Who is that hiding behind the dance group in their newest music video shot all over Nagoya?

Music group World Order isn’t only known for their robotic dancing and electronic beats. Their act can also be delightfully comedic when employed in the right situations, usually during their publicly shot music videos set around the world. Seeing the group pump their arms and “walk” by popular destinations is now as iconic as it is mesmerizing. While Genki Sudo, the founder of the group, is no longer the full-time front man, it seems he is continuing to dance with World Order, at least in their newest music video, “Singularity”.

The video features the perfect mix of all the elements we’ve come to love from the group, including suited dancers moving around robotically and an intricate “dance machine” that could only come from the minds of World Order. Fans are treated to a few special guests part way through the video as well. World Order is basically challenged to a dance off with a bunch of office women in the conference room. However, these aren’t just any regular ol’ office ladies though; they’re eight members of SKE48, one of the sister groups to AKB48 that are based in Nagoya. They’re the perfect companions to help World Order enjoy the sights and sounds of the third largest city in Japan, as soon as they all bust out of the office.

Following the release of their 1^st major EP “UMA”, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA embarked on their “Unidentified Tour” around Japan, taking further immediate action to spread their love to America with their appearance on stage at “J-POP SUMMIT 2016”. “J-POP SUMMIT 2016” is an event which was held from Friday 22^nd 〜 24^th July in San Francisco with the aim of spreading J-pop culture to overseas countries. WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA took to the Fort Mason Center stage to perform for the J-pop-hungry crowd on Saturday 23^rd July.

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Whilst the many eyes of J-pop and anime fans had their eyes fixated on the stage, the sound of the first song on their set list, “Napoleon” echoed throughout the whole venue, however, KOM_I was nowhere to be seen. Instead, the centre monitor displayed KOM_I singing in a mysterious, feathery mask....and then finally revealed her secret location!! She emerged from behind the Domo-kun monument in the NHK WORLD booth, which was located behind the guest seating area. Observing this unimaginably spectacular entrance onto the stage, the cheers from the audience raged with excitement, as they advanced to crowed around the monument. After jumping down from the stage, she was carried by a deluxe portable festival shire decorated with red paper lanterns and crawling with Chinese dragons. She advanced through the audience, giving them high fives and inviting them to enjoy the atmosphere and dance.

During the MC, it was announced that KOM_I’s birthday was on 22^nd July, which is the same day that WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA set off for San Francisco for J-POP SUMMIT. Upon hearing this, the crowd of fans naturally began to sing happy birthday in unison, bringing some tears to KOM_I as she replied “Thank you so much!!” to the very American San Francisco audience. As 2 other members in the audience seemed to share the same birthday, KOM_I threw some toy duck figures into the audience as a present!

The last song performed by WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA was “Momotaro” with a slight twist... The audience were shocked, wowing in awe as a giant rubber ball rolled onto the stage. KOM_I entered the giant ball and threw herself into the audience, rolling freely over her fans! The special giant rubber ball had a special feature ー special decorative lights were installed inside the ball, changing colour to match the theme of the song. The ball turned pink and continued to roll over the ocean of fans, soon taking on the appearance of a giant peach. The smiling fans, who enjoyed the performance constantly moved their hands, passing the giant peach around themselves to ensure that KOM_I who was inside did not fall. Even after the song had finished, KOM_I announced: “Next, I’ll be holding an autograph session over there, so I’ll be heading there in this giant ball! See you later!” and was washed away to the back of the guest seating area. It was at this grand point that the fantastic live came to a close.

This marks WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s second live performance in America. The live turned out to be a big success, as the group fulfilled their main goal of bringing happiness to their audience through their crazy performance and by ensuring that everybody in the audience has a big smile on their face.

The activity of WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA does not stop here! They will also be performing at the festival SUPER SLIPPA 2016 today in Taiwan, and will continue to perform around the country at summer festivals! As their activity knows no limits, please continue to look out for their raids in foreign countries too!

■Information

■J-POP SUMMIT 2016 
＠San Francisco, America
Friday 22^nd〜 Sunday 24^th July ※ WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA performed on Saturday 23^rd

○SETLIST
M1-Napoleon
M2- Shakushain

M3-Yuki Otoko Yeti
M4- Chupacabra
M5- Diablo
M6- Momotaro

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From 7^th 〜 10^th July, France was host to JAPAN EXPO, and from 15^th 〜 17^th July, England hosted HYPER JAPAN. It is at these locations where MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON set up a lottery event in the booth area.

Many winners were announced and received merchandise prizes of artists who performed at that event, such as MAN WITH A MISSION, Cheeky Parade and Charisma.com. This lottery put a smile of excitement on everyone’s face, and fans were able to experience the thrill and excitement of the event to the max. Don’t forget the Special Prize which is a flight to Japan! The winner of this special ticket will be able to find out there and then what a massive prize they have just won.

At England’s HYPER JAPAN, a lovely, fashionable couple popped by and one of the lucky lovers managed to win a 6％DOKIDOKI T-shirt! The couple mentioned that they will be attending MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL in TOKYO which will be held this year in November, and promised to come talk to us again!

At J-POP SUMMIT, Silent Siren, Una, Yanakiku and many other artists will be making their appearance on stage, and of course their merchandise, along with the special flight to Japan prize, will be up for grabs through MOSHI MOSHI LOTTO. As the Internet will be very crowded on the day, we recommend applying to take part in MOSHI MOSHI LOTTO before turning up at J-POP SUMMIT.

