05/16/12 Playlist

What makes you teary? For one thing, if you eat too much wasabi, it’ll definitely make you teary, so watch out for that wasabi the next time you enjoy a Japanese cuisine :)

Theme: Tears
[Artist - Track - Album]

谷村新司 (Shinji Tanimura) - 花 (Hana, Flower) - オリオン13
SEAMO - マタアイマショウ (Mata aimashou, Let’s Meet Again) - Live Goes On

ケツメイシ (Ketsumeishi) - 涙 (Namida, Tears) - ケツノポリス4
HALCALI - tears of love - TOKYO GROOVE
COLOR - 君のいない道 (Kimi no inai michi, The Road Without You) - Single

西野カナ (Kana Nishino) - Together - Thank You,Love
大橋卓弥 (Takuya Oohashi) - はじまりの歌 (Hajimari no uta, Beginning Song) - Single
NEWS - Supernatural - LIVE

中森明菜 (Akina Nakamori) - 飾りじゃないのよ涙は (Kazari jyanainoyo namida ha, Tears Aren’t Decorations) - BITTER AND SWEET
サカナクション (Sakanaction) - ドキュメント (Dokyumennto, Document) - DocumentaLy
KOH+ - 最愛 (Saiai, My Beloved) - Single

AI - STRONGER feat. 加藤ミリヤ (Miliyah Kato) - Single
大橋トリオ (Torio Oohashi) - Juradira - THIS IS MUSIC
HOUND DOG - 涙のBirthday (Namida no Birthday, Birthday of Tears) - Single

テゴマス (Tegomass) - 僕らのうた (Bokura no uta, Our Song) - アイアイ傘
HY - 涙 (Namida, Tears) - TRUNK

BUMP OF CHICKEN - 涙のふるさと (Namida no furusato, Hometown of Tears) - orbital period
ロードオブメジャー (Road of Major) - 心絵 (Kokoroe, Heart Picture) - ROAD OF MAJOR II
秦基博 (Motohiro Hata) - 休日 (Kyuujitsu, A Day Off) - ALRIGHT

サザンオールスターズ (Southern All Stars) - Moon Light Lover - Young Love

05/09/12 Playlist

Look up at the sky sometimes - you might see something beautiful :)

Theme: Sky

[Artist - Track - Album] 

倉木麻衣 (Mai Kuraki) - Reach for the sky - Perfect Crime
SMAP - さかさまの空 (Sakasama no sora, Upside-Down Sky) - Single
YUKI - Walking On the Skyline - joy

スピッツ (Spitz) - 空も飛べるはず (Sora mo toberu hazu, Surely You Can Fly in the Sky) - Single
キマグレン (Kimaguren) - 星空モード (Hoshizora mo-do, Starlit Sky Mode) - ALIVE
NEWS - 秋の空 (Aki no sora, The Autumn Sky) - LIVE

キンモクセイ (Kinmokusei) - 同じ空の下で (Onaji sora no shita de, Under the Same Sky) - 風の子でいたいね
小田和正 (Kazumasa Oda) - 東京の空 (Toukyou no sora, The Sky of Tokyo) - どーも
東京事変 (Tokyo Jihen) - 空が鳴っている (Sora ga natteiru, The Sky is Ringing) - 大発見

Aqua Timez - 虹 (Niji, Rainbow) - Single
Soma - 浪漫飛行 (Romann hikou, Romantic Voyage) - Essence of life “love”
秦基博 (Motohiro Hata) - アザリアと放課後 (Azaria to houkago, With Azalea After School) - Documentary

いきものがかり (Ikimonogakari) - ブルーバード (Buru- ba-do, Blue Bird) - My song Your song
Sexy Zone - Sexy Zone - Single
tacica - カナリヤ (Kanariya, Canary) - THIS IS FOR YOU~THE YELLOW MONKEY TRIBUTE ALBUM

フジファブリック (Fuji Fabric) - 若者のすべて (Wakamono no subete, Everything of the Young) - TEENAGER
Ms.OOJA - My Way - Single
真心ブラザーズ (Magokoro Brothers) - 空にまいあがれ (Sora ni maiagare, Rise to the Sky) - Single

andymori - 青い空 (Aoi sora, A Blue Sky) - andymori
Kis-My-Ft2 - 祈り (Inori, Prayer) - Kis-My-1st

テゴマス (Tegomass) - ぼくらの空 (Bokura no sora, Our Sky) - テゴマスのあい

05/02/12 Playlist

After playing some songs to celebrate Earth Day, I played some songs that make me want to travel...How I wish we had that “golden week” period like in Japan :’) 

Theme: Travel

[Artist - Track - Album]

HALCALI - 芝生 (Shibafu, Lawn) feat. 谷川俊太郎 (Shuntaro Tanikawa) - 音樂ノススメ

Sugar Soul - Garden - うず

いきものがかり (Ikimonogakari) - KIRA★KIRA★TRAIN (Twinkle Twinkle Train)- 桜咲く街物語

エレファントカシマシ (Elephant Kashimashi) - 旅の途中 (Tabi no tochuu, In the Middle of a Trip) - 真夜中のヒーロー

