祈りにみちて　ウェイウェイ・ウー feat. 平原綾香　＜2025.12.4 上海Lady in Tokyo＞

Weiwei Wu Concert "Shanghai Lady in Tokyo" December 4, 2025, Shibuya Cultural Center Owada Sakura Hall From the annual end-of-year concert, we present a miraculous first-time live performance by erhu player Weiwei Wu feat. Ayaka Hirahara. This song, filled with a "wish for rebirth," is presented here! "Filled with Prayer" Included on Weiwei Wu's latest album, "Shanghai Lady ~WeiWei ISM~," released on July 2, 2025, as her 20th album. This song was born from a report on the Noto Peninsula earthquake on NHK News on January 1, 2024, while Weiwei Wu was performing a concert on a ship en route to Taiwan. As she rocked on the boat, she thought of the disaster-stricken areas of Ishikawa Prefecture, far away, and her prayerful desire to "do anything now" was conveyed and sublimated into her music. He completed the arrangement with the help of fellow musicians who were present, and the song has since become a signature piece performed many times at WeiWei Wu's concerts. While continuing to perform energetically after the album's release, WeiWei Wu visited the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, for which she also wrote the theme song. She visited the route shortly after the death of her sister, the singer Amin, and it is a place of memories that gave her the courage to move forward. She has visited the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route several times since, and last year it occurred to her that she wanted to hear "Filled with Prayer" sung by someone else. Perhaps this was a message from Amin, she thought. This feeling gradually turned into a wish for Hirahara, who was friends with Amin, to write lyrics to the song and have her sing it. When she conveyed her desire to the route through an acquaintance, Hirahara gladly agreed to perform with her. Having experienced the loss of a loved one herself, she volunteered to be involved in writing the lyrics, saying, "I want to put into words the hope and prayers that can be conveyed precisely because I have known grief." Thus, "Filled with Prayer," originally an instrumental piece composed and performed on erhu by Weiwei Wu, has evolved into a collaborative piece with new lyrics by Hirahara Ayaka and featuring herself on vocals. Furthermore, with the arrangement of numerous masterpieces by Sawada Kan, production is currently underway for release in early 2026. Please look forward to the birth of this song, which will touch people's hearts and lead them to hope, and is the culmination of their "prayers." ■ Comment It was while visiting the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, for which I am providing the theme song, that I felt I heard the "singing voice" coming from "Filled with Prayer," a song I wrote in hopes of the recovery of Noto and healing for those affected by the disaster. Having grown up in Shanghai, surrounded by music with my family, I also grew up in my beloved Japan. A few years ago, my beloved younger sister, singer Amin, who has collaborated with me on the music I love, became an angel and visited Japan for the first time. At that moment, I felt as if I heard the voice of Ayaka Hirahara, who is a close friend of Amin and with whom I've performed many times, singing from the sky. I felt like I was hearing a message from my sister, and I wanted to collaborate with her, expressing my gratitude for the precious connection my sister made to Hirahara.   Weiwei Wu I am filled with gratitude for being approached by Weiwei Wu, who is active worldwide, and for the connection I also had with my sister Amin, who is also active worldwide. I have written lyrics to this precious melody born from prayer, incorporating my own experiences, with a feeling of empathy for events in Noto and around the world, and I will sing it with care. I'm sure that waiting, searching, and being alone are all experiences we feel because there is someone, or because there was someone. Ever since I lost someone dear to me, I've hated the idea of ​​spring even coming, and thought winter would be fine forever. But just as trees frozen by the cold of winter and seemingly unable to bloom ever again sprout new buds in the spring, I hope the same is true for the human heart.   Ayaka Hirahara [Ayaka Hirahara YouTube]    / ayakahiraharaofficialchannel   ⭐️ Album "Shanghai Lady ~ WeiWei ISM" available here https://x.gd/9EpYH [WeiWei Wu Official Website] http://weiwei-wuu.com *Updated regularly [WeiWei Wu Newsletter Signup] Get the latest news from WeiWei Wu every week! http://weiwei-wuu.com/mailmagazine [Weiwei Wu Facebook]   / weiwei.wuu   *Page where she posts [Artist Facebook Page]   / weiwei.wuu.erhu   [Official Twitter]   / weiwei_wuu   [Weiwei Wu's Shingen Erhu School Website] http://shingen-niko.com [WeiWei's Music Boutique: A Shop Filled with Erhu Items Supervised by Weiwei Wu] ◎Website: https://weiwei-music-boutique.shop *Sheet music, accompaniment audio, song-by-song lectures, and more are available! ◎Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...