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Wow, We are Amazing! “Ai wo Tateru” Hits 1,500 Views 😘
Looks like we caught the attention of the Okinawa Film Office as they happily (and surprisingly) announced on their Instagram account that their short film “Ai wo Tateru” hit 1,500 views on YouTube! Just the English-subbed version alone is over 200 views. Our hope is this is the push we need to make more subtitled…
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Kuroshima Alice’s New Single “Nami no Yurikago”
This is a really cute new single from Kuroshima Alice, mom-extraordinaire and the other half of Shun from HoRookies (who penned the song for her 💕). “Nami no Yurikago” is available on all streaming platforms. Enjoy!
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Anly Announces Her Marriage
Speaking on Anly, she announced on social media that she is getting married. She still plans to hold live concerts and continue as a musician but now she’ll be doing it at her own pace. We wish her and her partner the best!
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Fender Guitars ❤️ Okinawan Musicians
We’ve known that Fender Guitars Japan showcased musician Anly before, and for their Stratocaster’s 70th anniversary one of the special events featured Okinawan veteran musicians Shimabukuro Masaru (BEGIN) and NAOTO (ORANGE RANGE)! On our last trip to Japan, we mulled over visiting their first ever flagship store in Harajuku (Fender Flagship Tokyo), but ended up…
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Orion Beer or is it Orion Wine?
Never one to sit on their case of original Orion Beer, our favorite Okinawan beer company is always coming up with new items whether drinkable or wearable. And now, they have their very first wine: Southern Cross Winery made with passion fruits! The design on the wine bottle is by local artist DENPA. So on…
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Tink Tink’s New Single “Arigatou”
Ok. Let’s get this out of the way. You may be asking yourself, “How is this a new single, hasn’t it been out before?”, and you’re not wrong. But. Here we have a 2024 release (originally released in 1993 and won a special award) with Tink Tink (not Rinken Band, the OG) covering it and…
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Miyazawa Kazufumi’s New Album “35” and Its Beautiful New Version of “Shima Uta”
Speaking of Oyakawa Haruka, here we find her on Miyazawa Kazufumi’s new album “35”, celebrating his 35th anniversary as a musician. Of course, no music of his is without heavy Okinawan music influences (he’s from Yamanashi in Japan), and this album showcases his sanshin talents and collaborations with HoRookies (the next generation BEGIN!) and Ryukyuan…
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Oyakawa Haruka Releases First Album “Aya-Modoro, Tsichi nu Wakachura”
Ryukyu classical music artist, Oyakawa Haruka, released her first album! The album is titled “Aya-Modoro, Tsichi nu Wakachura”, and contains a total of 14 tracks. She’s one of a few graduates of the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts who have been really active in performing in and out of Okinawa. Haruka also happens to be…
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Sorry Sho, It’s Kiyosaku for Us
Ok. So we’re going to cheat and say we like both Yonashiro Sho’s and Kiyosaku’s versions but, whoa, when Kiyosaku first starts singing it’s like goosebumps and the feels. We’re calling it for the next collab: Awich. Make it happen HY!
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Shimabukuro Masaru (BEGIN) MV for “Yorokobi no Blues”
If you haven’t heard it yet, stop reading this and open up your favorite streaming platform and give Shimabukuro Masaru’s first solo album “55rpm” a listen because it’s so beautiful. And because the album is beautiful, expect a music video for one of the tracks off of the album, “Yorokobi no Blues”, to be just…
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