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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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Awich on The First Take
It wasn’t long ago that Anly appeared on The First Take and a few days later we have Awich on the popular music YouTube channel. Awich sings a special TFT version of her breakout song “Remember”. If you love this version of the song, you should be able to find it released on all streaming…
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Kizuki Minami Sings the Main Theme for the Anime Film “Lonely Castle in the Mirror”
(via Twitter) Released on streaming platforms today is the original soundtrack to the anime film “Lonely Castle in the Mirror” (Apple Music has it titled as “Solitary Castle in the Mirror”) and the main theme “Kagami no Kojo” is sung by Amami Ōshima utasha Kizuki Minami. The film will be released in Japan theaters on…
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Kazuta of K-Pop Group n.SSign
(via Twitter) You may or may not be surprised to find out there are a growing number of J-pop and K-pop boy idols who are from Okinawa and Kazuta is one of them. Chinen Kazuta is in the 7-member K-pop boy band n.SSign which was formed in 2022. They’ve only released a couple of songs…
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Yu-ka’s New Single “Gold”
(via Twitter) It wasn’t that long ago that Yu-ka released a new single yet here we are with a new new single called “Gold” and it’s amazing. Her last two new 😏 singles were produced by Toru of One OK Rock and as awesome as those songs are, this one is going back to her…
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Anly Sings “Kara no Kokoro” on the Popular YouTube Channel The First Take
(via Twitter) It just premiered a few days ago and already amassed over a million views! The song is “Kara no Kokoro” featuring Matt Cab & MATZ and this version was originally released on her 2022 “Voltage” EP. The original version of the song (the theme song for the anime Naruto Shippuden) was released in…
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i-Dushi Goes on Hiatus (Again)
Just when it looked like they were back to touring and recording new material i-Dushi will be going on hiatus and this time it’s Naminami’s turn. Their last hiatus (not counting the several starts and stops due to the Covid-19 pandemic), was for Cana’s pregnancy and maternity leave. Naminami’s announcement mentions that they’ve been working…
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4-Piece Rock Band Girls Or Boys
(via Twitter) From Okinawa ✔️. Cool band name ✔️. Music widely available ✔️. We’ve seen our share of cool indie rock bands come out of Okinawa (one of our favorites was/is cat bears — but where have you gone⁉️) and one of them (green note coaster had their big break winning the theme song contest…
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Soundtrack for “Miracle City Koza” 10/12 Release!
Is it true? Yup. Coming 10/12 there is an official (up to now it’s been fan-made playlists) soundtrack for “Miracle City Koza”! The soundtrack is arranged by Chris (Murasaki) who mentioned that this will be his first instrumental album release (see tweet below) and he may use it as an opportunity to release his earlier…
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