Yohakubun, UA, STUTS, ROTH BART BARON to Perform with Traditional Music for Four Days! J-WAVE Collaborates on Planning and Production for 'KAIMoN Music Festival' at MoN Takanawa [Comments Included]
J-WAVE is providing planning and production cooperation for the "KAIMoN Music Festival" held at MoN Takanawa from May 19-22. The festival features artists like Yohakubun, UA, STUTS, and ROTH BART BARON collaborating with traditional Japanese performers, offering a unique live experience blending modern music with traditional arts.
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J-WAVE (81.3FM) is providing planning and production cooperation for the "KAIMoN Music Festival – Open the MoN–," a music festival held over four days from May 19th (Tue) to 22nd (Fri) at "MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives," a cultural experimental museum that opened on March 28th at TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY. The festival celebrates the opening of MoN Takanawa and presents a new live experience where contemporary music intersects with Japanese traditional performing arts and body expression.
The festival will feature artists deeply connected with J-WAVE – Yohakubun, UA, STUTS, and ROTH BART BARON × Taro Ishida – appearing on different days. Each artist will collaborate with traditional instrument players and performers with traditional postures and bodywork, centered on their respective musicality. They will present one-night-only stages created specifically for this place and time, going beyond simply reproducing existing songs. The sound, lighting, and video will be synchronized in real-time, creating a performance where the entire stage is "visualized sound." A hybrid structure where digital and analog merge, along with a three-dimensional sound design that envelops the audience, will create an immersive experience.
Featuring Yohakubun (May 19th):
* Image: Yohakubun
* Annotation: "Yohakubun TOUR 2026 'Suuuu-haaaa---"'
* Annotation: November 10th (Tue), 11th (Wed), 2026
* Annotation: Tokyo, National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium
● What are your thoughts on "Japanese traditional expression"?
* For example, regarding "Japanese instruments," I was taught that there is a long history and genre branches, and the instruments used vary by genre. Personally, I'm drawn to "Mugen Noh" (dream/illusion Noh), which I recently read about. It's apparently one of the main forms of Noh that depicts the space between dreams and reality. I would like to see it once.
● When do you feel "the gate of sound has opened"?
* When watching a live performance, I sometimes feel, "This person has the god of music on their side." It was a performance where the artists entrusted themselves to the music, and it was very beautiful.
● What kind of stage will it be on the "KAIMoN Music Festival" day?
* With the collaboration of Japanese instruments, a special performance...
Keywords: J-WAVE, MoN Takanawa, Yohakubun, STUTS, ROTH BART BARON
The festival will feature artists deeply connected with J-WAVE – Yohakubun, UA, STUTS, and ROTH BART BARON × Taro Ishida – appearing on different days. Each artist will collaborate with traditional instrument players and performers with traditional postures and bodywork, centered on their respective musicality. They will present one-night-only stages created specifically for this place and time, going beyond simply reproducing existing songs. The sound, lighting, and video will be synchronized in real-time, creating a performance where the entire stage is "visualized sound." A hybrid structure where digital and analog merge, along with a three-dimensional sound design that envelops the audience, will create an immersive experience.
Featuring Yohakubun (May 19th):
* Image: Yohakubun
* Annotation: "Yohakubun TOUR 2026 'Suuuu-haaaa---"'
* Annotation: November 10th (Tue), 11th (Wed), 2026
* Annotation: Tokyo, National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium
● What are your thoughts on "Japanese traditional expression"?
* For example, regarding "Japanese instruments," I was taught that there is a long history and genre branches, and the instruments used vary by genre. Personally, I'm drawn to "Mugen Noh" (dream/illusion Noh), which I recently read about. It's apparently one of the main forms of Noh that depicts the space between dreams and reality. I would like to see it once.
● When do you feel "the gate of sound has opened"?
* When watching a live performance, I sometimes feel, "This person has the god of music on their side." It was a performance where the artists entrusted themselves to the music, and it was very beautiful.
● What kind of stage will it be on the "KAIMoN Music Festival" day?
* With the collaboration of Japanese instruments, a special performance...
Keywords: J-WAVE, MoN Takanawa, Yohakubun, STUTS, ROTH BART BARON