H!P/related Concerts and Stage Plays

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OCHA NORMA Hiromoto Ruli's 20th Birthday (6/18) event at Yokohama LANDMARK HALL 6.20.23

MC Nishizaki Miku

1st event
1. Romantic Ukare Mode (Fujimoto)
2. Ooki na Ai de Motenashite (C-ute)
- Opening Talk :
~ Ruli's outfit is a pure white wedding dress-like outfit with a short skirt. It was handmade by her mother. She said, "Since I am 20 years old, I wanted to wear a wedding dress-like outfit, but I also want it to be easy to dance in. We were amazed at the high quality."
~ Ruli and Miku talked. Ruli was asked who should be the MC, to which she immediately replied, "Nishizaki Miki." Miku had been saying "I want to be the MC" for some time before that, and it came true. Since they were Kenshuusei, they had talked about wanting to hold an FC event together someday.
~ Miku said, "I came in wearing a black outfit so as not to stand out, but I should have worn yellow. I will wear yellow next year." She declared that she would continue as MC next year.

- VTR Birthday message from Juice=Juice Dambara Ruru

3. Wasurete Ageru (ANGERME)
4. Shalala! Yareru Hazu sa (Kobushi Factory) / Hiromoto, Nishizaki
5. Natsu Shogun (ANGERME) / Hiromoto, Nishizaki

- Ruli's commemorative with everyone
- Concerns and Worries consultation, Q&A corner

6. Ashita Tenki ni Naare (Kobushi Factory)
7. Watashi, Choito Kawaii Urabanchou (S/mileage) / Hiromoto, Nishizaki

2nd event
2. Wakkyanai Z (C-ute)
3. Ame no Naka no Kuchibue (Juice=Juice)

- A letter read from Ruli's mother. Ruli cried after.
In response to the letter, Miku asked, "What would you like to tell your mother and the audience?"
Tears in her eyes and she asked, "What should I say at a time like this?" She turned her back to the audience several times and said, "I don't know what to say."
Finally, she said, "Thank you for the costumes, thank you for raising me for 20 years, and thank you, Mom, I love you.

Ruli said, "I want to end the event on a bright note." Miku then suggested to everyone to chant, "The Hiromoto family is Awesome!" and the audience chanted along with her.

After the events, everyone got a photo card present.

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Fans lined up early for Take-chan's graduation goods at Yokohama Arena. Most of them using the UF Goods Order app to make it easier

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5:30pm


Staff put the Figure Stand Keyholder goods in this dope display




Takechan Graduation Flower project





Flowers

Spoiler: show

Yokohama Arena Stage : Includes a clear screen and a center stage




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Aonymph to stream Takeuchi Akari's graduation concert at 6pm on Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/aonymph

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hopefully there is alternative just in case.

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ANGERME CONCERT 2023 BIG LOVE Takeuchi Akari FINAL LIVE "ANGERME Yori Ai wo Komete" @ Yokohama Arena 6.21.23

With live broadcast and cinema live viewings

Yokohama Arena is filled to capacity! The arena is filled with blue penlights.

Cheering and Standing allowed. The crowd is electric!

Opening Act : OCHA NORMA
- MC Intro
- New Single "Ocha no ma Mahoroba Ikoinoba ~Showa mo Reiwa wa mo Watchawacha~"

Setlist :
Opening Visual : BIG "LOVE" on the giant transparent screen
1. Bukkowashitai
After, the staff take down the transparent screen and the giant LED vision is revealed behind it
2. Desugita Kui wa Utarenai
3. Nakenai ze... Kyoukan Sagi *members walk around the arena to the center stage as the song starts
4. Jinsei, Sunawachi Panta Rhei

MC Talk + Lots of cheering (No member intro)

5. Akai Earphone
6. Aisare Route A or B? *members move to the center stage
7. Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku *the center stage rises higher during the song
8. Kuyashii wa *the center stage returns to normal height
9. Dondengaeshi *they start in the center stage and walk to the sides of the arena, and circling around. One side is the older team, the other is the younger team. They finish on the main stage.

VTR of Takeuchi Akari getting the news that her concert will be at Yokohama Arena. Then they show young Takechan's audition. Then a video montage starting from the beginning of her career and lots of highlights and moments as her career progresses, with a very upbeat feel to it.

