WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA just completed their first ever performance at the “CAMP FLOG GNAW CARNIVAL 2017” music festival in LA. Now, KOM_I is set to collaborate with NHK Educational TV’s “Nihongo de Asobo.”

“Nihongo de Asobo” is a children’s TV show that talks about the fun, beautiful and interesting aspects of Japan. It airs Monday to Friday every week from 6:35am-6:45am.

The song “Edokko Doko Doko” has been written for the show. Kenmochi Hidefumi is responsible for the lyrics and composition of this track which touches on the rough sounding Edo dialect and its many frank expressions. The feeling of how the words sound is unique and it’s easy to sing along to.

The song will debut on “Nihongo de Asobo” next week on November 13th. Joining KOM_I to sing and dance on stage will familiar characters from the show including Miwa-san (Akihiro Miwa), Koni-chan, Miyaji Katsura, choreographer Lucky Ikeda, Eri Ayaki, and all the children.

Costume designer Hibino Kozue created the colourful kimono outfits and Edo street set for the show.

In other news, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA are set to appear at Clockenflap Festival 2017 in Hong Kong on November 18th. The group’s international presence grows stronger every day. What next exciting thing can we expect from them next?

Wednesday campanella who recently finished her one-man live in Taiwan performed at the music festival, “CAMP FLOG GNAW CARNIVAL2017” in LA which was held on the 28^th of October (Sat.). She was the first Japanese artist to perform at this festival.

Wednesday campanella performed as the second act of the FLOG stage.

Kom_I appeared on the stage in bare feet, wearing a pink-colored super long sleeve shirt, black enamel pants and a red see-through dress. Many of the teenagers who gathered at the venue were wearing colorful clothes.

As soon as the intro of “Chupacabra” was played, Kom_I appeared on a stepladder installed in the middle of the audience seats and the audience gathered around the stepladder. The audience gathered around Kom_I who was dancing with “Twiggy” and “Uran-chan” and they ran around on the lawn.

Kom_I appeared on the stage when the song “Yuta” started, draped in a pink cloth. She shouted, “We are Wednesday Campanella from Tokyo!” and danced on stage. A water ball appeared when “Momotaro” started and the audience howled with joy. She left the stage saying “Thank you for coming! Enjoy Camp Flog Gnaw!”

Kom_I chatted with her fans saying, “Wednesday! Wednesday!”

Let’s check out her activities in the U.S.

In this article, I will introduce to you some Japanese artists who are popular the world over. The popular songs of each artist and live information are noted.

Wednesday Campanella

Wednesday Campanella is a unique hip hop unit. The video of “Momotaro” was played more than ten million times and is a song which is popular throughout the world. The unit is going to perform in Los Angeles on the 28^th and 29^th of Ocotber and in Hongkong on the 18^th of November.

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/71443

SKY-HI

SKY-HI is a unique, one-and-only artist and his hip hop music is gaining high reputation. The all-Japan LIVE HOUSE tour “SKY-HI Round A Ground 2017” will be held in 24 cities (25 lives) including in cities like Shanghai, Taiwan, Hongkong, LA, NY, PARIS and LONDON. The digital album “Marble” released on the 6^th of October on the Internet won the first place in the charts of iTunes.

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/70803

BAND-MAID

BAND-MAID is a rock band consisting of five female members. Their most popular song is “REAL EXISTENCE.” They call their lives “serving” and the fans “masters” or “mistresses” to choreograph the world of a “maid.” However, their music is hard rock which has a gap between their visual. They are now holding a world tour called “BAND—MAID WORLD TOUR 2017.”

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/67157

Niji no Conquistador

The theme of Niji no Conquistador is “every day is a cultural festival!” The name of the group was decided with the aim of being a group which will conquest the hearts of the fans with various characters like a rainbow. More than 200 audience gathered to their one-man live held in Taiwan in August and the venue was filled with excitement. You should check out their music video featuring cute bathing suits “Kimiha Mujaki na Natsu no Joo.”

May’n

May’n is an artist who offers many opening/ending themes to animations, games and movies. She participated in J-POP SUMIT held in San Francisco and released her 5^th album “PEACE of SMILE” on the 18^th of October and it can be said that she is a very popular artist gaining popularity throughout the world. Her popular song “Yamaidare darlin’” gathered much attention as an opening theme of “AQUARION LOGOS.”

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/63027

TEMPURA KIDZ

“TEMPURA KIDZ” is a dance & vocal performance unit from Harajuku. Although all the members are teenagers, they are full-fledge performers who have rich experience in performing on many stages. There must a lot of people who will be glued to their performance and colorful costumes. The music video of “CIDER CIDER” is gaining popularity among foreign fans. They have performed in many countries including Tai, Philippine and Myanmar.

