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SWISH TOUR 2019 Spring Edition

IVVY（アイビー）は2015年9月1日にリーダーHIROTOによって結成された日本の男性ダンス＆ボーカルグループ。
HIROTO、YU-TA、TOSHIKI、KENTO.i、TAIYUの5名からなる、ダンス&ボーカルグループ。メンバー全員が身長180cm以上。

グループ名「IVVY」はツタ植物を意味する”ivy”にちなんで「ツタ植物のように高く上へと巻き上がっていけるように」という意味を込めて命名された。

2017年5月11日、2nd ワンマンライブにて300人を動員し、同年10月にメジャーデビュー。

2017年10月17日、1stメジャーシングル「Baby I'm Back」をリリース。オリコンデイリーランキングでは初登場で2位を獲得。

2018年5月22日、2ndシングル「One love」をリリース。オリコンデイリーランキングで1位を獲得した。

同年夏、IVVY二大都市ツアー～Heart　Beat～を開催。東京公演にて、ビクターへのレーベル移籍とともに移籍後1stシングル「First&Last」のリリースを発表した。

2018年12月19日、移籍後1stシングル「First&Last」をリリース。オリコンデイリーランキングでは、グループ初の水曜リリースにして3位を獲得。ウィークリーでは初登場、7位を獲得。

2019年6月5日には移籍後2ndシングル「Light on fire」をリリース予定。

MADKID（マッドキッド）は、2014年に結成した日本の男性ダンス＆ボーカルユニット。
2014年5月18日、KENTO、KAZUKI、RIKITO、LIN、YUKIの5人で前身ユニットとなるJ-BOYS-5を結成。2014年7月20日より現MADKIDに改名し、活動をスタートした。
2014年9月に、当時リーダーを担当していたKENTOが脱退。同年9月に現リーダーとなるYOU-TAが加入する。なお後にKENTOは「KENTO.i」と改名しIVVYとして活動を続けている。
その後もRIKITOが2015年5月に、CASEYが2016年1月に、とメンバーの脱退と加入を繰り返し、2017年2月1日にSHINが加入し現在に至る。

その音楽性は、従来のダンスグループには無いTRAP MUSIC、GLITCH HOPなどの要素を取り入れ、YOU-TA、KAZUKI、SHINの3ハーモニーと、LIN、YUKIの2バイリンガルラッパーが表現する。
2017年9月22日、代官山UNITで開催したライブ『MADKID 3rd ワンマンライブ「NO LIMIT2」』で日本コロムビアよりメジャーデビューを発表。
2018年1月31日に、メジャーデビューシングル「Never going back」をリリースした。

On 2017.10.5, 4 people made a debut as a dance and vocal group that overwhelms the viewer with high quality performance and music called FEARLESS.
They aim for the next generation with sounds specialized for dance music.

On August 2, 2018, FEARLESS held Akasaka BLITZ alone one man live decision!
On 2017.10.5, debut mini album "Buzzin 'People" was released
2018.2.14, their 1st.Single "Believer" was released and became a great hit.

Tigh-Z is a dance & vocal group consisting of TAKUYA, RYOTA, SHOTA, RYO, Inoue Susumu, Amu, Watabe Takeshi.In 2019, the group will appear in the Kobe Collection and aim for solo performances at the Osaka Castle Hall on August 19 Zepp Nagoya, and on December 29 Zepp Namba is the one-man live, and the group currently attracting the most attention.

When it made a delivery debut in "DREAM UP", it won the fourth place in the Rekochok Daily Ranking, and it won the 1st place in the Rekochok Daily Ranking in the 2nd Digital Single "Dear My Love". Shortly after that, as a rental limited single, "Dear My Love" was developed widely at TSUTAYA throughout the country, and when its name went through at a glance, the live venue limited both A-side singles "Crazy Love / Cry For You" was released in July.

The one man live is held in Kyoto KBS hall without knowing where the momentum stays. The miracle of being the first one man and mobilizing 1,000 people became a target of attention. The 1st FULL ALBUM “COLLECTION” to be released at the beginning of 2015 is sold nationwide and records an exceptional sales of 1000 pieces in a month.

And they mobilize a total of 1,200 people in four places one man live & COLLECTION tour of Tomei Han. They earned 26th place on Oricon Chart and was selected for the ending theme of TBS "Arita Generation" and received attention!

SELL OUT was formed on August 17, 2015 with 5 members! They start LIVE mainly in Kanto and perform energetic activities such as sponsorship events. Their unique music and worldview, and their powerful performance, centered on Liki, who is in charge of writing and composition, attracts attention from various fields on a stage that can be enjoyed from the moment by fans as well as those who see it for the first time.

SELLOUT, who has fascinated everything seen on the stage of the shock, released his first CD "Samurai New Sh * t" on May 17, 2017.
On September 23, 2nd ONE-MAN LIVE "x" will be held at shibuya duo MUSIC EXCHANGE, and it will be successful.
Released the CD single "Rainy Days" on February 20, 2018. Ranked # 3 on the Oricon Daily Chart and # 20 on the Weekly Chart.

In addition to the overwhelming performance, they are undressed for the brightness, smile, and courteousness that makes it possible to greet and greet something above all.

Jump Up Joy is a three member co-ed group formed in June 2018 consisting of one male member and two female members. All members are former members from the Avex trainee co-ed project group a-X’s. They have since released their first single 「Jump up Joy RESTART/ SHINE/ HAVE A GOOD TIME!! 」 as well as held their first summer tour from August 4, 2018 - August 18, 2018. They have since opened their official fan club, their fans are called J :star: LCE and (Japanese) fans can now access live videos and photos on Japanese app fanicon. In October 2018, members Haruto and Naoki announced their departure from the group. The group is now a three member group.

In December 2018, the group released their first MV for their song SHINE and has since opened their own YouTube channel which includes the members interacting backstage as well as their adventures during the time of their MV shooting and photoshoots for SHINE promotions.

The non-office members who gathered under the aspiration that "I want to jump up, energy and courage and HAPPY! I want to deliver the excitement and high sound of the chest with the power of performance and singing!" Those who open up the future with new ideas that have never been told us their passionate thoughts. They want to show powerful performance that is more energetic than any artist. They strongly want to make as many people as happy at the live venue.

FIZZY POP was formed on May 5, 2017. They are four-men's dance vocal group. Fizzi Pop means "Carbonate" in British English.

The stage, musicals, dramas, LIVEs, back dancers and dance students performed by four people who have experience in various stages gather is a perfect time. A performance that pops your mind like carbonation is a must-see. A group of four creates a new bubble in the music industry to produce its own "Fizzy-Pop" beyond the framework of J-Pop.

The first live after the formation recorded SOLD OUT within 30 minutes of release. After that, they formed for several months and performed for 8,000 people “Water Run 2017” and “Ongyou OTODAMA”, and announced the 1st one-man live at Shibuya WWW on December 20 as a compilation of 2017! In half a year, 450 recorded SOLDOUT. In 2018, they appeared in about 100 weak live a year, such as "Jingu Fireworks Display 2018", "Water Run 2018", "Sound Spirit OTODAMA" and "SWISH TOUR" .

Re:Complex comes from Kansai including 15 men and women to make a dance & vocal group!

This group was established by a project launched in June 2017 on the MBS audition program “Kansai-based talent discovery TV Mamster”. A dance & vocal group by 6 elite men and 9 elite women who won from 1,911 entries o form a dance and vocal group by Re: Complex. All men and women sing "One & Only", men sing "EXCEED" (Type-M only), women sing "VERY GO" (Type-W only), 2 men and 2 women Includes a total of 4 songs "Wake Up The STAR" that sings by name.

This dance & vocal group includes Keiko Kaneko, Tsubasa Nagasawa, Motoki Murakami, Sho Morishi, Ryo Yoshida, Kohei Wada, Yasuo Okada, Yuko Tanaka, Yuko Shonai, Ryo Toya, Aisei Aiba, Minami Kanana, Makoto Morishita, Watanabe Risa.

ANFiNY (Anfini) is a two-man male vocal unit that has been active since February 2018.
The team name ANFiNY comes from the word "infinity" in French. In addition, by putting "An" to "Infinity", which has the meaning of eternity in English, it is also written that "it is incomplete yet, but has infinite possibilities."

