is a school in Ginowan, Okinawa which has another branch in Osaka. It was founded in 1983 by Masayuki Makino who became the first principal of the school. Many of the school's former students became popular J-pop stars especially in the 1990s. The school previously enrolled only local Okinawans before expanding its enrollment to the entire country in 1998.
Notable alumni Namie Amuro Hitoe Arakaki Rina Chinen D&D Da Pump Nanako Takushi Folder 5 Gwinko Asuka Hinoi Hisako Arakaki Eriko Imai Meisa Kuroki Olivia Lufkin Anna Makino Ritsuko Matsuda MAX Misono Daichi Miura Reina Miyauchi Hikari Mitsushima Hiroko Shimabukuro Minako Inoue Speed Super Monkey's Takako Uehara Yu Yamada
References
External links Yomiuri Online Interview with Masayuki Makino School History