- Project.R
is a
Japan esemusical ensemble established byColumbia Music Entertainment andToei Company to perform on the soundtrack for the 32ndSuper Sentai series "Engine Sentai Go-onger ".For "Engine Sentai Go-onger", Columbia has taken various popular vocalists of anime songs and brought them together in a group called Project.R (the "R" stands for "Ranger"). The opening and ending themes as well as the insert songs are all performed by individual members or a subset of members of Project.R. The only performers of the songs who are not members of Project.R are the singers of the robots' theme songs:
Shinichi Ishihara ,MoJo , andTakayuki Miyauchi .Members
*nihongo|
Hideyuki Takahashi |高橋 秀幸|Takahashi Hideyuki|debut performance
*nihongo|Kenichiro Ōishi |大石 憲一郎|Ōishi Ken'ichirō|debut performance, previously worked as an arranger forPsychic Lover
*nihongo|Takayoshi Tanimoto |谷本 貴義|Tanimoto Takayoshi|vocalist of the "Juken Sentai Gekiranger " opening theme
*Sister MAYO (vocalist of the "Mahou Sentai Magiranger " ending theme "Spell Advent ~ Magical Force")
*NoB (vocalist of the "GoGo Sentai Boukenger" opening theme)
*nihongo|Takafumi Iwasaki |岩崎 貴文|Iwasaki Takafumi|vocalist of the "Mahou Sentai Magiranger" opening theme
*nihongo|Megumi Ohashi |大橋 恵|Ōhashi Megumi|composition and arrangement on the "Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger " soundtracks withKentarō Haneda
*nihongo|Hideaki Takatori |高取 ヒデアキ|Takatori Hideyuki|vocalist of the "Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger " opening theme
*nihongo|Mayumi Gojo |五條 真由美|Gojō Mayumi|vocalist of "Mahou Sentai Magiranger" image song nihongo|"Eternally…"|永遠に…|Eien ni…
*IMAJO (guitarist ofPsychic Lover who performed the "Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger " opening theme song)
*YOFFY (vocalist of Psychic Lover who performed the "Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger" opening theme song)Initial success
The single of the opening and ending themes reached #4 on the
Oricon Weekly Rankings Charts in its first week, selling 22,000 records. It is the first theme song single for any Super Sentai series to reach the Oricon's top ten list, reaching #3 on its first day of sale,March 19 ,2008 , and remaining in the top 20 for four weeks. [cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20080325mog00m200028000c.html|title=炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー:主題歌が戦隊シリーズ初のオリコン4位 33年目の快挙|accessdate=2008-03-25]Discography
ingles
*nihongo|"Engine Sentai Go-onger" Theme Song Single"|炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー主題歌シングル|Enjin Sentai Gōonjā Shūdaika Shinguru -
March 19 ,2008
#nihongo|"Engine Sentai Go-onger"|炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー|Enjin Sentai Gōonjā
#*Lyrics: nihongo|Mike Sugiyama |マイクスギヤマ|Maiku Sugiyama
#*Composition: Takafumi Iwasaki
#*Arrangement: Project.R (Keinichiro Ōishi & Takafumi Iwasaki)
#*Artist:Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCC-16071/|title=コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント ! 炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー主題歌シングルCD【通常盤】|accessdate=2008-02-14]
#nihongo|"Engine First Rap -Type Normal-"|炎神ファーストラップ-Type Normal-|Enjin Fāsuto Rappu -Taipu Nōmaru-
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama & nihongo|Saburo Yatsude |八手 三郎|Yatsude Saburō
#*Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi (Project.R)
