Rokka Ihara makes a surprise guest appearance at Masayuki Suzuki's national tour! She performed the OP theme of "Kaguya-sama ga Kesshirasai ~Tensai-tachi no Koi Toushi no Uzumasen~"!

The TV anime "Kaguya-sama ga Kesshirasai ~Tensai-tachi no Koi Toushi Tachi no Love Brain Battle~," whichaired in January 2019 to great acclaim, was performed by Masayuki Suzuki at NHK Hall on Friday, June 7, with a surprise appearance by Rokka Ihara at his performance on his national tour. She performed the opening theme "Love Dramatic feat. Rokka Ihara".

Akasa Akasaka's "Kaguya-sama ga Kesshirasai - Geniuses' Love Brain Battle" (published by Shueisha's "Weekly Young Jump") has sold more than 4 million copies (including digital editions). This is a new type of "brain battle" romantic comedy about Kaguya Shigumiya, the vice president, and Gyoko Shiragin, the president, who are both too proud to be honest with each other, The TV anime adaptation was decided in June 2018, and the anime began airing in January 2019.
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Masayuki Suzuki is currently performing his nationwide tour "Masayuki Suzuki taste of martini tour 2019 "Funky Flag Love Parade"" starting with "Mori no Hall 21" (Chiba Prefecture) on April 6, 2019. ihara at the NHK Hall performance on Friday, June 7. Rokka Ihara joined the performance as a surprise and performed "Love Dramatic feat. Rokka Ihara," the opening theme song for "Kaguya-sama ga Kesshirasai ~Tensai-tachi no Koi Toushi no Arukutsu Brain Battle ~" on June 7.
Here is the official report from the event.

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It has been 39 years since the debut of Chanels/RATS & STAR. It has been 33 years since his debut as a solo vocalist. Masayuki Suzuki, the king of love songs, continues to boldly challenge various things on the front line even at the age of 63, held his nationwide tour "Masayuki Suzuki taste of martini tour 2019 "Funky Flag Love Parade"" at NHK Hall (Tokyo) on Friday, June 7. The tour was held at NHK Hall (Tokyo) on Friday, June 7.

The national tour is currently being held in support of the latest album "Funky Flag," and this album is filled with songs dyed in the colors of the top producers supporting the music industry in Japan, such as Koyo Konishi, Keiichi Tomita, Yuji Toriyama, Kenta Hagiwara, Akimitsu Honma, and Kiyoshi Matsuo. In addition to such leading Japanese music producers as Yasuhiro Konishi, Keiichi Tomita, Yuji Toriyama, Kenta Hagiwara, Akimitsu Honma, and Kiyoshi Matsuo, artists such as Torayasu Hotei, Toshihiko Takamizawa (THE ALFEE), and Gota Nishidera (NONA REEVES) have also participated as producers. Also, Yasuhiro Abe, Seiko Ito, Rokka Ihara, Kensuke Okuda (NONA REEVES), Takahiro Kaneko (Rice Club), Hiroshi Sato, Haruyo Kurosaki, Maki Nomiya, Takaki Horigome (KIRINJI), Goro Matsui, Yoshiki Mizuno (Ikimono-gakari), Yukinojo Mori, etc. participated in writing and recording the songs.

In the midst of the enthusiastic atmosphere of the packed house, a surprise gift was suddenly presented to the audience!　The venue was filled with joy when Tomoyasu Hotei, producer of the album song "Ai no Funky Flag," made a surprise appearance as guitarist for the first song, and fans were intoxicated by Suzuki's sexy singing voice and Hotei's funky guitar sound. In fact, it was Tomoyasu Hotei who played guitar on Masayuki Suzuki's solo debut song "Natsu no Koshikanai Natsu (The Summer Vanished Through the Looking Glass)," their first collaboration in 33 years. After that, the band delivered an outstanding performance for about 2 hours and 30 minutes, featuring songs from their latest album, as well as rock and roll songs reminiscent of next year's 40th anniversary, including their signature songs "Koibito", "Nigarakoshi Sorenai", "Hurricane", "Megumi no Hito", "Yume de Aitara", and "Nigarakoshi Sorenai".

For encore, they performed their latest single "Love Dramatic feat. Rokka Ihara" (opening theme song for TV anime "Kaguya-sama ga Kesshirasai - Geniuses in Love Brain Battle -"), which has been a hot topic this spring, ranking No. 1 on the weekly distribution chart (mora 2/18) as a major newcomer in the anime world. Actress Rokka Ihara, with whom they collaborated on the song, made a surprise appearance, marking their first time performing together on stage. Ihara, who has become famous for her bubbly dancing with the Tomigaoka High School dance club and is currently starring in the NHK morning drama "Natsuzora," sang along with the choreography, and the venue was filled with fans who imitated the choreography, creating a sense of unity.

During the final MC, she said, "I have been trying to reach the age of 60, but when I reached the age of 60 in 2016, your support made me think that it was not a goal but a new start!　Life is not about being afraid of getting old, it's about losing your goals. I hope that each of you here will also live your lives with wonderful goals. It doesn't matter if that is going to see Masayuki Suzuki live every year, year after year!　If he can deliver live all the time as he promised, let's all enjoy the Koki (70 years old) Soul together in 7 years!　And above all, next year, 2020, will be the 40th anniversary of the group's debut. We're going to rock and roll as hard as we can, so look forward to it!"
Masayuki Suzuki, who had been recuperating from bilateral pseudomembranous vocal corditis since his performance at Nakano Sunplaza on May 24, made a healthy appearance at NHK Hall, marking Masayuki Suzuki's complete comeback!

Next February, Masayuki Suzuki will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his debut with Chanels. In addition, Masayuki Suzuki's soul is not finished yet as he is aiming to reach the age of 70 years old!　The tour will start on April 6 at "Morino Hall 21" (Chiba Prefecture), and will continue for 23 concerts in 19 cities throughout Japan until the replacement performance at "Okayama Symphony Hall" (Okayama Prefecture) on August 10.

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masayuki suzuki taste of martini tour 2019 "Funky Flag Love Parade"
June 9 Nagaoka Municipal Theatre, Niigata
June 14 Festival Hall, Osaka
June 21 Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki Kenmin Bunka Center
June 25 Nakano Sun-plaza Hall, Tokyo
June 23, Kanagawa/Yokosuka Arts Theater
June 29, Kumamoto - Civic Hall Sears Home Yume Hall
June 30: Fukuoka Sun Palace, Fukuoka
July 18 Omiya Sonic City, Saitama
August 9 Ueno Gakuen Hall, Hiroshima
August 10 Okayama Symphony Hall, Okayama