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The Dream Collab? Arinkurin x Okinawa Channel
Ending the year with a YouTube dream collaboration? No, it’s not Taylor and Beyonce but Arinkurin and Okinawa Channel! If you’re not already familiar with both, now’s a good time as any to become their fan. Arinkurin is perhaps the hottest comedic duo (Ryuta and Chris) from Okinawa since Garage Sale and they do a…
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NHK Archives for Okinawa
We’re surprised and happy that the NHK Okinawa archives are still intact. But for how much longer? Although it’s in Uchinaaguchi and Japanese, it’s still worth watching as it features many famous Okinawan actors and musicians. Here’s one featuring the word “Gancho” (can you figure out its meaning from the video?) to get you started.
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Learn Uchinaaguchi with Maashii
With a bunch of content already available on several social platforms, Maashii is a must-follow for those learning Uchinaaguchi. While Maashii’s website and YouTube channel are in Japanese, their Instagram account includes English translations. Their mission is to be an Uchinaaguchi Coordinator meaning that they’re putting themselves out there to help anyone learn Uchinaaguchi with…
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Brandon Ufugusuku Ing’s New Single “Miji”
Brandon is out with a new single “Miji”! This song was written not only as a response to the water crisis situation at Kapūkakī, also known as Red Hill on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, but also to the situation in Okinawa. There too, the drinking water is being poisoned by the US military. The…
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Brandon Ufugusuku Ing’s “Chijuyaa” on the DisOrient 2023 Film Festival
We think we first saw the video for Brandon Ufugusuku Ing’s “Chijuyaa” during one of the HUOA’s YouTube channel livestreams and thought it was an amazing arrangement of “Hamachiduri” and a very beautiful video. Now we’ll have a chance to watch it again as it’s been selected to be streamed on the DisOrient 2023 Film…
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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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Miss Okinawa YouTube Channel Premieres a Video Entirely in Uchinaaguchi
Up till now, the Miss Okinawa YouTube channel focused primarily on places to eat and visit while in Okinawa (which happens to be the main part of their job) but they recently released a video entirely in Uchinaaguchi and in 4K! (Yes, they as most other Uchinaa YouTubers still use Okinawa Hougen instead of Uchinaaguchi.…
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BTS’s Dynamite in Uchinaa-guchi
What better example of Ryukyuan pop culture than this cover of K-pop group BTS‘s super-catchy Dynamite sung in Uchinaa-guchi? The brilliant cover is by Toume Yoshiaki (Usumasa Okinawa) who is an uta-sanshin player, Okinawa shibai actor, and a Ryukyuan Dance performer. Be sure to subscribe to his YouTube channel and follow him on Twitter. I’m…
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