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/20850

How did you like our introduction of 5 popular Japanese artists? Why not check out these artists who are working hard in foreign countries.

KOM_I held her first one-man live in foreign country cities (Taipei and Taichu) on the 13^th and the 14^th of October.

She was the only Japanese artist participating the popular event “Legacy Presents 2017 Toshinyosei” and more than 1,000 persons gathered at the venues in Taipei and Taichu.

The venue in Taipei was a preppy spot “Kazan 1914 Bunsoenku” which used to be a vacant lot inside an alcohol factory when Japan occupied Taiwan. It is a mysterious, but nice spot where trees grow skyward out of the building stuctures. Whether in Japan or in a foreign country, Suyobi no Capmanella always creates her own stage from scratch based on the inspiration she receives from the venue.

The opening song of the live was “Gogh” and the song started after a light was radiated from the darkness. The light flickered in the darkness and KOM_I’s voice resonated in the venue mysteriously. Then, the curtain opened after the intro of “Chosei” started and the venue was filled with excitement when KOM_I appeared on stage. The audience reacted to the energy from KOM_I who was running around the stage actively.

After that, the stage was covered with a curtain and a mysterious rendition showing the silhouette of KOM_I with colorful clothes was shown.

The audience took in the energy from KOM_I who was running around the venue while performing “Wright Brothers.” She performed “Momotaro” lastly and was put inside a water ball. She dived into the audience seats and the live ended with excitement. She also said goodbye to the audience in the local language.

She performed “Ikkyusan,” “Amenouzume” and “Marco Polo” after receiving an encore. The door at the side of the stage opened slightly and she left from the stage. The audience remained silent for a while but were filled excitement. The live ended while the audience was craving for KOM_I to appear again on stage.

“I want to come here again next year” says KOM_I. Can’t wait to see her next live in Taiwan.

It has been announced that WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA will perform at “Clockenflap Festival 2017” in Hong Kong.

Clockenflap is a huge outdoor music & arts festival which began in 2008 and takes place in an area surrounded by high-rise buildings. This year’s festival will take place across three days from Friday November 17th to Sunday November 19th. This will be WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s first live performance in Hong Kong.

Clockenflap is home to performances from some of the biggest names in music, and this year is no exception. As well as WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA, other confirmed artists for Clockenflap 2017 are Massive Attack, The Prodigy, MØ as well as a string of other internationally renowned artists. Acts from Hong Kong, South Korea and other regions in Asia will also be appearing at the festival.

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WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA put on a performance at Reborn-Art Festival 2017 on August 31st which was streamed live. The festival is currently being held at Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture.

The Reborn-Art Festival has been ongoing since July 22nd and is taking place in the Oshika Peninsula in the Ishinomaki city center. An arts, food and music festival, this year the event will run until September 10th and is a program based around hearing music being played somewhere each day across 51 days. As part of this program, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA live streamed a show at Oginohama in the heart of the Oshika Peninsula.

The performance opened in a dark and mystical forest located at a local port in Oginohama where we see colourful oyster shells being used as buoys

KOM_I appeared from the smoke wearing red and orange balloons, beginning the artsy performance with the song “Gogh.” Basked in rays of light, her orange coloured hair and mollusc-like movements went hand-in-hand, making her look like some kind of fairy emerging from the forest. The fairy came from the woods and singing her song looked as if she was waiting to see how the land lies.

The peculiar outfit designed from life-like balloons was created by Toshio Takeda who has worked with balloon unit Daisy Balloon which is made up of balloon artist Rie Hosokai and graphic designer and art director Takashi Kawada, whose work is also on display at Reborn-Art Festival 2017.

The next song performed was a remix of WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s most well-known song “Momotaro,” a version which has been featured on their set-list at recent festivals.

KOM_I comes into contact with the buoys, rides a small boat that has washed ashore, frolics around a white deer, a piece of art titled “White Deer(Oshika)” by Kōhei Nawa, all while moving towards the centre of the beach.

During the final song, “Marco Polo,” KOM_I walks steadily towards the pitch black coast of the waters, parallel with the intro, while crossing with the shining light in the background as she plays with the waves. She is left at the shoreline at the end of the video and looks across the water towards us, presenting to us a slightly melancholic scene

Despite the announcement of this show being on the same day as it was performed, it brought in around 30,000 viewers across KOM_I’s Instagram, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s official Twitter account, and on Reborn-Art Fes’s official Instagram page.。

The whole stream is available to watch on WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s official YouTube channel, so be sure to check it out below.

【WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA LIVE RECORD (170831 Ishinomaki, Oginohama)】

Continuing their streak from August, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA are set to perform at festivals around Japan in September. Starting from October, they will also be performing at two cities in Taiwan before heading to Los Angeles to perform at Tyler, the Creator’s music festival “CAMP FLOG GNAW CARNIVAL 2017.”

As WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA continue to experiment with captivating music and visuals, let us all keep on our toes in anticipation of what kind of performances we can expect from them in the coming months.

It has been announced that WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA will perform at “Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2017,” a music festival held in Los Angeles, US. They will be the first Japanese artist to appear at the festival.

“Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival” is an annual music festival created and hosted by Tyler, the Creator of alternative hip hop group “Odd Future.” The festival began in 2012 as a place to thank fans for continuously supporting Tyler. The artists selected to perform at the event are all chosen by Tyler himself.

The reason why Tyler requested WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA to perform at the festival is partly because he wants more female artists in the line-up this year, but more specifically because he deemed them indispensable to be included due to their creativeness and how inspiring they are as artists. So he sent them an offer.

The line-up features a long list of artists who are active all around the world including Tyler, the Creator, Tyler, the Creator, Lana Del Rey, ASAP Rocky, Solange Knowles, Willow Smith & Jaden Smith, Kid Cudi, Mac Miller, Justice, Migos, Lil Yachty, and more. 

Full details regarding when WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA will be performing and related info will be revealed soon. Details regarding tickets will be announced on August 17th, US time.

We can very much look forward to seeing WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA making the festival even more exciting and even pumping up world famous artists!

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WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA are currently on their nationwide solo Japan tour “WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA One Man Live Tour 2017 ～IN THE BOX～.” The electronic, EDM and J-pop trio, fronted by KOM_I, digitally released their new song “Picasso” on July 28th.

The song has already featured in the set-lists during concerts of their ongoing tour, giving fans an early first chance to hear it. The song comes as the final installment to their three-track monthly release project; they released “Melos” in May, “Eisei” in June, and finished with “Picasso” this July. The new song has been used as the ending theme to the NHK World TV show “J-MELO” since April.

The song and its lyrics are written by Kenmochi Hidefumi. The song was written with the theme in mind of “What line would you use when asking out somebody that you like?,” something mentioned in J-MELO and a question asked all around the world. The lyrics of “Picasso” touch upon the man himself who is said to have known many loves.

The CD cover in all its psychadelic colours was designed by Kuwahara Yoshiyuki who also designed the cover for the blu-ray release of WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s concert at the Nippon Budokan.

In line with the new release, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA have uploaded a short clip from the Tokyo concert of their ongoing tour which showcases the new song “Picasso.” The video will be available for a limited period of time. You have until August 4th to see it.

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA – “Picasso” (Limited Video Release)

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s solo tour will finish up in Okinawa before they head on over to Taiwan in October for a follow-up performance due to popular demand.

We look forward to seeing what kind of performance WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA will put on for “Picasso” at all of the upcoming summer festivals.

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In the run up to their first ever video release, a Blu-ray of their concert at the Nippon Budokan, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA, who are currently on on their solo tour “One Man Live Tour 2017 ～IN THE BOX～,” have opened up a unique and interesting website.

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA are known for creating fun and quirky websites. For example, you can play a game on their official homepage if you access it via your smartphone. They also set up a special website for their song “Aladdin” from their EP “SUPERKID” which came out last year. If you rubbed the magic lamp on screen, you would be able to listen to the song.

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s new special website, which has been set up for their first Blu-ray release “WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA Nippon Budokan Live ～Hakkaku Uchuu～,” not only includes the standard information about the disc’s content and the gorgeous packaging, but also a rather crude clipping of KOM_I herself, as well as a font and logo that look like they never made it past the template stage, giving the entire design of the website that early internet aesthetic.

The sound effects on the website were made by KOM_I herself, as you can probably tell. Aesthetically, the website is the same when viewed on both a PC and a smartphone, but KOM_I’s performance is a little different on each.

On the PC page, if you click KOM_I’s mouth you will see the Blu-ray packaging flying through the air, accompanied by the sounds of her voice. You will sucked in through her mouth and into a website that looks like it was made by an amateur.

The smartphone page will be much appreciated by the younger generation who are concerned by the lack of gigabytes on their devices. The extremely simple design of the website means easy access for all.

Of the 24 songs featured on the Blu-ray, you can view 3 of them on the website: “Utah,” “Nero,” and “Unico”.

If you’re wondering what on earth kind of website this is, then you should most definitely check it out for yourself.

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Having only just revealed that they will release a new single titled Eisei on June 30th, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA have announced that they will release their concert at the Nippon Budokan on Blu-ray. This is the first time for the group to announce a video release.

Earlier this year on March 8th, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA graced the stage at the famous Nippon Budokan for the very first time with a solo concert. The Blu-ray will compile the entire set, from the opening song “Chohakkai” all the way to the encore track “Dracula,” for a total of 24 songs.

