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  • THE ALFEE
    2025/06/28
    THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah Featuring THE KIMI KATO SHOW with one of Japan’s most iconic and beloved bands, THE ALFEE! From their explosive debut to their record-breaking achievements, THE ALFEE has captivated hearts and rocked the Japanese music scene for over half a century. Formed in college in 1973 by MASARU SAKURAI (vocals and bass), KOHNOSUKE SAKAZAKI (vocals, acoustic guitar, and percussion), and TOSHIHIKO TAKAMIZAWA (vocals and electric guitar), THE ALFEE is renowned for their distinctive blend of rock, pop, and symphonic metal. Over the years, THE ALFEE has continued to dominate the music scene with numerous hits and successful albums, maintaining their relevance and appeal in the industry. In December 2018, THE ALFEE was recognized in the Guinness World Records® for having the most theme songs by a single artist for the same international sporting event broadcast on TV. https://www.instagram.com/the_alfee_official/ https://www.facebook.com/alfeefan/ THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 分
  • July In Japan - Festivals, Fire, and the Sea
    2025/06/20
    THE KIMI KATO SHOW With JEREMIAH - Featuring July In Japan From dazzling fireworks lighting up the night skies to energetic matsuri dances echoing through the streets, July is when Japan truly comes alive. Let’s explore together what makes this month so uniquely unforgettable. July in Japan is hot – and not just a little. We’re talking full-on humid, sweat-through-your-shirt heat. But what makes it bearable are the little comforts: kakigōri shaved ice, uchiwa fans, and those nostalgic sounds of furin wind chimes. But there’s something poetic about that heat. It slows life down just enough to help us appreciate a breeze, the shade of a tree, or a cold glass of mugicha barley tea. Join us as we explore the best Japan has to offer in July. Festivals, Fire, and the Sea THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Did you like the music in this episode? THE PLAYLIST IS HERE https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0JRRDGtbahztCQCjYYcUdU?si=a1fb657832f943b6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 1 分
  • MACO - Japanese Pop Star
    2025/06/13
    THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah - Featuring MACO, Japanese Singer-Songwriter MACO began writing songs at the age of 17. She started out writing original Japanese lyrics to Mariah Carey's songs. Her singing and songwriting skills were recognized by the agency ONEPEACE, which also manages Matt Cab and tofubeats. To promote her talent, MACO began publishing Japanese covers of songs by Western artists such as Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Ariana Grande. The videos garnered 6 million views in just 5 months. In April 2014, she released her first indie mini-album, 22, which topped the iTunes charts. She was subsequently signed by Universal Music Japan and followed up with a second mini-album release, 23, which also topped the digital charts and reached #10 on the weekly Oricon charts. Later that year, the mini-album was repackaged as a deluxe release under the title 23. MACO was the opening act of Ariana Grande's 2014 Japan tour. MACO Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maco___official/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/macopage/ THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 3 分
  • June: The Rainy Season In Japan
    2025/06/06
    THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah Featuring June: The Rainy Season in Japan Today, we’re wading into the wet and wonderful world of June in Japan—a month known for rain, romance, reflection, and rhythm. Pull out your umbrellas, put on your headphones, and take a walk in the June rain in Japan with us! - - - - - - - - - - THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 分
  • Kimi's Trip To Japan For Music Awards Japan 2025
    2025/05/31
    THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah Kimi visited four major cities on his trip back to Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Kyoto. He visited three shrines, attended the Music Awards Japan 2025, bought new fashion from his friend, attended three concerts, and also visited his parents in Nagano. How's that for a two-week trip? Kimi's primary reason for traveling to Japan was to attend Music Awards Japan 2025. Think of it as Japan's answer to the Grammys—a brand-new international music award designed to celebrate and elevate Japanese and Asian music on the global stage. Organized by the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA), a coalition of five major Japanese music organizations, this new award show aims to: Promote Japanese and Asian music worldwide Foster a globally recognized music culture from Japan Encourage international artists to engage with the Japanese market The key awards of the night were: - Best Song Asia: aespa – Supernova - Top Global Hit from Japan: YOASOBI – Idol - New Artist of the Year: tuki. – Bansanka - Best Singer-Songwriter Song: Vaundy – Kaiju no Hanauta - Artist of the Year: Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Kusushiki - Album of the Year: Fujii Kaze – Kirari (from LOVE ALL SERVE ALL) - Song of the Year: Creepy Nuts – “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” Kimi also visited these three shrines: - Tenkawa shrine [天河神社] in Nara - Kashihara Jingu [橿原神宮] also in Nara - Yasui Konpiragu [安井金比羅宮] in Kyoto Kimi saw these three concerts: - Official Hige Dandism’s first stadium show in Osaka - The ALFEE’s show at the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo - MACO’s show in Nagoya - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Music Awards Japan 2025 & Our Childhood Idols
    2025/05/09
    THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah Featuring Music Awards Japan 2025 The Music Awards Japan is a brand-new international music award designed to celebrate and elevate Japanese and Asian music on the global stage. Organized by the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association also known as CEIPA, a coalition of five major Japanese music organizations, Music Awards Japan aims to promote Japanese and Asian music worldwide and foster a globally recognized music culture from Japan, and encourage international artists to engage with the Japanese artists. Kimi and I also talk about who we idolized as teenagers and the posters that we hung on our bedroom walls. THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 12 分
  • Golden Week - Japan's Springtime Spectacle
    2025/05/03
