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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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Artwork for Anly’s Upcoming Single
Anly’s upcoming single “Cancel Machi no Koi” to be released on August 4th now has album artwork and it’s giving off summer vibes. In addition to the single release, an MV for the song will also be simultaneously revealed on August 4th. Can’t wait to hear it!
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Nema Ui’s New Single “Aoao”
Following last month’s release of her single “Umi Watari” (which is still in our heavy rotation playlist), VTuber Nema Ui announced a new single called “Aoao” (8/2 release date). The song is composed by HY’s guitarist/vocalist Shinzato Hideyuki so we’re sure it’ll be amazing. In addition to the release of “Aoao”, Ui is also celebrating…
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Miss Okinawa’s Popular YouTube Channel
Due to the pandemic, the three 39th Miss Okinawa Iwamoto Kana (Sky Blue), Yamazato Hikaru (Cobalt Blue), and Shinzato Mizuki (Clean Green Gracious), looked to YouTube to fulfill their duty of promoting and showcasing many of Okinawa’s businesses and locations. Their work has paid off as they have grown their channel to over 2K subs…
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Higa Manami Stars in Fuji TV’s “My Fair Prince”
Actress Higa Manami has a starring role in Fuji TV’s new drama “My Fair Prince (Oshi no Oojisama)”. The drama also stars Watanabe Keisuke, Dean Fujioka, and Shiraishi Sei. There was an Uchinanchu connection with the first episode as voice actor Nakamura Shugo had a guest appearance.
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Nakamura Shugo’s “NATURAL”
Actor and musician Nakamura Shugo celebrated July 29th with the release of his first album “NATURAL” and also his 33rd birthday! Also well known as a voice actor, in 2019 he was one of four winners for the Best New Actor Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards. “NATURAL” features 11 tracks and is available on…
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HY’s “AM11:00” Becomes a Movie
To be streamed on July 31st (Uchinaa time) is a short film inspired by HY’s hit song “AM11:00” with the band members joining the stream. The film is directed by musician Yamashita Ayumu and stars actor Izumisawa Yuuki and actress Miyagi Karin (who you may recognize from “Eisaa Don Don” and her collaborations with Nanaironote’s…
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Nangoku Gyarus on Next Chao (YouTube)
Yoshimotozaka46 has a YouTube series called Next Chao and they recently featured the comedy/music duo Nangoku Gyarus (they’re so new that there’s no other info on them other than the video). The duo is Higa Ruruka (sanshin) and Minosako Kana (ukulele) from Kyoto and the skit has the both of them naming things that they…
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