Suraya Mohamed | April 12, 2024
In the corner of a busy office at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, a staffer rearranged books, vinyl records and tchotchkes on a bright red shelving unit. The production crew double-checked equipment settings and made small adjustments to the lighting. Another worker added a few more posters to the tall white file cabinets. Cameras were set and microphones were ready because Fujii Kaze and his band had just rehearsed the night before. Everyone in the room — including a few of us from NPR that were there to help — was eager and excited because the very first performance for Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN was about to start.
Popular around the world, the talented Fujii Kaze is a Japanese singer and pianist known for his sultry R&B grooves and catchy songwriting. His adventurous spirit was strong as he settled into the Tiny Desk way — a concert that’s intimate, mostly acoustic and recorded without reverb, effects, in-ear monitors or wedges. During the rehearsal, the band quickly acclimated to the environment and adjusted instrument volumes to hear each other better. The end result was a beautiful 30 minute set, captured without pause and with no stops, restarts or retakes.
This video is part of the second international version of Tiny Desk, a joint venture between NPR and The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) — the sole public media organization in Japan that is operated with the purpose of providing the latest news, education and culture both domestically and internationally. This new series will spotlight emerging and established Japanese artists with the same engaged performances, look and feel of the original Tiny Desk Concerts series.
SET LIST
“Matsuri”
“Garden”
“damn”
“Kirari”
“Michi Teyu Ku (Overflowing)”
“Shinunoga E-Wa”
MUSICIANS
Fujii Kaze: lead vocals, keys
Yaffle: keys
DURAN: guitar
Katsuya Takumi: bass
Kudo Seiya: drums
Yo-Sea: vocals
nishina: vocals
CREDITS
NHK / NHK ENTERPRISES:
Executive Producer: Shibasaki Tetsuya, Kamano Mizuho
Producer: Ozawa Hiroshi
Director: Ito Misato, Kikuchi Minako
Camera: Ishigaki Motomu
Lighting: Ichikawa Takaho
Sound: Sato Yosuke
Designer: Yamaguchi Takashi
Editor: Morozumi Yuka
NPR Music:
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Lead Video Producer: Maia Stern
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Tiny Desk Team: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Ashley Pointer, Hazel Cills
Senior Director of Partnership Development: Gordon Synn
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
#nprmusic #tinydesk #fujiikaze
37 comments
I straight up thought this was XQC from the thumbnail. Good tunes, he sings really well.
Each live performance I see of him, I just die a little bit. His vocals are beyond compare and his stage presence is amazing.
Chỉ có mê 藤井風さん。
Omg I thought I would never see this again!! Thank you ❤ アマプラから削除されたかと思いました!アプロードしていただき、ありがとうございます!❤
Now I can save this to my daily playlist, thanks NPR😊
この動画が公開されると聞いてから本当に待ち遠しかったです❤
こんなに心を揺さぶられるアーティストは初めてで動画を見ていて感動で心がいっぱいになって涙が止まらなくなりました✨
死ぬのがいいわのサウンド、脱力感あって心地良い。めっちゃ好き。
I've been watching the tiny desk for over decades from Japan
and this is the moment!
Kaze san deserves this! and also J-pop fans too!
まじ嬉しいよ!😆😆😆
It is great to see the full version re-released!! Thank you so very much!!
get this man in coachella
Nishina is so cute 🥰
Fujii Kaze is just AMAZING, and so is his team. Thanks a bunch for uploading this, greetings from Colombia, South America.
Excuse me!? I'm so happy on this Friday! King Fujii!?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MUSIC, FUJII KAZE 😭❤️✨ Love and light to all of us! And thank you for this gem, NPR Music 😊
Magic! It's so nice to hear other languages in music. The talent in this band is enormous. Fabulous performance. Thank you, NPR!
Very good quality of both video and audio, very enjoy among it. 😊
かっこよすぎるだろ
THANK YOU, TEAM KAZE AND NHK MUSIC! all the LOVE to everyone 🫂💐
The whole team slaying behind Fujii!
風さんのYouTubeは13歳からスタートしています。
この演奏を初めて聴いた世界のみなさんは、これから、深い深い沼にハマっていくことでしょう😂
welcome 😍🎉
そしてそのどれもがamazingです。
happyなバイブスと愛に満ちた彼の音楽で満たされる人がどんどん増えていくのは素晴らしいです。
Amo❤
I’m glad that now Fujii Kaze’s musical talent will reach more people, from all parts of the world 🍃 thank you, thank you. I will always be proud of you, Kaze. 💚 (this guy is super good guys! don’t sleep on him)
congrats fujii kaze on the tiny desk concert feature and thank you npr for uploading the full performance !!🥺 I discovered fujii kaze in late 2020 during my freshman year of uni thanks to a friend's recommendation and I'm now in my final semester of uni :"-) kaze's music has accompanied me through the ups and downs of my uni journey and whenever i listen to any of his songs i cant help but remember all the experiences i'd associated with each one. It almost feels like I've grown alongside him and his music career; seeing his rise in popularity and recognition over the years has been such a pleasure and I'm so proud of him :"-)
All elements in this are just so satisfying :”)
どこの国の人達が見てるのかと想像するとわくわくする!!
コーラスも新鮮でとっても素敵です。
ありがとうございます♡
Kaze the best🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
bro just having with the music
this just crazyyyyyyyy
이건 꿈이야…너무 좋아
I only allow this level of positivism from him.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
素晴らしいこの風さんのライブが世界中の人に見てもらえると思うと 胸が一杯で本当に嬉しいです❤
毎日毎日聞きにきますね✨
Messiah of Pop.
特にきらり以降のレゲエバージョンが好きです
This is the best 30mins music show ever! Kaze is definitely a real talent! Can’t stop listening to all his music❤❤❤
Love him!! Yaayyy finally!! 😊😊❤
omg yayyy 🤩