Rev. From DVL, Rising Idol From Fukuoka

I hear there is a new famous idol group from Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. So this time I will write about them.

Rev. from DVL is a Japanese idol group formed in June 2011. It currently consists of 12 members. The idol unit is based in Fukuoka.

Maybe you will ask, why they use name Rev. from DVL? What the meaning of it? Here it come the answer : The name comes from 2 words. “Rev” is an abbreviation for “revolution” and it means “dream” in Haitian creole. “DVL” is an acronym for “Dance Vocal Lesson”.
But, I think that name is still not easy to pronounce of course. XD

Rev. from DVL perform mainly in festivals and local events around Fukuoka. The members are also models.

Despite their young age, many of the group’s members have a lot of experience performing in the entertainment industry. Nagisa Shinomiya, for example, has been in the business for about 10 years already. She joined a production company in her first year at elementary school.

Before the girls graduated to the live-house circuit, they used to perform on the streets. One such location was at Lion Square in front of the Mitsukoshi department store, which is a popular spot to meet up with friends.

“There was no space (on the streets) so we used to hold up black curtains for each other so we could change costumes,” says Kanna Hashimoto, who is the group’s most talked about member according to fans who fell for her “angelic” looks.

Hashimoto adds that the members used to also drag small suitcases with them filled with souvenir goods to sell at the street performances.

With Fukuoka’s idol scene seemingly conquered, the group’s ambition is to seek success at the national level.

Now that their popularity is on the rise, the group is ambitious about seeking success at the national level.

“We’d like to try out many different things as a group,” says leader Hitomi Imai. “We want to perform on music programs (on television), or even host our own program.”

But even if Rev. from DVL moves on to the national level, the group agrees its base will remain in Fukuoka.

Miho Akiyama, the group’s deputy leader, describes Fukuoka as a “compact and convenient city” that is both a metropolitan place and one with lots of nature.

The group has also performed in Vietnam and Taiwan. “We can go to places like Tokyo, too, but here (in Fukuoka) we’re close to (other parts of) Asia,” Hashimoto says. “It’s a nice place to live and people are warm-hearted. I’d like to live in Fukuoka forever.”

In July 2013, Rev. from DVL participated in Manga Festival in Vietnam.

In November 2013, Hashimoto Kanna gained the attention and became popular on the internet due to her cuteness. As a result, various photos of her have been published on Japanese websites such as 2ch. Some idol fans believe that she will be the next superstar. The nickname “the too angelic idol (天使すぎるアイドル)” has been given to her.

Rev. from DVL went back in Vietnam in December 2013 to hold new live performances.

Narunaru and Kanae graduated from the idol group in February 2014.

Their radio show Rev. from DVL no Vitamin Revolution started broadcasting in March 2014 on KBC Radio.

Akiyama Miho and Washio Miki host a segment titled Rev. ni Ai ni Kinshai! (Rev.に逢いにきんしゃい！) on the show Girls☆Punch broadcast on RKB Radio every Friday evening. Hashimoto Kanna makes irregular appearances.

Rev. from DVL released their major debut single Love -Arigatou- under the label Yoshimoto R and C in April 2014. This is their PV (Promotional Video) of Love -Arigatou-. :D

This is short version PV, you can search longer version in youtube or internet. :D
It is also the CM song for the first promotional campaign featuring Hashimoto Kanna and Rev. from DVL.

In May 2014, Hashimoto Kanna appeared in a TV CM for the social video game Girlfriend Beta (ガールフレンド（仮）). Her own anime character is also featuring in the game.

The idol group participated in the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2014 (VMAJ) on MTV Asia in June 2014.

Profile

Rev. from DVL
Years active : 2011 – present
Label : -
Agency : Active Hakata

Members

Hashimoto Kanna (橋本環奈) – Kanna (かんな)
Akiyama Miho (秋山美穂) – Miporin (みぽりん)
Shinomiya Nagisa (四宮なぎさ) – Nagichon (なぎちょん)
Washio Miki (鷲尾美紀) – Miki (みき)
Imai Hitomi (今井瞳) – Hitomin (ひとみん)
Kouya Honami (神谷帆南) – Honami (ほなみ)
Nishioka Yuna (西岡優菜) – Yuuna (ゆうな)
Hashimoto Yukina (橋本幸奈) – Yukky (ゆっきー)
Chikaraishi Nanami (力石 奈波) – Chikanana (ちかなな)
Fujimoto Reina (藤本麗依菜) – Reina (れいな)
Takahashi Nanami (高橋菜々美) – Nacchi (なっち)
Furusawa Saki (古澤早希) – Saki (さき)

Former Members

Rairai (らいらい)
Matsuda Narumi (松田成未) – Narunaru (なるなる)
Shintani Kanae (新谷香苗) – Kanae (かなえ)

Discography

Singles
Love Arigatou
Ai ni Kinshai (逢いにきんしゃい)

Albums

Links

Official Website
Blog
Twitter

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Tadashi Yanai And UNIQLO Success Story

Do you know about UNIQLO brand?

