i☆Ris reports on the first day of their national tour!　Event to Commemorate the 4th Anniversary of the Formation of i☆Ris!

Seiyu idol unit "i☆Ris" has started a nationwide tour that will visit five major cities in Japan and Sendai.



i☆Ris is a popular female unit formed by six members who passed the "1st Anime Song Vocal Audition" jointly held by Avex Group and 81 Produce in July 2012. The popular female unit was formed by six members who passed the "1st Animation Song Vocal Audition" held jointly by Avex Group and 81 Produce in July 2012.Inaddition to energetically performing live and at events, theyare expanding their activities as idols and voice actors, with all members playing major roles in the TV anime "Pripara.（In addition to this national tour in support of their second album "Th!s!si☆Ris!", they will hold their 4thanniversary eventat Kawaguchiko inJulyand their4thanniversary concert at Nippon Budokan in November. Below is the report.



On April 24 (Sun), "i☆Ris," a hybrid unit of voice actors and idols, held their first concert at Zepp Fukuoka, the first day of their six-show national tour, which includes Zepp performances in five major cities nationwide and Sendai Rensa.

Zepp Fukuoka is scheduled to close on May 8 next month, so this was the first time for i☆Ris to perform at Zepp Fukuoka. The members were so excited to be on the stage at Zepp Fukuoka for the first time that they went through the 2.5-hour performance at full throttle.

The performance was held in support of their new album "Th!s ! The album is so diverse that even the members themselves said "It is a surprising one from the previous i☆Ris albums".
Of course, they performed "Bright Fantasy" and "Make it!", which are their standard single songs, but sometimes they were sexy and seductive with their bewitching songs, sometimes they raised the temperature of the venue with their powerful performance of rock songs, and sometimes they created a cute world view with their pop songs. i☆Ris.
The audience was so excited by their performance that they had no time to catch their breath as they changed their facial expressions.

During the MC part including self-introduction, they talked about "Fukuoka" and Wakai said "Hey, everyone in Fukuoka, how are you? How are you doing? Wakai was very excited, saying, "I like 'Hakata-ben' among the dialects of the whole country. Shibuya said, "I ate two bowls of tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen in the morning! He also revealed his eating habits, which drew laughter from the audience.
The performance also included other "local jokes" scattered throughout the show, which is sure to be a highlight of the upcoming performances.
And, as has been the custom (?) since last year's national tour, the "voice actor" and "idol" performances were also included. The girls also performed an "postrecording play," which is possible only for a hybrid unit of "voice actors" and "idols," and showed off their expressive skills as "voice actors.

At the end of the performance, Akaneya said "I am really happy that so many people came to see us on the first day in Fukuoka. We would like to continue to deliver full of energy and dreams through our songs and dances. We will continue to do our best with a smile that is 100 times more energetic, so please give us your support! The venue was filled with warm smiles.

i☆Ris recently won the "Singing Award" at the 10th Seiyu Awards, and they are now attracting even more attention.
They are now being praised as "a voice actor unit that performs amazingly live! We hope you will experience it for yourself.
In addition to their Zepp and Sendai Rensa shows in five major cities across Japan, which started today, they will hold an event in Kawaguchiko in July to celebrate their 4th anniversary, and a Budokan concert in November to celebrate their 4th anniversary of their debut.

<Leader Yamakita's comment (after the show)
Zepp Fukuoka may be gone, but i☆Ris will do our best to make each and every one of you smile at smaller or bigger venues! We will perform at Budokan, but our dream is to perform at "Fukuoka Yahoo! Dome"!

Photo:Manabu Yamabe

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