Outfit change

On Center stage
- Call & response by the young team : Hashisako, Kawana, Tamenaga, Matsumoto, Hirayama -> All
10. Watashi, Choito Kawaii Urabanchou
11. Mystery Night! *the center stage is raised higher again

Shuffle Medley :
12. Tachiagirl / Take-chan sings the opening line with the spotlight on her
13. Ee ka!? / Takeuchi, Kamikokuryo, Kawamura, Ise, Tamenaga, Matsumoto
14. Nee Senpai / Takeuchi, Sasaki, Kawana, Tamenaga, Matsumoto
15. Eighteen Emotion / Takeuchi, Sasaki, Ise, Hashisako, Kawana, Matsumoto
16. "Ii Yatsu" / Takeuchi, Kamikokuryo, Kawamura, Hashisako, Kawana, Tamenaga
17. Please Miniskirt Postwoman! / Takeuchi, Sasaki, Kamikokuryo, Kawamura, Ise, Hashisako, Hirayama
18. Suki-chan / All *They jump straight into the "Suki-chan" call.
*Note that Takechan is in all of these songs of the medley, she never once comes off stage*
End Medley

18. Kousaten *Sasaki Rikako starts to cry and misses her line, then Layla starts to cry. Then everyone has tears. They surround Take-chan at the end. Sasaki Rikako sings the last line and cries, and Take-chan laughs at her. Sasaki hits her on the head.
19. Dousousei *Take-chan can't stop smiling. There are congratulatory balloons on the stage and each member takes one and they march around the arena, just like in the music video. By the end, everyone is all smiles again.

MC Talk : Take-chan "These two songs back to back will hit you hard with tears."
- Takechan finally goes backstage for a break. She changes her outfit.
- Layla, Kawamura, Sasaki, and Kamiko all do a loud voice check of the audience at each section of the arena
- Takechan returns

20. Ai no Kedamono
21. Survive ~ Ikiteku Tame ni Yume wo Minda *fans chant "L-O-V-E Lovely (member's name)"
22. 46okunen LOVE *members on main stage in 1st half, then move around the side arena for the 2nd half, then move to center stage.
23. Ai Subeki Beki Human Life *members walk around the arena and back to center stage. *Sasaki Rikako lifts Takechan up and hugs her as the song finishes.
24. Taiki Bansei *members are just having fun while they go cover the whole arena. *During the solo part at the end, the big vision screen shows a picture collection of Takechan.

End of the main performance

Blue and red lights fill the arena.
ENCORE Call : "Takeuchi Saikyo" and "Take-chan" calls start at the same time. Eventually "Take-chan" calls takes over.
- Takechan's graduation dress is a red and navy blue plaid strapless dress. The plaid part of her dress is a homage to her debut single "Tachiagirl" possibly.

25. Ikanakucha / Takeuchi Akari solo

- Takeuchi's Graduation message : Takechan talks to everyone from the heart, no written letter, no flowers. She starts to cry, but fights it with her smile. She says to look forward to her activities after graduation : Calligraphy of course. She checks the audience to see if they want her to continue singing, and dancing. They do.

Take-chan goes off-stage
26. Tabidachi no Haru ga Kita / All except Take-chan, then Take-chan comes back on stage, with the skirt part removed from her red dress and wearing sparkling black shorts.

MC - Each member convey their messages to everyone at Yokohama Arena, then to Take-chan, and congratulate her on graduation. Some start crying and some try to fight it, while keeping their smile. Hirayama cries, Hashisako cries a lot. Hashisako hopes to continue being Take-chan's calligraphy assistant. Ise struggles to speak and sniffles a lot. Sasaki struggles to speak. Sasaki says Take-chan is the best leader (no disrespect to Wada Ayaka)
Hirayama -> Matsumoto -> Tamenaga -> Kawana -> Hashisako -> Ise -> Kawamura -> Kamikokuryo -> Sasaki Takechan smiled through all this. End messages.
- Takechan checks everyone loud voices again, and thanks everyone for coming to the Yokohama Arena concert.
"Takeuchi Akari deshita!"
Matsumoto Wakana brings towels to everyone so they wipe their tears. But they are going to use the towels for the final song too.

27. Natsu Shogun *with towel spinning and members going around the arena.
Final pose at the end. They say goodbye.

Double ENCORE call : "Takeuchi Saikyo!"
ANGERME comes out immediately

Take-chan says "This is last song okay"

28. Tomo yo *the center stage rises up really high! At the end, blue confetti comes down.
*We are friends forever!*
Members say thank you and wave goodbye around the entire arena and pick up confetti.

Last bow
Takechan is the last one to leave and bows and says goodbye.

Triple ENCORE call *Takeuchi Saikyo calls*

Takeuchi comes out on stage again and circles around the arena waving goodbye to everyone for another 5 minutes.

She yells "Thank you very much!" and runs off the stage.

End.

End at 8:50pm
total concert time : 3 hours 22 minutes

[Shoujo Q]

Question: What would be your opening song at a solo live?

Angerme

Takeuchi Akari
"Bukkowashitai

Take gave us a hint.