This time I will write about their inspiring and success story. :D This is about Tadashi Yanai, a founder and owner of Uniqlo, He is considered of “one of the most rich in Japan”.

Tadashi Yanai was born in 1949 in Ube Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. He is smart and because of that he can manage to entering Waseda University in politic and economic major degree.

But, after graduated from Waseda University he forced to do what his father want, to take over his family business, Ogori Shoji. Since then he begin to manage his small store that specialized of it is coat making for man.

But in his mind, he always have ambition to change this business drastically and he want to make more than just one store.

Since young Tadashi Yanai have a travelling hobbies, when still in the college he take a student exchange program in England and his travelling habit still continuing even until he take over his family business.

The idea to change his clothing business is came when Tadashi went to Thailand in 1985. He intentionally came to Thailand because he want to study their market value. He did impressed  when see so many casual clothes from China sold with cheap price in there. Then after that Tadashi make a decision to change his business strategy.

Since that time, he change his business from formal coat to casual clothes and importing all his product directly from China. Don’t you think it is so brave? Totally change his business that has been passing through generation to generation. :o

By importing clothes material directly from Guangzhou and Shanghai, production cost can reduced until 90%,  so the price of his product can be more cheap when sold to costumer.

This is tips and trick from Tadashi Yanai for young man that want to be “SUCCESS” :

1.       Don’t easy to say “Ah, I can’t”

A young man who feel don’t have a business or entrepreneur talent in himself should still try first. Long ago Tadashi ever feel like that too, being feel not suitable with business job or even become an entrepreneur. But when he try it, on the contrary he even enjoy it. That’s why young man nowadays should not too fast to conclude that he is not suit with something.

2.       Always Get Inspiration From Anywhere

Tadashi success story are strongly related from his inspiration that he got when traveling since young. If you can get a positif benefit from this hobby, it’s not impossible for you to be successes like Tadashi.

3.       Don’t Be Shy to Learn From Your Competitor

Tadashi build his business from ZERO. He even don’t know how to produce a product with cheapest price. In his beginning, he build a joint business with Giordano to produce Uniqlo’s product. He even imitate GAP production system, GAP has been one of the best player in business retail.

4.       Leave Your Home! Go Out From Your Area!

Commonly, a young man feel swelled head and feel the most successes in their home town. But actually if he go out from his home town, he is still nothing. Leaving hometown is important, so you can experiencing a “real competition” out there.

5.       Develop Your Business Out of Comfort Zone

Tadashi break all his comfort zone in his life when he build his own business kingdom.

-          He is leaving his coat store that has been passed down through generation to generation and change his business direction to casual clothes.

-          He bravely take a risk to open many UNIQLO’s branch in many country at once. This is really different with many other Japan Company that only take a local market to compete. In UNIQLO’s first try to going global, Tadashi open 22 branch of UNIQLO in London plus 3 store in New Jersey.

6.       If You Want to be Success, You Will Failed First. But It Doesn’t Mean You Won’t Be Successes

A story about Tadashi carrier will be a perfect example that how a failure always come before success. Do you believe how many failure Tadashi has been got?

-          All UNIQLO’s branch in overseas totally failed at the beginning. In 1,5 years all UNIQLO branch are closed. It is happen because UNIQLO doesn’t figured on about western cloth size.

-          UNIQLO ever got an opinion as “the most uncool” and “oldish” clothing brand in Europe and America.

-          To settle that stigma, Tadashi until have to pay famous designer from Japan and Europe to revising his product to be more “cool”.

-          UNIQLO even take an advantage from financial crisis in 2008 to take over two high class retail company, Theory and Helmut Lang. It will be really useful for UNIQLO to penetrate America and Europe market.

7.       You Don’t Have to Follow The Trend

Tadashi build UNIQLO without ever follow a fashion trend. He want to make a cheap clothes, can be used anytime and suitable for everyone. No matter what people said that it is a crazy idea in the clothing business world, but Tadashi bravery turn out to be an impressive outcome. Now, UNIQLO’s selling around the world has been compete with fashionable product such as Zara and H&M.

8.       Learn English Language

This Tadashi message are come from his concern when he see how a Japanese young man are not ready to face a globalization. But I think it is not only for Japanese, it is valid too with a country which doesn’t have an English as their major language like my country.

He said Japanese young man have everything, such as smart brain, technology, financial capital, hardworker , etc but they are reluctant to speak English. So it make them incapable to compete in global competition.

Because of this, Yanai has declared English as his company language. So his company can be more global.

Interesting, isn’t? Don’t look Tadashi Yanai and UNIQLO at it is wealth, look at their effort instead. :D They teach us the guts to never give up even when facing a serious failure. Hope this article will motivate us and good luck with your own business. J

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