• 2 years ago
Japanese trio SkyGarden is now officially part of GMA Music sublabel AltG Records. On September 1, the group released their first self-composed and produced single, "KOKOA," which immediately landed at the sixth spot on the iTunes Philippines chart.

Get to know more about SkyGarden in this exclusive video.

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Transcript
00:00 Cheers!
00:02 My name is Rio. I'm 26 years old and half Japanese half Filipino.
00:15 I was born in Japan but raised here in the Philippines until 8 years old.
00:22 After that, I was sent to Japan until college.
00:26 I used to work as a businessman.
00:29 My name is Iwa.
00:34 I'm pure Japanese.
00:37 When I was 10 years old to 14 years old, I lived in Europe because of my father's work.
00:47 After that, I went to Japan.
00:49 Then, Rio met me in high school.
00:52 Then, Rio met me in university.
00:56 I've been here for 12 years.
01:01 I've been here for 7 years.
01:03 My name is Hiro. I'm 34 years old.
01:06 My birthday is December 7th.
01:08 My height is 5'8".
01:10 I was joined a band in Japan.
01:13 I play the guitar.
01:17 I'm a genius.
01:21 I can make music.
01:23 I created this band's music.
01:31 He created all the music.
01:33 The reason why we formed Skygarden is that when we were working, he was a guitarist in a band.
01:40 But they became.
01:43 At that time, they lost their jobs.
01:47 Every night, we called each other.
01:49 "How are you?"
01:53 They were depressed.
01:55 I haven't seen them like that.
01:59 I decided at that time that they need to be influenced by Filipinos.
02:05 Filipino culture, people, how Filipinos can overcome struggles.
02:13 I want to influence them.
02:15 That's where we started.
02:17 I bought tickets from Japan to the Philippines.
02:21 I surprised them 4 days before the flight.
02:25 They were surprised.
02:29 It was a big surprise.
02:31 It was his first time here in the Philippines.
02:35 I don't know what Philippines is.
02:39 The meaning of Skygarden is...
02:41 Sky refers to the Internet.
02:45 When you think of the Internet, it's the sky.
02:49 We are all connected to the sky.
02:51 That's how I imagined it.
02:53 Garden is a place to chill, to play, to have a picnic, to have fun.
03:01 That's how we created content creators.
03:05 We post our videos on YouTube.
03:08 Hopefully, many people will play on Skygarden.
03:14 To entertain Skygarden.
03:16 That's the meaning.
03:18 I want Filipinos to listen to our music.
03:25 I hope they feel passion.
03:27 Our dream is to get into the stage of Araneta.
03:32 Araneta, everyone singing to our song, everyone jumping.
03:38 It's about passion.
03:40 If you're happy with the music, that's it.
03:43 I want everyone to be happy.
03:46 The type of music is rock.
03:49 Japanese and Filipino music.
03:53 1, 2, 3, Eraserheads.
03:56 Why Eraserheads?
03:59 The first thing we heard when we moved here was Eraserheads.
04:07 First is Ang Buling El Mimbo.
04:13 Ang Buling El Mimbo.
04:15 Ang Buling El Mimbo, Parengo, Magasin.
04:20 I'm a fan of Kamikaze.
04:24 I love listening to their songs.
04:26 When I heard their music, it's similar.
04:30 The way they look.
04:32 I hope we can meet them and get advice.
04:38 Thank you.
04:39 [Music]
05:07 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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