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This is the image song for Osaka Monorail's "EXPO TRAIN 2025 Osaka Monorail-go," which began service on November 7, 2022 as Japan's first train wrapped around the Osaka-Kansai Expo.
Produced by TATSUYA (Tatsuya Kayama), president and producer of Osaka-based music production company RoB, the song was produced in collaboration with Osaka Monorail Co. and was featured in news on local TV stations and on web news in over a dozen countries around the world.
All of the artists belonging to Rob Corporation, G.U.M, WITHDOM, AGE, and U.for, participated in singing the song, and WITHDOM's leader, SMOOTH, who wrote the lyrics, skillfully drew lyrics with a world view linked to the keywords and themes of the Osaka/Kansai Expo.
The theme of the Expo, "connecting people to people," is also included in the song. International students living in Osaka and the general public from other countries participate as a mixed chorus, and even if they do not understand the words, they will be able to hum the melody just by listening to it once!
This song expresses such a wish by the producer TATSUYA.
A dance and vocal group formed in Ishikawa Prefecture. Currently based in Osaka, they perform throughout Japan. Their concept is "a live performance that even first-time performers can enjoy and shout along with the audience at the end. They not only sing and dance, but all the members pursue "laughter" to entertain the audience! In addition to their live performances, their original sense of humor has been getting a lot of attention, with over 150,000 followers on TikTok, 2 million total likes, and over 37 million total views. The youngest member, TAISEI, was selected for the 2.5-dimensional musical "The Prince of Tennis" 4th season Seigaku vs. St. Rudolph Yamabuki and "Dancing Star Pretty Cure" The Stage, while AOI was selected for the stage based on Shintaro Ishihara's original story, and all members also took part in a drama. In addition to their live performances, G.U.M. continues to expand its range of activities as a group and as individuals. The final performance of their 7th anniversary tour this year was a great success at Osaka Castle Open-Air Concert Hall, and now that they have entered their 8th anniversary year, we wonder what they will show us in the future. As they enter their 8th anniversary year, one can only wonder what the future holds for them as Osaka's representative artists.
WITHDOM is a 4-piece vocal "performance" group from Kyoto, Japan, introduced to the world by Grammy artist Boyz II Men. They are currently releasing digital singles for 12 consecutive months in 2024. WITHDOM has been highly acclaimed by artists at home and abroad, including Sota Hanamura of Da-iCE, Kaoru Kurosawa of The Gospellers, who celebrates his 30th anniversary this year as a pioneer of vocal groups, and Koushu Suzuki, a member of THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE. The vocal and chorus work by the four voices of SMOOTH, ROY, and Ryo, each with their own individuality, and rapper SHVNYA, with whom they can harmonize, sets them apart from other vocal groups. In 2023 and 2024, they were selected to sing the national anthem for the Orix Buffaloes pre-game ceremony at Kyocera Dome Osaka, and are expected to be a vocal group that will lead the next generation. In 2024, this vocal group is expected to make further progress. <WITHDOM Biography> Formed in Kyoto in 2017. In 2018, they held their first anniversary live performance at Myokenji Temple in Kyoto, a historic temple built in the 1300s. In November 2019, they became Kyoto Tourism Omotenashi Ambassadors. In December 2020, they will hold a live performance live-streamed worldwide on YouTube with "Kimono Forest" in the background on the platform of Arashiyama Station on the Arashiyama Randen, a world-famous landmark in Kyoto. In August 2022, he was appointed by the city of Kyoto as a Kyoto Tourism Global Supporter with the mission of spreading awareness of Kyoto Tourism Morals overseas. In April 2020, [Kanon], a CD released in April 2020, reached No. 8 on the Oricon Album Daily Chart, and songs from the digital album Synergy, released in 2021, reached No. 1 in a total of 18 categories on the iTunes Store. SMOOTH sings and participates in the image song [We are] for [EXPO TRAIN 2025 Osaka Monorail-go] an original design for the Osaka-Kansai Expo and Osaka Monorail Co. wrapping train to be unveiled at the departure ceremony on November 7, 2022, and wrote the lyrics. In addition, public participants from all over the world including China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Poland, Peru, and other countries living in Osaka are also participating in the chorus. July 2023: Released the official cover album [Somesing else] featuring official covers of King Gnu, YOASOBI, ORIGINAL LOVE, Yumi Matsutoya, Anri, Tatsuro Yamashita, and others. The official covers of YOASOBI's [Gunjo] and Yamashita Tatsuro's [Ride on Time] have appeared in web news in over a dozen countries including Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, USA, Mexico and France. In addition, [RIDE ON TIME] and original songs [Tetris] [Trippin' on you] and [Universe] were selected for the J-POP power play on the FM station [DJFM] in Surabaya, Indonesia, and reached the second highest position on the J-POP weekly chart. WITHDOM's songs, which are also highly acclaimed overseas, such as [Escape] [Without you] and [Kotonoha] have been long hits in Japan and abroad, and songs released in 2023 and digital singles for 12 consecutive months in 2024 were selected for the official playlists of various sites across the board. On January 27, 2024, their first solo live [STARDOM] at Zepp Namba was a SOLD OUT success, and from March 2024, they will be holding a tour to commemorate their 7th anniversary. Their high singing ability and stage performance at the tour final was highly acclaimed.
A three-piece HIPHOP GROUP with a dance appeal, consisting of rapper and leader Jun, main vocalist Masaya, and rapper Yuta. They were selected to play the role of Tokuma Kirimura in "Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle-" Rule the Stage -Grateful Cypher- Hachioji Division "Westend-MAFIA" to be held in October 2024. Jun is the leader of the group, and his performance was praised by many for his outstanding rap skills and presence, which was hard to believe for a first-time performer. After his TikTok video became a hit, he was scouted by the program staff and appeared on the TBS program "Can You Get a Perfect Score on Live TV? 100-point Karaoke Music Festival," scoring 99.623 points, the highest score among the performers. Masaya is a miraculous singer with a high tone voice born on Awaji Island. Yuta, who is in charge of MC, is popular for his mischievous character and charming smile, and always brings a happy atmosphere from the stage, while captivating the audience with his powerful rap, high-speed rap, soft dance, and powerful dance. A three-member HIPHOP GROUP representing the Kansai region with three distinct characters and numerous accomplishments, and a one-of-a-kind dance style that is captivating. In January 2023, they sang on TV Tokyo's "Premiere MelodiX!" as the ending theme song, their first terrestrial TV music program appearance, and in September of the same year, they held their first overseas solo live performance at H-STAGE, a live house in Seoul, South Korea. On October 10, 2023, they released their 3rd full album "full course," AGE's first nationally distributed CD, which reached No. 5 on the Oricon Daily Ranking. Many people are fascinated by the stage where three different characters become one and meet in a miraculous moment.
U.for has decided to end its music career with its last one-man show "ALL for U" on May 26, 2024. We would like to thank the many people who have supported U.for over the years. You can continue to listen to U.for's released songs on our websites.
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