Kariyushi58 (かりゆし58 ) is a Japanese four-man pop group from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and headliner of the Utanohi music festival. Their sound contains many elements of traditional Okinawan folk music. The name is a portmanteau of the Okinawan かりゆし, meaning "harmony" or "happiness", and 58, the number of the local Japanese National Route, and just as that road crosses the sea and connects with Kyushu, the band wants their music to cross the sea and resound in Japan.
A mélange of rock, traditional Okinawan elements, and reggae influences, their music transmits an atmosphere of chirudai, or "sacred laziness," (an almost spiritual, relaxed mood) that Okinawans have identified as something that distinguishes them from mainland Japanese. Upbeat and celebratory in tone, it might be described as positive floating rock. Melody lines that pierce the heart and the vocalist's direct, earnest voice have been cited as the Kariyushi 58's greatest charms. According to their singer, the band's songs are fairly simple because musically, their goal is to express their message using the minimum necessary words and sounds, so the components of each song are carefully chosen and the unnecessary elements cut out.
Kariyushi 58 was formed in 2005 from the three high school friends Maekawa Shingo (vocals/bass), Shinya Yukihiro (guitar), and Nakamura Hiroki (drums). However, in 2008, they acquired a fourth member, Miyahira Naoki (guitar). In February 2006, the unknown band broke into the Japanese music scene with a release of seven songs, whose title track Koibito yo also appeared on the compilation CD Smart 10th & 200th ANNIVERSARY alongside famous mainland Japanese bands like THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT.
In July they released the single Anma, which means "mother" in their native language, in limited edition format only for Okinawa. To promote their CD, the band flew to Tokyo where they did their first one-man in mainland Japan. The exhibition was opened by Fuji Television on a specially installed stage and was a huge success. An Oricon news article reporting on the event referred to them as the "New Star" of Okinawa. In August, the single including Anma's PV went on sale throughout Japan.
After releasing the seven-track album Uji no uta, the band entered 2007, a year which would see the releases of the single Te to te, which ranked tenth on the Oricon Indies chart for nine consecutive weeks, and a thirteen-track album, Soro soro, Kariyushi, which ranked first on the same chart two weeks in a row.
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