New "Eco-Drive Club" Video Featuring Ryoga and Yuki from 'Chotokkyu' Released! Citizen Developers' Passion Leads to Claw Thorn Dance!?

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nishitokyo City, Tokyo / President: Yoshitaka Oji, hereinafter "Citizen") celebrates its 50th anniversary this year since launching the world's first analog light-powered watch in 1976. A new special video has arrived, featuring Ryoga (Ryoga Funatsu) and Yuki (Yuki Murata), members of the currently trending main dancer & back vocal group 'Chotokkyu', joining the "Eco-Drive Club" to learn about Citizen's "Eco-Drive" – a technology that converts even faint indoor light, not just sunlight, into electricity to power watches. In today's released special video, 'Chotokkyu Ryoga & Yuki Learn All About Eco-Drive!', they finally delve into Eco-Drive, Citizen's core technology. Following the previous video, 'Chotokkyu Ryoga & Yuki Join the Eco-Drive Club!? Learn All About Citizen!', the interaction with their Eco-Drive Club senior accelerates, and the two are overwhelmed by the senior's passionate explanations. How did they receive the passion put into development!? The new video can be viewed on the special content site below. Citizen Eco-Drive 50th Anniversary "Eco-Drive Club" Special Content https://citizen.jp/special/ecodrive50th/ryogayuki/index.html ■ Profiles 【Ryoga Funatsu】 Born October 23, 1994, from Kanagawa Prefecture. Leader of the 9-member "main dancer & back vocal group" Chotokkyu. Group's Car No. 3 / Main Dancer / Ga-ri Ga-ri (skinny) member. Individually, he has published the book "Ryoga-nos. no Hon." He is also expanding his activities, including drama appearances. 【Yuki Murata】 Born January 2, 1995, from Tokushima Prefecture. Dance leader of the 9-member "main dancer & back vocal group" Chotokkyu. Group's Car No. 5 / Main Dancer / Doji-kko (clumsy) member. His individual activities are also diverse, including live performance direction, choreography, and appearances on variety shows. What is Eco-Drive... Eco-Drive, a light-powered technology that drives watches with light equally available anywhere in the world, embodies Citizen's corporate philosophy of "loved by citizens, contributing to citizens." Since embarking on light-powered technology with the desire to "create environmentally friendly watches that do not require regular battery replacement," Citizen, as a pioneer in light-powered watches, has evolved the functionality and design of "Eco-Drive" to power watches not only with sunlight but also with faint indoor light. It is now worn by people in approximately 140 countries and regions worldwide. ■YouTube: @citizenwatchofficial https://www.youtube.com/@citizenwatchofficial ■X: @CITIZENWATCHJP https://x.com/CITIZENWATCHJP ■Instagram: @citizenwatchjp https://www.instagram.com/citizenwatchjp/ Citizen Watch is a manufacture that can integrate the entire production process, from watch components to assembly and adjustment of finished watches, in-house, and operates its business in approximately 140 countries and regions worldwide. Since its founding in 1918, under the belief of "BETTER STARTS NOW" – "As long as we act as if 'now' is the start, we can constantly make things better" – it has continuously explored the possibilities of watches and pursued development, starting with mechanical watches, and pioneering light-powered technology "Eco-Drive" and satellite wave watches. As Citizen Watch celebrates 50 years since the launch of its light-powered watches in 2026, it will continue to open up the future of watches. "Eco-Drive 50 YEARS OF INNOVATION" https://citizen.jp/special/50th-ecodriveinnovation/index.html ●Eco-Drive is a registered trademark of Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. ★YouTube and the YouTube logo are registered trademarks of Google LLC. ★Instagram is a registered trademark or trademark of Instagram, LLC in the United States and other countries. ★The content of this release is information as of the announcement date. Citizen Customer Watch Consultation Office Toll-free: 0120-78-4807 (Reception hours: 9:30-17:30, Mon-Fri, excluding holidays) Keywords: