琉球舞踊の紹介
What's up, amazing people? This is IYASASA RADIO by Akane and Minami. In this radio, we're going to talk about random topics in Okinawan Japanese and English.
Hi, guys. I am Akane and Minami from IYASASA RADIO.
We have been talking about the Ryukyu dance for 4 times in Okinawa and Uchinawa.
Natsuko and Maki are sisters from Okinawa.
They are Ryukyu and award-winning Ryukyu and dancers licensed by Hachio-ryu Yonenokai school.
Starting their training at 6 years old under Chikako Maeda, they now perform across Japan based in Tokyo, earning acclaim for their unique style and artistry.
Highlights include appearance at Shirijo Castle and National Theater Okinawa solo performance in Tokyo and Okinawa
and their upcoming historic solo show at Carnegie Hall in 2025 at FIRST for Ryukyu and Dance.
We have a guest today.
She is Yori Teruya, a representative of Rikishi Mari, a mother of Ryukyu and Ryukyu dancers Akamine and Akamine sisters.
Thank you for coming.
It's our first time having 3 guests.
Yeah, it's our first time.
I'm sorry for the pressure.
I'm happy to have so many guests.
It's my first time shooting at my grandma's house in Nishihara.
Yeah, it's like a home.
Yeah, it's like a home.
It's like a grandma's house.
Ryukyu and Ryukyu dancers are coming, so it's like Okinawa.
I'm wearing a kimono today.
Thank you.
You are wearing a kimono because you are going to perform somewhere today?
I've been wearing a kimono since I was born.
Really?
Is this a wedding dress?
Today, we are going to perform at the National Theater Okinawa.
We are going to perform at Carnegie Hall.
Please support us.
We are going to have an official visit.
Recently, not only at the theater, but also at the prefectural governor's office.
You are going to have a lot of visits and promote the next performance.
Yeah, we are asking them to support us.
Usually, all three of you are from Okinawa, based in Tokyo.
Yes, we are.
That's cute.
I think that's a good thing.
We are often in Okinawa.
We come back to Okinawa once a month.
We are going back and forth.
Ryukyu...
You have other jobs, apart from the two of you.
Yes.
Shiori, you will be one of the designers and one of the clients.
Akamine.
Yes.
Where did you meet each other?
We met at a drinking party.
We usually don't wear kimonos in Tokyo.
No balance?
We went to a drinking party.
It's a party for businessmen.
We went to a drinking party.
Usually, it's a party for the president of a company.
Then a young lady came to the party.
She was very excited.
She was a modern lady.
We became drinking buddies.
But I want to promote Ryukyu舞踊.
I want people who are making a trend to know about Ryukyu.
We decided to go to a cafe in the morning.
We talked for 4 hours.
It was our first cafe.
We talked for 7 hours.
We talked until 8 o'clock in the morning.
We talked until 8 o'clock in the morning.
We talked until 8 o'clock in the morning.
When we met for the first time,
I said I was doing Ryukyu舞踊.
She said, what is fun about Ryukyu 舞踊?
I said, it's a sleepy time at a wedding.
She said, it's a sleepy time at a wedding.
I thought she was rude.
But we met in private.
We met in private.
We met in private.
We met in private.
We met in private.
We met in private.
We talked about how to promote Ryukyu.
We talked about how to promote Ryukyu.
Well done.
I often hear stories about Ryukyu.
It's a romantic story.
I realized that and we decided to promote it.
She wanted to do it in the US.
She wanted to do it in the US.
She wanted to do it in the US.
She said it was good.
She said it was good.
She said it was good.
The Carnegie Hall in New York is going to be the venue for the concert, right?
Yes, the date was already set.
I was thinking about doing something like this when we first met.
I told him that I was thinking about it.
He told me that it was a good idea.
So I contacted the Carnegie Hall right away.
Then we decided on the schedule.
I was like, oh, it was true.
Then he was serious about it.
So we decided to do it together.
That's amazing.
You've been talking about Carnegie for a while now.
カーネギーホールでの公演
Actually, Akamine Sisters will be in New York on June 20, 2025.
One of the famous theaters.
There are a lot of famous people there.
It's famous for classical music.
It's a solo concert at the Carnegie Hall.
It's amazing.
It's the first time in history.
It's the first time in history.
I think I can say that.
It's like a concert of Japanese culture.
