Kabukicho Transforms into a "City of the Future 100 Years from Now". Experiential Sci-Fi Festival "LOOP 2126 ∞prelude∞" Closes with Approx. 6,000 Attendees

IYS Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that the experiential science fiction festival "LOOP 2126 ∞prelude∞," held in the Shinjuku/Kabukicho area on Saturday, April 25, 2026, closed with great success, attracting approximately 6,000 visitors in total during the day and night sessions.

In this event, AI Ambassador "SIO" served as the overall navigator, symbolically expressing the "daily life 100 years from now" where humans and AI naturally coexist. Under the theme "Kabuke to the world 100 years from now!", the urban space of Kabukicho was reimagined as a "city of the future," creating a day where visitors didn't just passively observe the future, but actively participated, imagined, and experienced it.

During the day session, creators and performers selected through the public offering "LOOP∞ OPEN CALL 2026" presented diverse works and performances, including AI video, art, SNS content, fashion, and dance. For the night session, an immersive club event was held at ZEROTOKYO featuring a total of 32 groups of domestic and international artists, delivering a multi-layered sci-fi experience intersecting video, music, light, urban space, interactive art, and AI expression throughout the day and night.

Event Results

The event attracted approximately 6,000 visitors across both the day and night sessions. Creators from Japan and abroad participated in the "LOOP∞ OPEN CALL 2026," presenting works in diverse fields such as AI video, art, SNS, fashion, and dance within the urban space of Kabukicho.

Furthermore, the night session held at ZEROTOKYO featured performances by 32 groups of domestic and international artists. As a new type of sci-fi festival where urban space, music, video, AI expression, and participatory content intersect day and night, it provided a venue for many visitors to experience the future.

Daytime Session: Kabukicho Transforms into a "City of the Future 100 Years from Now"

Starting at 14:00, centered around the area in front of Tokyu Kabukicho Tower and Cinecity Square, the daytime session featured presentations of AI video, art, SNS content, fashion, and dance works by next-generation creators selected through "LOOP∞ OPEN CALL 2026".

At the venue, the urban space of Kabukicho itself was utilized as a "laboratory for future society," rolling out a variety of experiential content. The main contents were as follows:

• Screening of AI video works utilizing large visions in the Shinjuku area • Presentations in the fashion, dance, and SNS categories on a special stage • A special LED gate, supercar exhibition, and futuristic makeup experience • An Ema (votive tablet) installation expressing wishes for the future • Talk session by actor Hideo Ishiguro, a 1-day manager project, photo sessions, and autograph signings • Event navigation by AI Ambassador "SIO"

Visitors enjoyed the experience of imagining the world 100 years from now with all five senses while walking through the streets of Kabukicho.

In addition, for the supercar exhibition, we received cooperation from Fumio Shishido, Naoyuki Ota, Kosuke Miyata, Ruka Sudo, Mirachiyo Fujiwara, and Mizuki Sugiura, realizing a spatial design evocative of a future city. Furthermore, Kazunori Kurimoto, Chairman of the Executive Committee for AI Film Festival Japan 2026, endorsed the purpose of this event and provided tremendous cooperation in the deployment of AI video expressions.

The venue was colored by interactive art pieces: a "special LED gate" installed at the entrance, a "makeup experience" designed to upgrade oneself, and an "Ema" installation expressing wishes in a near-future format.

32 Groups Including World-Class DJs Assemble. Immersive Night Session Unfolded at ZEROTOKYO

From 23:00, the stage moved to ZEROTOKYO, one of Japan's largest night entertainment facilities, for the night session.

At ZEROTOKYO, an immersive night content integrating music, lighting, and video was rolled out. During the nighttime hours when the city's energy peaks, a more sensory and highly physical sci-fi experience was created.

The main acts featured Nastia, active as a world-class techno DJ, and RISA TANIGUCHI and MEGURU, both highly acclaimed domestically and internationally. In addition, a total of 32 groups of artists from Japan and abroad gathered across all 5 floors (Z HALL / RING / ENTER / BOX / R BAR), putting on overwhelming performances from 23:00 to 4:30 the following morning.

The night session, fusing music, lighting, video, and spatial production, became a venue presenting a "future night culture" that was more physical and immersive, distinct from the daytime urban sci-fi experience.

About "LOOP∞ OPEN CALL 2026"

"LOOP∞ OPEN CALL 2026" is a platform for AI video, art, and SNS con