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Kenshin Uesugi the Rock Star
This clip of Gackt as Kenshin Uesugi in a modern setting is way cool. (Gackt is playing the role of Kenshin Uesugi in the NHK Taiga Drama “Fuurin Kazan”.)
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Links to Waste Your Time with: Videos Tagged with Sanshin on YouTube
If you’ve been following my posts today you’re already aware that I’ve been including accompanying clips found on YouTube. The amount of sanshin-related videos (amateur and professional) you’ll find on YouTube can keep you occupied for days so for those of you with enough free time on your hands to sit in front of your…
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El Okinawa Goes YouTube and We Love It!
El Okinawa, known as being a great online (although they also have a brick-and-mortar store near Kokusai-dori) resource for purchasing Okinawan instruments has just started posting instructional clips up on YouTube about a month ago. Besides the how-to on attaching a guitar strap to your sanshin, they also have a clip on the correct way…
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J-MELO in Okinawa!
On today’s episode (#119) of NHK’s English-language music show J-MELO, VJ (and popular J-pop artist) melody. announced an upcoming show with the focus being on Okinawa. Yay! There was a short clip of melody. singing a song of hers with Yukito Ara (Parsha cluB) on sanshin and Isamu Shimoji on guitar that should be pretty…
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In Hawaii: Miiuta Taishou Winner Takayuki Oshiro [Unconfirmed]
Last year, one of my favorite upcoming utasaa, Akane Murayoshi, came to Hawaii as part of Radio Okinawa’s annual Miiuta Taishou Grand Prix winner’s prize. This year’s (the 18th annual) grand prix winner is Takayuki Oshiro (his nickname is ‘Ootaka’ おおたか) who will be performing his winning composition, “Sakasanaya∼”. The YouTube clip above is Ootaka…
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Found on YouTube: ‘Shiisaa no Gokigenyousa’
One of the funniest skits I’ve seen by Garage Sale from the FujiTV show “Wannai R&R” (One Night Rock ‘n Roll). Garage Sale — watchers of the NHK series “Chura-san” will be familiar with the comedic duo — Okinawan-ize a well-established variety show called “RAION no Gokigenyou” (see clips from the original on YouTube) complete…
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Why Not?
Now that the lyrics have been posted, why not sing along with BEGIN’s “Sanshin no Hana”? The significance of this video clip is that you’ll see actors Satoshi Tsumabuki and Masami Nagasawa in the studio — both were in the film “Nada Sou Sou” (IMDb link).
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Digging Yanawarabaa
Currently collecting a lot of play counts on my iPod and in iTunes is “Haikei (maru maru) san” from an indies J/O-pop duo (Rio Aizato & Yuu Ishigaki) from Ishigaki called Yanawarabaa. The song also happens to be the theme song for a Yukie Nakama drama called “Erai Tokoro ni Totsuide Shimatta!”. Talk about making…
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melody. Takes It Up a Notch for 2007
She’s one of my favorite J-Pop artists and it looks like 2007 is going to be a big year for the Hawaii-born melody. With the release of her forthcoming single “Love Story” (video) looming ahead of us at the end of this month, melody.’s been busy as the VJ for an NHK music show called…
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