Members are leader and stable sweet voice SHOYA, and KAZUKI with powerful and expressive voice color. Having a dream of becoming an artist, two people who have come to Tokyo from the region start activities from the street live. While continuing to sing songs on the street almost every day, one or more of them started to stop, and the fan who had been a few at first grew to such a number that the hall of 300 capacity was sold out in June. Currently, in addition to the release of new songs, with the first nationwide tour from January 2019, the scope of activities is expanding rapidly.

Having made a debut with the digital single "STREET GIRL" in half a year, they made a long-awaited CD debut with "Last Train Home" at an unusual speed in November, and ranked in the Oricon Daily Chart 9th. Also, the digital single "ILY" distributed in January 2019 was also used as the theme song for the movie "The Invention of God. The Invention of the Devil."

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Norimasa Fujisawa's concert

When we talk about the genre of music called Classical Crossover we often think of western musicians. However, the world also has many Asian gemstones that, when polished, will brighten the world. One such artist is Norimasa Fujisawa from Japan.
“My encounter with music began the instant I was born. I would like to be a bridge which combines classical, opera and pop, so listeners of these two genres can listen to each other’s favorite music.”
Norimasa Fujisawa was born into a musical family and grew up surrounded by music; his father loved classical music and his mother was a Japanese music singing teacher. He later graduated from the vocal department of a music college.
Fujisawa started to learn piano at four years old. He won his very first singing competition when he was an elementary school student.
He composed his first melody when he was in 5th grade, setting a poem from a Japanese Reader to music. That song, named “Tanpopo” (meaning – Dandelion), was selected to be the theme song for the 25th anniversary celebration of the elementary school. The local newspaper called Fujisawa the “Mozart in our town”.
He always joined in singing competitions, including television competitions that were aired nationally.
The destiny of his life changed in 1998 when Fujisawa went to Canada to study over the summer. His blind piano teacher, Ms. Jenny, introduced him to Celine Dion’s music during a music lesson, and Fujisawa instantly fell in love with her music.
Celine’s song ‘The Prayer,’ a duet with Andrea Bocelli, inspired Fujisawa to combine classical and popular music. This was the first step towards his career as a classical crossover artist. His development continued after his father advised him to attend university to study voice.
In 2003, while Fujisawa was a vocal student of the music college, he won a national singing competition. Following this success, he released his first album “Remember” at the age of twenty.
After graduation in 2005, Fujisawa immersed himself into an artistic career. He began as a composer and wrote many songs for singers and groups while even joining the backing vocals himself.
In April 2008, Norimasa Fujisawa released his major single “Dattanjin no Odori,” based on the Polovtsian Dances of Borodin’s Prince Igor, under the Dreamusic label.

Fujisawa developed his style by combining the singing methods of opera and pop music and incorporating famous phrases from classical music and opera into his songs. His unique style instantly won recognition from the contemporary music scene. Fans were charmed by his unique voice, musical technique and style, the message of the lyrics, and his versatility as well as his use of key changes.
Fujisawa is a multi-talented musician who has continued to compose both lyrics and music and also play piano. In 2014, he played four-hands piano with the famous Japanese pianist Takashi Obara. Because of his varied skills, Fujisawa has been called “The Prince of Pop Opera!”
In January 2010, his single “Sailing My Life” (featuring label mate Ayaka Hirahara) became the official theme song for the release of the Disney nature film “Oceans” in Japan. The melody, arrangement, and lyrics were all done by Fujisawa and Ayaka.
Fujisawa took a novel approach to his 8th single involving his fans. The “Nori Nori Big Conference” allowed fans to send him classical motifs that they hoped he would sing. The winner was Beethoven’s “Symphony No.9 (4th Movement)” and the single based on it was called “ Kibou no Uta ～Koukyoukyoku Daikyu Ban～”. It would be the first time Fujisawa would feature a choir. Here again, he allowed his fans to become involved with the “Norismasa Choir” campaign where different schools and local choirs could send their recordings to him. Fujisawa traveled to listen to the various groups before selecting his choir.
In additional to traditional classical melodies, Fujisawa also loves Neapolitan songs and thus released a mini album entitled “O sole mio! Itaria no Uta” in August 2011. This album was recorded during a Fan Club’s event under the baton of maestro Koichi Fujino and the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra.

