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BIOGRAPHY

Suwa Junko

Singer-songwriter performing in Japan and Myanmar
International Goodwill ambassador of Otawara city, Tochigi prefecture.
Born in Otawara city, Tochigi prefecture. Birth date: December 17th (Sagittarius), Blood type: O.

Encounter with Myanmar

The trigger of her trips to Myanmar was a video clip in which she was singing a Japanese song in Burmese.“A single song changed my musical career”, the same video went viral through social networks with 250,000 play count in a day. This was the trigger for her musical career in Myanmar and later she performed at the “Water Festival” with an audience of 50,000, which was aired on TV and she gained reputation in Myanmar.

2006: Started her career as a musician
Jun.2012: Sang the national anthem at the first official game of Japanese professional baseball team “Orix Buffaloes” at Kyocera dome in Osaka.
May.2013: Appearance as a singer-songwriter in the play, “Taiko-Chaya murder case” along with actor Kai Ato.
Nov.2014: Live performance in “Terakoya Project Family Festival Concert” at Kyoto’s World Heritage Daigoji temple.
Apr.2015: Live performance at “Water Festival” in Myanmar.
Nov.: Live performance at “Junko Suwa, Taiwan concert” at Wenshui Arts and Cultural Center. Live performance at “Myanmar Festival Terakoya Music Festival” held at Zojoji temple.
Apr.2016: Visits Myanmar on her own in order to learn the local traditional culture, as part of her passion of “Entertainment practice to connect Japan and Myanmar”. Performs at Yangon water festival, and hosts several live performances in Yangon, Mandalay and Myanmar’s capitol city Naypyidaw.
May.: Appeared in “Myawaddy Documentary”, a TV program of a commercial TV station in Myanmar.
Sep.: Appointed as “International Goodwill Ambassador” by Otawara city of Tochigi prefecture, Junko Suwa was the first to be appointed as ambassador after Otawara city introduced the International goodwill ambassador in 2016.
Nov.: [Japan] Live performance at “Myanmar Festival 2016” held at Zojoji temple in Tokyo
Apr.2017: [Myanmar] Live performance at “Water festival”: performed at several venues in Yangon and Taungoo. Held a music & talk show in Singapore.
Jul.: [Myanmar] Held a solo live in Yangon city, “Suwa Junko Close To You Live in Myanmar at Sky Star”
Jan.2018: World Tour「Suwa Junko Hello! Hello! WORLD 2018」
Starting from Naypyidaw, capital of Myanmar.
Apr.: Was invited by the Myanmar government to perform at the largest YCDC stage of the Water Festifal in Yangon.which was her 4th time performing at Water Festival.
Jan, 2019: Released the original song, named [ Arigatou ].
Jan: Perfomed at [ City FM Anniversary 17th ].
6月: テレビ東京『THEカラオケバトル』最強女子ボーカリストカップに出演
2021年1月: 日本テレビマツコ会議「東南アジアでスターとなった日本人」に出演
Jul.: NHK宇都宮放送局とちぎ630でミャンマーへの取組みが紹介される
9月: NHKニュースおはよう日本でミャンマーへの取組みが紹介される
10月: NHK WORLDでミャンマーへの取組みが紹介される
10月: BBC（英国放送協会）にインタビュー出演