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It is a hymn to Hawaii that is still loved and loved by the people of Hawaii today. With the hope that 2023 will be an aloha and happy year for everyone, I chose this song for the first distribution of this year.

I wrote the Japanese version of the theme song for the movie "Hula Girl" released in 2006, and co-starred with Jake Shimabukuro, which gave me a connection with Hawaii, Hawaiian music, and hula. While performing with hula and Hawaiian music people, I was blessed with the opportunity to sing Hawaiian songs and teach me wonderful songs. Among them, I was strongly attracted to Mr. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's songs that touched my heart gently, and I immediately fell in love with them. I love the video of Izu's "Hawai'i Aloha", and I always wanted to sing it.

At that time, I had the opportunity to do a YouTube shoot with Tomoko Kitada, a ukulele Hawaiian singer, and requested "Hawai'i Aloha". When We played it together, it sounded really good, so I decided to record it as an extension of that sound image.

I sang while feeling Hawaii and Aloha spirit, and put my own Aloha into this sound source. And thanks to Tomoko's beautiful singing voice, the ukulele performance that accompanies my song and the piano, and Mr. Mizutani's moderate adjustment of the recording and mixing, it was a wonderful sound source. I would be happy if it resonates with everyone's hearts.

[From Tomoko Kitada]
I've listened to it many times, with various speakers and in different situations.

Miho's world view is amazing! That's excellent! !

After listening to it many times, I thought it was a beautiful Hawai'i Aloha that you can only find here. I was really happy to be able to work with Miho on this wonderful work that can only be expressed by Miho. Thank you for the beauty, as if the sun were rising over the horizon! !

Vocals&Piano : Miho Teruya
Chorus&Ukulele : Tomoko Kitada

Recording & Mix : Yuki Mizutani (Craques11)
Jacket design : Takashi Suzuki (Craques11)

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Hawai'i Aloha

iTunes Store • World TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 22 • 1 Jul 2023

Artist Profile

  • Miho Teruya

    Singer-songwriter. She is from Tokyo. Jake Shimabukuro, who was in charge of the music for the movie "Hula Girl", fell in love with Miho Teruya's voice, and she was in charge of the singing and lyrics of the Japanese version of the theme song "Hula Girl ~Niji wo~". Since then, it has been used in shows at Spa Resort Hawaiians. In addition, NHK animation "Saiunkoku Monogatari" 2nd series ending "Ashita e", Chii walk, Kyushu economy NOW, Takara Leben CM, JAL in-flight video, P&G "Lenor Happiness" sound logo singing, Hula Girls Koshien 2015 In charge of official songs, etc. In 2018, she released her first 3rd album "Kono Michi", which mainly covers her children's songs. She used to perform with hula more often than before, but she started hula herself from 2021, trying to understand more hula and Hawaiian and at the same time broaden her range of expression. <<<Profile Details>>> In 2006, Jake Shimabukuro, who was in charge of music for the movie "Hula Girl", fell in love with Miho Teruya's voice, and sang and wrote the Japanese version of the theme song "Hula Girl ~Niji wo~". Released her debut album featuring musicians at the pinnacle of her acoustic sound. After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, "Hula Girl ~Niji wo~" became a reconstruction song, and since her mother's hometown is Miyagi Prefecture, she has performed repeatedly in the disaster areas with which she has a connection. In June 2012, after the earthquake, she released a single with "Hydrangea" from her own label, which was made with prayers for her recovery. (End of sale) In 2014, when her eldest daughter was born, the nursery rhymes she had been working on for a long time became a familiar thing to sing in her daily life, and she began to put more effort into it. In September 2015, she released her first album in 9 years, "My Life", based on her various experiences such as her performance activities after the Great East Japan Earthquake. In addition to "Hydrangea", "Hula Girl ~Niji wo~", Hula Girls Koshien 2015 official song "Utae Odorewarae", Japanese Hawaiian and Okinawan folk songs are also included. In 2018, through her childcare, she realized the wonder of her nursery rhymes again, and she produced her first nursery rhyme cover 3rd album "Kono Michi". release. (Distribution and nationwide sales will start in July 2022.)

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