It's the first time to have a solo concert at the Carnegie Hall.
It's amazing.
This is huge.
To promote Okinawa culture to the world.
I don't know how great Carnegie Hall is yet.
It's hard to prepare and gather people just to do it in America.
Carnegie Hall.
If you can go, let's go.
Many Japanese people know Carnegie Hall.
Many people know it.
Not only in New York.
Many people know Carnegie Hall.
That's why it's so popular.
People don't know about Ryukyubu.
琉球舞踊の普及
If you say you're going to dance at Carnegie Hall,
people say it's amazing.
That's how it is now.
It's catchy.
Akamine sisters are real sisters.
Not real sisters.
Not business sisters.
Real sisters.
How old were you when you joined Ryukyubu?
I joined when I was 6.
My sister followed me.
But I joined when I was 6.
So you were 6 when you joined.
We wanted to join Actors School.
We talked to my mom.
We said we wanted to go to Actors School.
She said, okay, let's dance.
She took us to the Ryukyubu dance class.
It was so late.
But the teacher was so nice.
琉球舞踊の魅力
She gave us sweets.
We went to the Ryukyubu dance class to eat sweets.
Did your parents know about Ryukyubu?
Not at all.
People celebrate at Carnegie Hall.
My mom didn't want to dance.
She wanted her daughter to dance.
She wanted her daughter to dance because she was not good at it.
She decided it before she got married.
She wanted her daughter to dance at the Ryukyubu dance class.
She planned it.
She planned it.
She said, okay, let's dance.
So she took us to the Ryukyubu dance class.
Actors School and Ryukyubu dance are similar.
It's a dance.
There are many people who have never seen Ryukyubu dance.
It's the slowest dance in the world.
It's the slowest dance in the world.
I think it's good.
It takes about two minutes.
If someone falls asleep in the middle of the dance and wakes up,
they are still doing the same dance.
It's interesting.
In the hearts of the dancers,
there is a lot of emotion.
If you don't express it,
your soul moves in your heart.
Actors express it with their body.
It's like a version of that.
It's the same every day.
It's the same every day.
It's the same every day.
It's the same every day.
They use the same amount of energy.
It's just that the times have changed.
I had a lot of fun watching Ryukyubu dance.
Shiori said you were like Paris Pigeons.
You were like Paris Pigeons in the Ryukyubu dance class.
I was surprised to see that.
I was surprised to see that.
We were invited to a party and danced.
You dance in that kind of environment.
It depends on the role of the dancer.
There are many roles depending on the dancers.
For example, there is a dance called Osakana to dance in front of the king.
There are many roles.
It's a dance to express the peace and hospitality of people.
It's a dance to express the peace and hospitality of people.
I think it hasn't changed in the past.
I think it hasn't changed in the past.
Do you learn a lot about Okinawan dance and Okinawan mind?
歌詞と愛の表現
Okinawan mind? I learn a lot.
There are a lot of expressions in the lyrics.
I learn how to express love.
The lyrics are very deep.
There are a lot of emotions in the lyrics.
There is a song called Romantic.
I think there are thousands of songs like that.
The most representative song is about love.
There are a lot of love songs.
There are a lot of love songs.
People move their hearts with love songs.
It's been like that for a long time.
When I dance, I feel like I like someone else.
I dance for 20 minutes with that feeling.
I dance, but my heart is also intense.
The song is also unstable.
There are a lot of emotions in 20 minutes.
There are unstable songs.
I look at the moon and think of a person far away.
Romantic.
It goes well with modern songs.
When you dance to this song,
you don't just look at the lyrics and understand it.
Do you have a document?
You can understand it with the lyrics.
The lyrics are only 30 characters long.
It's called 386.
These are the 30 characters.
I added a song to this document.
It's a song by Ryukyu-byou.
It's a classic song.
It's a classic song.
Is it just one line?
It's not that there are many lines.
I repeat the 30 characters.
You repeat it.
The lyrics are very interesting.
The lyrics are very interesting.
The lyrics are very interesting.
Why is this a slow dance?
Why is this a slow dance?
Why is this a slow dance?
It's the slowest dance in the world.
It has to be slow.
It has to be slow.
It's too peaceful.
It's too peaceful.
When I saw Ryukyu-byou,
When I saw Ryukyu-byou,
I thought,
When will this song end?
