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The cover of “Monthly Low Ticket” shows that “Urawan” will be held in conjunction with Dream Comedy Wonderland on the 35th anniversary year of debut.「DREAMS COME TRUE」。
And the best album “SCIENCE FICTION” will be released on the cover of “Monthly HMV&BOOKS”“Hikaru Utada”is now available!
In addition, be sure to check out the interviews and series that can only be seen in this magazine.
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[This month’s recommended content]
●DREAMS COME TRUE
This year marks the 35th anniversary of DREAMS COME TRUE’s debut. The holding of “DREAMS COME TRUE 35th Anniversary Urawan 2024/2025” has been announced. A special live performance “Urawan” paired with “The Strongest Mobile Amusement Park in History DREAMS COME TRUE WONDERLAND 2023”. We will introduce you to the dates you are interested in and advance information!
●Hikaru Utada (Interview)
Hikaru Utada’s first best album “SCIENCE FICTION” has been delivered.
Debuted in December 1998 with the single “Automatic/time will tell”. She has continued to evolve and change with each successive work, embodying her overwhelming originality and popularity. We spoke to Hikaru Utada about this work, which is a work that allows you to feel both the 25-year history and the “now” at the same time.
●Magazine exclusive interview
・10-FEET
“First of all, I think it’s great that the spirit of being positive and smiling so that everyone can laugh is spreading like a wave.”
It is no exaggeration to say that “Kyoto Daisakusen” is a “summer tradition” in Kyoto, and will be held at Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Sports Park on July 6th and 7th. Artists representing various scenes gather every year, but we asked the three of them if they had any common points.
・Neguse.
“Neguse.” is a four-person rock band formed in Nagoya in 2020. Their pop, positive, yet realistic and poignant songs have spread through SNS and are gaining popularity across the country. They have also decided to hold a one-man live at Nippon Budokan in June, the first time in the band’s history. In 2023, we interviewed the four members, who said they have strengthened their confidence as a live band by appearing in many live performances such as one-man tours and events, about their enthusiasm for the Budokan live performance.
・KALMA[Newly taken photo]
In February, 3-piece rock band KALMA, which released a new song “Oh Baby” that celebrates those stepping into a new day with a guitar sound full of the sweetness and nostalgia of 60’S rock, will be holding a band tour “Challenger Tour 2024″. ~Harukaze~” has been announced. “We’re inviting bands who want to spend a day with this band.” We spoke to the three of them about everything from their tour to looking back on their one-man tour across the country!
・Gusokumuzu[Newly taken photo]
Gusokumuzu plays music rooted in modern life and the city. They are gaining fans with their gritty masterpieces, which incorporate elements of neo-soul, rock’n’roll, and neo-acoustic music, as well as high-quality music from the 70s such as Happy End and Eiichi Otaki. They released their first major album “Hello!” on April 3rd. Good Morning! ” released. We spoke to them about everything from song production to their enthusiasm for the tour.
・Hitomi Shimatani
Hitomi Shimatani celebrated her 25th anniversary since her debut.
They have been active for 25 years, releasing a variety of original works and cover works, and exploring new musical expressions. “Every day, I carefully cross the bridge in front of me as if I were crossing the next bridge.” We asked Mr. Shimatani to talk about how he feels about these days.
・BENI
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of her debut on June 9th of this year, BENI began by saying, “It feels like I’ve been running without really feeling the flow of time until now.” She says that she has become more open-minded as time has passed, and has started to value teamwork in her music career, but what was the trigger? We sat down with her to find out more about the live style she has discovered throughout her career and her tour starting in May.
・Sonoko Inoue[Newly taken photo]
New songs have been released for two consecutive months. “Ichigaku (feat. Reo Hasegawa)”, which was released on March 18th, was written as the theme song for the 5th season of my graduation project, “Kokoro no Futa ~Yukifurumachide~”. Even after the release of the new song, the exciting activities continue, and “Inoue Sonoko Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka 9→10 Summer Tour 2024” will be the first Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka tour in a long time. We interviewed her about her thoughts as she celebrates her 9th anniversary and enters her 10th year!
