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Okinawan Films Streaming on Filmdoo
Tweeted by actor/model Shogen, a 2019 film he stars in called “Okinawan Blue (Kokoro, Odoru)” — written and directed by Kishimoto Tsukasa (remember his name as he’s one to watch) — is available for streaming on Filmdoo. Also streaming on Filmdoo is 2012’s “Karakara” a Canadian film written and directed by Claude Gagnon and one…
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Koh Flippin with the Ryukyu Golden Kings
My Twitter feed exploded with news of Koh Flippin joining the Ryukyu Golden Kings team. The 25 year old 6’2″ Torrance, California native (his mother is from Naha) comes to the Kings from the Chiba Jets and plays guard. I love his tweet announcing his joining the Kings: “Haisai! I’m Koh Flippin. Yutashiku!!” A comment…
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Ichariba Choodee Podcast
A recently launched podcast called “Ichariba Choodee” gives a new voice to our community. There are many more names for the peoples of these islands. Hear the many voices and stories of those identifying as Shimanchu (or Uchinachu). Celebrating and preserving our culture, connecting the diaspora, and both proudly and humbly educating and learning along the…
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MAX’s Online Concert for July 4th
Speaking of MAX, they’re really on a roll this year with music releases, YouTube, and now an upcoming online concert. “MAX ONLINE LIVE ‘Summer Blast 2021′” will take place on Sunday, July 4th (Japan time) and members of their fan club (J-MAX NEO) have access to an after-talk with an encore song. Unfortunately, there is…
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MAX Announces New Single for July 28th
They’ve been busy with their YouTube channel and now we have word that MAX is releasing their 37th single on July 28th! Their previous single, Parthenon, was released two years ago during the summer and it was an upbeat dance tune. The new single is yet-to-be-named but they’re promising it’ll be a banger to make…
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HIFF Eat.Drink.Film 2021 Showcase Series
No, we’re not getting a film from Okinawa but we do have an actor from Okinawa who is starring in director Yoshida Kota’s Sexual Drive. Fashion model and actor Shogen stars in the film and many may recognize him as Raye Penber from the 2015 Death Note TV series. He has an impressive filmography and…
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GORI★OKINAWA’s Silver Creator Award (YouTube)
Having reached 100,000 (167K as of this posting) subscribers on his GORI★OKINAWA YouTube channel, Gori does an unboxing of his Silver Creator Award. It’ll be awesome to see the channel reach the next award for 1 million subs. During his unboxing, Gori mentioned his other channel (not a subchannel but a personal one) which currently…
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Hawaii’s KIKU-TV RIP
You may have heard a rumor that KIKU will stop airing Japanese and Filipino programming soon. Unfortunately, the rumor is true. Starting Monday, June 28, 2021, KIKU and other stations owned by RNN National, LLC will air ShopHQ 24/7. via the station’s FB page Definitely sad news to hear that KIKU-TV will no longer show…
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Harami Piano in Okinawa (YouTube)
Popular street pianist and YouTuber (1.65M subs) Harami Piano performed at Okinawa’s AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom at the beginning of April and played a medley of songs from Okinawan artists (Amuro Namie, ORANGE RANGE, Natsukawa Rimi, SPEED, Cocco, Kiroro, and MONGOL800).
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Nenes Announce Upcoming Album “Gajumaru” for June Release
Nenes has a new album that’s planned to be released on June 23rd! The album titled “Gajumaru” will be a self-cover album and we’re still awaiting details for the track list. Given that they have an enormous catalog of songs to choose from (1990 was the first generation Nenes — they’re currently on the 6th…
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