I thought it was a good thing.
I thought,
I thought it was very peaceful
and I felt no end.
I thought it was very peaceful.
and I felt no end.
I worried whether it was true.
I still haven't made it a reality
But recently,
Many people asked why its dance is so slow.
Many people asked why its dance is so slow.
And I realized that
music exists
パフォーマンスの特徴
because our world is peaceful.
music exists
and today
That's how they interpret it.
It's like going back to the busy world and meditating.
That's true.
You two have about 10 minutes for one song, right?
The longest is 20 minutes.
How many songs do you have in one performance?
About 6 or 7 songs.
The longest is 20 minutes, not 7.
So we have 5 or 6 songs and 10 songs.
Do you not talk during the performance?
Talk?
You don't say hello to the audience?
We try not to.
It's not good to talk with makeup on.
Of course there are people who talk.
But when I'm in the room, I'm not a human.
I'm like a doll.
Like a dancer.
I'm not a human.
I'm a doll.
I think about a lot of things.
I talk to myself through my hair.
It's a world of meditation.
You get into the zone.
It's hard to say hello to the audience.
We want the audience to get into the zone.
We want them to get into the zone.
If we say hello to them, it's different.
Do you have any tips for the audience?
In Tokyo, we do.
But basically, it's the dance.
It depends on the audience's imagination.
The person who was 20 times slower than us
suddenly started talking.
She talks fast.
It doesn't match at all.
It feels like you're a human.
Going back to childhood,
when I was a kid,
I learned the Ryubu dance.
I have kids, so I want them to do something from Okinawa.
I happened to learn Yone no Kai.
We learned Hachio Ryu Yone no Kai from Maeda Chikako.
It was a coincidence.
琉球舞踊と成長
My mother was a teacher there.
When my mother moved to Tokyo,
my teacher's cousin was learning the Ryubu dance.
My teacher was also a teacher in Tokyo.
When my mother came back to Okinawa,
she saw a lot of Ryubu dancers.
She admired Maeda Chikako's wonderful dance.
She said, if I have kids,
I want them to learn from Maeda Chikako.
We happened to meet in the neighborhood.
We met in Sashimiya.
We met again in Sashimiya and went back to Okinawa.
We met again in Sashimiya.
We learned from people who admired my mother.
We went to Actors.
We were like, this is the place.
As you grow up,
you don't get bored.
You don't become something else.
You continue to practice Ryubu.
Yes.
In middle school, we stopped learning.
We had classes.
It was fun.
But in our case,
in that period,
it became a normal thing.
We went to Ryubu lessons.
We went to Ryubu lessons even after school.
It became a habit.
We didn't feel like we were dancing because we were busy studying.
We practiced like brushing our teeth.
It became normal.
It became a part of our life.
We didn't feel like we were bored.
But during Golden Week and summer break,
we were asked to play a little.
But we couldn't play.
We had to practice.
It was uncomfortable.
Like working out.
Yes, like working out.
We practiced every day.
Isn't it amazing?
It's like meditation.
If you don't practice in the morning,
you can't start your day.
There are people who stop learning because of their puberty.
It's amazing that they continue.
We moved to Tokyo from Okinawa.
But we continued.
How did you continue?
If it was normal, we would stop there.
But it just happened.
My teacher used to teach in Tokyo.
We had a disciple in Tokyo.
We were brothers.
We practiced together.
So we decided to go to Tokyo.
That's how we continued.
I don't know if you know,
but on Tuesdays and Sundays,
people go to Okinawa to practice.
It's like a night full of people.
It didn't change in Okinawa.
The amount of practice didn't change.
The feeling didn't change either.
It's like Christians go to church.
Yes, I think so.
I think so too.
Maybe it's because we are brothers,
we were able to update ourselves.
I think so too.
If we did it alone,
we might not want to go today.
We put pressure on each other.
Like, let's go.
Even if there was a difference in our energy,
we decided to go.
Even if we were brothers,
we decided to pretend to be close
舞台への挑戦
in the practice room.
We were like a married couple.
We were like a married couple.
We couldn't have a teacher on stage.
We couldn't have a teacher on stage.
We were getting angry at each other.
Even if we were fighting,
we were encouraging each other.
Then we got along.
When did you start
showing your performance
to people on stage?
When did you start showing your performance
to people on stage?
