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Enka Singer Ishihara Masashi Says Happy New Year to His Fans
Enka music and Okinawa? Yup. 20 year old Enka newcomer Ishihara Masashi shared a heartfelt happy new year to his fans as a YouTube Short. He’s amassed 5,000 followers on his YouTube channel so we hope that’s enough momentum to see his career bloom. He’s definitely got the good looks and if Natsukawa Rimi and…
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Touma Ami & Mitsushima Shinnosuke Part of the Cast of “Sayonara, Maestro!”
Two actors from Okinawa will be part of the cast of the new TBS drama “Sayonara, Maestro!”. Upcoming (well, she’s actually quite popular already to consider her ‘upcoming’) actress Touma Ami plays the role of high schooler Tanizaki Amane who plays what looks to be the violin and actor Mitsushima Shinnosuke (from the famous and…
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YU-KA’s 1st Album “Brighter” is Out!
We actually have a lot of new releases to feature (it’s only January!) but first off is YU-KA’s first album “Brighter” released on 1/17. She’s been featured on Karakui so many times that it’s amazing that we’re only seeing her debut album now but that’s a good thing. Waiting to release the album gave her…
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Ishigaki Yuu’s New Single “Ashita”
Ishigaki Yu (Yanawaraba) has a new digital single “Ashita” that’s set for a January 17th release! The new song is a tie-up with Meiji’s MICHITAS drink. She’s been touring a lot so we’re looking forward to listening to this new song from her.
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Tamashiro Chiharu’s New Single Features an All-Star Cast
Singer-songwriter Tamashiro Chiharu (Kiroro) has a new single out “Ano Hito no Koe” and it features an all-star cast of musicians! First of all it’s arranged by Shimabukuro Masaru (BEGIN) who also plays guitar on the song. Following Masaru is Higa Shuntaro (HoRookies) on drums, Tsuha Shunnosuke (HoRookies) on bass, and Kawaguchi Daisuke on keyboards.
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Shimabukuro Masaru (BEGIN) to Release His First Solo Album
He’s often behind-the-scenes whether as a guest guitarist or composer/arranger so it’s amazing that this is Shimabukuro Masaru’s (BEGIN) first ever solo album! Although recording seems complete for the new album “55rpm”, it’s set to be released on February 21st and he also drew the album art for it too. The album has a lot…
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Sumo Wrestler Churanoumi (Yup, That Name Says it All)
We haven’t been following sumo lately but now we have a very BIG (no pun intended) reason to watch! Churanoumi Yoshihisa, is you guessed it (for those who noticed the Okinawan word chura), a sumo wrestler from Okinawa (Uruma City). Here’s his profile on the official Japan Sumo Association page. The next tournament starts this…
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Bigknot Records Teases New “Tinsagu nu Hana” MV
On January 12th (Okinawa time) be sure to check out the Bigknot Records YouTube page to check out the new MV (music video) for “Tinsagu nu Hana” featuring their collaboration with KUNIKO, MuKuRo, and OZworld! It’s sure to be special!
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