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J-Pop
The next BEGIN concert is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at B.Y.G in Shibuya, Japan. See all 17 upcoming concerts
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About BEGIN
Formed
December 5, 1988
Genre
J-Pop
Friends since attending elementary school, the members of BEGIN sang together for the first time at a friend’s wedding.
∙ Their music incorporates the sanshin, a traditional Okinawan instrument similar to the banjo.
∙ Their debut album, 1990’s Ongaku Ryodan, reached No. 7 in Japan.
∙ An Okinawan folk standard, their 1998 duet with Ryoko Moriyama, “Nada Soso,” has been covered by nearly 50 artists, from Hawai’ian singer Keali’i Reichel to Chinese traditional music group Twelve Girls Band.
∙ “Ichariba Ohana” and “Izayol Yoi” can be heard on the opening and closing credits for the Disney-produced anime series Stitch!.
Members of BEGIN include, or have included, Eisho Higa and Masaru Shimabukuro.
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