POWER OF MUSIC

SEND SMILE TO THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE 2011 DISASTER

WE WILL CONTINUE WHAT WE CAN DO

10 years from 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Time to continue supporting the people in Tohoku who is walking to the future

FULARE_PAD SMILE PROJECT is the mission that fulare_pad, ukulele and guitar duo in Kyoto, Japan, started 2011 in order to bring smile to the world through music.

We believe that music has power to connect people. Music has power to heal the soul of people got damaged for some reasons. With such believe, we have delivered the music to the people who was affected by the 2011 diaster at various opportunities.

This year marks 10 years since the disaster, however, we realize that the disaster area is still on the way to restore. It is the time to send the thoughts and encouragement to Tohoku and people over there! We will share this idea by conducting an "online" project.

It may be a just a little that we can do for Tohoku. However, we will continue trying to bring everyone together with our music in order to support people affected by the disaster with the hope for the early restoration from their hearts.

LET'S GET TOGETHER VIRTUALLY
FOR TOHOKU!

STREAMING LIVE FROM KYOTO

Sunday, February 28, 2021 3pm JST
*Archive to be available till March 11, 11:59pm JST

PROGRAM *The program to be conducted only in Japanese
  • Online meeting with fulare_pad's friends in Tohoku to share the current situation there
  • Live performance of fulare_pad
  • Let's sing and play together "Ulala Ukulele"

CHEER TOHOKU WITH A SONG

Let's sing and play along our original song to make everyone happy

ULALA UKULELE

Send your video

JOIN US!

Join us to make a music video of this song to encourage Tohoku!

HOW TO JOIN
  • Learn the song with the video above. Think how you would like to participate: singing, playing ukulele or other instruments, dancing or other performance, or any kinds to show your "cheer-up" message for Tohoku.
  • Record your performance with your smartphone or video camera honizontally. You can record a whole song or just a part of it.
  • Keep the tempo at BPM130 when you perform. Be at a silent place as much as possible if you wish to have your audio/voice used in the video. Use of headphones or earphones to hear clicks or a guide music highly recomended.
  • Save the video in MOV or MP4 format for submission.
  • Send the video to us with file-send service or cloud sharing.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
  • Your video might be edit or trimmed to fit to the music video. Please allow us to select the portion to be used.
  • The completed video will be open to the public at fulare_pad's YouTube channel. Pleae ensure to understand that your likeness to be viewed in public. For the children under 18, please ask your guardians for their permission to participate in this project.
  • It will be deemed that you waive and release all of your rights of your video and audio recording by submission.

Deadline：Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Pre-submission by Thursday, February 25, 2021
to be showcased at the live streaming on Feb 28.

Please write your name and email address when send it.

※Any queries in English welcome!

fulare_pad

fulare_pad

fulare_pad is an ukulele-guitar duo in Japan. The name is a combination of a Japanese word "furari" and an English word "pad" referred to as a free and easy journey. As like its name, their unique harmony by ukulele and guitar takes people on a musical journey.
Started their professional career in 2008, they have released six full length albums and two digital EP so far, and have performed nationally and internationally, including United States, Canada, Australia, Italy, and many regions in East Asia includig China and Korea. Their passion to the music has always pleased the audience anywhere they go.