タニザワトモフミ (Tomofumi Tanizawa) - 宇宙旅行 (Uchuu ryokou, Tour of Outer Space) - きみにとどけ

Perfume - NIGHT FLIGHT - トライアングル

サニーデイ・サービス (Sunny Day Service) - スローライダー (Suro- raida-, Slow Rider) - MUGEN

タッキー&翼 (Tackey & Tsubasa) - 時間旅行 (Jikann ryokou, Time Vacation) - TRIP & TREASURE

テゴマス (Tegomass) - HIGHWAY - テゴマスのうた

EXILE - Fly Away - our style

ピロカルピン (Pilocarpine) - 飛行少女 (Hikou shoujyo, Flight Girl) - 幻聴と幻想の現象

川嶋あい (Ai Kawashima) - Grace - Cafe’ & Musique〜路上集３号〜

D-51 - Travelers Of Life - Single

HY - AM11:00 - Street Story

NEWS - エンドレス・サマー (Enndoresu sama-, Endless Summer) - LIVE

Mr. Children - 終わりなき旅 (Owarinaki tabi, A Journey Without an End) - DISCOVERY

Every Little Thing - Over and Over - Single

桑田佳祐 (Keisuke Kuwata) - JOURNEY - 孤独の太陽

スピッツ (Spitz) - ロビンソン (Robinson) - ハチミツ

For Your Lovely Listening Pleasure...

I'll be back on the air this week to bring you some more Japanese hits to start off your Wednesday!

In the meantime, I thought I could share with you a song I heard on a Japanese radio show the other day - here is the official PV of a song called "めぐり愛 (Meguri ai)", by DUFF. Meguri ai is normally spelled out like "巡り会い", which implies the genuine chance of meeting someone who will become an important part of your life. The song instead uses the character "愛 (Ai)", which means love (suggesting the chance to meet someone you love), and is also the same character used in part of my name, Aika :)

Hope you enjoy the song, and I hope you'll join me again for our next show on 05/02 at 4a!

(Interesting graphics, but very sweet storyline!)

Wednesday (04/25/12) KUCI Shows

This Wednesday, April 25, normal programming on KUCI will be preempted for our annual Ella Fitzgerald 24-hour marathon, hosted by our Dr. Roland Holmes!

Fund Drive & Wayzgoose

Please show your support for KUCI by looking into donating through our Fund Drive, which lasts from April 23 - May 4. You can also come check us out at our info booth at the Wayzgoose Festival tomorrow, 04/21, at Aldrich Park. Hope to see you all there!

04/18/12 Playlist

In place of those sweet dreams you're supposed to be seeing at this time of the day!

Thank you so much for listening in!!

Theme: Dreams
[Artist - Track - Album]
 

AAA - Dream After Dream〜夢から醒めた夢 (Yume kara sameta yume)〜 - 逢いたい理由/Dream After Dream〜夢から醒めた夢〜

清水翔太×加藤ミリヤ (Shota Shimizu×Miliyah Kato) - FOREVER LOVE - Single 

Do As Infinity - Everything will be all right - ∞2

タッキー&翼 (Tackey & Tsubasa) - One Day, One Dream - Single 

CHEMISTRY - 約束の場所 (Yakusoku no basho, The Place We Promised) - Face to Face

DEEP - 夢のカケラ (Yume no kakera, The Pieces of a Dream) - LOVE STORY

YUKI - 長い夢 (Nagai yume, A Long Dream) - Wave

WaT - 夢の途中 (Yume no tochuu, In the Middle of a Dream) - Single 

Syrup 16g - 夢からさめてしまわぬように (Yume kara samete shimawanu youni, Hoping You Won’t Wake Up From Your Dream) - Syrup 16g

スピッツ (Spitz) - 正夢 (Masayume, A Dream Come True) - Single 

関ジャニ∞ (Kanjani 8) - パズル (Pazuru, Puzzle) - PUZZLE

いきものがかり (Ikimonogakari) - キミがいる (Kimi ga iru, You Are Here) - Single

ナオト・インティライミ (Naoto Inti Raymi) - Dreammaker - ADVENTURE

Sky - 夢ひとつ (Yume hitotsu, One Dream) - 夢ひとつ

Hey! Say! JUMP - Dreams come true - Single 

テゴマス (Tegomass) - ユメタビビト (Yumetabibito, Dream Traveller) - テゴマスのまほう

LOVE PSYCHEDELICO - fantastic world - Single 

フジファブリック (Fuji Fabric) - 星降る夜になったら (Hoshi furu yoru ni nattara, When Stars Begin to Fall During the Night) - TEENAGER

レミオロメン (Remioromen) - 夢の蕾 (Yume no tsubomi, Bud of a Dream) - Single 

嵐 (Arashi) - Believe - Believe/曇りのち、快晴
 

NEWS - DREAMS - 紅く燃ゆる太陽