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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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OZworld’s New Single “Mikoto -Sun no Kuni”
It’s great seeing these artists continue to support each other. Last time it was supporting Awich and this time it’s to support OZworld and his new amazing song “Mikoto -Sun no Kuni-“.
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Miura Daichi’s New Single “Pixelated World” is 🔥
We’re loving Miura Daichi’s “Pixelated World” — a new digital release single (tecnhinically not an official single release and more of a preview of a track that’s on his upcoming album “Over”). The MV is awesome too and those dance moves 🕺🔥
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Aizato Rio’s New Single “Bougainvillea no Michi”
While we’re still sad that Ishigaki duo Yanawaraba had broken up, it’s great to see that both of them are still out there performing concerts and creating new music. While we’ve featured Ishigaki Yu a lot in this blog, we’re so happy to now feature Aizato Rio who recently released the beautiful single “Bougainvillea no…
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Seven Oops New Album “Seven Pops” is Out!
It’s out!!! Seems we had a long wait but it was well-worth it. Rock band Seven Oops new “digital” album “Seven Pops” features a total of 11 tracks and while the majority were written by bassist Keita, a few were written by their former guitarist Michiru! It should be noted that after Michiru left, they…
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Actress Tamlyn Tomita Wishes Everyone a Happy New Year at the OAA Party
Legendary actress Tamlyn Tomita shared a photo from the Okinawa Association of America’s new year’s party and wished everyone a happy new year in Uchinaaguchi! How awesome is that! She can be heard on the upcoming film “Ultraman: Rising” (voice actress) and seen in the upcoming live-action series “Avatar: The Last Airbender”. Both will air…
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Actress Nikaido Fumi in FX’s Upcoming Drama “Shogun”
Actress Nikaido Fumi, already an established actress in Japan and known to film festival goers (not to mention that she’s one of our favorite actresses from Okinawa), is about to become a household name worldwide when FX’s upcoming (2/27) drama “Shogun” airs on Hulu and FX. She will play the role of Lady Ochiba who…