I started when I was 6 years old.
We performed at Peace Memorial Park.
Children's Art Festival was held there every year.
We were dancing for celebrations.
And my most active appearance
was when I was 10 years old.
Then when I became a high school student,
my country music theater was open to the public.
I think I was in 10th grade.
I started dancing as a job.
That's amazing.
It's like Okinawa's art school.
Yeah, it is.
In Okinawa, it's pretty popular.
Yeah, I have friends who do it.
But not many adults do it.
Yeah.
I think it's hard to continue.
Yeah, it's hard to continue.
When I was a kid, I could do it as a hobby.
But now that I'm an adult, I have to do it as a job.
I have to do the promotion by myself.
I have to go abroad.
I have to do it as a sister.
I went to college and had a lot of jobs.
Did you have a goal or passion to continue dancing?
I didn't have a goal until I went to college.
I was just doing what I learned.
I was just doing what I learned.
But after I went to Tokyo,
I realized that I was doing something great.
When I go to other cultures,
I can see the depth of Ryukyu dance.
When I go outside, I can see the beauty of Okinawa.
I experienced the beauty of Okinawa.
I realized that I have to keep doing it.
I see.
People in Tokyo think that Okinawans are great.
People in Tokyo think that Okinawans are great.
When I met Okinawans,
they were like,
I'm Akamine from Ryukyu dance.
But they didn't know that I was from Ryukyu dance.
Really?
I thought it was frustrating.
If Japan is one country,
there should be the same genre as Ryukyu dance, Kabuki, etc.
But I was like, why am I doing this?
I realized that I was wrong.
I should be more confident and have more pride.
I realized that after I graduated from university.
I think that's how I changed.
That's how we started to work together.
We named ourselves Akamine sisters.
That's how it started.
This is so precious to have this kind of people.
Human treasure.
They can't represent Ryukyu dance,
but they can do it as an actor.
To compete with Kabuki.
That's right.
To represent Okinawa.
Okinawan people should support them.
I think the important thing is to learn about how to see Ryukyu dance.
How to enjoy Ryukyu dance.
I've been to her performance when I was in Tokyo.
But it was my first time.
I don't know where to look.
I don't know the song either.
It was amazing that there was Marky.
Someone you know was dancing.
If you go there for the first time,
琉球舞踊の体験
what should you look out for?
What kind of audience is there?
That's a totally different question.
I'll tell you where to look first.
I want you to check the lyrics.
Check the whole song.
The lyrics are short.
Ryukyu dance is about repeating 30 letters.
The lyrics are short,
but I want you to see it with your imagination.
It's fun to imagine the meaning of the lyrics.
We wrote the meaning of the lyrics in the pamphlet.
It's not easy to understand because it's a ballroom dance.
I want you to feel the comfort of the music.
I want you to feel the energy that goes with your heart at that time.
I think it's best to let go of your feelings.
It's okay to sleep.
It's okay to sleep.
Meditation and relaxation.
It might be a little difficult if you want to enjoy it.
I see.
I want you to come down and relax.
Massage?
That's right.
Brain massage.
For example, when you go to see an orchestra,
you go to see something in the hall.
You're going to enter the zone.
You're going to see it in Ryukyu version.
It's like slow island vibes.
I think so, too.
I think it's really slow.
I think it's going to be fun.
On the contrary, it's better not to see what's going to happen.
This is the Ryukyu version.
I want you to feel it.
I think I'm relieved.
It's okay to sleep.
It's okay to sleep.
It's okay to take a nap.
I want you to feel the space.
I don't want you to think it's amazing.
I want you to enter the world with me.
I want you to feel it.
It's like yoga.
If your mind is disturbed at that time,
you can't see it.
If you feel comfortable,
you can have the same mind.
I think it's a place where you know what you lack.
Speaking of slow,
there are various slow sports, such as yoga.
I think everyone concentrated on it,
but for the two of you, it's all super short.
I'm going crazy in my mind.
You can clear it easily.
But I can't do yoga.
Yoga?
Slow kind of activity.
For the two of you,
you can do the slowest dance.
But it's only about Ryukyu Buyo.
It's because you're dancers.
Only when you're dancing.
It's different when you're dancing.
Because you're not human.
You're not human.
They're not a human being anymore.
You become energy and wander the space.
It's really a container.
In my mind, it's a container.
