Akina Nakamori talks about Ado’s “Ussewa” on Apple Music Radio, saying, “I want to sing along with her.”

■“When that song was released, I was surprised to find out who was on it, and I was hooked on listening to it.” (Akina Nakamori)

Akina Nakamori will appear as a guest on Apple Music’s radio program “J-Pop Now Radio” to be released on January 15th.

“J-Pop Now Radio” is a radio program packed with the latest in J-Pop, introducing notable new releases and popular hit songs. Interviews with special guests by DJ Kentaro Ochiai that can only be heard here are also popular.

Akina Nakamori will be the guest on January 15th, and will include “Fin -JAZZ-”, which was distributed on December 31, 2024, and a playlist selected by the singer herself, which was released on New Year’s Day, “Akina Nakamori: New Year Starters 2025”. ” Interview was conducted. This will be the second appearance for Nakamori, who first appeared on the radio program in 2024.

Nakamori is more of a Western music fan, but for his New Year’s playlist, he selected all 20 Japanese songs, including Masaharu Fukuyama, Yumi Matsutoya, Southern All Stars, Hikaru Utada, B’z, and Ado. “Even with Japanese music, I want to deliver songs that stick in my ears and that I listen to on a regular basis, whether it’s playing outside while I’m walking around town, inside a store, or on the wire.” That’s what he thought.

Regarding Ado’s “Ussewa”, which was selected as a song for Reiwa, “When that song was released, I was surprised to find out who was on it, and I was hooked on listening to it.” I just want to sing with him,” he said of Ado’s appeal.

Nakamori’s passion for music and song selection that shows the connection with herself, precious memories with gorgeous artists such as Yumi Matsutoya, and the creation of “Fin -JAZZ-” which will be the first song on the playlist. Also pay attention to your thoughts.

In addition, Apple Music will be releasing the new single “Fin -JAZZ-” from Nakamori’s self-cover series, which received a lot of attention, and the spatial audio version of the best album collection “BEST lll” released in 1992, starting from January 15th. Currently being distributed in advance for a limited time. Released in November 1992, Akina Nakamori’s best album, following “BEST” released in April 1986 and “BEST II” released in December 1988, is still loved by many people. You can watch “BEST lll” with spatial audio using Dolby Atmos.

In addition, the playlist project “New Year Starters 2025” is also being distributed. The limited playlist, selected by Nakamori herself, is made up of a wide variety of songs, and is a playlist suitable for the new year that shows a valuable side of her.

Program URL
apple.co/JPopNow

“BEST lll” distribution URL
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/best/903263540

Akina Nakamori: New Year Starters 2025
https://music.apple.com/playlist/pl.1ec66bc1509643ea8fbcb14faf1a14b8