Interview with Singer of Shenhua's Theme IOLI

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"I tried to sing about the grandeur of nature as I felt it."

1999 Interview with IOLI - the singer of Shenhua's theme, who also performed live at the Shenmue premiere event in Yokohama.
[ENG translation]

https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2022/08/interview-with-singer-of-shenhuas-theme.html





Edit: thank you to @derplayer for the live footage!

 

[9dragons]

Thanks for the translation. It was really very informative video. Always great to learn more about the not so known people behind Shenmue. The Shenhua song is really wonderful and I have always wondered who the singer was.

 

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Thanks for the translation. It was really very informative video. Always great to learn more about the not so known people behind Shenmue. The Shenhua song is really wonderful and I have always wondered who the singer was.

Yes, there's surprisingly little information available out there.

About the video, the live performance shown is from the Digitaliland event that took place a few months later, in May, which I hadn't previously realized she had performed at. (I've made a note in the post).

 

[wataro]

Yes, there's surprisingly little information available out there.

Couldnt even find her first name, she really disappeared off the internet after 2003 and that random gravure DVD it seems
If only she knew there is a rabid international fanbase waiting to quiz her every moment of working on Shenmue!