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We’re in Love with Kizuki Minami’s “Ranman”
The song “Ranman” from Amami-Oshima’s Kizuki Minami has been on our heavy rotation playlist for days now and it’s so awesome. The song is the title track from an album she released this year and while it treads more on the J-pop wave, there are a couple of shimauta tracks. Overall it’s an amazing release…
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Be Back Soon
Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts for the last couple of weeks. There’s a ton of content out there but not enough time 🥺 That said, we hope to be back soon so please take care everyone!
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Awich’s Playlist of My Life
GQ Japan’s YouTube channel has been amazing at showcasing artists from Okinawa. It’s featured OZworld and now we have Awich presenting her ‘playlist of my life’. We think it’s so awesome that she included songs from Okinawan artists SPEED and Cocco and super cute that she included her own songs too in a way to…
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OZworld’s Playlist of My Life
If it seems you’re seeing a lot of OZworld lately let’s just say that it’s a good thing as we’re seeing the rise of a very talented artist from Okinawa. He’s been featured on GQ Japan’s YouTube channel before and this time it’s to share the “Playlist of His Life”. The last song mentioned on…
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Kuroshima Yuina in Netflix’s “The Parades”
Actress Kuroshima Yuina (NHK’s “Chimudondon”) is part of the cast of an upcoming Netflix film “The Parades“. It’s set to be released on 2/29 — we can’t wait to watch it!
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Nakama Yukie’s Dream Comes True
Actress Nakama Yukie’s dream comes true as her upcoming film “Step” is set for a 2025 release. Her dream was to star in a movie that was entirely filmed in Okinawa and it has come true. The theme of the film is dance and what better way to showcase it then having two young actors…
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MAX & Gori YouTube Collaboration is the Fun We Need Right Now
MAX’s MAX THE BOMB channel (featuring NANA who was in Okinawa) recently collaborated with Gori’s Gori Okinawa channel and as expected, it’s a lot of fun. The story about NANA not being popular with the boys during middle school is worth a listen since it ties to an Okinawan tale. It’s great to see veteran…
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It’s Like Yanawarabaa are Together Again with Two New Releases
We’re in for a treat and maybe this is the closest (for now at least) we’ll get to seeing a Yanawarabaa reunion. Aizato Rio recently released her second digital single in a row with “Chura Hoshi no Uta” and Ishigaki Yuu recently released her new digital single “Ashita”. Both are amazing new songs worth checking…
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Tink Tink’s “Atchaa Atchaa Season 2” Features Eisaa
Everyone’s favorite Okinawa Pops group Tink Tink is back for their 2nd season of their special YouTube show “Atchaa Atchaa”. They start off this season featuring 3 of Okinawa’s most famous eisaa groups. Be sure to subscribe to their channel to catch the rest of their videos. And we must add that Rinken Band’s “Funayare”…
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OZworld on GQ Japan
These are so interesting to watch and OZworld’s 10 essentials on the GQ Japan YouTuve channel is quite revealing. English subs too!
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