Ayumi Ishida (ex-Morning Musume) and Yuiri Murayama (ex-AKB48) Co-star as Sisters! Main Visual for Umebou 21st STAGE 'Love All!!' Revealed!

The main visual for Umebou's 21st STAGE 'Love All!!', which will be held in Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi from May to June 2026, has been unveiled. This work features Morning Musume OG Ayumi Ishida and former AKB48 member Yuiri Murayama co-starring as sisters. Umebou is a dance entertainment group that handles direction and choreography for events such as the 'EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan', the Takarazuka Revue, and music videos for artists like ARASHI. Their latest work, 'Love All!!', is the story of two sisters who admire idols but were separated due to family circumstances. They reunite at a certain girls' group audition program and aim for the 'future' that lies beyond the stage, clashing with intense rivals, supportive fans, a highly eccentric charismatic director, and the feelings of their estranged parents. The role of the younger sister, Ruka, who dreams of becoming an idol, is played by Morning Musume OG Ayumi Ishida. The role of the older sister, Akari, is played by Yuiri Murayama, former captain of AKB48 Team 4. These two, who have been active as actors after graduating as idols, will co-star as sisters. Furthermore, Yusuke Umezawa [Umebou] plays the father, Kippei, and Hideya Tawada [Umebou] plays the mother, Tsubaki. Ryo Takizawa will play the role of BREED, the founder of the girls' group audition where the family reunites. Notably, this is the first time Tawada will play a female role in an Umebou production. Hayato Ito of Umebou, who serves as the writer and general director, commented, 'The realistic persuasiveness created by two individuals who have experienced being top idols in Morning Musume and AKB48 playing sisters, combined with an intense ensemble drama where talented cast members clash with each other. Please experience this story packed with laughter, passion, and tears at the theater!' Laugh, cry, and find yourself wanting to root for someone. Umebou's 21st STAGE 'Love All!!', which shakes the hearts of everyone who has a 'favorite', will be performed from Friday, May 29 to Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Theater H in Tokyo; from Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21 at COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall in Osaka; and from Saturday, June 27 to Sunday, June 28 at Tokai City Arts Theatre in Aichi. Tickets for the Tokyo performances are currently on sale. General ticket sales for the Osaka and Aichi performances will start at 10:00 on Saturday, April 25. For more information, please visit the official website. ■ Comment from Writer/General Director: Hayato Ito [Umebou] Separated sisters take on the same girls' group audition. -- Their father and mother watch over them desperately, albeit clumsily. As their respective feelings intersect, the family's story begins to move significantly. The realistic persuasiveness born from the two who have experienced being top idols in Morning Musume and AKB48 playing sisters, plus an intense ensemble drama where talented cast members clash. Please experience this story packed with laughter, passion, and tears at the theater! Akari (Yuiri Murayama), the older sister who admires idols, and Ruka (Ayumi Ishida), the younger sister who has supported her sister with all her might. The two, who were happily engrossed in 'playing idol', are separated due to their parents' circumstances -- Years later, they achieve a fateful reunion at a certain girls' group audition program. There, they find intense rivals aiming for debut, fans betting their lives on them, and the highly eccentric charismatic director BREED (Ryo Takizawa). Also present are the figures of their estranged father Kippei (Yusuke Umezawa) and mother Tsubaki (Hideya Tawada). Dreams, jealousy, and obsession. As various feelings violently collide, can the sisters grasp the 'same future' once again? Where will their family bonds lead --? Laugh, cry, and find yourself wanting to root for someone. Based on Umebou's 11th STAGE 'Love Me Do!!' and heavily rebooted, this work is an Umebou-style heartwarming comedy that shakes the hearts of everyone who has a 'favorite'!! Umebou 21st STAGE 'Love All!!' Performance Overview [Writer/General Director] Hayato Ito [Umebou] [Choreography/Supervision] Umebou [Cast] Hayato Ito, Yusuke Umezawa, Terukazu Tsuruno (W-cast), Takuya Shiono Kazuki Amano (W-cast), Yuki Noda, Hideya Tawada, SuGuRu [The above are Umebou] Ayumi Ishida, Yuiri Murayama, Ryo Takizawa, Keiko Matsuura, KAN [Power Puff Boys] HARUYOSHI [REAL AKIBA JUNIORZ / RAJ GLANZ], Kosuke Kikuchi [Oshare Shinshi]