{"id":21978,"date":"2025-08-31T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/?post_type=socaljapan&#038;p=21978"},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T06:22:00","slug":"2025-08-31","status":"publish","type":"socaljapan","link":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/socaljapan\/2025-08-31\/","title":{"rendered":"August 31st 2025 O.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">August 31st 2025 O.A.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I1_6sjTtVbw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>US KAYO Music Festival<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, August 10, the US KAYO Music Festival took place at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo.\u2028It was hosted by the Japanese Singers\u2019 Association TOMONOKAI in USA and featured six singers from Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1963, the Japanese Singers\u2019 Association is Japan\u2019s leading organization for professional singers.\u2028The U.S. branch, the Japanese Singers\u2019 Association TOMONOKAI in USA, was established to promote Japanese popular music in America and foster international friendship.\u2028It organized this concert to celebrate its 5th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The event began with performances by talented singers from Los Angeles who had earned Pro-Level Singer certification from the Association.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the long-awaited concert by guest artists from Japan.\u2028First to take the stage was Shizue Abe.<\/p>\n<p>She was followed by Youki Kudoh and Yuki Kashima of Los Indios, who performed the classic hit \u201cWakaretemo Suki na Hito\u201d<br \/>\nThey performed \u201cComo Esta Los Angeles,\u201d written by Akira Fujimoto, president of the U.S. TOMONOKAI.<br \/>\nYouki Kudoh then delivered a heartfelt rendition of a signature song by her father, singer Hachiro Izawa.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Association Chairman Michito Goda sang traditional folk and children\u2019s songs.<\/p>\n<p>He was followed by Yumiko Kokonoe.<br \/>\nClosing the evening, Association President Yasuo Tanabe performed some of his hit songs.<br \/>\nA packed house enjoyed a night filled with timeless Japanese classics sung by the original artists themselves.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s music festival was sponsored by Akira Fujimoto, president of the Japanese Singers\u2019 Association TOMONOKAI in USA, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his Little Tokyo gift shop, the Olympic Shop.<br \/>\nAll 800 audience members were invited free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Fujimoto is actively engaged in community service and has recently donated to the Koreisha Senior Care &amp; Advocacy and the Seinan Senior Center to support the creation of senior care facilities.<\/p>\n<p>This fall, Fujimoto will make his CD debut in Japan with a duet he wrote and performed with Shizue Abe.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] August 31st 2025 O.A. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] US KAYO Music Festival On Sunday, August 10, the US KAYO Music Festival took place at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo.\u2028It was hosted by the Japanese Singers\u2019 Association TOMONOKAI in USA and featured six singers from Japan. 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