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Uehara Shunsuke’s Dawgss New Single “Finale”
Possibly one of the best/top drummers from Okinawa (you’ll often find him keeping the beat for the most popular artists from Japan) is Uehara Shunsuke (formerly of Rinken Band) and his group dawggs has a new single “FINALE” that was released on 1/17/23. We’re really loving it. Add it to your favorite streaming platform here.
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Miura Daichi Goes to Space (Kinda)
Miura Daichi recently released a new digital single (he’s been on quite a streak lately with new songs!) and this one takes him to space, well kinda. For his new song “ALOS”, Daichi is working with JAXA for their new “Daichi (ALOS)” satellite series. His single before this was the theme song for an anime…
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New Single from YU-KA “Hoshizukiyo”
YU-KA is back with a new single for 2023 and back together again with Toru from ONE OK ROCK so this one will get a lot of attention! “Hoshizukiyo” is now available on your favorite streaming platform. And of course, there’s an MV for it too. 😊
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Shimoji Isamu’s “Karai”
I can’t believe it’s Shimoji Isamu’s first album in 4 years! Released on 12/24/22, “Karai” has a total of 12 tracks with an MV released for “Kyuu nu Yuu nu Suu” (the 2nd song on the album). What’s great is that it’s been released on all streaming platforms. Sadly, his back catalog hasn’t been released…
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Yafuso Akane’s “Kotaeawase”
Yafuso Akane’s new music video for “Kotaeawase” (2022 release) made it to the iTunes top J-pop video chart at #8! The single (as with the rest of her catalog) is available on most streaming platforms. Watch the video on her YouTube channel!
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Cocco’s “Onozomidori” Single
(via Twitter) What can we say? It’s Cocco and she’s just a power of creativity. On 11/30 Cocco released a digital single for her song “Onozomidori” and it’s available on all streaming platforms. She also has a very fun music video for it with lots of dancing. (And yes, there really is a dance version…
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When Apple Music Trolls You
We were pleasantly surprised to see Apple Music’s recommendation for “Essential Okinawa Albums”. Who knew that they were even keeping track and the recommendations are legit with BEGIN, Yonaha Toru, Nenes, Hajime Chitose, and not pictured: Aragaki Mutsumi, Oshima Yasukatsu, Ara Yukito, Natsukawa Rimi, and Oshiro Misako. It’s a mix of deep cut albums and…
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Anly’s “Kara no Kokoro” The F1rst Take (Audio Version)
(via Twitter) Coming up fast on the heels of the amazing YouTube premiere of Anly’s “Kara no Kokoro” on The F1rst Take is its audio release. The single is currently available on all streaming platforms. (And, haha, we were today years old when we noticed that they’re ingeniously using “1” instead of “i” for their…
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73rd NHK Kouhaku Uta-Gassen
(via Twitter) Despite talk of its demise, NHK’s 73rd Kouhaku Uta-Gassen is happening this year and we can cheer for two Uchinānchu who are making appearances on the music show. The first is the boy group JO1 with Yonashiro Sho and they’ll be singing “Infinity”. Next up isn’t a big surprise and we’re so proud…
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Nanaironote’s “Sanshin no Hana” Shimakutuba Version
Released a couple of weeks ago, Nanaironote recently did a shimakutuba cover (yup, not hougen), of BEGIN’s “Sanshin no Hana” featuring the talents of Tafuku Mami and Ishimine Airi (who in our opinion has one of the best voices in the industry). A few of the older but more recent Nanaironote covers didn’t quite catch…
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