Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - Jpop stars Ai Kawashima and Minami Kizuki coming to NYC

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Jpop starlets Ai Kawashima and Minami Kizuki will both be performing next weekend in New York City to celebrate Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Minami Kizuki will perform at 4:15pm and Ai Kawashima will perform at 5:15 on both Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3. Minami Kizuki is a 19-year old new star on the Pony Canyon record label with a powerful voice. Her latest single (pictured) is a double release — “Dareka No Tame Ni / Wasurena Gusa” (誰カノタメニ / ワスレナグサ). Ai Kawashima will be making a live appearance at Kinokuniya Bookstore Friday afternoon before the Cherry Blossom Festival.

This is the 28th annual Sakura Matsuri celebration in New York City. Over 50 events and performances are planned to celebrate Japanese culture and the blossoming of Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s 220 cherry trees. The full schedule of events is below!

As mentioned, Ai Kawashima will also be making a special appearance 5:30pm, Friday, May 1, at Kinokuniya Bookstore. Come earlier for the 4pm screening of “One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates - Adventure in Alabasta” (Whoa. That’s a long title.) Ai Kawashima is the voice of Mayday and sings the film’s ending theme. “One Piece” is being shown courtesy of FUNimation. Thanks to Samurai Beat Radio and New York Anime Festival for making this happen. Kinokuniya is located at 1073 Avenue of the Americas (Bet. 40th and 41st St) in New York City.

Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s Sakura Matsuri celebration
11:00–11:45 Children’s Suzuki Recital with Brooklyn College Preparatory Center, Auditorium
Noon–1:00 Taiko Drumming with Soh Daiko, Cherry Esplanade Stage
1:15–2:00 Nihon Buyo Classical & Ryukyu Buyo Okinawan Dance with Sachiyo Ito & Company with the Sonny Ochiai Quartet, Cherry Esplanade Stage
2:15–3:00 Japanese Gypsy Rock with Kagero, Cherry Esplanade Stage
2:30–3:15 Hanagasa Odori (Flower Hat Dance) Procession with Japanese Folk Dance Institute of NY, Lily Pool Terrace
3:15–4:00 Bushido: The Soul of Samurai with Samurai Sword Soul, Cherry Esplanade Stage
3:30–4:15 Butoh Dance with Dean Street FOO Dance, Meadow
3:30–5:00 Shakuhachi Flute Concert with James Nyoraku Schlefer and Kyo-Shin-An Dojo, Alfred T. White Memorial
4:15–5:00 Minami Kizuki, Cherry Esplanade Stage
5:15–6:00 Ai Kawashima, Cherry Esplanade Stage

I saw this over at NINGIN. Here's the site if you want to check for yourself. They have clips of the two JPOP artists on the site too.
http://blog.ningin.com/2009/04/28/jp...-to-nyc-may-1/

Basically, I don't know who they are but I fell in love with Minami's voice :luv2 Beautiful!

Can anyone possibly give any info about these two girls? :) I would appreciate it :D

**Geez lol. NYC's Sakura Matsuri festival is wayyy better than San Jose's :grumpy