I have to take what comes from the Ryukyu Ocho
and get it out of the empty container.
I think it has to be a container.
When I try to do something,
the whole space collapses.
I feel like I'm training to get it out.
It's like something that has been passed down for a long time
has come into you and you're being controlled.
You don't feel like yourself anymore.
It's similar to me.
No matter what kind of mind you have,
if you're dancing, it's not like that anymore.
You're in various states.
It's a training.
Sometimes I'm not concentrating at all.
That's the training I've been doing for a long time.
My master is still dancing at 82 years old.
It's a training to work hard until I'm 82 years old.
Your legs and hips are amazing.
I think it's amazing.
It's tough to dance the Ryukyu Ocho.
I've been doing it since I was a kid.
I don't feel that tough,
but when I teach people, they say it's tough.
I think that feeling the center of your body
will lead to energy.
It's like a pressure that people can't see.
It's like a tree.
It's really a tree.
When you look at your master,
you can see that he has a lot of energy.
I think it's a game of how much you can improve
as an expression of yourself.
You said that the songs you dance to are mostly about love.
The songs are written with the feeling of love of the person at the time.
Is it a relationship that you can relate to?
Or is it like, what?
I think I can relate to it.
I can relate to it.
It's like, when you can't see someone,
you think that person might have fallen in love with someone else.
Is that how you feel?
That's how I feel.
Right?
Or when you look at the moon,
you remember the person you like,
and you think, let's go home.
I think those lyrics still exist.
I think that's how I felt when I was young.
The way to meet the person you like...
Even at night, you can see it clearly.
You can see it on a bright street.
Right.
Even now, when I'm excited, I can see it right away.
You're elegant.
You're right.
You can see everything.
Even the words.
You two are 0.5 times slower than me.
Your way of talking is especially romantic.
It's a little slow.
When you talk and explain,
I feel like I'm in that world.
I think so too.
The space is a little...
You're being teased.
World, world, world.
Something is coming out of you.
You're being teased.
Let's talk about you two.
Sorry, about Akane's question.
That's right.
What kind of people come to see you?
I think it depends on the place.
In Okinawa, there are a lot of people from the industry.
A lot of people from the industry come to see us.
We do a lot of performances in Tokyo.
In Tokyo, people who don't know about Ryukyubu come to see us.
People who know a lot about the culture come to see us.
People who know a lot about the culture come to see us.
They tell us that they've never heard of this before.
They tell us that they feel Okinawa.
I get a lot of feedback from them.
The majority of our students are women in their 30s and 40s.
Are the students from Okinawa?
It's rare to see people from Okinawa in our classroom.
琉球舞踊とKageya Defu
There are a lot of Ryukyubu classrooms in Tokyo.
People from Okinawa come to see us.
They want to see us again.
They want to feel Okinawa.
I've never been to Okinawa.
But Ryukyubu was beautiful.
I want to learn more about it.
People from Ryukyubu come to Okinawa because they know Okinawa.
It's a strange meeting.
When I heard about Ryukyubu,
I was able to feel the artistic charm of Ryukyubu.
I was able to feel the artistic charm of Ryukyubu.
I was able to feel the artistic charm of Ryukyubu.
What kind of people do you want to see in America?
I want to see people from all over the world.
New York is perfect for that.
That's why it's New York.
I want to see people from all over the world.
I'm going to perform Kageyadefu at Carnegie Hall.
I've heard of Kageyadefu before.
I'm sure this place makes them feel nostalgic for home.
I think Ryukyubu will be popular from abroad.
I think it's great for people to experience Ryukyubu.
I think it's great for people to experience Ryukyubu.
I want people who don't know Okinawa to get to know Okinawa through culture and have an interest in the history of Okinawa.
I want people from New York to come to Okinawa.
I want people from all over the world to come to Okinawa.
I just thought of Kageya-defu.
The existence of Kageya-defu is the most important thing for Ryukyu-buyo.
I think it's important for Ryukyu-buyo as well.
I don't think there are many people from Ryukyu-buyo who haven't seen Kageya-defu.
But Kageya-defu is a great performance.
It's a performance that only happens in front of the king.
It's a performance that doesn't happen on the day the king doesn't show up.
Ordinary people can't see it.
It's a performance that only happens in front of the king.
I'm proud of it.
I want to see it.
It's a great thing.
