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Seven Oops Announces New Album Release Date & We Jump for Joy!
Our favorite rock band, Seven Oops, announced their upcoming 6th album “Seven Pops” (maybe they should’ve saved that title name for their seventh album? 😜) will be digitally released on 1/28! They’ll have CD’s available at their concerts when they tour for the album in March. It’s sure to be our most anticipated album release of…
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Daichiman 3 New Season Starts!
Okinawan Heroes are alive and well and for 2024 we get to see Daichiman’s (the full title is “Anzen Daiichi Daichiman” or “Safety First Daichi Man”) 3rd season! The great thing is that although the premiere is on OTV (Okinawa Television), they rebroadcast it on their YouTube channel for viewers in Japan and the rest…
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Musician Kuniko Sets the Bar High with Her New EP
We featured the teaser music video a few days ago and now we have Kuniko’s new and amazing EP “Identity” to add to our Heavy Rotation music playlist. Featuring a total of 5 tracks, “Identity” is available on major streaming platforms which is definitely a win for those outside of Okinawa. Can Kuniko be regarded…
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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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