In the hit music program "NHK Kayo Concert (NHK popular music concert)," Hiroko Koshino will introduce a song of her memories and related episode for the section titled "Jidai no Uta, Kokoro no Uta (song of the era, song of heart)." We hope you enjoy.
Broadcast: at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, January 31st, on NHK General TV
http://www.nhk.or.jp/program/utacon/
Hiroko Koshino started to show her art works at the Galerie Hors-Champs in Paris as of Tuesday, January 24th. Opening reception held in that evening, some 200 press people and art lovers gathered to enjoy her paintings. In this fashion center of the world, where Hiroko has acted as a fashion designer for dozens of years, she is now showing her another side as an artist. Upon your stay at Paris, please come to see the artistic universe of Hiroko Koshino.
Period: Until Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Place: Galerie Hors-Champs (13, rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris)
http://www.galerie-hors-champs.com/Horschamps/index.php
Hiroko Koshino has been designing stage costumes for Ms. Sai Yanguang, a China-born and Tokyo-based coloratura soprano, for some 10 years. The newest design is from the designer's 2012 Spring/Summer collection with some arrangement to make it into a voluminous long dress. Hiroko is proud that the costume highlights Ms. Sai's elegant beauty.
The dress was shown for the first time in a concert given at an event organized by a big business in Tokyo last month, and on February 9th, Ms. Sai will sing some songs from "La Traviata" at a dinner show commemorating the 20th anniversary of Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so. See her official website below for the details. When you have a chance to hear her beautiful voice, we are honored if you turn your attention to her dress as well.
At the January 9th concert Photo by Jun Izawa
Hiroko Koshino was invited to be a lecturer at the seminar commemorating the 20th anniversary of Kishiwada branch of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. on Monday, December 12th. Nearly 300 audiences came to local venue Namikiri Hall, listened to her speech displaying different pictures, having freelance announcer Mr. Masaki Yoshimoto as interviewer who has known Hiroko and her late mother Ayako for years. To have provided such an opportunity like this at her hometown for the first time in these several years was an honoring event to Hiroko.
On Sunday, November 20th, Hiroko Koshino gave lecture to Fukushima Josei Keieisha Plaza (Fukushima Women Business Owners Organization) in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. In the lecture titled "Futatabi, Kizuna ni Tsuite (Again, on bonding)," Hiroko talked about her late mother Ayako and her family, her work, the way to motivate herself, and ethcis of her own life. According to the organizer, this event, with nearly 700 audiences, was almost the first big event after the March 11th earthquake in Koriyama, one of many cities affected by the March earthquake and the following nuclear accident. The speaking fee Hiroko was supposed to receive was donated to the planning committee of the 100th anniversary celebrations of affected prefectural Asaka Reimei High School.
The NHK drama "Carnation" has been receiving favorable reception. The late Ayako Koshino, the model of the drama heroin and the mother of Hiroko, Junko, and Michiko Koshino, will appear on two TV rebroadcast programs as below.
1. "Kaiun! Nandemo Tanteidan (Good luck! Appraisers for everything)" 900th anniversary special broadcast (in the "clients with longevity" section in the program)
Broadcasts: from 7:54 p.m. to 9:54 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22nd, on TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, TVQ Kyushu, Nara TV, Biwako Broadcasting, and TV Wakayama
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/program/detail/12978_201111221954.html
2. "Ano Hito ni Aiutai: Koshino Ayako (Want to see that person: Ayako Koshino)"
Broadcasts:
- from 5:40 a.m. to 5:50 a.m. on Saturday, November 26th on NHK General (except in Kinki area)
- from 4:40 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. on Monday, December 19th on NHK General (nationwide)
- from 11:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21st, on NHK General (in Hokkaido, Chugoku area, Shikoku, Kyushu)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/archives/anohito/next/index1.html
Comic book titled Danjiri Kachan to Koshino San-Shimai (Danjiri Mother and Three Koshino Sisters) became available as of today nationwide. This is a inspiring story of the late Ayako Koshino, who was the front runner of her age, which became a model of the now-showing NHK TV drama "Carnation," and her three daughters Hiroko, Junko, and Michiko, growing up with their high spirited mother.
Popular weekend TV program "Solomon-ryu (Solomon-style)" will focus on Hiroko Koshino. The fashion designer's daily scenes including the preparation for the 2012 Spring/Summer Collection, meeting, the day of the show, and passion for her hobby will be shown. We believe you enjoy the program.
Broadcast: at 9:54 p.m. on Sunday, October 30th, on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokaido, TVQ Kyushu, and Gifu Broadcasting
Broadcast: at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 20th, on Biwako Broadcasting and Nara TV
Broadcast: at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 12th, 2012, on Mie TV
Hiroko Koshino will publish her essay Danjiri Kachan to Akantare Hiroko (Danjiri Mother and Wimpy Hiroko) on Thursday, October 27th. In the book, she talks all about her mother Ayako Koshino, who is a model of now-showing NHK TV drama "Carnation" and is famous for being a pioneer in Japanese fashion field as well as the mother of the three Koshino sisters who also gained reputations as famous fashion designers. Ayako had loved and lived for all her life in her hometown Kishiwada in Osaka Prefecture, where is famous for the Danjiri floats festival. After three years of her death, she is still loved as "mother in Kishiwada" by many people. We believe you enjoy this essay on Ayako's daring life written in Hiroko's witty Osaka dialect.
Hiroko Koshino designed the Team Japan uniforms for artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics this year again. Currently Team Japan's brilliant performances at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo 2011 are being covered by the media everyday. We shall be delighted if you could check out their uniforms as well, of which the design inspiration came from ink-wash paintings and with uplifting feelings expressed by dynamic brushwork. Hiroko also designed medals for the championships which has been highly reputated.
The tournament, where Hiroko has gone to see a few times, will be until Sunday, October 16th.
