STU48 9th Anniversary Concert Held! Kokoa Kai's First Stage After Return, National Tour Starting in June Also Announced!!
STU48 celebrated their 9th anniversary with two concert performances on April 5. Kokoa Kai returned to the stage, and a national tour starting in June was announced.
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STU48, which formed on March 31, 2017, and operates based in the Setouchi region, celebrated its 9th anniversary and held two performances of their 9th-anniversary concerts today, April 5: 'STU48 9th Anniversary Concert THE 48 SHOW〜Path〜' and 'STU48 9th Anniversary Concert THE STU SHOW 〜Horizon〜'.
Starting with the ''Who is the Flower for?' Performance with THE STU BAND' on April 3, they completed a total of five performances over three days, including 'Mai Nakamura Solo Concert 'My Story'' and 'STU48 Fresh Concert〜Connect〜Produced by Mai Nakamura' on April 4, as well as the two performances today.
In the first part, after making an energetic appearance with 'STU Sanjou!', Chiho Ishida expressed her gratitude in her greeting: 'Being able to celebrate our 9th anniversary is all thanks to everyone supporting us! Thank you so much! Let's continue walking together with STU48 in our 10th year!' They consecutively performed songs released by other 48 groups around their 9th anniversaries, such as 'Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai' (AKB48) and 'Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi' (NMB48), and then performed STU48's latest single, 'Sukisugite Naku', marking their own 9th anniversary. True to the title 'THE 48 SHOW', the setlist was composed to make the audience feel the history of the 48 groups so far.
Starting with the ''Who is the Flower for?' Performance with THE STU BAND' on April 3, they completed a total of five performances over three days, including 'Mai Nakamura Solo Concert 'My Story'' and 'STU48 Fresh Concert〜Connect〜Produced by Mai Nakamura' on April 4, as well as the two performances today.
In the first part, after making an energetic appearance with 'STU Sanjou!', Chiho Ishida expressed her gratitude in her greeting: 'Being able to celebrate our 9th anniversary is all thanks to everyone supporting us! Thank you so much! Let's continue walking together with STU48 in our 10th year!' They consecutively performed songs released by other 48 groups around their 9th anniversaries, such as 'Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai' (AKB48) and 'Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi' (NMB48), and then performed STU48's latest single, 'Sukisugite Naku', marking their own 9th anniversary. True to the title 'THE 48 SHOW', the setlist was composed to make the audience feel the history of the 48 groups so far.