Udoi-buyo is a dance that can dance.
Udoi-buyo is a dance that can dance.
Udoi-buyo is a dance that can dance.
If people from Okinawa get to perform Kageya-defu, it's a great thing.
If people from Okinawa get to perform Kageya-defu, it's a great thing.
It's the first song that Ryukyu-buyo will perform.
I think it will be performed until the end.
The first dance of the celebratory dance is a rite of passage.
But it's a normal thing.
When people make a toast, Kageya-defu starts.
It's a leisure time.
I'm holding it.
I said it's a leisure time.
I'm holding it.
I think it's amazing that you guys still see it as a king's movie.
I think it's amazing that there are so many different styles in the culture.
I think it's amazing that there are so many different styles in the culture.
I'm working on a wedding.
Yes, that's right.
I don't do it with people outside of the prefecture,
but I do it with people in the prefecture, almost 100%.
I do it everywhere.
I don't do weddings at the heroin venues,
but I do it at the gardens and beaches.
That's why I always make a stage for it.
Everyone practices for that, including parents.
Today, there were uncles and aunts.
If someone does a wedding,
I have to practice for it.
That's how the celebration starts.
I perform, practice, and that's it.
That's my opinion, but I'm happy if people do it.
Guests from outside of the prefecture,
or people who are watching,
if they do Kageya Defu,
I feel like I'm celebrating Okinawa properly.
Even if I do it as a job,
if I do Kageya Defu or Kachahashi at the end,
I feel at ease.
I feel like I've started it properly.
I heard that Kageya Defu is popular recently.
Is it 100% right now?
There are a lot of people who want to do it.
No matter how Western-style the wedding is,
there are a lot of people who want to do Kageya Defu.
It's because it's the parents' wish.
At a wedding,
everyone thinks that Kageya Defu is a given
because it's the beginning of the ceremony.
But if you feel that the spirit of the wedding is conveyed,
I think you can do it better.
If the host explains it,
people in the prefecture won't know.
People outside the prefecture will also think that there is a dance like this in Okinawa.
Everyone takes care of it before they know it.
It's familiar, isn't it?
It's familiar, but you can't take care of it because you don't know it.
I think a lot of people don't know that Kageya Defu is Ryukyu Buyo.
I see.
Kageya Defu is a dance called Kageya Defu.
I see.
I think so.
There is a dance called Kageya Defu, isn't there?
Yes, there is.
It's like the entrance of the Kageya Defu.
I think it's good to use it as an entrance.
I agree.
When we went to dance in Canada,
Japan Festival.
When we danced Kageya Defu,
people from Okinawa came to see us.
People from Okinawa came to see us from Vancouver.
I didn't think I could hear Kageya Defu here.
Everyone was so excited.
I was so happy that I could share my feelings in one culture with people from all over the world.
I'm used to seeing relatives dancing.
If the real one dances,
they will say this is the real one.
When we dance at the wedding,
people from Okinawa watch us.
That's possible.
They think you are a professional dancer.
But when they ask me to dance,
I would say I don't have any relatives.
I think it's because it's a habit.
It's an habit.
It's an old custom that women do it.
It's an old custom that women do it.
It's an old custom that women do it.
It's an old custom that women do it.
If you have someone who can dance, you should ask your family to dance with you.
If we didn't have that, we wouldn't be doing Ryukyu-buyo.
琉球舞踊と家族の関係
My mother doesn't want to be asked to dance.
She doesn't want to dance in front of my parents.
That's why I decided to do Ryukyu-buyo.
Maybe that's how I was born.
Maybe that's how you were born.
It's a good experience to dance with your family.
It's a good experience to dance with your family.
I refuse to dance with my family.
You don't have anyone to dance with.
I can't dance with my family.
But you love your family.
Yes, I do.
I heard that.
Next, I'd like to ask Shiori, the representative of HAHAHAHA, who is producing Akame Sisters.
アートディレクションとARの融合
What do you usually do?
Art direction?
What else do you do besides producing artists?
I work around designing artists.
I also work at a company.
I design brands.
I design brands.
I design brands.
I design brands.
I design brands.
You also have Instagram.
I also have Instagram.
It's similar to my job.
I also do AR.
I design snow and filter for Instagram.
I design snow and filter for Instagram.
At first, the entrance was like that, right?
