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i-Dushi Announces Hiatus
Announced July 20 on their YouTube channel, i-Dushi will go on hiatus until they can meet again (Kana is in Okinawa and Naminami is in Tokyo). The pandemic has changed so many lives and especially hard hit are entertainers. This year would have seen the duo promoting their new album “Hope” with concerts and appearances.…
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Kina & Ginko Worldchamploo 3 Online Concert Stream
Kina Shoukichi along with Ginko and special guest Yakitori Band will have their concert available for online streaming from today (July 24 Okinawa time) until July 31. Tickets are ¥1,500 and can be purchased on Zaiko.io. The 3rd worldwide live streaming concert which is going to be held online by Shokichi Kina, a musician representing…
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66th All-Island Eisa Festival Canceled
It was scheduled to take place on August 28 to 29 so many of us were happy to see the festival back on-track but on July 21 the organizers have decided to cancel it due to the pandemic. It’s sad to see it canceled again but it’s for everyone’s safety as the organizers felt that…
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A Popular Song Named “Yonaguni”
34M subs to his YouTube channel. 200M views since its release on June 3, 2021. Featured in a Ryukyu Shimpo article. “Yonaguni” (YouTube link) by Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny may have nothing to with Yonaguni other than the song title, but damn, those are crazy numbers. Sadly, according to the Shimpo article, although the…
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Kamiya Chihiro Releases “Eisa-Medley” Digital Single
Ahead of her upcoming new album release next month, Kamiya Chihiro surprised fans with a digital single for “Eisa-Medley”. The single is available on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music!
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Yuuri from Chuning Candy to Make Solo Debut
Announced on the group’s Twitter, Chuning Candy (Chunican) member Yuuri will have her solo debut with a new single (the photo above is the artwork). The new song will have its debut on their radio show Chunapa on July 22nd.
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Seibu Lions’s Kaima Taira Breaks NPB Record
Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Taira Kaima broke a 15-year-old Nippon Pro Baseball (NPB) record with his 39th straight shutout appearance. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher is from Ishigaki and has also be selected to be on the Japan Olympics baseball team.
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Fukuda Yasuyuki’s 1st Single “Sennen Hanabi” Rerelease
Singer-songwriter Fukuda Yasuyuki will be rereleasing his 1st single “Sennen Hanabi” on August 10. The song is a beautiful ballad featuring his sanshin and acoustic guitar playing and the rerelease will have 4 tracks (the initial 2020 release featured the song only).
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2021 Virtual Okinawan Festival
The Hawaii United Okinawa Association’s (HUOA) popular Okinawan Festival will sadly be virtual again this year but we’re still excited for it. They also have a t-shirt design contest going on that ends July 19th (check out their website for more details). Looks like for this year they’ll even be doing smaller in-person events and…
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BEGIN & #YouTubeMusicWeekend
BEGIN is participating in YouTube’s #YouTubeMusicWeekend and will be streaming their 25th anniversary concert “Sugar Cane Cable NETWORK TOUR 2015-2016 Ryōgoku Kokugikan” on July 17th 13:30 (Okinawa time). The band has been releasing a lot of YouTube content with special video clips for Uta no Hi and looks like they wasted no time in continuing…
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