That was a very emotional concert. Like, it blew all others out of the water for me. The little VTR retrospective got me hard. It brought back so many memories for me.
I can only imagine what Mizuki will do. Will it be in the same arena? Probably. Sayumi was there and it was where the infamous Mizuki-dash came from.I HOPE so anyway.

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MC : Graduation ceremony
- Each member convey their messages to everyone at Yokohama Arena, then to Take-chan, and congratulate her on graduation.

I’m curious what Narin said that had Akari panicking and Moe going shhh

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ANGERME CONCERT 2023 BIG LOVE Takeuchi Akari FINAL LIVE "ANGERME Yori Ai wo Komete" @ Yokohama Arena live broadcast
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Bo4y1P7Mx/

live report and lots of photos

reported : tickets sold out, over 12,000 fans attended the Yokohama Arena concert.














https://popnroll.tv/articles/33560
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2283732/full/
https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/3810191
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20230621/s ... 06/098000c
https://e.usen.com/news/news-event/ange ... -live.html
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/267208
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainm ... 01216.html
https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainmen ... 4000c.html

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Tsubaki Factory Kasai Yuumi's 20th Birthday (7/30) will be held on August 1st at Yamano Hall.
https://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/news_ ... p?id=21728

The last member to have a birthday event at Yamano Hall was Takagi Sayuki in 2020.

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BEYOOOOONDS Eguchi Saya's 20th Birthday (8/1) event will be held on August 2nd @ Hikosen Theater for the first time.
https://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/news_ ... p?id=19528

Hikosen Theater is a renovated venue (from an old historic hall that closed ; Ishibashi Memorial Hall of Ueno Gakuen) that opened in Tokyo last year. The modern venue has a new 270 degree projection mapping as its major feature. It only has 508 seats.


https://hikosen-theater.com/guide/about

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Morning Musume. '23 video message promoting the live broadcast on TBS Channel 1

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Juice=Juice, Tsubaki Factory, BEYOOOOONDS (plus CHICA#TETSU, Ame no Mori Kawa Umi, SeasoningS), OCHA NORMA, and Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit '23 are invited to perform at TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2023 this Summer from August 4th~6th.

TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2023 schedule

August 4th - Juice=Juice, Tsubaki Factory, CHICA#TETSU, Ame no Mori Kawa Umi, SeasoningS, OCHA NORMA

August 5th - BEYOOOOONDS

August 4th & 5th - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit '23

August 4th & 6th - Up Up Girls, Up Up Girls (2)

https://official.idolfes.com/s/tif2023/page/lineup
http://www.helloproject.com/event/detai ... 8db3a39fc6

To commemorate their 10th Anniversary, Juice=Juice will have a special tribute stage as part of TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2023's "TIF Premier Project"

A media roundtable for "TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 202 was held at Fuji TV on June 23rd. The main features of this year's TIF were announced, including the "TIF Premier Project," which will feature the first performances of new songs and other special appearances by idols and stages.

The new project "TIF Premier Project" is a new project in which TIF and idols team up to present special appearances of idols that can only be seen at TIF. The content and scale of the project will vary from performer to performer, but each will have its own unique twist, such as the first unveiling of new costumes and new songs on their own live stage at TIF2023, as well as the sale of collaborative goods, and other special events that can only be seen at TIF this summer. At the press conference on this day, the Hello Project group Juice=Juice, which celebrated its 10th anniversary, introduced its "10th Anniversary Special Stage" and other planned events. The contents of the "TIF Premier Project" of each participating group will be announced on the official website of TIF2023 in due course.

list of participating idols in the "TIF Premier Project"
https://official.idolfes.com/s/tif2023/ ... emium_plan

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Today, the first list of artists performing at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023 @ Soga Sports Park were announced. Morning Musume. '23, ANGERME, Juice=Juice, and Suzuki Airi will all perform on the same day, August 13th (Day 5 - Last Day).

The last time Juice=Juice performed at ROCK IN JAPAN was 4 years ago in 2019, when YumeRiai just joined.


https://rijfes.jp/2023/artist/
https://twitter.com/rockinon_fes/status ... 3321874434
http://www.helloproject.com/event/detai ... 0abb458223

It's going to be insanely loud this year!

ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2023 time schedule was announced today

August 13th (Day 5 - Last Day)

GRASS STAGE
11:50am - ANGERME
1:20pm - Morning Musume. '23

HILLSIDE STAGE
2:30pm - Suzuki Airi

PARK STAGE
5:50pm - Juice=Juice

LOTUS STAGE
7:05pm - YOASOBI

ANGERME and Morning Musume. '23 perform back to back so you won't have to go far. Then run over to watch Suzuki Airi. Later in the evening, mellow out with Juice=Juice. Then end the Festival with YOASOBI.

https://rijfes.jp/2023/timetable/