【TGC Niigata 2026】Additional Information Released! Kanna Kajihara, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Ohko Natsuo and more confirmed! MCs Eiji Wentz and Yuka Kageyama to team up! Main artists include Marcy and ONE OR EIGHT!
Additional information for "TGC Niigata 2026," to be held on July 18, 2026, has been released, confirming the appearances of Kanna Kajihara, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Ohko Natsuo, and others. Eiji Wentz and Yuka Kageyama will serve as MCs, with Marcy and ONE OR EIGHT as main artists, bringing new brilliance from Niigata.
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The Tokyo Girls Collection Executive Committee (Planning/Production: W TOKYO Inc.) will hold "NAMICS presents TGC NIIGATA 2026 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION" (hereinafter, NAMICS presents TGC Niigata 2026) on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center (6-1 Bandaijima, Chuo-ku, Niigata City). We are pleased to announce the confirmed additional information.
■Third Round of Highly Anticipated Super Luxurious Performers Announced! Kanna Kajihara, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Ohko Natsuo and more confirmed to appear!
MCs Eiji Wentz and Yuka Kageyama will team up to liven up TGC Niigata!
The third round of super luxurious performers has been announced! Guest models include Ayana Kasai, who appeared in the popular reality dating show "Kyo, Suki ni Narimashita." Chuncheon Arc and Graduation Arc 2026 and is active as an exclusive model for "Seventeen" magazine; Kanna Kajihara, selected as "Miss Seventeen 2025" and active as an exclusive model for "Seventeen" magazine, also serving her first regular role in a golden prime-time drama "Punch Drunk Woman - XX Days Until Escape - Season 1" and appearing in the currently airing Season 2; Manon Sasaki, who received the Next Generation Special Award at the "1st Hiroshima Bishojo Contest" held in 2021 and was also selected as "Miss Seventeen 2025" and is active as an exclusive model for "Seventeen" magazine; and Rei Shirakawa, the second daughter of former sumo grand champion Koji Takanohana and former Fuji TV announcer Keiko Kono, who is active as an actress and will make her TGC debut!
Guests include Yuki Kashiwagi, who after graduating from AKB48 in April 2024, gained popularity for her unpretentious character in variety shows, and whose self-makeup videos on her own channel have garnered support from women of all ages, also active in producing cosmetics brands and publishing makeup books; Rie Kitahara, who debuted as a 5th generation member of AKB48 in 2008 and was active after transferring to NGT48 in 2015, serving as the first captain. After graduating from the group in 2018, she appeared in numerous stage productions and dramas, and gave birth to her first child in November 2024, expanding her activities as a celebrity mom; Ohko Natsuo, who debuted in the 2022 drama "Roppongi Class" and has appeared in the TBS Sunday Theater "Kami-sensei" and the currently airing NHK historical drama "Toyotomi Brothers!"; and from WILD BLUE, a five-member boy group known for their real-life authenticity and unique colors, also confirmed as main artists for TGC Niigata, Suzu Hinata and Koki Yamashita will appear!
Furthermore, the MCs will be Eiji Wentz, who is active across information and variety shows, films, and stage productions; and Yuka Kageyama, who is active as a model and actress, and also serves as an emcee for variety shows and various events. They will team up to enliven TGC Niigata, marking Yuka Kageyama's second TGC appearance since "Aso Vocational School Group presents TGC Kumamoto 2024."
■Main artists include the three-member band Marcy and globally active ONE OR EIGHT!
Marcy, a three-member band from Fukuoka, whose breakup songs spread by word-of-mouth on SNS have become a hot topic, attracting a growing number of listeners, especially among teenagers and twenties! Their representative song "Love Song" has surpassed 100 million streams, they performed at Nippon Budokan just three years after their debut, and over 20,000 spectators enthusiastically attended their two-day performance at Yokohama Arena in January 2026, captivating audiences with their relatable love songs. ONE OR EIGHT, an eight-member global boy group from Japan that debuted in August 2024, taking on the world with a "hit or miss" challenge. Upholding "BET ON YOURSELF," they embody betting on their dreams, and their latest song "TOKYO DRIFT" has generated approximately 100,000 user-generated content on TikTok, surpassing 270 million views! They charted for five consecutive weeks on "Mediabase Top40," one of the most prestigious radio charts in the US, setting a new record for Japanese boy groups with the most chart entries, following "DSTM." Their 1st LIVE TOUR successfully completed all 13 performances in Japan, North America, and Central/South America, and they are now globally active. These acts are confirmed to appear!
