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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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MATSURI’s Mini Album “Harenohi” & Upcoming Single “52Hz no Kujira”
Singer MATSURI has been slowly rolling out new songs and she finally released her new mini album “Harenohi” (not to be confused with the single of the same name) in April. “Harenohi” features a total of 7 tracks and includes previously released singles “Kingyo Sukui” (her debut song), “Hotaru” and “Harenohi”. MATSURI also announced the…
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Hajime Chitose’s New Album “Fune o Matsu” July Release
The 20th anniversary celebration for Hajime Chitose continues with the announcement of her first new original album since 2008’s “Cassini”. Set for a July release, “Fune o Matsu” will be her 5th album and there will be a new single released every month leading up to the release date. The April single is named after…
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Okinawa Electric Girl Saya’s New Album “doomsday ~ The End ~”
If this amazing new album from Okinawa Electric Girl Saya is any indication of the quality of music we’ll see in 2022, buckle up as we’re in for a great year. She first came under our radar about a year ago — how can we not ignore her artist name?! Fast forward to 2022 and…
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Happy LNY with MAX’s “Tora Tora Tora” Single
Originally released on 2/21/96, to celebrate the 2022 Year of the Tiger 🐯 everything old is new and fun again for the EP version of “Tora Tora Tora” (1/1/22). The EP has the original song as well as 5 other versions to enjoy. To celebrate its release as well as the new year, MAX has…
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Singer-Songwriter Meli Araki’s “Este Mar”
Ishigaki-based Singer-songwriter Meli Araki released her first amazing single “Este Mar” (This Sea) back in September 2021 and it’s sung in both Japanese and Spanish (she’s nikkei from Peru). The song is available on all streaming platforms and she also has a wonderful acoustic version called “Este Mar (Emerald Heart Version)”. Be sure to add…
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BEGIN’s “Yugafujima” 2021 Version
It’s a pretty song to begin (no pun intended) with but BEGIN has rearranged their single “Yugafujima” with strings to create a 2021 version. The new version will be released on 11/3.
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Kachimba1551’s New Single “Bueno!”
Okinawan salsa band KACHIMBA1551 released their first single CD “Bueno!” on 10/19! The song is a collaboration with the restaurant Bueno Chicken in Urasoe and is a KACHIMBA5 rearrangement of their song “Bueno!” which was originally released in 2014. Check out their fun CM down below. The band has a couple of albums you can…
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Nema Ui’s Okinawa Support Album “Ui ❤️ Okinawa” 10/20
Our favorite VTuber Nema Ui will be releasing her first Okinawa Support mini album (EP?) “Ui ❤️ Okinawa” on 10/20! The album will feature the two singles she released this year and also include four additional tracks (one of them is a cover of everyone’s favorite anthem “Dynamic Ryukyu”). A physical CD is currently being…
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Billiken Brothers 1st Album 11/17 Release
BEGIN’s keyboardist Uechi Hitoshi “Brother Hitoshi” will be releasing the first album “Trippin’ Orchestra” for his side project Billiken Brothers on 11/17. The upcoming album from this old rookie trio will have a total of 6 tracks and singer Tawata Emi will be a guest vocalist.
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