Marewrew

Marewrew (Ainu for "butterfly") is a female vocal group from Hokkaido that performs and passes on upopo, the traditional Ainu songs, mainly a cappella in the style of round singing. It began performing officially as a group in 2010 and is produced by the musician OKI. The group has appeared on NHK programmes and at WOMAD in the UK and other festivals in Europe, and in 2020 gained international attention for a song featured in the Netflix film Ju-On: Origins. Members: Rekpo, Hisae, Mayunkiki and RimRim (until 2022).