From "TGC Niigata" to the "next sparkle." Please look forward to the new future step beginning in Niigata.
NAMICS presents TGC NIIGATA 2026 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION Event Outline
All information is as of the time of release. Event details may be subject to change in the future.
■Third Round of Highly Anticipated Super Luxurious Performers Announced! Kanna Kajihara, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara, Ohko Natsuo and more confirmed to appear!
MCs Eiji Wentz and Yuka Kageyama will team up to liven up TGC Niigata!
The third round of super luxurious performers has been announced! Guest models include Ayana Kasai, who appeared in the popular reality dating show "Kyo, Suki ni Narimashita." Chuncheon Arc and Graduation Arc 2026 and is active as an exclusive model for "Seventeen" magazine; Kanna Kajihara, selected as "Miss Seventeen 2025" and active as an exclusive model for "Seventeen" magazine, also serving her first regular role in a golden prime-time drama "Punch Drunk Woman - XX Days Until Escape - Season 1" and appearing in the currently airing Season 2; Manon Sasaki, who received the Next Generation Special Award at the "1st Hiroshima Bishojo Contest" held in 2021 and was also selected as "Miss Seventeen 2025" and is active as an exclusive model for "Seventeen" magazine; and Rei Shirakawa, the second daughter of former sumo grand champion Koji Takanohana and former Fuji TV announcer Keiko Kono, who is active as an actress and will make her TGC debut!
Guests include Yuki Kashiwagi, who after graduating from AKB48 in April 2024, gained popularity for her unpretentious character in variety shows, and whose self-makeup videos on her own channel have garnered support from women of all ages, also active in producing cosmetics brands and publishing makeup books; Rie Kitahara, who debuted as a 5th generation member of AKB48 in 2008 and was active after transferring to NGT48 in 2015, serving as the first captain. After graduating from the group in 2018, she appeared in numerous stage productions and dramas, and gave birth to her first child in November 2024, expanding her activities as a celebrity mom; Ohko Natsuo, who debuted in the 2022 drama "Roppongi Class" and has appeared in the TBS Sunday Theater "Kami-sensei" and the currently airing NHK historical drama "Toyotomi Brothers!"; and from WILD BLUE, a five-member boy group known for their real-life authenticity and unique colors, also confirmed as main artists for TGC Niigata, Suzu Hinata and Koki Yamashita will appear!
Furthermore, the MCs will be Eiji Wentz, who is active across information and variety shows, films, and stage productions; and Yuka Kageyama, who is active as a model and actress, and also serves as an emcee for variety shows and various events. They will team up to enliven TGC Niigata, marking Yuka Kageyama's second TGC appearance since "Aso Vocational School Group presents TGC Kumamoto 2024."
■Main artists include the three-member band Marcy and globally active ONE OR EIGHT!
Marcy, a three-member band from Fukuoka, whose breakup songs spread by word-of-mouth on SNS have become a hot topic, attracting a growing number of listeners, especially among teenagers and twenties! Their representative song "Love Song" has surpassed 100 million streams, they performed at Nippon Budokan just three years after their debut, and over 20,000 spectators enthusiastically attended their two-day performance at Yokohama Arena in January 2026, captivating audiences with their relatable love songs. ONE OR EIGHT, an eight-member global boy group from Japan that debuted in August 2024, taking on the world with a "hit or miss" challenge. Upholding "BET ON YOURSELF," they embody betting on their dreams, and their latest song "TOKYO DRIFT" has generated approximately 100,000 user-generated content on TikTok, surpassing 270 million views! They charted for five consecutive weeks on "Mediabase Top40," one of the most prestigious radio charts in the US, setting a new record for Japanese boy groups with the most chart entries, following "DSTM." Their 1st LIVE TOUR successfully completed all 13 performances in Japan, North America, and Central/South America, and they are now globally active. These acts are confirmed to appear!
From "TGC Niigata" to the "next sparkle." Please look forward to the new future step beginning in Niigata.
NAMICS presents TGC NIIGATA 2026 by TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION Event Outline
All information is as of the time of release. Event details may be subject to change in the future.