#*Artist: Project.R (Takayoshi Tanimoto ,Sister MAYO ,Kenichiro Ōishi ) with nihongo|Engine Kids|炎神キッズ|Enjin Kizzu
#nihongo|"Engine Sentai Go-onger (Original Karaoke)"|炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー(オリジナル・カラオケ)|Enjin Sentai Gōonjā (Orijinaru Karaoke)
#nihongo|"Engine First Rap -Type Normal- (Original Karaoke)|炎神ファーストラップ-Type Normal-(オリジナル・カラオケ)|Enjin Fāsuto Rappu -Taipu Nōmaru- (Orijinaru Karaoke)
*nihongo|"Korochan Pack: "Engine Sentai Go-onger"|コロちゃんパック 炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー|Korochan Pakku Enjin Sentai Gōonjā -April 30 ,2008
#"Engine Sentai Go-onger"
#*Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
#nihongo|"BANG! BANG! Go-onger"|BANG!BANG!ゴーオンジャー|Ban! Ban! Gōonjā
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition: nihongo|Manabu Furuya |古家 学|Furuya Manabu
#*Arrangement:TAKKARATTS
#*Artist: NoB (Project.R)cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCZ-1071/|title=コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント ! コロちゃんパック 炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー|accessdate=2008-03-27]
#nihongo|"Engine Gattai! Engine-Oh"|炎神合体!エンジンオー|Enjin Gattai! Enjin'ō
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition:Megumi Ohashi (Project.R)
#*Arrangement: Project.R (Megumi Ohashi & Kenichiro Ōishi)
#*Artist: nihongo|Shinichi Ishihara |石原 慎一|Ishihara Shin'ichi
#nihongo|"Tomorrow Go-onger"|明日もゴーオンジャー|Ashita mo Gōonjā
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition & Arrangement: TAKKARATTS
#*Artist:Takafumi Iwasaki (Project.R)
#"Engine First Rap -Type Normal-"
#*Artist: Project.R (Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with Engine Kids
#"Engine Sentai Go-onger (Original Karaoke)"
*nihongo|"Engine Sentai Go-onger" 2nd Single: Engine Second Rap -TURBO CUSTOM-"|炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー 2nd SINGLE 炎神セカンドラップ-TURBO CUSTOM-|Enjin Sentai Gōonjā Sekando Shinguru Enjin Sekando Rappu-Tābo Kasutamu- -July 2 ,2008 [cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCC-16148/|title=コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント ! 炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー 2nd SINGLE 炎神セカンドラップ-TURBO CUSTOM-|accessdate=2008-05-31]
#nihongo|"Engine Second Rap -TURBO CUSTOM-"|炎神セカンドラップ-TURBO CUSTOM-|Enjin Sekando Rappu -Tābo Kasutamu-
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition & Arrangement: Kenichiro Ōishi (Project.R)
#*Artist: Project.R (Hideaki Takatori ,Mayumi Gojo , Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with Engine Kids
#"Engine First Rap -Type Normal-"
#*Artist: Project.R (Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with Engine Kids
#nihongo|"Take-Off! Go-on Wings"|テークオフ!ゴーオンウイングス|Tēku Ofu! Gōon Uingusu
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition & Arrangement: Megumi Ohashi
#*Artist: Project.R (Takayoshi Tanimoto & Mayumi Gojo)
#nihongo|"Engine Second Rap -TURBO CUSTOM- (Original Karaoke)"|炎神セカンドラップ-TURBO CUSTOM-(オリジナル・カラオケ)|Enjin Sekando Rappu -Tābo Kasutamu- (Orijinaru Karaoke)
*"Korochan Pack: "Engine Sentai Go-onger" 2" -July 2 ,2008 [cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCZ-1074/|title=コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント ! コロちゃんパック 炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー|accessdate=2008-05-31]
#"Engine Sentai Go-onger"
#*Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
#nihongo|"Engine Gattai Engine-Oh G6"|炎神合体エンジンオーG6|Enjin Gattai Enjin'ō Gī Shikkusu
