Begin (band)

BEGIN
OriginOkinawa, Japan
GenresPop rock, blues, Okinawan music
Years active1989-present
LabelImperial Records
MembersEishō Higa
Masaru Shimabukuro
Hitoshi Uechi
WebsiteBEGIN Official Web Site

Begin (ビギン, Bigin; IPA: [biɡiɴ], stylized as BEGIN) is a Japanese pop rock group from Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Their sound contains many elements of traditional Okinawan music, and prominently features the sanshin.

In 2003, HMV Japan ranked the band at #100 in their "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists".

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