Hypnosis Mike's 5th live will be held at the MetLife Dome on March 28 and 29, 2020! Live report on the 1st day of the 4th live with all the cast members!

Hypnosis Mike's 4th live concert will be held at Osaka-jo Hall on September 7 (Sat) and 8 (Sun), 2019, and new information was released during the event.

Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle-" is a CD project based on rap music for the first time in the history of voice actors. Twelve male voice actors participated in the project: Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishitani, Kohei Amasaki, Shintaro Asanuma, Shinichiro Kamio, Wataru Komada, Kou Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kento Ito, Yusuke Shirai, Souma Saito, and Yukihiro Notsuyama. Each of them raps as a character in the work, which will be released every three weeks as CDs and distributed songs by three members per team, consisting of four divisions: Ikebukuro, Yokohama, Shinjyuku, and Shibuya. Character designs will be by IDEA FACTORY and Otomate.

Hypnosis Mike's 4th live concert will be held at Osaka-jo Hall on September 7 (Sat) and 8 (Sun), 2019, and new information was released during the concert.

In addition to the four divisions of Ikebukuro Division, Yokohama Division, Shibuya Division, and Shinjyuku Division, the birth of Osaka Division was announced on the 7th, and Nagoya Division was also born. The name of the Nagoya Division team is "Bad Ass Temple. The three members are Harai Kuukou, Aimono Jyushi, and Amaguni Hitoya.

The character visuals and cast have also been announced. The cast includes Shota Hayama as Kurei Harai, Yuki Sakakibara as Shijumono-Jushih, and Eiji Takeuchi as Tengoku Kugoku. Nagoya Division Bad Ass Temple's CD will be released on Wednesday, November 27.

In addition, the 5th live concert, the largest in Hypnosis Mike's history, has already been scheduled for 2 days.
The event will be held at the MetLife Dome on March 28 (Sat) and 29 (Sun), 2020. All cast members from all six divisions, including the newly created Osaka and Nagoya divisions, will gather for the event.
The CDs of Osaka Division Dotterette Honpo to be released on October 30 (Wed.) and those of Nagoya Division Bad Ass Temple to be released on November 27 (Wed.) will contain a serial number for the fastest advance reservation.

Finally, a report on the live performance held at Osaka-jo Hall, which thrilled the city of Osaka, has also arrived, so we will introduce that as well.

Official Report】 ※Honorific titles are omitted.

Hypnosis Mike-Division Rap Battle- 4th LIVE@Osaka《Welcome to our Hood》", a live performance of "Hypnosis Mike", a character rap project based on music, was held at Osaka-jo Hall.

The live viewing was held at 198 theaters nationwide and 10 theaters in Taiwan, and many fans came to the venue.

Just before the show began, Ichiro Yamada (CV: Ichiro Yamada) of Buster Bros! (CV. Subaru Kimura), played by Subaru Kimura, raised the audience's spirits with a cautionary rap.

The first song of the first day, subtitled "Playground," was "Hoodstar The full-size version of the song will be performed for the first time. This was the first full-size performance of the song, and the audience cheered from the moment the intro played.
They continued with a new song "Hypnosis Mike-Alternative Rap Battle-" which had just started to be distributed. The performance included acting that was typical of each character.

After that, Yokohama Division's "Mad Trigger Crew" and Ikebukuro Division's "Buster Bros! appeared on stage. They performed their division songs "Shinogi (Dead Pools)" and "Ohayo Ikebukuro," which were performed for the first time, as well as a medley of solo songs, just like at a festival.
The duet "BB's City" by Jiro Yamada (CV. Haruki Ishitani) and Saburo Yamada (CV. Kohei Amasaki) and "Nausa de Zuiqu" by Ichiro Yamada (CV. Subaru Kimura) and Sabaku Hekikoh (CV. Shintaro Asanuma) were performed for the first time. As the song suggests, the audience was filled with excitement.

In the middle of the show, □□□ (Yomi: Kuchiroro) appeared as a guest performer. Although they have been involved in some ways, such as providing music and talking to magazines, this was the first time they performed together at a live concert. They will perform a luxurious medley of six songs, including the popular "Tokyo," "Initial Impulse of Hip-Hop," and "00:00:00.
DJ Bridge by DJ U-ICHI and "Buster Bros! DJ Bridge was interspersed with a performance by DJ U-ICHI and "Buster Bros!!!", followed by a performance by Shibuya Division's "Fling Posse" and Shinjyuku Division's "MATENRO". They performed the division songs "Stella" and "Papillon," which were also being performed for the first time, and a medley of solo songs one after another. The mirror ball rolled during "Champagne Gold," a popular live song, and the familiar champagne call echoed throughout the venue.
Izanami Izanami (CV. Ryuichi Kijima) and Kanonsaka Dokubo (CV. Kento Ito) performed "Wrap&Rap - 3-minute vibes cooking" for the first time, showing off their fast-paced interplay.