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition: nihongo|Tadashi Asada |浅田 直|Asada Tadashi
#*Arrangement: nihongo|Hiroshi Takagi |高木 洋|Takagi Hiroshi
#*Artist:MoJo
#nihongo|"Gaiark Industrial Revolution Declaration"|害悪(ガイアーク)産業革命宣言|Gaiāku Sangyō Kakumei Sengen
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition: IMAJO
#*Arrangement: nihongo|Hiromasa Kagoshima |籠島 裕昌|Kagoshima Hiromasa
#*Artist: IMAJO (Project.R)
#nihongo|"Let's Go-ondo"|レッツ・ゴー音頭|Rettsu Gōondo
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Compostion & Arrangement: nihongo|Morihiro Suzuki |鈴木 盛広|Suzuki Morihiro
#*Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
#**Chorus: nihongo|Takako Nishimura |西村 たか子|Nishimura Takako
#"Engine First Rap -Type Normal-"
#*Artist: Project.R (Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with Engine Kids
#"Engine First Rap -Type Normal- (Original Karaoke)"
*nihongo|"Engine With Play CD Book "Engine Sentai Go-onger"|炎神おあそびCDブック「炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー」|Enjin oasobi Shī Dī Bukku "Enjin Sentai Gōonjā"|July 30 ,2008 [cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCC-16157/|title=コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント ! 炎神おあそびCDブック「炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー」|accessdate=2008-06-28]
#nihongo|"Engine Third Rap -AERO-Dynamic CUSTOM-"|炎神サードラップ-AERO-Dynamic CUSTOM-|Enjin Sādo Rappu -Earodainamikku Kasutamu-
#*Artist: Project.R (YOFFY, Takafumi Iwasaki, Hideaki Takatori, Mayumi Gojo, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with Engine Kids
#nihongo|"Engine Third Rap -AERO-Dynamic CUSTOM- (Original Karaoke)|炎神サードラップ-AERO-Dynamic CUSTOM-(オリジナル・カラオケ)|Enjin Sādo Rappu -Earodainamikku Kasutamu- (Orijinaru Karaoke)
#nihongo|"Engine Sentai Go-onger (TV Size)"|炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー(TVサイズ)|Enjin Sentai Gōonjā (Terebi Saizu)
#*Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
*"Korochan Pack: "Engine Sentai Go-onger" 3 -September 3 ,2008 [cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCZ-1075/|title=コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント ! コロちゃんパック 炎神戦隊ゴーオンジャー|accessdate=2008-08-05]
#"Engine Sentai Go-onger"
#*Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
#nihongo|"Take-Off! Go-on Wings -Break SKY-MIX-"|テイクオフ!ゴーオンウイングス-Break SKY-MIX-|Teikuofu! Gōon Uinguzu -Bureiku Sukai Mikkusu-
#*Artist: Project.R (Takayoshi Tanimoto, Mayumi Gojo)
#nihongo|"GO! BABABANG! Go-onger"|GO!BABABANG!ゴーオンジャー|Gō! Bababan! Gōonjā
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition & Arrangement: Morihiro Suzuki
#*Artist: Hideyuki Takahashi (Project.R)
#nihongo|"Engine Gattai! Engine-Oh -POWER G-MIX-"|炎神合体!エンジンオー-POWER G-MIX-|Enjin Gattai! Enjin'ō -Pawā Jī Mikkusu-
#*Artist: Shinichi Ishihara
#nihongo|"G9! Tune Up"|G9!チューンナップ|Jī Nain! Chūnnappu
#*Lyrics: Mike Sugiyama
#*Composition: nihongo|Katsuki Maeda |前田 克樹|Maeda Katsuki
#*Arrangement: nihongo|Katsu Takahashi |高橋 カツ|Takahashi Katsu
#*Artist: nihongo|Takayuki Miyauchi |宮内 タカユキ|Miyauchi Takayuki
#"Engine First Rap -Type Normal-"
#*Artist: Project.R (Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sister MAYO, Kenichiro Ōishi) with Engine KidsReferences
External links
* [http://columbia.jp/go-on/ "Engine Sentai Go-onger"] at
Columbia Music Entertainment ja icon
* [http://hide.vasara.jp/ 高橋秀幸 around the world] - Hideyuki Takahashi's personal blog ja icon
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