Flowers Will Bloom

"Flowers Will Bloom"
Single by Hana wa saku project
Released	May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
Genre	J-pop
Label	FlyingDog
Songwriter(s)	Shunji Iwai (lyrics) Yoko Kanno (composition and arrangement)
Producer(s)	Mayumi Koda

"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.^[1][2]

NHK has been broadcasting "Flowers Will Bloom" since March 2012.^[3] Since then, various versions have been produced.^[3] It has been sung and passed down by many people across generations and borders.^[3]

The lyricist of the song, Shunji Iwai, and the composer, Yoko Kanno, are both from Sendai, Miyagi.^[3] Also, the song features notable natives from the affected areas of Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate.^[4][5]

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.^[6][7] And also, The song was sung at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen for four consecutive years (63rd, 64th, 65th, 66th).^{[8][9][10][11]}

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