On Wednesday, Lady Gaga posted a video commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, 2011.
Check out her full message below.
At the end of the video, and via her official Twitter page, she says “Aishitemasu,” which is Japanese for “I love you,” to the people of Japan.
Aishitemasu Japan 💕 pic.twitter.com/w7KicgJhvP
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) March 10, 2021
In the video, Gaga recalls the tragic day 10 years ago and her reaction to seeing the devastating news. She applauds the Japanese people for coming together during that time of adversity, something which she says we could all learn from during the COVID-19 comment. Gaga continues to send love and support to people around the world, following the One World: Together at Home benefit concert she curated in support of the World Health Organization.
Just 15 weeks after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Gaga paid a visit to Japan. She performed at MTV Video Music Aid Japan on June 25, 2011. A press conference was held before the show where Gaga sent words of encouragement to the people of Japan. She decided to auction her teacup that she used at that conference for charity to support the relief effort. On May 10, 2021, she visited Japan once again to perform a solo concert during which she put up the teacup at an official charity auction. Prices began at 1 yen, and within hours, had amassed 1 million yen. The teacup was bought by a man from Miyazaki Prefecture for 6,011,000 yen (approx. $55,400 today). The money was donated to a program to support young Japanese people interested in art and music who wanted to study abroad in the US.
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BEAMS Japan has announced its participation in the 3.11 Fukkou ni Yorisou Project on the crowdfunding service READYFOR to help raise money for restoration efforts in places that are still affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The apparel brand has created the Bakabon Family Charity T-Shirt, the proceeds of which will be used as a return to supporters of the project. READYFOR launched the project on April 14, 2021, the proceeds of which will be donated to six groups working to restore Tohoku.
From the READYFOR Project page
READYFOR launched back in 2011 as Japan's first crowdfunding service. In the past 10 years, 1,529 crowdfunding pages have been set up for restoration efforts of the Tohoku earthquake, which have brought in over 1 billion yen. The charity tee by BEAMS Japan is available in nine sizes.Information
3.11 Fukkou ni Yorisou Project
Japanese Project Name: 3.11 復興に「よりそう」プロジェクト2021
Running: March 10, 2021 – May 31, 2021
Project Page: https://readyfor.jp/projects/yorisou311 -
When the Great East Japan Earthquake struck Japan back on March 11, 2011, RADWIMPS immediately set up a donation project called Itoshiki. The band offered support to the relief effort in collaboration with other fellow musicians, creators, and actors. Almost every year since then, on March 11, the band has written and released a new song to show support to areas that were devastated by the disaster together with a music video made by Japanese videographer Daisuke Shimada. On this year's March 11, the 10th anniversary of the disaster, RADWIMPS dropped a new almost entitled 2+0+2+1+3+1+1= 10 years 10 songs. RADWIMPS - "Aitai"
The album includes eight songs the band has already put out there to date as well as two other songs: Kakurenbo which serves as the main theme for the Japanese drama special Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau which covers the 10th anniversary of the earthquake, and Aitai, a new song that RADWIMPS released a video for on their YouTube channel. The new album will be released in three editions, two of which are coupled with a DVD and Blu-ray respectively which include the video projects RADWIMPS made together with Shimada. Proceeds made from the album will be donated towards further relief effort across Japan including the Japanese Red Cross Society, local governments, and more. Information
2+0+2+1+3+1+1= 10 years 10 songs
Released: March 11, 2021
Album Details: https://radwimps.jp/10years10songs
Download/Stream Here: https://lnk.to/10y10s
Official Website: http://radwimps.jp/
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Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe uploaded a music video parody of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's song Rain on Me. The original song was released on May 22, 2020 and features on Gaga's latest studio album Chromatica. It went on to reach No. 1 on weekly charts across the globe, and its music video has over 160 million views on YouTube (as of July 2020). Lady Gaga “Rain On Me with Ariana Grande” Official Parody
Naomi Watanabe explained that she felt incredible power from Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande when Rain on Me dropped back in May. She described the "motherly presence [of Gaga] that greatly envelops me." In the parody music video, Watanabe plays the part of Lady Gaga while comedian Yuriyan Retriever takes up the role of Ariana Grande. The music video was shot after the state of emergency was lifted in Japan. It was directed by Daisuke Ninomiya, who has worked on many music videos for many big artists in Japan such as Daichi Miura and Sandaime J Soul Brothers. It was shot in collaboration with makeup artists, stylists, and manicurists who are close with Watanabe. The music video plays up Watanabe's iconic comedy while still managing to be as thrilling as the original music video. Speaking about the music video, Naomi Watanabe said: "I thought it would be amusing to shoot this video as close as possible to the original, and because I like parodies, so we really went all-out with the little details." The music video parody received praise from Lady Gaga's production team for its quality. It currently has 2.5 million views on YouTube (as of July 2020). Check it out and be sure to compare it with the original. Information
Rain On Me with Ariana Grande
Download/Stream: https://umj.lnk.to/Gaga_Ariana
Official Website: https://www.ladygaga.com/
Naomi Watanabe Official Website: https://profile.yoshimoto.co.jp/talent/detail?id=2710