・ASCA
Their new album “VIVID” was released on March 13th, their first in about three years. The lead song, “VIVID WORLD,” was written by the band themselves, and the song echoes a new determination for the future in a soundscape that looks great live. We spoke to ASCA, who has decided to hold a 5-city tour “ASCA LIVE TOUR 2024 -VIVID-” this summer with their latest album packed with colorful songs as the title suggests.
・音尾琢真（TEAM NACS Solo Project 5D2 -FIVE DIMENSIONS II-The silence of Takuma Otoo【This is Who I am】）
The second part of the solo project by the five members of TEAM NACS is currently underway, and Takuma Otoo will be holding a live tour in 6 cities nationwide! Preparations are currently progressing steadily and we will be talking directly to Mr. Oto himself! We asked him about his current thoughts on what kind of live show he is planning.
・Hironori Araki & Hiroki Suzuki (Stage “Kabukicho Sherlock”)[Newly taken photos]
A play based on the original TV animation “Kabukicho Sherlock” that aired in 2019 will be performed at IMM THEATER in May. This work is both comedy and suspense and is set in the fictional town of Kabukicho in Shinjuku district.Hironori Araki, who plays Sherlock Holmes, and Hiroki Suzuki, who plays John H. Watson, have their own characters. We talked about the role.
・Ryo Matsuda (Stage “Touken Ranbu” Shinden Tsukiya Kitan no Soumato)
Kiyomitsu Kashu returns to the world of Touken Ranbu. Ryo Matsuda will be playing this role following his role in “Tenden: Soldiers of the Blue Sky – Osaka Fuyu no Jin.” Also, in this work, Yamato no Kami Yasuyoshi, who is also said to be Okita Souji’s favorite sword, appears in the “Sword Ste”. Keisuke Ueda will play the role that many Shinto priests have been looking forward to.
We interviewed Mr. Matsuda about his thoughts on “Sword Stee” and the story of standing on stage at last year’s “7th Anniversary Thanksgiving -Yumegoto Banquet-”!
・Yohei Isshiki & Ryodai Hirono (Stage “Fullmetal Alchemist” – their respective battlefields)[Newly taken photos]
The second stage version of Hiromu Arakawa’s monumental dark fantasy comic “Fullmetal Alchemist”, the stage play “Fullmetal Alchemist” – Each Battlefield (Ikusaba) – will be performed in Tokyo and Osaka in June. . Following the highly acclaimed first performance in March last year, the main character Edward Elric (commonly known as Ed) will be played by Yohei Isshiki and Ryota Hirono in a double cast. We asked the two, who met on this work and immediately hit it off, about their thoughts on the work and their enthusiasm for the second installment.
・Yu Shirota (TOKYO~the city of music and love~)
“TOKYO~the city of music and love~”, an original entertainment show of song and dance created by Yu Shirota/a talented creator/cast, will be held in Tokyo in May and Singapore in June. Mr. Shirota, who is also the director and producer, what is the concept of this performance?
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The unit “Women’s Research University” (commonly known as Onaken) is currently rapidly gaining popularity with over 3.5 million SNS registered users
. He distributes various projects such as game commentary mainly on YouTube, and his talk with a great tempo that intertwines with candid banter, tsukkomi, and sometimes harsh dirty jokes has gained overwhelming support from people in their teens to 30s. ing. An in-depth interview with six people to find out who they are! The true face that is not shown in the distribution! ?
*Total number of YouTube & Tik Tok subscribers for all members
●Popular series!
・Mitaka Forest Ghibli Museum
・Ghibli Park
·Universal Studios Japan
・PLAVE (Noah)
The five-member boy group “PLAVE” is currently very popular in South Korea.
Let’s take a closer look at the charm of PLAVE’s princess Noah, whose hobby is muscle training!
·Hello! Project “A book in my heart”
Yua Kudo (Juice=Juice) / Mizuhi Saki Jiang (Juice=Juice)
●Others
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