I’ve long, long, been a fan of utasaa (minyou singer) Yasukatsu Oshima and although I already own most of the albums in his discography, having his music readily available for other future fans on iTunes is simply awesome. I have to give a lot of props to whoever is in charge of promoting the singer … Continue reading »
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Introducing Ayako Miyara
If you’re looking into something on the mellower side than HandMC’s music, you may want to check out J-pop singer Ayako Miyara. The 26-year-old singer moved to Tokyo at the age of 20 to pursue her dream of making it as a singer and formed the unit ‘ciso’ which disbanded in 2002. Since going solo … Continue reading »
Update to Listing of Artists on iTunes page
Added a bunch of artists from Okinawa (or with ties to Okinawa) that I’ve found available at the iTunes U.S. store. Ayako Miyara GANGA ZUMBA — features Kazufumi Miyazawa (THE BOOM) and Claudia Oshiro HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR Nangoku Drops Yasukatsu Oshima – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! (Links will open iTunes.) View the rest of the list … Continue reading »
Monpachi’s albums hit the iTunes Store! Buy now!
If there’s one album you should own that represents the indie punk scene in Okinawa, it’s Mongol800′s (or affectionately known as Monpachi) 2001 album “MESSAGE.” The album contains a couple of their most popular songs: “Chiisana Koi no Uta” and “Ryukyu Aika,” but the album in its entirety is absolutely awesome. If you’re into rock, … Continue reading »
Rinken Teruya’s latest solo album “Pause 2″ now on iTunes (and more)
Rinken Teruya (leader of the O-pop band Rinken Band) has been one of the most tech-savvy of his peers—as evidenced by the rinken.gr.jp website which has been around for several years as well as his willingness to release his music digitally. Although he’s had numerous projects in the past (like Tink Tink, Mihanagumi, Tomoko Uehara’s … Continue reading »
New CDJapan Coupon Campaigns! – CDJapan Blog
Geez, my last post here was on May 5 — thirteen days ago! I’ll be posting a lot of stuff to make up for it and here’s the first to go. If you haven’t been to our top page in a while you might not have noticed CDJapan’s brand new coupon campaigns. We’ve got a … Continue reading »
Found while browsing the iTunes Store
While browsing the iTunes Store (waiting patiently for Hikaru Utada’s [a J-pop artist with no ties that I know of to Okinawan pop culture but thought I'd share this information with you anyway ] latest album to pop-up there) I stumbled on two indies artists — one an utasaa, the other an O-pop duo — … Continue reading »
Spring Kick Off Coupon Offer – CDJapan Blog
Our favorite online music store for both music and for videos from Japan and Okinawa is CDJapan and they have a ¥500 coupon offer for this spring. (In the past, if I’m not mistaken, these coupons were only available to returning customers who already have an account with the store.) What do you have to … Continue reading »
American Wota 2.0: Market – Stuff For Sale
This looks like a very good idea — especially as an alternative to eBaying stuff — that I may do in the near future. For the Okinawan pop-cutlure connection, you’ll find Amuro VCDs and a Gackt limited edition CD + DVD single on sale among other J-pop goodies. So here’s some stuff I’ve got for … Continue reading »
Beni Arashiro to release best of album in March
J-pop singer and soon-to-be big screen actress Beni Arashiro (21) will release her best of album on March 5th. The yet untitled album will include her singles from 2004′s “Harmony” to 2007′s “Luna.” Also included on the album will be the songs “SouthernStar,” “BIG BANG,” and “Mellow Parade.” At ¥800 more than the regular version, … Continue reading »
