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Aizato Rio’s New Single “Bougainvillea no Michi”
While we’re still sad that Ishigaki duo Yanawaraba had broken up, it’s great to see that both of them are still out there performing concerts and creating new music. While we’ve featured Ishigaki Yu a lot in this blog, we’re so happy to now feature Aizato Rio who recently released the beautiful single “Bougainvillea no…
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Seven Oops New Album “Seven Pops” is Out!
It’s out!!! Seems we had a long wait but it was well-worth it. Rock band Seven Oops new “digital” album “Seven Pops” features a total of 11 tracks and while the majority were written by bassist Keita, a few were written by their former guitarist Michiru! It should be noted that after Michiru left, they…
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Actress Tamlyn Tomita Wishes Everyone a Happy New Year at the OAA Party
Legendary actress Tamlyn Tomita shared a photo from the Okinawa Association of America’s new year’s party and wished everyone a happy new year in Uchinaaguchi! How awesome is that! She can be heard on the upcoming film “Ultraman: Rising” (voice actress) and seen in the upcoming live-action series “Avatar: The Last Airbender”. Both will air…
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Actress Nikaido Fumi in FX’s Upcoming Drama “Shogun”
Actress Nikaido Fumi, already an established actress in Japan and known to film festival goers (not to mention that she’s one of our favorite actresses from Okinawa), is about to become a household name worldwide when FX’s upcoming (2/27) drama “Shogun” airs on Hulu and FX. She will play the role of Lady Ochiba who…
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Seven Oops Announces New Album Release Date & We Jump for Joy!
Our favorite rock band, Seven Oops, announced their upcoming 6th album “Seven Pops” (maybe they should’ve saved that title name for their seventh album? 😜) will be digitally released on 1/28! They’ll have CD’s available at their concerts when they tour for the album in March. It’s sure to be our most anticipated album release of…
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Daichiman 3 New Season Starts!
Okinawan Heroes are alive and well and for 2024 we get to see Daichiman’s (the full title is “Anzen Daiichi Daichiman” or “Safety First Daichi Man”) 3rd season! The great thing is that although the premiere is on OTV (Okinawa Television), they rebroadcast it on their YouTube channel for viewers in Japan and the rest…
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Musician Kuniko Sets the Bar High with Her New EP
We featured the teaser music video a few days ago and now we have Kuniko’s new and amazing EP “Identity” to add to our Heavy Rotation music playlist. Featuring a total of 5 tracks, “Identity” is available on major streaming platforms which is definitely a win for those outside of Okinawa. Can Kuniko be regarded…
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Enka Singer Ishihara Masashi Says Happy New Year to His Fans
Enka music and Okinawa? Yup. 20 year old Enka newcomer Ishihara Masashi shared a heartfelt happy new year to his fans as a YouTube Short. He’s amassed 5,000 followers on his YouTube channel so we hope that’s enough momentum to see his career bloom. He’s definitely got the good looks and if Natsukawa Rimi and…
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Touma Ami & Mitsushima Shinnosuke Part of the Cast of “Sayonara, Maestro!”
Two actors from Okinawa will be part of the cast of the new TBS drama “Sayonara, Maestro!”. Upcoming (well, she’s actually quite popular already to consider her ‘upcoming’) actress Touma Ami plays the role of high schooler Tanizaki Amane who plays what looks to be the violin and actor Mitsushima Shinnosuke (from the famous and…
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YU-KA’s 1st Album “Brighter” is Out!
We actually have a lot of new releases to feature (it’s only January!) but first off is YU-KA’s first album “Brighter” released on 1/17. She’s been featured on Karakui so many times that it’s amazing that we’re only seeing her debut album now but that’s a good thing. Waiting to release the album gave her…
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