    THE KIMI KATO SHOW with Jeremiah Featuring Golden Week - Japan's Springtime Spectacle Golden Week, or "Gōruden Wīku" (ゴールデンウィーク) in Japanese, is a collection of four national holidays, that occur within seven days, typically from April 29th to May 5th. It's one of Japan's busiest holiday seasons, alongside New Year and Obon. During this time, many Japanese people look forward to this week, plan vacations, travel domestically or internationally, and enjoy leisure activities. The Holidays Within Golden Week The national holidays making up the Golden Week are: April 29Showa Day (Showa no hi):April 29 is the birthday of former Emperor Showa, who died in the year 1989. Until 2006, Greenery Day (see May 4) used to be celebrated on this day. May 3Constitution Day (Kenpo kinenbi):On this day in 1947, the new postwar constitution was put into effect. May 4Greenery Day (Midori no hi):Until 2006, Greenery Day used to be celebrated on April 29, the birthday of former Emperor Showa. The day is dedicated to the environment, because the emperor loved plants and nature. Before being declared Greenery Day, May 4 used to be a national holiday due to a law, which declares a day, that falls between two national holidays, a national holiday. May 5Children's Day (Kodomo no hi):The Boy's Festival (Tango no Sekku) is celebrated on this day. Families pray for the health and future success of their sons by hanging up carp streamers and displaying samurai dolls, symbolizing strength, power and success in life. The Girl's Festival is celebrated on March 3. Join us for an exploration of Springtime in Japan and Golden Week! Tue, Apr 29, 2025 – Tue, May 6, 2025 https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2282.html THE KIMI KATO SHOW Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producers - Kimi Kato & Jeremiah D. Higgins Sound Engineer - Graham Parker | Surprise Studio Theme Music for The Kimi Kato Show - Yamagen “Joyride” Kimi Kato on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimitaka.kato/ https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ https://www.instagram.com/asteri_ent/ Project Asteri Website: https://projectasteri.com evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Pantheon Media - http://pantheonpodcasts.com/ Radio Candy Media - https://www.facebook.com/RadioCandyMedia/ All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS Find Graham Palmer Surprise Studio on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/surprise__studio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 分
  • CHI - CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE
    2025/04/25
    THE KIMI KATO SHOW Featuring CHI - from CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE CLWP is a solo unit founded by CHI -, known for her bright orange hair. The band also includes two other members, Whoopies No.1 and Whoopies No.2. Their first single, “Dear Idiot,” was released in December 2019. In 2021, they were selected as one of the artists for Spotifyʼs RADAR: Early Noise 2021. They have performed at one of the biggest festivals in Japan, Summer Sonic in 2022, in Tokyo and Osaka. VIBE.com quoted the band as one of the “10 Best Performances We Saw at SXSW 2023”. One of the “Best 15 Acts” at SXSW 2024 by British music magazine CLASH Music. WEBSITE: https://clwp.jp INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/chameleon.lime.whoopiepie/ X: https://x.com/clwp_info YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@CHAMELEONLIMEWHOOPIEPIE TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@clwp_official THE KIMI KATO SHOW CREDITS NEW SHOWS - Every Friday “Your source for all things in Japanese culture.” About The Show The Kimi Kato Show with Co-Host Jeremiah is your gateway to Japanese culture. We invite you to join us each week as we explore the vibrant world of Japanese pop culture and dive into the colorful world of Japan's music, anime, fashion, film, and cuisine. As the Founder of Project Asteri, a boutique music label, Kimi connects artists with global audiences, effortlessly transcending borders and connecting East and West. Having previously worked at Universal Music Japan, Kimi has introduced international sensations such as Ariana Grande, Black Eyed Peas, Carly Rae Jepsen, Hoobastank, Jack Johnson, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Sum 41, and Taylor Swift. He has worked with renowned artists like Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Mariah Carey, and U2. Don't miss an episode of The Kimi Kato Show - Your invitation to the dynamic world of Japan! The Kimi Kato Show - Please Subscribe & Rate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kimi-kato-show/id1745997212 Check Out The Back Catalogs of Special Guests https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/dVRHFjXkG3aEmyhfTYLitaQ7/vault To Become a Sponsor of The Kimi Kato Show CLICK HERE for Media Deck and Rates https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/kNGEgzkEh8BmNKVW1YjkJ6DK/vault/8175765795 THE KIMI KATO SHOW BROUGHT TO YOU BY evolve entertainment network www.thejeremiahshow.com Host - Kimi Kato Co-Host - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producer - Jeremiah D. Higgins Executive Producer - Kimi Kato Senior Sound Engineer | Producer - Graham Palmer | Surprise Studio Be sure to check out all of the evolve entertainment network shows: The Arwen Lewis Show + The Jeremiah Show + The Mike Gormley Show THE KIMI KATO SHOW PROUDLY FEATURES Music Connection Magazine - https://www.musicconnection.com/ MusiCares - MusiCares provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community - https://musicares.org/ The Kimi Kato Show Radio Broadcast is heard in London, Somerset, U.K., New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara on Radio Candy Media Radio + Streaming Stations. PROJECT ASTERI WEBSITE - https://www.projectasteri.com Kimi Kato on FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/projectasteri Kimi Kato on INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/project_asteri/ Jeremiah D. Higgins Socials - https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins Sound Engineer, Producer - Graham Palmer, Surprise Studio www.surpriseenterprises.com GRAHAM PALMER’S SOCIALS - On Instagram: @surprisestudio Did you like the music in this episode? You can find the Original Music Soundtrack - CLICK HERE: Guest Music Soundtracks https://open.spotify.com/user/bxcn9jvelxl6if6nr50ldft3x/playlists Become a Japanese Cultural Insider - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to The Kimi Kato Show Podcast to be alerted to new shows! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kimi-kato-show/id1745997212 All Inquiries: Jeremiah D. Higgins | Executive Producer https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 7 分