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Yukkii (Kyan x Kyan) Debuts as Singer Chiichiikaakaa but There’s a Big Hitch
Yukkii from the Okinawa comedy duo Kyan x Kyan recently made his Rising Records singer (character?) debut as an “Okinawan Dialect Traditional Artist”. Yup, he uses the word dialect. 😢 He follows in the footsteps of Gori (Garage Sale), Ryuchell, Higa Ryuuta (Arinkurin), and Jun (Okinawa Channel) among others. A digital single is expected to…
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New Album from HY “Kafuu” 9/21 Release
HY is set to release their 15th (⁉️) album on 9/21. It was just last year that the band released their 14th album “Hanaemi” so they’ve kept themselves busy during the pandemic. “Kafuu” will feature a total of 9 tracks including the singles “Sorairo” (Pikachu collab song) and “Kirari” (Lawson CM song). As of this…
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Anly Featured on Fender’s Artist Check-In
If you follow Anly you already know she’s often featured on Fender’s Twitter or YouTube channel. This time we see her on Fender’s Artist Check-In performing her song “Karano Kokoro” (theme song for Naruto Shippuden) using Fender’s Acoustasonic Jazzmaster. Since this is Fender’s worldwide YouTube channel she does her introduction in English! Will we see…
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Okinawa Cellular CM with Matsuda Ruka & Kariyushi58
A new commercial from Okinawa Cellular features actress Matsuda Ruka and a new CM song from Kariyushi58! Both Ruka and Kariyushi58 are having an amazing year.
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Karakui’s Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)
We’ve been seeing a lot of amazing music releases this year so here are our favorite songs of 2022 (so far). The criteria is that the song is a new release for 2022 (not a remake or re-release) and we’re only covering pop music this time around. Oh, and they’re not in any particular order…
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China Sadao Interview – RBC News
China Sadao interview from RBC News for his song “Bye Bye Okinawa” This is an amazing interview with China Sadao-sensei on RBC News’s YouTube channel. The theme of the interview is based on his hit shimauta pop song “Bye Bye Okinawa” and goes pretty deep for a 7-minute clip. Here’s a video of the current…
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New Song by Brandon Ufugusuku Ing “Hamachiduri”
Brandon Ufugusuku Ing has a new song out “Hamachiduri”! The song, an arrangement of the traditional Okinawan song, features the talented Derek Fujio and Jesse Shiroma. After hearing this song a few months ago, we were wondering when Brandon would release it and it’s finally here! Be sure to pick this one up as well…
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Grooving to Irei Shunichi’s “Nangoku Beat”
Irei Shunichi’s first album in TEN years is out! It’s called “Nangoku Beat” (tropical beat) and the emphasis is on the beat as the songs on the album have a nice groove to them. “Nangoku Beat” has a total of 8 tracks and is currently available on Apple Music. We’re totally grooving to the title…
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Amazing English Subtitled “Okinawa Live Show”
In the “We can’t believe this is available” department comes a strangely named website called “Okinawa Live Show” from the Okinawa Prefectural Government. Don’t let the name fool you as this is an amazing resource of English-subtitled videos (also available on their YouTube channel) of Luchuan traditional performing arts like Okinawa Shibai, Kumiudui, Ryukyu Buyou,…
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Oshiro Takafumi’s Best Album “Rissyunnotoki”
Singer-songwriter Oshiro Takafumi (of the disbanded vocal group Sky’s The Limit) released his first best of album “Rissyunnotoki” this year through his crowdfunding project. The double CD has a total of 23 tracks and is available on digital streaming services too. Of particular interest to us is his antiwar song “1972” which was composed by…
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