Rimi Natsukawa

Artist

Rimi Natsukawa is a Japanese female singer from Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, a vocalist of great ability with a soaring, warm voice rooted in her background in Okinawan folk music. Known for her signature song 'Nada Sousou', she is one of the nationally loved singers to have appeared on NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen. Her single 'Hug Shichao' was adopted as the opening theme for the 2005 renewal of the TV anime 'Doraemon' based on the original manga by Fujiko F. Fujio, serving as a song that symbolizes the generational shift from the long-running previous series. Its gentle message, one that makes you want to hug your family and friends, reaches the hearts of both children and adults.