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50,000 and counting
I’ve been pretty busy to blog about this and we’re already 3,000+ hits past 50,000, so as I mentioned back in February when Karakui.com reached the 40,000 hit mark, I wanted to do something special for 50,000: I have three autographed copies of Keith Nakaganeku and Calabash’s awesome debut CD to give away. To win…
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Pretty women: Shiseido’s TSUBAKI ad campaign screensaver
With a tag line that reads: “Nihon no josei wa, utsukushii.” (Japanese women are, beautiful), cosmetics giant Shiseido’s ad campaign for their TSUBAKI shampoo line definitely drives that point home. Featuring several (yes, more than one!) popular actresses, there are ads for TSUBAKI’s Shiro (white) and Aka (red) shampoo product. The one that we’re interested…
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“LooChoo nu Kwa” coming to Honolulu
Our successful and emotionally charged production of LooChoo nu Kwa will be coming to the Mamiya Theater, on the St. Louis/Chaminade Campus on Waiʻalae Ave, in Kaʻimuki on Sunday, August 24th, 2pm. Tickets are $25 general admission, and $20 seniors (60 and over), students (12 and under). Seats are limited so buy early as we…
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J-pop singer melody. buys a MacBook Air
News? As a Mac nerd, you betcha! Having just released her awesome new album, “Lei Aloha,” popular J-pop singer melody. blogged about her purchase of a new notebook: Apple’s MacBook Air. What a great way to celebrate the release of an album. Hope she enjoys her new notebook and maybe she’ll post pics of her…
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Chitose Hajime sings “Climber’s High” image song – Tokyograph
Chitose Hajime’s next single ‘Hotaruboshi’ will be the image song for Masato Harada’s movie ‘Climber’s High,’ which is based on Hideo Yokoyama’s novel about the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123. ‘Hotaruboshi’ was written, composed, and arranged by Sukima Switch’s Shintaro Tokita. The single will be released on July 2, three days before ‘Climber’s High’…
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TRIPLE-P’s 1st full-album to be released on 4/23!
Okinawan indies hip-hop duo, TRIPLE-P, will be releasing their first full-album, “TRIPLE-P in Wonderland,” on April 23. Prior to the full-album, they released two mini-albums and several singles and this time around they’ll be releasing the new album in a CD+DVD version as well as a CD-only version — both CDs will contain 15 tracks.…
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melody. blogs release of her new album, “Lei Aloha”
melody.’s latest album, “Lei Aloha,” was just released today and she shares a photo of herself with the CD on her official blog. “Lei Aloha” has a total of 14 tracks and includes an album version of her hit single “Haruka.” This is melody.’s fourth album — following 2007’s “READY TO GO!” — and I…
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Sanshin…made from a PET bottle
Sanshin…made from a PET bottle Originally uploaded by Internet-Okinawa.com The latest photos from Myron’s trip to Okinawa are up and while there are a lot of great photos, I had to blog this one of a sanshin made from a PET bottle! So if a can made into a sanshin is called a kankara sanshin,…
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Yu Yamada blogs from HEY!³
Model/Actress/Singer Yu Yamada has a new single, “leave all behind,” scheduled for release on April 23, 2008. To promote the upcoming single, she recently blogged about her appearance on the music show “HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP” which is still without an air date — she says she’ll post the date it’ll air as it…
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