As you may already know, I adore Japanese singer and songwriter Ai Otsuka. It all started when an online friend of mine sent me an mp3 of Momo no hanabira. We used to introduce one another to different Asian artists that we had found. Ai was one of the artists that stuck with me.

As much as I like Ai’s happy-happy songs, seeing her perform while playing the piano takes the cake. I first saw her do this in a Bokura no ongaku special about Ai that I downloaded. Then I bought her first concert DVD and… wow. The piano part of Kingyo hanabi is amazing. Below you can download a very nice piano version of Himawari, the aforementioned performance of Kingyo hanabi and Ai performing Amaenbo as a bonus . All of these are from her JAM PUNCH 2005 concert DVD.

Himawari Live

77MB 4:58 XviD 704×396

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Amaenbo Live

79MB 4:36 XviD 704×396

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Kingyo Hanabi Live

119MB 7:35 XviD 704×396

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The following videos are the same rips as above but sized for PlayStation Portable, so you can take Ai with you on the road

Himawari Live for PSP

19MB 4:58 H.264/AVC 368×208

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Amaenbo Live for PSP

17MB 4:36 H.264/AVC 368×208

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Kingyo Hanabi Live for PSP

28MB 7:35 H.264/AVC 368×208

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Here are a few caps from the XviD versions:

Enjoy!