With AR and Ryukyu-buyo,
we talked about how we could express various things with AR.
Then we started to think,
oh, that sounds fun.
That's how it started to spread.
So we decided to redesign it.
As you can see from the story,
we have a lot of good stuff.
We have a lot of good stuff,
because it's from the top, right?
No, it's not.
Ryukyu-buyo itself is good.
Yes, it is.
But it doesn't have an output.
It's an internal culture.
The dance is delicate.
We felt it was a waste.
So we designed it from the beginning,
and we thought it would spread if we took steps strategically.
New York Flyer, too.
That was so cool.
It's cool.
From the point of view of Ryukyu-buyo,
maybe Hanna.
Yes, Hanna.
Like Ayu.
I was asked if I should take it off.
But these two were so excited.
They said, I'll take it off.
I'll take it off as much as I want.
I like that kind of energy.
I thought, oh, this might work.
If it's not a design that makes you feel uncomfortable,
it won't spread.
So we designed a lot of things.
This time, we want people who don't know Ryukyu-buyo to see it.
So we designed the visuals that will appeal to those people.
When Shiori joined,
it became more digital-oriented.
Did people around you look at you in a different way?
They looked at me in a different way.
In the photo on the newspaper,
there were a lot of stylists,
and it gave me a new look.
They said, you don't look like someone who would dance.
You look like you would.
I said, I stood out.
I said, I stood out.
I'm so frustrated.
I'm so frustrated.
There are a lot of Ryukyu-buyo artists in Okinawa,
and there are a lot of people we admire.
But even though we are active in Tokyo,
we still don't know much about Ryukyu-buyo.
So we can't reach those people.
That's right.
So I thought about who I wanted people to know.
When I went to eat,
they asked me what I was doing.
So I said, I'm a Ryukyu-buyo artist.
I wanted to reach that level of fame.
People say you're amazing if you're a Kabuki actress.
They do.
That's how it is.
I wanted to reach that level of fame.
I wanted to show respect to the many Ryukyu-buyo artists in Okinawa.
I wanted to show respect to the many Ryukyu-buyo artists in Okinawa.
I thought I had a role.
We think we can go outside and do it.
So we do it.
But what we have is the real thing.
We've been doing it since we were kids.
So it's the real thing.
But we want to reach the people who are doing it in Okinawa.
That's what we want to tell them.
That bridge.
To the world.
After Kageyarifu, Akamine Sisters is famous.
Kageyarifu, Akamine Sisters, Ryukyu-buyo.
This time, I was particular about the word Ryukyu-buyo.
When I was in Canada,
when I was asked what I was doing,
I said Ryukyu traditional dance.
I performed Ryukyu traditional dance.
I wanted people to remember it as Ryukyu-buyo.
In the world of Karate,
sumo is transmitted.
So I wanted to make it Ryukyu-buyo.
It's not a weird word.
It's the real thing.
Bonsai, Kabuki, Geisha, Ryukyu-buyo.
Okura?
Yes, Okura.
Okura is Okura.
I was particular about the word.
I used to write Ryukyu traditional dance or Okinawan traditional dance,
but I changed it to Ryukyu-buyo.
It's a description of Okinawan traditional dance.
That's right.
As we talked earlier,
there is authentic,
from traditional style,
and change to the modern style.
It's a world of battle.
In Kabuki, Ryukyu-buyo,
and traditional art,
there are many perspectives,
but in any field,
people who go to the forefront spread it.
With the respect to the original.
That's right.
If you follow the rules,
it will be amazing like you two.
That's right.
In this Carnegie Hall performance,
we can't change the content of the performance.
Of course, the dance is traditional,
and we are thinking about the creation,
but I want people to see the traditional dance in New York.
I want to see what people think
when I bring the original dance to New York.
So, what we do is the same.
Yes, the way we show it,
and the promotion is different.
We ask Shiori to help us.
It's the same as when we put something on the trend.
I want people to come to the theater
and see the culture that is not well-known.
Then we show the essence of what we want to convey.
So, what we want to do is the same as what we do in Okinawa.
Yes.
Promotion is important.
Yes.
琉球舞踊の使命
But you two,
your promotion is modern,
but what you do is traditional.
So, it's different from the real fake that Akane is talking about.
Yes, it's different.
If it doesn't spread,
or if people don't know about it,
it will be cut off.
