Saturday at 5:30 on the Beatbox stage (across Barton Springs Rd.). This artist plays before Japanese Breakfast. Per Wikipedia:
Fujii Kaze (藤井 風; born June 14, 1997) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and pianist. Born and raised in Satoshō, Okayama, he began uploading piano covers of pop songs to YouTube at 12. Signed to Universal Sigma's Hehn Records, Fujii released his debut single, "Nan-Nan", in 2019. His first studio album, Help Ever Hurt Never (2020), reached number one on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart and number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified gold in Japan. The song "Shinunoga E-Wa" became viral on social media and brought Fujii to fame beyond Japan.
It says he's selling out stadiums in Japan and most of his singles have reached Platinum status. He's big in Japan.
Here is his Tiny Desk Concert Japan performance. Their into says:
Popular around the world, the talented Fujii Kaze is a Japanese singer and pianist known for his sultry R&B grooves and catchy songwriting.
Nice tunes.
"Matsuri" is live from one of his stadium shows.
"Love Like This" is his latest single. It's in English.
This is his most streamed song. It gives a warning about the song having themes of self harm and suicide. My video gives the lyrics in English as subtitles.
We may have to see him just to watch the crowd.
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