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Happy Halloween 🎃
Happy Halloween everyone! We’ll be taking a break from posting to the blog and doing some behind the scenes work. Follow us on Twitter as we’ll still be posting new content there. See you again soon!
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BEGIN’s “Yugafujima” 2021 Version
It’s a pretty song to begin (no pun intended) with but BEGIN has rearranged their single “Yugafujima” with strings to create a 2021 version. The new version will be released on 11/3.
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Syuri no Uta Project
Featuring Nakada Masae, Maeda Hideyuki, Kinjo Shiori, 5th Elements, among others, the Syuri no Uta Project was created as an anthem for the reconstruction of Shuri Castle.
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Chinen Rina in Mary Poppins Musical
Chinen Rina to play the role of Winifred Banks in the musical “Mary Poppins” that will be performed at the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka in May and June 2022. This month (October) also happens to mark Rina’s 25th year in the entertainment industry! To celebrate the milestone Sony Records has released all 81 of…
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Nema Ui Covers “Shima Uta”
Having just released her first EP “Ui ❤️ Okinawa” on 10/20, VTuber Nema Ui also released a cool cover of The Boom’s “Shima Uta” on her YouTube channel (the song isn’t part of the EP). The 6-track EP is currently available on all streaming platforms.
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Nikaido Fumi Participates in the Voice Project
A social media event called the VOICE PROJECT is aiming to get people involved in voting using popular celebrities of varying ages and backgrounds in a YouTube video (watch below). One of the celebrities featured is actress Nikaido Fumi and she starts off the video which you can see above includes English subtitles. Although this…
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Higa Manami in Nexflix’s “Japan Sinks: People of Hope”
You can catch actress Higa Manami on the Netflix (in collaboration with TBS) drama “Japan Sinks: People of Hope” currently streaming with new episodes every week (started on 10/10). Manami plays the role of Amami Kaori who starts the series separated from her husband Amami Keishi (played by Oguri Shun who happens to be the…
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Chunican & Blue Seal’s Big Dip Day
Blue Seal is currently running their Big Dip Day promotion (started on January 1st) and the CM features Chuning Candy! You can watch the other Chunican x Blue Seal videos on the ice cream company’s official YouTube channel. Buy a single scoop of ice cream, get two mini-scoops for FREE on the 10th & 20th…
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Kachimba1551’s New Single “Bueno!”
Okinawan salsa band KACHIMBA1551 released their first single CD “Bueno!” on 10/19! The song is a collaboration with the restaurant Bueno Chicken in Urasoe and is a KACHIMBA5 rearrangement of their song “Bueno!” which was originally released in 2014. Check out their fun CM down below. The band has a couple of albums you can…
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“The Gosamaru Chronicle” from the Nakagusuku Village Office
Really cool website from the Nakagusuku Village Office (shared on Twitter by the Nakagusuku Village Tourist Association) called “The Gosamaru Chronicle” that’s available in several languages (in English too). We love the manga look of the website and that there’s so much information about Gosamaru (a lot of love and care went into this) —…
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