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

Overview

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

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

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

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. And also, The song was sung at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen for four consecutive years (63rd, 64th, 65th, 66th).

References

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. ^ 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.

External links

• 復興支援ソング 花は咲く - NHK Archives

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