NHK production “tiny desk concerts JAPAN Hiroshi Inaba” is posted on YouTube of the original American public broadcasting

■Koshi Inaba, who was a fan of “tiny desk”, will lead a special performance with the strongest tour members!

“tiny desk concerts JAPAN Hiroshi Inaba” was broadcast in September and received a great response. This content, produced by NHK under license from the American public broadcaster NPR (National Public Radio), will be posted on the original NPR’s “tiny desk concerts” YouTube site, following Fujii Kaze. .

A music platform titled “tiny desk concerts” was launched by NPR on the Internet in 2008. The artists performed literally from a “small desk in the NPR office,” and the innovative concept’s organic sound and intimate live atmosphere quickly became a national hit. After the pandemic, its popularity has spread all over the world, and its lineup now includes many of the world’s biggest names, including Taylor Swift and BTS.

Koshi Inaba, a legend in the Japanese music world, released his first solo album in 10 years in 2024 and completed a nationwide tour in the summer. Hiroshi Inaba, who was a fan of America’s “tiny desk”, led his strongest tour members to prepare an arrangement exclusively for “tiny desk”, performed it at the NHK office in Shibuya, Tokyo, and made it into his own music. They showed a wonderful live performance that “breathed new life into”.

Now, NPR has noticed Koshi Inaba’s performance and has decided to post it on their home country’s YouTube site. By being featured on NPR’s website, which has a strong influence on the world’s music scene, Koshi Inaba and “tiny desk concerts JAPAN” will receive even more international attention.

“tiny desk concerts JAPAN Hiroshi Inaba” can be listened to on VOD on NHK WORLD JAPAN’s official website.

Click here to listen to VOD (NHK WORLD JAPAN)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/3025082/

Hiroshi Inaba OFFICIAL SITE
https://en-zine.jp/pc/index.html