Click on the link below to apply to take part in MOSHI MOSHI LOTTO and come join in the fun with your QR code!

http://member.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/2016event

WORLD ORDER are Japanese male dance performance group. They have performed worldwide at the MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL and boast tremendous popularity overseas. They are also participating successfully in nutritional commercials. We conducted an exclusive interview with each of the members (Genki Sudo, Masato Ochiai, Akihiro Takahashi, Hayato Uchiyama, Yuusuke Morisawa, Takashi Jounishi, and Ryuuta Tomita) at their “Art Exhibition”.

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――Since your formation, you’ve had your eyes set on heading overseas. With that in mind, please tell us how the group came to be organised.
Sudo: Because I am known as a mixed martial artist and kickboxer and because of the things I have been able to do, there have been times where it has been a hindrance on my career. I released my solo CD when I was a martial artist, but there were mixed responses, things like “Ah. I see…” I’m see as a martial artist here in Japan, so those kind of reactions came about when I appeared on YouTube too, so I felt like I wanted to go and make my debut overseas. My style now was born from how people from overseas stereotypically see Japanese people: serious and diligent. That, combined with wearing a suit and glasses while dancing like a robot is the style we have made.

――You performed at the MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL in various countries around the world. What was the reaction like from the overseas audiences?
Morisawa: Their responses were amazing. From every breath to every drop of sweat, everything of us was conveyed and received well. We really felt everyone’s excitement and gaze while we were performing, the tension was high. Everyone really livened up together.

――Are the responses at your concerts in Japan different from those overseas?
Uchiyama: A lot of our solo concerts in Japan are seated, so everyone just quietly watches the stage. Even at festivals, Japan has its own way of having fun.
Takahashi: Outside Japan, I feel the responses aren’t all that different from each other from country to country.
Ochiai: Our performances are generally something to watch and enjoy, but audiences overseas also take the music into account and so enjoying everything at once. They’re really good at having fun.
Sudo: Japan has a unique scene. I’ve come to worry whether or not we are okay with it. People are polite. Everywhere but Japan really goes for it, and when I see that, I wonder “are we really this popular?” and feel misunderstood (laughs).
Jounishi: Parts of our dances take a kind of approach that Kabuki and Noh performances do, so I wonder if our Japanese fans are thinking in terms of that. But people overseas don’t worry about that and can just have a good time.
Tomita: We go all out with everything we have wherever we go, but there are people that don’t understand Japanese, so we make up for that strongly by conveying what we are saying through our performance.
Takahashi: Before our performance at MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON FESTIVAL in France, we had a chance to interact with the fans. There were a lot of people that greeted us in Japanese. We received a very warm welcome.

――This interview is currently being held at the exhibition centre for your “Art Exhibition” project you started last year. I feel there is a lot of very Japanese-like motifs and expressions about it. Is this true?
Sudo: The Art Exhibition is a place for each member of the group to show their work outside of music. Up to now, it only includes the members’ domestic work It’s especially made up of Japanese-like motifs. We have no plans to make it available overseas. But regarding WORLD ORDER’s primary work – our performances – they are packed full of things Japanese and reveal each member’s potential.

――WORLD ORDER dress in suits and neckties, erasing each member’s individual looks, but I actually think you each have great individuality. Can you do a free-talk and introduce each other? We’ll start from Morisawa. Please tell us about his image.
All: “Yuusuke is a spontaneous guy”. “He has a strong heart.” “I like the gags he pulls in company.” “He’s a fine young man!”

――Next, tell us about Takahashi’s image.
All: “He is kind to everyone, no matter who it is”. “When you talk with him you can feel at ease”. “He’s also really stylish”.

――What about Ochiai?
All: “At first glance he might seem scary, but he’s a big sweet tooth”. “He’s really good both in his work and private life.” “He’s in charge of the choreography, so he has an air of leadership”.

――And Jounishi?」
All: “He’s a smart person”. “Even in a talk like this, he’s able to explain himself using words that nobody knows.” “Because he graduated from the University of Tokyo!”

――What about Uchiyama?
All: “He’s natural, I guess?” “He has a small face (laughs)” “He’s kind to the earth.” “He has great recognition from people”.

――And Tomita?
All: “There’s nothing really in particular… (everyone in agreement)”. “The fact that there is nothing is conversely amazing.”

――And finally, tell us about Sudo.
All: “He’s talented!” “He’s really cool!” “He really has charisma.” “He’s fashionable.” “He is very attentive in his consideration.”

――So it’s safe to say that you’re all charmed by Sudo Genki, correct?
All: Yes! (why are they all laughing?)

――I heard that you all went strawberry picking and treasure hunting on a bus tour to Izu. Strawberry picking is kind of cute and a bit different from WORLD ORDER’s usual image, right?
Takahashi: Hahaha. We took our families with us and it was a lot of fun. We picked strawberries, we hunted for treasure, and we performed live. There was a lot of different things packed into one day.

――Finally, we’d like to hear about the group’s future plans from Sudo.
Sudo:

Original Text:  Tanaka Tashinori / Photography: Atsushi Yamada (SHUTTER)

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We guarantee that watching the video will result in a very “nice day”.

Last October, we sadly reported that Genki Sudo, the MMA fighter turned musician and dance master who established the internationally-famous group, World Order, was retiring as lead singer to focus his talents behind the camera. We believed we could never recover from the shock, but we ended up being pleasantly surprised with theirnew song and music video, which was released in March.

Their new video was bittersweet as we missed seeing a “genki” Genki Sudo appearing our screens. Thankfully, our prayers have been answered with a new version of one of their past music videos. Backed by more than 100 dancers, Genki Sudo leads the charge towards everyone having a nice day.