Hana wa Saku
CD Information
- Artist
- NHK "Ashita e" Higashi Nihon Daishinsai Fukko Shien
- Single
- Hana wa Saku (花は咲く)
- Release Date
- 2012.05.23
- Label/Catalog Number/Price
- Label: Victor Entertainment
- VTZL-43 (Limited Edition, CD+DVD) / ￥1,500
- VTCL-35132 (Regular Edition, CD only) / ￥1,000
Trackslists
- CD
- Hana wa Saku (花は咲く) (Hana wa Saku Project version)
- Hana wa Saku (花は咲く) (Iwata Karen version)
- Hana wa Saku (花は咲く) (The Little Singers of Tokyo version)
- Hana wa Saku (花は咲く) (instrumental)
- DVD
- Hana wa Saku (花は咲く) PV (Full Version)
- Hana wa Saku (花は咲く) (Iwata Karen)
- Making Of
General Information
NHK "Ashita e" Higashi Nihon Daishinsai Fukko Shien Song "Hana wa Saku" (日本語タイトル: NHK「明日へ」東日本大震災復興支援ソング 花は咲く)
This song was used as the theme song of the "Hana wa Saku Project". It was written by Shunji Iwai and composed by Yoko Kanno. Part of profits were donated to the Touhoku earthquake and tsunami relief efforts.
It featured the AKB48 members Iwata Karen and Nakaya Sayaka. The B-side track is Iwata Karen's first solo song.
Full Members
Iwate Prefecture: Sawada Chikako (singer-songwriter) / Sen Masao (enka singer) / Nakaya Sayaka (AKB48) / Niinuma Kenji (enka singer) / Murakami Hiroaki (actor) / Yamakawa Erika (idol)
Miyagi Prefecture: Arakawa Shizuka (figure skater) / Ikushima Hiroshi (TV announcer) / Ikemens (pop duo) / Iwata Karen (AKB48) / Otomo Kouhei (singer) / Kano Eiko (comedian) / Kano Kaori (singer) / Kumagai Ikumi (singer-songwriter) / Sato Muneyuki (singer) / Sandwichman (comedy duo) / Suzukaze Mayo (actress) / Suzuki Kyoka (actress) / Nakamura Masatoshi (singer) / Nomura Katsuya (baseball player/manager) / Hatakeyama Miyuki (singer-songwriter) / Maggy Shinji (comedian/illusionist) / Mori Kumiko (opera singer/talent) / Mori Keaki (actress/ex-Takarazuka member) / Yoshinori (baseball player) / Yusa Mimori (singer-songwriter).
Fukushima Prefecture: Akiyoshi Kumiko (actress) / Umezawa Tomio (actor) / Kato Cha (drummer/actor) / Kadokura Yuki (singer) / Sato B-saku (actor) / Nishida Toshiyuki (actor/singer) / Harada Naoyuki (enka singer) / Honda Takeshi (figure skater)
