Artist Profile
Chulala
Chulala is an Okinawan girls group who were active in the early 2000s. After auditioning in Okinawan, the group was formed by three high school students at the time, Reika Higa, Ayano Oyakawa, and Rina Kinjyo, who had studied Sanshin and Okinawan Ryukyuan Dance since childhood. Based on the legendary venue Uta Ashibi Kaguraza in Naha of Okinawa, they were also active in Okinawa product exhibitions held nationwide to perform Ryukyu Traditional Songs. In 2005, they released Okinawa E Ikou (Let's go to Okinawa), a song to attract tourists from all over Japan to Okinawa. The arrangement that sublimated Okinawan songs into pop music, which later led to cover songs, still has many fans, and Okinawa E Ikou (Let's go to Okinawa), has established itself as a new pop song that represents Okinawa.