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August will be a Big Month for What at lazz
WAL (What at lazz) made a big announcement for the month of August with an upcoming new CD single “Sumaho wa Shimatte Dance Night” (8/29 release) and the MV release on 8/18. They will also start posting to their YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!
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MATSURI’s 2nd Single “Hotaru”
We are big fans of MATSURI and had her debut single “Kingyo Sukui” on heavy rotation so when she suddenly announced her 2nd digital single “Hotaru” we couldn’t wait to listen to it. There’s also a music video for the song so be sure to check it out and add “Hotaru” to your playlist. MATSURI’s…
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HoRookies’s “Root Beer” PV
HoRookies recently released the promotion video for their song “Root Beer” and it’ll have you wanting to go to an A&W Okinawa and drinking a cold mug of their root beer. The song is catchy Uchinaa pop and is available as a pre-release on Apple Music.
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Off The Care’s New Single “Li-Li-Go”
One of my favorite utasha Kamiya Chihiro tweeted that her cousin’s (Kamiya Yuzuru) band Off The Care just released a new single. It’s the group’s 3rd digital single release and it’s not yet available on overseas streaming services so be sure to check out their MV below.
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Shimoji Isamu’s 19th Anniversary Concert
Singer-songwriter Shimoji Isamu will be streaming his 19th anniversary concert (sadly, with no audience) on August 10 via TwitCasting. Tickets can be purchased on the website’s concert page and fortunately it’ll be on archive until 8/17.
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Okinawan Heroes Gather for 2022
Ryujin Mabuyer. Acres. Bull Fighter Waido. Daichi Man. Ryuji Mabuyer, Acres, Bull Fighter Waido, Daichi Man. Ryuji Mabuyer, Acres — are you getting it? These are not separate shows. This is one show. And we are calling it “Okinawan Heroes“. For those who recognize the style of the quote. We ❤️ Steve Jobs.
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Miracle City Koza (Film)
Director Taira Kazuhiro’s upcoming 2022 film “Miracle City Koza” has a poster, trailer, and an announcement that its first screening will be on January 21st at Uchinaa theaters! From there, the film will be shown in Japanese theaters from February 4th. The film looks to be a lot of fun and stars Kiritani Kenta (his…
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Anime Series “Deji Meets Girl”
Coming in October on MBS/TBS is the original short (as in 90-second episodes) anime series “Deeji Meets Girl” that takes place in Naha City. Set in Okinawa, it depicts the encounter between a girl and a boy and the mysterious event of a summer. https://dejimeetsgirl.okinawa Promo Video for “Deji Meets Girl”
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Nanaironote’s “Gurenge” Uchinaaguchi Cover
They really hyped this one making it a YouTube Premiere event and now we can finally see the Uchinaaguchi cover of “Gurenge” from the hit anime series “Demon Slayer“. The shot all in one take music video features the singer Maedo Niina (she’s also a model and radio personality), the amazing Nakamine Yoshimori on sanshin,…
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National Theatre Okinawa’s Promo Video
The National Theatre Okinawa recently shared promotional videos on their YouTube channel with versions in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean (the latter three are subtitled only). The videos are narrated in English by Yonashiro Sho of the idol pop group JO1. National Theatre Okinawa’s building, as seen in the video, was built in…
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