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA are renowned for not only the quality of their music, but for the exceptional amount of work that goes into their music videos too. Because YouTube is the main platform for WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA to release all of their new music videos, they have until now not released any kind of video content for DVD or Blu-ray. But due to high demand from fans to release video content for purchasing, that is about to change, with the release of their Budokan show. It will be available on Blu-ray only so that all fans can enjoy both the music and footage in the highest possible quality.

The person overlooking the direction and compilation of the Blu-ray is Tomokazu Yamada, who was in charge of directing the music videos for WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s “Yuniko” and “Melos”. A 45-minute behind the scenes video consisting of footage in the run up to the Budokan concert is also featured on the release, directed by Hiroki Iwabuchi, who has also worked with WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA in the past on music videos and other making-of videos for previous tours.

The artwork for the release was created by Yoshiyuki Kuwahara and features a design of the Nippon Budokan and its octagonal shape. Every release from WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s right down to the artwork and packaging is made with the highest level of attention and detail. More details will be announced regarding the release in the near future, so keep your eyes peeled.

・”WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA Nippon Budokan 〜Hakkaku Uchuu〜” Blu-ray Teaser Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymdjOwic-XE

In line with today’s announcement, director Tomokazu Yamada has also released a teaser video themed around “the big bang”. As well as that, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA have posted a playlist of the setlist from the Nippon Budokan concert over on their official Spotify account. Be sure to give it a listen and learn the songs before you experience the concert live with your copy of the Blu-ray!

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA continue to bolt forward with their deftly-produced music and videos. There’s never a shortage of new releases from this eclectric group, nor performances for that matter—in fact, they are currently on a Japanese tour already and are set to appear at numerous summer festivals in Japan. Having been able to perform at the behemoth stage that is the Nippon Budokan, just what kind of exhilarating and breathtaking shows we can expect to see from WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA this year?

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WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA recently released their latest single “Melos” for digital download along with a gorgeous music video. The successful electronic music group have just announced yet another new single to be released on June 30^th which will also be available to purchase digitally.

The newest addition to WEDNESDAY CAMPENELLA’s music barracks is titled “Eisei.” The song was written for a “real dasshutsu game” called “Aru Taisenba kara no Dasshutsu” produced by SCRAP which is based off the manga series “Kingdom” written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.

A “real dasshutsu game” is a type of game played in real life where you must work together with other people to try and escape from or out of something by solving puzzles and engaging in other activities., with each game being based around different theme such as anime series and video games. WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s new track was used as the main theme song at the real dasshutsu game event earlier this year between March and May. Eisei is the name of a character that appears in Kingdom, and is also a name found in real world history. Emperor Qin Shi Huang became known as it during the Warring States period.

Continuing the successfully sublime grandeur of “Melos” and its magnificent music video, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA are set to release “Eisei” as a digital single.

KOM_I is currently on the group’s nationwide solo tour in Japan titled “WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA One-Man Live Tour 2017 ～IN THE BOX～” where Eisei is already on the set lists, so it’s sure to appease the anticipation fans have had for this release.

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA are never short of things to do when it comes to their work, with an eventful and lively schedule that seems to always be packed full of events and new releases. They just recently completed a concert at the behemoth venue that is Nippon Budokan back in March, and are already en route with a Japan tour, not to mention having another new release on the horizon. And since summer is now upon us, we are bound to see KOM_I rocking the stage at all the summer festivals with her infectiously vivacious performances.

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The “making” video of WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s music video of their latest tune “Melos’” was released recently. This song is their first after their newest album “SUPERMAN” was released. The making video of “Melos” called “’Melos’ Behind The Scene” was released on the 26^th of May on WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA’s official website.

“’Melos’ Behind The Scene” centers on the music video making activities of “KOM_I” who is the vocalist of WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA and shows her efforts in the severe environment of Mongolia. The 100 Mongolian children and 100 horses are a must-see. The sight of 100 children riding their horses reminds us of another world and is very impressive and dynamic. The sight of small children confidently riding horses is something that can never be seen in Japan.

The making video condenses the activities of KOM_I, from leaving Japan to the finishing shooting, into a 5 minutes video. The video shows the personal side of KOM_I -in the scene where KOM_I is enjoy the video shooting with 100 children, we get a glimpse of what she thinks regularly, what she feels about her works and her efforts towards making quality works.

The scene where KOM_I enjoys the shooting session together with the main Mongolian girl makes us think they are real sisters and it seem that they are reconstructing a real story.

The children were allured to the charm of Kom_I and they were talking to her even though their language is different. Kom_I gained popularity with the children even though they cannot communicate with each other and this might be the charm of WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA.

Check the making video in which Kom_I features and get a taste of her charm!

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