There seems to be an abundance of Yoko Kanno covers recently. Another cover that flew under our radar is Nana Akiyama’s cover of Hashiru in her fourth single, “Onaji Hoshi” (roughly translates to “Twin Star“). The song was originally performed by Maaya Sakamoto in her second album entitled Dive.

Listen to song samples of Onaji Hoshi in Neowing. It sounds perkier than the original. I have yet to listen to the full version to make a proper review of the cover

Details:
Album Title: Onaji Hoshi
Catalog no: VICL-36339
Price: Y1200 (approx. $10.30)
Release Date: September 19, 2007

Tracklist:

1. Onaji Hoshi
2. Yawaraka na Itami
3. Hashiru
4. Onaji Hoshi Instrumental
5. Yawaraka na Itami Instrumental
6. Hashiru Instrumental

For those who are not familiar with the original version performed by Maaya, here is the promotional video of Maaya Sakamoto’s Hashiru:

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