CHAI: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Chai play Hi Hi Baby, Fashionista and Future at the Tiny Desk. More from NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts: Twitter: Instagram: Oct. 23, 2019, Bob Boilen My face hurt from smiling so much That s what I remember most about CHAI s Tiny Desk. CHAI is a sweet, colorful blanket of joy. These four women from Japan twin sisters Mana and Kana, along with Yuna and Yuuki are on a mission to expand the conventional notion of what we think of as cute or kawaii as it s called in Japan. So, the quartet made its grand entrance wearing hooded pompom outfits, with loosely choreographed dance moves, while the band s song This Is CHAI played boombox style. It felt adorable. But once the hoodies came off, revealing their matching pink, crop top uniforms, the serious fun began. CHAI s music leans punkish, and the outfits quite pinkish. The songs played at the Tiny Desk come from both the band s 2017