Kawamitsu Family
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The Kawamitsu Family consists of 6 people. The parents, Haru and Yoshiko Kawamitsu were born in Okinawa, Japan
. Both of them had the ambition to go to the United States
, and there they raised 4 children, which later turned out to be bless4. The family gets together to sing gospel music
, releasing 2 albums thus far, with the name, the Kawamitsu Family. The Kawamitsu Family are all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
.
January 1982 - AKASHI was born in Okinawa, Japan
November 1982 - The 3 of them leave for Utah
Haru studies art at the BYU
and switches his profession to an artist. He wins various awards while he is there.
May 1984 - KANASA was born in Provo, Utah
December 1989 - AKINO was born in Provo, Utah
October 1991 - AIKI was born in Provo, Utah
They moved to Arizona
and there both Akashi and Kanasa were Arizona State Taekwondo Champions (at ages 14 and 12, respectively), while the whole family was part of a taekwondo
exhibition troupe called the "Flying Dragons" with other taekwondo practitioners.
1997 - Return to their hometown Okinawa, Japan
1998 - Picked up singing
and dancing
, started performing as the "Flying Dragons" when performing as a sibling group, and also known as the "Kawamitsu Family" when performing with the 6 of them.
1999 ~ 2001 - Haru becomes President of HIV Network Okinawa
1999 ~ 2001 - "Flying Dragons"(future bless4) work as Stop AIDS Image Character
October 2002 - Everyone except Haru move to Tokyo
for the debut of "bless4"
October 2004 - Haru moves to Tokyo
December 2004 ~ The Kawamitsu Family again starts to do concerts and firesides starting from the Tokyo area, and now are being called to perform and share their experiences all over Japan.
December 2006 - bless4 becomes independent and builds their own company Kawamitsu Arttainment, AKASHI being President.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Both of them had the ambition to go to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and there they raised 4 children, which later turned out to be bless4. The family gets together to sing gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
, releasing 2 albums thus far, with the name, the Kawamitsu Family. The Kawamitsu Family are all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traces its current dispensation beginnings to Joseph Smith, Jr. on April 6, 1830 in Western New York. Initial converts were drawn to the church in part because of the newly published Book of Mormon, a self-described chronicle of indigenous American...
.
History
January 1981 - Haru and Yoshiko Kawamitsu were marriedJanuary 1982 - AKASHI was born in Okinawa, Japan
November 1982 - The 3 of them leave for Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
Haru studies art at the BYU
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and switches his profession to an artist. He wins various awards while he is there.
May 1984 - KANASA was born in Provo, Utah
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
December 1989 - AKINO was born in Provo, Utah
October 1991 - AIKI was born in Provo, Utah
They moved to Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and there both Akashi and Kanasa were Arizona State Taekwondo Champions (at ages 14 and 12, respectively), while the whole family was part of a taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
exhibition troupe called the "Flying Dragons" with other taekwondo practitioners.
1997 - Return to their hometown Okinawa, Japan
1998 - Picked up singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and dancing
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, started performing as the "Flying Dragons" when performing as a sibling group, and also known as the "Kawamitsu Family" when performing with the 6 of them.
1999 ~ 2001 - Haru becomes President of HIV Network Okinawa
1999 ~ 2001 - "Flying Dragons"(future bless4) work as Stop AIDS Image Character
October 2002 - Everyone except Haru move to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
for the debut of "bless4"
October 2004 - Haru moves to Tokyo
December 2004 ~ The Kawamitsu Family again starts to do concerts and firesides starting from the Tokyo area, and now are being called to perform and share their experiences all over Japan.
December 2006 - bless4 becomes independent and builds their own company Kawamitsu Arttainment, AKASHI being President.
Members
- Father - Haru Kawamitsu (Born March 5, 1956) in Okinawa PrefectureOkinawa Prefectureis one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
- Mother - Yoshiko Kawamitsu (Also goes by Yoshi)(Born June 28, 1953) in Okinawa PrefectureOkinawa Prefectureis one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
- Akashi Kawamitsu (Born January 29, 1982) in Okinawa PrefectureOkinawa Prefectureis one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
- Kanasa Kawamitsu (Born May 2, 1984) in Provo, UtahProvo, UtahProvo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
- Akino Kawamitsu (Born December 31, 1989) in Provo, UtahProvo, UtahProvo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
- Aiki Kawamitsu (Born October 29, 1991) in Provo, UtahProvo, UtahProvo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...