Fujii Kaze: Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN
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Published 2024-04-12
In the corner of a busy office at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, a staffer rearranged books, vinyl records and tchotchkes on a bright red shelving unit. The production crew double-checked equipment settings and made small adjustments to the lighting. Another worker added a few more posters to the tall white file cabinets. Cameras were set and microphones were ready because Fujii Kaze and his band had just rehearsed the night before. Everyone in the room — including a few of us from NPR that were there to help — was eager and excited because the very first performance for Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN was about to start.
Popular around the world, the talented Fujii Kaze is a Japanese singer and pianist known for his sultry R&B grooves and catchy songwriting. His adventurous spirit was strong as he settled into the Tiny Desk way — a concert that's intimate, mostly acoustic and recorded without reverb, effects, in-ear monitors or wedges. During the rehearsal, the band quickly acclimated to the environment and adjusted instrument volumes to hear each other better. The end result was a beautiful 30 minute set, captured without pause and with no stops, restarts or retakes.
This video is part of the second international version of Tiny Desk, a joint venture between NPR and The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) — the sole public media organization in Japan that is operated with the purpose of providing the latest news, education and culture both domestically and internationally. This new series will spotlight emerging and established Japanese artists with the same engaged performances, look and feel of the original Tiny Desk Concerts series.
SET LIST
"Matsuri"
"Garden"
"damn"
"Kirari"
"Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing)"
"Shinunoga E-Wa"
MUSICIANS
Fujii Kaze: lead vocals, keys
Yaffle: keys
DURAN: guitar
Katsuya Takumi: bass
Kudo Seiya: drums
Yo-Sea: vocals
nishina: vocals
CREDITS
NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES:
Executive Producer: Shibasaki Tetsuya, Kamano Mizuho
Producer: Ozawa Hiroshi
Director: Ito Misato, Kikuchi Minako
Camera: Ishigaki Motomu
Lighting: Ichikawa Takaho
Sound: Sato Yosuke
Designer: Yamaguchi Takashi
Editor: Morozumi Yuka
NPR Music:
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Lead Video Producer: Maia Stern
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Desk Team: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Ashley Pointer, Hazel Cills
Senior Director of Partnership Development: Gordon Synn
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
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All Comments (21)
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I have never heard of these people before and I didn't have a clue why YT kept pushing this video on my recommended for weeks. Bro... I've finally gave it a shot and now I know, this is heavenly! Props to the singer and the band, they're all amazing
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His voice is so beautiful-it's actually taught me more about wavelengths and frequencies than my physics teacher ever did.
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The talent of everyone in this video is immense. International Fujii Kaze fans have been very blessed and fed well today~
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clicked out of curiousity and i dont regret it at all
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truly incredible, love u
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From Venezuela, what a fantastic artist!!❤
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he makes me want to learn Japanese just to understand his lyrics as he is singing
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such a blessing to have found this🤍
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❤Fujii kaze said❤”Please never buy ridiculously expensive tickets. Please save your precious money or use it for other useful things. PEACE🙏🙏🙏“ Lets respect his feelings!!
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His performance comes out naturally. Like he didn't try to impress the audience. He's just having fun with his friends. And then it is unexpectedly amazing!
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fujii kaze's voice is so handsome and cool. his songs are beautiful!!
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The only Tiny Desk performance I’ve watched repeatedly. Thank you, YouTube algorithm for suggesting something that blew us away to the point that my husband and I would fly to another country to watch Kaze perform live! 🤯 To think I only discovered Kaze 5 days ago! Thank you for your incredible music and your message of love, Kaze! Blessings! 🙏❤️👏
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Guys it's never too late to start listening to Fujii Kaze (typing error before)
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This is a no.1 masterpiece in the world 😭🤍
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BROO I swear, we need this Ver of Kirari on spotify....🥲
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For non Japanese people; Please put the caption ON! Lyrics in English are available😊
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WOOW!!! You have a new fan from Colombia ❤
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I just discover my favorite new artist
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6:27 when he reveals those beautiful serene eyes!😍
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Que guapo el fujii 🍄 Im glad i can read the caption and be touched more deeply w this music 🙏🏻✨also give me more power to travel to japan to see them 🫶🏻✨
