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Misako Koja and Kazuya Sahara
It doesn’t get any better than this folks. Misako Koja (known as a member of the 1st generation Nenes and for the hit song “Warabigami”) is in Hawaii now and let me tell you, she and her husband (composer, arranger) Kazuya Sahara are two of the most down-to-earth people you may ever meet. It’s a…
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Happy Shiisaa (4/3) Day!
Okay, we have Sanshin Day (3/4), Sanba Day (3/8), Gooyaa (bitter melon) Day (5/8), and now, *gulp* Shiisaa Day (4/3)? I think I’m missing something here. Koto Day (9/10)? Know of any other special days in Okinawa?
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TRIPLE-P
One of the many indies music artists (I’ll blog about the others in the coming weeks) that caught my attention this past March in Okinawa is the hip-pop (hip-hop, rap, J-pop) duo TRIPLE-P. The duo of SHUN and Alice is on the same indie record label as the popular mixture band HY, Climax Entertainment Inc.,…
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okinawaBBtv International
OkinawaBBtv has been a pretty nifty place on the web to get your Okinawa fix i.e., if you can read Japanese. (I’ve given them quite a bit of hits for their Miuta Taishou videos although they have yet to upload the artist I’m really waiting for, Akane Murayoshi.) And while the majority of their site…
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Soundtrack for the Film ‘Koishikute’
While we wait patiently for the film to start its run in Japan theaters (and pray for it to make it to US theaters), we can check out the “Koishikute” OST (original soundtrack) in the meantime. The 22-track OST (TECI-1154) will hit record store shelves on March 21, 2007 — before the film’s opening in…
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What Do These Three Have in Common?
Konishiki – a retired sumo wrestler and popular celeb Rimi Natsukawa – one of Japan’s top vocalists Jake Shimabukuro – ukulele player extraordinaire The answer? An hour-long music special called “Melody Club” that I still hear people raving about although it aired on Hawaii’s KIKU-TV station on January 7, 2007. (The lowdown on the show:…
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Yuji Nakae’s ‘Koishikute’ Trailer Now Online
Perhaps the most anticipated film of 2007 for Okinawa movie fans is “Koishikute”, directed by Yuji Nakae (“Hotel Hibiscus”, “Nabbie’s Love”), and based on the early days of J/O-Pop super group BEGIN. You can now view the trailer of the film (kudos to them for making it available on Apple’s superb QT format too) on…
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