So, we want to spread it,
and we want to increase the number of people
who respect Ryukyu Biyo.
That's our mission.
That's great.
That's great.
I can't even imagine it from Maki.
The mission of Okinawa.
I just realized it recently.
I just wanted to do it in New York.
Yes, because I like the city so much.
I will have a reason later.
I did it because I wanted to do it.
I thought I was doing this kind of thing.
I did it because I wanted to do it,
and I thought I was doing it.
I thought I was doing it.
But if you don't want to do it,
you can't do anything.
If you perform abroad,
like in New York,
you will go there because you want to do it.
But if you go there,
you will realize how good you are.
I hope so.
You will realize how good you are.
That's right.
It's in New York,
so it might be easier to go there from South America.
There are a lot of people from Okinawa.
That's right.
You guys have to come to the Carnegie Hall in New York.
In June.
I want to come.
We talked about the admission fee earlier,
so I want to ask you about it.
It's not a fee.
We are inviting you.
We are inviting you.
You are invited.
For free.
We are inviting you.
We are inviting you.
It's a fan club.
It's a fan club.
It's a fan club.
If you subscribe to our fan club,
and come to the Carnegie Hall,
and come to the Carnegie Hall,
we will give you a good seat.
We love you.
For free.
What is the fee instead of the ticket?
If you are an individually,
that's free.
You can watch this episode and can make a decision afterward.
That's right.
You can talk after watching this episode.
Yes.
Can you do it on the website?
Yes, we can.
You can do it after the event.
Yes.
If you join the event,
we will send you an e-mail
about how to enjoy Ryukyu-buyo.
For example,
the first event was in the season of cherry blossoms,
so we will send you an e-mail
about the theme of cherry blossoms
for Ryukyu-buyo.
We will send you an e-mail
about how to enjoy Ryukyu-buyo.
We want you to tell us
what you like about Ryukyu-buyo.
We want you to subscribe to our channel.
We will put all the information
on YouTube and Spotify,
so please check it out later.
Do you have an English website?
Yes, we do.
There is an English site, too.
Do you have an English website?
Yes, we do.
There is an English site, too.
You can also subscribe
from abroad.
Yes, you can.
I use PayPal.
PayPal. You can use PayPal.
You can use PayPal
from abroad.
Even if you can't come to New York,
you can still support us
there.
That's right.
Does the park
display the photos you took?
Carnegie Hall is very strict.
It's very strict.
We can't film
all the stages
of the concert.
So,
we can only show
a part of the concert
for one night.
But the stage itself
is a one-night live show.
Because you can take photos.
It's a very strict hall.
There are many people.
Carnegie Hall is about
one hour and a half.
It's about one hour and a half.
It's a one-hour and a half live show.
It's a Friday night show.
The performers
are two people
and the performers are
two people.
We bring two people
for a live show.
So, there are two people
who dance.
That's great.
If we don't go,
we won't have
a chance like this.
If this goes well,
we will step on the stage
more and more.
We will follow
Akamine Sisters
and go on a world tour.
I want to go on a world tour.
We will do our best.
Thank you
both
today and
Akamine Sisters will definitely
be in Carnegie Hall.
We will definitely be there.
As long as we don't fight.
If you come,
if you listen to this
and meet the real thing,
we will be very happy.
Especially for people who don't live in Japan,
we will do our best
and go on a world tour.
We will post
information about Akamine Sisters
on Twitter.
What is the most popular
online?
Instagram?
Akamine Sisters
will be there.
Thank you for coming today.
Thank you for coming.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Traditional arts
inherited from the Ryukyu Kingdom.
The beauty of traditional arts
continues to move people's hearts
without hesitation.
However,
with the passing of time,
the dance of the Ryukyu Kingdom
is declining.
This beautiful tradition
is now at the brink of decline.
In order to connect
the tradition of the Ryukyu Kingdom
to the future,
we Akamine Sisters
decided to perform
the Ryukyu Dance.
This performance
is the first step
to the challenge of the world
and to the art of the Ryukyu Dance
that is comparable to
Noh, Kabuki, and Ballet.
We work with professionals
in AR and digital content
to deliver the Ryukyu Dance
in a new way
without being trapped
in the framework of traditional arts
until now.
We want you to connect the tradition
to the future
by watching and learning.
Please help us.
The Ryukyu Dance
to the world!
