aichi, Japan
Died: 12 October 2007, aged 73, in Tokyo, Japan
Kisho Kurokawa studied architecture at Kyoto University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1957. He then attended University of Tokyo, under the supervision of Kenzo Tange. Kurokawa received a master’s degree in 1959.
Kurokawa then went on to study for a doctorate of philosophy, but dropped out in 1964. He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Architecture by the Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia on 7 September 2002.
With colleagues, he co-founded the Metabolist Movement in 1960. Members were known as Metabolists.
It was a radical Japanese avant-garde movement pursuing the merging and recycling of architecture styles within an Asian context. The movement was very successful, peaking when its members received praise for the Takara Cotillion Beautillion at the Osaka World Expo 1970. The group was dismantled shortly thereafter.
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Tokyo Architecture Designs – architectural selection below:
Kasho Gyoen Hotel Accommodation, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan
Architects: Hiramoto Design Studio
photography: Koji Fujii / Nacása&Partners Inc
Kasho Gyoen Hotel in Hokkaido
The Clearwater Building, Niseko, Hokkaido, Northern Japan
Design: Seshimo Architects + Peter Hahn Associates
photography : Junji Kojima / 45gPhotography, Aaron Jamieson
The Clearwater Building in Hokkaido
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Japanese Architect Office
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