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Awich on The First Take
It wasn’t long ago that Anly appeared on The First Take and a few days later we have Awich on the popular music YouTube channel. Awich sings a special TFT version of her breakout song “Remember”. If you love this version of the song, you should be able to find it released on all streaming…
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Amazon Smile Charity Raises $850 for HUOA in 2022
(Pictured: Hat In4mation Purple Bingata) There are many ways to donate to the Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA) and one of the easiest is to choose them as your AmazonSmile charitable organization. So every time you shop on AmazonSmile, you donate to HUOA! I think they just added their organization to AmazonSmile late this year…
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Actress Touma Ami Stars in the Anime Film “Lonely Castle in the Mirror”
(via Twitter) We’ve posted about actress Touma Ami before and just when it looked like she was just getting started it’s boom and her star is on the rise! On 12/23 she stars in the anime film “Lonely Castle in the Mirror” (we recently posted about Kizuki Minami singing the film’s theme song) and she’s…
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Kizuki Minami Sings the Main Theme for the Anime Film “Lonely Castle in the Mirror”
(via Twitter) Released on streaming platforms today is the original soundtrack to the anime film “Lonely Castle in the Mirror” (Apple Music has it titled as “Solitary Castle in the Mirror”) and the main theme “Kagami no Kojo” is sung by Amami Ōshima utasha Kizuki Minami. The film will be released in Japan theaters on…
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Cheering for Dōan Ritsu in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
(via Twitter) Fans of soccer had an Okinawa connection as we cheered on star midfielder Dōan Ritsu in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 who scored 2 goals playing for Team Japan. Ritsu’s grandfather is from Irabu Island but now lives in Osaka. Ritsu currently plays for SC Freiburg.
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Kazuta of K-Pop Group n.SSign
(via Twitter) You may or may not be surprised to find out there are a growing number of J-pop and K-pop boy idols who are from Okinawa and Kazuta is one of them. Chinen Kazuta is in the 7-member K-pop boy band n.SSign which was formed in 2022. They’ve only released a couple of songs…
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Cesar Farro Yamaguchi & His Grandfather’s Sanshin
(via Twitter) Here’s a heart-warming story about a 3rd generation Peruvian-Okinawa, Cesar Farro Yamaguchi, who brought his grandfather’s sanshin to Okinawa. Currently studying sanshin craftsmanship in Okinawa at Naha’s Shoukoubou (尚工房) under sanshin maker Kishimoto Naoto, Cesar had his grandfather’s sanshin appraised by the Ryukyu Sanshin Musical Instrument Preservation and Development Association and it was…
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Yu-ka’s New Single “Gold”
(via Twitter) It wasn’t that long ago that Yu-ka released a new single yet here we are with a new new single called “Gold” and it’s amazing. Her last two new 😏 singles were produced by Toru of One OK Rock and as awesome as those songs are, this one is going back to her…
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Awich, Brand Director of Habush
(via Twitter) We’ve already declared 2022 as the Year of Awich™ and now she goes and becomes the Brand Director of an awamori drink? Yup, we kid you not. Awich is now tied to Habush, an alcoholic drink that’s made of awamori, habu extract, and 13 kinds of herbs according to the label on the…
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Anly Sings “Kara no Kokoro” on the Popular YouTube Channel The First Take
(via Twitter) It just premiered a few days ago and already amassed over a million views! The song is “Kara no Kokoro” featuring Matt Cab & MATZ and this version was originally released on her 2022 “Voltage” EP. The original version of the song (the theme song for the anime Naruto Shippuden) was released in…
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