Noritake Kinashi brings his funky best with first album!

Japanese icon Noritake Kinashi, who is most famous for his comedy act Tunnels, announced his first album entitled Kinashi Funk The Best which will hit shelves December 11! This announcement comes hot in tail after his release of debut single “Kinashi FUNK -Nori Nori No-ri-“ on which the song “GG STAND UP” was a hit. You can check out our initial article regarding his debut single here. Kinashi Funk The Best will include songs from “Kinashi FUNK -Nori Nori No-ri-” such as “GG STAND UP feat. Takahiro Matsumoto”, “Laughing Days”, “Choi Mai Love Feat. Fuji Fumiya”, and “I LOVE YOU dai monde”, along with six new songs—setting a total of ten songs. Kinashi Funk The Best will come in two editions, a CD + DVD limited edition and a CD-only regular edition. The DVD will include recordings from his collaboration with GYAO! You can get your copies below!

Kinashi Funk The Best

CD only regular edition

CD only regular edition

CD+DVD limited edition

CD+DVD limited edition

Noritake Kinashi brings the funk back with latest music video

To celebrate the release of his solo debut track, Noritake Kinashi dropped the music video “GG STAND UP!!“ on Universal’s official YouTube channel. More famously known for his comedy act Tunnels, Kinashi is a staple in the Japanese industry overall. “GG STAND UP!!” is one of the tracks for his debut single “Kinashi FUNK -Nori Nori No-ri-“ which released this past week. Albeit short, the music video has several cameos from EXILE USA, AK-69, SWAY, and HI-D to make an impressive showing for Kinashi’s first solo outing. Currently “Kinashi FUNK -Nori Nori No-ri-” is available digitally across Apple Music and Spotify. Check out the music video in question below!