GADORO appeared on stage for the second group's guest part. He performed his signature songs "Kuzu", "ROLLER COASTER", and "GO ON", all of which had a strong message and drew the audience into his worldview at once.
After the MC, the legendary unit "The Dirty Dawg," consisting of the current leaders of the four divisions, appeared on the sub stage. They performed "T.D.D LEGEND," bringing the audience together and creating a great excitement.

After the 12 members reappeared on stage and sang the popular anthem song "Hypnosis Mike-Division Battle Anthem-", the theme song of Chuo Ward suddenly rang out and Kankai Kouji Muuka (CV. Tomoaki Takahashi) and Touhou Tenno Toujyo (CV. Yu Kobayashi) appeared from the sub stage. As the audience watched with bated breath, a new division, Osaka Division "Dotterette Honpo" was announced. The members, Ryota Iwasaki (Sasara Nurude), Kengo Kawanishi (Rosho Tsutsujimori), and Takaya Kuroda (Rei Amayado), were invited to join the group, and each expressed their ambitions. The Dottere Honpo CD will be released on October 30.

Finally, the entire cast, including guest artists, performed a special version of the first anthem song "Hypnosis Mike-Division Rap Battle-. Kuchiroro and GADORO each wowed the audience with their original lyrics, creating the most excitement of the day.

At the end of the performance, KUBO Kimura said, "Thank you so much for bringing us to this stage! We will continue to do our best! Best regards!" He closed with his usual greeting, "Rap to tte no C (hand sign)," bringing the curtain down on the first day of Hypnosis Mike's 4th live.

Photo credit: Bon Taura/Yui Kishino/Shinichi Watanabe

＜ Hypnosis Mike-Division Rap Battle- 4th LIVE@Osaka《Welcome to our Hood》Day1 Playground Set List
Hoodstar/ Division All Stars
Hypnosis Mike -Alternative Rap Battle-/ Division All Stars

-MAD TRIGGER CREW Medley

M3-1.What's My Name?
Bayside Smoking Blues / Gun Usagi Iruma (CV: Wataru Komada)
M3-3.G anthem of Y-CITY/Zamakki Hekikoh (CV:Shintaro Asanuma)
M4.Shinogi (Dead Pools)/ MAD TRIGGER CREW
M5.Ohayo Ikebukuro/ Buster Bros!

-Buster Bros! Medley

Sensenfukoku/ Jiro Yamada(CV:Haruki Ishitani)
New Star / Saburo Yamada (CV: Kohei Amasaki)
M6-3. I'm Ichiro / Ichiro Yamada (CV: Subaru Kimura)
BB's City/Jiro Yamada (CV: Haruki Ishitani), Saburo Yamada (CV: Kohei Amasaki)
Nausa de Zuiqu/Ichiro Yamada (CV: Subaru Kimura), Zamatoki Hekikoh (CV: Shintaro Asanuma)

-Medley

M9-1.Everyday<intro>.
Tokyo
M9-3.Hip-hop initial impulse
Re:Re:Re:
TONIGHT
M9-6.0:00:00
-DJ Bridge^

-Fling Posse Medley

M10-1.3$EVEN / Teito Arisugawa (CV: Yukihiro Notsuyama)
M10-2. Scenario Liar/Gentaro Yumeno (CV: Souma Saito)
M10-3. drops/Ameimura Ranjin（CV: Shirai Yusuke)
M11.Stella/Fling Posse

-MATENRO Medley

M12-1. Champagne Gold/Isuanami Kazumi (CV: Ryuichi Kijima)
Tigridia / Kannonzaka Dokubo (CV: Kento Ito)
M12-3. Labyrinth Wall / Jinguji Jakurai (CV: Hayami Tadashi)
M-13. Wrap&Rap ～3 minutes vibes cooking～/ Izanami Kazumi(CV:Ryuichi Kijima), Kanonzaka Dokubo(CV:Kento Ito)
M14. Papillon/ MATOENRO
GO ON/ GADORO
ROLLER COASTER/GADORO
Scum/ GADORO
T.D.D LEGEND/The Dirty Dawg
M19. Hypnosis Mike -Division Battle Anthem-/ Division All Stars
M20.Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- SP Ver./ All Cast

Product Information
OSAKA DIVISION
Dottere Honpo "Title Undecided"
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
KICA-3280
List price: 2,300 yen (excluding tax)
*Serial number for the fastest advance application for 5th LIVE is enclosed.

■Nagoya Division product information
Bad Ass Temple "Title undecided
November 27, 2019 (Wed.) release
KICA-3281
List price: 2,300 yen (excluding tax)
Serial number for the fastest advance application for the 5th LIVE is enclosed.

Live performance information] *Honorifics omitted.

Hypnosis Mike-Division Rap Battle-5th LIVE (tentative)
Dates: March 28 (Sat) and 29 (Sun), 2020
Venue: MetLife Dome
Cast: Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishitani, Kohei Amasaki, Shintaro Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yusuke Shirai, Souma Saito, Yukihiro Notsuyama, Scholar Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kento Ito, Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakibara, Eiji Takeuchi
Please check the official website for other details as needed.

Hoodstar" Division All Stars