Flowers Will Bloom

"Flowers Will Bloom"
Single by Hana wa saku project
ReleasedMay 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
GenreJ-pop
LabelFlyingDog
Songwriter(s)Shunji Iwai (lyrics)
Yoko Kanno (composition and arrangement)
Producer(s)Mayumi Koda

"Flowers Will Bloom" (Japanese: 花は咲く Hana wa Saku) is a Japanese charity song released in 2012.

Overview

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The song was produced mainly by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) as a support song for the reconstruction efforts following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.[1][2]

NHK has been broadcasting "Flowers Will Bloom" since March 2012.[3] Since then, various versions have been produced.[3] It has been sung and passed down by many people across generations and borders.[3]

The lyricist of the song, Shunji Iwai, and the composer, Yoko Kanno, are both from Sendai, Miyagi.[3] Also, the song features notable natives from the affected areas of Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate.[4][5]

In 2014, Yuzuru Hanyu, a figure skater from Sendai, performed to Hana Ha Saku "Flowers Will Bloom" to the world. The version of the song chosen by Hanyu was sung by Fumiya Sashida.[6][7] And also, The song was sung at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen for four consecutive years (63rd, 64th, 65th, 66th).[8][9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Flowers Will Bloom - Hana wa Saku - Multilingual Version. NHK World-Japan. Retrieved 2024-04-15 – via www3.nhk.or.jp.
  2. ^ "Flowers Will Bloom - Hana wa Saku - Multilingual version - Culture Crossroads". NHK World-Japan. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  3. ^ a b c d NHK. "復興支援ソング「花は咲く」" (in Japanese). NHKアーカイブス. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Yousef (9 August 2021). "Yoko Kanno: What's She Been Up To?". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ "「花は咲く」コンピ発売、菅野よう子編曲の16バージョン収録". natalie.mu (in Japanese). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  6. ^ "羽生結弦世界へ届ける「花は咲く」" (in Japanese). NHKアーカイブス. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  7. ^ "羽生結弦「花は咲く」を滑る" (in Japanese). NHKアーカイブス. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  8. ^ "紅白で「花は咲く」合唱…堀北「被災地に思いはせて」" (in Japanese). スポニチ Sponichi Annex. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  9. ^ "【紅白】綾瀬はるか、東北の復興願い涙の熱唱" (in Japanese). ORICON NEWS. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  10. ^ "徳永英明、紅白で羽生結弦と「花は咲く」コラボステージ" (in Japanese). 音楽ナタリー. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  11. ^ "紅白歌合戦「花は咲く」をYOSHIKIが演奏、「アニメ紅白」詳細も決定" (in Japanese). 音楽ナタリー. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
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