IA More than 1,000 fans gathered for the "ARIA Japan Performance! A virtual artist who certainly demonstrated the possibilities of music x technology

The latest performance of virtual artist "IA" held at DMM VR THEATER YOKOHAMA on January 26 (Sat.) and 27 (Sun.), 2019, "IA MUSICAL & LIVE SHOW "ARIA" WORLD TOUR IN JAPAN" held at the virtual artist "IA MUSICAL & LIVE SHOW "ARIA" WORLD IN JAPAN" at MMM VR THEATER YOKOHAMA.

IA is a vocaloid, a vocal sound source for music production, released by 1st PLACE Co. The character voice is performed by Lia, a "crystal voice diva," who has maintained her clear and transparent voice, and has pursued a presence that does not blur in any ensemble, and a luster that shocks the listener at the climax of a song. The character design is by illustrator and manga artist Akaka Akasaka.

The official report of the "IA MUSICAL & LIVE SHOW "ARIA" WORLD TOUR IN JAPAN" held at DMM VR THEATER YOKOHAMA on January 26 (Sat.) and 27 (Sun.), 2019 has just arrived. Here is the official report.

IA MUSICAL & LIVE SHOW "ARIA" WORLD TOUR IN JAPAN"
Official Report

IA MUSICAL & LIVE SHOW "ARIA" WORLD TOUR IN JAPAN", the latest performance of the virtual artist "IA" born in 2012 and also a new attempt, will be held on January 26 (Sat) and 27 (Sun), 2019. It was held at DMM VR THEATER YOKOHAMA on January 26 (Sat.) and 27 (Sun.), 2019.

The show was a new style of live entertainment show that crossovers music art and technology, and was an experience for all five senses. The show, with its cutting-edge production and message, was a definite demonstration of the possibilities of music and technology.

The performance consisted of four parts. In the first part, the story of IA and ONE from their childhood to the present on "Planet ARIA," the place where they started their career, was presented as a musical part with overwhelming visual quality. The second chapter is the live part of the sequel to the previous performance "PARTY A GO-GO" held in 12 cities around the world, and the quality of the live performance is unparalleled: IA and ONE, dancers, musicians and CG production are exquisitely synchronized, and IA and ONE are indeed present before your eyes. IA, ONE, dancers, musicians, and CG production were exquisitely synchronized.
The dancers who will be responsible for the "virtual and real collaboration," a major feature of this performance, will be supervised by MASAMI, the first Japanese member of the world's largest HIPHOP team "ROCK STEADY CREW" and the representative of RSC MASAMI STUDIO. A total of 15 kids dancers and globally active dancers will perform, and the weight of the event is so great that it could be a dance event alone.
Then we move on to the third and fourth chapters of the part where IA delivers its message.
The message contained therein calls for "the preciousness of life, love and peace," wishing for the liberation of hearts born of disharmony, such as the social and environmental problems facing the earth today.

This live performance was a realization of 1st PLACE's concept of "a show created together with fans," which also incorporated various projects through crowdfunding.

In the finale of the closing song "ARIA ON THE PLANETES ~Best wishes for you~," fans joined the performers for a fanfare on stage. After the performance, the artists, performers, staff, and fans all came together to create a live performance, including a two-shot photo shoot with IA and ONE. The audience was filled with pink penlights.

From here, "ARIA" will continue its world tour. Another theme of this show is that it is an "ever-evolving show," with the content being brushed up with each successive performance. We look forward to seeing the possibilities of this new entertainment show being showcased around the world, and will keep an eye on future announcements.

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Virtual artist born in 2012. IA's voice bank was ranked No. 1 on Amazon's music production software rankings the week it was released, and her VOCALOID 3 library "IA -ARIA ON THE PLANETES-" and "IA -ARIA ON THE PLANETES-" have received high praise from industry professionals and users. She is the voice of "IA -ARIA ON THE PLANETES-" and "IA ROCKS," as well as "Japanese Talk Voice" and "English Song Voice" from the CeVIO library.

She has collaborated with various artists and has been selected as the image girl of "SUPER GT," one of the biggest races in Japan, as well as the vocalist of "MechaCity Actors," an anime distributed worldwide, and the song included in the CD that came with the final volume of the "Neon Genesis Evangelion" comic.

In 2015, she held a one-man live concert "PARTY A GO-GO" with the theme of collaboration between virtual and real (human). This live performance was highly acclaimed both domestically and internationally, and successfully completed a world tour that took them to Los Angeles, New York, London, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mexico, Costa Rica, Melbourne, Montreal, Chile, and Madrid, for a total of 12 cities around the world. The live screening caravan has been to more than 100 cities around the world, with a total attendance of more than 30,000 people. IA also performed at the billibilli MacroLink music festival in Shanghai, where the number of simultaneous viewers during IA's live broadcast reached a record of up to 720,000.

In 2018, he became the first virtual artist to serve as a member of the executive committee (ambassador) for the IOI International Olympiad of Information, in which 83 countries are participating, and he continues to expand his activities globally.