On 20 October 2011, Fujisawa had the great opportunity to meet David Foster, the world-famous producer. After the concert ended, David went backstage and, remembering Fujisawa from the year prior, asked Fujisawa to sing a song. He chose “O Sole Mio” and David accompanied him. Afterward, David praised Fujisawa and they were able to take a photo together. Fujisawa gushed that the photo was the “most important treasure in his life.”
In February 2012, Fujisawa gained wide recognition with the single “Mirai no Bokura e” the opening song of the TV anime series “The New Prince of Tennis” that became famous in many countries around the world.
After the concert on 15 July 2013, Fujisawa learned about a young boy named Akira who, at the tender age of 6, was fighting a brain tumor. Although Akira was not able to be present at the concert due to major surgery, Fujisawa was presented with a video of him happily singing along to “Kibou no UtaKoukyoukyoku Daikyu Ban.” Fujisawa was touched and promised to sing with Akira someday. Fujisawa keeps a picture of Akira with him in his schedule notebook and looks at it before he performs, Akira’s smile serving as an inspiration to him.

In 2014, Fujisawa was able to keep his promise when Akira and his family attended a concert and they sang “Kibou no Uta” together. Fujisawa was very touched saying, “Akira, thank you. We were able to sing together.”
In February of the same year, Norimasa was appointed to be Music Ambassador for the movie ‘One Chance’ in Japan (‘One Chance’ is a movie based on the story of Paul Potts, who won the first series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2007).
After that, Fujisawa sang a duet of ‘Moon River’ with Paul Potts at the “One Chance Premiere Event” in Tokyo. After they finished singing, they firmly shook hands and hugged each other.

Fujisawa continued to challenge himself by preparing for his first ever un-amplified concert. He worked hard with his voice teacher Professor Dr. Hidemi Kikuchi from Musashino Academia Musicae (Prof. Dr. Kikuchi was the advisor of Fujisawa when he was a vocal student). During the event where Fujisawa sang entirely without a microphone, he was accompanied by Takeshi Obara on the piano for an audience of 300 people.

New changes came for Fujisawa in 2015 when he announced the transfer of his music label from Dreamusic to Warner Music Japan. In August of the following year, he released his 5th album, “Message.” It was well received and went to No.1 on the Billboard Classical Album Chart in Japan for two consecutive weeks.

The track “Raise Veil” was selected to be the official theme song for a showing of “Another Diamond Veil,” a sparkling, shining object imitating Tokyo Tower consisting of 10,000 pieces of Swarovski crystal. It is on public display in Tokyo Tower. Many people around the world who travel to Tokyo Tower will not only enjoy the beautiful scenery but also be introduced to Fujisawa’s music at the same time.

In September 2017, Fujisawa’s 14th single “Stay forever ～Anata wo Mamoritai / Dundee Hitsuji Shitsuji” was released. Fujisawa recorded the song with a few vintage microphones in Japan. It is the same series of microphone that Celine Dion used in her recordings. The song was later selected for the popular music program (running for over 50 years) NKH TV and radio (Songs for Everyone). Fujisawa once again got his audience involved by holding a dance competition for the song. The winner joined him in Sheep Butler costume at the FC Event stage.

For three years, Fujisawa has been selected to perform with the Fantasy on Ice show. It is a figure skating event that attracts not only Japanese artists but top athletes from around the world.

2018 saw major changes for Fujisawa who announced on his official blog that he is now an independent artist. Although there have been varied opinions about his choices, Fujisawa’s fans are excited for him and promised to always be supportive. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his major debut and his fans are very proud to have followed him through this journey. His intense passion for singing is what will remain the fans’ favorite aspect of Fujisawa. They believe his music has improved their life and has given joy and a healing spirit to many people. The delicacy of his music draws with miraculous touch and richness of coloring.
On September 5th Fujisawa released his 6th studio album “Pop Opera Meikyoku Album.” It is his first album of covers and features Japanese songs from the 70’s and 80’s. The album was produced by Satoshi Takebe (who also plays piano on the recording). Fujisawa said all of his emotions and wishes are in his new original song, “AVANTI-La vita è bella.” Fujisawa also recently appeared in a commercial for SANKYO featuring an arrangement of Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstances.”

Fujisawa’s fans trust he will continue to do well in the music business because of both his talent in music and that he continues to produce music to a high standard. They also appreciate his personality itself: humble, polite, gentle, generous, and heartwarming. There is a splendid aura that surrounds him when he holds the microphone up to sing.

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